The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1867-03-08 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

ALLEGED NUDES IN BEESIONDSEY. On Friday evening a lengthened inquiry IMO held at Guy's Hospital by Air. W. .J. Payne, deputy-coroner, relative to the supposed murder of a man named Mi3hael Wilton, aged 53 years. The deoeaaed, who was a hawker and leatherseller, was found on Tuesday morning last lying insensible in Long-walk, Bermondsey, from the effects of severe injuries, and he died the Banns day. A man named Crawley was arrested by the police on suspicion of having caused bin death. There was also a charge of neglect of duty on the part of three polioenonstables, and they have been suspended pending the present inquiry. Mr. S. Bushell, house-surgeon, sad that the deceased was brought into the hospi at at nice o'clock on Taos. day morning, quite ineeneible. He died at six o'clock that evening. There was an extensive fracture of the bones at the back of the head, and there was a alight injury on the forehead, caused apparently by a blow. There were also contused woands before and behind the right ear, the results of blows or kicks. The arm was contused as if from a viylent grasp. The injuries to the head caused death. A blunt instrument, snob as a policeman's truncheon, could have caused the injury to the forehead. A heavy fall might have pro. ducod the fracture of the skull. Mrs. AL A. Billings, landlady of the King John's Head publio-bouse, Bermondoeynquare, said that on Monday night the deceased was in her house about three hours. He spent ss. in treating the bystanders, and he got drunk. Two men bad a fight about the deceased's beer, and she had put them out. The deceased fell against a bench, striking his forehead, and he was insensible and silk tor ten minutes. He recovered, and left the house at twenty minutes past twelve o'clock. He had some money thee in his posse sine. Harriet Gilbert, who described herself as a respectable widow, living at No. 3, Orange- walk, Bermondsey, said that she saw the deceased treating the people in the public-house on Monday Licht, and she got drunk. She left the house before he did, and went to Eady'a fish.shop. The deceaeed and two men came in after her; the deceased treated them all to eels, and when be was being handed 93. change, she pocketed 33. of it. She went away, and she knew nothing further of what happened. William flay, 33. Star corner, generally corroborated last witness's evidence, mid stated that she came Into the shop with the deceased, aud said that he was her husband._  lnepeotor G threat said that be could net trace deceased any farther. At four o'clock in the morning he was found console'", on the pavement by Policetionatable Langley, 100 hi, in Leog.e•Dr, done to Cnawley's house. As Craelsy was one of the men seen to leave the eel- shop with him, he was taken into custody. No money wee found on the deoeased. Three policemen, Charlee Langley, 100 M, Robert Bemis, 290 A, and John Bastow, 41 hi, were examined, and their testimony west to prove that when the deoeseed was found 'Ong in Long.walk, he was " snoring," and was believed to be drunk. Some people asked Langley, who was • young offiaer, not to take him to the station, and he did not, but put him againet a wall. He was left there until six o'clock, when a Mr. Milner aaked that be should be brought Into his chop to re,xiver. lie did not revive, all to. tween eight and nine o'clock the poliee at length removed him to the elation, and thenoe to the hospital. The Coroner ooeulderesl the °sae was a most serious one, and adjourned the inquiry.  Services for tile Working Classes in Exeter. halL—Mr. Henry Varley, • tradesman of Notting-bill and Newgate Markot, ham taken the large ball for six consecutive Sunday nights, to preach the gospel to the working classes. 'the first service took place last Sunday evening, lie took for hie text the let chapter of Itemanm, Ibveree "For lam not ashamed of the gospel of C. riot." Mr. Varley seems to thoroughly understand the working claws. He bas somewhat of the style of the Her. C. Spurgeon. The disoourse abound .ith anecdotes illustrative of the great power of the epel. Not • mingle Perim left the hall till the seav:oe was °secluded.