The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-03 00:00:00

MURDBR AND ROBBERY IN THE PUBLIC

STAIIIIT.

Considerable excitement has been caused in the
neighbourhood of Shoreditch by the murder in Old-street-
road of a pork botcher, named Edward Vial, who was
brutally attacked and robbed of a mall sum of money by
some miscreants at present unknown. lest evening Mr.
John Humphrey; Middlesex coroner, opened an inquiry
into the circumstances at the Hiner Royal Tavern, Paul.
street, Shoreditch.
Mrs. nubs Humphreys, 40, Willow-street, Shona*
said that she was the sister of dessesed, who lived at No.
15, Willow-street. On Tuesday week, having beard that be
had been robbed, and bad received dreadful injuries, and
that his life was in great danger, she west to his bones.
He had been rendered deaf by the meaner in which he had
been beaten on the head. He was, however, sensible. He
said that on the preceding evening he had been to the Watf-
ord. On his way beck he felt thirsty, end he turned into
the Luke's Heed tavern. A man earned Clark, he said, was
drinking there at the same time. When he (deceased) left
the house, which be said he did soon, be proceeded slug
the Old-street-iced natal he came to Mr. Feltotee coach
factory, at the corner of Pump-row. He had then in his
pocket a bag containing the following pieces of silver :
two florins, four shilling pieces, • sixpence and •
threepenny-tit. He said that be saw no pence about
at the time, but he suddenly received • dreadful blow on
the templo that dried him at coos to the ground. He
knew nothing more whatever about the attack. He bed so
Wes of bow he got home. The sent day when he recovered
his cooscionsum he found that his mosey was all goes.
He could form no notion of wbo it was that inflicted him
injuries. When be spoke of the attack tears came into his
eyes, and be said, '• What cruel wretches to ill-use me in
this way and to take my money." Witness saw the marks
of a terrible blow on deceased's temple.
by the Coroner—lt was well knowa that deceased was is
the habit of coming home by the corner of Pamp-row. At
that spot then wise stack of timber, sad • person could
easily have concealed himself behind it and have inflicted
the injury upon deceased before the latter was aware that
+Loyale was Shen, the timber would semen • prom com-
pletely. She was cruised that it was in that way that
her brother wee set upon for purposes of robbery. He was
• man of sober habits.

Emily Vial, the widow of the deceased, mid that her late
husband oe the night in question had left home at six
o'clock to sell some German sattrices. She saw so more of
him until one o'clock the following morning, when be
knocked at the door. She opened it sad he rushed past her
in • terrified state, exclaiming, " They are after me ! There
they are r He ran up-stairs into • cupboard. He rushed
into the cupboard with inch force that he got jammed ia
the, woodwork, and she was until five o'clock trying to ex-
tricate him. She then got him into bed. He wee excited
and at times rayed. When he beaus* erosible he made •
statement to his eider. He said, "](y God, they have
not only robbed me bat they have injured ae, and I do not
know who they are." There were signs of blows on the
back of LIN head as well as wan the temple. He add he
had pains on the aide of the head which prevented him bear-
ing, and that the blows had made him deaf. The pocket
contained a pipe and • handkerchief ; the beg of mosey was
goes Hes braces were sedan.
By the Coroner—Deceased wee • grid men of sober
habits. He wee healthy, and was about 39 years of age.
Witham had not told the police of thecircoinstanoss.
The Coroner mid that it showed extesordisary stu-
pidity not to have given information instantly to the
polies. if his dying &pontion had been takes, it might
have been of the greeted importance in the detection of the
murderers. for • murder most certainly had bees eommitted.
Dr. 8. Poole Collier said that on the Pard ult. he was
called in to seethe deceased. Deceased was then dull sad '
heavy, and was suffering great pain in the temple and
back. He said that he had received • blow which stunned
him, and be believed he had fallen on the ironed. Death
took place on the 29th alt. Witsa. mad* • post-mortem
examination. There were extensive brains around the
nook and on the back of the heed and on the shoulders.
These bruises were the malt of • frightful fall. On the
temple there was • lump ea if from a blow. Upon removing
the scalp, he found the temple muscle highly ooagestedl
where the blow bad bees delivered. A blew there would
produce almost indent imeasibility. Oa the back part of
the bead, and corresponding with the mark from the Iran,
there was au extrevalation of blood. The immediate eases
of death was effusion into the ventricles of the brain from
the violence inflicted.

By the Coroner—The blow on the temple was melt aa
would have beeu indicted by a knuckle-duster. A pereou
skilled in the use of the kouckle-doster would have pro-
duced precisely such an injury.
After some further evWsoce, the Coroner said that are
fact had been very clearly proved, namely, that &mewed
bad been murdered. The next step would be to ausertabs If
poesibbi who the murderess were, and to bring these to
justice. He should adjourn the inquiry, to give the pollee
an opportunity of discovering come clue to the guilty partial.
The court was accordingly adjourned,

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