From the Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald. 28 July 1894. Price 1d.

CRUNDALE. FATAL ACCIDENT TO AN AGRICULTURAL LABOURER.

The East Kent Coroner (R. M. Mercer, Esq.) held an inquest on Monday at the “Compasses,” Crundale, on the body of John Thomas Barham, an agricultural labourer, aged 33.

It appeared that deceased and some other men came to Canterbury with two wagons and a cart, and went to the S.E.R. Station and loaded up with coal. They went out to Thanington and stopped at the “Hop Poles” a little while and then went on. When just past Mr. Finn's grounds the deceased challenged one of the men to a fight. William Lawrence. This Lawrence would not do, but said he would have a wrestle with deceased. They both soon fell on the ground with their heads on the footpath. They got up and neither of them was quarrelsome. Lawrence went on to Milton with his wagon, but the deceased went on to Buckholt by Thruxted and Penny Pot. When they left the “Hop Poles” at Canterbury they all had had enough to drink. When in penny Pot Wood the deceased tried to get up into the cart, and he fell down and the wheels of the cart passed over his legs. A man named Ernest Croucher, who was with the deceased at the time, took him to his house in the wagon, to Crundale. From the injuries received the deceased died at Crundale.

The jury returned a verdict of “Accidental death.”

From the Whitstable Times, 6 January 1900. Price 1½d.

FATAL ACCIDENT TO AN AGRICULTURAL LABOURER

The East Kent Coroner (R. M. Mercer Esq.) held an inquest on Monday at the “Compasses,” Crundale, on the body of John Thomas Barham, an agricultural labourer, aged 33.

It appeared that deceased and some other men came to Canterbury with two Wagons and a cart. And went to the S.E.R. Station and loaded up with coal. They went out to Thanington and stopped at the “Hop Poles” a little while and then went on. When just past Mr. Finn's grounds the deceased challenged one of the men to fight – William Lawrence. This Lawrence would not do, but said he would have to wrestle with deceased. They both soon fell on the ground with their heads on the footpath. They got up and neither of them was quarrelsome. Lawrence went on to Milton with his wagon, but the deceased went on to Buckholt by Thruxted and Penny Pot. When they left the “Hop Poles” in Canterbury they all had had enough to drink. When in Penny Pot Wood the deceased tried to get up into the cart, and he fell down and the wheels of the cart passed over his legs. A man named Ernest Croucher, who was with the deceased at the time took him to his home in the wagon, to Crundale. From the injuries received the deceased died at Crundale.
The Jury returned a verdict of accidental death.