The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-25 00:00:00

MA NIILLUOSTIR BY SOLDIERS, AT WOOLWICH.

07()171129T.—(TH1S DAY.)
This morning, at 9 o'clock, Mr. C. J. Carttar,
corselet for the county of Kent, resumed at the Queen
'filcher Tares, Wellingtonetreet, Woolwich, the:rasouiry a
into the circumstances of the death of George
Mod 32 years, who died from injuries indicted upon him by
scree artilleryman' in a quarrel about cards.
The wider* takes ea the previous °maim went to
prove that the deemed, who had been himself formerly in
the army, wee ea the evening of the 2nd inst. in oompaoy
with several privates of the Royal Artillery in a room in
the New Gus Tavern, Woolwich Some gambling wee
going on, and dreamt won hallemown at cards from
a private of the 13th brigade of artillery, named
Jams Magnin. He then nee up to Isms the
room. Maguire got irritated. and said, " Will you
sot give me a shame of winning my married I" Har-
ries said ghat he would sot, and that be wanted to leave to
: drool,
Beth men had been drinking ale, but neither wee
Nigel» said, "If you will neither play_ nor give
me bark my looney I will knock it out of von." As de.
assesd rill reined, Maguire struck bin. violently on
the bee, but the noise being heard by the kin&ril
sad other, they ran into the room and restored order.
The landlord had no sooner left, however, than
Maguire sad another artilleryman seized Harrison by the
lege and held him up in the air with his heed towards the
ground, and shook him until some mousy fell out of his
pockets. Blood bowed from decreed's sass and cheeks,
sad he subsequently rated that he was kicked es the head.
When the mow fell from hie pockets it was picked up by
some person in the room, sad it is said that he lost
more than the Dressed west away severely
injured, sad complaialag of his lose. He died no she lila
inst. from the injuries to his head, which the surgeon who
attended him said bed been rased by a kick or a severe
blow es the eye. Yngmn was &preluded for causing his
death. The whole bripde-1,500 strong—was paraded
for the but no of the witnesses were able to
identify the • that aided Maguire in his attack upon
the unfortunate deceased.
Maitszy poliesmon Path stated that whoa he was asked
by the Ladled to go umber to quell the disturbance,
upon he gas outbreak he saw Maguire and Harriee bear
one another, as if they had been striNglhig, bat he did not
then mhos any third person mixed up in the affair. The
ram was, however, fall of soldier and others, but witness
sot being es daty.could do so more than Mr the reds
sad leave. Megarre had a pass to be oat that night.
The Comes °More mid that he understood that a man
named Murphy alleged that the domed had taken lands,
aam the night before his death. (This iterionit created
onnsidersbie esesatioa in court.)
The Dormer said that though it peeelbly might be has
that deceased had taken laudanum prior to here=
the riders of Dr. Harris was clear that the death
fret the deer of cipher.
The Dormer's direr rid that alines who made the elle.
grim about the laudanum was not primal, as he promised
to te. Imolai,'
_bad been made, sod, so fax r coed
amermis, deemed ealy took a small quantity of laudanum
—Asa drape—eo ere kle sufferings.
The Osrener asked whether there was say evidence as to
who the other edam samiged is the affair were.
Peliemesestable Tildes awl that the colossi bad paraded
the while lielperies to give an opportunity to the
wirer presses theft tdsalilleatisu but the wineries did
amtmemple way 111001 Sri There appeared to be no
pumper of say whines that poise
11 appeared that the &reed man had served in the
Odessa. sad bid reeled two Crimean medals. He was
dieshamed ham the essokesboot 18 mouths ego on soment
11 weakness in the lege, but he bore as excellent character
while la the sow. It me an stated that there had
been so eleableg or cardsharping ea the night that he
wen Mersin& mew.
AdimiOnsoner was abed to stun up,
Daniel Marley erred the court, sad said that he lived
in the ream over that occupied by the droned is Admi-
rer*, Woolwich. On the flatendir sight before hie death
the deemed east out for some hadasum. Whoa it was
besught to him witome beard dm say, " This is the last
lleessisy sight I shall mood in this world." Thrt was all
whams lead The aext day deemed died. Whore did
set know whether he took the laudanum, or what hie object
is Idiom it was.
The Censer rid that the remark of deceased might
easily be explained es the grad that he felt bine&
dying at the time. There was so proof that be teak suM-
larianum to ease or arrerato his death.
Policerestable Pickles said that the chemist from wham
the Madman was bought stated that he only sold tea drops,
which was isselkient to cams death.
The Dormer thee emend ap, and rid that It wee
clearly proved that demand bad led his life through the
vielesce Whiled en him by the sekbers es the night el the
2nd lasted. The ere was not one of murder, as there wee
dorsal, so Ideation to kill dressed, bat there was no
dear that it was es* of manslaughter.
The jory returned a verdict of " Manslaughter
James Wadi, mid a men unknown for killing sad 11::
George Harrison".
The COMM thee banded his warrant to Imposer :Amen
for the prisoner's debarks in Newpte until ble.tabil as the
rears sessisse of the Central Criamind Ow&

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meet fearful ill urge. The sufferer ma at once removed to
the workhouse. The parents were taken into custody.