The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-12 00:00:00

MONDVY EVENING, APRIL 12, ,

was • fast or • foot and • half from the sdp of the table:
The body was lyleg in a different direction the heed.
The feet were nearest to the door. I put mey hand on the
body and felt it warm. The woman who went up with me
screamed and left me alone, and I then went to the win•
dow and celled out to the people in the street to fetch a
polionnan. I have not made any minute examination of
the body. I don't think she could have been dead more
than 10 minutes when I got there. When the policemen
came I examined the body more particularly. I think the
woman was tint struck with the hatchet, then cut with the
knife, and the vertebra afterwards severed with the
hatchet. On the right side of the head there was a wound
from an inch to an Inch and a half long, but I do not think
that was the cause of death. The snip and the bone were
cut through, us it appears to me, with the hatchet. I
think • further investigation is nee' e'er/ when the body is
washed, and then I shrill be able to' ek more positively as
to the cause of death. There was a tilde in the room, ap-
parent. laid fur dinner, and there were bacon end greens
in a saucepan. I think a scuffle must have taken place, as
• bundle of clothes which was in the room was in a
confused state. I saw a fist iron lying don to the clothes.
ar the woman's body there was a pillow, on the surface
of which was blood, and impressions as of a nun's knees.
Underneath the pillow there was a side comb, and one simi-
lar to it entangled in the woman's hair 111111 broken. There
was also a large comb at the side of the pillow. There was
diluted blood in the basin in the prisoner's bed-room, and
blood on the eashhand stand, and also on the towel.
The magistrate—nine you anything to ask this gentle-
man?

The prisoner—I have nothing to ask. I should like the
window to be left open while the corpse is in the room. I
didn't think of that before. It is the last request, perhaps, I
shall make.
Lockyer, police-cow-table 134 L—Al,out one o'clock I was
in the Vaushall•road, when Mr. Toms came up to me, and
desired me to take the prisoner (whom he pointed out) into
custody for murdering his mother. I said to him he must
cons der himself in my eu,tody, and go with me to tho
station. He said " 1 hey hare not let me go far. I have
been tormented for four or live years by them." I said,
" Do you mean to say that you have kaki.' your mother ?"
and he said, " I have, I tun sorry for it." I said, " How
cline you to do it ?" Well," he said, "I have been
tormented fur four or five years." I asked him how he did
it, and he said, She was coming in at the dolt., and I
knocked her down with the flat iron, and I found that was
not sufficient, and I then took the carving knife. She was
very tough, and I then struck her head off with the
hatchet." At the station-house I found a knife in his coat
pocket, and I asked him what ho was going to do with it,
and he add, "That was for myself." 1 understood that be
was going to cut his own throat. I afterwards went to the
house No. 1, in Durham place. I Si. the deceased lying
on the floor deed, with her head on the talik. Ile said at
the station, " You will find a letter on the table, and
take particular care of it." That was before he said any-
thing about the knife. On going to the house I found
several letters on the tattle, but I have not had time to
read them yet. I searched tor the flat iron, and found
it in a bundle of elo..hes lying by the side of tho body. There
is blood on the iron.

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The prisouir-1 spoke more respectful than the man has
said. I did not make a bravado of it. I spoke sorrowfully.
did I not ?
. .

The policeman—Yes, you did.
The magistrate—l hove already mere than once cau-
tioned you as to what you say.
The prisoner—l am quite prepared to go to the Pc:druid.
I struck her with the flat iron, uud blood must have blood;
but I did not bravado about it.
_ _

Inspector Coaling—l received information of the mur-
der about a quarter-past 1, and got there about half past
1. I found the surgeon 'here, and the body as described
by the surgeon, and the head on the table with the knife
underneath the head, and the hatchet by her side. Lockyer
then told ma that the prisoner had said that he had struck
her with the fist iron, and I desired Lockyrr to search for
the iron. and after doing so he took up the flat iron. The
towel we, in the back-room. By the side of the body there
was a saucepan with greens or turnip•tops in it. On tho
table there was a piece of bacon and pudding. On the way
coming from the station-house I noticed blood on the pri-
soner's hands, under the nails. (The blood was still visible
on the prisoner's hands when he was in court.) Ile said,
" I have only partially washed them, but if 3ou wish it I
shall wash them cleaner."

Charles Toms, 1 Durham-place, carpet-bag manufacturer.
—Before Mrs. Phillips cane down to me this morning I
heard • great noise. That was about half-past 12 or a
quarter past It. I was then in the shop at work. Imme-
diately afterwards Mrs.Phillipseame down, and required me
to go up, and said she thought something would happen, as
there was a great noim: up stairs; but I did not go up then.
I ran down to my brother, and ho said, " By 6—, I shall
go up and pull the bell viulently." He did so, and then
prisoner tame down and went out. Then my wife went up,
and called out, " He has murdt red her!" and I then made
off after him I saw hint crossing by the cab rank, at the
time, in the Lambeth-road, anti followed him until 1 saw a
Policeman, near Kennington-lane. .1 told the policeman of
it, and charged him with the murder. I thtn went home
and saw the body. His mother was always very kind to
the prisoner. The prisoner is well educated. At times he
is rational, but at other times he is not. I think he must
have listened when his mother was talking about removing
him, and I think that was the cause of it all. lie fre-
quently talked to himself.
The prisoner—I have been in the habit of talking to
myself.
The witness—His mother was a beautiful woman, and
stood Eft. 10in. or Mt. Ilin. high. She was always very
kind to him. When he has been very bad she has threatened
to put him away. Ile has been in Bedlam 11 months, and
7 months in an asylum at Wan,:sworth. lle has been in
Brazil, and had a sun stroke as ho was crossing the Line.
He had a salary of 300/. alear, and he can speak three or
four different languages.
[A letter found amongst the prisoner's papers contained
several sander., to poison and madness.)
The cue was then remanded till Wednesday, when the
prisoner will be brought up again, but before then a coro-
ner's inquest will be held on the body.
The proceedings, which occupied upwards of two hours,
terminated shortly before 6 o'clock.

MURDER AT LIVERPOOL. On Saturday an in-
quest was held before P. F. Curry, Esq., coroner for Liver-
pool, on the body of Thomas Conway, who had been
stabbed in the bowels by a man named John Dowd, on Sun-
day morning Lit, from the effects of which the unfortu-
nate man died in the Southern Hospital on Wednesday.
From the evidence adduced before the coroner, it appeared
that the deeeescd and Dowd had been engaged m • quarrel
in which several others took part. At length a fight en-
sued, in the midst of which Duwd was seen to draw a clasp-
knife from his pocket, open it, and then put it back into
the same pocket. One of the spectators warned the de-
ceased that his antagonist had an open knife ready, and
Conway then said he would fight no longer, and walked
away. Dowd, however, followed him, drew the knife from
his pocket, and stabbed the deceased in the manner above
described. The prisoner was almost immediately appre-
hended, and the knife, covered with blood, found upon
him. The deceased was taken to the hospital, but mord-
Section ensued, which resulted in death. A number of
witnesses were examined, but the whole of their testimony
went to the establishment of the foregoing facts; and, after
some deliberation, the jury returned a verdict of " Wilful
murder against John Dowd," who was committed on the
coroner's warrant to take his trial at the next assize,.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—A recent rogulatton of the
authorities of Somers town prohibits any person vending
fruit or other articles in the streets after • 'Main time in
the =Zoete:day morning the pelloa, in enforcing
the pus shape to a poor woman who was vend-
, lag onseges. oadeammehe to mope with her stock in
trade, shit atimeagtsd to ewes the Now-road, when she wu
knocked down by a cab horse. The wheel of the vehicle
Criover her head, causing sash severe injuries that she
ahead imetautly.
Tax CILIMOW RAILWAY BRIDOE.—(From our
Iteporter.)--Cultrevow, SATURDAY.—Since the floating of
the peat tube forming part of this important structure
over the Wye, as reported in the Evros on Friday, the
sewed of the raising has been successfully carried
an. Mend movement is one not lees important, and of
mew Monet to the spectator, than the first. The tube
huh, boos fashd, as previously described, to a point a
taw Mt duo NO water mark, between the piers ulti•
stately mended to moppet it, has, by means of powerful
nahs: to be raised • level with the line of railway,
about 00 het above tie tint position. For this purpose,
three sets of chain-lifting tackle, of immense power and
=liwere put in operation. Each end of the tube is
lts tarn, and the one end his now been raised by
this Male to its second elevation on the rock, on a level
wits the railway. The other end still rests on its stage, a
asset Mame above high water, so that at present
the tabs reels at an angle of about 46 degrees.
The other sad will be raised in the course of next week.
Ordinary trove and steamers can par underneath it by
keeping close to the east cliff. When it is raised to its
final destination, a gangway will be suspended from it,
upon which the workmen will proceed to construct the
railway, or rather to fix the girders. These girders, which
are ready in the company's yard below, will be raised in
three parts, vie., one girder of 120 feet (the middle one)
and two ends of 86 feet each. When the centre girder is
brought up, the madehre chains from the tube will be
brought down and 'Outbid, and the two cads will also be
attached to skeins hem the tube in like thinner. The
rioneadwaij sat materlah ler the permanent wet will then be
us upend put further, and one line will be complete.
The pent sisoldisa is that this opening may be effected
is oh wishes, two matini, if no unforeseen accident occurs.
This WI be • most important consummation, al the
mind sal merchandire traffic, at present ex-
cluded from the railway on account of this gap,
will than be introduced. The opening of one line
of rails will suffice for this. and when this has been accom-
plished the additional piers on the western half of the river
for the eeseghtet of the up-line of rails will be constructed,
ad the essowd tabs—now partly made and lying in the
yard beisw—will be raised. It is hoped that the whole
ridge may be completed before the end of the year, and
that is two months from this time the bridge will he opened
for one est of rails. The following statistics are of interest:
—Told length of the bridge, 610 feet ; length of the east
spas, ISO feet; length of the tubes, 809 feet; diameter of
the tether, 9 feet; height of the tube from the foundation of
the Tam upwards of 200 feet.
FLOW Or FRERII WATER INTO TUE TRAMES.—II
appears from the evidence before the committee now sitting
on the water supply of tho metropolis, that the immense
volume of fresh water derived from the area of the drainage
of tho Thames which comes over Teddington lock and
mixes with the water below is calculated at 800,000,000
gallons a day, or about 10 square miles of water 90 feet
deep.