The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-03 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

William Barr' a cabinet-maker, in an extensive way d
Wiliam in the Curtain xoad, fiffnireditch, was charged be-
fore Mr. Leigh with three distinct offences, namely,
drunkeanem, Curious driving, and causing injury and death.
Mr. Beard attended for the defence. .

Mr. Barr,when pieced in the dock, appeared to be in
great mental anguish ; en injury was apparent on his face.
Smith, police-constable 8y N, sworn—Last night, shortly
before 11 o'clock, I was on duty io Murray-street, New
North-road, and saw the prisoner driving a horse and light
cart, with several persons in it, at the rate of ten or twelve
miles an hour. The horse was galloping. I followed some
distance, but lost sight of him. About • gqGarter of an
hour after that I was sent for to the Earl of Durham public
house, in Murray-street, and then the primmer was holding
up a woman in front of the bar. She was bleediug from
the head. I had her removed to a surgeon's. and have been
informed since that she died. I believe that she is the
prisoner's wife.
Mr. Beard—That is so.
Witness (in continuation)— A horse and cart was at the
door of the house, one of the shafts broken off.
By Mr. Safford, the clerk—Prisoner appeared to have
been drinking.
Cross-examined— Prisoner was using the whip on the
horse when be peeled by me. The animal did not appear
to have run away, it came from the direction of the New
North-road. I called to the prisoner to stop. I am positive
the vehicle I saw broken is the seine that passed me.
Mr. Beard here suggested that although a person named
Mullins bad been interred in this lamentable accident he did
not appear ; feeling that it was such, and that not any one
was present to sustain the graver charge of cawing death,
the inquiry should be adjourned, in consideration of pri-
soner's painful position.
Mr. Inspector Webster, N Division, said be had further
fieldmice to offer, and thereon
Mr. Leigh expressed his intention to bear the ease in full.
Barton, 527 N—Near the time mentioned I saw primmer
driving the hoes* and cart in Provost-street, New North-
road. He did not appear to be checking the animal's speed.
I lost Midst of him.
Eaton, 407 N—About five minutes past 11 bat night I
was is Fist-road, City-road, end heard cries of "Stop him,"
by whom given I don't know. Almost directly afterwards
I saw a man, who I believe is a Mr. Mullins, lying on the
pavement bleeding from his head ; at a abort distaore from
him was the prisoner surrounded by • crowd of persons. A
horse and cart was close by ; a man and woman and some
boys were in it. Suddenly the prisoner jumped into the
cart and drove off at a full gallop, as fast as the home could
go. 1 should think. I and many others followed. He turned
into Britannia-street, Bogging the horse all the way. On
getting into Murray-street, I found the tart upset ; a woman
was under the wheel ; persons were trying to release her.
She was taken into a public-house.
Crow-examined—Prisoner did all that be could do far the
woman in the public-house. He appeared to be hurt. He
was not sober.
Mr. Sefford—Could excitement occasion the appearance of
inebriety
Witness-1 am fully convinced that he was under the
influence of liquor.
Cross-examined—There is a " boardisg" in Britons's.
street with coloured advertisements on it. Prisoner said
that the horse took fright at that "boarding," and that be
could not stop it. I could not 1110 ea 1 followed him whether
this was so or not.
Joseph Johnson—l am a tailor in laminae' at 61, Bri-
teonia-street=irosel. Not long after 11 o'clock last
night I Wee at my Arad-door, and beard a bone
galloping.
I loping. thong tit was bringing a fire-engine. Directly
afterwards a horse and cart paired me at hill gallop. The
driver tried to turn the corner, I suppose, but the wheel
came in contact with the pavement stale, and the vehicle
upset. All that had bees in were throws est. A woman
lay near the rack of the cart, and two or three boys ware
pitched sits te the opposite side of the skeet. Two mew
a to have been in the out alas.
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He admitted that Ise wee driving at the
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