The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-17 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17, 1862.

THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT NACKNET.

.Ifter our report of the intinest left ou Saturday,
'foe Ib e witnes. tuniog wee recalled. sod said, in reply to
the nn.on, r, thst the roof was tied in by the rciliny joists,
froth heck to front, in No. 10, which was the corner house.
At the next boosts, No. 9, tits root-Sate was tied in, sod
the attic storey was tied into the joists, and also pot across
both miter. (Joni the ceiliug, with perlings 9 inches by
A inches. The pester portion of that roof was now
standing.
Chnrles Fdersrd Amos, the son of the rontrtirtor. we. then
elaniine.i. tool .30, that he had hesni one of the witness,,
state that •• ,dosiehs" bad been used in the buddies. He
begged to contradict that. No sweepings were used in the
rnestruction of the two houses which had fallen.

r.woner What is your opinion as to the came of the
fall
Witness I believe that the weather causal the top to
bulge out, and thereby produced heavy pressure upon the
lower part of the building.
A .furor asked if there was any reason for undue haste in
the erection of the hones.

Witness Yes ;to get the roadway cleared.
By Mr. Ellis—Then wen a woe:salty to gut the roof on
before • drew of money could De made. The draw was to
have been made that week, and it was weal to fix the cor-
nice, on the same day the brickwork was finished. Borne
of the bricks from the old brick wall were very hard and
mound. Ile believed that the old mortar from the bricks
was used in the mortar, mixed up. The sweepings from
the other houses were not used in the two buildings which
had fitlb.n.

A Juror Hut not your tither leans of the ground upon
which the houses have been built 1_ .

%Vitae.' Yea be has; but I do not know say thing of the
natter beyond that fact.
A Juror--Is it not nstial fora epecification es to the ma-
terials to be rued in the erection of new houses to be made
oat'

Witnen —I am not aware of any specific agreement, but
I bail more to .lo with the actual materials than any thing

Br a Juror—Were the materials good?
Warm.- I can only ear that I worked to the beet of my
judgment, and I believe dui the materials ware quite good
enough for that dams of building,
The Coroner -Mr. Nicholson, the district surveyor, bra
been in attendance, and has offered himself as a witnens,
and I ooderstaml that one of the injured men in the hos-
pital Can give evidence which will probably be el great Int-
whore. I therefore propoee to adjourn this inquiry, and
think *hot the jury ought to hear the evidence before Mr.
Ashflekl, whom I have requested to survey the building,
gives us the result of his inspection.
The jury assented, and the inquiry was adjourned.

WHITE WITCHCRAFT, AND SOMETHING MORN

lina Smith, a young woolen who carried an in-
fant in her arms, arid who, it was stated, was a gipsy, Omagh
cot having the appearance of one, was charged before Mr.
Darman, at the Wandsworth Police Court, on Saturday,
with obtaining a dress and 2s. from a lady named Log,
residing at Wimbledon, by false representations, sad Is.
from her remota, by similar means.
Emma Pole, cook in Mrs. King's service, stated that as
Tuesday last the prisoner earns to the door with mats far
sale, and afterwards wanted to tell her fortune, and also
her fellow-servant's. Witness said she did not wish to have
her fortune told. The prisoner began to tell her something
which was trim, and she gave her sixpence.
Mr. Daynisn—What did she tell you'
Witnees-1 shall keep to myself what she told me. She
told me my fortune. I gave bar la, for telling Elba!' and my
hllowsiervant's.

Yr. Dayrnen—l rout know what she said. Valets I
beer, I cannot tell whether she intended to tell your for-
tune or not.

Vitaese: She said I was to be married to • gentleman.
(Laughter.) She told me several little things which I ase-
sot explain. She said I had enemies, and that I ad a
lucky countenaoos. (Renewed laughter.)
Kr. Daymao—l suppose you thought that was worth six-
pence!
Ft'itnees— I pad bay one shilling. I did not hear what
she told my fellow-servant. The bell rang and I went up-
stairs. I had beard my mistress say she should like to
have her fortune told, and I informed hot that a fortune-
teller was at the door. The prisoner wait into the room,
and I beard her say, "Good morning, my lady, you have •
lucky face of your own, I have something to tell you." I
left the room and shut the door. I afterward+ saw my
mistress go upstairs for an old dims, and she gave it to the
prisoner.
Mr. Daymaa—la are. King a widow I
The witness did ad andsamsod the question, upon which
a gentleman who bed bees sitting at the solicitor table rose
sad said, be was the lady's husband unfortunately. lie
used the word " enfiertsmate" with reference to this silly
bakers. Km Kim bed been a widow, and that wee the
resins the wits'. did sd madentand the question.
The wits.= in andireatiow of her evidence said—l heard
the prisoner my my e'a'ts would not live longer than a
month. She mid. As ware ea God, he wall die in • month."
I bard my mistress say die would not mind • sovereign if
she could briug bee something to do her good. The prisoner
midi( three drops ware Edged with his tea be would die is
smooth On Friday the primmer came again, and brought
aMm. in paper. I pee tier • bottle and jug of water.
SW mixed the powder is cold water, and put it in the
betas She mid three drupe of it were to be given in every
awe lee.
Mr. Andrew, the clerk—Was it to tare your master!
Wilasee—l supposed it was to kill him at the end of the
MOW.. My mietrem mid if it did her rood she would give
the primmer 10e. afterwards. The prisoner would not leave
it withest the money. At the commencement she said,
"I have brewidat you something to do you rood." She also
said that she pm he. for it, and that my mistress should
have it for 10e. Wheat the prisower said my master would
die at the sad al as month, my midterm maw me looking,
sod said she was afraid to trust anybody. I said I would
not tell. My mistress would not give her anything. The
prisoner would not go out of the house. She was after-
wards pushed out.

Nisei-per—l say, dear, did you tell me not to go out till
I had the money'
Witness—l said, "If she promised you the money, you
would he foolish to go without it."
Prisoner—Did you not say, " Tell the lady that master
would die in a mouth's time?"
Witness—l did not.
Prisoner—Look here, my dear. Did you not say that the
lady had sit houses, and I was to advise her to still them?
Witness —I did that. (Sensation.)
The Priscister--She also told me to tell the lady that I
was a white witch.

---ifrie.;(...---11d;Telot. I did tell mistrema th►t the priseser
wee white witch.

Priscilla Webber Joßinge, the fellow-serrant of the last
whams, gave similar evidence cc to the prisoner telling her
that she had a lucky countenance, and would be married to
a gentleman. She also detsiled the conversation which
took place up stairs between the prisoner and the lady. She
said— I heard the prisoner tell my mistress she would be
married again is II months, and that abe would be a happy
woman and hay* neebild. She said insider would die in a
month. Midwest said, " you think so? lam not quite
sure." The primmer said, "Was I tell you sod you can."
I remained is the mass while mistress went upstairs to fetch
thedress. Mistress gave her the dress end 20. I maw the
primmer on the mom' occasion, when she cameos Friday.
She was with the cook. I went out. and when I returned
I maw her talking to mistress. The only thing I beard her
say was. " You must put is so many drops."
Prisoner-1 my, deer, did you sot say I was to sok the
lady to give you 51. to go down to the gentleman's friends?
Witness -Mv mistral' asked me if I would go to master's
friend.. and I told the primmer to tell her to give goo hi.,
and that it would not be lucky to go under V.
Mr. Dorman—That is the only sensible thin I have
beanl in the ease.

Witness- -My nd.trees tel.' me f could go, and she did not
mind what money she pee me. That was after the fortune
was told.

Prisoner —She said 1 wail to tell the lady about her cot
living happily with her husband.
Witness—f ca so. (Seusatioa.)
. .

Sergeant Davis, of the V division, said, that on Friday
afternoon Mr. King called upon him, and he accompanied
him to hie house. Be saw the prisoner struggling with •
men, mid she refused to go. He took her into cuatridy, sad
told her that she was charged with obtaining a dress and St
from Mrs. King by false pretences. She then mid the lady
&Awl her to get her a bottle of stuff to put her husband ant
of the war. Witness afterwards went into the kitchen and
found the bottle of stuff en the table. The prisoner said it
wee the bottle, and that she got the stuff from her mother,
on Barnes Common. He afterwards went to the tent on the
common and found the dress given to the prisoner. The
prisoner admitted having the dress and also the money.
At the request of Mr. King be was examined. Re wished
to premise his evidence by stating that there was • com-
plete system going os in Wimbledon of fortune telling,
bonnie!, and extortion.
Mr. Depose desired tits witness to confine himself to
this ease, as to what he saw and heard.

Mr. Kiag aid he had reason to believe that the prisoner
fee, dented his house for an improper purpose. He ques-
tioned hie aereento, and he desired them to inform him
when she called again. They told him that she was rising
again on Saturday. She, however. cam* on Friday. Oa
that day be saw the prisoner walk into the dining-room
from where he stood in hie study. He heard words, ends
r "cost as.," and something about halfa-eovereign. He
pot is his hat and walked to the poliess-atation.
Hr. Daman told him that he acted quite right.
Mr. Wog maid that the fleet thing he saw when he re-
%nod was tie pelmier striating with a man. He also
her asks Use statement to the segesat.
The kettle of stuff was produoed, and cobaintbd of •
beeibeibb dna The stuff had not been analysed.
Mr. Daman remanded the prisoner for a week, and di-
rected that the stuff should be analysed.
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