The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-19 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

CLERKENWELL

VIOLER ASSAULT 021 A CHILD NT IT PAMIL-ELTSCITD

ESERI4I:B RZSULTe.

George DiXo7t, a shoemaker, residing at 2, Eymetrest•hlll,
fit. Andrew's, was oharged before Yr. Barker with unix,.
fully assaulting and beating his daughter Catherine Dixon,
whereby her life has been placed in
The assault wee committed on the 11th bid.. at about
2 &clock in the morning. The poor child was in bed and
the defendant beat her with a leather strap until her hack
and shoulders were like a piece of liver. The prisoner
finding that the poor girl was nearly dead, got oat of the
way. The girl was taken to the and u it was
expected that she would die the magistrate attended and

From the evideieeiakthoti the previous occasion it sp.
peered that the unfortunate deceased was a carman in the
employ of Mr. Hunt, of Battersea, and that on the evening
of the 27th ult., having Walled his work for the day, the
key of the stable, which was locked, was hung up where de-
canted and a man named James Wheeler could get at it.
Deceased then called on a friend and said he was going to •
public-house in the neighbourhood. 'twenty minutes
afterwards, however, he was totted insensible and almost
dead, close to the stable door and underneath
the door of the loft, which was wide
though is had been fastened when the place was locked
up
for the night. Deceased's nose wee completely broken in.
There was • hale ia his forehead, and he was covered with
blood and bruises. He was lifted into a stable, where, upon
the slotted blood washed from his face, he partially
revived, and • "Kill in. outright. Where is my
wits?' He was removed immediately to St. Thomas's Hai-
pital, where he died on the 9th inst., being merely able to
tell his wife " that James knew all about it, and that they
bad done it about a sixpence."
Upon the case being resumed,
Henry Jenkins, 22, Kennington-lane, was called, and
said he was a carman, and his master's stable' were close to
those of Mr. Hunt, the employer of deceased. On the
evening of the 27th December be was cleaning his hones
when heard a man named dppisford call out that he had
fallen over deceased in the yard. Witness bad been clean-
ing his horsed about 20 minutes before that. Deceased
was Mesolithic. and was covered with blood. He said,
" Kill me cried the way." Before Appleford called out
'Meese had heard no noise or disturbance in the yard. Wit-
ness had not seen deceased that day at all. If there had been
any *Muzzling witness thought he must have heard it.
The kit door was partially open. Witness did not hear
the stable door being opened. The next morning there
wars spots of blood in the yard, but no signs of • person
laving 'bleu dragged about. The yard had been cleared up,
however, by some one.
Frederick Webb, carman, said that on the sight in
gelation, be met Undamaged opposite the Nioe Elms tavern
• quarter past 7 o'elock. He was sure of the hour,
A man came sloop; and asked Sainsbury, who was with wit-
ting, for • light, and Sainsbury said that the man was
Champion. A man named James Walker lodged at the
same plea as wawa Witnees, after seeing the deceased,
went to • tavern, and thence home. Walker mine home
at the same time. He was sober. He washed himself and
went to bed. Witham saw no blood about his clothes. At
20 minutes to 8 o'clock be was called up, and he and witness
were told what had happened.
By the jury—Witness never knew Walker to go to bed
without having received his wages before. He sometimes
west to bed in the evening at eight or nine o'clock. He
west away on the Sunday morning, saying that he was
going to his brother's, as his father wasvery ill. Witness
had no idea he was going away for good. On the Sunday
afternoon witness saw James's brother, who said that he
was not aware that his father was ill.

Henry Maynard said that he saw deceased on the morning
of the 27th ult. to front of the bar of the Nine Elms tavern,
drinking some coffee. A carman named Hillier was also
there. That evening Hillier came into the Nine Elora
tavern parlour and said, " I have got the sack;" and be said,
after some conversation, " I want to find that Charley
Champion." Witness mid " Champion is a very spiteful
man ; he would stick a knife into you ; don't you tomb him."
Hillier said, "If the devil shows a knife to me I will kick
his inside out." He left the tavern a little after six o'clock,
and returned in ten minutes. He stopped there then until
• quarter to seven, when he went away in the direction of
his roaster's stables, which were in the same yard se Hant'e
stables. His wife was then in the tavern, but be did not
come back to her. Witness did not see him again that
night. Witness had often seen Hillier since, but he said
nothing to him about the affair. Hillier "fought very shy
of witness since that job."
By the Jury—Hillier said be wanted to see Champion,
because he was determined Champion should not " best him
out of a tanner." It was an affair of cheating about • six-
pence in gambling, perhaps, but witness did not exactly know.
The Coroner said that Hillier left the tavern at • quarter
to 7; another witness deposed to easing deceased alive at 20
minutes to 8 o'clock. Could Hillier be traced during the
inter-realm time?
A juror remarked that • witness had stated on the last
occasion that he called up Walker at 20 minute* to 8 In
consequence of deceased being then found injured. It was
clear that the evidence of the witness as to the moment
when deceased was last seen in health could not be strictly
accurate.

Mr. John Purdew said that on the night in question about
s quarter to 7 o'clock some boys came to the Nina Elms
Tavern, and said that three men had run down to the
bottom of the yard. Witness went out and beard some
persona—there were more than one—running down towards
the stables. There was a way out of the yard for foot
passengers at the other end. Witness stayed outside for
about five minutes. and he saw no one oome up from the
yard. There were held. at the back of the further gate to
the yard.
J. Ap Word was recalled, and said that he fell over
dsosased la the yard at 20 minutes past 7 or a quarter
to 8 o'clock.

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Sainsbury, who had said that he saw deceased and gave
him a light at 20 minutes to 8, wu recalled, and stated that
he wu not certain as to the time.
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InsTe;;;ihrook said tcal he apprehended Samuel
Hillier on Thursday last, sad charged him, on suspicion.
with causing daosaaed's death. Hillier said, " You must
prove the case." He had previously . said that he could
prove where he was on the Saturday night in question.
Mrs. Champion, readied, said that her husband told her,
as well as his injuries would permit him, that there was
bother about sixpence. He said that a man named Hillier,
or Wheeler had to do with it, but has nose being completely
destroyed it was hard to understand him. He was only
conscious a minute or two. . . . . .

—lnsin;t;r7ibrno ;aid that he believed he could get
further evidence if the coroner would adjourn the pro-
cekings.
The court was then cleared, and ultimately the proceed-
ings were adjourned.
The medical evidence taken on the previous occasion
proved that the injuries to the deceased were of the most
brutal diameter. Hie nose wee smashed in, and a splinter
wee driven into the brain. His spine was damaged, and
there was a hole in his forehead, caused apparently by a
sharp instrument.

" NEGRO EQUALITY" IN RICRYOND.-011 Wad-
naday evening, as the congregation of the Becesiotreet
Methodist church were about being dismissed, the ernes
was barred by the appearance at the doors of • negro wed-
ding cortege, men sad women, in flashing attire, who
pressed into the church and compelled the congregation to
meat themselves promiscuously among them. It was a
perfect negro surprise, no one in the congregation, and not
erect the minister, being previously apprised of the object of
their visit. It was woo made known, however ; end two
Beige couples, who had taken each other " for better or for
mum," were ranged before the altar. The Rev. Mr.
Daggs( adjusted the matrimonial fetters upon one pair, and
the Rev. Mr. Kelly heart-coupled the other pair. The
negro retinue then retired from the church, and the con-
gregation, spectators to the ceremony against their will,
were permitted to return to their homes. Some of the
congregation are very Indignant at this usurpation of their
mactuary, and contend that as the negroes have churches
and ministers of their own accredited them, each otremo-
Dial should be confined to their appropriate sphere. Negro
assumption and seettrance has reached • pitch, Weed,
when without invitation or warrant, they storm into the
midst of a worshipping white congregation, interrupting the
exercises, and i • mock ceremony of thesr own.—
, RicAlsond EX4MiliCr, Jai. 2.