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Date of photo: 1973	Picture source: Eddie Dexter
The Meadow Inn was an Ind Coope tied house situated on Arkwright Street. This pub was demolished in the 1970s.
Source: Alan Winfield
Nottingham Post Thursday 5 August 1880. FATAL OCCURRENCE NOTTINGHAM. Inquest this Day. This afternoon the Borough Coroner, Mr. M. Browne, held an inquest at the Poet's Corner Inn, Kirke White-street, touching the death of Decimus Hewitt, aged 34, printer, who had died from the effects of being kicked by a horse. Mr. Belk appeared on behalf of the widow of the deceased. The Coroner having briefly stated the facts of the case to the jury, a youth was called and stated that he was engaged to attend to horse kept the stables at the Meadow Inn, Arkwright-street. On Monday last about six o'clock deceased was in the vaults at the inn, and he afterwards went into the yard. Witness followed him a short time afterwards, and found he was in the stable teasing the horse, which was secured. He let the horse go into the yard to drink, and deceased, who was drunk, still continued plaguing it. The Coroner here asked the witness why, knowing that the man was drunk, he did not take the horse into the stable immediately. Witness stated that he had not bedded the horse down, and that deceased refused to go away when ordered. The Coroner thought he ought certainly to have taken more care of the animal. Witness, continuing, said as he was coming out of the stable a few minutes after he had freed the horse, he saw it kick deceased, who was afterwards removed into the vaults. Mr. Belk cross-examined the witness, but his statement, which he had given in most confused manner, became still more complicated, as his answers to Mr. Belk's questions were quite contradictory to what he had previously stated. Throughout he had showed signs of intoxication, and the Coroner ordered him to be removed into custody, which was accordingly done by the officer. Fanny Hewitt stated that she was the widow of deceased, who was quite well when he left home on Monday morning last. About six o'clock he was brought home, having received some injury. He afterwards stated to her that when near the urinal in the yard the Meadow Inn, he turned round and saw the horse's hindquarters against his shoulder, and, there not being room for him to get away, the horse turned round and kicked him on the lower part of his body, knocking him against the wall. Mr. Weir, surgeon, was called in, and attended him up to the time of his death. Mr. Weir deposed that he saw the deceased at the Meadow Inn on Monday last, between five and six o'clock, and at that time he was in a state of collapse. Deceased was removed home, and previous to his death, which took place at four o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, witness attended him and ordered such things as he considered necessary. Deceased complained of excruciating pain in the bowels, and from the symptoms witness thought that deceased had died from rupture of the intestines. —The jury believed there could no doubt that deceased had died from the effects of the kick and returned a verdict accordingly. The first witness was afterwards brought into the room, and the Coroner having told him his conduct was disgraceful, ordered his discharge. This was also reported in the Nottinghamshire Guardian on Friday 13 August 1880. On 6 August 1880 the registrar for Nottingham received a certificate from Mr Browne, Coroner for Nottingham confirming that Decimus Hewitt died on 2 August 1880 at Healey Street, Nottingham as a result of being kicked in the belly by a horse. He was 34 years old. He left 5 children and a wife who was nearly 5 months pregnant. He actually died on Tuesday 3 August 1880. His wife sued the publican Wm Warwick for damages as a result of negligence. Its reported in Nottinghamshire Guardian February 11 1881. She lost. Decimus and Fanny were my 2x great grandparents.
Louise Dove (April 2019)
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