The Express. — 1852-09-01 (London, England)

ALLEGED MURDER IN SMITHFIELD.  Last evening Mr. Payne held a lengthened inquest st St. Bartholomew's Hospital on the hndy of Miry Ann Charnbrilayne, aged 3S years, whose death war aimed to have been cued by violence inflected on her iu Smithfield on the morning of Thursday week.  John Ryan deposed that about .1 o'clock on the morotrig of the 20th ult. he was walking through Long-lane, smithfield, when he Raw deceased lying in the road on her hack, and groaning very loudly. Two policemen tame up, and she was removed on a stretcher to the station.howw, and fawn thence to the hospital.  Thon.as Smith stated that deceased lived with him at Foz•eourt, Turnmill•etreet. On the night of the 19th ult. they went home together and had supper. Witness went to bed at 12 o'clock, and left deceased eating her supper. Ho awoke at 3 o'clock the following morning, when she had gone. Soon afterwards a young woman, whom he did not know, came to him and said deceased was in the station.house, and that she had been knocked down by two men.  William Rowland, 217, City police, was on duty let Lore lane on the morning in question. lle heard the my of " Police," and, on going to the spot, found deceased lying in the road. She told witness that she had been knocked down by two men, and complained of a pain in her back; hot she did not know who the men acre. There was another woman on the spot, but he did Lot kwisr where to find her. . _  James Eames, 2.58, City police, deposed that, on the morning of the 20th ult., lac saw deceased with two men in Smithfield-bars. He asked the men it they knew her, as she was the worse for hcluor, and they un,wered in the negaoise, and said they dad not want to. Da ceased told witness she was going towards West-street, hut, on going in that direction, she turned back again and went towards Long•lane. Witness saw the same two men standing in the pens near Long lane, and advised them not to go up that thoroughfare, as the woman had gone in that direction. One of the men said, " She had better not collar me again, or else I'll give her something." Shortly after ho met Constable Rowland, and whilst talking to him he heard • cry of " Police! stop thief!" which, on hastening to the spot, he found proceeded from a c.ibman, who, on witness's arrival, mounted hie vehicle and drove off at a rapid pace. He lifted up deceased, whom he found It ing in the road, but she could not stand, and was at once removed on s stretcher. She had been drinking, but was not incapable. Deceased told witness that the two men who had knocked her down ran up Lung-lane, towards Barbican. The two men might have passed round through the pens towards the woman without being seen by witness. He could identify one of the two men, as a gas lamp shone full in his face. There were no marks of violence to be seen on the woman.  John Langdon, surgeon, said that when deceased wu brought into the hospital he found she had sustained a severe injury to the spine, and had several broken ribs. Sho died on Sunday afternoon, hut as ho bad made no postmortem examination, he could not speak positively as to the cause.  Inspector Teague (City Pollee) deposed that when deceased was brought to the station-house she told him that she had been knocked down by two men. The Coroner said that so this was all the evidence which could at present be brought forward, he thought it neces,ary to adjourn the inquiry, although there was very little doubt on has mind that the two men first seen by police-constable Eames with deceased, inflicted the injury on the unfortunate female. It was requisite, however, to produce the cabman and the woman seen on the spot on the arrival of the police, and also to apprehend the supposed offenders. The investigation was accordingly adjourned.