The Express. — 1867-09-20 (London, England)

FATAL TRADE OUTRAGE.—An inquest was held st Hanley on Wednesday on the bodyof Edward Evans, brickmaker, who had died at the infirmary near that town in consequence of having been seriously injured on the 13th of July. Deceased had worked as a brickmaker near Turistall, and on the day named left work with a fellow-workman named Corns, the two being together till nearly ten o'clock, when Corns left deceased at a public-house with a Birmingham prise-fighter, known as Keggy Wilson. Subsequently he was seen at the same place in the company of two Irishmen, one of whom was named Morris, and who had worked last year for deceased as temperer. Plant, who sew the Irishmen with deceased, went home, and a little before three o'clock in the morning was woke up by the deceased, who had crawled to the door, end complained of having been assaulted by two Irishmen. Evans was removed to the infirmary on the Wednesday following, and there died recently. Plant said that deceased was not a union man. When he came to witness's house, he said that two Irishmen had met him in the Shaydruck, neer Tunrtall,and had knocked him down and kicked him severely. They had then dragged him towards a coal-pit, and as he was recovering from the insensibility which had been caused by the kicking, he heard one say, "Let us drop him down the pit." On hearing this, he began screaming " murder," and his assailants, after kicking him, mule otf. Witness asked Evans who the men were, and he replied that lie .lid not know. Witness afterwards was told to may as little as possible on account of the club. Eliza Shackeltun, after corroborating deceased's account of the attack, said she believed there had been some grievance before. From the evidence of the widow it was plain that plunder was not the object, for in the evening she had met her husband and received from him 225., and when he was taken home from Plant's on the following day he bad 7s in his pockets. In answer to questions, Mrs. Evans mid— i have heard my husband complain of Morris, about the tempering of the clay. Morris tempered for him last year. Morris came to my house last week, and told me he was innocent. I had not made any charge against him, and I don't know that anybody else had. My husband did not suspect him. He did not know the men who attacked him. Stubbs had told my husband that Morris had threatened him. My husband once went to firing from the making, and Morris woe vexed with him about that. The inquiry was then adjourned for the production of further evidence.  SINGULAR Accrogrr.—On Wednesday night a dangerous and curious accident occurred in Colemanstreet, ISunhill-fields. It appears that near the Quaker burial-ground extensive excavations have been made to form the foundation of a large factory, which it is con. templated to build there. The house adjoining has during the operations been propped up, but it seems that the excavations have weakened it, and yesterday the side wall fell out into the excavation, causing great consternation. A large number of persons soon collected, and a very curious spectacle presented itself. In the room of which the wall formed a side a woman had lately been confined, awl through the aperture she and the child, the bed and its hangings, and the other furniture of the place were distinctly visible to the gaze of the curious tors below. The frightened woman was immediatert. moved, and beyond a considerable shock, it did not appear that she had sustained any injury. Fortunately the accident occurred when no workmen were about.  At a meeting of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board yesterday, the chairman stated that he had received a letter to the effect that the Earl of Derby would be present at laying the foundation atone of the New Southern Hospital, on the 23rd of October next.  _