The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-25 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

ATTOfPTED WIDER IN Ilia WM THROUGH JIALOtir.

John Frazer, a powerful-looking man, a labourer, wsa
placed at the bar before Mr. Woolrych for final examinatioo,
charged with attemptiog to murder Felix 'Sweeny by
striking him on the head with a pair of tongs, and stabbing
him on the head and different parts of the body io • savage
manner, on Moody evening, the 27th of last month.
The injured men was for some time in • very dangerous
state is Guy's Hospital, and this was the first time he was
able to attend sad give hie evidence. His head was strapped
up is several places, and he carried hi left sr= in a sling.
On being sworn, be said he lived with his wife and family io
Old Justice-court, in Mint-street, Borough. The prisoner
and his wife lodged in the upper part of the hones. On
Moseley evening, the 27th alt., he was about to leave the
court when the prisoner rushed after him, and making use of
• frightful oath, struck him on the head with • pair of tongs,
which felled him to the earth. Before he «mkt get op, the
prisoner struck him spin, and them fell upon him and
stabbed him in the face, neck, and other pits of the bode,
until be became insenaible. When he recovered he found
himself is the hospital, and he tisil remained there ever since.
In cross-euimination by the prisoner, witness submitted
that he bad been in the habit of being friendly with the
prisooer's wife, and while be was at work he had gone with
bee to publiehonees and got drunk. He had been with her
that evening, and he supposed the prisoner saw him leave
her. He, however, had never provoked the prisoner to
attempt his life is inch a manner.
Cathariee M'Swesoy, an intelligent-lookieg girl, daughter
of the prosecutor, said that on Monday evening, the 27th
of June, she saw the prisoner come borne, and as soon as be
entered his room he had words with his wife. Her father
was than about to leave the mart, when the prisoner seized
up • pair of tongs and sallied after him, and knocked biro
down with them. While her father was on the ground the
prisoner took a white-handled penknife from his pocket and
cut her father on the face, seek, sad body. She screamed
oat, and assistance came, and the prisoner was taken away.
Her father was conveyed to the hospital.
In answer to the charge, the prisoner, after other evi.
deuce, said that the complaisant was a wicked old man, a,
he bad Deduced his wife from the affection of himself and
children. As soon as he (prisoner) went to work the pro-
w:odor took hie wife out, and they went from public-house
to public-house, and got drunk. On hie return home ca the
night in question he found them is such • position as left
no doubt of their familiarity, and in the heat of panic' be
committed the offence for which he was charged.
Mr. Woolrych coonnithed him for trial.

THE MURDER OP MB. WOOS.

INQUEST.-{THIS DAY.)

This morning the inquest was resumed at the
Town-hall, Hackney, before Mr. Humphreys, the occoner,
and the same jury previously impanaelled.
The jury having answered to their names,

The Coroner said—l might mention that there IMO wit-
nesses present at the last meeting who were is a position
to give some valuable evidence, but I ',moldered the encts
of justice would be beet served by withholding that evi-
dence for the present, and although we might now
go on with it, I believe my friend who appears
for the prosecution desires to make as application
for the further adjoniument of the inquiry. Having
looked carefully into the evidence I could supply
to-day, I am boned to say that I do not think it would
carry us much further, and the only object of it would
be one of fairness and justice to a gentleman who is in
• position to give valuable evidence, and who might other.
wise appear to have withheld it. That is sot the cuss,
and I think we shall hest consult the ends of justice by ad-
jemmies the inquiry. I may ►lso observe that I have Sabi
left my bed, where I have been confined three or four days,
and to which I shall return on leaving her,, and I therefore
propose that we shall adjourn for a fortnight, when we may
be better able to get on ; and I am care there win be no
miscarriage of justice is the meanwhile.
The foreman made an observation, in answer to which.
The Coroneraaid—lt has been suggested to miry Wier*.
man th►t it might be inconvenient to Kr. Lee, who is here
presoak to have to attend again. Therefore we will take
his evidemee sow.

Mr. Thu. Lee vu then called, and deposed as follows:
—1 am • private gentleman. On Betarday, the 9th of
July, I war • passenger by the North London train from
Bow. The trace reached Bow about 10 o'clock. lam
in the habit of travelling by that line. I was on
friendly terms with the deceased. Imy the deceased is •
first class carrige on the arrival of the teals from Fee.
churchatrest ; I spoke to him, and bade hint goad night. I
first accosted him. He wee sitting with his back to the
engine, in the first compartment of the carrier; on the
near side, next to the platform. I mid to him, "Good
eight, Mr. Briggs," and he answered " Good night, Tom.•
Ido not know that there is any allotted time for the Mehl
to stop at the station. It did not go off direstly that night.
There were twoother persons in the same compartment. One
was sitting sett to him cm his left haled saw and the ether
sat opposite to him. The lamp war lighted in the compart-
ment. The compartment pulled up Dose to • gaalamp on
the platform, which gave me an opportunity of seeingelearly
who was inside. I got into the same train is the next
esseed.clase compartment nearest the sagiee. That was the
adjeinieg carriage. It was possible that one or both
of the persons I saw in the compartment would
hays tiros to get out after I got into the
carriage I rode in, and to leave the platform before the
train started. I did not me either of them attempt
to open the door. Neither of them made any mani-
festations of an attempt to get oat in my pre-
geom. When the train stopped the computeuent cams
up opposite to where I was sia•diog on the platform. I
my no more of the deceased after I got into the brain, and
the gird I heard of the murder was from the newspapers on
Monday. 1 was in 'Ueda te here this day week, sad bed
previously made a communication to the authorities, in sub-
statics what I hue now deposed.
By a jarrinan—l had been scqualoted with the &messed
four or fire years. I could not be mistaken in his identity.
The inquiry was thee further adjourned to Monday, Bth
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