The Express. — 1868-09-18 (London, England)

REENWICH. Aillisse Ke rridge, a police-constable, No. 22 R. against whom a verdict of manslaughter had been returned by a coroner's jury, was charged with causing the death of Henry l'ogmore. a labouring man, 33 years of age. Mr. I'mik, solicitor. attended for the defence; and Mr. Superintendent tiriffin attended to watch the case ou the part of the Commissioners of Police. The deceased had been under medical treatment for an attack of delirium tremens. and although gradually recovering. a few nights since he went to the Bricklayers' Arms public-house, Greenwich. at ten o'clock at night. and remained in front of the bar drinking brandy and cold water for two hours. On leaving, he met the constable Kerridge, and impiired whyheluO on POMO other occasion asked him how he got his living. Kerridge advised the deceased to go Lome, when he used an offensive expression towards the constable, and said he was only creeping about in order to obtain a pension. Kerridge, who has been many years in the force, replied, "I don't know how it is, Harry, but you ies.r to have au ill-feeling towards me," and the deceased made answer, " I will let you know. I have fought for my country. and have medals to show it." The constable then said, " What ! you got medals to prove it and telling him to go on, put out his hands. pushed the deism-sad backwards, and caused him to full and strike his heal on the pavement. One of the witnesses described the fall as "a dull thud," and said be remarked at the time, "if that is the man's hied, he is a dead man, an sure as fate." lietiidge was told he had no business to treat the dare seed in such a in 'r, when he said he had been insulted by him, and on the remark being made that in that ease he ought to have taken him to the station, Kerridge then said he would do so, and took thedeceased, who 'milts:en picked up, conveying him some distance, when he said, •• Are you satisfied. Harry. with what I bare done to-night ?" met let hini go, the de,aseil complaining of his head. Ile was then allowed to go, and was taken away home, but died about three hours and a half afterwards from, as shown at the post- rtes examination, from concussion of the skull and reinpressien of the brain, such injury being described as only of a few hours' duration.  Mr. Maude committal the aecioied tor tri-Q, hat tw• eeptal two sureties in 4W. inch for hie appetir.ma• at th• WS' iOIII..  THE CHARGE or iit'RDER AGAINHT A LIFEIll'AßDSMAß.—ltichard Robins, a forever of the let Life (tenets, who was charged with the murder of Eliza Shield, a young woman with whom he was kosping company, was brought up on remand. before a full bench of the usigietrata of Northampton, on %Value^lay lad, the mayor (Mr. J. B. Norman) presiding. Thu town-hall and its approaches wore duneely crowded. A great number of additional witnesses were examined, the hearing of the case occupying several hours. The dooms ere girl and Whine wore on very intimate tame, and she was enciente by him. At a quarter-peat two o'clock on the morning of Sunday, the tith met., Robins and the girl, who bad been with him some hours, were seen talking together in the street. At half-past two o'clock shrieks wore board proceeding from the neer-ado, and were emanated by a plunge into the water. Bewared was found in the river still dive by a ELM named ()Arley, who left her timbered forapoliceman, baton, whose arrival the unfortunate woman was beyond the mach of human help. Robins, who was the last seen with her, was taken into custody, and on the Snit hearing of the ease there wore several auspicious c*cumetnnoes against him. Prom the evidence of Wednesday it was dear the deceased cuntmitted suicide. Shortly before she was found in the water she was seen going down Bridge-Area in the direction of the river, and she RIM then in an excited state; and dining the two weeks prior to her death she was frequently head to state that she would destroy herself. After a patient hearing and • tow minutes' consultation, the mayor raid the magistrates wore unanitnowdy of opinion that the evidence had established the intioronoe of the prisoner, and he would therefore he discharged, a do. cicion which was received with ringing chem., which wise taken up by the multitude waiting out4ile._  -