The Express. — 1862-04-25 (London, England)

SUPPOSED WIEDER 07 A YOUNG WOMAN LI THE REGENTS CANAL.  INQIIMIT.—(THIS DAY.) This morning, at 10 o'clock, an acrciet4 inquest upon the body of Margaret MI Jabal% C 23, who was found in the water of the anal, last Tuesday week, under circumstances which to, given rise to ea im that she had bees munissal, was reamed by Yr. H. Rallies Walthew, the bpi coroner for East Middlesex, at the New Globe Yam, Mile-end-road. William Warren, a gardener, residing in the vicinity ei the canal, said that about 2 o'clock on the morning of lei Tuesday week he heard a shout or loud exclam. lowed by a piarciag OCIMICIL The dogs in the hood began to bark furiously, e and he went out to no MI was the matter, but in the darkness h eould akar& mthiag~ Thu body of deceased was formd in the water he hours dtswer. _  7.7 Halliday, 9, Cleveland-street, Mikend•reed—les *two/ the deceased, who was a bugle trimmer,residleg elk her parents. I last saw her alive on the Mosidepeneig previous to her death, and she was then quits *seeking happy. She had been keeping company with a yang named Charles Wm. We*, who mid he was an "' but whose address he always kept concealed. 1 always_ her that I thought he was a married man—he bids* funny ways. (Laughter.) About three weeks ago ahe mitt* if she found out that be was married and had deceived ler she would revenge herself. I last saw them together is tig shop on the Saturday night previous to her death. By the Cornier—She sometimes said she would boogie self but she said it in a joke,and I never supposed she net to deetroy herself. She was a very correct moral girl. Web and she were in the habit of walking out together. ale certainly had no idea of suicide on the May smg4 Sham the intro* was adjourned we have found out W address, end that be has • wife and child. Mrs. Petit:nee Halliday said that deceased went out os lY Monday evening about 8 o'clock. and upon within egg her to make a small purchase she answered that she 18il not be in time as it was. Witness **snood that she le going to meet Webb. The coroner's officer here put in the two followisi eslr which had been found in deceased's room, they bun go date, but the second was marked Monday "My dear Friend,—l =2 sorry I dad sot see you elm last night, but I suppose the wet night prevented yore awning. Meet me tonight at the same spot at 7 0 door. Demme, there's a good mentos% as I want particularly see you. If you fail to come I shall go and fetch you. Di not forget the book.—Yours very fairly, "  The sewed ran as follows : " My dear Friend,—Meet me this evening at 8 o'clock bf the church. Don't forget to bring that book.—Yours ref Axes continued-1 do not know the handwriting d those notes, but deceased had in her *book d Webb's. Webb had brought a compare on of his to muds sister of deceased, but he was found to be a married Olt and was turned out of the house. Deceased had bare some furniture in anticipation of her montage with We Cherie. Webb, 53, St. Anne's-road, Stepney, was theses. amined,and said that he knew the deceased for the last Dias months. Did not consider he was courting her, but ted to go out with her. Relied not regularly promised to min, her, for he had been married 12 months to another. The foreman—What, within three months of your me riage you begirt to court this poor girl, representing yoareelf u a bachelor ? By the Coroner—He bed seduced her. He did not write the two notes produced. He did not meet her on the Sow day night. Re would swear that he wee not out of his as Ihome that night. The last time he met her was ea Sla Saturday previous, and he then informed her that be war married man. The man whom be bad brought to court ba sister was also married. (Sensation.) Mrs. Webb deposed that her husband returned honse dl 6 o'clock on the night in question, and remained within Dr. J. R. Freeman said that he had made a poet marten examination of the deceased, but he °cold not undertake say that death had been caused by drowning, though be could not detect any other cause. Deceased bid bees CIICSOIie 9 weeks. Some farther evidence was taken, but it failed to awe say additimal light upon the matter. ; The coroner then summed up, and remarked volt the enspicious circumstance. with which the cue was sar rounded. ; The jury returned the following verdict, " That decetsed was found deed in the Regent's Canal, but bow she came hl her death or how she came into the said canal there ovidspace to elbow."