The Sun.
London, England, 1824-06-28 00:00:00

SHOCKING MURDER.

On Saturday afternoon an inquisition was held
at Whitechapel workhouse, before J. W. Uvwix, Esq., upon
the body of Mary Justice, a-woman about 40 years of age, who
came by her death under the following circumstances :
J. Curtis, sworn—ls surgeon to Whitechapel parish ; that,
agreeable to the wish of the Coroner and Parish Officers, lie
had examined the body of the deceased. There appeared an
external swelling, which contained a quantity of extravasated
blood ; there was also the appearance of bruises on the upper
part of the right thigh, and a slight scar on the face, which was
of no consequence. On opening the body, it appeared uni-
formly healthy and free from any disease ; the stomach con-
tained a quantity of fluid, and from its smell he judged it to
be spirits. It did not appear to him that the deceased had
received any internal or external wounds that were in them-
selves mortal. In answer to a question from the Jury, Mr.
Curtis said it was impossible to ascertain by dissection whether
or not a person dies from loss of blood alone, except there were
some internal or external woumls, which did not appear in the
present case. Mr. Curtis further stated, that women are sub-
ject, on receiving blows or injuries on the lower parts of their
bodies, to bleed profusely. He recollected a case that recently
occurred in Yorkshire, where a woman lost her life by the loss
of blood, froth having received violent blows on the lower pasta
of her person, without any apparent external marks. Not
having attended the deceased *hen the fatal occurrence took
place, but after hearing a few witnesses, he gave it as his de-
cided opinion that she came by her death from the loss of blood,
which was occasioned by the violence she had received at the
time.
Thomas Jones sworn—ls a labourer, and lives in Corgan's
house. On Friday morning, between eight and nine o'clock, he
was in Corgan's apartment when the deceased came in ; Corgan
was brushing clothes in a back-room at the time, he told the de-
ceased several times to leave his house, but she refused to go ;
Corgan came towards the deCeased and gave her a kick, which
appeared to be on the back of her person, and pushed her out
of the door; he immediately perceived a quantity of blood in
the passage where she stood when she received the kick, and
about the door ; the deceased appeared very faint, and was
scarcely able to crawl to the other side of the street.—By a Jury-
man—Did you know the deceased before ? Yes.—Did she ap-
pear to you when she came into Corgan's on Friday to be in as
good health as usual ? She did appear to be in very good health
at the time.

Robert Anderson sworn : Was also in Corgan's apartments
when the deceased came in ; she said something to Corgan, but
it was in so low a tone of voice, that he did not hear it. Corgan
told her several times to leave his house ; she still kept speak-
ing in the same low tone, Corgan got into a passion, and came to-
wards where the deceased stood, but returned again to his work,
and, in a few minutes after, he came to her again, and gave her a
violent kick on the bottom of the abdomen, and pushed hex out of
the door. I saw great quantities of blood in the passage and about
the door ; a crowd collected, and she was taken to the opposite
side of the way. John Carpieu is a painter and glazier : was going
through George-yard, on Friday morning, about half-past
eight o'clock ; he saw a man and woman standing at the door,
No. 26 ; he distinctly saw the man raise his foot, and give the
woman a violent kick, apparently with all his force, on the bot-
tom of the abdomen ; in a moment he saw a great quantity of
blood where the deceased stood ; she was helped across the
1 ' street, and placed on a temporary seat ; the blood still continued
to flow from her in great quantities ; she got very weak, and
was removed to her - lodgings, and he went to Dr. Collier to

come to see her.
C. F. Collier, surgeon, WhitechapeLroad, said, that on Fri-
day morning, between eight and nine o'clock, he was sent for
to see the deceased; he immediately went, and found her at
her lodgings in George-yard; she was quite dead at the time ;
he. examined the body externally, and found one of the Tobias
unlich lacerated ; it might be produced by a blow or kick, the
violence of which produced hemorrage, Which would in itself
ultimately, cause death. He was of opinion that her death was
occasioned from exhaustion from loss of blood.
Several other witnesses were examined, who corroborated the
testimonies of the above witnesses, after -which the Corona re-
capitulated the evidence to the Jury, who, after a few moment's
consultation,-returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against

Michael Coigan."
The deceased was a very industrious woman, and supported
a husband and family by her business, dealing in old clothes.
Corgan absconded on`cornmitting the horrid deed, and has as
yet escaped the vigilance of the officers, who have a warrant for
his apprehension.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Friday evening, as
Mrs. GEARY, who kept the Boar's Head, in
Fleet-street, was passing through Throgmorton-
street, a young man accidentally ran against her,
and threw her down ; she was so dreadfully in-
jured by the fall that she expired in an hour
afterwards.
MurenEa.--Last Monday, in the High Court
of Justiciary, Edinburgh, David alias John El-
phinstone was tried for stabbing Mary Crocket,
in Libberton's-wyud, who died in consequence.
The prisoner was found Guilty, and received
sentence of Death. "