The Express. — 1851-12-30 (London, England)

LOMALICK KOLLAIDAI .... 021.01Z.MS ROLTMLAD DALLISOTON &S.W. 911.4.  N.E. N.E. S.W. 8.8.  GenTle Breese Gentle Breese Gentle Breese Gentle (:rave Gentle Breeze  Geode Bram Cala.  Pivotally tilaudy Overcast overcast Partially assay Overcast Prod, PcPO Overcast Ovsreast Overcall Overcast  Ovule Brews  SUPPOSED ROBBERY AND 'MURDER AT CAMBERwatt.—Yesterday evening, an inquest, adjourned from Friday last, was resumed and concluded before Mr. Baker at the Prince of Wales, Buxton-street, Mile-end Newtown, on view of the body of William Helmer, aged 60, late a traveller in the establishment of Messrs. Grey and Cu., No. 71, King William-street, who 11, supposed to have been knocked down and robbed by some men at Camberwell, and to have died of the injuries inflicted on that occasion —Mr. E. Wood, of the establishment of Messrs. Grey and Co., stated that deceased was at his usual duties on Saturday week last, when he was in good health. On Monday following witness received a now from him, dated the Police Station, Camberwell, in which he observed that he was in difficulty. Witness found him at the Police Court, and that he bad been fined 103. 6d., which he advanced for him. Deceased informed him that he had been knocked down and robbed. He laid a wound at the back part of the head. John Menden, porter at the Metropolitan Lodging House, Buxton-street, said that deceased was a lodger last Tuesday. Witness went to his room and knocked at the door. Witness heard that he was in the room. This was between seven and eight o'clock in the morning. Witness went again at eleven o'clock, but got no answer. The next morning he rapped at tho door, after which he looked through a window, when he saw him in a chair. Witness burst the door open, and discovered that deceased was dead. He had been in bed. Inspector Briddlc, of the P division, deposed that about two o'clock on the morning of that day week (plonday), he saw the deceased leaning against the Red Lion, adjoining Camberwell-gate. He asked him where he was going to, when he replied, "To the City." He further stated that he had been at the Half Moon, Denmark-hill, and that after leaving there, while in the valley, he observed two or three men following him. Ho was knocked down by them and robbed of 31. He observed that he received a blow on his head. There was a wound at the back part of his head, and a quantity of blood had flowed front it. His clothes were muddy. He was taken to the station, and as he was in liquor, and incapable of taking care of himself, he was charged with being intoxicated. A surgeon was sent for, who dressed the wound. The same day he was taken before the magistrate and fined 10s. 6d., the amount of the surgeon's bill. In answer to the coroner and jury, the witness added that the Red Lion is about three miles from the Half Moon. Witness subsequently made inquiries at the Half Moon, and learnt that deceased was there on the afternoon of Sunday, and that he left about 9 o'clock at night. lie had not been able to ascertain anything about the men alluded to by deceased. Mr. Champneys, who attended deceased at the police. station, stated that he had made apost-rnortemexamination of the body. There was a diagonal wound at the back of the head, and in removing the bony covering, he found, in a corresponding position with that injury, a quantity of blood effused. The brains adjoining were also in a state of inflammation. He attributed death to these causes. There was a mark under the breast as if deceased had received a blow, and his left eye was blackened. The jury returned a verdict, " That death was caused by a wound on the back of the head, causing inflammation and effusion on the brain, but by what means these were caused there was not sufficient evidence to the jury to show." 'The coroner observed that ho had no doubt that the police would • snake every inquiry into the case.  Pasts