The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-01 00:00:00

STRANGE SUICIDE OF A GERMAN IN THE

THAMES.

Mr. Humphreys, Middlesex coroner, held an
inquiry at the Wellington Tavern, John-street, Lime-
house, last evening, relative to the suicide of a German,
lamed John Pops, aged 28 years.
Mary Pope, 1, Devonshire-place, Balham-hill, sister of
the demased, said that he wan a cooper, and lived in
Westminster. On Saturday week she received from him
the following letter, written In German, and intimating
his determination to commit suicide :
" 8, St. John's-street, Westminster.
"My dear Mary,—l tell you that I leave London in one
boar. Go the first day you can to my landlord, and get
my thinp, and pay him 3s. Go to my workshop and tell
them to mil my tools, and give you the money. Go to Mr.
—, at 12, Foot-street, City•road, and tell him, and he
vffi give you Ms. out of the bank. In the pocket of my
coat you will find all my pawntickete ; sell them or get
the things out just as you like. And now, Mary, farewell
hr ever.—Your affectionate brother, Josill POPE."
Witness did not know why he committed suicide. He
bud spokes about being in want of work, and fearing that
L should have to do in England what they do in Germany
—travel from place to place for employment.
Mr. Spechley, deceased's landlord, said that deceased's
mind was disturbed by hearing that his father had married
t third wife in Germany. He had threatened his father
conmpenoe.
Inspector Forfar deposed that deceased's body was found
o the Thames on Wednesday last with only a pair of boots
ea. All the rest of his clothes were found in a bundle at
Phosstead marehes on Saturday last.
The jury returned a verdict of " Suicide while in a state
of unsound mind."

MARYLEBONE.
EXTINGUISHING STREET LAMPE.
William Underwood, aged 21, of 49, Albany-street,
Rnent•s-park, carpenter, and Edward Chapman, aged 35,
of us, Bayham-street, grocer's assistant, was charged with
being drunk and extinguishing street lamps in Munster-
square and Munster-street, St. Pancras.
Police-constable Weston, 171 S, said—Between 1 and
2 this morning he saw the prisoners drunk in the square ;
and street mentioned. Underwood he saw climb up a --troi-ts:i
lamp-post, and put the light out. They went to another ! -a0.,„,,,,,„ ee
lamp, and Underwood lifted Chapman up to pit out the 16.0601 60
light. In all them were eleven lamps extinguished, and ' 40,000,1ce
the square was in total darkness. ; 100,030 j to I
Mr. Worrell said he attended on behalf of the vestry of 4093. ,000000 i
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THE CONVICT GRIM& St. Pancras to prosecute, and said the proceedings were '
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under the Metropolis Local Management Act.
LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. Mr.30 000, 40
Hollingehead, chief inspector of the Imperial Gas ' 1„,.ci0, re
At noon to-day (Saturday) Thos. Grime will suffer Light Company, said many complaints bad lately been 1?,,5001 te
death at Kirkdale for the murder of James Barton. This made about the lamps being extinguished in this locality. 10,0001 26
Oft is theady in substance known to our mailers, and it is Chapman said he was not drunk. He had been to 40,0001 90
rot memory to describe it at length. Barton was an old
man, employed to mind the fires at the Balkhouse Collieryi wrong,
Mellon's concert. To say that he extinguished lamps was • 15,0031m
ley and Wigan. On the morning of for he only put out one. Underwood asked him ; Le.reeet:
Muted between Chor
if he could put it out. He said he could not, and
the 3rd of January, 1863, Barton was missed from his hut at I Underwood asked him to get up the post. He lifted 40,010 50
tbe colliery, and gradually the fact came to light that he Roue 10
I him no. but the first time he fell down. The next woo 10
ted been murdered in the foulest manner, and that his i time Underwood did menage to lift him up, and he TON.. 00
body bad been burned in the pit furnace. The mysterious
stair excited the most painful sensation in the wood belonged
I put out the light. He did so because he thought Under- ' 19,009 14
405hboortio0d, and for a long time no clue whatever to the gas. He was just fresh from 72,,E0
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Wales, anti was not aware he was doing wrong. Under- I rz wo ,to
ea found to the murderer. At length, however, conies- wood said he was sorry. ! wow 10
Ices were made by two men (Healey and Walton) to per- Mr. Mansfield said the public were greatly incon- i 90,000100
taxation in the crime, confessions which subsequent dis-
Yenienced by having the lamps extinguished. He fined them ' 4., 9th
tonnes showed either to be entirely untrue, or of too each 405., or din fault to be imprisoned for one month. 140.0 1*
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doubtful a character to secure conviction. Subsequently, • 150,000; X
lad mainly through the transactions connected with the WANDSWORTH. I me; 50
watch which the deceased man bad worn, suspicion fell OOTEAGEOUS CONOCCT OF A MEAL& 1 10. 60
'pot Grime, who was then undergoing a mate of penal Ruth Webb was brought before Mr. Dayinan, charged 00,000 I 0
10.4 mi s)
wrvitude for another offence at Dartmoor. Grime, when 1 with violent and abusive conduct at the Lodge, Wimbledon.mytm m
mused of the murder, made several successive state- Mr. F. C. Nightingale stated that after his arrival at the r0.07O) 10
ants (which were taken down), in which avowed his Lodge on the previous afternoon he ascertained that the 10,0001 50
neociation with the murder, but declared that the actual I prisoner had 46 000. re
was in the house, creating • disturbanoe, and . , .
she still 40 000.100
carry her 1e,,,M ir,
murder was committed by a man named Thompson, who ; retuned to leave. Be found her upstairs, and as _...__ .._
killed Barton with a crowbar, and that afterwards another I refused to go he was obliged to use force to
sun named Seddon assisted Thompson to throw Barton ! down, when he handed her over to two constables whom a%•-:=1 ;
into the furnace. Grime, in these statements, represented ;he had previously sent for. She was exceedingly violent i 71,"070; ei
himself as standing by, but as taking no part in the murder j and abusive. She was the sister of his mother's lady's- ; woo& 91
itself. Since his condemnation, however, he has recanted I maid, sad had been in the habit of coming to their house, 500,000000,10
his previous confessions, and solemnly declared that his I but against their will. ; 14i
alone was the band by which the murder was done, and I The sister was examined, Wino 11
and stated that she was
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that no other person was guilty of participation. During ; gaged pecking as the family were going to the sea side, . '
the latter portion of his confinement at Kirkdale Grime i when the prisoner came in, and on soon as she saw her she ;
his been assiduous in his attention to the religious became like a mad woman. She abused her, and also Mrs. ;
exercises prescribed by the Roman catholic chaplain to the Nightingale. The witness cried bitterly, and said she im-
reel- the Rev. Father Gibson. He has also been visited , tiered- her sister to go away, but she would not. She '
07 a catholic clergyman from Chorley, the place where ; been forbidden the house.
his father and relatives reside. Yesterday he was visited ! The prisoner said her sister was the only friend she had,
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histwo brothers two sisters,
them that he felt quite hap y, that he was
and a sister-in-law, 1 as the other members of the family would not notice her.
I e assured
Mr. Darman asked her what business she had in the 1.
confident offorgiveness, and that thoughp he might suffer house against the will of the master.
for a short time (meaning, no doubt, the purgatorial' The prisoner said if she hail been told to go she would
suffering), be should be in Heaven before very , have gone. Mr Nightingale used her very roughly.
long. He pointed to the Agnua suspended from Mr. Darwin inquired the way in which the prisoner en-
his neck, and declared that no one wearing that tered the house.
amid fall to obtain salvation. On the day of his . Yr. Nightingale said be did not know ; but entrance war
execution (he said, in a triumphant tone) mama would be ' easflY obtained, as it was °°4) a those open houses which •
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said for him all over the world. Hie relatives told him were now erected.
that muses would be said for his soul at the ehapels in ' It also appeared that the prisoner war found in posses.
Charley and the neighbonrhod, and this appeared toe den of 41. in gold, though her sister had given her 30a. j
!deed to hear that the • '
him much pleasure. The interview then closed, and Grime this week' The Ideter tees .,, the ~...;____ had psi- I
Vent the rest of the day in quietude, alternated with mum' had so much money. She °Ms. r............
prayer.--Manchester Examiner. a umat deal of money from her.
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Mr. Dayman.ordered the vrisoner. to enter into her o
• - -- -.. recognisances in the sum o 101. for good behaviour for
GuNttokrs ON THE CA:NADIR/1 LANES.—WO are six months, and told her that if she came again she would
int-- • added to the have to find sureties.

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-domed that two gunboats have been lately ac....
Het of the royal navy on the Canadian lakes. These ver
las have been purchased on the spot by the government,
cad are manned by officers and men belonging to her Sir A. C. WeMon's sister, a young lady, lost her
Ikluty's ship Aurora. They named the Prince Alfred,
of two g,,,,, end the Reeeer:f two finny the former life while driving on Wednesday in the neighbourhood of
V commanded by Lieutenant F. NV. B. H. M. Heron, Id...antra*, owing to the animal attached to a phaeton in
leooed of the Aurora, and the latter, which has twin which she was seated running away with and final', up-
"was 13 248 tons burthen, and has engines of 100 horse- erithig the remote, she survived the injuries she thus
Apacer, by Lieutenant Henry J. Fair lie fourth of the i
I_lo'o. The Prince Alfred in stationed Windsor. and received but a few hours. . No.
.••1 Rescue at Port Colborne an Fort Erie where they are A circular from Colonel Wood, Inspector-Gene-
14001Ms,
wren • vigilant lock oat on the doings' of the Fenian& rei 0 censubsilary, Us been issued from his office. Dublin Ho*
Thegrie,___,
--".." and Heron, the gunboats which were sent Castle, anneuseing that the regultsUan panting increes• gee•llei
out from England, were by the last aceounts on the St.
la
"nee and the Cherub war on her way to the upper
of pay to the Irish constabulary had come into operation, toettl
lette•—Araip and Nary Gazette. and would date from the Ist of April last. 147,07

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