The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-01 00:00:00

THE CHARGE OP 11.4118L4UGHTER IN EPPING

IPOJtiBT.

ADJOURNED INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.)
This morning Mr. John Humphreys, the Middle-
sex Ooroosrovisnmed the iegniry at the London Hospital
relative to the death of Hoary Brinkley Jameson, aged
13 years, who died from gaziehot wounds indicted by a
lad named John Mordant under circumstances which have
already appeared in this journal.
Mr. Beard, the aolieitor, wee in atteedanos for the ac-
eased ; and Mr. Boyden, of Moornsburyeguare, was engaged
to watch the case for the bleeds of the deceased.

Theirequest-room was crowded, and the utmost interest
was manifested during the inquiry.
The prisoner, John Mardannt, was brought up in the
custodof Inspector Hayes, of the K division, from Ilford
Gaol, an order al Sir George Grey, the Secretary of the
Home Department.
The following additional evidence was adduced:
John Mordaunt was milled, sad having been duly
cautioned by the Coroner, said that on the day in question
while he and the boy Meadows were in the Forest,
they met several boys, who mired the way to
the Forest. They bad • dog with them, and Meadows
" Would not that do to catch our birds?' Witness
said, " Yea." A boy named Holliday Naked if they
I had any game, when witness pulled out a sparrow
' which he threw up into the air and fired at it, but witness
missed it. Meadows then fired at the bird, bat could not
hit it. There were plenty of birds fiyieg about, and witness
laid down upon the grim, when he discharged the gun again.
The other boys exclaimed. " You have missed your aim
again." Another boy called the deg, and it ran after them.
The boys went, when witness said to Meadows, " Let us
have a lark." The) passed on, when one of the bops said,
"Fire away, you wont hurt us." The brother of deceased
mid. " You bad bitter be quiet, or you will shoot
some one." Meadows then "Come on,
my brave friend." The other boys then ran away
behind the bathes, and got out of sight. Shortly after.
wards Meadows and witness saw them again, when Mea&ws
said to one of them "Deliver up your dog dead or alive."
They then pointed their guns at the dog,wbich was taken up
by deceased's brother who mid, " You are not allowed to
shoot in the forest." Witness said, " YIN we are and I will
shoot y7ou if you say much." Wither thee put the gun to his
shoulder whso it went off bathe could not tell bow. Meadows.
dropped his gun and said, " You have shot some one." Wit.
nem replied, "No, I have sot." Hethini heard thedeceased's
brother say, "He is shot, he is shot !" Witness said, " No,
I have not—have 1!" A gentleman ran up and mired him
from the ground. Witness went up to deceased end sail,
" Oh, where can we get • doctor r Witness then assisted in
getting the doomed out of the Forest to the nearest sot-
geon'e Deceased was carried to the Rising Sun Tavern, and
was afterwards removed to the hospital.
. . .

By the had no intention of shooting the de-
mised, and I cannot tall how the gnu went off. There was
a pies* of string tied to the hammer, and it might have
caught the button of my coat.
By Mr. Boydell—l had threatened in • joking way to
shoot the boys, but Dever intended any harm.
Mr. Theodore Budd, house surgeon, said that the de-
ceased cams under his are with a very extensive wound on
the side of the facia, and died on the 20th instant from the
mortal effects of a gunshot wound, which had produced ex-
haustion. There were several shots in the face, which was
I discoloured by gunpowder, showing that the gun mint have
been discharged clime to the demised's face.
The Coroner then read over the voluminous evidence, and
summed up the facts adduced in a clear and succinct 19.11 n•
Der explaiuhig the law as applicable to the cam, which be
said was very lamentable, as both the accused and the boy
Meadows had admitted that they had threatened to shoot
the deceased—but in a joke. The cam would not amount
to wilful murder, but the act of the prisoner (Mordaunt)
might have been cue of mieadventure, which was 1104 even
neesslaeighter.
The jury, after a brief consultation, returned a verdict to
the effect that the deceased died from the mortal effects of
a gas shot wound inflicted by John Mordaunt accidentally
sad by misfortune."
The father of the deceased imprisoned himself dissatisfied
with the verdict,