The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-27 00:00:00

WET DOCKS AND THE SOUTHERN EMBANKMENT.

The meeting was then made special, according to
notice, for receiving a report from the Works and
General Purposes Committee. It recommended,
" That the board do agree to the proposal made on
behalf of Messrs. Doulton and Mr. Stiff for the for-
mation of dock entrances in lieu of the subways
agreed to be constructed by the board, on condition
that Messrs. Doulton enter into an agreement
that their dock shall never be extended beyond
the limits shown upon the plan submitted by Mr.
Leach, on their behalf, to the arbitrator, without
the previous consent of the board ; and that Mr.
Stiff do enter into a similar agreement, that his dock
shall never exceed 100 feet in length by 50 feet in
width, without consent of the board ; and upon fur-
ther condition, that satisfactory arrangements be
made to enable the contractor to take immediate
possession of the lands required for the construction
of the works of the embankment, and that the reso-
lutions of the board of the 25th January, 1867 (No.
3), the Ist February, 1867 (No. 3), and the 28th
June, 1867, in relation to the subject, be not fur-
ther acted on."

Mr. FREEMAN moved the adoption of the report.
Mr. COLLDTsort opposed the motion, on the
ground that the report contained no information as
to whether the cost of compensation would be more

if the present plan should be adopted than if that
which recommended eight subways had been decided
on. He also considered that having large open docks
would prove a nuisance to the neighbourhood.
Mr. RICHARDSON moved, as an amendment, that
the report be referred back to the committee for fur-

ther consideration.
Mr. PHILLIPS seconded the amendment, on the
ground that no breaks should be allowed to be made
in the embankment at all, and he believed that the
proper course for the board to adopt would be to
give Messrs. Doulton and Mr. Stiff a proper amount
of compensation, but not allow them to break into
the embankment for the purposes of making their
wet docks.
Mr. H. L. TAYLOR found fault with the course
pursued by the arbitrator, in saying that the amount
he would award would greatly depend upon the
facilities afforded to Messrs. Doulton and Mr. Stiff
for carrying on their business.
Mr. TITE, M.P., was of opinion that although
such entrances for wet docks were undesirable, yet
that they were far superior to the eight dirty holes
or subways, which, if made, would prove an intoler-
able nuisance.

On a division, the original motion was not carried,
there being a majority of 16 to 10.
The amendment was then put and carried as an
original motion, after which the board adjourned.

THE MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY Al LIME.
ROUSE.

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Richards, the deputy-
coroner, held an investigation at the Salisbury

Arms Tavern, Elstaeld-street, Limehouse, respect

.ng the death of Agnes Oakes, aged 22 years, who

was found lying dead in a room under circumstances

of such a character as to lead to a suspicion of foul
play.
Great interest was shown in the proceedings.

from
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regular features.
pretty
young
T room,m an of fair
complexion,
the quantity of blood which was about it, has been
compared to a slaughter-house ; and the coroner
himself said that in all his experience he had never
seen such a sight before. The sister of the deceased,
Rose Ellen Oakes, sat on the door-step crying, and
was with difficulty prevailed upon to accompany the
jury and give evidence.
Rose Ellen Oakes was the first witness called. She
said her sister, the deceased, had lived with a man
named Wiggins about six months. Witness and
her sister had been in London about two years, hav-
ing walked up from Liverpool in search of their
father, Thomas Oakes, an engineer, who was
said to be working in Limehouse. They heard he
was married again and had more children. He took
their two brothers with him when their mother died
and went to London in search of wark, but he left
witness and her sister to do what they could. They
were unable to find their father, and took places as
domestic servants. Agnes got into a place at the
Crown, Salmon's-lane, Limehouse, and Wiggins was
courting her there. Witness did not know when
Wiggins seduced her sister. Agnes never told her
anything about it. She was only a servant. She lived
at the Crown, and at the Cock at Wapping for 18
months, and all that time Wiggins courted hex. She
had never done evil before she met him. Witness
had not seen her sister since Sunday week, when she
stopped with her until ten o'clock in the evening.
They were quarrelling then about some money.
Witness did not think it was about jealousy. He
did not (hesitating) strike her then, he threatened
to strike her. He was telling his father and mother
something, when Agnes went to listen on the
stairs, and she then went into the room, and she
said that all he had stated was false, and that he had
told an untruth. She did not fly into a passion, and
she left the room after she had spoken. She said to
witness, " I have pawned a flannel shirt of his, and
I must get it out, or he will be the death of me."
Wiggins had said, " I wish you were -."
The Coroner asked her if she did not hear her
sister say that her life was in danger ?
Witness replied not until lately. She never said
he was going to kill her.

A witness was called who had known deceased all
her life, and who said she was a meek, quiet young
woman, who did not get into a passion, but would
sit down and cry if anything was said to her.
Dr. James Horton, divisional surgeon of police,
High-street, Stepney, said that he found deceased

lying on the floor in the top room of the cottage.
She was lying on her back and her head was under
a chair underneath the railing. There was a very
extensive wound in her throat, and he had examined
that wound well. It was such that it might have
been self-inflicted under powerful excitement and
determination. The wound was a jagged one, and
extended below the left year. It was of a semi-
circular shape, and extended about an inch beyond
the middle of the throat. There were also two
slight wounds in the throat running into it.
Rose Ellen Oaks was recalled, and said that her
sister was not left-handed.
Dr. Horton resumed—The muscles on the lef t-
hand side of the neck and all the l;trgcrarteries were
divided. The wound had the appearance as if a
knife had been turned round in it. The wound was
so deep that it extended to the spine.
Coroner—ls it physically passible that a woman
could have the strength to turn the knife in the
throat after having inflicted that gash extending to
the spine?
IVitnes-1--I think it would be alinaA impossible,
for a faintness would come on before it could be
done.

he coroner said he should adjourn the inquiry
for the attendance of Wiggins. He directed the
constable, as soon as the surgeon thought him well
enough, to take Wiggins to the Worship street
Police-court, and request a remand, in order that
he might be brought before the jury.
At the request of a juror, Dr. Horton promised
to examine the bands of deceised to see if there
were any cuts or bruises on them.
The inquiry was then adjourned.

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