William Kirkpatrick (death).
- a tailor, native of the
county Tyrone, Ireland, died very suddenly in the
Inn at Hornby, on Sat. the 10th instant. Mr. K
had put up at the Inn all night, and when called
to breakfast next morning, by Mr. Lindsay, the
landlord, he moved to the kitchen, where after
standing some minutes by the stove, he dropped
down and instantaneously expired, An inquest was
held on the body on the afternoon of the same day
before J. Jarvis Esq. coroner, and a respectable
jury. The verdict returned was "died by the
visitation of God"
- deceased had been drinking on the morning of his death
- Streetsville Review
London Free Press, March 6, 1849
