The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-08-28 00:00:00

THE MURDERS AT WALWORTH:

Shortly after the conviction of Youngman, the mur-
derer of Miss Mary Stealer, arrangements were made
fur his removal to the county gaol of Surrey, Horse-
inongerlane, where the sentence will be executed, the
offence having been committed in that county. He
preserved his coolness to the last, and when he was
taken back to his cell after his conviction he merely
expressed in wish to have his supper, saying that lie
was hungry, and he partook of the food that was given
him with great heartiness and apparent relish. He did
the tame in the inidille of the day when the Court ad-
journed for refreshment, the fire, thing be said being to
ask for his dinner. He has been very taciturn since he
has been in Newgate. and has not been visited by any
one except his solicitor, Mr. Waghorn, and it appears
that he never upon any occasion alluded to the crimes of
which he was accused to the prison officers. After the
trial and conviction of the prisoner, and when it WAS
known that he was to be removed to Honenionger-lane
Gaol, a crowd of persons assembled round the door of
Newgate, and as there seemed a strong feeling of eras-
peration against him it was considered prudent to have
a cab brought inside the yard belonging to the Central
Criminal Court, and he was brought through the passage
of the court and then placed in the cab. When the
vehicle got into the Old Bailey the prisoner was recog-
nized by the crowd, and was greeted with a tremendous
yell. He shrunk back out of bight as much ache could,
and appeared relieved when he was out of the pound of the
mob. The exasperation of the people appeared to be so
great against him that if theme precautions had not been
taken there is very little doubt that some attempt would
have been made to inflict personal violence upon him.
The prisoner was accompanied by Mr. Keene, the
governor of Horaemonger-lane Gaol, and two warders,
and it appears that he did not say a word to either of
them, but seemed in deep thought. Upon his arrival
at Horseinonger-lane, he underwent the usual search
and examination, and was then placed in the cell in the
new wing of the prison appropriated to criminals under
sentence of death, and which is the same that was
occupied by Sinethund. It is rather a singular fact that
the prisoner was defended through the instrumentality
of none gentlemen in the city who are opposed to capital
punishment, and they subscribed a sum of money to
enable Mr. Waghorn to conduct his defence and to
instruct counsel in his behalf. When be was first com-
municated with in reference to his defence, it ap-
pears that the prisoner endeavoured to suggest that
he was not in a mine state of mind when the dreadful
&eta were committed, hut upon his being informed that
such a defence wow not likely to avail him under the
circumstances he at once consented that it should be
abandoned, and asserted that the crimes were committed
by his mother, and that he killed her in self-defence.
, It appears, however, that the prisoner has at various
times suggested other defences, all of which were equally
improbable, and there is very little doubt that his mind
was oppressed with the weight of the evidence against
him, and the probability is that he will make a full
statement of the circumstances under which the dread-
ful crimes were committed. The day fixed for the
execution is Tuesday, the 4th of September.

Mr. C.ollett, the Swedish Minister al Constantinople,
died suddenly at hia residence haws ea the 244 inst.