The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-28 00:00:00

THE CASE OF SHOO7ING A YOUNG

WOMAN AT DALSTON.

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Humphreys, the coroner,
resumed the inquiry, commenced upon Saturday,
at the Lord Truro, Dalston-lane, upon the body of
Susan Dimmock, who was shot on the evening of
Thursday last by Alfred Greave, under circum-
stances which have been already given.
Mr. Horry appeared to watch the proceedings for
the party so accused.
Richard Greave now said that he went to the
toll-bar upon the night of Thursday, at about half-,
past 11. His brother was not there. The deceased
came up soon after and stood at the door. Shortly
afterwards his brother came to the door of the toll-
cur ,
box and, putting his arm round the shoulders of
the 'deceased, took up a pistol belonging to the toll-
gate keeper, and saying something to deceased,
fired at her. She fell almost immediately, and was
picked up by witness's brother and the girl Haw-
kins, who was with her at the time. His brother
expressedsaid he
did
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deepest
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whatwas loaded,
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1 and gave himself up to the police.
The jury, after some deliberation, returned a ver-
dict of misadventure.

IHE ALLEGED MURDER NEAR SHEER-
NESS.

SITTINGBOURNE, WEDNESDAY.
This morning the two men who have been, almost
n d
and
fullyin a
' from the first moment, suspected of causing the
death of Wm. Elliott, Who
was
recentlyfou wheat-field, under circumstances
reported which led to an impression that a wilful
and deliberate murder had been committed, were
again brought up before Mr. Edward Twopenny
and the Rev. G. B Moore (sitting magistrates at
Sittingbourne) by Superintendent Green, of the
Kent county i'olice, who, it may be remembered,
had Band d
charged with the alleged
crime and discharged for want of sufficient evidence
to convict them.
The two men, William and Edward Johnson
(father and son), coal, corn, and potato dealers at
Sheerness, having been placed at the bar,
Mr. Superintendent Green called the attention of
the bench to the previous circumstances of the case.
Mr. S. G. Johnson, solicitor, Faversham, appeared
for the accused parties.
Mr. Goffit, a schoolmaster, of Queenborough, de-
posed that on Monday, the 18th inst., be went to
a place named Pigtail, on the road to Minster, and
on his road home a cart passed him, and he called
out to the driver and asked for a ride home. After
he got up to the cart, he saw it was Johnson, the
elder, who asked him to jump up, and he did
so. When ho had got into the cart Johnson asked
about this murder, and what people said of it, and
witness said that some people thought he was guilty,
and some thought he was innocent; but on the day
of the regatta at Sheerness he was spoken to by a
man named Moss. He (Goffit) said he believed
Johnson was innocent, and Moss replied that any
ono who said so was either as bad or implicated in
the murder. On this Johnson jumped up in the
cart, and said with much emotion, "I did not know
the man I shot." He (witness) said, " Hold your
tongue, Johnson," and young •
Tohnson also told his
father to be quiet and mind what he said.
After other evidence, Superintendent Green asked
for a remand, which was granted.

the river, the screw steam vessel rzerthy,., from Waterford,
SERIOUS COLLISION.—During
with passengers and general cargo, 'wh'iist near Deptford
stood by and rendered
Dockyard, by some means ran down two coal brigs, named
The ZephYr
the Martha and Icarus. Both vessels were severely smashed,
and were near sinking. the last trip up
assietanc.e for about ow) hour, and then proceeded to London,