Prior to the fatal accident in which Mr. W, J.C. Shoppec fell down a ft shaft' In Broadway Mansions on December 31 last year, a barrier about three feet in height had been placed across the lift door on th Recond floor, from which Mr. Shoppe fell, The Varrier left three or four Inches space from the wall at each end, This was brought out at the Inquest on Mr. Shoppe held before Mr. C. H, Haines, Coroner, in H. M. Police Court on Jan, 11, and adjourned until 2 pin. Jan." 13. "Medical evidence was given by Dr. E. A. Aylward and Dr. E.G, "Gauntlett, Dr. Aylward sold that he saw Mr, Shoppec in hospital at 6 pin. on December 31, He was unconscious, bleeding at the Left ear, and bore all the evidence of a fractured skull.
fe was also suffering from a frac-the left femur. His condition was hopeless.
Dr, Gauntlett said that at 620 pin. on December 1 he was called to the General Hospital to see Mr. Shoppec. He was satisfied that death was due to fracture of the skull, shock, and laceration and fracture of the brain. was informed that he had fallen fom a height," said Dr. Gauntlet "and his condition would tead me to suppose that he probably fell on his!
The spinal column had been forcibly into the base of the Witness said that when he saw Mr, Shoppee, "the latter was capable ' of speech. 'There were ne signs that' deceased had indulged Russian Police Watchman Number 30, employed at Broadway Mansions, said that he was on duty between 3 and Hp. on December 31. He saw Mr. Shoppe after he' had entered the building at about p.m, Decensed took the lift, and went upstairs, Ten minutes" afterwards. witness" heard a ery. The ry was repeated, and he then rushed to the freight life after first running to the express lift to roe if the ery came from that direction. He heard the sound of moaning coming from the well of the freight lift, which was at that time at the ground floor. shouted who Is there," continued witness, "and T heard' some-
Car Drives On Witness said that he was just entering a rickshaw, when he heard the sound of an impact, and saw a man lying Inthe roadway. noticed that the car which had apparently knocked the" man over had proceeded on its way. It was driven slowly for 'a distance about 20 yards, stopped, and then driven on again for another 20 yards. The driver did not get out of the car. Witness went up nearer to the ear to "have a look at the driver." Crosssexamined by" Mr. Lowe, who suggested that it" mizht rave been better for rim to have helped the injured man rather than to look at the driver, witness stated that he went to look at the driver because he failed to stop alter the tone ery, Quick, quick. "Witness reported the matter to the Number' One Watchman, and then went back fo the freight lift, where he met. two Chinese employed in Broadway Mansions, The express lift attend-fant, who arrived on the scene soon afterwards, was ordered by the Num= ber One watchman to raise the lift, Dut he refused to do s0, stating that lowed to operate the ing to lack of experi-itt was later raised a foot and a half by one of the Chinese employees, With the ald of a torch, the party found a man lying at the' bottom of the lift well, and the man was re~ moved, sand placed in the corridor. The ambulance was summoned, and Mr. Shoppee was then token to.
Sub-Inspector H. A. Moffatt said The evidence of the Number One. Watchman was similar to that of the:
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