Denton & Haughton Weekly News, and Audenshaw, Hooley Hill, and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1874-06-19 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

THE BODY.  Ali inqnest on the body of James Metoale, aged 26 a plumber, lately lodging at 54, Radcliffe-street, - Old-, ham, who was kicked to death on Saturday. evening last, was conducted by , Mr. J. MoleswOrtli, county coroner, in the Oldham Town Hall on WeunesdayAfternoon, Mr. Robert Ascroft watched the proceedings on behalf of John M'Carthy, 20 years old, labourer, who is in custody, charged with the murder of Metcalfe; and Mr. T. 11, Smith appeared for Michael Dugin, aged Ip, labourer, who has been apprehended on a charge of aiding and abetting M'Carchy. Both prisoners were present during the inquiry. Dr. J. Corns stated that about a quarter—past nine on Sunday morning, he was called to see the deceased at 54, Radcliffelitreet, Oldham. He was insensible, had a bruise on the right ear, and was dying irom compression of the braiu. On Tuesday the witness made a postmortem examination of the body of the same man. The skull was fractured, and the cause of death was this fracture, which had ruptured an artery. Thomas Wright, of Potter's Yard, said that about quarter-past eight on Saturday evening last he was in the vault of the Old Mecq House Inn,at the corner of Yorshire-st. am. Bradford-st. A numner of men were in the vault, and a general disturbance took place, which caused the waiters to eject severa.l7men. The witness, went out into the streef and eaw in front of the house a Crowd of people, among whom were the persons that had been turned out of the vault, i A Man (not the deceased) was standing against th vault door, apparantly with his laud fast between i and the door frame. This mitatlvas struck an,ll,kicke several times by the prisonerikaarthy.. The'de-ceased and others cried "Shame," and he fell. As he lay on the ground he was kicked on both sides of the body by "more than one person." The deceased and otherit whs was standing by cried "Shame." One of the men in the crowd then ran at the deceased, and struck him. He fell,and as he lay on. the ground he was kicked on bath aides of the body by more than one person: The prisoner afterwards ran at the deceased, and kicked him on the head, producing a noise which could be heard many yards away, and afterwards made off with three or four other men, George Bison and James Jackson gave coribbotaive  evidence. James Garside deposed to having seen the deceased kicked, but he seemed dutibtful as to whethorM'Carthy was the person who kicked him. Police-coastable Walker stated that about a quarteL to twelve o'clock on Saturday night last, he apprehended John M.'Carthy in Victoria-street, Mumps, Oldham, as he was running away from' some other policemen. On being charged with causing the death of James Metcalfe, the prismer said, "1 don't remember seeing him. Henry Alellor stated that on Saturday night he saw both prisoners kicking the deceased near the Old Messhouse, Yorkshire-street. .11ugiu was the first to do so; and he kicked the deceased in tee side while ivl'Co.rthy kicked his head. Mr. Ascroft, in addressing the jury on behalf of M'Carthy, contended that it was not his client' who gave the fatal kick to Aletcalfe, but another man, who had since absented himself from Oldham, and whom the police were in search of. Several witnesses identified Di'Carthy as having kicked the deceased on the head,. but, a young woman named Mary Cerrin said that it was not he, but another person who, after Al.'Carthy had knocked the deceased down, ran from among the crowd and kicked the latter under the ear. _  Maggie Hopkins, James Brieriey, and Alfred Smith, severally swore that M'Carthy wos not the man who dealt the fatal blow.  At half-past twelve o'clock the jury retired to consider the evidence, and returned with a verdict of "Wilful minder" against John M'Carthy, who , was committed to the assizes for trial.  13aUTAL KICKING CASES AT BLAUKBUR,N:'  At Blackburn on Tuesday morning, Thomas English was charged with cutting and kicking Mart Fallow, and with threatening to take her 1.413. He was also committed for six months. He weg,also committed for three months for kicking a man named CooPen—James Allen was charged with brutally kicking his wife, who appeared in court with her face and body shockingly disfigured and woollen. He had kicked and jumped upon her. He was committed for three months.  • A violent hurricane prevailed in Milan on Saturday, by which 30 persons were injured.