The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-02 00:00:00

THE MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT

-HETIDON.

Yenterdatzusaif.t:rnoon Mr. Brent, deputy corone.
for West and • jury, aasembhd at the Adam
and Eve Inn Mill-hill, Hendon, to investigate the circum-
danoes of the death of Anne Cox, aged' 4 years, the un-
fortunate young woman who, was shot by James Lawrence,
with whom she was keeping company, on the morning of
Saturday last, and who, haven also attempted to commit
suicide by shooting himself, is now an inmate of the Mid-
dlesex Hospital. The tragic occurrence has created a nein-
ful excitement throughout the usually quiet and respectable
locality of Mill-hill, and although the scene of the murder
is nearly a mile from the more thickly populated
portion of the, hamlet, • vast number of per-
sons were attracted to the spot during the proceedings.
The body lay is the cottage where the deed was paths=
and presented a shocking spectacle. A. the gun was
with small duck shot it is believed that Lawrence must have
stood within six inches of hie victim when he discharged
as the orifice in the neck on the right side is a/
=gyialia:ne. The shot passed completely through the
neck, s ring the lower jaw on the left aide.
Sarah Barns examined—l knew the deoeased Anne Cee
who resided next door to me. She was single, and waekd
with her mother as • laundress. Was present at her death,
which took place about 6 o'clock on Saturday morning.
heard an explosion of a min twice in the next house. I got
up, and ran out to see what it wain my night clothe*. The
first 1 maw was the deceased, who was droned, lying
down on the floor by the side of the copper, and
bleeding from the neck. I removed her into the next room
and sent for the doctor, but she expired about ten minute'
before he came. After I had seen the deceased I saw
James Lawrence leaning against the water-butt close by,
and bleeding from the face. The water-butt is jest outside
the kitchen, and the door was open. Some labourers who
were pawing were called in, and they removed him to hie
mother's cottage, which is next door on the other side. I
sew a gun standing against the back cottage door BOW the
water-butt, against which Lawrence was leaning. Jame
Lawrence slept in the hones of deceased's mother for ten or
eleven nights, a the lodger bad gone away to bury his
mother. Lawrence had kept company with demee for
several months.
By the Coroner—l have no doubt but that deceased was
killed by being shot by James Lawrence. I believe from
what transpired a few evenings before he was jealous of her.
The deceased was a highly respectable young woman.
Wm. Savage„police •dable 297 S, deposed that he was
informed that Jim Lawrence had shot his sweetheart and
then himself. He went to Mrs. Betel's cottage, and saw het
daughter (deceased) as desenbed, and on going to Law-
rence's cottage found him walking about. la answer to •
question as to what he had been at, he mumbled oat, " I
could not help it."
Mr. W. Grow.., a
i surgeon practising at geodes, pee
evidence as to the state n which the deceased aad mewed
were found. I said to the latter—" Ltwrthok you did di
yourself ;" and he replied," " Yes, sir." I added, " had lea
also killed that poor girl. To this be math so
By the Coroner—There was no doubt tiedddddead
from hemorrhage from • gun-shot wound by men thollnd
not from a bullet. A bullet would have made a cleaner
wound.
The inspector of police said that no shot had been found,
but he produced • hash with shot No. 4 or S and • powder
flask, identified as belonging to Lawrence, and some wads
and caps fitting the gun Wien from the accused's pocket
when removed to the hospital.
The witness, in answer to the coroner, said be bad
seen Lawrence at the hospital on the previous day, and be
was programing favourably.
The Bev. Bartholomew Nicholls, incumbent of
said—l have known the deceased and Lawrence from child-
hood, and heard they were keeping company. She was a
respectable well-conducted young woman, and he a well-
conducted young man. On hearing that • woman had been
shot, I went to the cottage and found she was dead. A
letter was found unopened at the cottage, and I was asked
to read it.
The witness produced the letter, which was addressed to
deceased's mother, and handed it to the coroner.
Mr. Brent read the letter, which was to the following
effect :
" Dear Anne,—l did not think my love for you would
come to this. I should not have thought anything about
this if you had told me you did not intend to many me; but
it is not your doing. I knew very well all about lt, when
your mother and Harry laid their heeds Mmaker. I
knew how china were to be done. Dear Anne, your mother
and Jl r. Betel has pomaded you to this. You recollect
your words when your mother asked you that night that
Little Billy had his lip dressed, whether you was going to
sleep with Jim ROAD, and you mid yes. Mr. Betel, this is
all your fault, trying to keep this eo sly from
me. She is in the family way by Jim Mann.
And this is the cause why I have done so. Well, Mr. J.
Mann, he is disappointed as well se me. So let your dear
Anne be buried along with me. So good bye all, and bleu
you. With beat love. Yon are the muse of this. Good
bye, this has destroyed my mind.—Joins LAvnutecz."
After some further evidence of an unimportant nature,
The Coroner said, as the probability wee that this case
would go before another tribunal, he must insist upon a
post mortem examination and the most rigid inquiry. He
ultimately, however, consented to leave the matter in the
bands of the jury.
The court was cleared, and after *time discussion the jury
decided that the coroner's views were correct, and they
wished for an adjournment and a post =them examination
of the body.
The inquiry was then adjourned for • week.

ANOTHER FATAL At:cif/INT AT THE Gi/MAT
Ex inarriox.—Yesterday afternoon, about 4 o'clock, shortly
after the departure of the Duchess of Cambridge and
Princess Mary of Cambridge, who had visited the building,
another unfortunate ma was added to the many who have
lost their liver during the progress of the building of the
International Exhibition. A man, named James Hillier, in
the employ of Mans. Kelk and Lucas, the contractom
was drawn up while sitting on a small slip of timber to the
top of the eastern dome inside, for the purpose of removing
the blacks and tackle used to raise and lower the timbers
of the scaffolding, and, after having been engaged in this
work for some time he slipped, fnlr headlong to the
ground, a distance of upwards of 200 feet. He struck
violently on some loose timbers, his head coming in fearful
oontact with them. He was picked up, and conveyed to
St. George's Hospital, bat life was extiook This ass
which was witnessed by a large number of workmss, oast
the greatest gloom around. Nearly all the accidents have
taken plane in the eastern dome.
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