Westmorland Gazette, Saturday, 24 Feb 1838
SUDDEN DEATH IN HUGILL
On Sunday last, an inquest was held at the Gate Foot House, in the township of Hugill, before Richard Wilson, Esq., coroner, on the body of George Suart, who resided there, and who had suddenly dropped down dead the preceding day.
Isaac Jackson, joiner, Bowness, deposed that he had slept at Mr. George Suart's on Friday night, and on Saturday morning got up at about nine o'clock. When he came down stairs, Mr. Suart was standing in that room near the fire, and then went into the adjoining room and brought witness a comb for his hair. Mr. Suart then sat down, and in course of some conversation, complained of a pain in his breast and between his shoulders. About ten minutes after witness had been down stairs, Mr. Suart dropped from his chair, forward against witness, and fell with his face to the ground, his head coming against witness's thigh. Mr. Suart died instantaneously. William Shepherd was the only person present, and witness was quite sure that no one injured Mr. Suart in any way, and that he did not come by his death from violent means.
William Shepherd, tailor, in Staveley, deposed that he was present at the time Mr. Suart died in the manner described by the last witness. He corroborated the former statement.
George Mecalf, labourer, in Staveley, stated that he had been coming with a horse and cart past this house, when Mr. Suart's servant girl called him in, and said her master had fallen down dead. Witness went and found Mr. Suart lying on the floor with his face downwards; Isaac Jackson, Mrs. Suart, George Suart, and William Shepherd were all present; Mr. Suart was quite dead, and witness assisted Shepherd and Jackson in raising the deceased up and placing him in a chair.
Verdict. Died by the visitation of God in a fit.
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