The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-26 00:00:00

DREADFUL ACCIDENT OS THE ZEN-

NINGTON TRAM WAY.

Yesterday afternoon an accident, which, unfortunately,
has been attended with loss of life, took place on the tram-

way, near Kennington-green.

In addition to the two carriages belonging to Mr. Train,
another large and lumbering vehicle, looking precisely like
one of those enormous travelling vans met with at country
fairs, and until very lately in operation on the Bayswater-
road, has made its appearance on the Kennington-road,
and, in order to attract passengers, a much lower rate of
fares is chat ged than those of the regular carriages. As a
natural consequence enormous quantities of young boys
avail themselves of the cheapness of the charges,
and become patrons of the cheaper vehicle. Those
of them, however, who have not the means to ride in.
side, gratify their desires by catching hold of the peojec-
tions on either side of the carriage and run by its side
the whole of the distance. Just as the distance had been
performed yesterday afternoon, about three o'clock, at
Kennington-green, a boy, who had hold of one of the
handles before the first wheel, fell ; befm'e he could recover
himself another boy named John Alfred Holland, who was
following close behind him, fell over him, and both went
under the carriage and sustained severe injuries. But
the most unfortunate was the lad Edwin Shore, who fell over
the two former boys. As he fell across the rail, the
whole of the hinder wheels passed over him, nearly sever-
ing his body in two. The screams of the persons who hap-
pened to be near Kennington-green were terrific, and in a
minute or two an immense number of people assembled.
The unfortunate lad (Shore) was picked up apparently life-
less, and without the slightest delay conveyed in a cab to
Guy's Hospital, but very shortly after his admission he
died from the extensive and dreadful injuries he had re-
ceived to the pelvis. The boy Holland was
also taken to the hospital, but his injuries, although
of a very serious nature, were not of an alarm-
ing description—the most severe being a fractured
leg. With respect to the injuries received by the other
boy nothing is at present known, as it is supposed he was
enabled to recover himself and go home.
For hours after the accident had occurred, thousands
visited the spot where it took place to witness the sorry
sight presented by the blood which had flowed from the
wounds of the unfortunate lad.

An inquest will be held to-morrow, when the whole of
the circumstances connected with the melancholy affair will
be strictly inquired into.

POLICE IdTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

THAMES.

EMBEZZLEMENNT BY I SERYANT.—WiIIiam Baines,
aged 23, a journeyman baker, was brought before Mr.
Woolrych, charged with embezzling various sums of money
he had received for, and on account of, his master, Mr.
James Jones, of Rosemary lane, alias Royal Mint• street,
Whitechapel.

The prisoner had been in the employ of Mr. Jones for
five months, at a salary of 18s. per week, and his principal
duty was to take out bread to the customers, receive the
money, and account for the same to his master directly
after he received it. Mr. Jones, who had been an excellent
master to the prisoner, and had allowed him
many privileges, had lately discovered the pri-
soner had plundered him to a large amount, and
had received money of customers and appropriated it to his
own use. The prisoner had more than trebled his weekly
salary by his defalcations, and he admitted to Ckandler, a
police-constable No 117 H, that he had received a good
deal of money from his master's customers and spent it.
Three charges were selected from many others. One pay-
ment of £5 Bs., a second of £4 7s. 7d., and a third of £4 4s.
Bd., were proved to have been made to the prisoner. He
had never accounted to his master for the same, and had
spent the money and other sums he had received for Mr.
Jones in the indulgence of sensual gratifications.
Mr. Woolrych committed the prisoner for trial.
AN IRISH FEUD.—Catherine Leary, aged 31, who was
called the " old woman," was brought up on remand be-
fore Mr. Woolrych, charged with cutting and wounding
John Sullivan.

The parties live in an Irish colony in Poplar, and a few
nights ago there was a row between two factions there. A
woman named Barry was struck on the abdomen with a
stone, and seriously injured; and a woman named:Lyons
was, to use her own words, " kilt and murthered" by a
stone, which struck her on the jaw. After the row was
nearly over, Mrs. Leary, who was in her own dwelling, No.
13, Barry's-alley, Well street, called out to Sullivan,
" Here, Jack, I want you; come in here and I'll talk
to you like a Dutch uncle. The man unsuspectingly
entered the house, and Mrs. Leary immediately cut
him him down with a chopper. He received two severe
cuts on the head and contusions. He was taken to the
hospital, his wounds were dressed, and he has been ever since
unier medical treatment. He appeared in court with large
surgical plaisters on his head.

Stephen Barry confirmed the statement of Sullivan, and
said he beard the complainant call out "blue murder"
when he was struck.

Mr. Woolrych—Blue murder. What did he mean by
that ?

Witness—Shure I don't know, but she was murdering
him wid the chopper.

An assistant to Mr. Robertson, surgeon, in Poplar, said
the complainant had received two severe wounds on his
head. One was an inch and a half in length, the other.an
inch in length. There were also bruises on the head.
Mr. Woolrych said the prisoner had nearly killed the
man, and it was a wonder she had not quite done so.
There was no doubt the prisoner was a violent and dan-
gerous woman, and the question was whether he ought not
to send her for trial for unlawfully wounding. He would
not do that, but fine her 405., and in default one month's
imprisonment.