The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-14 00:00:00

TIIAMES.

A MOST COWARDLY Act—George Grant, a seaman,
was brought before Mr, Partridge, charged with assaulting
John Murray, a boiler maker, whose nose was strapped up
with surgical plaisters, and who was in a weakly condition
from loss of blood.

A medical certificate was put:in stating that Murray had
been wounded, and the nasal artery divided.
The complainant stated that he mat the prisoner, who
was an old acquaintance, yesterday afternoon, at the
Market House public-house, in Poplar. They were drink-
ing together, and the prisoner paid him a debt of 25., and
then began larking with him, and said, " I'll pay you
again," and struck him. He returned the blow and went
into the parlour, and was followed by the prisoner. They
became good friends again, and shook hands, About four
or five hours afterwards they met again in front of the bar
of the same public-house, and were drinking stout. The
prisoner began larking again, and took a large glass tumbler
off the counter and threw it at his head. He fell insensible
and bled a good deal, The glass struck him on the middle
of the nose, and broke it.

The prisoner said, he and his friend were hitting
each other. At last Murray commenced abusing him, and
he threw a glass at him.

Mr. , Partridge—lt was a cowardly act, indeed. You
threw the glass with considerable violence, and have
wounded your friend. You were both intoxicated. I fine
you 20s.
The money was paid.

THE ACCIDENT AT CAMBERWELL STATlON.—Yes-
terday Mr. Carter, the coroner for Surrey, held an
inquest at the Prince of Wales Tavern, Brunswick-road,
Camberwell, on the body of Mr. George Christopher Stewart,
aged 20, acting stationmaster in the Camberwell New-road
Railway station, who was killed on Saturday last, as re-
ported in The Sun of the 11th inst. A lad named Walter
Noels said that on Saturday, about 12 o'clock, he was on the
staircase of the Camberwell station to see the trains come in,
when he noticed the deceased on the platform going to meet
a train coming from the Victoria station. While the train
was coming along swiftly the deceased ran to it, caught
hold of the handle of a carriage, and tried to get on the
step. He missed his footing, and ran rapidly for an
instant by the side of the carriage, when he fell down. His
leg was caught by the train, and he was dragged in under
the carriages. The train went past him, and left him on
the gravel quite dead. Joseph Mortlock, guard of the train
in question, said the train had left the Victoria station at
11 20, and arrived at the Camberwell station at 11 56, its
proper time. The deceased was standing near the end of
the platform, and consequently at some distance from the
place where the train would atop, and no doubt to get
carried, instead of having to walk to the place of stopping,
he tried to get on the stop of the carriage in which the
witness was. He did not attempt to hand anything to the
witness. He suddenly swung round as if from a sudden
lutch of the train, end fell between the two carriages.
When the train stopped the witness ran back, and found
that two wheels had passed over deceased's back and arms.
Ile was much mutilated, and was perfectly dead. The
carriage went oil the metals. Mr. Sauudei a, superinten-
dent of the railway, said the deceased was six months
in the employ of the company. It was against the
rules for auy one in the employ of the company to get
on the trains while in motion. The witness would have
fined any one so offending. Only a fortnight ago the wit-
ness had spoken to the deceased about getting on to the
moving carriages, and pointed out the danger of such an
act. The coroner said that for its own protection from
blame as well from regard to its servants, the company.
ought even to dismiss any one guilty of such a reckless act.
Mr. Saunders said that for a second offence he should deem
it his duty to dismiss the offender. The managers of the
company deeply regretted this occurrence, Mr. %V. Stewart,
Quarterrnastei of the 6th brigade Royal Artillery, identified
the deceased as his son. It appeared that the deceased had
frequently ridden on the steps of trains leaving the platform
while talsing to some one, but that he had never before
attempted to get upon a train in motion coming up to the
platform. The coroner having summed up, the jury re-
turned a verdict of accidental death.