The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-27 00:00:00

(Stamped ld. Additional.) [TWOPENCE.

r the conclusion that the body of the who wore than
• mot have been subjected to great The lab pea-
-1 from behind the double collar of the overeat must
I have teen inflicted with great force, as ft extends through
the Dollar of the undercoat and waistcoat. It is chiefly on
I the inside and on the WI aide towards the left arm-pit
. that the principal stains of blood are met with in the
overcoat, undercoat, and waistcoat. The only wound
found in the remains is • stab on the left aide, which, by
Its situation, might have led to the Anion of blood. As-
suming that the clothes belonged to the dammed, them
how appear to receive an explanation. The clothes
have, however, been exposed to wet ethos they were
waled with blood, and the mates a difficulty fn Sinn-
ing an opinion. The cutting and tearing of the cat, trott-
ers, and drawers, at the back, and the cutting and teeing of
consistent with the assumption that the body bad become
rigid after death in a distorted position, end that the clothes
were violently torn from it. This position Is indicated in
the remains, especially on the right aide, by the flexed or
bent condition of the hip and elbow joints. Some of the
stains of blood present the appearance of having flowed from
a living person, and this renders it therefore probable that
the clothes were on a living body when the wounds pro-
ducing such effusion of bled wen inflicted. While there
is nothing to prove directly that these clothes were worn by
the deceased, they have, in my opinion been worn_ by some
one who has manned unions personal injuries. The con-
dition, however, is consistent with the suppodtion that they
were actually worn by the deosseed Individual with whose
remains they were found.
(Signed) At.enen 8. TaTLOS, M.D., P.R.S.
15, St. James's-terrace,Regent's-park, Oct. 23.
There being no further evidence adduced,
The coroner proceeded to sum up, rating that in his
opinion there was 'efficient evidence now before the fury to
enable them to deal with the cane. The immediate object of
an inquiry before a coroner was to ascertain in what manner
• deceased person came by his death, and it often happened
that that result was arrived at without suspicion faWng en
any individual. At the same time it often occurred that in
ascertaining the men fact of • death and In canoe, the
evidence connected wounds or other causes of death with the
acts of • articular individual. In this carte there
was no evidence of that kind, but the jury were
still in a position to deal with the evidence before
them, and to pronounce • verdict, and he thought it was
better that they should do so, especially as the matter would
still remain in the hand' of the police, who would continue
their exertions to connect the death of the deceased with
some individual, and he felt certain that it would end in
that. fie had now to leave ft to the jury to say, according
to the rule of the common law, how the deceased came by
hie de&th, and also, according to the rule of the statute law,
what the sex, ago, and occupation of the deceased were.
With feigned! to the sex there was ample evidence from Dr.
Taylor and Dr. Painter to show that the deoessed was of the
mak sex; that the puts which had been found all bo-
imaged to one body, that of a male adult; that death
was caused by wounds for the appearance of them showed
that they had been inflicted during life or while the blood
was warm. There was also evidence to disprove that any ,
portion of the limbs had been used for anatomical purposes ;
and alai that the body had not been laid out as wee the cue-
tom In cases of persons who had died a natural death. I
There was therefore enough evidence to enable them to deter- ,
mine whether the limbs belonged to a male body, and also
as to what win the awe of death. There was also a chain ,
deviance beginning with the finding of the remain, on a
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buttress of Waterloo-bridge, and going on to that ,
of the handling of the bag by one of the wit- ,
mans on the night before It was found, all ,
which might be connoted with the probable cause of ,
and it was for the jury to ay whether they were
that the deceased died from wounds inflicted on him,
mad whether he was murdered. The clothe which bad
been found hat not been identified, end, therefore, he need
not trouble the jury with an remarks upon that part of the ,
case. If they now re a verdict, the matter would re- ,
main in the hands of the police, with the addition that the
cause of death and the not of We deceased had been decided ,
on. lie bad to ink their opinion—firstly, was the deceased
a male person ? secondly, was he of adult age ? and, thirdly,
from what cause did he die ?

The jury having oons tilted fora abort time, retired.
During their absence,
Dr. Taylor begged to state that he had received the
greatest @mistily:mu from Mr. Painter in his examination,
without which he would not have been able to come to so
safsfactory a onclusic.n.
Mr. Painter inquired what was to be done with the re-
mains, which were still at the Bow-street station in a pre-
servative fluid.
The Coroner said that they must be kept in the custody of
the police as long es it was pcesible to do so, and not be
buried without hie order. He had as yet given no order cm
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the ;TibiaTT
The Jury, after a short absence, returned into court and de-
livered the following verdict .—" That the bones found are
the remains of a =la subject of adult age, and that he has
been wilfully murdered by some person or persons unknown."
The proceedings then terminated.

it was only latched ; then the door of the closet, which wee
next to it, and then Ids ominous -room doer. I sup-
pose it took me about Groot six saccadsio do all that. When
I reached his dressing-room I band him ea you have seen
him. He was lying on his back, and • quantity of blood
was on the floor, near his heed from which it was Outing.
His tight head was actor his tresetiend the left band was
extended by the aide of the body. T e pistol was lying on
his left arm. He wu perfectly dead. From the time of the
report to when I first saw him was, as I have said, about five
or six seconds. The deceased had been subject to bilious attacks
of • violent character. On these occasions he was not deprived
of speech. He bad never shown soy tendency to lunacy.
For the last two years he had been 'abject to • violent
pain in the head, at intervals of about five months, when he
was low-spirlted. I have seen him sit for bows when under
the induces of that pain with his head in his hands, and
Indisposed to spelt. -He once went to Mr. /34iatuatint, en
eminent surgeon mLoadon, and he gave him en emetic for
bile. Three nights ago, I should mention, he had • violent
attack of vomiting. Dor* the Thursday evening I had
seen no symptoms of what was coming on, and be showed
no symptoms of wandering. From three until the time
of his death I didn't think he knew what he wee doing. He
had never fallen down in a bilious attack before. Once he
complained of great pain under such en stack. His eyes
looked odd; I thought at first it was apoplexy. I think this
attack wee precisely like what he had had before. He ap-
=id in good up to when he went to bed. He hadn't
uncommon, nor ea unusual quantity of wine.
When he spoke of going by a later train, he spoke in a me-
chanical sort of way. He bed lately kept the pistol by the
'Me of the bed. Ito hadn't the pistol M. Hs hand when he
went to the closet. The reason he kept the pistol by the
side of the bed was, that in the former occupant's time the
house was broken into. I found a bullet on the floor. It
was • double-barrel pistol. I thought both barrels were dis-
charged at the same time. There were two bullet holes in
the window glue, so I cannot account for the bullet on the
floor.

Gtr Henry Thompson—You are not aware of any subject
preening on hie mind ?
Witnees—Our conversation the night before was on his
happy position in this world, the greet blessings lee had, and
his -domestic happiness. I know that his circumetancee
were extremely comfortable, sad that he wee pleased with
his short parliamentary career. He had a desire to get into
parliament unfettered as to party, and on a request from the
electors, he put up for Harwich, and wee returned as as in-
dependent member by a large majority.
Mr. Richard Turner, surgeon, of Tunbridge Wells,
deposed—ln the early part of the year the deceased
came to me respecting an attack of neuralgia over the
eye. He told me he lead suffered from indigestion and
rarvomiting, About five o'clock on the morn-
hundey last Major Warburton's servant called
me up. I reached here between five and six, and
found the deceased in bed asleep. Ws brother told
roe be bad been breathing rather heavily, but at that time
it wee not so. I leaned over him to observe his breathing,
and observing bin eyes move, I asked him what wee the
matter with biro. He answered, in a muttered manner, "I
&retired." I uked him if he hadn't been sick. He said " No,
but sickish." He then seemed disposed to go to sleep, but I
Kry roused him, in order to speak to him. I examined
on",:tie and his eyes, and I now nothing remarkable about
either. His pulse wee quiet and feeble. I then mixed a
powder, and he took It, and drank a little water after it. He
remarked. " I must go to London to-day ;" to which I ob-
jected. He said it was the stomach, he should soon be right
again. As his stomach wen empty, and he continued
drowsy, I thought it mast be something more than a mere
stomac.hiced derangement. I therefore suggested that he
should be watched. I then returned home, and about nine
o'clock I received another meerage to attend immediately.
I was at the bows very shortly afterwards, and I found
the deceased ea you have just seen him. I noticed that
a bullet had peened through the month, and left the head
at the upper pert, penetrating the brain and skull completely',
and shaUseng the bones of the face. I cannot say from the
wound that there was more than one bullet. What the de-
ceased had brought up appeared to be an indigested meal.
His dinner on the previous evening was, I am told, of a
simple character. I imagine that he was not in a sound
state of rebid when he did the deed, and that physical dis-
ease occasionedthat state. From the way he spoke to me I
think he was not in hie right mind. When he came to me
he showed a nervous anxiety about his bilious attack.
The coroner said there seemed an end of the ease under
the circiunstancee, and if the jury were satisfied the unfortu-
nate gentleman shot himself when lie was insane they would
say so • but if they had any doubt, it was only fair and right
that the relatives should have an opportunity of bringing any
evidence that they thought proper to prove the state of h 4
mind. They must not close the cam there if they did not
think there was temporary insanity, and he would leave it
for Sir Henry and the jury to rounder.
Mr. Delves—l should hie to ask Mr. Warburton if the
deceased had an opportunity of taking the pistol from the
bedroom when he maw him in the closet. At present we
don't know how be got the pistol. I should like to know
when the pistol was fast seen in the bedroom, became if it
was taken at the time it would not appear premeditated.
The Rev. Mr. Warburton said he was certain the deceased
had not the pistol in hie hand when he went to the closet jest
before the firing.
The police-officer in attendance stated that the servant
cleaned the pistol on Monday, and left it in the deceased's
dressing-room, but it was removed by some one.
Both Sir H. Thompson and Mr. Adare spoke to waver-
anions with the deceased, in which he mentioned his happy
circumstance, and seemed very pleased with hie position in
life.
A juryman said It was the more wonderful that he should
do such a rash act if he was so well off.
Mr. Turner remarked that he had known cum in which a
moon suffrrtng from a severe headache, arising from latent
damn, had knocked his head against the wailer ma in some
way violent.
Susan Harris, the housemaid. was then called, at the wish
of a juror, and eke stated that she saw the pistol in a leathern
cane on the marble stand by the side of the bed, at half-past
eight on Thursday night.
The man servant said ho did not load the pistol.
The police officer said be had extracted two bullet' and the
powder from one of the barrels of the pistol.
The Coroner—These things are entirely In your hands. It
is for you to say whether any further evidmoe ie neoesaary,
and the principal question seems to be whether this poor
man was in his right mind or not when he committed this
act. It seems no to me; but it is for you to my how the
evidence affects your minds.
Sir H. Thompson said be thought it me done in a fit of
temporary inanity. Lady Bateman, who we. In the hoime,
could prove, if neceesary, that the deceased bad been very low
spirited when suffering the pain in the head.
Several jurymen expressed concurrence in the foreman's
opinion, and a verdict of "Temporary insanity" was
returned.
The deceased gentleman had been away from finely for six
months, and only returned about three weeks. His liberality
end affability had won him much edam, and this melancholy
death has not only plunged a very sealable wife and happy
family into the triteness/ grief, but has thrown a gloom over
all living in this neighbourhood.—Ssurfx rertiiier.

RAILWAY Cot.t.laiow.—Thc collision on Friday,
about half-past six o'clock in the afternoon, of two goods
trains near to Dairy, hes. we are sorry to have to report,
occasioned the death of Robert Renate, a fireman in the
service of the Glasgow and South-Western Railway Com-
pany. He dial about two hours after the accident. A goods
train from Glasgow to Ardroran had been on the some
rails with the express goods train from Glasgow to
Carlisle. The driver of the express train rens the
green lights exhibited, when in the circumstances there
ought to have been red, did not slacken speed, and the
collision was fearful. The engine was overturned and
ley actor the rails. The carriages were smashed and
the rails torn no. For some time people were fearful
of opproaching lest they might be killed by the burst-
ing of the boiler of the engine. The telegraph con-
veyed information to Kilmarnock and Glasgow, and Mr.
Stirling from the former, and Mr. Johnston, manager,
from the latter town, arrived at the spot not long. after. A
number of engineers and surfacemen were actively rimed
in clearing and replacing the broken rails, but it wee not till
two o'clock in the morning of Saturday that this wee ac-
complialied. When the passenger train which leaves Glas-
gow at 6.30 p.m. arrived at the spot where the collision bad
occurred, they had to leave their carriages and walk to the
,junction at Dairy, and it was ten o'clock, fully two hours
later than meal, that they were conveyed to Kilmar-
nock. Among those pareingers were the Marchioness and
the youthful 'Marquis of Bute, on their way to Dollars
House. It is evident that the accident arose solely from the
error of the person entrusted with the signals exhibiting the
wrong ones—the green indicating eafety, instead of the red
one showing danger—and by what strange infatuation he
was led to do so is being inquired into. Mr. Gross, Procu-
rator-Fiscal, Kilmarnock, on Saturday err eagegen making
an Investigation into the whole case, and the perm to charge
of the is, we understand, in custody.—
Glasgow DP"Atiyileals
THE WILL OF THE LATE JAMES HARVEY, ESQ.,
OF SA ITEI..—We understand that intimation has We week
been given to the trustees and legatees of the late James
Harvey. Esq.. of Sencel, that an action will be raised in the
Court of Session fora reduction of thgrounds of
will f
the of that gentleman.
We ere not aware of the Metre
arks, bat it is understood that its object is to get Jr oPfmtll
legacies left to the Free Church, and which amounted to
46,0001.—Olaseese Chronicle.
LORD ARERCROMBY AND 1110 TENANTS. —We
(Alin Adverti.er) understand that Lord Aberegomby, after
spending a few months very plangently at home, ha* sgain
gone abroad, and is likely to per the ensuing winter in
cept. During his residence on the family estates, his
lordship had visited the tenants of the carious farms, and
by entering freely into conversation, and eddreesing them
In friendly and encouraging terms, his visits have had a
beneficial tendency, and In effect have promoted the good
feel* so desirable between landlord and tenant.