The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-17 00:00:00

NORM ON 211 i RIVER.

ALL/OED

INQUIRE —(TRIS DAY.)
This morning Mr. Richards, deputy ooroner, held
ic.....2.1111 at the fillip and Filet Mews, Wapplagetreet.
tthe death of Deeds slisd 36 Yam
From tie • evidence it apposed that the deemed war, at
ildiskt on last Saturday week, employed with others in
malice the emeniehip Made" Is the river
a Dahlia Wharf. A man aamea Desk& Finn
wee in the coal-barge et work, but was partly
gnaw the Mamma of liquor, so meth es Mist the ether
mem volunteered to take hh torn et piss up the ladder and
toquarrell leave him in the bottom of the burp. While there he
ed with two of his testae, ooe of whom to avoid the
&eager of a row, forfeited his work sad mot sway. The
doomed, who was a very sober, seedy taw came to
Fine and remonstrated with hint wing," Yon wither
work yourself nor lot others work." DheMly a goal% was
heard ; the two men were seen Angeles together Upon the
loose coals ; the owls slipped from- hesseik thole feet, and
they both fell heedlong into the water. The Muskat man
sureeeded in getting hold of the Mesmer'. reps, and mounted
up quite este sod mot home. The dermeed was eserahed
for duriog the rest of the night, but was 0017 fined et
daylight, deed. He left, it was said, • wife and four
Wldree totally &White.
Dr. Wood said that there was no doubt the deceased died
from drowning in the river, and Dot from the Mohacs or
Injuries remand directly in the struggle.
The accused Legal Finn was brought up before the mini.
in the ourtody of Inspector Taylor, of the Thames polio.,
under • warmat from the Semetery of State.
I Mr. Young, solicitor, Arbourequem, Steposy, appeared
to watch the pecessdiep on beNtH of the primmer.
I J. Sullivan deposed that OD the night a the mourreeni
the deceased mid to Finn " You are !labels; with all the
men, sod I will box you if you like." Both see thee got
out of the hold of the barge and got upon the coals for the
purpose of " Setting It out." Deemed get the worst of
it and be rolled off the barge into the river. No blows
were struck by either •min, there
was rely • straggle
between them.
When the dimmed rolled into the water
he drugged Finn with him.
John- Bryan said that there wee • miler boxing match
between the two nom The moo feel& six rounds end five
times they fell on the coals. MOM the sixth mood me
fought Fins said, " Am I sot the godbiber of your Mild ?
Why do we fight ?" Dimmed "I am sem that you
are, bet we no debt this oat tosight." The men thei
rackedstone an id
other, end both falling they rolled into the
river.
The Hamer basing summed
The jury ,etas a verdict of " That dimmed came to his
death by accideatelly tilling overbosrd. • barge, while es-
peed •In • stem& with another nem
- The primmer wee thee removed by Lespeolor Taylor, ea
the charge of manslaughter. Althoagli be bra him ma
quitted by the eareeer's Jury, be will still have to answer
before the magistrate the charge of aiming the deoeseed's
death.

TSB MANSLAIMITIR OP A WOMAN IN mg
CALSDONIAN-ROAD.

INQIIEST.—(THLS DAY.)
This morning Dr. Lankeeter resumed, at the
Prim Arthur e Arth Tavern, Frederiok-street, Caledonien-ree 1,
the investiption Coto the Mrcurastmoes of the alleged
murder of Catherine Costello, aged 27 years, by • man
named Michael Killduff, with whom she cohabited. The
accused, Michael KlUduf, was brought up in melody el
Impactor Bush, under • merest from **Secretary of State.
During the eviderde of his landlady he cried bitterly.
Crowds of persons, prise/pa/1y of the female sex, sawn.
bled in the neighbouring thoroughfare,. In order to obtain •
view of the prisoser as he wea being brought to the court.
The seldom, showed that there were cites quarrels be.
Imes the Flamer and the dammed, who was frequently
Um' On the evening in question no lea was reedy for
him, .sod she was out whoa he came home. The dr
es retuning, mkt to • lodger that she kilew altseinr
catch it, but added, " Well, hers es sad entered the
room. Dbeetly she got ia, !WWII said, " Where ia my
tea," or "my key ?" witness maid not tell which, and he
struck her. There was • dreadful scuffle, end one or both
fell. Demand cried out " Murder "and " Don't," and there
was mother scuffle. Then all was quiet Tba next morning
Mimes mw Killduff come down and wash himself in the
back yard.
Prisoner—ln the wasithones I washed remit
The witness maid it was all the ISSN thin. He then went
upstairs into his own room. He came out almost din ,fly,
and said to the landlady, " Good God, my wife is dying or
dead." Dr. Slater yes thee seat for.
Sergeant W. Marsh, 55 N, said that Wore 2 o'cloik on the
night in questios he taw the demand uarrelling
in the Caledmian.road with some respmMhie prom.
who were erring her. Wilmot saw she bed Mon
and said, You must be drink. to insult permesdrrakititia
way." She "I am room mad Man drunk : I had a
quarrel with my husband a fortnight ego, and to-eight with
my landlady ; she Weaned me by palling me Irish ; sad it
I were to tell my husband that, he would kill her." She
then ran across the road, and entered her own home. She
was known to the polio*.
The jury, alter some deliberation, remised • verdict
"That deemed was found dead from the effect of Gartman
iojo as inflicted upon bar by Micheal Killduff ; sad that
the mid Michael Killiuff was guilty of the maasleoghter of
the said Catherine Costello."
The Dormer than issued his warrant for the =mental
of KAMM! to Kitimate on the charge of manslaughter.

THESE FATAL ACCIDENTS ON THE RIVER.—
(Tae Day.)—Thiii moraine, lir. William Evans, thief
mate of the ship Jutlend, bound to Deltaic, era auperin-
trading the shipment of some goods off the Shelwrio
mimes to the Wert India Docks, when the derrick by
whisk the packages were being hoisted from a barge elms-
side soddenly gave way and, striking him en the head as
be Lased over the Wire*, knocked him overboard, end
he was drowned. A few minutes loofa* the above WM-
mos a Li, named Jobs Silesia, Wooster to the Atlaata,
Ogden Corbett, fell overhand. One of the seemse, maned
Hoary Orowther, jumped overboard and succeeded is each.
lag the boy; he Moog round the man's arms, sad they went
dews together, and unhappily both moo damned.
THE ACCIDENT AT THE GREAT WMFIBIN RAILWAY
Teommue. —Duro Caer•lN NEWEZNIT.-04ptain New-
berry, of the 151 at Madras Native Infantry, expired ia St.
Miry s Hospital, Paddineton, at half-past three o'dock
ctd;heafternotern rai from the O
station,r•• of the socident at
ddinrton, reported ythe.
seedy. He bad a
ndsusti ad compound fracture ot
skull and left thigh, o
s were the symptoms
that Dr. Woodward deemed it advisable to send for his isle
&es, who remained with him up to the Men of has death.
At soon yesterday the prigaipal radical Macon attached to
the hovital held a consultatioe, when it ma decided that
to relieve the brain the skull should be trephined. The I
captain died noder the operation. As toques* will be had
cm his body tomorrow.
THE MYSTERIOUS DROWNING or • FEMALE AT
SLACIENALL.—Yseankp afternoon Mr. Om ite rammed
the terrify at the Castle Tavern, Woolwich, into the
eironmeteeees attoodiog the death of Charlotte Seib Brom.
aged 14, of 4. Ann-terrace, Foulke-square, Obeinet, who
was drowned in the Mamas cd Blackwell,, ea the Mk
of April last, under the mysterious circuestmosen offfollod
in oar columns few days ago. Some other witseems were
examined, and the mammon Nolan was recalled, bat no
further light was threwo upon the matter. The meow
raid it was a most extraordinary sod misatistmotary ewe
One avoid seared y enedit—and he did sot think it was me
dited by the public—that this WOW= could have from
from the boa: into the water without Nolan being craned
It. Whatever difficulty, doubt, or stigma might Mee
the cam it would certainly rest upon Nolao, who was sober
miongh to answer the palm and to row to the pier alter
the woman was lost, end therefore could sot have
been so intoxicated se to be oblivious to ail that
took place. He was much afraid that Nam, in
order to screen himself, was keeping something heel,
_which
might have thrown a light upon the makra. Ha did aot
r 'reels to say that. after the two other persw had Laded
from the boat at Blackwell. there mast have been some
motive for Noise sad the deormad again drifting off with
the boat, sad the nonparties was that Noka might have
taken improper liberties with the deceased, which, sotwith-
standleg that the had bees drinking with him,
_she resisted,
sod was thus tumbled from the test. He could oral repeat
hie previous opiates, that considering the want of threat
evidence the jury would do well to Mars ea open verdict.
The jury then returned a verdict of " Found drowned, but
how, ar by what means, there was no *Masses to show."
FEARFUL DEATH OF " STEEPLE Jaca."—For
some time past a nee named John leOuto, has boss pur-
suing a Warden occupation in the black creantry. It has
been his practice to ascend tall abloom, from the out-
side, otter attaching ropes and chains to the summit by
means of a kite. A stack at the ironworks of Mews.
Williams, at Weduaibory Oak, required repairing, end
3rOaan was employed to do the work. The method which
it has been usual with him to adopt has acquired him the
soubriquet of "Steeple Jack." Omarosecieg on Friday, be
had affixed his appestats by &today. After a visit to a
pablio-home, he wooded on that day,sed. to the great
arousementof a crowd of people who had assembled below,
danced a hornpipe and went through other satire on the
tap af the chimney. At half-pest Bbe diroseded, and again
mitred to the publichouse. After staying there as hour
he remoseded the chimney umhasrved. it is said, sod was
sore afterwards seen lying asleep across the apex of the '
Mack. In mother boor he wen area be tell from
his perilous bed. He fell spar the reef of the Willits(
below, and wee packed up la moditice on
the BOW of the worts, baring broke" through thereof and
some rafters beneath it. He was cooveyed to the South
81affordahire Hospital, when he died is Monday. De-
osseed's father earned his breed le a meow equally
kowtow with that of his sou, and it is staled that the
son's death bag been similar to that whisk betel his father.
A BEMIS FINED 1001. Yesterday, Dir.
Broughton, a provincial brewer, appeared fa mower
oer
to a immures charging him with infringing
of the maladies of
seek the was, which requires
brewers, previous to brewing, le make an entry in a
paw provided by the excise el the quality of malt which
it it intended to math. Mr. Ryas, ewe el the sepervieoro,
railed at the defendant's brewery en the :pa mix=
there toned in the mashing tab eve vorters. two
aod eaves plisse of melt, while theists., ta the paper load;
ea the previews day only dated that fear quartiles of malt
wore tele meshed.
defence Ina that the GO •112 •
mess ese ea the tof • hey. The aegistratee
liassitipilid Waft id 100 L