| Show A fatal box on the ear bar the practice which is sadly madly too prevalent preval ent tnt among and schoolmistresses es of boxing the ears of their pupils has been frequently shown to be a dangerous one and probably many more injuries result from it than are ever heard of or suspected A blow on the head may easily produce fatal injuries and a lesson on this point well worth the attention of hasty tempered teachers ia Is conveyed by the evidence given in the case of a man who was tried this week at the central court for manslaughter the case aa as the counsel for the prosecution truly stated was waa remarkable in its ita surgical aspects the was a gate pate keeper beeper at some paper mills at wandsworth wands worth the prisoner went there on the of august to seek employment As he was coming out the deceased refused to let him pass through a gate known as the 96 traffic gate the prisoner boneri however watching his opportunity managed to pass t through brough the gate and as he diaso did so the deceased kicked him the prisoner then struck the deceased but whether with his fist or 0 open en hand kasnot was not clear the deceased fell down and although be he bled from the mouth was able to give givel evidence against the prisoner on the ath of september he died howe however fer yer on the of that month mouth his death resulting resul resulting tin g from caused by the severance of an artery in the mout hand band strange to say the artery had been divided by a piece of fractured bone his jaw having been broken by the blow received from tb the e prisoner the lury jury having rendered a verdict of guilty goity the judge said he would not inflict any punishment in the case but simply directed the prisoner to enter into his own re cognizance to come up for judgment when called on in the meantime the story shows that a box on the ear may kill a man raw pall mail mall gazette s |
