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26b kirby’s wonderful muskukt.
1814., under circumstances similar to the late Mr. Elwes.-
Mr. Hinckley was well known in the neighbourhood for his-
penurious-habits. If he heard that bread was to rise the
next day, he went the preceding evening for a loaf, in order
to save a farthing. He rose every morning in summer?
about three o’clock, and put on his plaid cloak,- and walked
round the square, in order to pick up any thing lying there.
He had three sets of chambers in the Temple, and was sup-
posed to be in very opulent circumstances, having a brother
residing at No. 32, Guildford-street; but being of so reserv-
ed and penurious a disposition, no person was acquainted
with his manner of living. He provided every necessary he
wanted, and never permitted anyone to enter his chambers.
On his sudden disappearance, it was supposed he had
gone on a visit to some friends in Scotland; but time
passing, and no account being heard of him, the porters
of the Inn proposed on Friday evening to enter lais cham-
ber. Four of them, by means of a ladder, accordingly
got in at the window. James Abbott entered the room
first, but met -with nothing but an immense quantity of great
flies; at last, in drawing aside the bed curtains, he perceived
the deceased covered with large flies and insects. He was
lying straight in bed, and the clothes were undisturbed; but
the body was in such a state of putrefaction and decayf that
the sheets could not be removed. Every thing being ria
perfect order, and the outer and inner doors being double
locked on the inside, no doubt remained that the deceased
had died a natural but sudden death. The curtains of hi&
bed were close drawn, but on throwing them back, the de-
ceased was found, as above described; the body putrid
and dried up. On the windows were large carrion flies.
Such was the state of the body, that it could not be identi-
fied, but there is no doubt he died in September, at the
time he was first missed.
The room was literally covered with large blue flies, the
1814., under circumstances similar to the late Mr. Elwes.-
Mr. Hinckley was well known in the neighbourhood for his-
penurious-habits. If he heard that bread was to rise the
next day, he went the preceding evening for a loaf, in order
to save a farthing. He rose every morning in summer?
about three o’clock, and put on his plaid cloak,- and walked
round the square, in order to pick up any thing lying there.
He had three sets of chambers in the Temple, and was sup-
posed to be in very opulent circumstances, having a brother
residing at No. 32, Guildford-street; but being of so reserv-
ed and penurious a disposition, no person was acquainted
with his manner of living. He provided every necessary he
wanted, and never permitted anyone to enter his chambers.
On his sudden disappearance, it was supposed he had
gone on a visit to some friends in Scotland; but time
passing, and no account being heard of him, the porters
of the Inn proposed on Friday evening to enter lais cham-
ber. Four of them, by means of a ladder, accordingly
got in at the window. James Abbott entered the room
first, but met -with nothing but an immense quantity of great
flies; at last, in drawing aside the bed curtains, he perceived
the deceased covered with large flies and insects. He was
lying straight in bed, and the clothes were undisturbed; but
the body was in such a state of putrefaction and decayf that
the sheets could not be removed. Every thing being ria
perfect order, and the outer and inner doors being double
locked on the inside, no doubt remained that the deceased
had died a natural but sudden death. The curtains of hi&
bed were close drawn, but on throwing them back, the de-
ceased was found, as above described; the body putrid
and dried up. On the windows were large carrion flies.
Such was the state of the body, that it could not be identi-
fied, but there is no doubt he died in September, at the
time he was first missed.
The room was literally covered with large blue flies, the