Word: inquest
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...been abolished at some institutions, many a middle and upper-class Englishman likes to believe that the rigors of public school life fit youngsters to become Backbone-of-the-Empire. Evidence of the childish cruelty which Fag Fairhurst was made to suffer was given at the coroner's inquest...
...public is satisfied. With the inquest the show is over. The letter in the hands of the dead man's best friend arrives too late with it's explanation to save the family from the sensation seekers...
...heroism during the war, is found dead in his study, evidently a suicide. Starting with the first clue, that his wife had been spending the evening of his suicide with her lover, the police, aided by the reporters, work up sensational motives to explain the act. At the inquest the coroner's court is filled with curiosity seekers who regard the proceedings as a thrilling show. "The Show" was first produced at the St. Martin's Theatre, London, in July...
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...Anderson, S. C., Coroner J. M. Clark was asked to hold an inquest to determine what had caused the sudden demise of a blackamoor found dead after a dinner of nine cans of sardines, a bottle of buttermilk, two boxes of crackers and a plate of spareribs...