The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-14 00:00:00

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Yesterday afternoon Mr. John Humphreys,
Middlesex coccus, bold an invest/spina at the Rae sad
Crown Avers, Deem's-reed, Bromley: iota the rheum-
stances of the death of Elisabeth Jeanine, aged 17
whe was alleged to have been murdered by her awedhvt
Impactor Kerreemy had the manegemeat of the ems for
the police authorities. The young man Dean, who was sus-
pected of the murder, bad been arrested by the polices, and
he was not present during the ingetry.
Mr. Ring, of the firm of Woed and Ring, of Baeleghall.
street, appeared to watch the case for the relatives of the
deemed gut
The jury, after having viewed the body of the deceased.
which was that of a Ilse well-grown girl of apparently 18
years of age, proceeded to examine the part of the banks of
the river Lea from which she either fell or was pushed
into the water. Tle• spot in gaieties was close to the Great
Eastern Railway bridge over the Leo. and formed part of
the towing-path. It was pearly 90 feet is width, and
sloped or shelved gradually towards the river surface. The
edge of the bank was not more than two feet above the
water, and the bed of the river deepened bat gradually for
tires or four yards out towards the middle, when it ab-
roptly dipped down. The place generally wore a desolate
aspect, there being neither houses, our traffic, nor farm-
steads in the immediate neighbourhood.
The first witness called was
Henry S. Jennings, 2, Upper Parketreet, Brumley, •
shipwright, who said that the deemed was his sister. She
was seventeen years of age, and was a crinoline maker. For
the last four or five months ha noticed that she was sad.
She would bunt into tears without apparent cause. She
did not tell him what was the matter with her, and he had
suspicion that she might be in the family way.
Jacob Fletcher, looksman, sai4 that on Monday evening he
saw the deceased and the young man Dian coming towards
the towing-path of the river Lea. It was thee about nine
o'clock. He noticed them because one of them—be could
not tell which—made • sort of „laugh-cry" of " ha, ha,*
about twenty minutes past nisei o'clock—as
_near as he could
tell—he heard • cryof '"Oh help ! help!"
Conmer—Was that my In • male or female voice?
Witness said that he could sot tell which. But on being
premed he said that he believed it was a mat's voice. He
went to the place ifrom which be heard the. oiler, and other
people were there before him. He got the body of the de-
tained out of the water. Dean was standing there, and
witness mid to him, " Why it is not 20 minutes Once you
and the young woman walked past the bargees which I
was.* Dean said, "Yea." The bank shelved at that place
very much. There was about 80 feel between the river
Lea and another stream running parallel to it ; but the
actual towing-path where people ought to walk was about
a demo feet. When the deceased was Lot oat she was
dead. The water was very thick and poisonous about
that place.
By Mr. Ring—Witham was 200 yards from the spot
when theory " help" was heard by him. He did not hear
• woman cry for help ; there was but cue voice heard by
him. H. heard the same voice screaming and crying out
" Oh, my God, what shall I do," natal he got to the spot.
Mr. Mules Lake, clerk at the delivery office at the
Bromley Locks, said that at • quarter past nine o'clock he
beard • cry of distress. The distance was so great that he
could not tell whether it was • male or female voice. He
went to the spot, and beard cries, which ha believed to be
them of the same voice, proceeding from • man, who said,
"She is goo" ! she is goner Witmer asked why he did
not save her, and be replied, " I would have followed her,
but I could not swim." He said that they were walking
along the aide, and she stepped over into the water ; and
tbs. he would have gone in alter her but that be could Dot
swim. Witness told him it would have boss madness to
have gone in. The water there was very pontoons, and it
is almost certain death to go is. Witness took
him aside so that he should not see the body
when it was ea out. He made no attempt to go away. The
bank of the river shelved, and if any one got in he would
slip down into the deep part, which was 10 feet deep.
Emma J. West, 7, Elisabothetreet, Bromley, said that
she was • crinoline worker. Deceased lived in the same
house. Witmer and deceased left the factory at Row
together on Monday evening, and oh the way home they
met Joseph Dean. Deceased went away with Dean and
Alfred Hester. They appeared to be good friends. Wit-
DON never heard deceased may she would destroy herself,
butane heard her say that Dean mid he would do so.
By Mr. Ring—Dean had quarrellectwith witness's brother
became Elisabeth Jeanine' walked out with the latter. Two
or three weeks hack her brother told her that Dean was
verzu=ous of Jennings, and that they quarrelled about it.
Heater, 4, Emplaim, Bromley. assistant to a
schoolmaster, said that be met Dear in the street on Mon-
day evening, and walked with him until they met Miss
Jeanine, sear Bromley Chinch. Dean walked away with
her and they appeared to be good friends. He met her by
donee—he had a memo for her.
Charles Weak brother of Emma West, said that he bad
words with Dean about the dammed. That was • fortnight
ago. The quarrel was about witness having walked out
with deceased. Witham saw Dean with the deceased on
Monday night, and he followed them • little way. He fol.
lowed them because he thought Dean was going to have
some words with her. He had had words with her about
witness before. Witness never himself heard deceased
threatened by Dean. Deceased had told witness that she
would have nothing more to do with Dean. Wines' bad
seen Dean strike her, but not seriouidy ; it was in fat.
By Mr. Ring—On Monday night Heater was with the
deceased and Dean when witness maw them. Winter
looked at all three and passed them twice. Deceased had
made up her mind to get rid of Dean. A person named
Caw told witness that ' Dean was running about Bromley
to find Jenninp," and that was why witness thought it ne-
cessary to follow Dean and deceased.

George Caw said be lived in the same.houm as West. Os
Monday Dean said to wiener, " Yon were at Woolwich ;
did you take Llzzie with you" Witness amwered that he
had sot sees her since Friday night. Dean then took •
paper ant of hie par* and said, "This will do for her." It
vas a paper screwed up—not folded—mad minim saw no
writing mi it. Dean had never quarrelled with witness
about taking Lizzie on:. He told him he might take her out
she. be liked. Witneee at the time did not believe that
Dean intended to kill Jennings.
By Mr. King—Dean was jealous of Charley West, and said
he would give him a good hiding whoa he met him. At
the time he produced the screw of paper he mid that Lizzie
should not stop at Mrs. West's above two nights. Be mid
that before he produced the paper. He was sober, for he
wee a teetotaller.

Mr. C. Garman, W.R.C.S., add that he was called to the
deceased and found her dead. He could diecover no marks
of violence on the body. She appeared to have been a girl
of good character. Death bed been caused by drowning.
Mn. G. West, 7, Elizabeth-street, said that the deceased
lodged with leer for four days. She wee the friend of wit.
asses daughters arid sous before she came to lodge with
her. Deceased had told witness that she was afraid of
Dean. Sbe said that he was rough with her. She used
to start when a knock C4lllll to the door for fear it was
Deers. Witco., told her that ►f she was afraid of him the
ought to complain to her brothers.
By the Corooer—Witnem's son was in the habit of walk-
ing out with the deceased latterly.
Sergeant ltipp, K 2, searched the deceased, and found in
her pockets a pair of crinoline nippers, a duplicate, a
broach, fte.... _ _

Sergeant Breachley, B 5, 'earthed the prisoner Dean,
and fousd 2a. and some pesos in his pocket. Dena mid,
•We were larking together. She was al agbieg at me and
lat her. She held her parse is her band, and I went to
get it, and she slipped into the river." Witness arrested him
on suspicion,.

Striennt Ripp recalled. said that he found the purse in
the deceased's dress pocket. It was the Locket outside the
drew

The Coroner then summed up, sod maid that the threats
of the accused appeared to him to be merely the outpouring
of a jealous boy. He did not think that the cue wag one of
murder.

The father of Dean said that on the Sunday eight the
prisoner told hnu that the girl's father had aeut her a me I-
mage to go down to Nortbdeet. No doubt the screwed paper
referred to that message, and it did net coutain any poisoa
or ponder.

The jury, after a long deliberation, retuned a verdict
that the deceased was drowned in the river Lea, but bow
she earns into the water the evidence did not prove. The
foreman said that the jury were of opinion that the evidence
did not crimiaaall► implicate Levu.

REPAVING Or MOORGATIDSTREET AND THE CITY-
ROAD. —The repaving of Moorgate-etreet throughout has
been commenced by the contractors. It is aim intended to
repave the whole of the thoronghfare in continuation from
Finsbury-square to the Lying-in Hospital in the City-road,
as as outlay of 3,7504
THE GAUL CHAPLAIN QUESTION AT PRESTON.
There is some prospect now of the gaol chaplain " diffi-
culty " at the Preston House of Correction being settled.
At the beginning of the week paragraphs were ring " the
round' to the effect that opposition had been raised to the
application of the grant of 401. made by the magietrates of
Laoorabire at the last annual session is the purchase of vest-
men* Sc., required for Roman Catholic service at the
gaol named. Since then, Dr. Dora, the catholic bishop, boa,
we understand. written to Mr. T. B. Addison, of Preston,
who made the proposition for mousy to be granted, that the
sum will be declined, and that whatever is required will be
provided by the eatholica theroselvea
TRANSMISSION Or PATTERNS BY POST. —ID reply
to a memorial from the Bradford Chamber of Commerce oe
this subject. a communicatioe bas just been received from
the General Poritoffice, in which it is stated that, since
November last, the PostmasterGeseral has established pat-
tero-posta with Alexandria, Cairo, Suez, Constantinople,
and Silesia • and with the followiog British colonies,
Malta, Gibraltar, India. Ceylon, Hong Hoeg, acid Maori-
tins. Negotiations are sow on foot for attending the mea-
sure to several other foreign &sultrier and British colonies.
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