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" ~ xSffirCRUnNHTCOUK ^' - •¦¦ - "' - TRIAL OF HOCKER tor MURDER . Fbidai , Aran . 11 . —TMs morning toeing appointed fcg the tnal of Heaaas Henry Hoeker , for tie murj erof jjr . Ddan 1 ? , at Hampstead , at an early hour -yery aTenoe leading to the court was crowded-with people ansious to obtain admission . As none were | $ nit * ed except ihrongh a Sheriff ' s order , the great mess were doomed to disappointment ; notwithstand ing tM ? , however , shortly after the doors of the court were opened it was immediately crowded to excess . Several members of the aristocracy were present , and
seemed to take great interest in the proceedings . Immediately on the opening of the court , a number f prisoners were arraigned at the bar , amongstwhieh were Joseph Connor for the murder of Mary Brothers , in St . Giles ' s , and T . H . Hoeker . Both prisoners pleaded not guilty . Hocker evinced much self-possession , and spoke with a firm voice , though he appeared rather pale . Having pleaded not guilty to both indictments—that founded on the magistrate ' s committal as well as that on the coroner's inquesthe also pleaded not guilty on an arraignment for the robbery of Sir . Delame . Mr . Bodrl \ and Moxucue Chambers appeared for the prosecution , jlessrs Clahkson and Ballanttse for the prisoner .
Mr . Justice Couhuege took liis seat on the bench at ten o ' clock , and the trial of the prisoner Hooker was at OHce proceeded with . His Lordship was accompanied by Mr . Commissioner Bciaock . The Jury being sworn ( none of whom were challenged on behalf of the prisoner ) , Mr . Bodkix opened the case for the Crown . He said it was his first duty in this case to say , that regarding the awful issue pending , they ( the jury ) shonld disabuse their minds of all impressions that might have been made by loose reports and comments that had appeared respecting it . The prisoner was charged with a brutal murder , from no other motive , to all appearances , than tojpossess himself of tbeproperty of another party . As an English
Jury , he Loped they would come to a careful decision , founded alone upon the evidence he should place before them . The name of the prisoner is Thomas Henry Hocker , and the deceased was a person named James Delarue , who exerciffii the profession of music-master , andwason intimate terms with the prisoner at the bar . The deceased left his home on the evening of Friday , February the 21 st , and was found murdered " about eight o ' clock . For tie proper understanding of the matter at issue , it would be necessary for him to describe the locality to the jury , so that they might properly understand the evidence to be placed before them . The learned gentleman then described minutely the locality wliere the murder was committed .
Having done so , he proceeded to go through the fads which he intended io prove in evidence . A baker of the name ef Hilton was ihe first person he should call , who had heard the cries of "Murder !" on tie evening in question , as he was serving a customer , in Haversto < &-tmace , \ fitJi bread . On hear ing the cries , he gave the alarm to the police ; and , after a search , the body was found . It was taken to Hampstead , and a coroner ' s inquest held on it . The evidence of the surgeon was taken on that inquest , and would be produced that day . It went to show that the deceased came to his death by violence . The violent death of the deceased being shown , he would go to provf ibat ihe prisoner at the bar was seen in the neighbourhood under the most suspicious
circumstances ; that he was seen hurrying away from the place of the murder towards the Swiss Cottage ; and that he was at the same time much agitated . His being also seen subsequently at the Swiss Cottage would be established . The n&t point to which he would call the attention of the Jury was , that after the body was found , and when policeman Baldock was left in charge of it , a person came up to the latter wliistling and singing , and entered into a long conversation with him . Tliis person he lad no doubt he could show was the prisoner at ihe bar , and that he had come up from Ice Swiss Cottage to where the body was found , in order to lull suspicion . Passing from these circumstances , lie should show that on the samemght , after
the time the murder was committed , he presented himself at a house in Grosv-enor-plaee , where a young woman , named Jane Phiips resided ; that while there his clothes were observed tojbe in great disorder ; ihai oh bemg asked the reason , he excused himself by saying he had had a fall , and came there to get himself put in order , as he was going to a party that evening , but was not in a fit state to go until lie had been cleaned ; that several spots of blood were reraarked on the front of his shirt by the persons present ; and that on this occasion lie produced a watch and a ring , winch he stated had been bought that day in the City . These articles , he could show , belonged to the deceased . Thenext place the prisoner was traced to was his father's house , near
Portlandjlace , where he arrived at two o ' clock in ihe morning . The watch was again seen in the possession of the prisoner oh the Sunday morning subsequent to the murder , and was pawned by him for a sum of money . These facts would be proved by the father , the brother of the prisoner , and the pawnbroker . He would likewise show that tie prisoner was in distressed circumstances , and that when he went out on lie day of the murder lie had no money on him , but immediately after he -was sew . in jjosstessiou of the sum of £ 12 , which he alleged he had borrowed from a Mrs . Edwards . This statement , he would show , was entirely false . 5 fo such loan had been effected . The Learned Counsel having jainaiely states these facts , we » t on to c ' eseriBe tic taking ef the prisoner in Ms lodgings ,
iie state in which Jus clothes were found , their being stained very much witii blood , and ihe fact that a button was torn off his coat , exactly corresponding with one found in the field where the deceased was found murecred . After describing the taking of the { wiener by the police , the Learned Gentleman said he had laid down sufficient grounds for his case , and would proceed to call the evidence by which he meant to support it . Before doing this , there was one fact to which he mnst refer—that of a letter found in the pocket of the deceased . It -was signed Caroline , which he had so doubt he could prove was in the handwriting of fhe deceased . It was addressed to yir . Cooper , a name by which the prisoner was in the habit of addressing the deceased . The
Learned Gentleman rc-ad the letter , the contents of which are already well known , and said he had no comment to make on it , further than to say , no female of the name , as supposed by the letter , had &nr existence . The Learned Gentleman haying brieSyrecapitulated the facts , which he had described in detail in the course of his address , he called upon the Jury to form their decision on the evidence alone , giving the accused the benefit of any doubt that might arise ; but , on the other hand , if satisfied with iJuTevidence adduced in support of the case , to return a "verdict accordingly . Afr . 3 Iosiacue Chambers then proceeded to examine the ¦ witnesses for the proseention : —Edward Hilton said I am a baker , and was at No . 6 ,
HaverstoeK-terraec , on the evening of February the 2 l 8 t , delivering a sack of bran and some bread . About ten minutes past seven o ' clock I heard a cry of murder coming from the direction of Haverstock-hill . I afterwards saw the plact where the body was found . The cry « uae from thai direction . Having delivered my bread and bran I went into the adjoraing field , and finding the polic-emnn Baldock , I sent him to vhete 1 heard the sound . Jolm Baldock , 308 S division , said I was on duty at Sampstead en the 21 st of February . I remember being told something by Mr . Hilton of a cry of murder . In consequence of this I went into the field on Haverstoek-hUl , and down a narrow passage , towards lie George public-house , where I met Inspector Gray .
» f e both went up together , and searching over the field J ' oHL-d the body of the deceased . The discovery ¦ sas made about half an hour after Hilton liad given tie Information . IVe removed the body to the York shire Gray on a stretcher . An inquest was afterwards ielcl Inthe Yorkshire Gray . The deceased had abody-eoatandgreat- <» aton , bot ! iofwMchwcreopen . Oneglove wason and anothevwaslying on the ground , saturated with blood . The body was warm , but quite dead . Tiie injuries appeared to be on the head , and there were two pools of blood , ODe at his feet ana another at Ms head . I afterwards searched ihe body , and found no money on it , but a private letter which was handed over to Inspector Gray . I was left in charge of the bodv while Inspector Gray
was absent for a stretcher , when a person came np to me . He was whistliug and singing . "When he came up he said , " HolJoa , Policeman . " I said , " this is a serious case . " He asked , " " STnat is it ? I replied , " aman who , I believe has cut his tkro . it . " Ee asked if he was quite dead . I rejoined I believe so . He then said 1 had a nasty job of it , and leaned down and felt the pulse of the deceased . On rising np he informed me , thai he hncibeen In the habit of w . -J ? .- ; 2 r this way for a long time , and ho never app-eijeHded any ' danger from it , though he had been cautioned fcy ' his parents not to do so . He askedmeifIwenldha vealitflebraBay , andIrefuBcd . He next observed , "I had a cold job , " and offered toe a shilling to get something to drink after the body was removed . I refused to accept it at first , bat afterwards , on twin * nressed . took it The
persons -with the stseteber tlien came up , and the body * as taken on it to the Yorkshire Grey ; the person tff whom 1 have been sneaking accompanied us part cf the way . The man ' iad on a Mackintosh coat . I cannot say who He man was , as lie was muffled up . Cross-exami ned by Mr Clakksos . —I knew the time by looking at the clock before fBiDgintothe Md ; it was then about seven . "When Heft the field tm the removal of the body , it was about eight 0 clock . The man , oneomlngnp tome , went to the body and took-hold of it . I had been examined several times on the subject before . I was examined Before the Coroner priorto themagistrates' exanunati < H >; I gave a different account before the magistrates , to that I gave before the Coroner . I did not mention about the shDliag at the first examination . It is sot against the rule to take money , providing
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w ^ lep ^^~ : l Qid : i ^ . Kp ^ the-abilling . as Iforgot to mention it at the timer I stoppea " aT gentle ^ mauthefirst time beforel went into the field . I do not Blow whether he is here to-day or not . lie-examined by Mr . Bodkin . —That gentleman keeps a house at No ; 4 , Haveratock-terrace . His name is Kelmer . I first saw him in Haverstockterracey Hewas onthe side where the houses are . Idid not see where he came from . Hesaid—Mr . Clarkson objected to the conversation being given in evidence . The objection was overruled by their Lordships . Examination by Mr . Bodkin continued—It was about three minutes after I saw Hilton that I saw Mr . Kelmer , and had this conversation with him .
He went into the field with me . The gentleman parted with me near the George public-house , before I met the the sergeant . He then went down Pondstreet . By Mr . Justice Coieridge—1 reported that I had seen the gentleman . Thomas Fletcher , James Grey , William Salloway Richard Rogers Perry , James Thomas , George Loveridge , Richard Graham , and Joseph Henry Nash , were then examined ; their evidence was mainly corroborative of that of Baldock . Sarah Jane Phiips examined by Mr . M . Chambers . —The witness was overpowered by her feelings for some time , and unable to proceed ; but having recovered , she said—I knew the prisoner ten or eleven
weeks before Friday , the 21 st February . He had told me he was a clerk at the Stock Exchange . lie was in the habit of visiting me at Mrs . Edwards's , No . 0 , Bath-place . On the 24 th of February I slept at 17 , Portland-place . I saw the prisoner there on the evening of the 21 st February ; lie came at ten minutes past nine o ' clock . I had no reason to expect him , although I thought he ought come . He had told me before that lie passed his evenings on Fridays in Charles-street . He was dressed as usual , with a macintosh . Maria Edwards was there at the same time . I saw nothing about his dress that I noticed , except that I remarked there was a little blood on the front of his shirt . Nothing that I remember was said about any other part of lus dress . He said he had
come from Charies-strcetthat evening . I asked Mm if he Lad fallen down ; there was a little dirt on the side of his coat . He said he had . He gave me to understand that he had been tipsy , and I thought that was what caused him to fall . He said his governor had made his nose bleed in pJay . He called Ms employer in the City Ms go \ etn » T . ~ W&&t \\ e was with me he showed me a watch and a ring . I had never seen him with a watch before . I eaimot remember what pocket he took it out of . It had what looked liktta gold neck chain . ( The watch was here produced . ) The watch was a silver one , similar to the one now produced . The ring was like the one produced . The letter produced is Jikehis handwriting I cannot say positively , but if 1 had received a letter in that handwriting I should have believed it to be his .
. Maria , Edwards confirmed the evidence of the previous witness . James Henry Hocker , examined by Mr . M . Chambers . —I am brother to the prisoner . My father lives at 17 , Charles-street , ane I and my brother slept at 1 U A'ictoria-terrace , Portland Town , about 100 yards off . My brother was at his father ' s house on Friday Feb . 21 . He went out at a quarter to seven o ' clock . My father ' s residence is twenty minutes' walk from Haverstock-terrace . In the course of that afternoon my brother told me he was going to Bath-place to receive money from Mrs . Edwards ; he had expected for five or six weeks back so much as 10 or 12 sovereigns : it was to be lent him by Mrs . Edwards . He returned to 11 . Victoria-terrace , to sleep , at about one o ' clock
in the morning . I was in bed , and when he came in he showed me 12 sovereigns , saying he had got rather more than he expected . When he had taken his coat off , he showed me the right arm of his shirt , the wristband of which was torn off . He said he had been to Sarah Coxe ' s , in company with her brother , and had got it torn off in romping . I knew iaatthe prisoner corresponded with her , hut I had never seen her . After that he came to bed . Nothing occurred during the night . On Saturday night I recollect being with Mr , Watson , my father ' s landlord , in Charles-street . Mr . Watson alluded to the murder , and said it was a very awful thing . I had been out to purchase a small quantity of spirits , and said I had heard several persons talk of it . Mr
brother said it was an odd thing to talk of , as we had met to enjoy ourselves , and the subject dropped . On Sunday I went to church in the morning , and I was in the habit of going to my brother ' s directly after dinner to drink a little porter . 1 read an account of the murder in the newspaper the same afternoon . On that occasion I saw that a letter was found in the pocket of the deceased , by the name of James Cooler . Before Uiat I knew my . brother had addressed letters to Delarue by the name of Cooper . On Sunday night my brother came home about eleven O ' clock . At half-past seven on Monday morning , I asked him if he knew who was murdered ' at
Harnpstead , and he said he did not . I said it was poor Delarue . He seemed very much agitated , and exclaimed , "PoorDelarue ! " He sent metomjfather for his boots , and when I returned I had good reason , from his appearance , to believe that lie had been crying , lie came to breakfast to my father , who said , " Tliis is a sad tiling about Delarne ; I consider it your duty to go mid own him , as you are so intimate with Mm . " Whilst he was putting on his things for the purpose of so doing , my mother returned , and said the body was already owned . He said he was glad of it , he was so affected that he thought he could almost have fainted awav . I
recollect Scotney , the officer , coming to my room on the Wednesday . My brother let him in . Scotney first asked me if I had a watch . I told him I had not . He then turned to my brother and said , " you have , " and my brother appeared confused , and stammered . I said , " Well , don't deceive the policeman , Tom , tell him all about it , " meaning , " tell him it was the watch you received . " I thought it was right at the time to tell him of the circumstance of his having a watch to sell , and having pawned it . 1 should imagine ray brother was on intimate terms with Delarue , from his going out twice a-day four days in the Week on an average , for the purpose of meeting him . He wrote very well . The letter produced is a female ' s handwriting . I never saw him foigft a female ' s hand , but I don't think it was impossible for liim to have done it . He could write two or three hands .
Thomas Hocker examined by Mr . Bomus . —I am the father of the prisoner , and a shoemaker in Portland Town . The prisoner used to board at my house , and lodge near it . He took tea at home on Friday , the 21 st of February , about four o ' clock . I remember his going out after tea , about half-after six . He had a macintosh on . I had previously to that time understood from him that he was in expectation of a loan of £ 10 . He said he had received a note that morning from Mrs . Edwards , stating she would be ready tomeethim on Sunday nigfet , and lend him the required amount . He went on Friday night . I remember the prisoner coming to my house the day after Friday , the 21 st . I noticed the sleeve of his shirt was torn . He said he did it in a frolic the over night . He also on that occasion showed me some sovereigns , one of which he gave to me and another to ' his mother . He said lie had obtained them from
Mrs . Edwards . 1 never saw the deceased . I have heard the prisoner speak of him as Cooper . William Watson , Edward Scotney , and Francis Partridge , were then examined . Their evideucewas mostly a repetition of that of the two Ilockers . "James Shackell examined by Mr . Bodkin . —I am an inspector of police . I produce a mackintosh which I received from the father . On it are spots of blcod , and on the back mud and blood : it was inspected by the coroner . On the 2 Gth of February I went to the prisoner ' s lodgings in Victoria-terrace , and Ilaynes was there ; the prisoner was not there . I saw a button found in the lodgings ; it was found in my presence . I produce a shirt I received at the father's house , and a pair of drawers , and gambvoon under trousers . I found marks of blood on the wristband of theshirt . Iproduce some stockings , which the mother gaveiome , and they are also stained with blood . The knee is verv much ' stained .
John Haynes , inspector of the detective police . — On the 26 th February went to the room at which the prisoner lodged , and found two buttons . After that he went to Clerkenwell prison , and desired the prisoner to take off Ids coat , and examined it , and found marks of blood on it . There were some spots on one of the cuffs of the coat . In the inside lining of the right sleeve and the corresponding pocket on the outside ot the coat was a considerable quantity of blood . There was blood on the right hand lappel , and in the pocket itself appeared the mark of a bloody hand . The coat is torn under the ami , and there are three buttons missinp , two from the front part and one from behind . The button which I found corresponds with the other buttons on the front of the toat . The button found near the spot where the murdered man was found corresponds with the others .
Daniel Delarue , brother of the murdered man ; Susan Kitehner ; and James JS ' ewton were then examined , but their evidence was not important . Sarah Ann Coxe examinedbylfr-iChambera . —On the «> lst of February 1 knew Hocker ; I had known him seven months before tnat . I did not see him on the night of that day . I had not seen him for a month before . He was not romping with any gms in my company . . _ T Eleanor Edwards examined by Mr . Bodkin . —1 reside at Bath-place , New-road . 1 have known the prisoner for about ten weeks . He had never made Application to me to lend him any money . 1 never
lent him any in my life . Mi-. Clabksox then , addressing the Court , said—1 stated at the commencement of this trial , tnat my learned friend Mr . Ballantine and myself appeared to defend this accused person . We had been requested to do so by the worthy sherifis . A communicatjon has been made to us from the prisoner in : the course of the trial , expressive of his wish , under the circumstances , to make his own statement to the jury , and I have onlv to ask for permission for him so to uo . Mr . Justice CoraraDUEthen informedtheprisoner that the case on the part of the prosecution was closed , and if he wished to eay anything he could do
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^• fi . 1 jfJi !? , wi 9 aed a short deiay previously to so ¦ domg-ifrwoWtfe " aTIo ! fea ^ / rhePmsGsxK signified his assent , and at the expiration ot five minutes delivered the following address in a firm ; voice , which , however , faltered occasionally , when speaking of the murder : —My Lord and Gentlemen of the Jury , —I beg io read at once two statements which I . formerly handed to ' my counsel through the medium of my solicitor . I , have verv careiully perused and considered the depositions against me , andiind nothing in them of aseri o « 9 0 * weighty nature , to the truth of which I object . I wish to communicate to you all I have to say as calmly and dispassionately as it is possible , and to that end I shall not attempt the least apology or
defence . I will state every circumstance connected with the depositions , leaving it to you whether they be consequential or otherwise . The two grand questions ate , hovj eaiae wry clothes to be so saturated with blood , and how I came into the possession of the deceased ' s watch , &e . The fomev I can answer satisfactorily to my own conscience , but nothing on earth shall cause me to divulge it , at least on this side of my trial . It were an easy matter for me to fabricate , to make alie , but 1 willnot do it , and to prove to you that I am so far conscious , I have , amongst sonic private letters which I have had conveyed to me since I came hither , a letter , in which is expressed the desire to account Ibi- the manner in which my clothes were so besmeared , and the person in his
devotedness to me offers to forswear lu ' mse . Jf . I rather would have this mysterious part of the affair to remain as it is , by leaving it in the hands of my counsel . I know while doing so I endanger Biy own safety , but I have urgent reasons fin * doing so . If this gloomy affair terminate adversely , I die a martyr ; if ' otherwise 4 by talcing a defensive eoui'se , I live a traitor . This sounds paradoxical , probably , to your ears ; but such is the fact , of which I excuse and pardon your disbelief until it is further evidenced to you . I will therefore quit this part of the subject with this remark , after such a painful and ignominious exposure of everything connected with my present and former circumstances , together with every vile and contumelious insult and misrepresentation , I can have no
desire to survive the issue , be It ever so favourable to my innocence . I am ruined inevitably and irrevocably , and I am too much the Englishman to fear death whatever form it assumes . But more to the matter : the deceased Delavue had frequently offered his services to me in the way of pecuniary assistance ( lought , perhaps , to have told you thatlhad known deceased for nearly two years ) . It was about six months alter our acquaintance that he made the first friendly overture of the kind , and it was something like twomonths following that I accepted it ; ho at that time gave me £ i 10 s ., wluch was the whole of the contents of his purse , accompanied by the words , " Hocker ,. neversee me again if you once venture to return me this trifle : I am no friend of yours in your
estimation if you view it as a loan merely . " Last August I kept away . fvom him tor a month or five weeks on account of the shabby condition of my appai-el . He took it u nconfiding on my part that I did not acquaint him with my embarrassed circumstances , and then good-heavtedly insisted on my turniug to the best advantage i | 5 , which he ihrew at me , wishing he could " punish" me va . the same way tight on tor a whole day . Such was the nature of our intimacy . I have had property belonging to deceased of consw derable value . A large telescope—I should say worth £ 7 or £ 8 ; also a smaller one ; and an opera-glass , microscope . &c . ; all which he lent me at differenttimes , and which I believe are to be found at his apartments now . My parents , and several others , remember to have
seen them . The deceased also intrusted ine with a silver watch , a silver watchguard , and part of a , diamond ring . The part which contained the diamond only remained . 1 had to dispose of them for £ 317 s . The deceased was anxious to make up a certain sum of money by a given time , and I understood the request as a delicate wish for me to pledge the articles for him . I got them pawned at a Mr . Richardson ' s , Henry-street , Portland Town , for the . required amount . The deceased gave me the duplicates , which 1 handed over to the ' ofiicers when they earched my apartment . How I came with the watch and ring , whieh the brother of the deceased identified , was the following : —In our engagements of late dceased had often teen half-an-hour behind hand . His
watch for some time past had performed , irregularly . He frequently struck it with his walking cane , in a momentary ill humour , which accounts for the seconds' pointer being gone . He gave it to me to be cleaned and repaired for him , at the same time producing his ring , wluch had always been too large ibr his little finger , to be lessened , and for tiic brilliant to be reset , winch it needed in consequence oi' an attempt to prove its genuineness , which he effected by removing the brilliant from its setting , and striking it with a hammer , having first placed it on a stone for that purpose . He had used all his influence towards putting me into a comfbrtable situation , but had failed until the morning of the day on which he was murdered . I forgot to
state that it was oa this morning that deceased gave the watch awl ring to me . On that movning he saluted me in a pleasant air , and said he brought me good news , he hoped . He then led me to think I should be a little better to do in a few days , but that he would acquaint me with more , anoiu Henrovided me at the same rime with ( what , indeed , I had for some time expected ) £ 12 in gold . The deceased had so often lent me money that I was ashamed to mention his name again to my parents ; I therefore forged a falsehood , and represented Mrs . Edwards as the donor . I was in possession of the money in the morning , and that accounts for my positively assur ing my parents that I might have it by calling on Mis . Edwards in the evening . At seven o'clock , in •* «« ^ v *«* a * * ** Ad ^\» ^ p n r * Wj «*» # a ^« I ¦** Aft ^ ^ 4 *^^ * m \ A m- vwifvf the evening of the Iriday I went to the Swiss
* Tavern , and called for rum and water : I stayed there nearly three ' -quarters'of an hour ; there was another man , apparently a gentleman , in the room during the whole of the time , to whom I read portions of the day ' s newspaper . A candle was on the table close by me while I was reading ^ It was a bitterly cold night , and the fire was burning cheerfully . 1 . stood in the front of it for some time . Had my clothes at that time been disordered or bloody , the gentleman or tlie waiter must have seen it . The waiter remarked at the inquest , after failing to identify me , that the person who ordered the rum and water had white hands ; he meant at least that they were not bloody , li" I went anywhere to wash them , why suffei my clothes to remain as they were , and have the temerity to enter a
lighted public-house so near the spot ? But it is not my place to write in this manner . I will proceed further . After I left the tavern I directed my path across the fields , in a line with the spot where the deed was committed , fov it lay in my > vay to the Hampstead-road , whither I was going . As I approached Haverstoek field , singing a merry tune , a policeman accosted me with the words , "Young gentleman , sad work here ; here ' s a dead man . " I immediately scaled the fence with him , and asked him if he was sure the man was dead ? The policeman ( Baldock ) said , " There was no doubt of . it . " I felt the pulse of deceased ; it was still ; He remarked that the deceased was a young man . It , was an awful spectacle , and we both wept . I felt quite
sick and chilly , and told the policeman I should shortly take some brandy . I proposed to him to do the same . I continued with him and the deceased without offering to withdraw , for forty minutes . I told Baldock thai some months back I had been in the habit of crossing the adjacent field from Hampstead several times in a week at a late hour in the evening , and that 1 usually carried a pocket stiletto as a life preserver , which I showed him , asking him whether the possession of such an instrument were illegal or not . He said he thought not . Ke remarked that the blade was very bright . Baldock asked the time of the night . I looked at the wateh which has since been produced , and told him . Serjeant Fletcher and some low or live other
policemen then , arrived with the stretcher . Almost all of them addressed me on seeing me on the spot with- Baldock . I accompanied the policemen , four of whom carried the'corpse . 1 asked one of them if it were necessary forme still to attend them ? He said if I conld give no information it would be useless . I had made an appointment to be in Portland-place that evening . 1 found that I had already exceeded my time through remaining so long with Baldock . I left them with the corpse when I had got as far as Church-row , Hampstead , and hastened towards my destination . Subsequentl y I made another statement , which I will read :- —1 wish to explain to you , as nearly as my feelings wjD suffer me , the nature of my present trial , and to
shew you that by attempting an extrication out of my misery , by a full disclosure of everything connected with this sad affair , would be futile ana fiendish . About a year ago I courted a young lady at llampstead , whose parents are highly gente el and respectable . I felt a great attacliment to her ; we met and loved in secret . I introduced myself to her parents shortly aftvr my acquaintance with her . She was a beautiful girl , and I felt that I should be proud to introduce her to the man whom I looked upon as my .. very best friend . At length I found an opportunity of doing so . The parents of the girl , finding tiiat I had such a friend as Delavue , invited us both to see them . I had represented Delarue as a man of property , and in every sense of the word a gentleman . We frequently afterwavds visited the family
together . What he lacked in manner and address was compensated by his condition in life , which was so much more favourable than mine . Delarue betrayed me , and at length , after a long interview with the father , lie refused me as a suitor to lus daug hter . Henceforth ¦ Delarue was -the ? acknowledged lover , though discouraged by the jriri ' sindifierence-towards him . But time and assiduiiy accomplish eyerythhig ; he won her affections at last , andpvoved the genuineness of his heart to me and the girl by seducing her ! Yes , such a villain was the man , who though dead , I abhor : and now comes the catastrope . A short period elapsed , and the parents suspected by the girl ' s tears , and Delarue ' s rude withdrawal , that all was not right ! , and subsequently the secret was divulged . 0 , picture to yourself the distraction of the parents of an only daughter in suc h a condition , and ' the thirsty revenge of an only brother who had been
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" . r . ^^ * ** **——~* married honourably but five weeks . Revenge was thertheraeialone that-had any charms for him , and we all determined to have it , for I was dishonoured With the ^ rest . They knew I could forge a lady's ihanuwriting . I penned the note which was found on deceased ' s person , and sent it by a young female whom Delarue knew . He attended to the nwign&tion , and was .. on the spot where he had ettected the ruin of an innocent creature , and ' where ne met his fate . I and the "brother accompanied eacli other till -we ca ? ne to Ilaverstock-field , when we separated , he to the fatal spot , and I to the Swiss f ?? "which we appointed our rendezvous , but not until I had waited about for some time . I myself distinctly heard the cry of ' murder . I tli * n Ww tw
scene had commenced , but neither the brother nor I had any presage or thought of tUe issue . After waiting some time for him at the tavern , I hastened to Ilaverstock-field , Thia ' is ' tbs explanation of my anxiety to feel the pulse of the deceased , and my shedding tears when I witnessed the rcsnlt of that revenge which had not death for its object , but seripus mutilation . I hurried to the house of the perpetrator , who had flown there for refuge . I then took the whole upon myself , as I had been the principal cause of the tragedy . I immediately rushed from the house ami Bought a slaughter-house in Hampstead , and disfigured ray ' clothes in a pool of blood which I found handy . You sec , sir , I cannot account for the Woody state of my clothes with giving a reason for makine : them so—here is tho
dimculty . 0 , God ! 1 could pass through the impending ordeal in unison with , my wishes . 1 have mentioned no names to you ; and 0 , did you but See the state of . tay !» M ! I eaimot prove that I was not on the spot at the time of acturn unless I , to save mvself , who am innocent , bring tojustiee those who , as far sia intention was concerned , are equally so . Am I sure that by such a course I should be ire&from imputation ? And if they should turn their backs upon me—which , it is in their power to do—what then would become of me ? See how I am surrounded by difficulties ! I will not say anything to acquit myself—that is at the best only dubious , and which is calculated to involve others in addition to myself . I cannot say more—my mind is almost bewildered . " The prisoner having concluded ,
Mr . Justice Coleridge asked if he had any witnesses . The Prisoner . —No , my Lord ; but I beg to state , that the stick produced has not been produced in evidence against me . Mr . Justice Coleridge . —At present there is no evidence connecting the prisoner with the stick . Mr . Clarksox observed that the prisoner had alleged that he had prdduecd to the officer Baldock a pocket stiletto . Baldockwasrecalled . and said that he did not remember the prisoner producing a pocket stiletto ; he remembered nothing about it . ] 5 id not remember saying it was very bright . ' Thomas Uocker being recalled , said , he remembered having seen a telescope which the prisoner represented as belonging to Delarue ; it was apparently of value . Had seen him with other property which he represented as belonging to Delarue .
Mr . Justice Coisridge ( to the prisoner ) . —Do you wish any stick to be produced ? Fvisonei " . —No , my Lord . You have no witnesses to call ?—Not any , my Lord . Mr . Justice Coleridge then proceeded to sum up the evidence . The jury had been engaged for a considerable time in an investigation most important to the public , and U ) the unhappy prisoner , and he was sure that whatever calls might be made upon their patience would not be considered by them as too great on an occasion like the present . It ' would not be difficult to present a general view of the case , and to point out tne points mainly material to the prisoner's innocence and guilt , but he should not like , in a case so important as this , to trust entirely to that . There
could be no doubt that . tlie deceased had come to his death under circumstances amounting to the crime of wilful murder . The simple question was , whether the evidence on the _ part of the prosecution traced that crime to the prisoner . It was the bounden duty of the prosecution so to prove the charge as to leave no reasonable doubt on their minds . The Learned Judge then proceeded to give an outline of the case , and to comment on the evidence . They must not say that the prisoner was guilty of the charge because he made a false statement . A direct intimation had been thrown : out in this case , which would account for the prisoner concealing a number oi things which he had endeavoured to conceal ii-otn his intimate friends . As to them , none of them seemed
disposed to keep back the truth , or to colour the transaction SO as to screen the prisoner . Indeed , ll'om one or two of the brother ' s answers he might be considered rather as a hostile than a friendly witness . In speaking about the handwriting , he volunteered to say thai lie never saw lus brother forge a female hand , but that he could write several hands . The Jury should not place too much reliance on the stains on the clothes , for in dark-coloured clothes that might be fancied to be blood which really was not blood . As to the letter , if it was written by the prisoner and sent to Delarue , as suggested on the part of . the prosecution , it might have the efi ' nct of Wringing him to the place , if it were in tlie nature of an assignation . On the whole of the evidence it was
not at all explained ,, but left to surmise how it was tlie parties met . He called upon the Jury to examine the . evidence attentively , and give sueh a verdict as , after leaving the box , they conld look back on with , satisfaction . At a quarter to seven the Jury retired , and , in a quarter of an hour , returned with a verdict of Guilty . The prisoner having been called on to say why sentence of death should not be passed upon " him , and having made no answer , Mr . Justice Coleridge , putting on the black cap , said—Prisoner , your case , after a long and careful investigation of all the circumstances , is now concluded , and the jury have felt themselves compelled to find a verdict of guilty against you . You have
had the privilege of being defended in the course of your trial by experienced , skilful , and zealous counsel ; nothing has been wanting on their part to elicit from the witnesses ibr the prosecution , whatever could tend to show that jou were not tlie guilty individual . You have taken upon yourself to make your own defence , and a defence , by a person gifted with so much natural ability as you are , when he has truth and justice on Ids side , is , 1 have often thought , a more advantageous thing for a prisoner than- to be defended by any one else . The jury have heard the statements that you have made . I have no doubt they have been carefully eonsidei'od , and I am bound to da-y . tiiatmy mind perfectly coincides in the truth and justice of the conclusion of the jury . It is an
awful thing that a man so young as . you are , not 22 years of age , should have brought yourself to the-condition in which you now stand . 1 am afraid that the crime for which you are now to suffer is not the only one that is upon your head , but I forbear to enter into considerations of this kind , and I am not desirous to say one word on the present occasion to give you unnecessary pain . I would rather hope that what has taken place may have been the result of anything rather than a consummation of a course of guilt or aw act of iwemeititation . My object now is rather to call your undivided attention to the situation in which you now stand , and to dispossess your
mind of . any hopes ot Jong existence in this world . It is . my duty to teli you that your days are ended . There is no hope of any mercy in respect of the crime you have committed . Every function which is most dear to us makes it necessary that persons situated is you arc should expiate their crimes on the scaffold . You must therefore consider your days are ended , and I exhort you to dismiss all considerations of this life , and to direct yonr attention to what is to come hereafter . You will , in that respect , have all the-assistance which piety and devotion can ' afford . The Learned Judge then passed the sentence of death in the usual manner , and the prisoner was removed from the bar .
The MurdererHocker . —An eye witness says that " The moment that the prisoner was removed from the tar , although a slight tremor was remarked by some of the by-sta » dcrs during the period that the verdict was being returned by the Jury , his natural firmness soon returned , indeed it was but momentarily . His gaze was fixed and his manner firm , and in no ways shaken—walking-down the steps of . the dock as though he had been but an ordinary spectator ot the scene that had just taken place . " As he passed through the passages of the prison in his way to his cell , he skook hands with one of tliR nmwma
connected with the gaol , to whom he observed in an under .. voice , " , that '' It was - all over . ' There was nothiiig .-however , in his tone indicative of despondency ; upon the contrary , his demeanour-, even to those who are acquainted- with him , - is a matter of surprise . Upon reaching his cell he complained of being tired , and shortly after partook of some refreshment . Singular as it may ' appear-, yet it Is no less the fact , that oven up to as late a period as yesterday morning lie was undecided as to addressing the Jury himself—a course which , in the opinion of many , has proved fatal to his case . "
SATUIIDAX . —PoSTPOiiEMEST OP THE TRIAL OF JosEPii Connor . —At the sitting of the Court , Joseph Connor , who stands charged with the murder of Mary Brothers , m St . Giles ' s , was placed in the dock . Mr . Ballantine said he was instructed to applv for the postponement of the trial until next session , on the ground ot the absence of a material witness , who , as the prisoner alleged , could prove that at the time of tlie murder , Connor was in some other place . Counsel tor the Crown did not object , and Justice Coltman said toe time smce the prisoner ' s committal was undoubtedly short , and therefore he did not see any objection to the application . —Trial postponed accordingly , 1 he prisoner seemed relieved at the successful result or the . application , ' and walked from the bar with a lightened step / . He was 'dressed in the same m anner as at Bow-street , but the serious position in which he nnds himself has / apparently had its effect upon him , for lus . fa . TO < Aocs not now fey any meanB exhibit the almost brutal indifference that it did when before the magistrate .
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The Prisoner Hockeh . —Lo . vdo . v , Thursday . — Sinae Msy&d . S't f t \\ e . prisonev has been busily engaged in writing , though the nature of the subject has not transpired . No change has taken place in his manner , tf we except a restless desire to learn the opinion oi the puHic-as to hzs defence . Since Monday numerous applications have been made to the officials for permisaion to see the prisoner , amengst which might be mentioned the . names of several persons of distinotioB , In every instance tiicy have been refused . All sorts of means have been adopted bv the applicants , andthe turnkeys positively , state " that they do not . remember so many inquiries since the trial of Oxford . The prisoner , upen being visited upon the last occasion by his friends , . exhibited a greater degree of . reserve .- . than he has ever donfe since his imprisonment , and there was anything but that cordiality which has hithertomavkeii lus conduct towards , them ..
Fatal Accident on the Leeds and Bradford Railway . —On Monday last , - an inquest was held in the Court-house , Leeds , on the body of a . young man named Israel Grayson , an excavator , who had been employed on tlie line of tlie Leeds and Bradford Railway , to attend one of the waggons which are used for carrying rubbish to and from the embankments . He was engaged in this duty on Saturday last , near Wortley , and whilst flogging tlie horse attached to the vehicle , the animal struck out , and knocked him down , when tlie waggon passing over him , broke his right thigh in two places . lie was conveyed to the Infirmary at Leeds , and died in that institution on Sunday last . Verdict— "Accidental death . "
Fire at . Drurt-lase Theatre . — Considerable alarm was created on Wednesday morning , about half-past eight o'clock , in consequence of a report being spread that a portion of this theatre was on fire , followed shortly after by the appearance of several engines . Upon inquiry we ascertained that some of the persons connected with the establishment observing a dense smoke issuing from the property-room , proceeded there , and discovered a portion of the apartment on fire ! . There being , how . ever , a good supply oi' water , and plenty of assistance , the fire was confined to where it originated .
The 'Ireoastle Murder . —Execution of Thomas Thomas . —Early on Thursday morning last , the arrival of immense crowds of peonle in the town of Brecon testified the intense excitement which every circumstance relating to the murder of David Lewis , the Cardiganslih-e butter-merchant , had excited ; and by ten o ' clock , the hour appointed for the execution of the convict Thomas , no less than from 10 , 000 to 15 , 000 people had assembled opposite the scaffold , which had been erected on the bank of a small river which flows past tlie county gaol . Since his conviction , the extraordinary indifference and coolness of the prisoner had deserted him , and he had spent most of Ins time in tears and prayer . He declined seeing any of his relatives , though lie said if they had come earlier he should have wished an interview .
When Calcraft entered the condemned cell for the purpose of pinioning the wretched man , he was standing near the tire-place weeping , and when Mr . Lasenby , the governor of the gaol , explained to him that tlie moment had arrived ibr his going out , lie replied " he was quite ready ; " and added , " I will go like a lamb I have given myself up to the Almighty . " The Under-sheriff asked bini if he wished to say anything , and he replied he wished to see the Reverend Chaplain ( who had left the room for a moment ) , ar id on his entry , he asked if a copy-book in which he had written several extracts from the Scriptures might be given by the governor to Ms family ; " = and on the Reverend Gentleman assuring him that it should be done , he asked if his watch ami clothes
might be givento his relatives ; when Mi * . Vaughan told him he wonld take care they should have them , and asked him if he had anything further to say to them , or wished to say anything outside , he replied in the negative ; and then shook hands with all present , ana thanked the Governor and tlie officers for their attention to him ; he also took Mr , Vaughan by the hand , and thanked him for his kindness , White the pinioning was being performed lie sobbed audibly and , directly after , tliemelancholyproecssion moved off , the Chaplain reading the burial service . The prisoner walked very firmly , and apparently took no notice of the immense crowd assembled . At tlie foot of the scaffold he stopped , and , turning round , grasped Mr . Lasenby ' s hand with his pinioned hands ,
and said with great emotion , ttod bless you for all your kindness . " He then ascended tlie steps with a firm step , but still weeping , and Calcraft placed the rope round his neck and tied the other end to the gallows . The chaplain then read a prayer , tlie prisoner ' s lips perceptibly moving as if in fervent prayer , ih put up his hands to the ' cap , and drew it down lower . Tho drop fell exactly at ten o ' clock , and for two or three minutes the muscles were contracted and convulsed , and then all was still , except the oscillation of the body in the wind . The conduct of the crowd was very decorous and orderly , and , after hanging the usual time ,- the body- was taken down , and was buried within the pmoyi wau . He lias m « de a full confession , which has not yet been made public I > j the authorities .
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MAXSKW-IIOUSE . SATOKDAY . —Elizabeth Glassand J . Evanswerebrought up tills morning , before tlie lord Mayor , charged with robbing Captain Martin , residing at a licensed victualler ' s in Wapping ' , of £ 22 lGs . Gi . under the following circumstances . The prosecutor was walking up the Jlinories when a female , the prisoner at tlie bar , came up to him , and after some , conversation , they proposed an adjournment to au adjoining : mews behind ( he street . On going through the passage leading into the mews , she began to fumble about his clothes as if she was desirous oi ' knowing whether he had a watch . . She then put her
hand into his f ighWiand bvceriies pocket ami WW out his purse , containing the sum already named . A seu /« e ensued , when she threw tlie purse on the ground . On tliis , two men came ; one of whom , the prisoner at the bar , said that he was a policeman , and the other was the sergeant . The speaker picked up the purse , and Ott being toiA by the prosecutor that he had been robbed by the woman , the former said he would vuu ana fetch another policemmii While the sham policeman was wallcinj ,-off , two vesd ones catsup , and the woman and Evans were taken into custody . The other made , his escape . The moviey was found \ ipcm tlie person of tnc male prisoner . His Lordship remanded them till Monday week .
Tcesdat . —Theft . —Kobert Bearcroft , a clerk to the East and "West India Dock Company , who luul been remanded from Thursday last , was again brought before the Lord Mayor , upon the charge of stealing a £ 20 note , tlie property of his employers , on the 1 st of April , The prisoner was then fully committed foi- trial . ¦ Wednesday . —More Custoshiouse Frauds . —Robert M'Laren , a Custom-house agent , was brought before the Lord Mayor , for final examination , upon the charge of having defrauded the Crown of duties amounting ; to about £ 5 , by paying for a smaller quantity of goods than he actually cleared . The offence was alleged to have been committed as far back as December , ISiQ , and has been brought forward in consequence of the recent investigations made by order of the Eoard , of Customs . —Tlie Lord Mayor said he must send tlie matter to the Old Bailey ; but , by request of his solicitor , the prisoner was again admitted to bail , tlie amount , at the suggestion of Mr . Pollock , being increased from £ 400 to £ 800 ; that is to say , himself in £ 400 , and his two sureties in £ 200 each
GUILDHALL . S . m'itD . n ' , —A Regular Vixen . —Jane llowdun , a young woman of good appearance , was charged before Alderman Kelly with fighting , and assaulting a uoliceconstable Jn Holborn , and also with attempting to strangle herself at the station , ¦ Early on the previous morning she ivas . found singing and making a disturbance in Holboni . On being remonstrated-with by the officer on the beat , she became so outrageous as to strike hini in . the face , kneck his hat over his eyes , and bit his finger almost off . Ultimately she was taken to the station , and during the night she twice attempted to strangle herself with her shawl . On the second occasion she almost succeeded . She was frustrated ill the attempt by a fellow prisoner . So far was She gone that it was with the greatest difficulty that animation was restored . She was sent to the House of Correction for a month .
IVednesdat , —Joseph Ady Again !— Sir P . Laurie introduced My . Stvoug , of Lfrnpsficla , to Sir 6 . Marsli . ill , for his advice respecting an imposition practised on i . im by the notorious Joseph Ady . -Mr . Strong said he had been victimized by Adv . After receiving several letters he called upon him in Whitcchapel on Tuesday . Ady verbally repeated the assurance that he could iufonn him of something considerably to his advantage ; and complainant paid the fee of a sovereign on condition that the information should tie given to him forthwith , and the money returned if Ady did not make such a disclosure as he promised . Ady then said , — "You are a proprietor of South Sea Stock : a bonus of 6 per ceiit . has been declared , and that will give you £ 120 . " Complainant , was astounded at the fellow ' s cool impudence . He was of course
aware of the bonus , which was £ 800 to his advantage , instead of £ 120 . And at the end of each : letter lie had received was this postscript , "In case you have any difficulty , apply to' Sir P . Laurie , deputy Lord Mayor , at the Mansion-house , who will see justice done you free of expense , except postage , which you must pay both ways . " Sir P . Laurie stated that he knew nothing *>* Aa > V except in an adverse sense ; he had been convicted at the Old Bailey of abstracting moiiey on false pretences . Sir C . Marshall said he could Dot speak ill of Mr . Ady , who had once returned him the sovereign advanced when the infsrmation given proved useless , Sir P . Laurie said it was the first time he had ever heard of money . being recovered from Mr , Ady . Sir C . Marshall referred Mr . StoiTtotUeCouvtofEeiiuests . ,..,:.. " ' !'
i BOW STREET . i Mondat . —Attempted Sacbiiege . — Robert Page and James Nicholas , two young , men , were riaeeftattt ? bar before Mr . Hall , charged with being . fcuM in tlis church ofSt George ' B , Bloomsbury , under , suspicious circumstances A constable " . the E' division stated that . on Sunday night , about eleven o ' clock , when . he vasjtrying the west door of the'church , he discovered it insecure , being open about an inch , and on further pressing against it , he found that something resisted from the inside ,
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which prevented ( ite Aw opening , in consequence Of which he went to the bottom of tht steps mftoutof the church , for the purpose of sending for th « beadle , and on his return , found that the door had been locked during liis absence . On tho arrival of t ! m parish clerk , the set ton , ami some constables , they effected an entrance l jy the back door , when the jmsonevi were . seen . ( Sflar ,, t »» communion table , : « id on being questioned whatinuilMM ,, they had there , they snid thoy hud uillenjasleQpV < iurin £ the bows of divine service , and not he : iring :. tb . e ; congre- ' gation leave the church , they remained thereiand were , locked up . They were then searched , and two-keys were found , one of which corresponded « ith tlie lock of the doov ift which it remained , but . thoye was nc > violence pffercdto any part of the jn-eniises . The prisoners were ,, committed for trial . , . .. ; , r
QUEEN SQUARE . > Mondat . —Bigamv . —John ¦ Bowling , a man oetneen , thirty and forty years of age ,: described as a captain ' s , steward , was placed at the bar charged with bigamy . '> Both the young women : to ' whom jirisoDer was-Bsarricd appear to have been inrtnsiyions servants , who haileon-t trived to save afew pounds out of their hard . earuiugs . ,-Tho second of these was in attendance , with a letter ' she ; had received from the first wife that morning ; and said she had not yet had time to procure tl \ enecessary evidence / . Mr . Edward IJooille , comptroller ut the Provident lnsti-. tiitionov Savings Baukyin St .-JlartinVylaeo , stood forward aiid proved that on tlie 14 th of July , 1884 , prisoner attended with the deposit book of ¦ Harriet Hudson , aud produced a certificate of his marriage with her at St .
George ' s , Uanover-sqium-, on tho 2 nd of . June in tlio same year . Prisoner signed his claim for the mouey she had in the institution . Jane Davis , a-respectable-looking young woman , said that on the 0 th of last'March she was married to the prisoner at St . John ' s , Westminster . He represented himself to be a widower , andi said that his first wife had died in childbirth . She subsequently ascertained that he ha < l a . wife living at Cirencester , and on receiving her address from her brother had written to her and received an answer . Prisoner admitted the two marriages , but said that his first wife Stripped his place and left him . lie had not heard of her , although he had made diligent inquiries on his return from two or three voyages from Calcutta and China , for upwards of six years and a half . He was remanded . .-..:
THAMES . : Mosdat . —A NiC £ AYiTNCss . ~ Ellea Cox , the wife of a labourer , was brought before > Ir . Broderip , charged with an assault on her husband . Patrick Dalton , a policeman , No , 107 II , was called , who said he took the prisoner into custody , and she was drunk , but the husband was worse than she was . Mr , Broderip : In what way ?—The policeman : Thin , yer hannc-r , he was very mild .- —What do you mean ? You have just now said he was drunk , and Worse than She was . —Oeh , now , he was sober ( laughter ^ , I—Do you mind what you are saying ?—Both had been drinking hard ( more laughter ) . You ; don't understand the questions put to you . I will endeavour to explain to you if you do not . Was the woman drunk or sober ? - Sober , yer hanner , tniite so ( laughter ) . —Well , this is most extraordinary . Now mind what you are about . You told us at first she was drunlc , now you say . she was sober ; which do you mean ?—Oeh , thin , drank , if ye like it so ( roars of laughter ) . — -Mr . Broderip : Lid you ever hear
such a witness ? lie cannot be depended upon . —Mr . Symons , the chief clerk : It depends , sir , on which way the wind blows ( laughter ) . —Mr . Broflerip ; Now do attend , man , and understand the question before you answer it . Was . the woman drunk or was she sober ?—The policeman : Drunk , you said . She was not drunk any how at all ( increased laughter ) . She was very violent in her timjicr , out not from drunkenness . She drank something ' at the public-house after she left her own place . —Was she tlie wovse for liquor ? Do you understand that question ?—To be sure she was worse for liquor , any how , yer wortchip . —Mr . Broderip ; Did you ever hear suclv evidence ?—Jlr . Symons : It is quite impossible to act upon such testimony . Mr . Broderip said he could only give directions to the police to look after the parties , and see that they did no mischief , for he was unable to extract illy thing iu the shape of evidence from the police eonstable on which he could give a decision . He dismissed the case . [ Aye , but he did not " tU $ ' , niss" the policeman . ]
CLERKENWELL . Wednesday . —Robbing Ic ' jusisued I . odgisos . —John Wynn , a sickly-looking aud infirm old man , and Mary , his wife , were brought up for final examination , Charged with robbing ready-furuish « l lodgings . The male prisoner was earned into court , and accommodated with a seat during the examination ; the female prisoner wept bitterly throughout . It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner , . Who has been for many years captain of a merchantman , took furnished lodgings for himself and wife on the 21 st of November last , at the house of the prosecutor , Hr . J . Rayner , St . J : unes's-buiidings , Clerkenwell ; and that from a . fortnight afttr the time of occupancy they commenced pledging everything which the parlour and bed-room contained . Tho prosecutor added , that he had received but a . month's rent , and that the captain , as often as lie demanded the rent , assured him
that he was in daily expectation ot a pecuniary remittance . The prosecutor did not discover the robbery until Monday last , when he gave them into custody ; forty duplicates of the stolen articles were found on their persons . The Captain said he had been so ill during the time lie inhabited the apartments r . s never once to he able to move out . Himself and \ vi ;« wero often in a starving conation , and it was . necessity alone which induced them to pawn the articles . He had been in daily expectation that his friends , some of whom were in good circumstances , would have relieved him , aud if so he would have faithfully redeemed the articles . Mrs . Wynn , with teavs in her eyes , declared tha . t what V . er husband had said was true . Although not very handy , she did her best to earn a trifie at work , and had often assisted the landlady in domestic labour . They had been often on the verge of starvation . They were , committed for trial .
Tbubsdat , —Bkutal Assault . —A man named Chapman was charged , with violently assaulting- ami wounding Mary Anne Johnson . On the previous night the pri sonev ' s son attacked and beat the child of the prosecutrix . She interfered between the boys and endeavoured to separate ' them , but the prisoner insisted on tlieir fighting it out , and when the mother again interfered on behal / of her-son , the prisoner struck her a blow with his . clenched list on the upper lip , cutting it quite open , and loosening two of her teeth . Tho woman bled a great deal , and was conveyed from her residence in Peterstreet , Smitlmeld , to St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , where the vjovmi v ; as Aycbscu .. lie wr . s fined il % or a month ' s imprisonment in the House of Correction . :
JIAULBOROUGH STHEET . Wedsesdat . —Robert 1 ' ebl i . v' Tkocble . —Robert Peel was brought'before . Mr . Maltby , charged with steal , ing a cash-box , containing £ 20 in money mwl several bills of exchange , from his master , JFr . Henry Wootton , No . 14 , Vresident . stvuet East . The prisoner was employed by Mr . Wootton as porter ; during the time when Mr . Wootton was engaged in some business at . No . 9 , Leicester-street , Leieustev-sijuare , the prisoner suddenly absconded with tllQ cash-box , which contained flftera sovereigns , a £ 0 note , and three hills of exchange . Some time after ' the robbery the prisoner came to him to beg for forgiveness . He was about to make a statemeutrespeeting the robbery , when prosfieutor told him thiit his ( prisoner ' s ) brother had recently called upon liim and told him that liis brother ( prisoner ) had confessed that he had spent the gold and
had burnt the £ 0 note . Prisoner then said as Ills bro « ther had made this statement hu would jirnve that it was wrong , and if prosecutor would forgive him he would tell the truth and put him in possession of the greater part of the property . Prosecutor gave a cuuttitiunal promise , and the prisoner then said he had spent four or five sovereigns at Matdstone , aud he had left the uash-box , with the rest of the money and the bills , in flic care of a publican at Maidstone ; and . ii persecutor would go down with him he would surrender the- property into his hands . Prosecutor couseuteel to take a Journey tu Maidstone , and lie went there a dny or two ago in the . Prisoner ' s company . The prisoner took him from place to place , declaring that he had forgotten the sign cf . tlio house . After u-aH < i » g about for some time , they came opposite tp . the statiou-house , when the prisoner turned round to him ,
laughing , and said the cash-box was mosc likely there , or if not he should advise prosecutor to . giyo . liim in custody agnin . Prosecutor finding- that . h . c i / Rd been scandalously imposed upon , gave the prisoner into custody , and the following morning brought hini to town to prefer the charge at this court . The pr isoner matk no defe ' nee , and was committed . The prisoner was ' . hen charged with stealing r . purse containing ; i sovereign and . some silver , the property of Sarah Hart . Sarah Hart said she was servant to Mr . Dalmar , of 9 , Leicester-street . The prisoner was porter in the house , and ivli <; ll lie absconded with the cash-box , she missed her purse , which was in a tureen in the kitchen . It was proved thsit . ihe prisoner admitted the theft to the constable .- The , prisoner ,-said nothing in defence . .. :. ... ... _ .,
SOUTHWARK . '• Teesdjy . — Hobiseri . —Martha 1 / obbs , : i girl'of sixteen vears of age , in the service of Mr . William King , landlord of the 'J'ln'eo JTaWnei'e , Bormon . lsoy-iv .-ill , was brought before Mr . C ' ottingh . wi , charged with robbing her master ; and Elizabeth Hobbs , the mother , was' charged with receiving thii plunder . The case having V . emi made out , Mr . Cottingham stud Jt was really a- 'dej / li / rablesiglit to witness tlie circumstance of a mother encouraging htr omi child to rob those who had behaved so kindly as the complainant had , and that the conduce of such a mother deserved the severest reprehension . -. ' 'I'he'msigfetrstte il > m remanded the prisoners . . ¦ . . i
..: WORSHIP-STREET . .. „ . Tuesday . —Assault . —Wiiiiaiii .. . Charii [^; ::.--je . ' a private in the 2 nd battalion of the Scots' I ' us&iw ^ navels , wr . s charged before Mr . li ' mgham with a wanton assault upon a journeyman shoemaker , named Joseph Collins . It appeared that the complainant was going homo from his work , and met the prisoner ; in . a state of intoxication ; he advised him to go home , when > the prisoner knocked him down . ' . Mr . Binghnin-advisedihe parties to make up the matter , it the soldier ,, yiould . cqnsent to pay a compensation , . This , however , lie obstinately refused lo do , and he was ; therefore , committed to ' seven days'imprisonment , with hard labour ., ; , . -u ' cviui ¦ ••¦ , - " - " * ' , '''
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*——MW April 13 , 1845 . , THE NORTHERN STAR . 5
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 19, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1311/page/5/
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