The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-09 00:00:00

THE AR2III.

The Commander-in-Chief, accompanied by an
aide-de-camp, yesterday went down to Woolwich
Garrison for the purpose of an especial inspection
of the riding establishment of the Royal Artillery,
under the direction of Lieut.-Colonel Henry, V.C.
His Royal Highness was received on parade at 10
a.m. by the General Commanding, Sir Richard
Dacres, and the garrison Staff. At the close of
the inspection his Royal Highness partook of
luncheon in the mess quarters, and left the garrison
at one o'clock.

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The plaintiff was lately a clerk in the Union
Bank, and he brought this action to recover ins -
one month's wages, in lieu of notice. The defen-
dants pleaded that the plaintiff was incompetent, .•
and had been guilty of misconduct.
Mr. Lewis, jun., appeared for the plaintiff, and
Mr. Henry James for the defendants.
Mr. Lewis, in stating the case, said the plaintiff
had been in the service of the bank for five years, •
and in August last was appointed one (kf the ledger .
clerk;. After he had been at that work some two
or three weeks, he court not make his balance agree
by 6s. 6d. He devoted considerable time with a
view of discovering the error, and thinking he had
detected it, he made an alteration in .an account
already correct. This inadvertence came to the
knowledge of Mr. Dixon, the chief ledger clerk,.
and was reported by that gentleman to the manager.
The manager informed the plaintiff that, in conse-
quence of what had transpired relative to Pullin- t:
gees frauds, this matter would have to go before the
board; and, after being kept some time in consider- :
able suspense, the plaintiff was summarily dismitised •
on the 3d of Oct.' He now, came to that court te,
clear his character from the aspersions cast upon it;
by the defendants, who admitted that he had been
a faithtul and diligent servant up to the period of
this unfortunate error, which any one, however
careful, might. have fallen into. Notwithstanding •
this long service and faithful discharge of his duties,
the directors turned the plaintiff off, without cha-
racter and without a shilling, his future prospects
in life blasted, and his young wife and family
plunged into much suffering, simply on account of
this trivial error of 6s. 6d. • _ _ _

Mr. Henry James then addressed the jury for the
defendants. He deprecated all attacks upon the
directors, who were merely doing their duty to the
shareholders. They wished it to be understood that
the plaintiff had been a good and faithful servant
up to the time o: takes, and that he could
not in the least have benefited by the alteration,.
but what they charged him with was, that he had
made wilful alterationd in order to conceal an error,
which was such an act of mitrriduot as fully
justified the board in dismissing %lel.
Mr. Dixon, the chief ledger clerk, was then.
examined, and said that the plaintiff had given
satisfaction as cash clerk. He was promoted to
ledger clerk under probation, and if he had been
found incompetent he would have been discharged.
The witness then spoke of the error made by the
plaintiff.
Cross-examined—The first error arose through
the plaintiff's copying from the book of a cash clerk
who had made a mistake in entering the amount.
That clerk was not reported to the manager. The
entries made by the plaintiff in the rough book
directly led witness to the discovery of the errors.
If the plaintiff honestly believed he had detected
the error, lie was bound to alter the book after he
informed witness. Two clerks, who had been in
the bank 15 and 11 years, had recently resigned.
Mr. Lewis replied—This was a most serious issue
for the plaintiff, and if the directors obtained the
verdict, the jury would be saying that the plaintiff
had wickedly and fraudulently altered the books.
He (Mr. Lewis) had no hesitation in saying his
unfortunate client had been made the scapegoat of
Pullinger's frauds, where the directors by their
bad management had allowed the shareholders to
be plundered of some hundreds of thousands of
pounds, and now wished to make a display, of their
great watchfulness over the affairs of the bank by
summarily dismissing and ruining a young clerk
whom they admitted had served them well for the
paltry and unfortunate error of 6s, 6d.
The learned Commissioner then summed up, and
left the jury to say whether plaintiff had been
proved either incompetent or guilty of misconduct.
Mr. James—We do not put it upon incompetence.
We wish the jury to say if the entries were, made
wilfully for the purpose of concealing an error.
The Jury said they did not think they were. A
verdict was accordingly entered for the plaintiff for
the full amount.

REVOLTING INHUMANIM TO A

FEMALE.

Late on Thursday evening Mr. Brent, deputy
coroner for West Middlesex, held a painful and
lengthened inquiry at the Elephant and Castle,
King's-road, Camden town, as to the death of Mary
Anne Dudley, aged 38, whose death took place at
21, Little Clarendon-street, Somers Town, under
circumstances of the most revolting and horrible
character.
The body lay in the dead-house of St. Pancr.ls
workhouse, where it had been removed immediately'
after the death of the deceased on account of itti
dreadful state of corruption. On being viewed by
the jury the most sickening sight presented itself.
Not a feature of the face was discernible, from
ulcerated sores which extended from the crown of
the head to the soles of the feet, the flesh being
completely eaten off portions of the legs, exhibiting.
the bare bones. The fingernails were two inches
long, and the hands being doubled over, the nails
were apparently growing into the wrists. The
jury on returning to the inquest room appeared
deeply affected with the horrible sight they had
lust witnessed.

Thomas Steadman, who gave his evidence in a
dogged and reluctant manner, said deceased was not
his wife, but he had cohabited with her as
such, and had known her for 20 years. He had two.
children by her, one a gill, between 16 and 17, and
another between 8 and 9 years She had had sore
legs, and been bedridden for some years. She
had had no medical advice for the last three years,
she was so very sensitive. All she had was some
black salve to put to her sores, which, he believed,
her daughter used to get for her at an herb shopin
Somers Town. Ho supplied her with all the food
he considered necessary when she wanted it ; some-
times bread and butter, and sometimes steak. She
would never eat the steak, but sucked the gravy
out of it. She hardly ever seemed to want any
food. She could have it when she liked.
The Foreman—But did not you feel it your duty
towards a woman who had been living with you so
many years; as your wife, and by whom you had
had children, to see that she had medical advice
and food, and was properly attended to ?
Witness—Why, she was so sensitive she would
not have a doctor, and her daughter attended to
her. She objected to be removed to the parish in-
firmary. I don't see it was my bounden duty to
look after her. She was not my wife.
Emily Crace, the landlady of the house, said she
had no idea the deceased was so bad till within a
week of her death. She used to go up and sit and
talk with her, The only remark she ever heard
deceased make about her legs was that they
smarted. She appeared to her to be constantly
eating, till her appetite fell off about a week
before her death. She considered the man Stead-
man bad always been a good man to her.
Mary Ann Dudley, daughter of deceased, and
who also gave her evidence in a flippant and un-
concerned manner, said the deceased had been
bedridden for a long time. She said she would
not have a doctor, and they did not give her We
medicine. The deceased ate very little fo
sores began in herlegs and got graduallyiri.
deceased's face. She (witness) attended Pto herto the
mother. Did not consider it her dutysend for
to
le must
food.
medical advice. Did not know that pe
She used to get her black sslve
y-street
,
Oakley-square. said he medicineoof Crawle por
be insane who refused to tak
e
Mr. George Hazel, surgeon,was
called in to see the
deceased in Littl e
inrtClariendcoonv-esrteree, Clarendon-street,
and
dn Tuesdaywhen
he
morning. He found the body crouched up on a
horror-struck to see a human
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miserable bed, onl7a Y d
a state. Externally; from the face
o an
was one mass of ulcers ; both legs were
bloeoikngedin at
such it he was
feet
te
great sore, and the bones of the knees
The right hand in particular hwianhdi
clgehhr ogww nt
ahs,
:ieets were all exposed. The same with the
aaet
rincdthsbj
ltaopgpetehdero,
vearndandthdeungaiinlst,o two
the
ivinreihsets,
full of ulcers. Had made a post mortem examina-
tion. The stomach and intestines were perfectly
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empty, and all the organs were much enlarged.
By the Coroner—l have no doubt that this
woman's death was caused by exhaustion and
neglect. She might have survived a long time,
and her ulcers might have been cured with care
and attention. Had no doubt that the death was
accelerated by want of food and neglect.
The Coroner said such evidence, if Steadman had
been the woman's husband, would have rendered
him guilty of manslaughter.
The Foreman—Then, although you consider
Steadman morally guilty, you think he is not
legally so ?
Mr. Brent-=That is my opinion;
The Foreman and several of the jurors said they
differed. They considered that living with this
woman for 20 years, as Steadman had done, he was
bound to protect her as much as if he had married
her.
A Juror said he could not have formed so base an
opinion of any brute in the creation, as to have
believed it could allow its mate to be subjected to •
such neglect as it appeared it had been the lot of
this poor creature to suffer.
ounced one of
their verdict, and unanimously pr_on „
After considerable discussion the jury considered
" Manslaughter against
the coroner's warrant
was forthwith committed on
Thomas Steadman, wno
and conveyed to Nowgete•

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