The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-10-18 00:00:00

THE BRIGHTON RAILWAY MURDER.

Lsfroy'e (otherwise Mapietum's), trial will take place at
TA., Maidenste Amin, Mime Lord Cluel4 dance Coleridge,
on the STith Inst. The foundation tia the defence wid be
immity of the prisoner, but Mr. Dalton, the solicitor,
acting for the prmoner's monad, bee also • very
ingenious defence ready on the Meta As to the very
awkward evidence given against Laroy by the pawn-
broker's Assistant, Henry Greek, Mr. Dotson says a perfect
explanation Will be forthcoming at the Via/. It will, he
says, be conc.mively shown Km/ ton never left Wall-
ington station Lilt one =nut* to twelve on the morning
of to murder, Me date alleged to be that of the redemp-
tion of tne mealy's by • man answering the description
of the prisoner at the pawnbroker's shop in BoutthWuk.
It will be recollected mat Ma assistant Creek has by
I ecru ut.timony bet ore the Sussex eimistrame fixed the
some of the pledge being redeemed as between eleven
and twelve o'clock is the forenoon to the beet of his beMf.
It may also probabiy be shown at the trial that Mipleton
did nut previously pawn any &aide as alleged, and
evolabce ci alibi to support this theory will not uolikesy
be fortacoming. As to toe pos.tive evidence of
the guusil at .the uno, Franks, that he yaw the
decvased and Mapleton alone in the carriage at the time
of swung. Mr. button says that at an uiterview at Lewes
Lefroy used the term that this witness wee ma
" 001014 liar," and solemnly averred teat the statement
he had med. us to toe i b.rd men as to,. The defence
urvy ale. take exception to the evidence of sme of the
other railway odicials as to tae speed at which tb• train
was being driveu. Torre hoe already been a conflict of
tattmony mem this, and Mr. Dation states that receivio,
112101111•LIO• that toe train actually stopped at limerick •
at,, no c.enruunicated with • 'if. WOW, • miller of that
piece, • paavourer in the train, who, ha was informed.
c,ontempiated aimating there ,athrr than so on to Preston,
the next adre. teed &topping placer. It the train actually
as alleged, it 111, 01 00111110. Ito important matter,
but this will no doubt bo cleared up, as Mr. Wood has
made • statement to the Treasury, but declined, under the
circumitences, to equaiet Mr. boctou with the nature of
his evidence. Although timbal.* it bat been denied that
Mr. Gold was in the nab,' uf carrying drearma on his
various journeys, gull it is not unukely the; this assertion
may be disp.ovid. These iodine and osiers which will
tend C./ 111101/ a very royetellioue and extraordinary Mite of
affairs will doubtlem. receive every_ pomideration at toe
hand. ot the learned countel—Mr. Wonagu Wuhan:is and
Mr. Forrest F6llloo who nave omen instructed for Loll
defence. 'fame gentlemen accompanied by the solicits
who conducing the defence, will in • few days to
Brighton to inspect the carriage of which the deceased and
eccused were the oc:upants. Toe trail of the accused
ungot have been removal to London under "Palmer's
Act," but no effort 4,1 been “1•00 IP that direction by the
delatmv."

Mr.Datton hes the greatest cot:did:am in the innocent>,
of Limey, and the explanation that he kiail given of his
conduct. The prisoner enj sye eta:Meat health, and is In
capital sp rite, and in no way apprehensive of the result
of the trial, the near approach or which cense, him, to
all appearance., very little anxiety. He employs his lane
iii wri "en, and sometilues In composing 1er..., and he is
periectiy satisfied thet the jury will acquit him. His
flight from Wailingwm on the night of the murder is
aseiguel to the following reasons. liii amiertysi that •
court time prior to U.S uccurenta it Cann to IA ioj's
lift 'whirls+ lust two warrants which had been granted
against him about eighteen months previous at Bow-Areet
were eta' in force. lo order to avoid the execution of
wet° warrant.' Al &platen atm/ to Aqiitrielle, end etorily
atter hit return to E.,g and climged his name ill 1. dr.,.
It icc ditendseit,et tie leered tem fest would h ire been
outdo knu •n hat se .toppu I to ansersr way Sr..ouch
might have been imoo,,et againet h c pest .0 We
tragedy, and that Lii Ihu ity heioe saiso•id to Lb., police
the warranty, in su.peuso would have ti-en inameinstely
executed. Tali apprehens on, coupled with the convicuen
of guilt in rexard to the poising of the Hanoverian medals
on the morniug of the day, offers, it is mid, sufficient
explanation of the course he thought lit to take. Mr.
Dutton declares the report recently published b an
evening, paper that it would probably transpire ,that
Latroy tied within a few boom of the commission o' the
crime, an opportunity of learning all particulars of Mr.
Gold, to be untrue. lie has be says, received sever."
hundreds of letters regarding the case. The ratiwar
carriage, which he saw at the time of the magisterial
inquiry. has situ* been sealed.
TA. Gbh. say 4 —nue statement circulat id by tlys friends
of laird, that he absconded f t mu the house at Wellington
loth 14•0 be tuouiht that wisi rents had been Issued for his
arrest upon another Marge appears to be without any
foualati .n. Tao police autboritose have no knowledge
•hatever of any warrant. being " out" fur his arrest it
is a fact, however, that long before his arrest for the
murder of Mr. Gold the local authorities had given
information to the police stationed in the adjacent towns
that Leiroy was • person of ampicioui habits, and ono
who was not at all unlikely to commit some crams. With
regard to the letter welch is said to have been written by
• Mr. J. Mejor, residing in Penzance, to the effect that be
was the third man whom Lalroy said was In the railway
carriage, this matter has also been investigated by
lospeCtor S 'mason, who, in coejunetioa with Inspecto
Jervis, appiehended Lefroy, sod it la stated that this
report shows that, althouati a Mr. Major doss maids at
the address given, the letter was not in his handwriting,
mod that, when the proper time has arrived, it may
not be impossible to identify the person who wrote it.
The Treasury on Tuesday served notices on the wit-
muses in the case of Percy Lifroulliapleton, who is
charged with the murder of Mr. Gold on the Brighton
Beltway, to be in atteuaallea at Maidstme on the let Of
November to give evidence at the trial. The conicniseion
will be issued on the 31st instant. Tim polices have had a
second letter sent tome, putporting to he written by a
respectable person residing in the Eyet-end of London, in
which it is re-asserted that there was • third person in
the train. The result of inquiries into the matter shoes
the persons whose name is attached to the letter never
gisned it, and had no knowledge of its contents; or that any
&commit was in existence until it was shown to him by
the p lico. and of course knew nothing about the circum-
stance alleged. The police aver the two letters have been
sent for a purpose by the same parties, and they have •
knowledge of who the *enders aro The Treasury offielab
deem the case complete, and for some little time past have
not thought it necessary for detectives to for any further
evidence.

MARKETS.
FROME, WEDNESDA Y.
There was a noxl suppir of all hunt, of corn at our
market, in fact, the largeet of the eamon. Trade for all
discriptions ruled firm at last week's prices. The cattle
market waa mrderately supplied with bvasta wlth little
enquiry. Trade ruled dull. Heifer, and calves make £l6
t £l7; Incall heifers. £8 to £l4; two-year-old ditto, a
to £10; barrenare, £1.5:: fat C 0.,, 430 to seltt

BRIDGWATER, WEDNESDAY.
There ea. about an averace supply of itch in both
shoou and cattle markets. Beet but averaged from 12s. 61.
to 13i. per score; heifers and calves from $.13 to ra;
bwrenere, from £23 to £3O Per pair In the sheep mut"
ewe mutton averaged from tid. to Si per lb. • 'rather ditto.
from 044. Oil. per lb. In the corn 'gay:nits trade was
active. 'twat *vermin from 5.. 61. to 6e. 31. ; barley,
from 3.. W. to 4, 61.; oat% from 2, 21 to ; maim
(round) sold at trona 3Do to 31s. par or.