The Express.
London, England, 1858-07-16 00:00:00

721 maga OP MURDER dOsIINST TWO

C4PT41218 AT BUNDIRLAND.

On Wednesday, at the Sanderlead polite-court,
George Mecham, muter of the Reliance, of Sunderland, and
Edwin Fox, muter of the Schiedam, of London, were
charged with the murder of William Barron, seaman on
board the Reliance, at Hamburg, on the 22nd of June last.
John Hammy, master of the Ramos, said that the de-
ceased came on board the ship tipsy, and began to " fun"
with the men. Witness was at that time on board another
easel, from which he saw Fox push Barrum,and Barron re-
turn the push. The witness continued-1 I got on
board Barron was lying on the deck on his back, and Fox
had hold of him by the bait of the bead and throat, snd his
right knee was on his belly. I went up to them, and put my
arm round Fox's shoulders, and parted them. Barron
rose up, and I took him by the waist, and I told Captain
Fox to go below, out ot tho wily. He said he would
not act the coward to go below. I they triad to make
Barron fast with a rope, as he wee atramtling in toy arms.
Barron said, "Let ma go, for fight that —." He
tore my clothes, and I let go, and he went towards Fox, who
was on the quarter-deck ; but before he got to him, I again
took bold of him. I them called out to the crew of the
Reliance to come and take him on board his own ship. Just
as I spoke these words, I observed the prisoner Menham
alongside of me, who immediately struck Barron a blow on
the right aide of the face or neck. No words had passed
between them, and it was more like a above than a blow.
Barron then took hold of Menham by the shoulder,
and tore his shirt (Mecham had no oast on). Men-
ham turned round and said, "Do y.os see what you
have done P You have to my shirt: Mecham then
said to Fox, " Let's heave the -- overboard." Both
masters had bold of Barn" who was standing an his feat at
the, time Mecham said this. The prisoners Instantly lifted
Barron on to the rail close to the foremost shroud of the
main rigging on the starboard side, that being the aide en
which the Itallance lay. There was a diereses of between
four and five feet between the two "hips at that particular
spot. It was just after high water. Immediately after they
got Barron on the rail, Fox let go of him, sad walked an
towards the capstan, turning his hookas Barron and Kea-
ham, who still had hold of Barrel. Instantly Fez left,
Meridian dropped Barron into the water. Barron had bass
laid on his Molt and was lying on the extreme edge at the
raiL Fox had hold of his feet, and Menham of tdashouldera.
Fox let go of his legs and Menham shoved him over. I then
jumped over the bulwark with a coil of rope in es 7 head,
standing on the covering board. I said to the two pr sober.,
" 1) yeti do you want to drown the man f" to which
neither of yen,
replied. At that instant Barron roes to the
surfaor, the hair of his head and right hand only being out cf
the water. I then threw the rope cat to Barron's head, and
'tang out to him to take hold of the rope. He made no
(Est to take hold, but instantly sank. Oes of the crew of
the Reliance was also over the side of his vessel with • rope,
trying to save the man, but could not. I @nog out for a
boathook, bat it was some time before it could be got to.
About ten or fiftess minutes after, I sung out
if there were any grappling•irons on board either
ship, when Fox said I was not to grapple for him,
or have anything to do with him. After the men
went into the water neither of the primmer' did anything to
try to save him. Menham was lying with his arms on the
rail looking at the drowning man when he sunk. When I
saw Barron sink, I tamed round to Fox and Menham, and,
el y fiat, said, " Yon have both murdered that
meitaiMr my
do yon all that but murder F. Neither of than
spoke to ma, but Menham cried out several times for shoat
five or six minutes, "My God my God I Fro a mardeter
Fox was aft when Barron was drowning, but after I said
they had murdered the man, he tame and looked over the
side, but the man had gone down. Menhamwas then in an
awful Mate of diatress, sad crying, and went to hie own ship,
and then went into his boat at the stern, sal cried there
for about ten minutes. Witham was drunk, but Fox was
sober.

—After some farther evtdeece, the prhwaws were re:waded
till Frittay.-suouterlowd Doily News.

MAN KILLED DT AN ENGINE-WITEEL.—AD its
was held at the Fin Beth, Bt. Mary Cray, yesterday,
as ththody ofEdwardllook, a man upwards of 807eare °foie,
who was employed in the pa factory of Messrs. Toyama
M that piths. The duo ins et work is the stokehole,
Y whisk there is a pit about 1,. hat deep far the thew-
wheel he work in. la this pit be was bend quits dad, Whit
aae alide bp oat of by ths wheel. It le opposed that be
Memild weals a modes yeeMetbe
the wheel,
ea web, ellen
whisk in =teleet lye thet from the wheel, sad la re-
tell this the ptt. TM Joey mturaid Ter-
= Aaditalai Death," at the same tithe oethwelag the
aleralealai stelae[ the pit.