The Express. — 1865-09-05 (London, England)

DEATH OF • VOLUNTIZI.—About 2 this morning • fire broke out on the pre nine belonging to Mr. Beat*. gilder, 21. itopen-streeit. The workshops at this roar were burnt out, and another workshop behind Noll was considerably damaged by tire and water. A rifle volunteer made himself vary conspicuous at the fire. Upon going home in the same street, he lauded his rife, Placed the maul, in his mouth, and, haring lowered the hammer, discharged the °anvils into his had, ems* almost instantaneous death. This toolmetholy event is officially reported by the condoctors am arising from the CONCEALMENT OF EMIL excitement consequent upon the fire. Mr. Thomas Aldridge, late manager to Mr. J. S. Watts, MELANCHOLY Stamm —Yesterday morning • laacUord of the White Swan Tavern, is the Commercial- pie of suicide of • very melancholy character occurred la road Esst, neer the Stepoey Railway Station, was brought saa.streec. Lewes, where the wife of Mr. Card. Math. up from Clerkenwall prison. ne is charged with 4ta, committed suicide by jumping down the well la the aiding and abetting • woman named Marl 0-ln--naw, yard adjoioing her lama.lt appears that the deceased. alias Palmer, formerly cook at the White Swan, in oonosslitig I whe is about 58 years of age, has been an invalid for • long the birth of her illegitimate child. The coroner sod jury I time from an internal complaint, and has only just cone awl, a merciful view of the subject, sad **loom' ea then out of Brighton Hospital, where she has been an billeting verdict that there was no evidence to prove who suffocated I seder Dr. Ormond. She has been in • very weak ma. the child. The rase against the • Aldridge is that after , seed state ever since, unable to do any household work, the birth of the chili he em female clothing which bad been used by • lying-in woman. Or 4 • woman to wash some I and this no doubt has preyed on her mud. Meth and that when a °of:Mettle arrested the women Ginnie he tbi%ec:Demkk said to him, " Coot we square this ? you know what things . weekly ermlition, drew yaes4terday mooing the deceased went lath singslas are between man and into ;she will oaly get the sack, ad toa bsteaateaforal one at: ber.a? 1-- from the well, which is a very deep one, end then plectra will be ten thousand pities." This is the whole of the wog homily down. Assistance wee at hand, and memo", evidence against Aldridge, and it has been urged in his were at once taken to get her up, Mr. Wicksteed, stupor favour that all he did was from motives of oompirsion. being seat for in the meantime. He arrived before the Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, said his was sow prepared Doorwoman was conveyed to the surface—a man is the with bail for the prisoner Aldridge. employ of Mr. Duplock, plumber, having descended with a Mr. Paget—What amontt of bail? rope—sad enlisted in bringing her up, when he discerned Mr. Charles Young—The prisoner's own personal Tempi- . that she was quite dead, having dislocated the vertebrae ci moos in 4001., and two sureties of 2001. her beak sod sustained • fracture of the right thigh. Sin Mr. Paget—That is the amount of bail I determined upon was much respected by her neighbours and (rim& La Mrs. Sarah Ann Robson. the landlady of the Victoria faqteest es the body will be held this (Tuesday) evening.— Deck Tavern, neer the Victoria Doek ; and Mr. Hoard Surrey Standard. Love, baker, San Tavera-fields, St. George'sdrtlas-Fest, offered themselves as bail, and were accepted. Aldridge, ..