The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-27 00:00:00

THE EfUItDERER KOHL.

It seems that yesterday morning Kohl asked
Dr. Cappell If ha would premiss so write to his
father after he was deed, and wises be did so, hi
wished to have a shisismewt to the same efface in
latish, be said, they woad both sign. Dr. appalli=
to the, sod sat dose te the table wader the impression that
the primmer was about to make • confession. almost at
therms instant Kohl seised a pea that was on the table,
and thrust the sad of the holder down his throat, and se-
claimed, "I will kill myself ; I will push down the Water
soil he would probably have succeeded in doing him-
self some meshed if the wanks* is attendance had net
promptly interfered and forced the pee from his grasp. He
was that so violent that Mr. Gem the usistalteriff, felt
himself under the neonsity of directing that hasdouffs
should be pieced upon him, to prevent him from doing any
mischief to himself er these *host him. Before this wee
doss, however, the poisoner had timers hismalf vitals*
upon the floor, and had also attempted to knock his head
inelently agalost the wall, sad he 001114014 wr wok that it
was bsrsd prudsat to keep the headsets on him seta the
assestion took plass. Darius them promedleja the Pommel
swooped ;lent ups soma void we aluilllPPliddie hie
he revived, and from this time his arcane= sever
to desert him for a moment. While the prows 1111
our being performed tits culprit, with groat •
exclaimed, " I am innocent of this crime
_• so help re
sad Jesus." After he had bees pinioned. led the
offisiabi ware about to prayed with the Napa is
the scaffold, he looked armed, sad aped Dr. Cap-
poll, mod said be welted him to be with him at
the last moment, sod to walk by his side to the
drop; and ho acoordiney walked by the aide of the pawner.
and aotompanied by the Rev. Mr. Hamilton. Whew Kohl
had been pieced seder the beam sad the tope had bees
adjusted rotted his sack, Dr. OappsU sole °laced up •
prayer in the most impressive insofar, and thee germ*
adjured the culprit, if he was guilty, so easier hie crime.
The reply made by the culpnt was, " I die as inseam&
death. I no heed is the murder." Almost homey
dila* sitar he had uttered that a:clematiss the valeta
requested Dr. Capp & to tell him when the last moment
had arrived. Dr. (appall made use of theftroal " now," mod
the executioner. either taking this for the signal or having
veceived a signal from owl of the officials, st the sum
instant let the drop fall, before the wretebed culprit had as
opportueity of saying anything more. It will he ressem-
hared that something of the same kind marred at the
execution of Millar, and it was generally believed by the
otfloiale that the culprit intended to have made
a coolessioa of his crime at the very lest moment,
and that he wee only prevented from deb, so by the sad.
dame's with which he wan launched. This opiates is
strongly confirmed by a converiation that took plan
betties° the culprit sad Dr. (Nippon on Monday last. It
appeared that the premier, who wee aware that Dr. Case
pall had visited Muller I. Nonstop sad that be wee prised
at hit execution, was most anxious to know all the
lam contacted with it, especially when it was Zito
made the cooterao, sod whether it was not at the soy
last moment, and whew the rooe win mead his sick, that he
had dose se. Dr. appall told him that this was the fast ;
and Kohl then said that he Itudeosteed that the last ems
who was executed at that place-the mss Frame Wass.
for murdering his sweetheart at Chadwell Heath—bat eke
only confessed at the last moment, the same as Muller bad
dose. Dr. CappeU said he believed that this wee set
the case, bat that, on the ceetraly, he bad
confemed his guilt immediately after his ow:viatica, sad
he appealed to one of the wardens who was pretest is state
whether this was not the fact, sod he said that it was.
' Kohl than merely sold, " Oh, oh;" and it seems to be exii
tremaly probable that whenon the brisk of eternity he
would have admitted his guilt but for the circumstances
above stated.
The culprit straggled violently after the drop fell. Be
wee a strong wreaker man, and at least two minutia
stapled before life was extinct.

Mr. Rigby, barrister, yesterday attended before
Mr. Elliott, at the Lambeth polioecourt, ors the part of
the directors of the Eaglith Assurance Clompuiy, whose
rams are DOW at 75, Little Britain, to offer an explanation
ors their behalf to the complaints made by Mrs. Jackman,
a poor widow who had insured the life of ber husbasd for
181., of nos bkag able to find the rime of the 004111• Di• or
a person named gleeing, the agent, who had collected her
Maly.
Mr. Rigby's statmort was of girt length, but In
substros it w as follows :—The English AANDIT•••• COW-
pant was, he said, properly established is January, 1864,
seder the Joist Stock Compares Art, all the requirements
of which had bees peeped? compiled with ; and up to the
Front time the promedinp connected with it had beta
ootrooted with regularity. With regard to the oared
Mn. Jackman the mistake was said to hare
schen is this way. The agent, Meting, with whom
she had dealt in the matter, ought, oo receiving the infer-
viatica of the death of Mr. Jarman, to have supplied
certain forms to Mrs. Jackman, sad ea her oiling them op
he should have forwarded them to the aim This me re
dose, sad the first istinatir of the fact reached the seem
try through the polio* report is the Newspapers. He that
did what was screwy is the matter, mid the money was
paid. With regard to the statement that the offices of the
company could not be toned, it was said that up to saran,
date they had bees is Quseurreet, Obea a, but thee
they were removed to Little Britain—a clerk being left in
the Quemotrest pianism for a month afterwards, to give
information, sad a autice was put up stating their DOW
eddies& The name and address of the etiespaay sad the
cemetery were is two places in the di.wctory. Rook
director was, Mr. Rigby said, • holier of 200 shares, the
calls on which had bees fully paid up ; they received no re-
muneration for their services. Is the noses of replies to
Mr. Elliott, Mr. Eby said that Kari°, had now ceased to THE LATE ACCIDENT IN THE BLACKHEATH RAIL-
b• a° 'de" of the company he had at one thee been a WAY TUNNEL.—Yeeterdse afternoon, pursuant to adjourn-
director. meat, the jury empaeselled to investigate the eases of the
Mr. Elliott—Have you got any list of what you call frig' brut &Ordeal in the Blackheath tunnel of the North
directors! Kept Railway reorembied st the Railway Tams, Lee,
TM Solicitor, who lealructed Mr. Rigby, here banded in 3. carom, raidthat . th.
the following list, via. Charles thine How, J. Gilding, cu""ht7ithost?"- ritir"toint
wee which he thought would realer
W. F. Scott, G. J. Davis, and Charles Rorke. it necessary to have another edjouranient. The MOW
Ml
then requested strangers to withdraw, and after
I see "'Ached t° your articles et eawweete°" as a witen nce with the jury the representatives of The
sad who is there described as clerk to Mr. J. Loss, solicitor . re
press sad the public were re-admitted,re • when the
Solicitor—Yes, sir, the same. coroner stated that it bad been resolved to ad-
Mr. Elliott—W bat a solicitor's auk a director of ea item the inquiry until Taseday sent, atthree o,oloa,
assurance °°°l7"l7l..hat wee very useals; ,"! ls ,
Hai- when it was fully hireded to terminal* the Isla". It
cCharlesHere") wame aura" you ere c """a `"'" wee stated incidentally that Randall, who is still at the
lain, your seeretary as well r director ? Royal Marine Hospital, is the only wirer remaining to be
Solirter—No, eta , he is brother to the secretary. .sued, sad that his evidence will be takes as Tuesday
Mr. Elliott—What is Mr. Horton, your director! next. A movemeat is on foot in the locality for the par-
Solisitor—A boot-rnaket pose of bracing the Bork Easters Railway to the
Mr. Elliott—Have you got a list of the shareholders ? tassel at the top, either **Abby or sorely a cow.
salivoWww—We have 2•5°) sham "heD, "ski he • mitre has bees ned to premar this object.
large lume to bring here. COLLISION ON THE BRIGHTON RAILWAY.—
Mr. Elliott—Has anybody anything to say relative to this Yesterday
morning, about Iva
egkek.
as
mow
sad
wear
cans?
hi,. Irving, a otwimmur. rukthig In J amis.-piss% Lila steadies en the he at Rest Croydon were rem_istobg
mid-road, said that he bold in his head a policy of assuranee Booth KesUru up goods-thin.
. From inquiries semis m
in the Gomel Provident sad Correct taieurancellotopsny, Lumkul-tulalts tsnueu yesterday attansomp it appears
*mid by 1). Soots and Mr. Shepherd, two of the directors that the only WO" Injured WI! WM. rogi ••11
he
s signor to alight extent. The s MOM MOM
of the English, o which be had paid 11/. to the agent, Mr.
do
Brown, of 17, AILIT-Nplarit. Storey, and in the month of Wadies about the Nora. The Meeks sad their
An ust last Brown called ou him, said that he had been WWWIOW were much damaged, sad the trial° to lOW
di from his ogke of collector, and rammimooded extent delayed.
him not to pay say more money, as it was a general swindle. MILAIICHOLT AND FATAL ACCIDENT.-00 Wed-
The gist time he wept to the odice of the company he found seeds, Dr. Leakiesr held as Jaques& at the Duke of
that they had not even hie name in their books, except Hamilton Tarim, New-end, listesd, relative to the
when the policy was entered. That was the only time, and death of Mir Mary Asa Em my, 14 Fare, whose death
he we. told that Brown had been keeping his mossy all the ! resulted from a playful peek by her sister. It appeared
way throes* not even parse it tab the soetely supers. that on Wednesday last the sisesesed was reading a book
teeciedr respectable prim e§ these parties bring herm up-stairs, sad the tee being ready, as= sister was di.
Mr. R by—Bat you ore speaking of a Merest company. rusted by the father to fetch her to the Ms table,
Mr. t—But the names of the parties are the same. The alter obeyed, and finding deosased did not_lioy Mks-
and if theychoose to be cousected with the company they bon to her, she tilted the char, and deceased fell against
must take the oonsequeme. the feeder striking her arm. The fall was sot spokes of, sad
Chief Clerk—This poboy is in 1863. the dammed did sot complain ; bat as the Wanda, sight
Mr. Elliott—The policy is rod by the persona who sow she asked to be allowed to get tato her raother's bed as she
constitute the oompany ? was very ill. Yes. Frey berg ill, the medial silisedsat
Mr. Rlgby—l do not know what Mr. Irving is complaining called, and his atteatios wee dinar to the deemed, who
of, but it is only fair to say that there is nothing doe on the was rapidly Making, and died on Saturday last The pest-
Potio7 aortas exualastios showed that than was as %Jury le
Mr. Irving—l admit that I was told it wnothing but a the shoulder, oomainsicating with the teals, prodashig
swindle, sad I refused to pay aey more money. I went to emulation. The congeries el the brain wee the etre ad
the shop of Mr. Gering, one of the directors, who is repro. ! death. The jury retried a verdict of Assidental death.
seated as a boot manufacturer, and found it was °sly half • I DANORRCHIS STATE or THE ROADS IN LONDON.—
shop. He was working oim a shoemaker's seat with leather yesterday rousing, at the Metropolitan Board oe Maas,
&Prue on. (Lsnghter.) I have witnesses teWOW, W two or a &prelims from the Royal Society few the Premiers* el
three other policies held by relatives el miss. Cruelty to Animals waited upon the chairman, for the
Mr. Elliott—l dear think that he Is the men fit and purpose a sepreesstieg to him the notafe oosilities GI Mr
proper Mom to MOWS" this oomiamy- Row does his roads at the metropolis during the frosts of winter, sod for
name stand in the prospectus ? seeking his advice as to the muse which
tozchet to be takes
Chief Wrier—The berms, Loodon-houses Milerdmir, for the removal of that evil. MG dens which cow
boot manufacturer. silted of Mr. Samuel Gusty, Y.P., Mr. F. b. Mocatta,
Mr. Irving—lt is • small double-frosted shop ;oa or aide I Gemmel BM John Soot* Lillie, Mr. Ilasaler, sad the
a tailor's !Mop, sad OW, the other • siEur dr?. with &bast Secretary to the Sorely, were Weaned tk atoll eggheads=
hallseormen s mirth m Moot in It, sad in mos back room i should be irdevestid to the beard is weirs& and therefoes
where I weal there we,. two or three mea at work, sad Mr. ft ssea wrapped that a memorial shesM be ..._tad, sad
Gelding was oleo sitting there with a leather epos as. I she deputathe should appear before the bred as Friday,
have waterer to prove it. the Sri peesimo.
Net liftlits Hal* th• 01 • limndealmr, White* Eattarrat.—ln yesterday's Expere it vas stated
chapel, said that to JUiy, 1882, she insured her three sous elms theiipessuseesse es ■Meeseeace_yyne hag less
in the Provider sad Meader, sad paid the eollector, ! mtpoista portmsbas of Boothoooptoo. The wad
porl-
Algerwta The bey', of 17, Arbour-sweat Berry, ' wester should have loess permester.
who collated she premiums, " mach r 171.1. la August' Perfect argil's, strong gonad IMO sad
last her youngest soa died, sod she than applied for 31. due um Ntrahlto functionalemil energy are or
on his policy. She also offered the meager, at the ogles , stoma wigwag to the by ~we
in King-M/ast, Oormit-Pedm, the whirs of the Patsies tor dreier Reurals Mersa lg.& lama area sposida-7,.
sale, as she bad heard It was a bad creern, tad said she
al.e reastMefiles. Mkgry, mash.
should be glad to take 101. for. Moe 171. she had paid, and this. ll saner Markssillemmeek
wee told that 11, for each premium would be sewer the rUmenst. amarms maill=11•711.
mark. fthe refused b Isk • this, ••d it ••• "Ma gentetreet lead ; riled Fames sod iiishisesom tom
. brim dm mewed 30a., all they would gin OS pabay ,LhAemetheemehhi