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Mr. H. W. Hooper (city coroner) held an inquest on Monday evening at the Poltimore Inn, St. Sidwell's, on the body of Charles Frederick Alford, a tailor, aged 54, residing in Poltimore-terrace. The deceased, who was a native of Tavistock, had resided in London, where he had been treated for heart disease. About five months ago he came to Exeter hoping to benefit his health. He remained much as usual, being very low spirited and complaining of a pain in the region of the heart, but did not seek medical advice. On Sunday morning last, about a quarter past eight, he was taken with a fit of coughing and spitting of blood, and died in a few minutes. Mr. S. Perkins, who was called in to see him, now stated that death was caused by the bursting of the aorta, or large vessel of the heart, producing fatal hemorrhage. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence.