The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-08 00:00:00

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

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BRIGHTON CLUB MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

EIGHTH BIENNIAL STAKES. One mile.

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PLATE OF 100 L T.Y.C.
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SWEEFSTAXES OF 5 SOVS. T.Y.C.

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and Vandyke are here.

THE ALLEGED MURDER AT LIMEHOUSE.

RESUMPTION OF THE INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.)
This morning at 10 o'clock Mr. Richards, the
deputy-coroner, resumed at the Salisbury Anus Tavern,
Eutaeldatreet, Linsehouse, the investigation respecting
the alleged murder of Agnes Oakes, aged 'L" years.
Mr. Charles Young. solicitor, appeared to watch the
proceedings on behalf of the prisoner, John Wiggins, who
I had been arrested by the police on the charge of murder.
Dr. Horton, readied, said that he had at the request of
the jury carefully examined the body of the deceased since
the last inquest. There were no marks of violence on the
deceased's hands. She might have been dead one hour ;
it might be more. There was blood on the hands ;it was
smeared over them. There was blood on her chemise.
The blood was in spots. It had the appearance as if it had
fallen down while she was standing.
Rom Ellen Oakes, sister of the deceased, was crow
examined by Mr. Young. She said—My sister was in
the habit of " taking a drop." She never got drunk. I
do not know that she pawned Wiggins's things to get
drink. She told me she had pawned a watch on the
Saturday. Ido not know she was in the habit of stop-
ping out late at night. I did not see her low-spirited for
the last six months.

George Wiggins, an old man, said that he lived at Tem-
manor. Cottage, Liinehouse ' • he was a bargeman. John
Wiggins was his Ks. Deceased had lived with him in
witneses cottage for the last six months. He was not
married to her. Witness did not know how they were
together. They had wrangles together " like moat people,"
all throughher intemperate habits. She became intemperate
almost as soon as she suns there. She kept bad company.
She was moat decidedly not immoral ; she only
drank. On the Sunday previous to the de-
ceased's death no altercation took plaoe in the
witness's presence' although the deceased's sister had
Sated that one had taken place, "but" continued
the witness—" As I 'tend in the presence of my God, no
quarrel took place on that day. He came down and sat
in the garden. There was no quarrel on that day. There
was one on the previous night. She threw a tureen at
him and cut his arm open."
Coroner—l cannot take that if you were not present.
Witness—l was not.
Coroner—What did you know of your own knowledge
shout the matter?

Witness—Everything was very peaceable until a few
minutes before 5 o'clock. I then heard a feeble voice cry,
" Oh, oh, oh !" I got up. It was a man's voice. I went
towards the loom-door, and my son ran out with his hands
up to his throat. He cried out, " Oh, oh, father—Agg
has cut my throat." The handkerchief, which wee a
red one was tied round his throat. It was light some
I time. could see no blood, for the handkerchief was red.
I did not see a cut on his hand. I asked him " What
has she done it with ?" "I do not know," he replied. "Is
it with your pocket-knife?" I asked. " No," said he, " I
had put that in my pocket. I cannot make out what she
has done it with." MkTntwife rushed past me, and he ran
downstairs in his atm feet.
By Mr. Young—l did ear my son tell the deceased on
the Wednesday previous that he should leave her,
as he could not put up with her conduct any
longer. I know about a watch and I know that the
demand got a further sum of a pound advanced upon
it. It had been pledged She was drinking all the day
on Sunday. She got the *ticket of the watch. Now, gen-
tlemen, I wish to say that I have buried the deceased.
Every farthing came out of my pocket.
[Six thousand people attended at the funeral of the
deceased on Sunday week. She was interred at Bow.]
Martha Wiggins said that the accused was her son.
Wiggins had never bitterly or maliciously threatened to
injure the deceased. He had said, " Don't aggravate
Agnes." About three =lithe ago the banns of marriage
were put up. She never said lam a ruined girl and
that has driven me to drink." On the Sunday my son
said, " What have you done with the ticket of my watch?"
She replied " I have not got it, and if I have
you shall not have it." There was no severe
quarrel between them. It was quiet. I will not
swear that my son did not threaten to knock her down.
Between three and four I awoke in a fright. I did not
hear them quarrelling before I went to sleep. He had
asked mew call him at a quarter to four. I went into his
room a little after three. I then saw Agnes lying on the
bed and John on the rug in front of the fire. I awoke him,
and he said, "I shall sleep, mother, another hour."
Agnes was asleep. I went to bed again, and had
scarcely laid down before I heard a few words quietly
spoken. They were talking when I went to sleep.
I awoke in the morning and I saw prisoner standing by m
bedside. Blood was dripping from him. It is there still,
for I did not take it away. He said, " Mother, mother,
Agnes has cut my throat."; I ran into their room ; Agnes
was on her two knees in front of the fire-place. I caught
her round her neck. I placed my two hands round her
neck. I said, "Oh Agnes, what have ou done I" I said,
" John, John, The blood was
over my hand: come to Agnes " .
John said " *Nothing is the matterP°uvrlri
Agnes, mother. It is my throat is cut. He was then on the
stairs. I called for him to come. He walked right to me, and
stood beside her. He stooped down and kicked something,
and picked it off the floor.
Coroner—Will you swear that he had not got it in his
hand when be entered the room ?

Witneer—l em on m oath, end I will swear that John
had not the knife in hi hand. The knife was picked up
from the left-hand side of Agnes.
Coroner—Be careful ; that is moat important. Was the
knife on the left-hand side of the deceased

Witness—Yea, it wee. When be picked up the knife
he said, " Mother, mother, father, father. Here is what
she has done it with." I laid Agnew down on her back.
She shook and trembled all over, and she was hot as fire
all over. The life was then leaving her. Her chemise
was not torn as if in a scuffle.

Coroner—Are you sure ?
Witness—Yea Some woman came into the room and
took me out. I might have fainted away. The knife
found was a table-knife. I do not know that it was
sharper up to the point. I never heard of him threatening
Agnes's life. She has said " I shall not be here long."
She was a very cheerful girl.
By a juror—The life was ebbing in the deceased when my
eon called me down.

The jurorLiinicierstand the doctor to say that she had
been dead two or three hours when he was called .

Mr. Bathurst Done, house surgeon at the London Hoe-
pita', deposed that Wiggins had an incised wound in his
throat and a ant on the left thumb when admitted. He
could not say whether it had the appearance of being cut
by himself.
William Dun, another witness, who entered the pri-
soner's cottage just after the event, said that the chemise
of the deceased was torn in front, and it was a fresh tear,
uif from a struggle. This c►emise was produced in
court, and found to be torn in several places--in one
plans from the top to about the middle. He heard
the cry of " murder" from the house at a quarter to
2 o'clock.

This witness, in cross-examination, admitted that he had
had four years' penal servitude. When he made this state-
ment, witness added, " Now, as the Wigginses have been
so spiteful towards me, I will tell you something.
There is a man on his dying bed who saw something on the
morning between the lights. I was begged of not to tell
it. It will give a clue to somebody else—not John
Wiggins." (Sensation.)
Coroner—Go, inspector, and at once see that man.
[The inquest was proceeding when our report left.]