The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-10 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.-YESTERDLT.

OMNIBUS ACclDENT.—Before Mr. Higgs', at the
King's Head, L iwer Edmonton, on the body oi Mr. Richard
Wender, evil 62 years, an omn bus proprietor, who was
killed under the following circumstances : It appeared that
en Tuesday morning last, at 11 o'clock, the omnibus which
was then due for :LoacEm was about to start from Lower
Edmonton, when the deceased said he would drive it up to
town. On reaching Stamford bin, the omnibus was stopped,
and a lady alighted, who was followed by the conductor,
carrying her box. During the absence of the conductor, an.
other lady approached the omnibus, and the deceased huded
the reins to one of the outside passengers. He descended
from the box, and, after letting the pssssnger in, slammed
the door, and the horses instantly started forward. They
were pulled back by the passenger who bad the rains,
and the sudden check caused the animals to fall back
heavily upon the omnibus. The force was so grest
that the top of the poll latently broke off, and
the bones commenced plunging in a most karful manner.
The deceased immediately went in front of them, and caught
the reins of the off side horse, and endeavoured to quiet
them, but without yuccas. They still kept kicking and
plunging, and drageed the deceased some distance along the
ground, when he suddenly relinquished his bold, and fell
forward between their legs upon his face. The horses find-
ing themselves free, immediately started forwards, and both
the off wheels of the vehicle passed over his head and back.
The horses, after running along the road with coasiderab'e
speed were stopped, without ding any further damage, with
the este ption th.t the clangers were terribly alarmed, and
one gentlestan4jumped off the box, but fortunately escaped
without receiving any injury. The deceased was picked up
in a state of insensibility.—Mr. Hammond, a Burgas, at-
tended, and pronounced lite to be quite extinct, and said
there was no doubt he wee killed on the spot.—Verdict,
" Accidental Death."
THE CHILD MURDER AT BERMONDSZT.—Before
Kr. Carter, at the Coopers' Arms Tavern, Russell-street,
Bermondsey, touching the death of anewly-born male child,
found in a field.—H. W. Seymour, a lad, stated that en
Tuesday last, about a quarter_past 12 o'clock, whilst playing
under an ank of the South-Eastem Railway, he came to a
part adjoining a garden, and whilst in the act of jumping on
• low wall, he saw the naked body of a child lying on the
esell•-12. Wont, policeanstable, said he less called to the
spat a the day in question, and took charge of the body,
white was Tete fresh and in a state of nudity. There were
several scratches on the face, and marks of violence about the
neck. The deceased was lying by the side of the boundary
wall of the railway, and was on the grounds of Mr. Abraham
Shepherd, • marke•gardener. Witte.% examined the arches
and places adjacent, but could aot find any article of
clothing. There is a public footpath under the railway, and
tea/Larson passing by could easily throw the body over the
Two females were in custody on suspicion of having
placed the body in the position it was found. No clue of a
decided nature had been dhavered.—Mr. James Paul, tar-
pon, had made • post monism examination, and found that
the lungs were fully inflated and filled the cavity of the
chest. Witness could not state*. actual cause of death,
but be believed the chill was born alive.—Sergeant Roberts
stated that be apprehended two females shortly after the
discovery was made, and he thought that it • short time was
allowed he should be able to brier' the ease to some one.
The females had bees medically examined, end they were
both healthy.—The Coroner o
that if there was •
chasm of getting more decided evidence, they must adjourn
the inquiry.—Sergeant Roberts added that the females were
raiding at Landaus, and most probably the deceased was
brought from that district, where every means would be
used to discover the guilty parties.—The jury thought an
adjournment was absolutely asessnry, and the proceedings
wise accordingly postponed or a week.