The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-28 00:00:00

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behind time in starting. in consequence of arriving late at
Brighton. The Brighton excursion was 12 minutes behind.
The driver' were not reprimanded for arriving late. They
do their beet to keep time.
What cheek is there upon the entries of time made by
the guard ?—1 do not know of any check, except that Mr.
Webb looks to the entries. I have the book of regulations,
but I do not keep a book of the time of arrival and doper.
titre of all trains as. required by those regulations. The
guards made the entries in the book. It is not the practice
to keep back the London excursion until the Portsmouth
excursion train comes in, because the Portamouth train is
not generally late. Had the Portsmouth train not arrived
as it did I should have sent ou the Brighton train to London.
I do not remember that I gave any particular directions to
the driver ot the third train to look ahead. !spoke to him, and
told him to go on. Probably I did tell him that there was
• train close ahead. I believe I did. Ido not know that
the third train came within 500 yards of the other train
before it reached the tunnel.

Mr. Revel—Do you know where the signalman is ?—No.
Do you know that he is in custody?—No. 1 don't kiwi,
anything about him.
Will you swear he is not in custody?
The Coroner did not see how these questions bore upon
the inquiry. The eignalmasi bad been summoned, sad that
was sufficient.

Mr. Read contended that be had a right to pursue the
inquiry as be wee doing.
The Coroner held that the questions were irrelevant, and
intimated that if the same course of examination was pro
ceeded with he should stop it.
Mr. Read was content to leave the matter as it was before
the pablic.
Mr. Roupelle then cross-examined the witness—The
fence at which a train could be seen from the Brighton ate,
tion earthward was &quarter al a mileil no doubt he
as w correct as to the time the trains alerted.
Hy Mr. Lamb—The Brighten excenelea lambi nelmeled aisle
amens before the ordinary train. The excursion would
have got by that time through the ratcham Tunnel, aid
be about entering the Clayton TunneL The distance is
about five mile'. The cloak on the platform could not be
seen by persons in the excursion train.
Henry Kellick—l was signalman at the south end of
Clerical tunnel. I have fWed that post ever since Septem-
ber, 1852. I was there on Sunday morning last. I went on
duty at 8 o'clock in the morning. I did nut leave my poet
that day till 4in the afternoon. There are two signalmen
at the south end of the tunnel. The other man's name is
Charles Davey. We are each on 12 hours, changing at 8
o'clock. The man who goes on at 8 on Sunday morning
slays on till 8 o'clock on Monday morning, and by that
means we make a change from day to night, and from
night to day duty.
Litptain Tyler—Do you mean to say you remain on for
24 hours!—Yes, dr.. . . . . _

By the Coro-tier—We have a clock in the box. I saw
the first train come round the curve, about tbree-quarten
of a mile off. I did Dot notice the time. Nothing parti-
cular happened from the time it came in sight till it
entered the tunnel. It did not work the signal nor ring
the bell. It was set all right, as it had been all the
morning.
The Coroner—l am reminded that I ought to caution
you, as what you may say may criminate you, but you seed
not answer any questions unless you please. I/ you like I
will erase the answers you have given, or I will go on with
the examination. Do you elect to go on.
Witness —1 will speak truth as far as I know.
Examination resumed—When I found the signal would
not work. 1 tried to put it right, but I could not put it
on until the next train. That was two or three minutes
after. I could not do so till after the driver bad passed the
distance signal. That is about .100 yard* from me. I then
took down the red flag, and showed it to the driver. The
train was then about half-way between the signal and me.
The driver at once tensed off the steam. When the Ports-
mouth train entered the tunnel I telegraphed to the men
at the other end. I received a return message directly.
I gave him "Train and he answered it ; and when the
train was out, he gave me "Tr in oat." The second
train was then just going into the tunnel. When the
mooed train came I showed the red fiss. I had than suc-
ceeded io getting the signal to work. That would put on
the danger eignaL When the second train had been in some
time 1 asked my mate at the other end whether she was
out? When the second train entered the tunnel I gave the
signal to the man at the other end. When he gave me
"Train out," I gave him "Train in," again, as
quick as lightning. The second train was Fussing
by me and partly is the tunnel, when he gave
came " Train out.' I did not get any moulage
back as to the second train till I asked my mate
at the other end. I telepapked "Is she out r and I got
an answer directly, " Yes." When I telegraphed "Train
in" the second time I did not receive any answer, for I did
not wait. I went out directly to alter the signal for the
train "all right." I thought the guard, when he saw the
white flag, would go on.
An intimation was here conveyed to the coroner that Mr.
Antony Keeps, Mr. Read's client, was dead, making the
23rd death from this accident, which the commit com-
municated to the jury.
Examination resumed—When I received the emend mes-
sage the danger signal was up, and I altered it. From the
time I received the message " Yes" as to the first train four
or fire minutes had elapsed before the other train entered.
There was ample time, therefore, for the train to have got
through. At the same time that I asked him whether she
was out and received the answer " Yes" I saw the third
train corning no about three-quarters of a mile off.
At what stage did you hear anything amiss !—I did not
hear anything until the third train had got into the tunnel,
and then I heard a noise and thought the boiler warn
bonding. I showed the red flag when the second
train entered the tunnel, to stop them. Ido not know
whether by the rule they should go on or come beck. They
might to stop not in the tunnel but outside ; but be could
not stop the trail soon enough. I thought the train would
stop in the tunnel when they saw the red flag, and that the
guard would come beck.
The Coroner—Different stories have been told about this.
Some people havesaid you hadgone to yourbreakfast; is that
true—No ; I bad breakfast at 7 o'clock at home with my
housekeeper sad one of my boys. When I beard
of the explosion I signalled the telegraph man at the other
end to stop anything coming in that way.
I signalled "line blocked." I believe the present signal has
bean in use between four and live yams We have never
had but that one. It has failed to act a great many times,
sad we have reported it. Not in writing, bat have sent up
weed to liamock's-gate. It has been out of order seven or
eight times. It is oftener out of order in winter than sum-
mer on account of the frost. When we have reported it at
Hassocks-gets they have sent and repaired it. I have re-
ported it two or three times, and so has my mate—and we
have sometimes reported it by dohs Woods, the fettler, who
COMM through from Hassock's-gate every morning. Thesigsal
failed to act before oo the Saturday morning at the 8 o'clock
train. I did not report it, because it acted very well all
the rest of the day, and till the Sunday morning, else I
should. The last tins I reported it as defective was in the
spring, and it was then put right. I have not examined it,
because all the works were under ground, and we cannot
see them.

The Coroner—When we saw it last night it appeared
very rusty, and *muted oiL Do you oil it'.—Yes, some-
tunes with lamp.oil, but that is not much stuff for IL
The last time I oiled it was a month or sax weeks ago.
By the Foreman-1 ought to keep the redtl up when the
signal will not act till after the train has passed. When the
guard's van was passing I took the white Hag because I
was telegraphed. The trains are two and a-half to three
minutes in the tunnel. The second train was about four
minutes in, and that was the reason I telegraphed, " Is
she out?

By Cuptai s Tyler—l left duty at 4 o'clock on the Sun-
day afternoon instead of remaining on the usual time, be-
cause I was told I might go. The second train was in sight
before I observed that the signal dal not work, almost be-
fore I had put down my white sag. I was pretty much
put out when I raw the other train coming, and could not
pu► on the signal. There was not more than two or three
minutes between the two trains. There was about a mile
between the two trains. I think I did not do it exactly
right, being pretty much put out, and I think perhaps I did
not use the handle right. It works with a wheel. rhere is
but one instrument in my but, which has one needle upon
it only. When a train comes up I turn the needle once
to the left ; the return answer is once to the righh which
means that the line is clear.
_ . . . .

The court adjourned at 8 o clock, before this witness's
esideoce was closed.

mans in a very precarious condition. Thomas Parker, of
Bt. James's-street, Brighton, who bad received a dementia
wound on the forehead, and was otherwise seven!, bruised
all over the body, is • slowly. His wife was one
of the unfortunate victims, the knowledge of this fact
retards hi recovery.
New cases of injury, some of a serious character, trans-
pied yesterday. Among these may be mentioned Mr.
liam Hialop, a smith employed at the railway works, and
Wil-
-1 jiving at 21, Belgrave-street, who is seriously injured about
the legs and lower part of the body. Mrs Bath, of 31, Vine-
street, has severe contusions on the face, and jejune' to the
right side and lege. Mr. Drewitt, a workman employed at
the Hove gasworks, and residing in Hove-street, is much
tut about the bead and arms. Mr. Fowler, 84, North-
street, be. two rile fractured on the eight side. Mr.
Giffin, of 19, Wart Hilletreet, contusions on lower part
of the face, and a great deal shaken. Mrs. Humphrey,
of 33, Vine-street, cut over left a e , and injuries to
the right side and knees. Mr. Ma confectioner, Weet-
street, serious internal injuries. . Mercer, an upholsterer,
lof Queen's-gardens, back of neck and knees much injured. Mr. O'Hara, Nortg-street, muck bruised end shaken. Mrs.
Peltea and her niece, of Alfred Villas, Bosehill, severe con-
tusions about the face and temples. Mr. Panama, of :32,
Miles-street, was wounded in a peculiar manner. He was
sitting opposite a man who had a knife in his band, and
when the collision took place he was thrown forward and the
knife entered Mr. Panona's jaw, indicting a revere wound.
Mr. Potter, a grocer, of Trafalgaretreet, received a severe
blow on his head, which rendered him insensible for nearly
an hour ; he had.also a cut on the upper lip. Mn. Potter
and family, who were in the same carriage, escaped with
only a few bruises. Mr. Smith, a draper, of Weston-road,
cut over the eye and much shaken. Mr. Swale-
land, a naturalist, of Queen's-road, very severely shaken.
Mrs. Swaisland, wife of the above, knee-cap broken,
and generally braised. Mr. Themes Tugwell, fore-
man be Messes. Rosie% detain, - NerilMaos,
contusions on the head and legs. Mr. Washer, leatherseller,
98, North-lane, back_ part of neck much injure.l and several
teeth knocked out. Mr. Watkins, of the Montpelier, Mont-
pelier-place, much bruised and shakes. Mrs. Watkins,
wife of the above, sustained similar injuries.
It has bees stated that none of the wirvants in chants of
the train sustained any injury. This, however, is not the
case ; a man, named Coleman, one of the plaids in charge
of the train which met with the accident, has been very
much hurt. Four of his ribs are fractured, and his internal
injuries are of such a serious nature that be is not expected
to live.

THE SUSPECTED POISONINGS AT COVENTRY.

The adjourned inquest on the body of Betsy
Bemaish wee resumed by Mr. W. S. Poole, coroner, at the
Gloucester Arms, Stoney Stanton•road, on Monday after-
noon. Intense popular excitement prevailed, and the
street was thronged by spectators.
Mr. 0. Minster attended to watch the case on the part of
the crown ; Mr. Powell, of Birmingham, appeared for
William Beamish ; Mr. Smallbone for the girl Statham.
After the examination of two neighbours, John Bennett,
an assistant to Mr. T. Jenkins, chemist and druggist, proved
that on the 17th of August, the prisoner Beamiah purchased
an ounce and a hell of amok from him. He said he
wanted it to poison rata.
Dr. Francis Wrightson said be bad no moral doubt that
the death bad been caused by arsenic.
Jane Stokes re-examined—Had seen nothing to excite
her suspicions ; she was aware there were certain re-
ports in circulation. She certainly recollected that
on the Sunday previous to the death of deceased, when she
called at the house of Beernisb, she found Statham and
another girl named Callaghan there. She noticed them
exchange glances with each other, and display a levity
which she thought was not proper, the dsoeseed being ill in
bed.

By Mr. Powell—Be:laid' did notjteach his wife to read so
far as I knew. I knew he was • teacher at a Sunday school.
Frederick Payne said—l am an inspector in the Co-
ventry police force. I produce the paper given to me
by the witness Stokes. I also produce the book
from which I think it was torn. It is a sort of
account book which I found in • cupboard in the front
room of the prisoner's house. I apprehended Beamish on
Friday night about 11 o'clock ; I found him at Mrs. Stokes's
house, in itaglan-street. I told him that he was c
with poisoning his wife. I searched him, end foundhtrit
insi.le coat-pocket the packet of poison labelled " Richard
Watson." I took him to the station-house, and asked him
what he did with the poison purchased at Mr. Jenkins's
shop. Before questioning him I cautioned him as usuaL
He *mid he mixed it with his oatmeal, and put it round where
his beans and pass bad been, to kill the mice and rats which
ate them. He said the garden was at • brickyard in Her.
nalLlane, and if I went I should very likely see it. I
locked him ap. Next morning I went with another
constable to the garden, and 1 could find nothing of the
kind. On searching his house I found in the pocket of his
beet trousers, in an oak chest, in his bedroom, a paper with
Mr. Jeakins's label upon it and " poison. " He said the
book was his. I showed him the words, " Dear wife, I
hope you —" and Le said that's not my writing ' • these
words were at the top of the page ; the bottom half had
been torn off. I produce the pockets of both Mrs. Beamish's
dresses, and these is no powder in either of them.
The inquest was then furtheradjourned till Monday next.
The prisoner was to attendance throughout the proceedings,
and watched the evidence with close attention. He was
afterwards removed to the police statiou in a cab,
amidst the groans and yells of about two thousand people,
who were in the street at the time of his departure, and the
police had great difficulty in preventing him from being
roughly handled.
of
the youngest child of the prisoner who' as
previously stated, died suddenly • few days previous to the
death of the wife, baying, like the rest of the family., been
seized with vomiting after meals, has been exhumed, and
the stomach plaoed in the bands et Dr. Wrighteon, Pro.
keens of Chemistry, at Sytlenharn College, Birmingham,
and doctor of philosophy, for analysis.

THE FATAL ACCIDENT TO A VOLUNTEER
BUTT-HARKER.
Yesterday afternoon, an adjourned inquest was
held at the King's Arms Tavern, Woolwich. before Mr.
C. J. Canter, owner for Weld Kent, on the body of
Benjamin Bradshaw aged 42, • private of the Wool-
wich division of Royal Marine Light Infantry, who was
killed by • ballet shot whilst acting as marker to volun-
teers, at target pretties, in the k'lwastead Altushes, on
Saturday, the 17th inst.
Mr. William Henry Cruise, surgeon, R.N., proved that a
post-mortem examination had been made of the body, and
it wan found that death resulted front • portion of a bullet,
which lied broken the deceased's second rib and entered the
'abatises of the tight lung, wounding one of the blood-
vessels. Another portion of a bullet had lodmd under the
Akio, but this was not dangerous. The injury to the main
artery of the lungs caused almost instant death.
By the Coroner—From the appearance of the portion of
the bullet extracted from the lungs there could be no doubt
that the bullet struck the mantlet, and that a portion went
back and bit the deemed within the nutntlet.

Captain F.Jacson, adjutant of the Ist battalion Kent
Volunteer Rifles, deposed—ln accordance with instructions
from the government on the Wednesday after the accident
he made a minute investigation of all the circumstances of
the case, with the assistance of Sergeant Hiroo, of the
Royal Marines. 011 examining the mantlet in which de-
ceased was placed, whilst acting as a marker for the 900
yards range target, witnees found an indentation in the.roof
of the mantlet, and the appearances indicated that after
striking this part the bullet glanced off in two
directions, the fragments hitting the deceased. Wit-
ness was satisfied that the bullet which struck the
mantlet was fired at a range of 600 yards only, and that
the shot was fired from a considerable angle. Hehad known
inauy instances in which parties had tired at the wrong
target, and this bail taken place in the regular service as
well as amongst the volunteers. He did not approve of the
oonstmction of these mantleta, which be considered dan-
gerous. He thought each mantlet should have the sides
near the top enclosed, as the moment a shot came side-
ways the marker was at present exposed to danger. He
also objected to the two staves or supports of the mantlet,
and considered it would be advisable to have but one stave,
and that in the centre. He had just returned from the
Myths School of Musketry, sad had remarked on the ne-
cessity of these improvements to the officers at that insti-
tution. The distance between each target in the Plum-
stead Marshes was 20 yards, but at some other places the
arrangement wee 40 yards between each target. He be-
lieved that the practice of the Myth. School of Musketry
and that of the Royal Artillery differed in this respect.
After some other evidence of a oorrobonitive nature the
Coroner summed up, and commented upon the strange fact
that this description of mantlets had been in government
use for years, although it was now proved that they were
not safe for one hour.

The jury returned a verdict, "That the deceased was
aocideotly shot, that the rnantleta now used are totally
unfit, and ought not to he again need until improved upon.
and that the coroner he requested to communicate the
opinion of the jury to tho commandant of the garrison, and
a hto to apply to the military authorities with a view to oh.
lain an annuity for the widow and family of the deceased."

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