The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-02-24 00:00:00

Our fonha iforrespontitnt.
We deem it right to date that we do not at all times
identify ourselves wittt our Corremoomient's upunionul

The two grandest thoroughfares in London—tram
Charing Cross to St. Paul's, and from the Viaduct to
the Marble Arch—are all alive with preparations for
the grand ceremony of the Z7th. What we have
been saved from by the tardy decision that the re-
turn procession shall not be by way of the Thames
Embankment, it would be hard to Bay; but had this
route been followed it is morally certain that
all the poor little trees on the Embankment would
have been destroyed by the crowd—wilfully to some
extent, but principally unavoidably, owing to the eller.
mous pressure; and it is probably, too, that numbers
of people weuld have been pushed into the river, and
eome of them drowned. On slit that the probability of
tide Wttd suggested to her Majesty, and that she im-
mediately expressed her desire, whieh of course was
equivalent to a command, that thin route should be
abandoned. In other respects the change of route is
highly satisfactory, inasmuch as Holborn and Oxford-
street form such a splendid rowlway for a royal pre-
cession, and a far larger number of people can thus
witness it than could have seen it on the Embankment.
Great activity is beiug manifested in erecting seats,
lotting windows, and preparing decorations along the
arrival and the departure route. We are a coin-
mercial people, and the pecuniazy element always
enters largely into any public ceremony or moot:a-
s:ion, but in this instance, this is not at all to be
wondered at or regretted. The tradesmen will to a very
large extent be precluded from doing any business on
that day, and in this respect seat-letting becomes per-
fectly legitimate, besides which immense numbers of
the Queen's subjects will thus be enabled to manifest
their loyalty and their gratification at the recovery Of
the Prime, whose illness has so much endeared him to
the people. As to the effect of the out-door scene, of
course a great deal will depend on the weather. If we
have but "Queen's weather," the entire scene will at
leant equal, if it do not surpass, the arrival of the
Princess Alexandra when she came to be the bride of
the Prince, whose happy recovery the nation now
rejoices at. The procession will in any case be a
monster one. It is perhaps to be regretted that
about 300 Peers are to go from Weslauinster to
Blackfriars by water, because this will divide
the interest, but this is probably done with the
kw of lessening the crush; but even under this
arrangement the procession from Buckingham
Palace to St. Paul's will be an imposing one, and
if the weather be but tolerably fine, the Strand, 'Fleet-
street, and Ludgate hill will present a scene of which
the metropolis will havesreason to be proud. Some 8,000
ttoops and large bodies of police will line the streets,
and as the Queen and the royal family drive slowly
along the route, the waving flags, the gay decorations,
and the countless thousands ivho will "make the
tvelkin ring," will afford another proof how much
royalty is honoured and beloved in this country. The
interior of St. Paul's will present a splendid sight, and,
despite all that has been said to the contrary, there
will be no space wasted in the grand cathedral, while
the musical part of the service will probably be ex-
quisite. The choir will not be large, and will scarcely
number 250, but then every single member of it will be
a professional—for even the boys, whose fresh, lovely
voices produce such a charming effect, may be thus
classed. Altogether the day will be more generally
observed here as an occasion of thanksgiving and
rejoicing than may appear from any statements in the
papers. In the evening social gatherings of all kinds
will be numerous, besides which there will be a grand
entertainment at the Mansion Rouse, and many of the
City companies, guilds, and clubs will meet to
celebrate the occasion. Altogether it will be, as the
Romans would have said—though they would have
said it in Latin—" a day to be marked with a white
stone." Au unpleasant rumour has been afflicting us
for a abort time, but only for a short time. It 1V0..9 re-
wted that her Majesty would not be able to take part
in the procession and the 'Thanksgiving Service, lot
happily it turns out that there is no ground for the
rumour. The Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales,
and most of the members of the royal family, intend to
take part in the day's proceedings.
There will be no war between England and America
--that is evidently the growing impreeaien of most
sensible and well-informed people. The Indirect claims
of America are simply preposterous, and, if once the
Principle of indirect losses is admitted, why we leave
the region of fact for that of fancy, and any amount
of loss may be, imagined. Moreover these Indirect
claims are quite a new idea. Last June our Foreign
Minister, our Lord Chancellor, and others, emphati-
cally stated in Parliament, that the Washington
treaty precluded all claims for indirect losses, and the
United States Government knew this full well; and
of course they know it now ; and it is consolatory to
find that they mean to act upon their knowledge.
No, there willtbe no war—that's so, as the Americans
say. But if We get out of this scrape, BA there is good
reason to hope we shall, we ought to learn an impor-
tant lesson from the qaarreL We must be more care-
ful in future in treaty-making. Plain, unmistakeable
language must be employed, and as little of it an will
fairly serve the purpose required. It is the verbiage
that is so dangerous. The more words, the more there
is to exploit- or explain away, as the case may be.

For some time past it has been rather doubtful
whether the Raster Monday Volunteer Review would
take place his year at all, and in any ease it
was feared that the hard-working holiday of our
citizen soldiers would not be enjoyed (the Volunteers
dearly love hard work at soldiering) on so large a scale
as on former occasions. tut, happily, all doubts are
now set at rest. Regulars and Volunteers have met
to chat over the affair amicably, and the agreeable re-
sult is ulult might have been anticipated—a friendly
arrangement. There will be what we were beginning
to dread there would not be— a grand field day at Brigh-
ton, the Volunteer' being placed, for that occasion,
entirely under brigadiers and staff of !leers of the
regular army-, accustomed to the mamenvring of troops
on an extensive scale. This arrangement, at present,
seems to give general satisfaction ; but, officers and gen-
tleman of the regular army, you will now have to be
mUlty particular and see that you make no blunders!
As a civilian, highly admiring our Volunteer force, I
earnestly hope the annual Brighton review will go off
well, but possibly I shall feel just a leetle bit
of malicious satisfaction if the " regular " officers do
not prove themselves altogether perfection, and cer-
tainly the volunteers will have a difficulty in avoiding
such a feeling.

A number of gentlemen have been urging on the
notice of the President of the Board of Trade the de-
sirability of a bill for making compulsory the Metric
system of Weights and Measures. Mr. Chichester
Fortescue, however, doubts the wisdom of this
system, but says he hopes to bring in a bill for the re-
form of weights and measures, and to legalise, without
rendering compulsory, the partial use of the metric
system. I venture to express a hope that the right
hon, gentleman will do nothing of the kind, or that if
he does bring in a bill of this sort it will be thrown out;
for such legislation as this would simply make confusion
worse confounded. The meeting of merchants, bankers,
itc., at the Mansion House having declared em-
phatically in favour of the metric system of weights and
measures is a great fact in it-elf, and the arguments
then adduced are indeed incontrovertible, so that it
would be a splendid reform were Parliament some fine
day to sweep away our present no-system, and decree
that after a certain date the metric system should be
employed; but if we cannot have this, preserve us
from a permissive and partial use of such a system,
whith would create an intolerable muddle.
The result of the prosecution of a working maa's
club in Fleet-street, for selling exciseable liquors to the
members, maybe watched for with interest far beyond
the bounds of the metropolis, for the prosecution in-
volves the whole question of one law for fashionable
and middle-class clubs, awl another law-for working-
men's clubs, The latter class of club, as a powerful
counter-attraction to the publiehoule, deserves all the
support that legislators, philanthropists, and working-
men themselves, can give it; and your correspondent
most sincerely hopes this prosecution will break down.
We have not yet learnt to value the slobs sufficiently.
Working men, just as the aristocracy, gentry, and The
middle-class, must, and will have some places of resort,
and the working man's club provides a meeting place,
the influence of which is decidedly, on the whole, bene-
ficial. It is a thousand pities that there should be such
ill-natured opposition to it.
What a vint power has the press become in this

country. I see, by Mitchell's " Newspaper Press
1 6rectory," that there are now in Great Britain, Ire-
land, and the British Isles, no less than 1,456 news-
papers and 639 reviews, magazines, and periodi-
cals. This represents a mighty force of opinion,
for good or evil, or both. How far newspapers form,
and how far they follow public opinion, is a quostion that
might suit a debating society fonder of talk and argu-
ment than of truth, and the society would have the
satisfaction of still leaving the question unsettled ; but
that the newspaper press to a very large extent creates
opinion is undeniable.. And how admirably on the
whole the British press carries out its mission ! The
rarity of actions for libel pretty clearly prove
this. But, to revert to the numerical power
of newspapers— is 1,456 the maximum that can
be attained? Not very likely. On the con-
trary there must be ample scope and verge enough for
more. We have some districts still unaecommodated
by railways ; others that have no gas; others that
have no newspapers; and some unhappy districts per-
haps (" district," you know, is a convenient term when
indulging in such speculations) without either of these
civilising powers. At all events I feel convinced that
the country could supporkmore Newspapers yet.

SHOCKING TRAGEDY IN LONDON.
Early en Fisturday morning anatrocions murder was
committed in the Belvedere-road, Lambeth, near
nung,erford-bridge, London. George Merritt, astoker,
employed i
at the Lion Brewery, n the Belvedere-road,
was proceeding to hie work when he was shot by a man
named William Chester Minor, described as all
American physician. It is stated that just before
Merritt came to the gates he was stopped by Minor,
who preeented a pisbd at him and at once
fired it. He managed to turn his head from
the assassin and the shot mimul him. He
then ran and called for assistance, when a second shot
was fired after him, which also mimed. While still
running a third shot was fired after him, which struck
him in the neck. The assassin then came up to him,
and attacking him with a knife, stabbed him aeveral
times. The reports of the pistol attracted the. attention
of the police, who hastened to the spot whence the
reports proceeded. They found Merritt lying dead,
removed the body to St. Thomas's Hospital, and took
into custody the murderer, who is a tall, well-dressed,
military-looking man.

In the eourse of the day he was taken before the
Magistrate. at the Southwark police court, and gave the
name of William Chester Minor, and MU described as
an American physician, aged 37, residing at 44. Tenh
eon-street, York road, Lambeth. He was charged with
the wilful murder of George Merritt by shooting him
in the neck with a revolver in the Belvedere road.
As soon as the charge was read over by the chief
clerk, the Magistrate asked the prisoner if he had any
professional adviser. lie replied that he had not, and
(lid not require any at present.

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'rho first witness called on the part of the prosecution
was—

Henry Tarrant, wlm am a constable of the L
division, No 210 At half-past two this morning I was on
duty in Tenison-street, York•road, wheu I heard a report
of firearms.

The Magistrate : Did you hear more than one report
WAR.. : There were three distinct reports. As soon as
I heard them I hastened towards the Belvedere-road, from
whence the sounds came, and saw the prisoner on the ap-
posite side c,,ming from the direction of the Belvedere-
road. and about fifty yards from there. lie was walking
hurriedly along, as there was no one else in the street.
I crossed over to him and sl, " Who is it that has
Ored r" lie replied, "1 did." I saw he had a pistol in
his right hand, atul I seized hold of hiss and took it from
him. It was in the same state as it now is, excepting the
chamber, which was removed at the station-house. I said
to the prisoner, "Whom did you shoot at ?" Ile replied,
" A man. You don't suppose I should be so cowardly as to
shoot a woman." I took him towards the station-house in
Tower-street, Waterloo-road, and On the way I met Police-
constables Mb and 169 L I told them to go to Tenison-
street, as I believed some one had been shot. They loft
rue, and I proceeded towards the station-house with the
prisoner.

The Magistrate old he make any resi.dance
Witness: No, sir, he went quietly ; but when I Met
seized hold of him he said, "Don't handle me." On the
way, to the station-house he said, "You have not search.me.' I told him we did not do that until we got to the
station-house. He said, "how do you know I have not
another pistol, and might shoot you r I said, "If you
have one, keep it in your pocket." lie said, "1 have a
knife." I then got him into the station house, anti on
searching him I mod the long knife produced in a sheath
fastened to his braces at the back.

'the Magistrate : What state tlid he seem to be in t
Witilesi : Ile was very cool arid collected. There was not
the slightest sign of drink.

The Itintstrate Did he say anything about the knife when
you took it from him?
tVit nose: He said it was a surgeon's knife, giving it some
name.

Prisoner • 2 May ask—
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The Magistrate Not at present. Tu the constable—What
else 11l you take from him ?
Witness: Nothing else. lie was further searched by the
hopector. When the Inspector booked the charge he gave
his address 44, Tenisou-street, which was near the spot where
1 first heard the explosions. They wore very rapid. As
soon as be gave the address the Inspector sent me to the
house, when Mr. Fisher, his landlord, returned with me to
the statlen•honse. 1 handed the pistol to Acting-Inspector
Steggles in the same state as I received it from the prisoner.
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The Magistrate (to the prisoner): Do you wish to ask the
witness 1017 questioner
Bilsouor, coolly: 80, sir. I have no question to ask.
Henry Burton, 10.1 L, said: I was on duty near Ullison
street, Waterloo.road, about half-past two this morning
when I saw the prisoner la the custody of last witness, who
stopped line, nod said, "110 to the bottom of Tenisou-street,
as I believe some one has been shot there." I and toO L,
who wee on duty in the Waterloo-road, proceeded thither
as fast as we could, and about fifty yards from the bottom of
Tenisonstreet, in the Belvedere-road, I saw a mats lying flat
on his face between the kerb and the wall of the Lien
Brewery Mores. He was in a pool of blood. I lifted him up
and turned him over, mid I believe he was deal

The Magistrate: Was he bleeding?
Witness: Ves, sir. Blood was oozing from a wound in the
throat, near the shirt collar I called for the assistance of
len L, who had gone in another direction, and sent him for
a cab, and conveyed the wounded man to St. Thomas's
llospitaL Ile was attended to immediately by the house-
surgeon, who pronounced life to be extinct. We then left
the body in charge of the hospital authorities.
The Megistrate : Did you hear a report of tire-arms?
Witness No, air. My beat was too far oil.

William Ward, HP L, said—l was on duty in the Waterloo-
road about half-past two this morning, when the first witness
came by with the prisoner in custody. Ile Baal,. "Go dewn
to the bottom of Teuison-street as I believe this man has
shot same one." I instantly ran down tin the rblit-haial
s the, while last witness went down the left-haul side, and a
moment or au after we parted I heard him call for assiztmet.
When I arrived near the Lion Brewery Stores I saw the de-
ceased lying on the ground in a pool of blood, which was
coming from a wound ill the neck. I procured is Call and sic
conveyed him to St. Thomas's Hospital. Ills body was then
quite warm.

Tito Magistrate : What sort of night wan It? Wan it light,
and was there plenty of gas in the street?
Witness It was a clear starlight night, and the moon
shining a little, beside.; there was plenty of gas in the street,
no that you could easily distinguish any one in the street.

John Chapman was next examiced. He said: I am a la-
bourer employed at the Lion Brewery, Belvedere-road.
I knew the deceased. He had worked with me at the
same brewery seven or eight years. This morning, be-
tween four and five o'clock, I went to St. Thomas's Hos-
pital, where I saw the dead body of George Merritt. He
resided at 24, Cornwall-cottages, Cornwaltroad. About two
o'clock this morning I went there and roused him up to
come to work, as it was his duty to be at the brewery at
half-past two. He answered me, and his wife said All
right." In consequence of his not coining I was sent to
his house, ,and there I received information that he had
been shut.

The Magistrate What was his ace?
Witmess Five or six and thirty, sir.

The Magistrate : Has he any family ?
Witness : Yes, sir : seven young children, and his poor
wife is near her confinement with another.

The slagistrate : Do you know the prisoner!
Wituea : No, sir; I never saw Ithu before that I know of.
Richard Ste7,gles, 11., said t was on duty at the Tower.
street police-station as acting inspector, when the prisoner
was brought in by the first witness. 1 entered the charge on
the sheet, and read it to him.

The Magistrate : What did he say when you read the
charge over to him?
Witness lie made no reply. As soon ati I ascertalaed his
address I sent the constable to maks inquires, and in a short
time I received information that the body of deceased had
been (mind and taken to St. Thomas's Hospital.
The Magistrate What state did the prisoner appear to be
. . . .

IN anew; Ile was perfectly cool and collected and quite
sober, he pistol produced was handed to me by Sergeart
It was full cocked, and all the chambers ap-
peared to have been exploded I took possession of it, and
at ten this morning handed it to Mr. Woods, a gunsmith, 41,
Waterloo-road, who examined It in my presence and detached
the chamber (also produced). On the prisoner being searched
I bused the knife produced, which I think la called a' Bowie
knife." It was concealed inside the back of his coat. As
soon as I took hold of it the prisoner said, ''l don't always
carry this knife. it is a surgical Mitt intent." I found on
him a gold watch and hair guard, a pair of spectacles in case,
key and rings, a small mirror, two boxes of medicine, pen-
knife, and XI los. 3d. inrild and silver.

Mr. Edmund Woods said lam a gunsmith, carrying on
business at tt, Waterloo-road. I received the pistol pro-
duced front the last witness. It had five chambers ; all had
been recently exploded. The bullet, however, remained in
the fifth chamber, although the cap had eaploded. I de-
tached the chamber, and gave the pistol back to the acting-
inspector. A shot fired from the pistol would be fatal at
fifty yardsand go through an inch board.
The Magistrate Has any sue marched about the street
where the pistol was tired off.

Police.constable, 236 L said fly direction of Acting-In-
spector :genies, I went bark to the spot, and seambed all
about, but could llnd no bullet marks.

Mr. Henry Williams, sworn, maid : I am house surgeon at St.
Thomas's flospdaL and was on duty at 40 minutes past two
this morning, when the body of a man was brought in by two
constables ot the I. division. I examined the body, and
found lite to be extinct

The Vagistrate : Could you form any ophiluo as to how
long he had been dead?

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Mr. Williams: Perhaps a quarter of an hour or twenty
minutes. The body was quite warm. On examination
found a circular wound a little above the breastbone
In the throat. There was a corresponding wound behind the
neck, most likely caused by a bullet discharged from tho
chamber produced. The face of the deceased was covered
with blood, which was oozing from both wounds. I could
not say whether they were caused by the same bullet.
bionic lacerated wounds over the right eyebrow. The
right nasal bone was broken, and the upper lip cut. Most
likely they were caused by falling against some hard sub-
stance.

The Magistrate
man?

Dhl the deceased appear to be a healthy

Mr. Williams : He was a very strong and healthy man.
The Magistrate Can you say what was the Cause of death?
Mr. Williams I think the WORMIS on the throat and
neck sufficient to cause death, but I cannot decidedly say
until after I have made a post mortem examination.
Acting-Inspector Meggles Thatis all the evidence I have
to offer to-day. There are other witnesses, but they are not
now in attendance. Notice has been given to the Coroner,
who, no doubt, will hold an inquest on Monday morning.
The Magistrate: Then I shall remand the prisoner until
after the inquest, and in the meantime I should recommepil
the police to carefully examine the street where the pistol
was fired, and, if possible, End the bullets. (to the pri-
soner) Have you anything to say why you should not be re-
manded?
Prisoner: I have nothing to say, and sin questions to ask
at present.
The prisoner, who had remained reclining on the railings
of the dock with the utmost composure during the exami-
nation of the witnesses was then removed to Horse-monger-
lane Gaol. lb gave no motive for committing the murder,
nor has he given any explanation to the pollee.

From what the police have discovered it would appear that
the accused is &member of the New York College of Surgeons,
end that he Is also a man possessed of considerable wealth.
On Saturday night Detective-sergeant Milliard proceeded to
No. 41, Tenison.street, and took possession of the prisoner's
papers, documents, ace. All the papers were carefully
examined by the police, and amongst them were discovered
two letters. Both had been written by gentlemen in first-
class positions in the United States. Oue of the letters
stated that Mr. William Chester Minor was • surgeon, that
he had been a captain in the United States army, and that
while on active service he had received • sunstroke,
Which had destroyed his mental powers to such an
extent that he could no longer practise as a doctor.
Another letter was addressed to Mr. Ruskin, and was one
of introduction, stating that Mr. Minor was desirous of
visiting England for the purpose ol making sketches of
Its picturesque places, and that he was a first-class artist, and
a true lover of art, and the writer felt convinced that Mr.
Ruskin, whose love of art was known world-wide, would
feel pleasure in granting Mr. Minor all the facilities in his
power, and by doing so he would enable Mr. Minor to return
to America with some valuable sketches of the beauties of
English scenery. Another letter stated that Mr. Minor had
been advised by bls friends and doctors to travel through
Europe, hi order to recover full possession of his health,
which had been injured by the sunstroke. Amongst the
luggage found on Saturday night by the detectives at Minor's
lodgings were several sketches of London and the country,
which had been drawn by the prisoner. A great quantity of
money and drafts on bankers were also found, and carried
to Tower-street Police-station.

It has been ascertained that the prisoner ism formerly
an assisla..t-sargeon in the American army. Ile took apart-
ments at Mi. Fisher's. 41 Toolson-straet, on the Wodueiday

after Christmaa last. Ills landlady noticed some little
peculiarities of conduct, which led her to the conclusion
that he was rather eccentric. As one Instance he would
have the furniture peculiarly arranged. lie was exceedicgly
anxious, if possible, that he ehould not be waited upon by a
servant, and asked that if there should Lapp.o to be as
Irish servant in the house she should be diecharged. On
account of Mrs. Fisher mentioning these peculiarities
to her husband, Mr. Fisher was anxious to have an inter-
view with him, and about a fortnight atter he canoe, went
upstairs at Minor's invitation, and spent two hours with him.
lie found hen exceedingly intelligent, and couversant with
the works of many English and American authors. lie also
on that occasion talked a great deal of the murder of Mr.
Fink, which took place about that time. Mr. Fisher was
favourably impressed with his lodger. Ile was frequently
away from home, sometimes three days and sometimes a
week at a time, and used, when he came home, to leave
hotel bills about as though anxious that they should be
seem No letters came to his lodgings. After being out
for several nights last week, became home one morning
in a very irritated state. On Friday night he came home
about eight o'clock. About nine he asked for some strong
tea, and after the family had retired to bed he was heard to
go out about twelve o'clock. lie came home and went out
again at about one o'clock an the Saturday morning, and
after he had been out about an hour Allti a half the family
distinctly heard three reports of a pistol fired. Whenever
he want out he always carried with him a bowie-knife, •
revolvor, aud_a box of surgical instruments.

Since Saturday last the prisoner Minor has been incar-
cerated in Horsemongerlane Gaol, and he has been carefully
watched for tear that be might make an attempt upon his
life. In his manner he is remarkable, and he has shown no
sign of insanity up to the present time, but some of the
letters found at his house state that he is at times very ex-
citable, and that he has suffered from a sunstroke. On
Saturday morning, after he had killed poor Merritt. while
stopping at the Tower-street poll,e-station, he took for
breakfast a pound of beefsteak, a piece of bacon, some eggs,
and a supply of bread and butter, and some coffee.
The scene of the sad tragedy was visited on Monday
morning by several hundred people, and soros persons who
were desirous of preserving mementoes .if the event have
actually taken with sharp pointed knives bite out at the
wall close to the end of Tenison.street, and a person who
wished to attract attention to the spot has written, Ith chalk
on the wall the words, "This lithe spat where the deed was
done."

On Monday, the prisoner was again placed at the
bar of the Southwark police-court for further ex-
amination, when the following additional evidence was
given

Mrs. Jane Fisher said she lived with her husband, a compo-
sitor, at 41, Tenison-street, York-road, Lambeth. On the
Wednesday after Christmas the prisoner called at their house
respecting apartments. She showed him the that floor front
room, and he engaged it at 10s. • week, including attend-
ance. lie went away, and returned shortly afterwards in
a cab, when he occupied the room at once. The last Mine
he slept there was on Sunday night week. She saw him on
the Monday morning, when he went away again and re-
turned on Thursday afternoon by himself. On Friday evening
he came home again about tight o'clock, and she supplied
him with hut water, sad at nine he had tea. Ile told her he
had been to the Zoological Gardena and he described the
iodinate he had seen. she never saw any knife or weapon
about his Mole. About one o'clock on Saturday morning
she heard him enter the house, sad about a quarter to two
he left, and the front door was clostd. Mr. and Mrs.
Aberdeen lived in the next room, and neither of them
left the house until eight o'cbmk. Sine did not enter the pri-
soners room until the serjeaut came. She saw the serjeant
search his boxes, and he found some banknotes. In answer
to the prisoner's question whether there was any disturbance
on his going in and out, she said she had never heard him go
out I f • night before.

Eliza Merritt, the wife of the deceased man, who was led
into court and sat ma a chair near the clerk's table, said she
Iced at No. 24, Cornwall-cottages, Cornwall road. Iler
husband hat worked for the Lion Brewery above eight years.
lie was 34 years of ago. On Saturday morning, a little before
two o*.dock, lie was roused tip as usual to go to his work,
and he immediately got up and dressed himself. Ile had
corduroy trousers, white Jacket, and a slop over that, and
she believed he had a great coat on. She heard nothing
more of him until half-past Seven, when she was told he
was shot. between two and three in the afternoon she went
to see him In the hospital. She had seven children, the
eldest 13 years and the youngest 12 months old, and she ex-
pected to be confined with rmother very shortly. Iler hus-
band had 24w a week. Their large family had kept them
very poor, and she was now in deep distress,

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Sergeant Steggles, acting inspector at Tower-street Police-
station, re.calle& said, after his examination on Saturday
last he went to the prisoner's lodgings in Teuison-street,
when Mrs. Fisher showed hint the prisoner's room on the
first floor. There were two large portmanteaus, which he
opened with keys found on the prisoner, lie also found
seven or eight Ainerioan coins, five bank-notes of 20 livres
each, a box containing bulletted cartridges (Eley's make),
and live others handed to him by Mrs. Fisher, who took
them from a coat pocket in the room also a United States'
surgeou'a diploma, appointing hint assistant-surgeon to the
army, dated 1506, and a captaniscommission dated 1867, and
the following letter, sigma by J. W. Johnson, mldressod to
Professor Road, Shetliord Scientific Shoot, Tale College,
Newhaven, Connecticut:

" Dear Road,—My friend, Dr. Minor, who hands you this
letter, is a right good fellow, and as you are such, I thought
yen might know each other, lir, m. is used to the micro-
scope, anti Ina worked at natural history here years ago. Ile
has beim in the United States' army, but Inswing had a
sunstroke he got disabled and retired as an army surgeon,
and not being able to study he has taken to water-colours.
Show him your sketches, and get acquainted. Yours, it to., S.
W. Johnson."

The Maguirate asked the prisoner if he had anything to
may why he should not he further remanded, and he replied
in the negative. He was then removed from the dock, but
shortly afterwards 31r. N Loin, the Vice Consul. returned into
court and said he had had some conversation with the
prisoner, who told him the gold watch and chain were heir-
looms in his faintly and he wished them to be given up to
him. The magistrate desired the inspector to deliver them
up to 31r. Nunn.

The view taken of the ease by the local police, Is that the
prisoner is of unsound mind, and his appearance while in
the dock hada tendency to encourage the °Olden. A peculiar
vacancy about the eye, with a seeming inditcrencu to the
terrible position in which he stood, impressed many spec-
tators with the conviction that his mental faculties are un-
hinged, and this impression is strengthened by the utter
absence of any motive for his murderous act. Mr. John
Nunn, the United States Vice-Consul-General, awl Mr. De
Tracy Gould, of the American bar, tendered their aid and
advice to the prisoner, but he declined the services of both
gentlemen, and left them to pursue what course they pleased,
remarking that he did not require their aatistanee.