FATAL ACCIDENT TO A RUSHDEN MAN

Mr. J. T. Parker held an inquest at the Vestry Hall on Monday morning touching the death of John Twelftree, who died from injuries received at Wellingborough last week. Mr. J. Litchfield was foreman of the jury.

Frances Twelftree, widow of the deceased, said her late husband was a farm labourer, aged 53, and had lived at Rushden. He left home last Wednesday in his usual health, and in the afternoon of that day he was brought home injured. He said, when laid on his bed, that "he was done." He had told her that he was unloading some bundles of straw, when one seemed to stick, and in giving an extra pull, he fell over. He did not know how he fell, but there was no fault to find with anyone.

John Orwell, labourer, of Newcastle-under-Lyne, now working at Rushden, said he was coming from Wellingborough on Wednesday last, when be saw two men unloading two carts. Deceased was handing bundles of straw out of one cart, and handing it to the other, when he overbalanced himself and fell on his back. So far as he could see there was no fault to find with anyone. He accompanied deceased to his home. In reply to a juror, witness stated that deceased was standing on the side of the cart.

Dr. Owen said he saw deceased on the day following the accident, and found him suffering from a fracture of the spine. He was unable to move, and nothing could be done. He was conscious, and told witness how the accident happened, which showed there was no injury to his head.

The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death."