The Express.
London, England, 1859-04-30 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS

BOW-BTREET.
Mr. Shit'Rees Me well-known undertaker, yeeterdsy
waited on Mr. Jeldine, in order to maks a statement, partly
contnidicting„the complaint advanced by his neighbour, Mr.
Bletchley, M.R.C.8., in reference to the treatment of a pie-
sober in Coldbeth-fights Prism, and of his body after death.
Mr. Bhillibeer oborvedelut the statement of Mr. Bletchley
would lead the pablio to suppose that when the body wee
claimed by • young lady, a friend of the deceased, it wee ex-
posed to her in • suite of malty. This was not the nee, ea
she never saw it in that condition. The Soong lady informed
him the inquest bad ,Imen held, end that the body would be
delivered up to her et • certain hour. He accordingly
.sent
one of hie men with a hawse to the prison at the impala./
hoar. There had been a pod modem examination, and of
course the body wee, as meal in each cones, lying on the
dissecting table, in a date of nudity. But he must remark,
to show that the body hul not been improperly treated, that
when the cheat had been opened for the purposes of the ex-
enitnetios, it had been *own up with suck sunless that it
was difficult to discover the seam in the akin. The body was
removed from the Mite& to hie remises, in • shell which
bad Men specially lined and staffed foe the ocouion, and bad
not been wed for any other body. The body wee
wrapped in • winding-sheet—the usual winding.sheat
emptoycd in the trade eight feet long and live
Jest
wide. The winding-sheet was nude of cambric
of • good quality. It was placed in • coffin, i.ni de-
posited to an apartment kept for that special purpose.
Mr. Streaky, as reported in 113010 of the paper.,
had said that the body wee earned naked in a bace-yard.
The fact was That he (Mr. Shillthese) hod no yard seta Dad
to his premises. Bodies left in hits care were place! in a
decent room kept for that eurpose, as he frequently had
chess of the bodice of young ladies and gentlemen who had
died is schools,and must be removed at once when terhaps
there wee not time to communicate with their friends he
might suffer coosidemble Wary id a notion got abroad that he
exposed the bodies of his fellow -creatures in a bechyard
like the arum of in many dogs. It might have been
thought from the tone which Mr. Bletchley ma that be had
celled sad asked to see the body as • sort of inspector. The
Act was that be called end asked to see the body of Mr.
Smyth as if be were • friend, and when he (Mr. Bbiltibeer)
gave him the shims of the young lady in confidence, be
wrote to her end told her the body wee exposed in a state
of nudity. In consequence of that letter she bought • very
antfi shirt end sent it to him. This was quite unnecessary,
the body wee elready coveted decently end in accoedance
with usage, is the windieg-sheet. Mr. Bletoklue
had charged him with prevarication in saying that
the body wee not in • state of nudity when
coveted with the tuna] winding-these, which Mr. Blotch-
ley contemptuously but improperly described as " two
pieces of calico." The observation wee in Sul( impatinent.
Bet he considered that it wee Mr. Bletobley who preyed.
Wed in trying to make out that the body was naked, be-
cause pot covered in whit be called " wearing apparel,"
though decently wrapped rip in the shroud, the proper tied
suitable condor( for the dead. Mr. Bletcluey said there was
• large blister on the breast of the corpse. Ile himself be-
lieved that it was a mustard plaster • but why should Mr.
Bip:oieotc.blezhfinendthfaeult
bed
dth til:see.nienedieelinquw,Hrasn etewgwegcehd,
ifetthttlit:
had barn any wrong treatment of demised, it would have
been exposed. Mr. Bletrbley said the friends of the deceased
were enkeown. Yet he bad shown th.t he knew who they
were ; for in a letter which he addressed to a teeny limier,
be had most unneoeseuily, end he must aid in a moat
unfeeling meaner as regarded the Mends of the deceased,
stated his real name. and the address of his friends.
Mr. Jardine said it was natured thee Mr. Shilliliter should
desire to explain the matter, bat be must say that Mr.
Bletchloy bad not appeared dedeessel %win anything to
Dim (Mr. Bbillibeer). Of 00117•11 there could be no doubt
that tu•vespecteble establishment Mee that of Mr. Shillibeer
care wee taken that nothing indeeolons could take place. To
do ustice to Mr. Bletchley, he had not imputed that. but
had directed his complaint licitly against the gad authorities.
Mr. Blaillibeer mill thought hie exlienetion was neceesary.
Ile was obliged to hie wonship for his courtsoos atteetion,
and hoped hiss's ear would attain the same pablicity 2I the
letemeist of Kr. Bletotilley.

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