The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-28 00:00:00

THE INQUEST.

The inquiry was resumed at half-past 10 o'clock
this morning by Dr. Pierce Evans, coroner, assisted
by Mr. E. Eyton, acting as assessor.
Mr. Littler, instructed by Mr. Preston, appeared
for the railway company.
Mr. Edwlrds-Wood, Mr. Goddard, and Mr. Gal-
braith, solicitors, respectively appeared for the re-
latives of the deceased persons.

After the despatch of our parcel yesterday,
Mr. R. 11. Scovell, brother of the late Mr. Whit-

more Scovell, of Croydon, and of bliss Kathleen
Scovell, of Rray, stated that they had been expected
by the Irish mail train on Thursday. His sister
was in delicate health. In consequence of the cir-
cumstance their journey home was broken at Ches-
ter. He had seen keys which were stated to have
been found among the remains of those killed by
the accident to the train. They had belonged to
his brother, and a diary stated to have been found
under similar circumstances had belonged to his
sister.

The Hon. R., T. Maxwell identified several arti-
cles, including a watch and a gold pencil case, stated
to have been found among the remains. They be-
longed to his brother, the late Lord Farnham.
Mr. Edwards-Wood said he had just received a
telegram from Sir H. Edwards, authorising him to
represent the relatives of the late Captain Priestly
Edwards.

laspeetor Hughes, of the passenger department
at Chester, said he was personally acquainted with
Lord and Lady Farnham. lle saw them in the
Irish mail last Thursday, and Lord Farnham shook
hands with him. The doors on the inner or plat-
form side were not locked; those on the off side
were locked.

William Owen, brother of the late William H.
Owen, of Chester, stated that his brother left in
the mail train on Thursday, and nothing had been
heard of him since. A knife now produced was
one belonging to his brother.
Mr. Edwards-Wood said he had been instructed
to appear on behalf of the family of the late
William Smith, the guard, and as Smith was a
member of several benefit societies, it was extremely
important that his identity should be clearly esta-
blished.

Mr. Little said that Hinton, the other guard,
was in attendance, and could afford the necessary

evidence.

Thomas Hinton, of Pancras-square, Camden-
town, was then examined. He said he knew the
late William Smith. They had worked the Irish
mail together for eight years. On Thursday he saw
Smith at Euston-square and also at Chester. He
spoke to him at about two minutes before the train
started from the latter place. His duty was to be
in the rear van, Smith's to be in the front. It was
the duty of Smith to start the train. He did not
see him get into the van, nor could he swear of his
own knowledge that he was in it. The driver of the
train would not have started the train without a
signal from the guard in the front van.
Inspector Hughes was recalled, and said that
when the train started he saw Smith in the van.
Hinton, in continuation of his evidence, said—

We are supplied with chronometers by the com-
pany. I know that the watch produced belonged to
my mate Smith. I have not seen Smith since the
time on Thursday to which I have alluded. I have
been shown what I believe to be his remains. I
could not identify them. All I can compare them
to is a black dog. I know that he wore a truss. I
cannot say that the remains on which the truss
has been found are those of my mate, or that
those remains were found under the remnants of
the break van. The break van was burnt to a
cinder.

Having been asked by Mr. Edwards-Wood

whether he did not think that a body lying across
the rails with the head raised was that of Smith,
the witness begged that he might not be further
questioned on the subject, adding, " Indeed, you
cannot know bow painful it is to me." The poor
fellow then burst into tears, and said, in scarcely
audible accents, " For God's sake, let me go, gen-
tlemen, I can't bear it." lie was quite unable to
sign his depositions, and amid much sensation on
the part of the spectators was assisted from the
witness chair and led out of the hall.
Thomas Scott, butler to the late Mr. John 11.
Aylmer, stated that on Wednesday, the 19th inst.,
Mr. and Mrs. Aylmer, their son Arthur, and Miss
Franks left Walworth Castle for Leeds, to proceed
thence to Dublin. The gold watch now produced
was the property of Mr. Aylmer.
Sarah Osborne, maid of the late Mrs. Aylmer,
stated that a watch and guard now shown her be-
longed to Mrs. Aylmer. A burnt portion of silk
now produced was a portion of one of her dresses.
Some fragments of drawings now produced were
from the pencil of Miss Franks.
Mr. Lloyd Davis, one of the surgeons who made
the report on the remains of the dead, was then
examined. He said he had examined the remains
in the coffins numbered from 1 to 33. Ile could
not state the cause of death in any one of the cases,
simply because upon examination his colleagues and
himself found that the remains were so charred by
tire that they could not conscientiously come to any
conclusion as to the cause of death. Supposing
the bodies to have been those of persons who had
been in a railway train when a collision occurred,
the appearauco of the bodice would be such as