The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-26 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLI&ENCR-1110 25.

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SOUTHWARK.—THE ATTEMTRD MURDER IN
, BERMoNDSEIr.--After the night charges had been
disposed of, Sergeant Wise, 459 A, the acting
inspector at the Bermondsey police-station, attended
before Mr. But-chain, and said that he had just been
sent for by Mr. Broad, the house-surgeon, to inform
Hospital, with
him that .James Fadden, the man who was on Sun-
dayai manner,,a tn in a
dying
his
throat morning received into Guy's
state,th roa
atrd ttia t ii
n his fearfuli's•sN- oi-sp s attendance
was
ce was required
h
to take down the dying mares depositions. He
produced a certificate to that effect.
Mr. Burcham said he believed there was a man in
custody for that offence.
Inspector Wise replied that ,
Jere-
miah Coghlin, brother-in-law t a man named
taken into custody shortly o the prosecutor, was
com-
mitted, and he had been after the act was
now in Horsemongeria twice remanded, and was
gaol.
Mr. Burnham orderedil
taken to Guy's Hospital the prisoner to be at once
in the to undergo a further exa-
minationshortly before two presence of the dying man, and
Edwin, the chief o'clock he proceeded with Mr.
prisoner was clerk;, to the hospital, when the
Vellacott, 224 brought in by Inspector Wise and
whereott,
the M, and placed at the foot of the bed
having injured man was lying. The
lelatter
received a ' re,torative from Dr. Broad, was
then n i d a sworn,
—my
name
isn answer to Mr. Burcham he said
James Fadden. I believe that I am
dying, and wish to speak the truth. I am a labourer,B
and reside in Merrick-'s
-place, )1 R. 11-street, er-
mondsey. Theprisonersn-lo .),.1-ee'reseunstse-
is my brother-
in-law, I having • 1 hisP
.
married sister. On Saturday
night week, the 14th inst., I was in Mrs. Carey's
house, No. 5, -Merrick's-place, hearing the news-
paper read. While there, about half-past twelve
o'clock, I heard a disturbance outside the door,
between my wife and the prisoner. I went out and
saw them quarrelling, when I said " What is all
this about ?4," They continued wrangling, when I
went between them to part them, and told the
prisoner if he did not go'about his business I should
hit him on the nose. I made a blow at him, but I
think I did net bit Win.. I might have done so, but
he flew biacli 4,1 a said he could fight me. He then
suddenly pounced en me, and we rolled ou the

ground. When I got up I felt blood trickling down
my neck, and then I fell again.
Mr. Burcham—Did you feel any cut on your
neck ?

Prosecutor—No, Sir ; but as soon as I got up the
prisoner's brother said to me, " James, you are stuck
in the neck."

Mr. Burcham—Do you recollect whether the
prisoner had any knife in his had ?

Prosecutor—f did not see one, and lam sure he
did not have any.
Mr. Burcham—After you found that you had
received a wound did the prisoner say anything to
you ?

- Prosecutor—l do not know. I was sitting down
almost unconscious. I did not hear him say any-
thing.

Burcham—Has the prisoner lived in your
house lately ?
ProsecutOr—He did a good bit ago, but we were
then good friends. About a week before this oc-
curred, we were going home, and had a quarrel.
He made a kiek,ut-me, and I hit him, and then we
parted.
Mr. Burcham—Have you been friends since then?
Prosecutor—Oh yes, and I had forgot all about
that ?

Mr. Burcham (to the prisoner)—Do you *fah to
put any questions through me to the prosecutor ?
Prisoner—All I want to say is this. I was eating
bread and cheese in the street, when my sister came
up and commenced abusing me. I had then an
open clasp knife in my right hand.
Prosecutor—That is false. He was not eating
bread and cheese.

Prisoner—l was ; and your wife came towards
me, and I pushed her away. You came out then,
and in the scuffle I gushed you off, and the knife
must have caught you.
Mr. Burcham (to the prosecutor)—Did. you see
any knife in his hand when you first went out ?
Prosecutor—No, Sir, I did not ; but no one else
came near us.—(Witness here became very much
exhausted.)
Mr. Edwin read over the depositions, when
Mr. Burcham remanded the prisoner to Horse-
monger-lane Gaol.

The certificate of Dr. Broad, the house surgeon
of Guy's Hospital, set forth that there exists an
extensive incised wound on the left side of the
neck, and that the hemorrhage could not be stopped.
There are very little hopes existing as to his
recovery.
The prisoner, who seemed to feel the awful posi-
tion in which he was placed, and cried several times
during the examination at the hospital, will be
brought up for further examination at this court in
a few days.