The Express.
London, England, 1856-07-08 00:00:00

ST. GILES'S.

TBB ALLBQED RoBBERT AND MURDER IN

This forenoon, Mr. Watley, coroner for West
Middleton, mum(' the al antra inquiry et the Hand

all Cr.. O. N•+

r, iota tie CiICUICIS'IDOPS at-

Modiste the dirndl of Mr Samuel Stocker,hydraelie engir, enr,
aged 3b, °mot with his death in a street fight early on
the morning of Saturday week. The nab rtanete gentle-
MO was supposed to have been rohhed, and dreamt upon by
several men when be wee foll wing them who had rohto d
bin, neer St. Odes'. Chnich. The invnattation attracted
mon attention. Several w tomes were tailed, who proved
se. lee the deceased following two men near St. Odes'.
Church, and upon his 1 peg hold of one of them, the fel-
low turned ■pon him, and with amurde►ous blow felled him
insensible to the ground. Other men and women afterwards
mind, and rifled the sufferer's Pocket., tilting away a silk
handkerchief, and some other articles, with the ring off hie
finger. It could not be pored under whet circumstances
the toturreces flret took plies, but the presumption ap-
peared to be that the men had followed the deceased for the
purpose of robbery, observing that be was a little the worse
for and that upon his turning round upon them, the
viol• eel was committed which colt him his life.

Otte of the witaewes, Il.ry Barry, of 39, Crows-street,
Soho, said that she saw the deceased strike a mac over the
bead with a stick twiwt, sad se fueeibly that he broke the
stick at the woad blow.

Another saltness, lams. Bates, of 9, Radon-street, Clerk-
unwell, a cabdriv►, said that ou the =rasing in question
•ts was called off the teak at a quarter before three o'clock
in Holbran. He then toot the decorated cap at the
won aid Horses. The deceased we a little the wane for
lige .r, bat not drank. Wiesen was ordered to drive to
Attnur-street, by the landlord, Mr. Pettey. The deceased
pat oat his stark and st ptel hies at the beginning of Oz.
ford-street, where he got out and walked I. the direction of
Totteshanmeourttroad. H. did sot see any one watching

Mr. Heavy Tredy, the Isadl rd of the Coach .ad Morsel,
said that the diteesated left his boys at a geartrr-peat-three

o'clock, when he gin him a shilling to pay the fare. Ho
Game let s his home with two other persons, whom be !sand
with a Doyle of wine.

By the Coroner—He did not sae any ore watching him.
He paid for four three-peonywcrtits of brandy and water,
and kept his own company.
Henry D.p said that be was a waiter—l saw the dr-
eamed at the time stated. He was then merry, end ha
Malted every one in frost of the beau. He said he was
ping to Br. Parry's, and if he costa me him there be
would like it, as be bad bad an altercation there before.
He also a.id that if he would o ate be would stand ► bottle
of wise. He also irested him, too, with a glass cf wine
and water, or brandy and water, bat which he did not
know.

By a juror—He was aqa et and inoffensive man. He
stoprd poem time at the home, bat hit deemed there.
By the Cormier—lt appeared to Mtn that he drank the
whole of the wove.

Alts some farther Gladys's, the Cmoser laid that, to his
mind, the dammed had 'shaved like a madman, sad he wao
not surprised that ►e had got into trouble. H. wan inclined
to think that he was the rrigieal angramor, and that the
man only smut& ►,m is eeli•defenee. The stick wee a
Blight one, be• quiet @efficient to give great passed irritate
him. Ihe view he took of the ease wee that the saes were
watehieg him and that he thee attacked them. He would,
therefor, nemersond them to retire as ogee verdict.

, .
laspeetor Cheekley nid the vernal 'wonted bad not
be.a )et arrested. They wen ell noted thieves and bad
abararton, and there was very Impo►tant evilleste ready to
be addend against then when they should be takes.

The jury, au the rseareentosdatien of the MOW, ro
turned an open verdict to tM *Met that the decesiod disci
from certain injuries on the bead caused by a man unknown.
The inquiry ties terminated.