The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-18 00:00:00

THE MURDER IN T. GILES'S.

The adjourned investigation into the circum-
dances attending the death of Emma Jackson, the unfor-
tunate std who was bentally murdered at a house of in-
ferno, No. 4, Cleorge.aireet, Bloomsbury, on last Thursday
week, was held yestenity afternoon, at Tun:thuds Oporto
13,cares, Broadaitreet, Ware Dr. Edwin Leakeater and a
ht&y j
respectable ury.
3'Messetessent cosesqueet upon the atrocity of the awe,
and the mystery with which it ia surrounded, °patience un-
abated. and the inquest-room and its approaches were
crowded. . . .

The jury baring answered to their names,
The Corea* mid the jury. would remember that at the
last meeting he opened the inquiry to enable them to view
the body ss it lead is the sates position as wheel it was
foetid. fie then took the evidence of identification, sad
also that of the surgeon, and of one of the inmates of the
bongo. Hawing gone so far be adjourned the inquiry, to
enable the police to piker such evident* as they could,
and additional vitamins would now be called. The
jury would recollect that at the last in quoit the servant
mid she was sleepy when she Ist the deceased in with a
msa who was of middle height sad dressed in dark clothes.
The door was locked on the outside sad the window was
wide open. The doctor had been directed to make a post
' mortem examinaltee, sad he would call that geatlesme
Mr Henry Weekes was then celled. He Mated that as
Sander afternoon last he sleds • post modem esaminittios
of thelardy, is the preemie of Dr. J. Waukee, Dr. H.
Smith, end Dr. Tanner. The appearaacen were healthy.
The arms and hands were smothered with Woad, and there
were slight stains of blood on both thighs. Oa the left
buttock there was a mark of the peep of fingers. In the
neck there were four punctured wounds or stabs, two in
frost sad two behind. The first monad, above the centre
of the upper boos of the sternum. was one Mob and a quarter
in length, and extended upwards to the left of the trachea,
dividing the trachea transversely for nearly three-four the
of its circumference. The second wound was on the right
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side of the neck, and was threrqoarters of au inch ie leng-th.
There was no wound of the carotid eatery. The third
wound wee a aloes transveree cut of seven-eighths of en inch
beg at the left aide of the neck ; it extended down-
wards and forwards to the left, laying be:. the transverse
proort of the cervical vertehne. It extended very deeply,
rattans right into the 'pilaf column. The fourth wound was
eittuded at the lower part of the right side of the beck of
the neck.
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lle7orater—What was the came of death!
Witnees—l believe that death was due is this cane partly
to suffooatios sad partly to loin of blood, which had bees
effected in considerable quantities both front the wound in
the internal fogular and veins in frost of the teaches. The
wound in the towhee would suffice to prevent the person
from *creaming, and the obliquity of the wound through
the skin would prevent the ready escape of blood from the
trachea, sod this would materially angst in suffocating. As
to the wound in the spinal column and awn= on the cord,
it is doubtful whether that would came speedy death.
By the Coroner—l should think that when I saw the body
death had taken place from nine to twelve hours. The '
window was open, and that would cause a cool current of
air to peas through the room. That would alter my opinion.
I should say that seven or nine hours only had elapsed.
Front the appearance of the body I should say that sexual
• intercourse had not takes plus is the room. I think the
wounds were inflicted with • large pocket-knife, or an
instrument with only one edge, and not a dirk or a dagger.
The point of the instrument did not penetrate the other
side of the windpipe. In the first wound I should think the
iustrunasat penetrsted about an inch and • quarter. I
think that the whole of the wounds were inflicted with the
same instrument. A very strong knife would have produced
the wound at the back of the neck and entered the vertebras.
Although the instrument pained into the spite, it did not
touch the nervous substance, and therefore it was not a
fatal wound. There was a sufficient amount of
blood in the Witches or windpipe to lead me to believe that
' death arose partly from suffocation. There was no blood
at all in the left esde of the heart. I do not think it pee-
. sible for all the wounds to have been inflicted while do-
. wand was in the position she was found is. I should lay
she was wounded while lying on the bed, and that the first
wound she received was the wound in the windpipe. I
'do not think she could place herself in the position in
which she war found after the second wound in the jugular
vein was indicted. I believe that she was dragged into
that position. It is not possible to say the exact quantity
of blood which had been lost.
By a Juror—The first wound would have disabled de-
ceased from screaming, but eke might have struggled and
raised herself up in the bed. and that would account for the
blood marks on the wall. She might have been in a re-
clining position when she received the wound, io the Mick
of the news.
Clara Mullende was the next wittier. She said she was
an unfortunate girl, and lived at No. 4. George•tmet On
Thursday week she assisted the girl Curley le cleaning the
house. fte beard from Curley that the deceased and a man
had gone into the house at about err= or eight o'clock in
the meaning. That .war about midday, but Curley sold
• nothing about them. At five o'eloek Carley naked vitae=
to knock them up. It was sot an enema thing for people
'to f 0 is and slay as long as from seven to five o'clock. At
five o'clock wither went up to the first door back. The
door was fastened outside with • "hasp," but it was not
fastened within. She unfastened the hasp and went in,
when she found the deceased lying dead oo the bed. She
was lying across the bed quite romieht. The window was
I wide open, and there was nothing is hoot of the window.
There was no table in the room, bat there was a wash-hand
stand by the side of the window. There was a basin in it
which was half-full of water, which was bloody. There was
notowel in the room. Did not go lathe window to examine
11, to see if anyone had got out of it, but want dowestaira to
' oall.Mr. Goole, the landlord. In the next room there were
two young girls sleeping. The doer of their room was
(satiated on the inside. When she told Mr. George what
she had found, he sent her to the polimatetion. Curley
was with Mr. George when witness told him. Re was
rely renal frightened, and almost in fit.. The poling cum
shortly afterwards.
By the Jury—No one slept on the same floor se the de-
ceased bat the two erit. 'The folding doors between the
two root* are never used. nem is so hasp on the doer
where the two gide slept, but she was wirethat the beep
was fastened en the door when the deceased was. The
two girls Whig Is the hum were Jobs Creed and /dory
Ana Tomer. They went to bed at 4 o'clock in the num•
leg, and were down again before 4 &dock in the thermion.
BM bad newer seen the demand before that day. Both
the girls were is the home whoa the body was found.
Julia Creed, who elm slugabed herself as an nsfortunate,
said she at No 4, Gesegeetreet. She did not know
the deoses4 Ikons Jukes. • had sever sue her be-
fore. 85. slept in the lame on the Wideesday
night. bilious did sot out of the boom
that sight, and god west to bed at about four
Ada* is the onoreieg. • girl Named Tango slept
with within& Duero hod Mee out, eked miasma soon
after Tatum went sputum to bed. She west to sleep di-
rectly she went lute bad. the did and hear anyone so into
the next roses. the with up Bengal times while she wee