The Express. — 1863-12-17 (London, England)

SHOCKING DEATH PION NEGLECT OP THE POLICE-SPECIAL VERDICT.  An inquiry wan held by Mr. H. Raffles Walthew, deputy-coroner, at the Spread Eagle Tavern, Homertoo; : last night, respecting the death of James Hollomar, aged I 4$ years, alleged to have loot his life through the inhumanity of the police. Joeepb Symmere, a little boy 13 yearn of age, said that last Sunday afternoon be saw the deceased hiding behind I a stack of timber on the banks of the Regent's Canal, near Park-place, Haggerston. The instant he saw that be was ' perceived, he jumped into the canal. When in the water, he screamed out three timed', " Help, help." A gentleman who was passing stopped and tried to get him out with hie walking-stick, but could not. A young man ran out of a house close by and jumped is, and in two minute& got deceased out alive. Witness was certain that deceased jumped into the canal. Henry Richardson, 12, Park-plane,raid that he was a compositor. lie rescued the deceased, and took bins to the Sisters Tavern, in the roweall-road. A doctor was sent for, and deceased recovered perfectly. He appeared to have been drinking. He did not die from the immersion but from ill-treatment subsequently received. Witness reeds inquiries, and found that deceased was a Sundayschool teacher, and a religious and gentlemanly man. He was employed at a warehouse in Wood-street, Chespaide. He was to have been married at Christmas. and when the A lady ard what had happened she feinted. A person in court 'Rid he believed that decearad fell into the water accidentally, as he was blind of one eye. Dr. Barlow said that he was called to the deceased at the Sisters Tavern. Deceased recovered from the effects of the immersiol. He said that be supposed he had slipped into the canal. Witness ordered the police to take him to his own home. which was lees than a mile distant. He told them to clothe the deceased properly before they moved him. Witness afterwards heard that the police took him, almost naked, in a cab to Hackney Union, which was two miles off. If they thought a workhouse was the proper place for him the Sboreditch workhouse was within half a mile, and the occurrence took piece within that parish. Deceased was thoroughly recovered when given into the care of the police. The canoe of his death (in sixty-five minutes after be was admitted into the workhouse) was shock to the nervous system, from exposure to the cold in the almost naked state after being in a warm mom. Louisa Hephone, nurse at the Hackney Union, raid that the deceased was brought by the police in a cab to the workhouse. He was shivering, and was perfectly naked, with the exception of a small piece of carpet and a blanket, which barely covered him. He was carefully attended to, , but died in an hour. Mr. G. Miller, surgeon to the nnion•house, said that ; deceased was black and blue with cold. It was highly improper to have removed the deceased in a naked and upright position such a distance. It would have been much better to have removed him to the Slioreditch  Workhouse. Folios-constable Kelly, 142 N, said that the reason the deceased was removed to the Hackney and sot to the Shoreditch Workhouse was that he and his brother constable were on the Hackney beat. But wheedle did not know that the other constable who was outside on the box was going to Hackney. It was intended to prosecute deceased I the next day for attempted suicide. They could not get many clothes for the deceased, for the people at the publichouse grumbled at having been asked to do so mush. The Jury returned the following special verdict—" Death from shook to the system, caused by his removal from a certain warm room, where he was after immersion in the Repnt's Canal, to the Hackney Union. is an almost naked state ; and the jury say that the conduct of the police in No removing him was highly censurable...  COLONEL WAlloll.—Colonel Waugh is still confined is the infirmity of Whitecroa•etreet prison, in which prison he has been detailed since Mardi. when &nasty' on • rapiaa. The deoisioa of the Lord Chancellor oa the appeal from the Court of Bankruptcy his settled the gunnel, as to the release, and the bankrupt, who has sumo. dared to the benkruptcy, most now prepare his somunts and proceed to pass Ms lad examinstion. As • reason for his release it was urged that i► would •take him three months to file the amounts, and it will now be sate whether that time will be nacesszkry. The only other course open to the bankrupt is to obtain two sureties ia 2,0001. each, and self In 40001., to procure his release, or remain in custody until the completim of the case under the beukruptcy. Wuolcott, the look-out man on board the Lady of the Lake steamer, when she me down ► &lawman s boat in Southampton water, was captured e• Monday. Be will be tried for mandaaghter at March neat.