Capital Volume I


IV. Coroner’s inquests. –


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IV. Coroner’s inquests. – 
“With regard to coroner’s inquests in your district, have the workmen confidence 
in the proceedings at those inquests when accidents occur?” “No; they have not.” 
(n. 360.) “Why not?” “Chiefly because the men who are generally chosen, are 
men who know nothing about mines and such like.” “Are not workmen 
summoned at all upon the juries?” “Never but as witnesses to my knowledge.” 
“Who are the people who are generally summoned upon these juries?” “Generally 
tradesmen in the neighbourhood ... from their circumstances they are sometimes 
liable to be influenced by their employers ... the owners of the works. They are 
generally men who have no knowledge, and can scarcely understand the witnesses 
who are called before them, and the terms which are used and such like.” “Would 
you have the jury composed of persons who had been employed in mining?” 
“Yes, partly... they (the workmen) think that the verdict is not in accordance with 
the evidence given generally.” (ns. 361, 364, 366, 368, 371, 375.) “One great 
object in summoning a jury is to have an impartial one, is it not?” “Yes, I should 
think so.” “Do you think that the juries would be impartial if they were composed 
to a considerable extent of workmen?” “I cannot see any motive which the 


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workmen would have to act partially ... they necessarily have a better knowledge 
of the operations in connexion with the mine.” “You do not think there would be a 
tendency on the part of the workmen to return unfairly severe verdicts?” “No, I 
think not.” (ns. 378, 379, 380.)
V. False weights and measures. – The workmen demand to be paid weekly instead of 
fortnightly, and by weight instead of by cubical contents of the tubs; they also demand protection 
against the use of false weights, &c. (n. 1071.) 
“If the tubs were fraudulently increased, a man could discontinue working by 
giving 14 days’ notice?” “But if he goes to another place, there is the same thing 
going on there.” (n. 1071.) “But he can leave that place where the wrong has been 
committed?” “It is general; wherever he goes, he has to submit to it.” (n. 1072.) 
“Could a man leave by giving 14 days’ notice?” “Yes.” (n. 1073.) And yet they 
are not satisfied!

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