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A SAUGHALL FATALITY.

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A SAUGHALL FATALITY. ▼ CHILD'S SAD DEATH Early on Friday evening a child named Jas. Henry Robins, one year and ten montlvs old, eon of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Robins, residing at Bo I d -sq u a rft. Saughall, was iiin over in Saughall village by a miik float belonging to Mr. Til- ston, farmer The wheel passed over the body and neck of the unfortuuabo child, and it was at orioe seen that the child was in a critical oonditiou. Dr. Pany was sent for, but despite his efforts the patient died the same evening. CORONER AND A JUROR Mr. T. Moore Dutton, deputy coroner for West Cheshire, opened an inqiwst at Saughall on Monday. The Coroner said he proposed to adjourn the inquest after formally opening it, because theie w-oro ocrtain inquiries which lie thought should be made seganding tho c iron instances of the child's death. The polioe report was to the effect that, on Friday evening a boy named Joseph Allman. aged 12, was sail with a milk c-art by Mr. Joseph Tilston to Saughall Station with a can of milk. When he was passing t-h rough the village another hoy attempted to board the float, and the lad, who was driving, was endeavouring to get, rid of liitn by kicking at him, and not looking whN he was going, with the re3u:t. that tho child, who was in the road. was run over. "Possibly the inquiry would cl-velop into a serious one; it depended on the view the jury took of th? evidence. Tho Foreman: Do you think then will bo any move evidence? It looks to me to be a simple case. The Coroner: Tbsre may or may not. be. I will have to put. several points of law to you which I don't want to open to you to-day. Possibly there might be questions of legal l'e- sponsibility for the death of the child outside the question of the driver, so that I don't wish to go into that. Tho Foreman: The facts seem to me very simple. The Coroner: Well, I am afraid you will have to allow me to be the judgo of how thfe) inquest is to be conducted. I wish to meet you in every way I can, but I don't feel I should be acting rightly as coroner if we dis- posed of the raise to-day. and I propewe to adjourn it to another day. and with ix>gar<l to that, I will meot you gentleman all I can. lire Foreman Well, it is a very busy time- just now, you know, for country psoplc and farmers. The Coroner: That is why I wa.nt to nwt your convenience. The Foreman: It rneaas a lot of ns being brought here again another day. A Juror: How would Sunday do? Couldn't we hold it then? The Coioner: Sunday is a dies non in law. How would six o'clock next Monday do? A Juror: Six in the morning. (Laughter.) I'm sure it would suit, very well. The Coroner: I would liko to try to oblige you by coming at six o'clock in tlio morning, but you see I live at Tattenliall. (Laughter.) It was ultimately agreed to adjourn until six o'olock next) Monday evening. Mis. Harriet Ann Robinfi. mother of the deceased, gave formal evidence. She stated t.hat the child It the house at five minutes past seven on Friday evening. Six; heard a noise and ran out, and was told the child had been run over by a milk float. The child was brought home at 7.15. He was (hen alive. a.nd was attended by Dr. Parry, of Chester, but he died at 8.45 p. m Tho inquiry was then adjourned.

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