The Daily Times. — 1860-09-08 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THE CHARGE AGAINST THE POLICEOFFICER.-THE CORONER'S INQUEST.  The inquest on _the body of Maria Haywood was resumed yesterday, at three o'clock, before Mr. Curry, the coroner. Mr. Black appeared for the husband of deceased, and Mr. Cobb for PoliCe-officer Radcliff, 667. In addition to the ,evidence given on. Thursday, and which was published in ottr paper of yesterday, the following persons were examined:— Esther Sheilds said the officer told the sister ofeased to go away, or he should lock her up. She was not quite drunk then. She went into a vault, and the policeman dragged her out by the hair. The deceased fought with the pliceman to get her . sister loose, but witness did nbt see her strike the policeman. He struck her on the head, and blood fib fled instantly. She fell and said, " My God, I am killed." Mr. Cobb said, that he represented the officer, and wondered why.the sister of the deceased was not called, as she could tell all about the affair;; The would was tipsy, an& w therefore, her evidence oild be of no value. Mr. Cobb contended that other witnesses should have been called, and argued that, there was no charge, either of murder, manslaughter, or even assault, produced or sustained against the officer, and he must go out of that court free as he entered it.  vv Some short discussion followed between Mr. Cobb, the Coroner, and Mr. Bluck, relative to calling witnesses, and then Theophilus Denny, a lithographic Writer, of 28, Warren-street, N.vas examined, and ssid,—l saw the transaction, and read of the investigation this morning in the papers. I was standing at the corner of Rupertstreet and Warren-street, and saw the transaction : I saw a woman with red hair (deceased's sister), in custody of Radcliffe, at the door of the spirit vaults at the opposite corner, by the side of whom the deceased woman stood. The officer appeared in pain, and blew his whistle once, and then deceased assaulted him, and I saw her strike Radcliff three or four blows in the face, and knock his hat off; he told her to go away, and hi drew his staff and threatened- to strike her if she did not desist; in a few moments she azain attacked him, and he struck her with thestaff. Mr. Cappsr, medical student, of the Royal Infirmary, said the deceased was brought there on the evening of the 13th August, with a severe scalp wound on the right side of the head, bleeding considerably, a contused wound on the left arm, and her right leg was injured. She remained nearly two days, and then she insisted on going out, but was warned not to do so ; she said she had a baby at home. Her case was then dangerous. On the same night I saw the officer, who appeared hardly able to walk. The officer told me what she bad done to him. I examined the policeman, who had a largerecent rupture on the right side, and a small one on the. other side. Very possibly a kick or a blow might produce them.  Surgeon J. W. Cavanagh, of the Southern Dispensary, said the cause of death was pressure on the brain from a quantity of pus, and the vessels of the brain were congested, but that might be from othei causes; the first was the result of external violence. Surgeon Cooper; of the police force, said he examined the policeman when entering the force, and he was not then ruptured. In reply to Mr. Cobb, 'lie said attended the man lately, and 'found him suffering from that-disease. Mr. Bluck then addressed the jury. Mr. Cobb then proceeded to address the jury for the officer, and pointed oi4 what the witnesses had sworn— that the officer's life was in danger. Mr. Johnson, of the Watch Committee, gave the policeman a good character. The jury, after_ consulting for an hour and a, half, returned a verdict of "Chance Medley," thereby acquitting the policeman. The case did not teriiinate until nearly nine o'clock.