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-nd she had marks of violence on , her arms and her fgeasL She said she would never go back with her daug hter-in-law again . } Ir . Hebspath , analytical chemist , of Bristol , deposed to having made an examination of the stomach and viscera of the deceased , and produced arsenic , -which , he had discovered in the substance of the liver , and in the contents of the stomach and abdomen . „ . Charles Joxks , of Csenmawr , was then caueo . and asked by the coroner if he had anything wbicn ie wished to say , in reference to the death of Ann Jones . He said that he had , w ? JP ^ JSjS that the Monday before shedied Mr f . f K * ™ Jones ( the accused } told him that she wished him to do something for her at Aberystwitb . He asked her what it ^ d she told h im to call and buy her
*** , twopenny worth of arsenic , as she wanted to kill some rats . He accordingly bought it at Mr . Humphries ' s shop . The tallest of the apprentices served him with . it , packing it in white paper , and -writing upon it a something which he could not read . Be took it home and gave it to the accused , and told her he was afraid that she had mischief in her head . She said she had not . —The Coroner then asked him if he had not told a different story about the matter ? Witness : Yes , I have . —The Coroner ; "Why did yon do so ? Witness : Because they bribed me . —In reply to further questions , he said he had been bribed to do so by Mrs . Jones ( the accused ) , who had promised lima pony , and her mother ( Mrs . Hopkins ) , who promised him a cheese at Christmas . It subsequently came out in evidence thai the witness had made a varietv of statementsabont
thematter , and three of the jurors detailed some of those which he had made in their hearing . —The witness again repeated that he had said these things because lie had been bribed to do so . At this stage of the proceedings the inquiry was adjourned , and the prisoner was remanded to Abejystwith GaoL
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BTJRGLA . HT IN THE REGENT'S PARK . — ONE OF THE ROBBERS SHOT .
On Monday the Marylebone Police-court was crowded to excess , owing to a generally circulated report that a desperate bnrgler had been shot and tilled , and that one of the party with whom he was connected was to be brought up for examination before Mr . Broughton . At two o ' clock the prisoner , ¦ who gave his name William Dyson , waa placed at the bar ; he was pale , and evidently in a very weak condition , and during the inquiry be occasionally sat down upon the form behind him , and at the same time holding one hand to his head . The first witness called was Jame 3 Paul , who said , I am butler to Mr- Holford , who is now in America Between fen and eleven on Sunday night 1 saw everything safe , and at twenty minutes to two this morning I was awoke from my sleep by a noise proceeding from the banqnetting-room . I sprang out of bed , and looked out of the window , and saw the shadow of a man on the lawn . I saw the shadow
move . 1 felt satisfied that there was something wrong , and I awoke two of my fellow-servants , both of whom I alarmed . I descended to the banquettingroom . floor , and saw a glaring light , and I went to the stable and aroused the coachmen , to one of whom I gave a loaded gun , and the other took up a pitchfork . I sent them to the south side of the house , taking with me , in another direction , a double-barrelled pistol , loaded , with a bayonet attached . The groom and footman had also been called out , and one of them was armed with a drawn sword . They and I took up our station at the north front of the mansion . Presently I heard the report of a gun , and on hastening to the spot I saw a man
running from the window of the banquetting-room . I followed him , and snapped one of the leeks of lay pistol , but it missed fire . I directly af terwards fired the second barrel at him , at which period he had hid himself behind a bush , having previously ejaculated , " Fw God ' s sake don't shoot me . " I left the spot to assist my fellow-servants , who were crying out lustily , and 1 heard that other men who bad been in the banqueiting room had made their escape , and I found that the prisoner was secured by one of the coachmen , who was holding him securely down . I called " Police , " when in addition to the other servants the gardener came , bat we con'd not then find either of the other parties by whom the mansion had been entered .
In answer to Mr . Broughtox as to what had become of the man whom was shot in the bush , witness expressed an opinion that he thought he must be dead from the charge of shot which he had received . Geobge Bexxet , ( the head coachman . )—On being called np I armed myself with a pitchfork , and " went to the park side of the house , with one of my fellow-servants . I saw three men coming eut of the banquetting room facing the park . I heard the firing of a gun , and seeing a man running I followed , and on overtaking him I knocked him down by a blow with my pitchfork . —Mr . Broughton :
Can ion recopise the prisoner ? Witness : Yes , he Is the man whom I knocked down , as I have stated . —Mv . Bronghfon : "What more do yon know of this affair ? Witness : One of my fellow servants came upwhen he ( prisoner ^ was Inng upon the ground from the effects of the blow which 1 had given him , and I told him to mind him while I went to look for seme others . I heard the report of a pistol again , and there were then loud cries of Police . — 'Sir . Broughton : After yon knocked the prisoner down with the pitchfork , as you stated , did he say anything ? "Witness : He cried out , " Oh , God , I ' m dead ! ' . _ . . „_ ...
John Haii . ( the undercoachman . )—Mr Paul , the butler , gave to me a loaded gun , telling me that there were thieves in the house . I saw three men come out of the dining-room window , and I fired . I heard one cry out " Oh , God ! " I saw the coachman knock down the prisoner , who said he was killed , and prayed for mercy . He was bleeding from the head , and for several minutes I held him . Colliss 111 S , said . —Hearing the report of firearms , and the cry of police , I went to the premises of Mr . Holferd , and saw the prisoner lying down , two persons having hold of him . He was bleeding profusely . I left him , and with Paul , the butler , prcceeded in quest of the other parties , whohad effected an entnr into the premises . We examined
the bush at which the butler fired , hut saw no one near it . There was , however , blood close by . I sprung my rattle , and other officers coming np , the prisoner * wa 3 taken to the station-house . —Mr . Broughton : Did he seem much injured ? Witness : He did , sir , and was very faint . I asked him where he belonged to , and he said to Paddin « ton . —Mr . Broughton : Did anything more pass ? Witness : He told me that there were four of them concerned in it , and that they had made an arrangement at a public-house at Battle-bridge to meet at the house of Mr . Holford at a certain time , and that each was to take a separate road . —Mr . Broughton : Has the prisoner been searched ? Witness : He has , sir , but all that was found npon him was lid . and a key .
Jlr . Broughton : Has search been made amongst the boshes or in the canal for the man shot at by the butler , and respecting whom no farther information has yet been gained ? Witness : Tes , sir . I have traced blood over some fences , over which he must either have climbed or been carried by some of his companions . —Mr . Broughton : When you saw the traces of blood , as yoa have stated , how far was it from Mr . Holford ' s premises ? Witness : About 150 yards from the outer gate of the park . Some pieces of candle and a crowbar , which had been picked up close to where the prisoner was found , were produced , as was also part of an ormolu ornament of considerable value : it had been broken off a figure under a plateau in the banquetting apartment .
Diuge , 31 D , said . —After hearing a second ^ report of fire-arms , I got over the gate of the carriage road of Mr . Holford's premises , and saw the prisoner lying dawn , with two officers beside him . —Mr . Brougbton : You have a hat in your hand , I per ceive ? Witness here produced ahat , in which were several ho ' es through which shot had evidently passed ; there vere not fewer than seven or eight perforations . —Air . Brouehton : Where did you find this hat ? Witness : In a ditch in the park , sir , just outside of the premises , very near to the bush at which the butler fired . —Mr . Brougbton : Did you find any blocd abont the bush ? Witness ; I did not see any , but yoar worship will observe that there is blood inside the hat . ( This was found to be the case . ) ...
Iousg , 13 S , said . —I saw the prisoner lying down on the ground , and he said its of no use searching the place any farther ; there were only four of us , two inside and two out . Witness produced a . sling which he picked up at a short distance from where the prisoner was taken ; the said sling waa formed by a largt stone being placed at the bottom of a handkerchief , the ends of which being laid hold of by any person , would enable them to strike a terrific blow , which , inflicted upon the head , would probably inflict injury of a fatal nature . Lockebt , ISO S . —I went this morning to examine the mansion , and found that one of the windows leading to the banquetting room had been forced open ; on the sill of the winduw I found marks made by a crowbar , such an one aa that now brought forward . At the spot where the butler shot
at the man I saw marks of blood , and there was a quantity of blood leading to the railings . I went across the park , and in a shed in the Zoological Gardens I found , in the crane paddock , upon some straw , marks of blood , as if a man had lain down . At the court on Monday morning I said to the prisoner , you have had a narrow chance of being killed ; and he said , Yes , perhaps it would have been as well if I had been killed . "—Mr . Broughton ( to the prisoner ) : Do you wish to say any . thing ? Prisoner : No , only this—I made no resistance , I was knocked down with a pitchfork , and a man who came by witfc a gun struck me with it more than once . I was almost senseless ; and I recollect that a man stood pver me with a Bword and swore he would run it through me . —Additional remarks were made by parties interested in the case , and the general impression was that
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THE FItlMLEY MURDER . On Saturday last , at eleven o ' clock , the adjourned examination before the magistrates of the four men charged with the murder of the Rev . G . E . Holiest , incumbent of Frimley Grove , was resumed at the House of Correction , Guildford . The proceedings were conducted with closed doors , as on the former occasion . The following summary of what took place before tho bench on Saturday is believed to be correct in substance , though , under the circumstances , it is impossible to vouch for its strict accuracy t—At eleven o ' clock the prisoners , Iievi Harwood , James Burbage ( calling himself James Jones ) , Hiram Trowler ( calling himself Hiram Smith ) , and Samuel Hnrwood , were brought from the several cells in which they had been confined to the governor's house , and conducted into the presence of the magistrates . They all looked much dejected , especially Burbage , who seemed to be labouring under severe mental excitement .
Mrs . Hollest , who was attired in deep mourning , was the first witness introduced . The unfortunate lady was much distressed when she entered the apartment , but , after a little while , recovering herself , she proceeded to repeat the evidence she had previously given before the coroner at Frimley . This , we are informed , she did without tho variation of a single circumstance . Iler identification of all the prisoners may not be so decisive as it might have been ; but her belief with respect to two of them was expressed with confidence . Mrs . Hollest ' s depositions , however , contained one important fact relative to a copper token found in the pocket of one of the prisoners , and which she positively identified as having been paid to her a few days previous
to the murder of her husband by a Miss Bulpin , the village schoolmistress , and which was stolen with other copper money by the thieves . This token is a very remarkable coin , and , besides its peculiarity of design , bears marks which might easily insure its identification by any person who had once examined it with any degree of attention ; on the obverse is a profile of George III ., encircled with a wreath , and on the reverse a figure of Britannia , surrounded by the words " One penny token , " the word " penny " being almost obliterated . It appeared that this token formed the weekly payment of one of the little school-girls to a provident fund for purchasing clothes , originated in Frimley by Mrs . Holiest . The token was paid to iliss Bnlpin , the schoolmistress ,
by the little girl , and banded over a few hours subsequently to Mrs . Holiest , with the remark that it was a very odd-looking penny , and Miss Bulpin added , " That she did . not think it would pass . " Mrs . Holiest , however , expressed her belief that it would , and , showing it to Mr . Holiest , remarked that they had not " paid much respect to poor King George's nose , " that feature being much battered on the com . Mrs . Holiest then put the token , with other copper coins , into a bag , in which she usually kept the " clothes fund , " and there it remained up to the night of the murder . This circumstance was considered one of the strongest points proved against the prisoners . The token was the only coin found upon one of the prisoners .
Sbpehixiexdent Holltxotox was the next witness examined . Among other circumstances connected with the apprehension of the prisoners , he stated that three of them had been met on Friday evening on the road from Guildford to Prim ley . Miss Bdipi . v spoke very confidently as to the identity of the token , and explained how it had come into the possession of the child . Ellex Yaxler , a domestic servant in the family of the deceased , repeated the evidence she had given before the coroner . Elizabeth Moth , an old woman , deposed to the finding some remains of bread , cheese , &c , under a hedge about a mile from the late Mr . Hollest ' s house .
James Hocklet , in the employ of Henry Watts , broom-maker , of Frimley , identified Hiram Trowler as a man he had seen in Frimley village on the Tuesday before the murder , endeavouring to dispose of two earthenware dishes . He told witness he had been at the - — parson ' s , and had tried to get a drink of beer cut of him , but had failed . He added that he hoped something would happen to the before the end of the week , so that the old might die . Trowler was considerably excited while this witness was giving his testimony . He did not deny having seen the witness , but he told him that he had sworn falsely as to the words spoken . Lastly , Trowler asked the witness whether he had heard him say that ho would do anything to the deceased ? Witness , in reply , said that he could not say the prisoner had said so .
Harriet Seabrooke , landlady of the Swan Inn , Guildford . in whose house Levi Harwood lodged at the period of the murder , proved that he was not at home on the night of the 27 th ult . He left his lodgings on Friday afternoon , about four o ' clock , wearing at the time a cord jacket , and returned the next afternoon without a * jacket , wearing only a sleeve waistcoat . ( As this witness entered the room one of the prisoners shook his head in a menacing manner . ) Maey GomvDSTONE repeated her former evidence . She had seen two of the prisoners together at Frimley at half-past twelve on the night of the murder . ' Several other witnesses were called , but their evidence did not appear to he of much importance , nor to throw any freeh light upon the matter . The proceedings occupied the bench until nearly six o ' clock , at which hour it was announced that the investigation was adjourned .
CONFESSION OP ONE OP THE MURDERERS . It will be satisfactory to the public to know that all doubts respecting the dreadful crime at Frimley are now completely cleared up by the confession of one of the guilty persons . Although very little moral doubt existed that the persons who are in custody were in reality the authors of the crime , yet there was very great difficulty in procuring the necessary legal evidence to establish their guilt , and it 13 possible that theymi ^ ht have escaped justice if one of them had not made a confession . Of the fact there is not the least doubt ,
and the following particulars upon the subject may be relied npon : —It appears that on Monday afternoon Hiram Smith , alias Hiram Trower , ono of f he four men in custody npon the charge of murdering Mr . Holiest , expressed a desire to see Mr . W . Kcane , the Governor of Guildford Gaol , where he is confined , stating that he had something of importance to communicate to him . Mr . Keane accordingly went to his cell , and the prisoner then expressed a wish to tell him all he knew of the matter . The governor informed him that he must take the responsibility of such a proceeding upon himself , aad that he could not hold out the least
inducement for him to do so , but if lie persisted he was at liberty to make any statement ho thought proper . The prisoner then made a statement , which was taken down in writing by Mr . Keane , of all the circumstances connected with the dreadful affair , stating that the burglary was planned by himself and the other three now in custody , and that the fatal shot was fired by Levi Harwood . He also states that , after the murder , the prisoners all came to Kingston together , and Harwood went to
London to dispose of the stolen property , and when he came back gave him 7 s . Gil . as his share . The prisoner entered minutely into the details of the outrage , but stated that the pistol was only intended to terrify the inmates of the house into submission , and that there was no intention originally to commit any violence . It appears from inquiries that have since been set on foot that the statement of the accomp lice can be confirmed in many material points by independent testimony , and if this should be correct the case will be complete .
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^ i The Expedition of Sir Jons Franklin . —Commander Forsytb , R . » ., who has lately returned in the Prince Albert , from his search for Sir John Franklin , arrived at Portsmouth on Friday last from London , to have an interview , by direction of the Admiralty , with Sir Edward Parry , the wellknown Arctic voyager ( now superintendent of Daslar Hospital , ) for the purpose of explaining to Sir Edward every particular with reference to the ropes , canvas , stores , &c , found at Cape Riley , in order to ascertain his opinion as to whether they had belonged to one of her Majesty ' s ships . The result is a decided conviction on Sir Edward Parry s part that they are traces of Sir John Franklin s expedition . " Btowixo Away . "—Last week the captain of an emigrant ship from Liverpool landed on the Calf nJSOa a dozen Wshmen who had stowed themselves away on board his vessel .
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MURDER OF A YOUNG FEMALE BY A FARMER IN ESSEX—HIS APPREHENSION . The secluded village of Doddinghurst , a few miles from the town of Brentwood , has been the sceno of a murder , the discovery of which early on Sunday morning , has thrown the whole of this part of the country into a painful state of oxcitement . The following details have been gathered on the spot , and may be relied on as strictly accurate . It may be stated that the village stands in a valley adjacent to a bye-lane leading to the high road to Onear , and comprises a few straggling homesteads and labourers' cottages . At one oi these farms lived Mr . Thomas Drorv . son of a hichlv resnectablfi
jeoman , at Great Burstead , where he occupies " three farms . He had only held it two or three months , his father having previously occupied it , and had given it to him to manage . During the last two years of the father ' s possession , a man named Thomas Lust acted as bailiff to him , and with his wife , who officiated as housekeeper , and his daughter-in-law , Jael Denny , lived on the farm . In the course of the summer , Mr . Drory , sen ., discovering some improper intimacy between his son and the daughter of the bailiff , gave them notice to quit the property , in order to break off the connexion . Lust accordingly left , with his wife and daughter , and they took up their abode in some cottages about half a mile from the farm . In the
course of a few weeks the farm was left by Mr . Drorjr to his son's management , and notwithstanding his father ' s strict injunctions , he resumed the intimacy with the unfortunate girl Denny . About this time it transpired that Drory was paying his addresses to another female named Gilling , who resides in this town ; and on the parents of Denny remonstrating with him ' as to the deceit he was practising , be denied paying suit to a second party . Eventually , however , he admitted such to be the case , and as the girl Denny was far advance in pregnancy by him , he was exposed to many remarks for the heartless manner in which he had treated her . As the period of her confinement approached , tho poor creature importuned him for money in
order to enable her to get over her difficulties , which he promised , but only with the understanding , it would seem , that she would disown all connexion with him , he not meaning to declare to the parents that that circumstance alone prevented him being married to the female before alluded to . The unhappy girl , on more than one occasion , to hide his shame , yielded to his desire in declining all intimacy with him . On Saturday afternoon last , about four o'clock , she quitted her parents' house , and at that time she appeared very ailing . She returned in a short time , and appeared in somewhat better Bpirits , which tho mother ascertained to have resulted from her having met Drory and his promising to marry her . She said that he had
arranged to meet her in half an hour or so , and she thought all would yet bo happy with her . At the appointed time she left , and shortly afterwards was seen in Drory ' s company walking over some meadows away from their homes . She was never afterwards seen alive . Her parents waited up the whole night in anxious suspense for her return . At daybreak the father-in-law , Lust , started out in ono direction in search , and the mother in another . After wandering about for two or three hours , tho father in passing through a field , known as Sevenacre Field , belonging to the farm of Mr . George Combere , a mile distant from the poor man's cottage , he noticed what he thought to be an ox lying on the grass at a secluded part of a meadow , which
is overshadowed by a thick clump of trees . A rivulet , which separates the parishes of Doddinghurst and Henfield , also passes close to the spot . On approaching it he discovered it to be the body of a female , and a closer examination proved to him that it was that of his unfortunate stepdaughter . She laid with her face downwards , and a brief glance sufficed to show that she had met with a violent death . The poor man ' s cries brought assistance from several farms , and on the body being turned over it was seen that she had been strangled by a rope , which had been twisted several times round her neck . Intelligence of the discovery was instantly conveyed to Mr . Coulson , the superintendent of the Essex constabulary stationed at
Brentwood ; and in consequence of some private information which was furnished that officer , he proceeded at once to trace out Mr . Thomas Drory . On his way to Doddinghurst , he found him at a farm-house . The moment tho 'door was opened , Drory was seen seated in front of the fire , and he never turned round when he heard Mr . Coulson making inquiries for him until the officer addressed the owner of the farm , and said , " Why , that is Mr-. Drory , is it not ? " Drory then got up , and the officer desired his company to see the girl Denny , who had been reported to have been found dead in a meadow that morning . Drory went with Mr . Coulson , but on reaching the meadow he hesitated in following him . The officer , however , insisted 1
upon bis proceeding , and as they advanced to the body , which was left in the same state as when it was discovered , he became deadly pale , and could scarcely walk . On reaching the corpse he turned his head away , and walked aside while Mr . Coulson carefully examined it . Her features were shockingly distorted , with marks of blood about her face and clothes . A cursory glance at the rope or tbick sash line , which was securely twisted round her throat , penetrating the flesh of the neck , proved at once that she bad been strangled , while severe marks on her hands , as if they bad been bitten and torn , indicated the desperate struggle she had been engaged in , and the utter impossibility of her having committed the act herself . On the cord being released ,-the neck and throat were discovered
to be cut , and the flesh excoriated by the violence with which the rope had been drawn . The impression of the officer and those collected on the spot , was that the noose had been slipped over the head and drawn tight from behind , and that the rope was then twisted three or four times round the throat so tight as to effect strangulation . A gate was procured , and the corpse was conveyed to the parents' cottage . Mr . Coulson , the superintendent , having obtained additional evidence , imputing guilt to Drory , he took him into custody on suspicion of having murdered the unhappy girl , and late on Sunday evening he was taken before Mr . Leisher , a county magistrate , who , hearing of the murder , proceeded to the police station of this placo , and receiving evidence implicating Drory , remanded him for further examination on the charge .
THE INQUEST . At eleven o ' clock on Mondiiy morning , Mr . C . C . Lewis , the coroner for the southern division of the county , commenced an inquiry concerning tho unfortunate deceased , Jael Denny , at a small farm house occupied by Mr . Hammond , at Deddinghurst , situate about midway of tho farm tenanted by the accused , and the residence of the deceased ' s family . The jury having viewed the remains of the unfortunate woman at the cottage tenanted by her parents the following evidence was gone into : — Louisa Lust , mother of the deceased , was the first witness called . On being sworn she said—The deceased Jael Denny was my daughter by a former husband . She went out on Saturday
afternoon ,. and returned about half-past five o ' clock . I asked her whether she had seen Thomas Drory , the aceiised . She said " yes , " he had put her in good spirits , and she was going to meet him again at half-past six . She then said , let us have tea . I made the tea , and my husband , my daughter , ( the deceased ) , and myself , sat down and partook of it . Whilo at the meal , the deceased got up and looked at the watch and said , " I will finish my tea when I come back . I shall not be gono long . I am only going to the first stile . " She then put on her bonnet and clonk and went out . She did not return . Her bonnet was not bent when she went out , nor was the cloak torn . [ The bonnet and cloak were produced . The former , wasbont and
damaged both in the front and crown , and the cloak torn , showing that they had been exposed to much violence . ] By the Coroner :. Before we went to live at the house where we now reside we lived in an off hand farm belonging to Mr . Drory , senr ., father of the prisoner . Thomas Drory , the accused , lodged in the house with us , I mean the party who is now in custody . I knew that he was always with nay daughter when he could be . She was in tho family way , and within a fortnight of her confinement . I know myself that she was on terms of intimacy with him . As soon as I knew that she was in the
family way , I told Thomas Drory of it . I said to him , " Thomas , you must be a villain . I know you are going to be married to Miss Gilling , and my daughter is seven months gone in the family way by , you . ' I mentioned the subject to him several times afterwards . He always denied it . He said it was none of his , and he knew nothing about it . I know the paper now produced . On the 29 th of September , I was in Mr . Drory's garden , Thomas was there , and I suddenly missed him . Soon afterwards I went to the house in which I now live . My daughter was there , and 1 saw she was much flurried as soon as I went in . I said " what is
the matter with you V She said , " I will tell you by and bye . " I went up stairs , and I there found Thomas Drory under my bed . He got up and handed me the paper now produced and wanted in © to sign it . I refused . I went down stairs and siud to my daughter , you must be a fool to sign this paper , what is it ! ( It is in the handwriting of tho deceased . ) Deceased made no remark . The following is a copy of the note : — " 29 th September , — This is to prove that the trouble I am in is not by Thomas Drory . Therefore all that read this had better trouble themselves about their own business . " Witness : The handwriting is that of the deceased . I never heard her say she attempted to commit suicide . She said Thomas had given her poison . I noticed that her lips and flesh were swollen , which she said was caused by taking tho poison Thomas had given her . She added that she had not taken all the poison he had given her ; if she had it would have killed her , This was in harvest time ,
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Th ° mas Lust , Btepfathor of the deceased , and Mr . William Hammond , farmer , of Donninghurst , deposed to finding the body , as before described . Mr . Thomas Coulson , superintendent of the Essex constabulary , stationed at Brentwood , was then called . Prom information I received on Sunday morning I went to Doddinghurst . On my way I stopped at the house of Robert Moore , a farmer , and seeing Thomas Drory there , I asked him if he knew the deceased ? lie said , "Yes . " I took him with me , and found the body as described by the last witness . I asked Drory when he saw the the deceased last . He said at half-past five o ' clock on Saturday evening , and that he had not heard of her that morning . I took him to the spot , and saw the deceased lyine on her face . The left side of her
nose where she lay was flattened . I cut tho cord from her neck—it was almost embedded in it . The noose of the cord had cut the skin of the neck . It was turned twice round the neck very tight , so much so that the neck was swelled above it . I then took the prisoner into custody . He did not speak . I took him to the deceased ' s houso and searched him . He said ho had a letter in his box which would prove the child was not his . We then went to the house where the prisoner lived , and searching his box found the letter which has been produced , as well as two pieces of cord . One of the pieces had been recently cut . ( Tho cord round the neck and the pieces produced corresponded exactly . ) The prisoner said that tho deceased and him had been acquainted , but that he he had broken it otr more than nine months .
Several witnesses ware examined , who corroborated the statements already made , and Mr . Boper Williams , surgeon , having given it as his opinion that death was caused by strangulation , the proceedings were adjourned . The deceased was twenty years of age , and , although in humble circumstances , was an object of some attraction in this town , being a remarkably fine figure and possessing prepossessing features . Since the adjournment of the inquest some remarkable facts have come to light in reference to the murder of the unfortunate Jael Denny , tho intense sympathy which is felt for the parents of the deceased being shared to the full by the parents of the prisoner . Boru and bred in the parish in which he resides , Mr . Drory , son ., has for the last thirty years been numbered amongst the most respected of
its yeomen , ne occupied , in addition to the farm of Brickhouse , noar Canterbury Tye , a large and substantial holding at Little Burstead ; together they comprised about 350 acres , at a rental of about £ 400 . The family has for generations held a respectable position' in tho district , and the prisoner himself was always regarded by his neighbours as a young man of tho most steady and perseveringjbusineas habits , though it is alleged by some that he did not appear to possess that amount of keenness and sagacity which young farmers now-a-days lay claim to . It appears that Lust , the stepfather of the unfortunate deceased , bad long entertained suspicions that Drory ' s intentions towards his daughter were not of an honourable character , and these suspicions
were strengthened and confirmed by the fact that in August last he had procured and administered a quantity of poison to the deceased , with the supposed view of causing abortion . Hence , upon this occasion , the absence of the girl during the whole of the night caused the father great uneasiness , and at daybreak he went in search of his missing child . His first impulse was to search the river , and the ponds on the several farms adjacent , at tbe same time stating his belief to several persons whom he met that the girl had been murdered by Drory . About a quarter of a mile from the house in which he resided is a large charcoal-burner ' s , of the foreman of which establishment he inquired , with tears in his eyes , whether he had seen his daughter . The
foreman unhesitatingly replied that he had not , but added that a . lady ( describing her dress ) had been walking about that spot on the preceding evening , waiting , as he presumed , for some one expected by the train . As soon as the man described tho dress Lust exclaimed , " That was rny daughter ; where did you see her ? " The foreman at onco pointed out the spot , and the old man proceeded towards it . In order to arrive at the place , it was necessary for Lust to cross a hedge , in order to get from one field into another . By some strange fatality at the very spot ho selected lay tho body of his murdered daughter , over which he stumbled . After the first burst of feeling had subsided , Lust proceeded to obtain the assistance of the neighbours for the removal of the body to his house , whilst he
repaired to the station-house at Brentwood , and informed the police-officer that his daughter had been murdered , adding that Drory was the murderer , Superintendent Coulson at once proceeded to Mr . Moore ' s , and apprehended the prisoner now in custody . The murdered woman is described as being a person of commanding stature and lad y like demeanour . She was five feet nine inches high , and was in her twenty-first year . Drory had just completed his twenty-third year . He is described as being well-looking , about five feet six inches in height . He wore , when he was apprehended , a fustian jacket , corduroy breeeb . es , and leather gaiters . He does not appear to have been addicted to intemperate habits ; nor . until the period of the murder , to have been at all viciously disposed .
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THE GREAT PLATE ROBBERY CASE .
On Sunday tho two detective officers from Scotland-yard , Inspector Lund and Sergeant Wiiitcher , arrived in Liverpool from London , bringing with them four large packages of plate , jewellery , and watches , found upon the premises of Sirrell , the refiner , of Barbican , and supposed to be the produce of robberies committed in this neighbourhood of late , particularly in the immediate suburbs , by a gang of thieves who successfully carried on their operations , and escaped the vigilance of the police authorities , for some months , having in the mean time disposed of a great quantity of silver and other articles which the police have as yet been unable to trace , it was thought not probable that some of it might have
found its way through Liverpool agents to the receiving house of Sirrell . The plate brought down by the London officers was accordingly exhibited at the central police office on Monday for examination and identification . It covered the whole of a large table and the magistrates' desk ; and included every variety of pattern , some of the articles being evidently of foreign manufacture ; The room was crowded at intervals from ten in the morning till-five in tho afternoon . All Liverpool seemed to have been robbed , and there were a few who had not lost a spoon . One old gentleman who had been deprived many years ago of his silver snuff box presented himself , and would fain have identified one in the hands of tho
officer , but , on opening it , it was found to contaiu a mixture somewhat more pungent than the would-be claimant was in the habit of taking . The majority of the visitors had lost watches , and as there was a great variety of these in gold and silver cases was it found necessary to make a list with their names and numbers , in order to facilitate identification . There were upwards of 200 sets of works alone . The collection of plate included spoons , forks , tankards , fish knives , ladles , teapots , cream jugs , salt cellars , pepper canisters , snuffboxes , and other articles too numerous to enumerate . It should be observed that a great deal of the silver is old , and such as
might have been disposed of on that account by the rightful owners . There are comparatively few articles of modern pattern . As yet nothing has been identified in Liverpool ; but it may be interesting to describe the articles spoken to in London , and which clearly prove Sirrell to have acted with a guilty knowledge : The first is a fish slice , identified by the proprietor of Dolly ' s Chophouse ; tho slice is a very weighty one , and has the name of "Dolly" engraved across the handle . A spoon stolen from the Rainbow Tavern , has " Rainbow Tavern , Fleet-street , " engraved along the handle . A spoon , stolen from Mr . Martin , 30 , Argyle-streefc , Regent-street , bears the initials " T . M . M . "
EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONERS AT LIVERPOOL . On Tuesday morning the parties implicated were again brought up for examination . The interest excited in the case was very great—the court and avenues being crowded to excess . Tho examination again took place at the-court of tho Central Police station , before a full bench of county and borough magistrates , The parties chared were William Macauley , a watch maker , of Liverpool , Martin Maquire , a publican , of tho same town , and Thomas Charles Sirrell , an extensive gold and silver refiner , of Barbican , London . Two charges had been previously gone into—tho first affecting
an tno prisoners—the two first with a robbery of pkte from a Roman Catholic Chapel at Little Crosby , a few miles from Liverpool , and the latter witli receiving the same . The second charge affected only Maguire and Sirrell , and related to a quantity of plate which had been stolen from the house of Mr . Tinley , Peel-streot , in tho borough of Liverpool . Macauley and Sirrell were first ordered to stand up , when the clerk to tho magistrates read over the depositions previously taken , in connexion with tho Crosby robbery , after which Mr . Dowling called the following witnesses , who deposed to further details relating to tho same robbery . The first
was—Inspector Ljunn , a detective metropolitan police officer , stated that on tho 2 nd inst . ho went to the house ot the prisoner , Sirrell , in Barbican . lie saw a railway porter from tho Euston-squaro station enter the prisoner's shop with two parcels . Witness followed him and saw him place the parcels in Mi-. Sin-ell ' s hands , who handed them to a person ho called John behind the counter , telling him to pay 2 s . upon ono of the parcels . It was upon the largest and lightest of tho two that he told him to pay the money . The delivery book was then handed by the porter to Mr . Sirrell ' to sign , who handed it to John , and told him to sign it . He did so , and the book and 2 s . were given to the porter , Tho latter then let tho shop , and the young man ( John ) placed the parcels on the counter beside the desft . At that moment Kehoe , a detective officer from Liver-
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pool with Witcher and Shaw , two London officers , came inrwhen witness leaned over the counter and took the parcel , and ascertained that Sirrell had gone into the counting-house . Witness followed him and told him he must be present when he opened the parcel . Sin-ell said , " No , no , one of my young men will do . " At that time they had walked from the counting-house to another shop ma line with the counting-house . Witness placed tho two parcels on the counter and commenced undoing them , when Sirrell walked away . Witness called out and said he must Insist upon his being present when the parcels were being opened . Officer Kehoe then brought Sirrell back to tho counter , and the parcels
were opened . All tho officers were present , bave the contents of the parcels to Ke ^ po . One parcel was a tin cannistev containing plate ; the other was a brown paper parcel , also ; containing plate . After the parcels were opened witness asked Sirrell if he had received any letters from Liverpool that morning . He stepped back three or four paces , and did not reply , but he gave witness a letter , which he handed to Kehoe , ( Letter produced and identified . ) Asked Sirrell if he knew the person who had written the letter . He said he did not think ho did , but that he had had twenty transactions with him . Witness then conveyed Sirrell to King-street station ,
Westminster . Mr . Lewellyn Roberts , of Ever ton , near Liverpool , was the next witness . He was a mercantile clerk and knew the prisoner Macaulay . Had known him for twenty years . Had seen him write . . ( The letter produced by the last witness was shown to Mr . Roberts , when he identified the writing to be that of the prisonor Macaulay . ) Detective police-officer Kehoe , of the Liverpool force , deposed to having a number of letters in his possession which he took from a file in Sirrell ' s counting-houso . , Mr . Roberts re-called . —The above mentioned letters were Bhown to the witness , and identified by him as being in the hand-writing of Macaulay . Mr . Dowling ( to witness Kehoe ) . —Also took possession of a post-office order book ( which he produced ) from Sirrell's jcounting-house , as well as an assay book . ; .
. . .. . „ George Sleigh , clerk to tho money order office of the Liverpool post-office , produced six money orders received from London . They had been paid by the witness at various periods . Recollected having seen Macaulay before , but did not know Sirrell . Mr . Roberts was again called , and proved the signatures to the notes to be in the handwriting of Macaulay . . „ . Tho notes were then handed to the witness Sleigh , when he deposed to having paid the various amounts stated in the notes . There were three orders of the 8 th of August , one of the 27 th September , and two of tho 13 th of September . One was an order for £ 224 , the others were for £ 5 each . his
Mr . Dowlixo then said he had closed case against Macaulay , and asked for a committal . He would then go into a new case against Sirrell Only —a case of receiving . Macaulay was desired to stand down , and the following case , as deposed to by the following witnesses , was gone into . Mr . Dowling said that a robbery had been committed on tho 17 th of July in tho parish of West Derby , and a portion of tho stolen property had been found in Sirrell ' s possession . William Carr said he was servant to the Rev . Mr , Gardner , of West Derby , near Liverpool . On tho 17 th of July last , at a quarter past one in the day , he placed some silver spoons and other plate on the dinner-table in the dining-room . The bottom part of ono of the windows was partially open . He left the room for a few minutes , and when he returned he missed two table spoons and one gravy spoon . The window was open much wider when lie returned into the room .
The Rev . T . Gardner , incumbent of Stanley , in the parish of West Devby , stated , that he was informed by his servant of the robbery . He had since seen one of the spoons in tho hands of Kehoe , the detective officer . The spoons were marked with S . H . and a cypher . Tho one produced was one of the stolen spoons . Kbhoe , tho detective , said that he found tho spoon in question on the 2 nd inst . amongst the stock in Sirrell ' s shop . —By Mr . Lewis : Did not know whether the spoon was manufactured from foreign or British silver . Did not know whether there vras a British lion on the assay mark of the spoon . The crest upon this spoon was perfect . The spoon was
broken in two . Ho also saw a great many other broken spoons with nnd without crests amongst the stock . Some of the crests were defaced and others partially filed off . This spoon was tho only part of the seized plate as yet found to belong to parties residing in this neighbourhood . This being the whole of the evidence produced by Mr . Dowling in this case , the magistrates decided to hear Mr . Simon in behalf of Maeaulay . The learned gentleman at some length went through all the circumstances affecting his client , and contended that it was a case of mere suspicion , and that there was nothing in the evidence produced to warrant the . bench in committing his client for trial .
Tho bench having expressed a wish that the spoon produced should be examined by a silversmith , to ascertain whether it was of British or foreign manufacture , a gentleman from the establishment of Mr . Jones , Castle-street , Liverpool , was sent for . After an examination of the spoon , he declared it to be of British manufacture , which was shown by an impression of the British lion on the assay mark . This point was wished to be ascertained , as it was stated that the letter supposed to have relation to this plate represented that it was foreign silver . Mr . Lewis then asked if the bench would dispose of the remaining case against Sirrell , before he proceeded to address them ?
The magistrates retired for a short time , and , on their return , intimated that they had endeavoured to make arrangements for hearing the remaining case against the prisoners , but had been unable to do so . In consequence , they suggested that Mi . Lewis should then address himself to the matters relating to his client as far as they had gone . Mr . Lewis then addressed the court at great length . He said that the only point affecting his client was the question whether he had received this plate with a guilty knowledge ? He contended that ho had not done so . That all the transactions in which Sirrell had been connected were purely business transactions , and conducted in a business manner . There was not the slightest secrecy attempted ; all the correspondence had been sent through the
usual business medium—the post-office—and the money remitted b y orders through the same medium . In the particular case as given in evidence to-day , Mr . Lewis contended that there had not been any legal receiving . Sirrell could not havo received this property knowing it to have been stolen , because he did not open the parcel , which had been done by the police officer . The plate had not been proved to have been sent by Macaulay , nor could Sirrell have any knowledge where it had coino from , or whether it had been stolen , lie concluded by reiterating the points of his argument , which he said he believed were sufficient to cause the magistrates to conclude that his client was perfectly innocent of the serious charge now preferred against him .
The bench , after a short consultation , said they were convinced that there was sufficient evidence to warrant them in committing the prisoners for trial to the assizes . Mr . Lewis then applied that Sirrell should be admitted to bail . Mr . Simon also made a similar application on behalf of Macaulay . The bench observed that from the importance of the charges preferred against the prisoners , they were not disposed to incur any responsibility by
granting either of the applications . Application might be made to ajudgc in chambers . Tho prisoners were then cautioned in tho usual way , and asked if they had anything to urge why they should not bo committed . They all stated that they were innocent . The charge against Maguire was not then proceeded with , tho robbery in which ho is supposed to have been concerned having taken place in the borough , and consequently coming only under the cognizance of the borough magistrates . Maguire was accordingly remanded . > U » iiiCPa
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G ' REAT MEETING OF THE MINERS OF TfiB NORTH . Tbe Miners of Northumberland and Durham held a public meeting on Newcastle Moor , on Saturday last , which was attended by some thrusands of the brave men of this district , who having , in some instances , to travel raor * bin twenty miles to the place of meeting , had ejigapd a special train to bring them . At about eleven o'clock the train arrived z : tje
Great Central Station , in Newcastle , and sh ^ -ly after the great mass were wending their way co the place of meeting , preceded by bands of ri ' . v-ic and numerous banners , all bearing appn-ptUte mot es and inscriptions , and which , as they " v ! Oceeded up the principal streets of the tows , ^ ave animation to the scene . At a few minutes after twelve o ' clock \ ho g > ? at body had arrived at the place of meeting , and having taken their Stand round the hustings , ( a h : ga unanimouslcalled
waggon , ) Mr . Stoves was y ' ... on to preside over the proceeedings . Mr . Stovss c ^ rae forward amongst the applause of the multitude , and stated that he was happy to meet them . once more , and he would congratulate them on tlieir present numerous gathering . He had not s .-iy intention o { taking up much of their time as mere were several parties to address them ; therefore , he would simply claim their attention to the millions which would be brought before them . There-ore , he would call upon
Mr . Kirkweil , who stated that they frecpHtstiy heard it said that the pitmen were dUconknted with their lot . Yes , and he hoped they vould continue to growl and grumble until all ea ^ e of discontent should cease , and until desuoli-. m of every grade was thrown overboard . The pmng men of the Tyne and the Wear were beginr-ir . g to look more into their position , and evidently would improve the same , if they continued to pw-vere The resolution which he intended to move , slated
that competition had been productive of low wages ; and surely there was no nececsity for him to nUetnpt to illustrate that point , seeing that the tx [)? nence of every pitman would corroborate the dcdi . Mjtions drawn from the premises thus laid down ; ami , for himself , he would not abate his efforts until the tyrant ' s grasp was removed from the throat of the vforking miners ; but this could only be don- ; by a general effort , and by the united force of tb ? moral and intellectual means at our command . Hs would retire , by moving tbe follow ing resolution : —
That from the great facilities now afforded for t ; k transit of coals by railway . &c , greatand increased competitionhas been engendered among the colliery proprietor ; . That this unregulated state of the trade must necessarily lead to further reductions in the wages of the workinu- colliers . Hence this meeting resolves to attempt a genertd organisation of th&great tody of the miners , together \ yitu tho establishment of a Board of Trade , whereby to insure a reasonable return for the capital of the coal owner , and a proper remuneration to the miner for his dangerous toil . Mr . R . Hodgson seconded the resolution , and
called upon the parties assembled to give him attention while he delineated the necessity of the establishment of a General Union . First , we bad , by local competition , brought down wages , and now that railways offered such facilities for carrying coals to the different markets , there was being exhibited the competition of distric . t against district , Staffordshire and other southern counties threatening to undersell the more distant places , and ingiog the workmen to produce cheaper , that they may have more work . While each thus enforced the doctrine of cheapness they were alluring the workmen to become the forgers of their own chains , and to ultimately reduce wages to starvation point . A
general organisation was the only remedy for these evils , and he trusted they would adopt the resolution , and thus lay the foundation of a better state of things . Secondly , —The resolution urged the establishment of a Board of Trade , so that when any differences took place between them and the employers about wages there would be a proper tribunal to appeal to , and thereby destroy the necessity of strikes , and the evils consequent thereon . The employers would be secured a proper return for their capital , and the workmen would , necessarily , enjoy a better and more uniform price for their labour . Mr . Hodgson concluded by seconding the resolution , which being put from the chair was carried .
Mr . W . Daniells , delegate from Staffordshire and Worcestershire , was next introduced to move the second resolution . The speaker went into the merits of the resolution , by referring to the prevalence of the truck system , and other evils suffered by miners , all of which had their origin in tVie ignorance and the want of union and co-operation among them ; and Staffordshire , where he was sent from , suffered severely through such means . Let them look to the Factory Act , which prescribed the day's work to ten hours . Surely , the miners who worked in the dark caverns of the earth , never , during the length of the pits day ' s work , seeing the light of the sun , nor allowed to breathe the pure air , should not
be doomed to continue their dreary toil twelve and fourteen hours per day , as they do at present . How could the miners children get any education under such a state of things ? Mr . Danielle then referred to the manifold falsehoods published by Commissioner Trcmenhere , in reporting upon the condition of the miners of South Staffordshire , and showed at some length the evils which at present afflict that district * and contended , that only by a Miners' Nam tional Union , cultivating a spirit of love and friendship towards each other , and by working harmoniously together , could these manifold evils be
effectually removed . The speaker then strongly urged upon the meeting the necessity of agitating for an , Eight Hours Bill , for the regulatiag and working the collieries of Great Britain , so that they may have time to obtain information themselves , and a proper education for their children . Was it any wonder that miners were ignorant under the present long hours system ? But give them time and the means to obtaiu knowledge , and then the mining population would become as intelligent as any other class in the kingdom . He most cordially moved the following resolution : —
That from the observations and examinations made , officially and otherwise , into the slate of education among the miners of this country , it has been demonstrated that but little attention has been given to that subject . That the young boys being compelled to remain at work twelve or fourteen hours each dny , the time for instruction is very limited indeed . That , whereas the legislature have accorded to the factory workers an act affording time for instruction and education , this meeting resolves to apply , early next Session of Parliament , for an act granting similar opportunities to the young boys who work in the pits of this country . Mr . John Hall , in rising to second the resolution , stated his entire approval of its contents , and said he had no doubt whatever of the immense advantnge which would follow itssadoption . The resolution was then put , and carried without a lissentient .
The Chairman then introduced Mr . James Price , from Lancashire , to move the third resolution . Mr , Price entered , into a minute detail of the great and manifest disadvantages which the miners laboured under through the present unfair mode of paying the wages earned . There being no regular nor uniform mode , all was left to the caprice and the cupidity of the employers , who invariably practised chicanery aud fraud upon the unsuspecting collier . The tubs which carried the coals would be at the commencement of a colliery , perhaps , six cwt . ; but , as time rolled on , tbe iirst tubs wore ont , and though nothing was said , yet there were siqns of
discontent , the hewers found that they must go further underneath the coal to earn the same wages ; and ultimately it was fennel that instead of six cwf ,, tbe tubs were grown to hold eight ,. and , in some cases , ten cwt ., so that it had become quite a common observation amoag colliers that , " No matter however hard the times might be the colliers' tubs still improved in size / ' and gave evidence of lUe cheat thus put upon the poor miners . Mr . Price then dwelt at some length upon the utility of a general Act of Parliament . According to the miners , a uniform system of getting coals by weight , the tubs to be stamped by the authorities under the act . and
thus secure to the workers of coal a similar advantage which the consumers of that article enjoy . That , whereas great disparity exists in the mode of paying the wages of the miner , some being paid by weight , and others by measure , which want of uniformity is productive of great and manifest disadvantage to all . That as , by Act ot Parliament , coals nre bought and sold by weight , this meeting is of opinion that an enactment should be applied tor , insuring the uniform payment of wages bv weight and the abolition of the present capricious modi' m" payment . James Smith briefly seconded the resolution , which wb 8 carried by an unanimous ahow of hands . Mr . J . Fawcett then moved a vote of thanks to
the several Members of Parliament who had aided in procuring the enactment of the " Miners' Inspection Bill , " and dwelt particularly upon the valuable services rendered to that cause by J . Mather , Esq ., Of South Shields and his colleagues , commonly , termed the South Shields Committee , having dared , to institute a personal examinatipj ^ Uhe pits , and published a report , which ^ e ^ dT ^ i hi&hf 8 fc praise , and which had ^ i / % v ^ 9 lui |^ Jfor » epresenfc enactment ; h ^ Wf 5 i ^ p ^| WW " s- ! 3 Si 5 ^'> ¦ .. t -iife | ^< % : > v ¥ m ^ > % - rf r ^ xj ** , Bj * m i Vc ^ P £ - ¥ ik * w : *! ( i / t / iivV Vy '
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the man shot by Paul , the butler , had been carried off by his companions and thrown by them into the Regent ' s Canal . —Mr . Broughton , after remarking upon the many sabnrban burglaries recently committed , advised Mr . Paul to offer a reward for the apprehension of tbe other parties concerned in the daring entry of Mr . Holford ' s premises ; he had better communicate at once with his ( Mr . Holford a ) agent . The prisoner was remanded till Monday nest .
The man , William Dyson , charged as being one of the desperate burglars at Mr . Holford ' s , is well known to the police on the Surrey side of the water aa a companion of the most notorious thieves on that aide . The name he generally goes by is that of the doctor . At the suggestion of Mr . Broughton , the Regent ' s Canal was on Tuesday morning dragged by officers of the S division , in the expectation that the body of one of the burglars , who had been shot by the butler , would therein be found , but their labours were not attended with success . In the course of the
day it was ascertained that a man suffering severely from gun-shot wounds , recently inflicted , was m St . Thomas ' s Hospital , but how he got there is at present a mystery ; enough , however , has been gleaned to leave but little doubt that he foone of the desperate burglars ; and , in all probability , the whole of the party will be captured , and placed at the bar nest Monday .
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Animal Magnetism , —The Gazette cles Iribumux has the following story : —¦ ' Two fellows went three days ago to a famous restaurant , called the Grottu de Calypso , at the Earriero Belleville . As they took their repast they got into conversation with tho mistress , who soon told them a full account of the death of hcv husband , of the state of hev business , and all her little secrets . Presently they began talking of animal magnetism , and astonished the poor wom an by the wonderful stories of the miraculous cures effected , and crimes discovered by its means . To satisfy her curiosity one of the men , who pretended to bo a magnetic svjet , allowed himself to be put into a trance by tho other , who represented himself as a regular magnetisei . The man in tho trance astounded tbo poov woman by telling her a good deal about herself— nearly all of which , by the way , she had previously told them . Tho woman now wanted to be put in a trance
herself . Ono of tho men accordingly tightly bandaged her eyes , and the other made passes over her . She folt herself by no means affected , but tiie men kept talking incessantly to her and telling her that she would soon be in a trance . Ono of them meanwhile quietly opened tho drawers of the room mid possessed himself of money , jewels , silver spoons nnd forks , and a savings bank book . They at last went away , but not without telling the woman that she must remain seated nearly half an hour in her chair with her eyes bandaged , lest tho magnetic fluid should escape . She did so , but when at last she got up she discovered that she had been robbed . She accordingly laid a complaint before tho commissary of police , and from the description sho gave of the men that functionary recognised them as well-known thieves . Ho arrested , and the greater part of tho booty was found at their lodgings .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 19, 1850, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1596/page/7/
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