The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-12 00:00:00

SUICIDE OF A BARMAID.

INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.)
This forenoon Mr. C. St. Clair Bedford, the
Westminster coroner, instituted • painful iovestigation at
the Duke of York Tavern and Victoria Music Hall, Stoic.
bridge-terrace. Vault'sll-bridge-road, into the circus-
stances attending the death of one of the barmaids of that
establishment by haaging.
Thomas Pugh, a publican, of 81, Eastetreet. Manchester.
equate, identified the body of deceased as that of his sister,
named Margaret Pugh, aged 34. single. He last sew he;
alive on Sunday week, in good health and sp'u'ta. Recently
she had become much depressed occasionally. She was very
weak-minded. Some time ago she had her fortune told,
which seemed to make her still more weak-minded.
Thomas Wilcox deposed that he was landlord of the
Duke of York, and • licensed victualler. Deceased had
been several times in his serviosaa barmaid • the last time
was for the past three months. The last fortnight she had
occasionally been much depressed and absentminded. She
appeared to be expecting to be married to • young non, sad
told several customers she was going tabs married, and they
were g to have • house of their owe. Last Friday she
was very desponding, and went upstairs to dram. About
two hours afterwards, as she did not come down, • cup of
tea was sent up to ber b another barmaid, who came down
raying she was not in her room, bat she found another
bedroom locked, and could not get in. Witness accompanied
by another person knocked, at the door which was locked.
He could get no answer, and burst it open ; and he there
found her hanging iron. the top rail of the bedstead by two
pairs of her stockings, quite dead. They immediately cut
her down and procured assistance. He believed she was in
hopes that the young man he alluded to was going to marry
her. So recently r last Monday the young man was there.
By the Coroner—Witness could not say whether any
words ensued between deceased and that young man. She
told many of his customers she was going to be marred to
him, but he had aims told him (witness) that he never
promised to marry her. Witness supposed deceased vergr
tasted self-destruction in the room where she was found,
because it afforded facilities for the purpose, which her own
room did not.

Mr. H. C. Till deposed that be wee in independent cir-
cumstances, and deoeued was his cousin. He accompanied
last witneas and assisted to cut her down. He fully corro-
borated the evidence of Mr. Wilcox. _ .

After some farther evidence the jury returned s verdict
of suicide by hanging, under a it of teincarary insanity.

A Gum BUNNY ON • BittON-Lll2l. —This morn-
ing an inquiry was held at Guy's Hospital, by Mr. W. J.
Payne, &palpates:air far the city of London and South-
wick, respecting the death of Martha Philips, aged 15, who
was burnt to death es a brink-kiln at Wickham, in Kent.
It appeared from the evideses that the deceased was on the
top• belts kiln. reesteat potatoes, and that either from
the act having made admen t which brought up the blase, or
from her having removed some kicks, she suddenly became
surrounded with flamer, and her clothes took fire. The poor
girl screamed loudly for assistance, and a labourer m an ad.
joining field ran to her aid, and managed to er.tinguiah the
fire. Decreased was then wrapped in blankets and conv”ed
in • cart to the hospital, where her injuries were found to
be so 'oriole ea to be beyond remedy, and death soon put
an end to her snfferinp. The jury returned a verdict of
" Amideneal death." . .

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Dam! FROM CaLOnoroma.—Yestertlay afternoon
an inquiry was held at the King's Collage Hospital, before
Mr. Bedford, the mimic for Westminster, touching the
death of Elisabeth Freed. Frederick Sparks Freed identi•
fled the body as that of his daughter, aged 11, who had been
in the hospital shout three weeks, in consequence of injuries
maived by a fall • short time since. Elisabeth Jenkins.
aunt to the declassed, stated that the latter came to bar
house one evening sod told bar the had lied • fall, but that
she did not wish anyone to know she had hurt herself. She
went with her to the hospital. Mr. It. Partridge,
of the hospital, deposed tW, the deceased was *dm=
the Zird of July tut, asd died on the Bth of August. He
understood she met with an accident by Whop against an
iron railing, sod she was suffering from • very offensive
mortifying wound. It was necemary, for the purpose of
the wound, that a short but sharp operation should
beeuimdatgo s. The deceased consented to take chloroform,
end, being • very nervous girl, it was administered with
great peoeution. In 0011444001100 of the decesaed having
• feeble sad fatty heart, which had sot been discovered,
she died in a short time alter the chloroform was admi.
sistermL The jury consulted for a short time, and
returned the following verdict :—" That the deceased died
Iran the administration of chloroform in consequeme of a
dismal, of the heart, but the jury Ind that the chloroform
was peopeciy administered."
FATAL AOCIDINT TO • MAN SLIM:PING ON •
BiUct-ext.n.—About 6 o'clock yesterday moruiogt the body
eta mesa was taken from under a mass of burning bricks.
at • brick-kiln, sear the Gortu.. Took Works, °polishes,.
The body was burped almost to • Mader. It is supposed
that be ems • tramp, who bad gobs to sleep upon the Mick-
kik, vim the bricks gave way, and he was buried amongst
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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commiskaer Hairoyd.)

RE W 11.433101 GATTON. _
Tbib wee the sitting for examination and dietary. The
hoikrupt was a buiider of Fisheiton Anger, Wilts.
The account, show—Amount due to unsecured creditors,
; ditto holding security, 2,5921. ; liabilities, including
Inf. on accommodation bill", 1151. The assets include good
debtors, 4%!.; property, 2N.; ditto in the hands of creditors,
The trade assignee asked for an adjournment until after
the WelitiOn. He appeared in person, and among other
reasons for Lis application stated that be was threatened
with" Chancery suit.
The Commiaioner granted an adjournment.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

ANSION•HOUSE
THR ATTEMPT TO EXTORT MONZT FROM MZSBE&
ROTINCMILD6.
. . . . . .

C./tartar Reynolds, via who charged with at-
tempting to obtain 3001., k.c., from Messrs. Rothschild and
Co., beakers, by means of threatening letters, was again
placed at the bar before Mr. dklerman Humphrey to un-
dergo a final examination.
Hr. Wontner again appeared for the
_prosecution, and the
prisoner was on this occasion undefended.
Mr. Wontner said that he was in a position to prove that
the letters were in the haodwriting of the prisoner, and to
complete the case upon which be was instructed to ask that
the prisoner should be committed for trial. He added that
Messrs. Rothschild did not prosecute out of any vindictive
feeling, but on the contrary recommended him strongly to
mercy.
. . . . . .

Green, the detective, was then examined, and he said be
bad shown the six letters to the prisoner, and he bad
acknowledged that they were in his handwriting.
The waiter at the Post-office Coffee-house then proved
the delivery of the letter addressed to Mr. Johnson, Post-
office Coffee-house, St. Martin's-le-Grand, to the prisoner,
who went away with it.
The prisoner, when asked if he wished to oak the wit•
names any questions, replied that he had only to my that
the letters were in his handwriting, and that he sent them,
but the same time he had no idea of hurting either of the
ffiessza. Rothschild.

The evidence having been reed over,
The usual caution was given to the prisoner, and he was
asked if he wished to say aoything in answer to the charge.
He replied that he had nothing to slay, bat that he was
guilty of writing the letters.
He was then formally committed for trial.