The Express. — 1862-08-12 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF A BARMAID.  INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.) This forenoon Mr. C. St. Clair Bedford, the Westminster coroner, instituted • painful iovestigation at the Duke of York Tavern and Victoria Music Hall, Stoic. bridge-terrace. Vault'sll-bridge-road, into the circusstances attending the death of one of the barmaids of that establishment by haaging. Thomas Pugh, a publican, of 81, Eastetreet. Manchester. equate, identified the body of deceased as that of his sister, named Margaret Pugh, aged 34. single. He last sew he; alive on Sunday week, in good health and sp'u'ta. Recently she had become much depressed occasionally. She was very weak-minded. Some time ago she had her fortune told, which seemed to make her still more weak-minded. Thomas Wilcox deposed that he was landlord of the Duke of York, and • licensed victualler. Deceased had been several times in his serviosaa barmaid • the last time was for the past three months. The last fortnight she had occasionally been much depressed and absentminded. She appeared to be expecting to be married to • young non, sad told several customers she was going tabs married, and they were g to have • house of their owe. Last Friday she was very desponding, and went upstairs to dram. About two hours afterwards, as she did not come down, • cup of tea was sent up to ber b another barmaid, who came down raying she was not in her room, bat she found another bedroom locked, and could not get in. Witness accompanied by another person knocked, at the door which was locked. He could get no answer, and burst it open ; and he there found her hanging iron. the top rail of the bedstead by two pairs of her stockings, quite dead. They immediately cut her down and procured assistance. He believed she was in hopes that the young man he alluded to was going to marry her. So recently r last Monday the young man was there. By the Coroner—Witness could not say whether any words ensued between deceased and that young man. She told many of his customers she was going to be marred to him, but he had aims told him (witness) that he never promised to marry her. Witness supposed deceased vergr tasted self-destruction in the room where she was found, because it afforded facilities for the purpose, which her own room did not.  Mr. H. C. Till deposed that be wee in independent circumstances, and deoeued was his cousin. He accompanied last witneas and assisted to cut her down. He fully corroborated the evidence of Mr. Wilcox. _ .  After some farther evidence the jury returned s verdict of suicide by hanging, under a it of teincarary insanity.  A Gum BUNNY ON • BittON-Lll2l. —This morning an inquiry was held at Guy's Hospital, by Mr. W. J. Payne, &palpates:air far the city of London and Southwick, respecting the death of Martha Philips, aged 15, who was burnt to death es a brink-kiln at Wickham, in Kent. It appeared from the evideses that the deceased was on the top• belts kiln. reesteat potatoes, and that either from the act having made admen t which brought up the blase, or from her having removed some kicks, she suddenly became surrounded with flamer, and her clothes took fire. The poor girl screamed loudly for assistance, and a labourer m an ad. joining field ran to her aid, and managed to er.tinguiah the fire. Decreased was then wrapped in blankets and conv”ed in • cart to the hospital, where her injuries were found to be so 'oriole ea to be beyond remedy, and death soon put an end to her snfferinp. The jury returned a verdict of " Amideneal death." . .  --Dam! FROM CaLOnoroma.—Yestertlay afternoon an inquiry was held at the King's Collage Hospital, before Mr. Bedford, the mimic for Westminster, touching the death of Elisabeth Freed. Frederick Sparks Freed identi• fled the body as that of his daughter, aged 11, who had been in the hospital shout three weeks, in consequence of injuries maived by a fall • short time since. Elisabeth Jenkins. aunt to the declassed, stated that the latter came to bar house one evening sod told bar the had lied • fall, but that she did not wish anyone to know she had hurt herself. She went with her to the hospital. Mr. It. Partridge, of the hospital, deposed tW, the deceased was *dm= the Zird of July tut, asd died on the Bth of August. He understood she met with an accident by Whop against an iron railing, sod she was suffering from • very offensive mortifying wound. It was necemary, for the purpose of the wound, that a short but sharp operation should beeuimdatgo s. The deceased consented to take chloroform, end, being • very nervous girl, it was administered with great peoeution. In 0011444001100 of the decesaed having • feeble sad fatty heart, which had sot been discovered, she died in a short time alter the chloroform was admi. sistermL The jury consulted for a short time, and returned the following verdict :—" That the deceased died Iran the administration of chloroform in consequeme of a dismal, of the heart, but the jury Ind that the chloroform was peopeciy administered." FATAL AOCIDINT TO • MAN SLIM:PING ON • BiUct-ext.n.—About 6 o'clock yesterday moruiogt the body eta mesa was taken from under a mass of burning bricks. at • brick-kiln, sear the Gortu.. Took Works, °polishes,. The body was burped almost to • Mader. It is supposed that be ems • tramp, who bad gobs to sleep upon the Mickkik, vim the bricks gave way, and he was buried amongst ink—Peat ester Guardian.  1.3 IUI det 2,6  Palk she is' sir, be  Preurn had cut eta rest