The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-03 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 3, 1859.

Me wan, et the same lime striking Wan with his had near
the groin, and then, after threatening to "bn et his eye
le,, be west back to his pan room. The prosecutor felt a
pain who the blow had been struck, and rubbed the place
totem the pain, upon doing which ho found that be wee
wet, and said to his wile, who at that time C 8111.9 up, that
someone most hare thrown some water on his tremens
He then went upstairs, and put his hand ia his pocket
to get his three-halfpence to send bis wit. for locos
beer, when ho found that his pocket was full
of wet, and on taking his hand out again it was covered with
blood. It then appe ireri that ho had been stabbed throagh
his coat and bin trowers with something sharp, and he then
inspected that the prisoner hat struck him with a keit.
although he did not see one at the time Is Lis bead, which
the prisoner after staking the blow hid tinder hie leather
apron. The prosecutor was than taken to a surgemat's by his
wife, and sit...rends to the London Hospital, where be re-
mained for a day end& night, at the expiration of which he
returned home, and placid bimetal nod, r the core of the
Union surgeon, and kept hie bed until Wednesday lee.
Mr. Lewis, who appeared to the prisoner, asserted that
the wooed had been inflicted by the man Moore, with whom
the prom:taor first quarrelled, and crorpexansined the
prosecutor at considerable length, with the view of
eliciting such ea adminion, but felled in doing
so, although it become altuudszaly evident that
the persecutor, owing to his state of intoxication, would not,
for some time at least, have become aware of the foot of his
having been wounded at all but for finding his pocket fall of
blood. Mr. Lewis then wished to all witticism to prove that
Moore had absconded, and had threatened to stab any one
who meddled with him • but

The Lord Mayor said be would hear no evidence for the
defence until he had first hod that of the house surgeon at
the London Hospital; sad as that gentian= was not ia at-
tendance the loamy.' was amended.
lobert Battey, oandhus.drivir, was charged with driviog
over • child =rood Ellen Macau, 21 years old, and thereby
cawing her death.
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l'ellce-tonstsblc 629 said he wee on duty In Dishopsgaltv
street, %hen be saw the defendant driving hie omnibus at
the rats of about knr miles an hour, when a little child
crossed from the pavement rat to the road right in front of
the horses, and wee knocked do •n. Several people called
out, end the defendant pulled up at once, Just as une of the
who Is rested aghast the back of the child's neck. The
ehod's father picked her up, and sent over the road with her
to a doct,w's shop, but before they got there she was deed.
Witness believed it to be quite sn accident, but an ingseat
was to be held on Friday.
The defendant wee remanded, to await the result of the
coroner's inquest, hot wee edtultted to ball.

on the day after it was built, and he approval of it. Mr.
Myers could see where the lower stage hod been in going to
the upper one. In returning from the stage the dayafter ft was
built Mr. Myers had said to witnera,.. You hare token away
the lower stage." his (witness) made no r ply. He had
taken away the lower stage by the orders of Mr. Coleman,
the foremen, given la the memos of Benne, Pulling, and
Ober lab.iezers. The stage wee partly removed in Co'eman's
and entirely by his directions. He (witnes,) never
teed authority to send back any material bent for the builder.'
use because be did not approve of it, either from Mr. Coleman
or Mr. Myers. He never bad to choose the timber for the
seaffeldlag. He wee in the habit of telling the general
foremen whet was wanted, and the foremen, who he
enpposed was tke best judge of the timber, sent it
to him. Oa the evening tefore the accident he
was directed to get up some Iron joiats. The new
stage spoken of in Mr. Joseph Myers' evidence could not
brim been erected In half an hone. On the evening before
tits accident he was standing
_near the stage with Woodley,
the former bricklayer, end Mr. Joseph Myers. Woolley
said he should want some tree joists up, and Mr. Joseph
Myers said he wasted some materials got up for the men
in the morning. He (witness) bed said that plenty of stuff
could be got up in half an hour. Mr. Joseph Myers said he
did not este •—, he would have the stuff up. Mr. Joseph
Myers lett the stage at about • quarter toe. After bo had
kb, the men continued loading the Wage with bricks for
about an hour. He never beard Mr. Joseph Myers give
ordees for making a new stage. Be (witness) did not ae•
how a now stage could have been made then, as the walls
were net even examined.

By the Jury—He had need the material of the lower I
stage fn building the upper one. The lower stage wee
noesupported by upeighte or struts. The transoms of the lower
stage were not used la the upper ona-hut merely the boards
and planks. He (witame) was sot directed to put supports
or struts to the upper stage, end he did not think at the time
they wore required. He would swear he was never told to
put the supports. Had beard Mr. Myers say that the lower
stags was to be left for a workshop. One of the men had
told him previous to the accident that there was a crack is
one of the transoms. He had told Mr. Coleman of it, and
brought him to see the place. Coleman said it did not ex-
tend deep, sad it did not matter. He did not tell Mr. Myers
of the crack, he thought it enough to tell Mr. Coleman. He
had told the bricklayers to remove some of the stuff from the
stage on the morning of and jut before the accident. He
law more materials on the stage on that morning than he
had ever seen before. He thought the upper stage ought to
carry three tons in de centre, and five tens if distributed
round the ails'. Mr. Coleman gave him directions to build
the upper stage, and to remove the lower one. He bad on
the morning of the accident told a labourer (Russell) to
lighten the 'togs; that wee at half-put six. He saw 11/ell
piling bricks on the platform on the evening before the sod-
dent after Mr. Joseph Myers left the building.
By Mr. Sturgeon—Did not know what the duty of a
foreman scaffold', was. He was a general Meurer, and ee
such received 3a. Bd. a day, No one gave him orders to be
foremen of the stuff riders. He bad orders to attend to Mr.
Woodley'e (the foteran bricklayer) directions, and erect what
scaffolding he wanted, and it was Woodley'e duty to examine
it after it was done, sad say If it was all right.
By Sahara Ballaatizes—There were nine men in his gang.
The others had 2d. • day lees than he bad. Did not know
what he got the extra 2d. • day for. He did not suppose for
bad conduce, but probably for takiag_charge of his veg. He
had heard tee odder given by Mr. Myers to Coleman to let
the under modeling% remain up. When Mr. Coleman took
it sway he remonstrated. It was his duty to attend to the
orders of the foreman bricklayer, and see that scaffolding
ordered was properly put up. Mr. Myers did say
to him (witness), on the dry after the upper
stage was put art, " Toe —; you have taken :10:adi
the other stage." Mr. Coleman was present at the time, ma
though near enough to have heard what pasted, he
sot say whether he did hear or nee.
John Burns, scaffekler, examined by Mr.Mceeley, deposed
to being present when the lower scaffolding was removed,
having helped to remove fr. The boards were used to con-
struct the upper stage. Mr. Coleman was there, end saw
the lower stage removed and the bards peed in the upper
one, Did not hear anything on the evening before the
oxidant by Mr. J. Myers • 10 the erection of a new stage,
but heard him say that bricks and mortar should be of up
for the men in the morning. He heard some one tell Mr. J.
Myers that they wanted to get some Iron up, and heard him
reply that he did not are a—, the bricks should be got
up. He heard O'Neal say that the stags could be loaded for
the men in hell an hour, to which Joseph Myers
replied, If you don't get the materials up I will
start every rasa of you In the morning." When
the upper was ordered, Sr. trnuoms came
he the seaffo6dsss, though them ought to have
been six, an five wee sot enough. He saw Mr. Myers on
the scaffold the day miler it was erected and heard him speak
to O'Neal about the removal of the under one. He was sera
Mr. Myers was ewers that the lower stage was gone. He
wee employed in making the upper stags. No orders were
given about struts or supports of any kind, end acne were
put up. Saw the stage on the morning of the accident, and
noticed what was on it the minutes before it fell. As far se
he could judge there were from 2,500 to 3,000 bricks, sad
about two tons of mortar, sa well as 16 or 17 men.
Examimd by Mr. Setjeant Balhatine—He heard Mr.
Myers speak to O'Neal about the removal of the lower
peatfolding. He could not repeat what had paved, but was
sure that Mr. Myers did complain to O'Neal about the re-
moval of the lower stage. He was asked to give "admen
by the comet's office". He was one of O'Neal's peg.
He did not consider O'Neal a foreman, but a ganger, who
received his orders from Coleman and gave them to the men.
Mr. Henry Atoley Derbyshire, architect, of 14, remade,-
itter, was next called, and deposed to having examined the
where the sce'ident occurred, sad was of opinion that
• bearing of 20 feet the size of the timber was not m®-
Meat, nor of • proper description for ouch a scaffold and ouch
a beating. He bed examined the broken transom, wed did
set me indication of any natural camber in the wood. He
did not think that if one existed it coaled be detected in the
condition in which the timber was. Be considered the tran-
som to be made of knotty timber, and therefore not so strong
se if made of sound timber. He would tot have constructed
such • stage without struts or supports. It was often mote-
guy to have to put uprights under Lors intended for storing
ghts. He considered that two tons placed In the centre
death Comore would not destroy the continuity of the fibre
of the wood, but a greater weight would not have been safe.
He did not think it would be safe to add the weight of ten
or twelve men to the two tons on each tramoon which he
had spoken of. As a ecteatille man be wea decidedly of
opinion that the stage we. not sufficiently "imported.
Re-examined by &rimed Ballantine—He did not think a
working man, with such wages as 22a. a week, a prow
pigeon to attend to the selection of materials. The timber of
the transoms was rather greee. Being green was an objec-
tion to timber. It was also knotty. if properly supported
from the bottom the stage ought to have been safe with a
weight of 36 tons. The Umber of the transoms was Baltic
Sr and not whitespruce.
George Pulling, seaffolder, wee ant called and examined
by Mr.-Moseley. He remembered the upper stage biter
built, sad he had helped to build it of the boards of the lower
stage. Mr. Coleman was present when the leer stage was
removed. He heard Mr. Joseph Myers give orders to get
bricks on the scaffold on ;the evening before the ;accident.
Had heard O'Neal and Woolley talking about
a new stage on the afternoon before the accident. It
was to be erected st the aide of the one that fell, and as he
understood it was to be used instead. Mr. Woodley said If
they could get the walla up Is time they would erect a stage
on the iron joist in the evening. lie baud Mr. James Myers
give orders to toed the upper stage that fell on the evening
beer* the accident at about half-past live. He maid be
wanted some bricks got up for the men in the morning, and
that they must be got up. The men were employed In
getting some iron joists up at the time. The men worked
tor about an hour aftet Mr. Joseph Myers bet, getting up
bricks on to the stage. When be (witness) left the building
is the evening, there were from 2,560 ti 9,000 bricks on the
stage, and about oweand-a-half to two tons of mortar were
pat oe the stage in the morning before the men went to
work. He did not hear any one say they considered the
stage dangerous.
Examined by Mr. Sturgeon—He did not beer anything
laid about the erection of a new stage by Mr. Myers. It
would have been impossible to have erected • new stage on
the iron joists, sad loaded it ready fur the morning in one
evening.
Cross-examined by Seejeant &thriller —lf the men were
set to work the sew stage could have been made in the even-
ing, sad loaded in the morning. Reheard Mr. Myers, jun.,
tell -the men to get up bricks on the stage, and also heard
Woodley sad Coleman say something about a new stage.
John Slater, labourer, called and examined by Mr. Star-
geon—Was oa the premises en the meroing of the accident,
and about a quarter before seven °Mot k saw a number of
men removing the bricks from the place where theme kling
fell. Some of the bricks and rulAith were taken out of the
building altogether in thalitto, end another portion of the
bricks were stacked in • heap. He (without) was engaged in
removing some of the bricks by Mr. Coleman's orders. Mr.
George Myers told him to take the bricks to the farther end
of the buildings, end put them out i f the way in the vault,.
He was also told by Mr. Myers to stack away some of the
broken planks, and to turn the feacureti end inwards. He
had masted some of the men In removing POOH of the broken
transoms, also by Mr. Myeres orders. He afterward. returned
to take more of the bricks, sad found a policeman standing
by the of rubbish, sad directing that nothing should he

• 11;a7nined by Mr. Moseley—Mr. Myrre toll him to remove
the bricks after all the bodies were got out and all the injured
men taken to the hospital.
Crees•eaamiod ty fferjeant Hallantine—lle was told by
Mr. Myrrs to hide both the broken planks and the bricks,
by the jury—He put the bricks into a vault, but did not
know whether they were the bricks shown to the jury. TIN re
were five or eie men engaged in removing the bricks. He
had removed some eigt.t or nine bisketfulls, with about
twelve bricks in each. tic did not 'impute the Wicks were
removed to g. t out the bodies.
Thomas ll'Arey, labourer, was next called, and said be
was on the works when the stage fell. He was mar when
the rubbish fell shortly before seven o'clock, and, with otters,
was bad by Mr. Myers to remove the bricks. He (witness)
said to Mr. Myers, " If there are any more mew buried they
most be under that pile of bricks." Mr. bljare said, " Oh,
that in not whet I want at all ; I want this stuff shifted away,
, so that it may be got on the bstildbeg again." Me. Myer,
farther told the men to take the bricks away oat of the plane
altogether. That .14 aver all the barb.: ad been toned.
Examined by Mr. Sturgeon—Since the accident be had
been asked by Mr. Coleman what evidence be bad to glee,
and he had miawered that he could not tell mill be was on
his oath. He with many others who could give evidence la
the cos wore dholsrsod a tow days ufterwards without any

meson. He had worked for Mr. Myers for ten month,. The
pile of rubbish on the ground immediately after .he accident
was about a yard high.
Edward Buckley, 17 B, sergeant of the metropolitan police,
meted that he was on duty in the neighbourhood of the
Westminster Palace Hotel on the morning of Om accident,
sad went to the minima ea soon es be heard of it. He fouled
on arriving there, at about a quarter to 7 o'clock, six or seven
men removing bricks in baskets. Mr. Coleman was present,
and Mr. Myers, sen., was on the building at the time. He
told Coleman that the men most not take away any more of
the materials, and Coleman said, se the baskets were full they
might as well take them away, but no more should be
touched.

11iytiMjeant Ballantine—Mr. Myers, sea., told him that
Coleman would do everything that the police required. The
broken pieces of the transoms were removed to a safe place
by order of the police so as to be forthcoming at the inquest.
David Myatt, labourer, examined by Mr. Sturgeon, de-
posed to have bean employed on the building at the time of
the accident, and as far as he could judge there were some
seven or I ight tons of bricks and mortar scattered over it,
but piled more towards the centre. The men under him con-
stantly paned over the stage, but be was sure that there
neverl were 200, or even 60, men on the stage at one time.
William Warren, bricklayer, was called, and said he no-
ticed the stage before the accident and thought it was very
weak. A fellow-workman named Taverner had said a fort-
night before that be was sure the stage would be down.
Taverner bad said to Woodley This siege will be down if you
keep piling on bricks so." Woodley said that he had nothing
to do with it, or words to that effect. He saw Joseph
Myers on the day before the accident standing on a landing
telling the nun to mod up more stuff. When Taverner's
conversation with Woodly about the inetsbility of the stage
took place Joseph Myers wee on the landing telling the men
to send up more stuff. He did not know whether Kr. Myers
could herr the conversation.
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Mr. Sturgeon, at this stage of the proceeding. asked Mr.
&teen! Ballsatins whether he intended to all eoleman and
Woodley as wimessur.
Betioant Ballanthie said he felt a delicacy in calling wit-
MEMO whom examinations might possibly inculpate them-
selves.

The Coroner said ho considered it right they should he
celled before the jury, u they could possibly throw some
light upon the cause of the sooident, but they were not bound
to say anything inculpating themselves.
Wcodlvy and Coleman were accordingly called, but, consi-
dering the !steams of the hour, the Coroner decided on ad-
journing the Inquiry before taking their evidence.
The Inquiry was erroordingly adjourned till Thursday !seat,
at two o'dt.