The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-09-28 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1875.

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TUE TRAGEDY IN LONDON do you about . much about tbe tram*, but! ao sit- I I"wit whorl
TIIF. MAGISTERIAL mow. did see, that I could not say any more shout it.
,ilbat colour was her hair I—What we call light sandy

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it.th WET LANE A NATIVE OF WEYMOUTH. hair
Was it the same colour as your daughter's hairl-Just
- the tame exactly.
DlSCltAatili or ALICE DAY. What was her height t -About five feet. I could not
,hortly after half.past twelve o'clock on Tnesda 1, the say exactly.
~,:leiry wit resumed at the Southwark police-court,
Wain. Cross-examine:l by Mr. Holley : How long have you
erisri. IshttneAlnieicenD•iyn.,towhthoeewde chareranineagintiao"nettwillieeceinllth iykste been living at %althorn Abbey?
Witness: Twelve years the Safth of last June.
Where is Mrs. Bray's 1-At Waltham-croth
l:,in„gawlatheoonmdunct4tedia by Mr. 'Poland,
,instructed by .
Meet the assistant solicitor to the Treasury. Mr. Brilfey Was that near your bowel-It is about half a mile.
At the time she was there she used to mum home to
d, (ceded Wainwright ; Mr. Lewis leWi, antlered or
sit-en at night ?-Yes.
'Jr. Hawkins. Q.C., had a seat on the ben, . v .
d said he was instructed to prosecute a am- When did she (yew to be a member of your family 1--
Mr. T-data, f murdering Harriet Lane. The Three and a half or four years ago.
grigid end.° charge
i th last of
been placed in the hands Did you know where she lived in Wham-bawl I-I never
of. s,fhl,:ds'Aniritor the last the mum who had given every had any addrest in Whitechapel. I was never at any
tta
police. The outline of the cam was this, lodging of hers in Whitechepel. It wee before last Christ-
Wee" was I heard that she had had two children. One of the
s"riceiht° t vros the
s married n, who carried on business
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at SI. Whitechapelroad. Some time ago members of my family told me ; I think it was my
ce, br n
a,,.,;;;', 'ma the ker ac' 1 tenth of Harriet Lauri, the daughter datighter. I have seven daughters. I cannot remember
embles
LI r..phed at the Royal Gunpo ewd r Works at which daughter it was who told me. It might be two or
‘i'a-lel---ia,„i.a. - n
Ayl. At the time Harriet Lane as twenty- three months before the first child was born that I heard
about my (laughter Harriet's condition. I cannot tell you
She bore him two children and up to
Mos. fears cfeiftle' living in sidneyaleare, Mile-end, the date of birth of the first child. She was with us
Seld'1"1"-a" • was
ptember her things were packet up, and within a few days of the birth of the first child.
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oa, dlle-'4VI her friend believed, to live Had she any necessity to see you regularly for the put-
wshiit.hleitere_w_figisabe.
at 215,
whitechm., 1.r...it
pr..,h,ee pose of receiving money from you I-Never, qr.
Are you able to say with an confidence that the last
.1,,,h were unoccupied, and had been so sinee June,
visit of your daughter to Waltham wee later than Mud-
, that the prisoner used them occasionally for pack visit
From that day Harriet Lane had not been summer, 15711-The last time I saw her, I belive, was in
• S'",* i ho had charge of her children, August, 1574.
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„, k-d." Weitne°,Pliur as she did not return she corn- Can you tell me how you learnt she was passing as Mrs.
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I) with Iriarie's friends. lien habit hail been to King 1-It was passed about, and it was published in the
: sister.. Mrs. Taylor, every week, but the visits Papers.
vi..ot her .
heard from her. Wainwright n you tell me whether the interview you had with
""calosaln. about her, hnegr, and said said he saw her the day after the prisoner, in company with Mr. Fowler, in White-
st .ts as 1 rently being Ihe read a chapel-road, was before Christmas or after I-I cannot
4,e disappeared. Su-naV. ' I prelim' thenay for certain. Mr. Fowler is alive. I have never seen
letter and • telegram which purporto to convey t she , .
1,;„1 gone to the Continent. with a Mr. Ifreike. A letter Mr. kreike before. After going vi Fowler to Freike
we stopped at the prisoner's about • quarter of an hour.
a „sal., received by Mass Wilmore purporting to come from
ke : t Freike had not written such a letter. After- It may have been a little more or less. It was • good
rr'll---4 but
tto see Freike, and finding she had bit of time. I have told you all I can recollect of that
woos .4.r. Lane Wen
hi he went to Wainwright, who said interview.
rt'et.f,:ne6,,,u,titric"r it
shn
•reiiilelie meant, a man with a moustache. You recollect the expression in that letter, "More lady-
At another time he said his. foreman had seen her in like r-More stricter, she means.
it,.,,et.street. The prosecution now suggested that the I only ask you to bring it to pair mind. Now, was there
woman Wee; inurlered at 215, Whitechapel-roail, in the single syllable said either by you. or Fowler, or the
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h. pirieber Lot year, by the prisoner Wainwright. it's° prisoner about the contents of that letter 1-Yes.
thes after being reentered, she WM buried there. Since Question repeated (witness was deaf, and often appeared
ti- h . wit hearing, Mr. Bond, the lecturer on forensic meth- to misunderstand).
c,, at weetntiatter Morita!, bail exemined the body, Witness : No, not one word. Mr. Fowler said to the
atill.founil two bullets in the head. The fracture of the prisoner, "This letter is from Mrs. King, this maims
thrill was an old one, and agreed with the theory that daughter. He has got it from Mr. Freike, an auctioneer."
death occurred • year ago. Another bullet was found in _Did he say one
.woni,about the contents of the lett.e.y,l
a pad of the back hair: whether fired from behind rm., ti • -101, ?owlet. said, - it's is a very strange mime toll.
ali.l the two others afterwards, was not material. The Friiike knows nothing of this letter." That is oil I know
medical examination showed that the throat Was Gilt of it
tither during the lifetime or immediately after death. Was anything said at all about the writing in the latter?
The lob. was buried in the grave that hal been already -No.
dowribed, and a large quantity of chloride of lime placed Did the prisoner hold the letter in his hand for a moment
in it to prevent any smell being perceived. But the and then return it to you or Fowler I-I believe that he
lime had a preservative effect to • certain extent and returned turned it to Me. Perhaps he held it in his hand for •
so enabled the remains to be examined as they had minute or two.
!wen. On the 10th of September the iirisoner bought Was the conversation going on whilst he WM holding the
half a hundred weight of lime, which was delivered at el, letter in his hand /-I cannot recollect. _
Whiteehapel-road, and subriequently removed to No. 215. Will you undertake lo say It was not 1-1 cannot say.
miring the year that hail elapsed the prisoner had paid Was the "ex ure yon spoke of the exposure of his
.1.1 5,,. • week to Miss Wilmore for the children up to being the father of illegitimate child n 1-Th at w it.
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lime, but the payments had been irregular since. The And that was what you meant by the expression it adll
tl . ory of the prosecution was that the prisoner had come be worse for you than for me r -Yea.
t, feel lately that it was safer that the body should be Do I understand you to say that it is by the smallnes of
re,,,0v01, and that the body had therefore been cut up her foot and leg snit the coheir of her hair that you speak
,ed awked up safely:, in order to remove it to the Hen of these remairui being your daughter's? -Yes.
fuel Chickeng, in ifie Borough. After work was over on Is there anything else upon which your belief is founded!
Sounlay afternoon, the Ilth in.tant, a young man named -A mark on one of her legs-that was • burn once, which
Stokes apaidol Wainwright to put the parcels in the cab, could be seen. I did not see that.
and it wt., owing to Stokes's intelligence that the cab was Mr. Begley :I am much obliged to you, So far as you
have seen thaw remains, there is no such mark /-I have
followed to the place where, if the police had not then
interfered, all traces of the murder would soon have been not seen it.
lost Wainwright had told a story of being offered mono N Mr. Benson : You mean • discoloured skin?
to remove the parcels, but the story was too idle an Witness : Not discoloured altogether. A mark such as
rahrelous for • wool to he wasted upon it. Ile was in • small-pox mark might be.
I' oosion of the key of the premises in the Borough, You mean a scar? -Yes ; rather a scar.
Sud ..II the 10th instant he purchased the American cloth By Mr. Bosley : There is one thing I cannot understand,
s.. I th.. ',se. that Is eind the par.ads. As to the identifi. but which you may perhaps be able to explain. You say
ration of Lane, it would be proved that the prisoner was PIM went away from home as quite a young girl with a
cciuiimiunlcatln with her up to the day of her diaappear- friend of hers, to work, as you thought, at some place in
soce. it,, WS, fount falsely accounting for her absence; Lendonl-Yea
lw was found in possession of the remains. The holy From time to time she came to see you and your family?
as, that of a woman of twenty-three years, five feet high, -YfaL
and oil° that bad had children, that bad small features, Was she on affectionate terms with the family I-Yea
50.1 light auburn hair; and all tlnae particulars agreed When she came house she was treated kindly and
with the description of Harriet Lane. Although tin- friendly 1-Yes,
married, she wore a wedding ring and a keeper and earrings. Now, are you accurate in saying that just before the
In the grave • ring and keeper were found- n the grate first baby was born she came to your house f -Yes.
at the warehouse earrings were found, aud button. had Did you know that she was in the family way I-Yes,
lion found at No. 215, which corresponded with buttons llow long had you known thatl-A mouth or two, or
fourel in her box. The evidence fully justified Wm (Mr. more-
Poland) in 'risking the suggestions he had made. Against You had forgiven her 1-Yes, I had fairly forgiven her.
Day the enly evidence was that she had met Wainwright Didn't you know who the father of her children wash-
Ii si pointment, and joined him in the rah. where she No,y, ,
remained while lie t. sac the first parcel into the lien and Was sne at the time called Mrs- King I -Yes.
Chalons. It wili not unnatural that she should be left in Who did you understand was Mr. King I-I didn't
the cab to prevent inquiry. She was not traced to No. know.
215, awl the prosecution (MI not propose to detain her. Did it never occur to you to push enauiries as to who
Mr. lb-mm-en: If she knew what the parcels contained, was the father of your young daughters child 1-No. I
shc mould lie acceasory after the fact, hail been given to understand it was some married man.
Mr. Poland: There is no evidence that she knew a Did you never know where this girl of yours was lying
rimnler had been committed, or that the knew what the in Ln odon 1-1 never did.
lan-' Is contained. Did none of her family go to nurse her when she was ill?
Mr. Benson :Is there any evidence that she was at- -Iler mother went, but I think only for • day.
guarded with Harriet Lone? Did her mother keep her address secret from you on
Mr. rivet : None whatever. The evidence against her Purpose 7-I don't know.
I. jted where it was on the last hearing. lie should have Then where she was in London was perfectly well known
allot that the cuts on the body are recent. He accepted to the family at the time 1-It was talked about, but I
the illepsition e t so far as they went, aud propose
li,! net ppose don't reiumnber it. liar mother is alive, but she won't be
I. recall Stoking He would now call evidence of identifier able to attend here ; she is so delicate and bad.
tie.. Elisabeth Taylor, examined by Mr. Poland: I am the
Mr. Lewis proposed to address the court on behalf of wife of William Taylor. Ile is a coachman. I live with
Ale-c !my. him at?, Clarendon-miles, Hydopark-square. My father
Mr. Iten4on could not bear hint now. Is John Lane. Harriet Lane was my youngest sister. 1
11, la4ai, wi,liel onder the circumstances, to apply for knew that she had two children. I cannot fix the defend
th. immediate discharge of hi, client There had ap- their birth. The tint child was born in 1872. She was
p. wed in the paper; stinteitts very detrimental to her living at the time at St. Peter's-street Hackney-road. She
ch oietcr. She had not been living with Wainwright. went by the name of Mra King. I knew who Mr. King
Si-. I;..iison : l'he impreorion was OW she was on terms was-he was Mr. Waiuwright lie was • brush maker,
uf .reat familiarity with him. living in Whitechapel I understood hint to be the father
m ~. 1,,,,,„,id bring "hien,e that there was nothing of nit, sister's two chiblren. Last year my sister wag living
agiiiet 11.• oral character. tier character was high. at 3, Sydney.square, Commercial-ruad. I have visited her
Mr. Benson : 1)o you, Mr. Poland, withdraw your pro there-more theft once. The lost time was the second
roution against her I week in August last year. That was the last time Ii aw
Mr. Poland : I di. her alive. After this visit to Sydney-square I heard of her
Mr. Benison :IS i you pi opera to call her as a witnes. I in September. I received • letter from a Mrs. Wilmer*.
Mr. P.dand could not say what course he would take. I have nut the letter. It has been destroyed by some one.
Mr. Lewis MA she would be taken back to her funuer I knew Mrs. % ihuore as a friend of my sister. In cones-
cuiploy at ogee. quenelle( what was in that letter I went to try and find
Mr. Maoism dismissed her front etotody, saying that he my sister. I went to Mrs. Wilinore. Ilelen Wilmore and
waa careful to make im remark at pre writ ;
_he hoped he I tried to find icy sister. We went to the prisoner'a. I
raiglit be able to do so when the evidence had been taken. saw him at the place where the fire was at 84,
1 hi- re4mit was received with g applause. Whited:lapel-road. My visit was before the tire.
The following evidence was then taken :- We both taw the prisoner. I had never seen
Winning Uradon was called and exantihed by Mr. him before. When I saw hint on that Mealtime it must
'Wand. Ile said he was an upholrterer, and managed the have been in the latter part of September last year. I
liwili,ei of Reoland. Son, and Co., Wl, Whiteehapel-road. said, "1 have come on a very unpleasant affair. Can you
11e knew the prisoner for the last Is years. Ile roam% tell me where tuy sister el- 1 called her my sister, Mrs.
sol.ll ' a piece of black American cloth. On the 10 King. I thi.l I Was Mrs. Taylor, her sister, lie said, "I
most, lie gold hint two yards, at sl per yard-Is. bi, for cannot tell yuu where she is; 1 only wish I could." lie
tWo yard, lie sold prisoner some American cloth last noel, "the day before your sister was miming I gave her
ta.t.i'ar. Ho said he wanted the cloth for packing up 115. and she said *he was going to Brighton." He
samples said she had left him and gone to Brighton with
John Pinnall, examined by Mr. Poland, Pahl :lam an some gentleman of large fortune. Ile said Ids name
earion, carrying on Inoinets at 214, Whitechapel-road. I was Freiko. It wee stated that a light had been
lime known the prisoner as a neighlsour for about 13 left in the shop in case she timid' return. Ile said,
year'. I knew he carried on begins,* at 215, next door. "Should you wish to write. direct Mrs. King, care of Mr.
'the prisoner recently eureka:Nal of me s nee pipe. That Wainwright, Whitachapel-road." Nothing further passed
w.i: on Friday. Sept. lOth, et our shop. The quantity was at that time. 1 was aware that Helen Wilmore was
eidht yards. It was between eleven and lialf-past eleven. taking care of my sister's children. I heard nothing more
Ile paid 2.1. for it.. Ile did not say what he wanted it for. about my sister for some weeks. I recelved a letter from
Tire now WWI of the quality of that produced to me, the prisoner, which 1 proluce. I received that letter
thmi Alt I cannot swear to it, before I saw him a second time. In consequence of that
Join Baylis, examined by Mr. Poland : I live in White. letter I went with Wilniore to seethe prisoner. That was
chapel-road. I ant an oilmen. I have known the prisoner about two months after the interview with the prisoner
18 years. 1 remember the prisoner occupying the two in September. Wilmore and I saw the prisoner. We
Lenges in Whiteehapelroad. In September of last year I heard nothing about my sister. I said, "By what I know
sold nose chloride of lime. In my book I find an entry, you have had some tidings of my sister. I said that
September la 171. I sold • quantity of Ali, the price front the letter. Ile said she had been seen in • cab, and
of whn•li sem Is. th.l. It was wail either to Mr. Wain. he added, "You may depend she is all right and in her
wright (or some one who represented him. It Was not business. They will be back again when they have had
raid lor at the time, and I can find no trace of their folly out,' I cannot remember whether anything
payment. It is booked to Wainwright There is no was said as to where the cab had been seen, or who saw
address. It Was packed up in a box. I did not deliver it her. He said his foreman had seen her in a cab. He did
eiv -elf. I .10 not know who delivered it. It was either not say who his foreman was. I said, "How about the
'sort for or it was sent by one of my porters. It was two dear children r lie said they were all right, and that
parted in a hoe and delivered. My impression is that it he was paying 255. • week. He said. "If she returns I
was &livered at No. SI. I never sold any chloride of shall not take her again. Can you blame me?" He said,
brim to the prisoner or his foreman at any other time to 'What I have
_pal for the keep of the children. I will
toy knowledge. The house, No. iii. is about 300 yards from continue to do. He said as soon as the eldest child was
my bourn. old enough to go to school he would send him. 1 taw him
John Lane, exit iiiiii ed by Mr. Peland : lam gas manager • third time-a few weektlater than the second interview.
at the Royal Gunpowder Works, Waltham Abbey. I live It was a very foggy oild day,
.about November. MIL
at imigamine-cottsee, Alextutdra-road, Waltham. lam • Wilmer° called with ins. We had net been abbe to tram
married moan. My wife is alive. I have seven children what had become of my sister. I saw him at his shop is
living, besides the one I have lost One of them, the Whitechapelroad. 'That was before the fire took plain. I
youngest, Was • daughter named Harriet. She was When I saw him he said he had received a letter '
bon% at Weymmah, in Dorsetaltire. She was ban on and telegram and that the letter was from Charing.
January 17, end was iu her 24th year. She was baptised crois, and thot the telegram was from Dover. He
tit Weymouth. hihe served out of her time with a went away and brought back a letter and • telegram,
niiillner and dreensaker. She went to London with acorn. which he read to nie. lie held them in his own hand, and
ismion of hers smut they worked together. In September appeared to read them. What he read from the letter
,if last year she was living somewhere in Whitis.hapel or was • statement, "I have the missing lady under my
the neighbourlimxt so for.' I knew, she used to come protection. I dare you or any one else to alum her in any
home to 5,-it me very frequently. She used to stay way." The telegram, I believe, was, -' We have now got
with us a week or ntore at • time, and sometimes for to Park. and mean to have a jolly spree." I don't know
a (lay. lam not certain, to a week or two, as to the from whom the letter we.. I thought he said the letter
thee 1 last saw her alive, but it is about twelve months came from the Charing-cross Hotel. Nothing further
*a.; I should think • week or two more than twelve paused then. I did not see the prisoner again,
_nor did I
mouths from the time I heani of this matter. I last saw hear any trace of any kind of my sister. last Wednesday
lidr when she was diem at Waltham, at my Melte. She I went with any husband to St Saviour's ehurch, South-
appoiresl to be in losid Loath. I knew that she had one week, and the inspector of police showed me • body. I
child, but not of any more. I never saw her alive after looked at it, and identified it by the back of the head. I
that .ice, . . Aosirding to my own judgment I knew believe it to be the body of my sister, Harriet Lane. I
:he was not married. I knew of tier going by the nameofbelieve so on account of- • decayed tooth on the side of
Mrs hula. I never saw • Mn, King. I have • daughter the upper jaw. The heir was very fair hair, of the same
roarrital, Fiisitheth Toylor. who lives with her husband in colour as that of my sister. I think my sister was not so
I. eribm. Afterwards not hearing from my other daughter, tall as myself. % a were never photographed together,
1 male inquirio centiuually about her. I began to inquire but she was photographed with another sister. Harriet
a few weelus after I last saw her, but could learn nothing was not so tall as myself, and was a small person. She
Wont her 'I remember hearing something about Mr. used to wear a wedding ring and keeper. They were
Ir,i;,e, That was about nine or ten months ego, and in ordinary gold rings. They were ordinary rings like those
~,,,a.,,,,enee I went to an oft. in Whiterhapei.road to. produced. My sitter wore earninroa. tly sitter used to
Mr. I.'reike, at an auctioneer's (Alice. I, with a friend, ibi her hair in a large plait at the back. fastened with
Mr. Fowler, inquired about my daughter. After these hair-pins, with • poi lamas: to that (one being placed
inquiries I went and saw the pi-owner. I had never Seen before the witness). She was very kind to her children.
hini ',More. Mr. Fowler was still with me. I saw the She and I were on very affectionate terms.
prisoner at his office in Whit...chapel-road. I only knew Cmes-examined by Mr. Begley: The only reasons for
him by the name I was told of Wantwright. When I saw my belief that the remains I have seen being those of my
1 I toll him who I was. I asked him, " What hasbecome sister are the colour of the hair, the decayed teeth, and
of uty daughter. I with to see her." I asked Wei if he the tied which gle wore at the back of the head.
hues whether my daughter was living_ or dead. I told Re-examined by Mr. Poland: I have not the slightest
him I was Harriet Lanes father. Ile said he knew nothing doillit in my own mind that the remains are those of my
of her that she was gone away with some other man of sister.
the name of Freik or Fricka the auctioneer of whom I By Mr. Benson :My sister's decayed tooth was in front.
have spoken. I said I was determined to find her out, and It was visible when the laughed. The letter produced
if I did not get knowledge from hire I would use stronger (the letter which was read) is in my sister Harriet's hand-
pewera his did not gave ins • proper description of the writing.
man she was said to have gone away with. I saw a letter Mr Ik-racy applied that a medical gentleman, on the
(banded in) written by my daughter, and I showed it to port of the defence, might be allowed to examine the
the prisoner, and I leituve he read it When I showed remains-
him the letter, I said it was in ory daughter's handwriting. Mr. Benson acquiericed. and it was arranged that the
Ico t say what he said when he had real it lie examination in question should take place next day, in
said that the letter was net written to the man that abs the presence of Meows. Larkin and Bond, on the part of
hot gone away with, lie said the luta she had gone away the prosecution.
sway with 1.4 very little, if any, utoUstarhe. Mr. Freike William Taylor: I live at 7, Clareridonanews, Ilyde-
bid a toeustache. park-square. I inn the Moband of the last witness. I
Mr. Beam, objected to the production of the letter, new the deceased woman. I knew that she passed by
Ps+ ire it was iiroluvol it -1. be shown that the prieiner the name of Mrs. King. I last saw her alive in August,
Lid Is knowledge of the contents of the letter. That was 1511. I saw her at my house. I went to Weymouth on
a hi'm the Proof tailed. Nothing was said of it in conver- Saturday, the 29th of August., 1871. My wife had preceded
maim me to a oymouth. I saw Mrs. King on the Tueaday or
Mr. Den4ow 'the Martha is as to receiving the letter Wednesday before-that was the last time I saw her
or flue reign of the osavereation. alive. I was at Weymouth for a fortnight, We received
Mr. l'olaud reed the tatter, all follows :- .
• letter at Chidhoe, near Yeovil, from Mrs. King. I
• genday „ight. burned it, I said to my wife we had better burn it at
f. My dear Mr. Fm—l trust you will panlon itv Wilting once. I know her handwriting.
to ~,u, bat I feel that a ought t., 0,„,t0„.tr0 for 4: roes hi: Was it about herself?
has tsar to you Last Ovate, war the I,jogn. I hams rseassw Mr. Besley objected-
from you. 1 have Isms ice) aurriel rod aottoyed during the Mr. Benson ruled that the date of the letter and the
41.0, which causel rite to be tery creitel. 1 Lel Sony sorry tugodwriting would be evidenos, but not the contents.
not you left me cher. I did not co out, as you ..6.d me Ily Mn, Poland : The date was about the 4th or sth of
not. I have thought 44 the subject we spoke of, tual think September. The letter was addressed to my wife, but I
Mutt if Merry said yountelf rill see we ketuorrow evening we saw it. We afterwards returned to London. With the
may be enabled to arrange matters muisfactorily. As the thee aseantion of that letter, we heard nothiag further about
it v. r) short, phase write by return red let me know it you Mrs. King, and my wife went to the prisoner to make
van or ill thould meet yeu roywhere Fr the future 1 will some inquiries. On Wednesday last! went with nty wife
premss to haute more ladylike. Bbould 1 not hear from you to the vestry-room at St Saviour's, and was shown per-
I shall conclude lam not forgiven.-I rennin, very truly yeti's, lions of • body which I say are the renuant of Harriet
(Signed) "L. use. Lane. I say so from the decayed tooth on the right hand
Witness, examined by Mr. Poland: I cannot remember side of the upper jaw. I recognieod the ball% I have no
half the word* that the prisoner did say during the doubt in my own mind on the subjiect.
Mllli:tinder id the conversation on the occasion of that Cress-examined by Mr. Beller: had given a dmeriP"
interview. Ile raid to um, "If it mutt come to an expo- tion to the police before I went to view tne remains. in
sure it lutist." I said, "I don't want to expose you, but addition to the decayed tooth and hair, the deceased had
If it door come out, it will he worse fcr you than it will • small hand, long fingers, and small foot,
for toe." By Mr. Benson: It was when we went to Chidhoe that
Did thything further pass I-I cannot remember any- we found the letter front Harriet Lane awaiting our
thing further. That was the only time I ever had any return-
hitery iew with him. At this stage (1 the proceedings, after some converse-
Now on Tuesday lest did
you hear that Wainwright was tion, it was decided that the further hearing of the case
in eustody I-Yes, last Tuesday Interning at about eight should he formally adjourned until the 2lith inst.
o'clock. Mr. heals y wishol to state that the person who took
Were you shown by Inspector Fox sotto! portions of a the lien and Chickens was named Thomaa Wainwright
body I- I was, sir. mo - - - was then removed from Use dock.
Are you able to say whine bely it was which you saw 1
-Directly I sew it I said, "That body is that of my
diushter. That is quite enough, I alai satiated."
How dia you know it was your daughter I-I knew by
her hair and her small frame and her smell foot and leg-
-17 the hair at the bath of her heed.
•

prisoner

THE MURDERED GIRL JANE, A NATIVE
OF WEYMOUTH
Considerable sensation was caused in Weymouth on
Wednesday aftarnoom by the discovery that the poor
girl Harriet Lane, believed to have been foully mut.

doted and hacked to pieces in LOWIOII, was a native of
Weymouth. Although about fifteen years have
elapsed since Mr. Lane awl his family left Weymouth,
and though Harriet could then have only been about
eight years of age, there were some who remembered
the little auburwhaired children of John Lane, the ,
foreman at the Gaehouse, and many who "knew all '
about" the father. Line is believed to have come to
Weymouth about 30 years ago, and then he was in
a very humble position. Whether he over worked as
a farm labourer near Weyn l th is uncertain; but he
was an active, ',willing clan, with much natural
ability, and he soon found work at charging the
retorts at the Gashouse. The works were then the
property ttf the late Mr. W. Wharton Bunion, and
Lane, by his cleverness and industry beclune foreman
for the late Mr. P. Dodson, who superintended the
works. He WAS also a very gotel gashtter, conbl turn
screws, and do many a handy job in the smithy. A
cottage was built for butt in what is now Mr. Snook's
garden adjoining North Quay, and here his family
were brought up till he left Weymouth. lie remained
foreman during the time of Mr. Philip Dodson, and
that of libt successor, Mr. Larkin; but when the
works were leaved to Mr. Church, who brought most
of his own staff, Mr. Church and Mr. Lane 800 n
parted, and the latter left Weymouth. He had one
son, Andrew, who was apprentexcl to Mr. Dodson, on
board the Aetram, and several daughters. Of these
the two youngest, including Harriet. sometime
attended Hope Chapel Sunday School ; Mr. T
Bailing was then superintendent, awl in old inhabitant
of Weymouth and attendant at Hope Chapel well
remembers collecting the clothing club money from
Harriet and an elder sister. A schoolmate of hers is
now employed on the lamps ; be says that on week
days they attended Holy Trinity School. Of the
elder sisters, one is said to have 11111.1TtrIl A gilder
named Andrews, employed by Mr. Hibbs, decorator,
and at least three others married Weymouth men,
including AS such Mr. TilylOr,
Family
who wasat one
time ill service in a gentleman's in Weymouth,
and whose father was aesociated with llichard Squibb,
aa a tranter or carrier. There are three families now
residing in Weymouth who are directly connected
with Lane's family by the inarriaea of the elder
daughters ; but it might be too painful to them to
mention their names. We may, however, talse the
opportunity of saying that Mr. Taylor, a present
workman of Mr. Hibbo's, is in no way connected
either with the Lanes or the Taylor family before-
mentioned. Mrs. Taylor was seen in Boot-lane about
a year ago ; but we have not been able to find whether
Harriet returned to Weymouth after the family left.
The last recollection of her seems to be that of her
schoolmate, who says she was a short stout child, with
auburn hair, and he any many others lenient the sad
fate of the poor girl, who might, but for being led
away to ruin in London, have been settled as well as
her sisters, in some decent, if humble, home. Wain-
wright is also personally known to at least one member
of the Town Council, who has done business with
him, and who is astounded at such a MAU being
charged with such a crime.

TIM ADJOURNZD INCEST.
The adjourned inquest was resumed on Friday.
The court having been constituted, the coroner said :
"An application has been made to too to allow the
remains to be buried. I cannot, however, allow this to be
done unless I ani fully satisfied that the medical men
appointed to examine the remains have come to some
definite conclusion, and till the inquest is concluded."
Mr. John !load Pinuell, colourman, 211, Whitechapel-
road, deposed to the purchase by Wainwright of eight
yards of rope on the 10th inst. It was similar rope to
what was found on the two parcels.
Mr. John Baylis, colourruan, 119, Whitechapel•reasi,
repeated his evidence gieen at the police•court relative to
the purchase by Wainwright of chloride of lime.
John Lane, of Waltham New Town, gas manager, said:
I have seen the remains in the deadhouse, and have no
doubt that they are those of my daughter Harriet.. I saw
her as naturally to Any mind as if she was living. She had
long fingers and small hands. She had a scar resulting
from a burn caused by a hot poker falling out on to her
leg. Cross-examined : Ido not know when 1 last saw the
scar on her leg. I recognise the remains by the hair, size
of feet and legs, and general appearance. I only wish I

could noL
Elizabeth Taylor. daughter of the last witness, and
William Taylor, her husband, repeated the evidence given
by them before the police magistrate.
William Graydon said he knew Wainwright, who had
been • neighbour of his for seventeen years. On Friday,
the 10th inst., witness sold him two yards of American
cloth, at Md. a yard, the wholesale price. It was of the
same colour, quality, and description as that wrapped
round the body. Witness was sharply cross-examined.
but said he was confident as to the day of the purchase.
leorge William Rogers, formerly Wainwright's manager
at Whitechapel, stated that he lived on his master's pre.
'irises. Recollected getting the chloride of lime spoken of
by Mr. Baylis. One day in the following October
witness's wife complained of a stench, and the lime was
afterwards taken away. Witness recognised the photo.
graph of Mrs. King (or Lane) as a person to whom he had
several times taken money at Wainwright's request.
Once lie took £2, and was instructed to say Wainwright
was laid up. Mrs. King was very angry, and coked why
Wainwright did not come himself. Afterwards she called
at the Aire to see Wainwright. Once, about the cud of
August, 1871, they seemol excited and quarrelsome. The
last time witness saw Mre. King was at the end of August.
Letters used toc addressed to Mr. King, which
Wainwright opened, but witness thought none came after
that time. Witness Hover told Wainwright that he had
seen Mrs. King in a cab, as Wainwright had stated.
Witness remembered in July, 1141, Wainwright giving
, him • six.chambered revolver to pledge, hut he brought at
, hack, not being alle to got more than VD. on it. It was
a very small involver.
Mr. Thomas Bond, surgeon at Westminster Hospital,
gave the results of a post morteei outniination. Death,
he considered, had taken place many months ago'
the dismemberment very recently. The cause of
death was two bullets found in the skulL I
examined the teeth, and there was one decayed on the
right side, next and outside to the canine tooth, It was
decayed down to the gum, and I should tLink it must have
caused • great deal of pain. At nay first examination I
noticed that the fingers were long and thin, and the feet
slender. I have been shown the pair of boota (produced),
and, measuring them I find they are half an inch longer
than the foot. I think they might have been worn by the
woman I saw. I made another exnauination, in the
presence of Dr. Larkin and Mr. Aubin, on Wi,,lnesday. I
made a special examination of the legs, Alla I found on the
right, below the knee-cap, the cicatrix of a sear, with an
amount of puckering of sound skin all round. It was at
the least one eighth of an inch in thickness, and it was
raised above the level of the skin. I formed an opinion
that it must have been caused by a burn, and not by a
scald. Chloride of lime would to a considerable extent
prevent • I.ly from decomposing. I analysed the remains
and found traces of chloride of lime. I saw at 215, White.
chapel.road, the place called a grave, and took out stone of
the earth, and it contained a large quantity of chloride of
lime. I saw no hair in the grave, but I was shown soille
loose hair by Inspector Fox, and it appears tome to he the
same as that on the head I examined. I was shown a
chopper, examined it, and found one or two light hairs.
andi they corresponded with the hair on the deceased's lies,
and with those given me by Inspector Fox. They corres-
pond in colour, texture, and brittleness, and also in coat-
ing of organic material. There was • little earthy matter
and some hairs on the spade... ,

In answer to a juryman. Dr. Bond said: I have a very
strong opinion that the deceased woman had had a child.
Mr. W. G. Larkin, surgeon, repeated his statement
before the magistrate, and said I entirely agree with Dr.
Bond's evidence. I found a third Millen in the padding
at the hark of the head. I think it must have struck at
the back of the head. The three bullets appeared to me
to he .4 the same sort. Some of the hairpins, of which
there was a large number, were broken and others were
bent.
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Mrs. Taylor, re-called by the Coroner, sail: I did not
notice that my sister had any prominent teeth in front.
The inquest was then adjourned for • week.
Dr. Aubyn, who was present in court for the defence,
and who has not yet been examined, is believed to fully
endorse all Dr. Bond has stated. The result of his inves-
tigation will be made known at the next sitting.

The Dail,, refrgrank says Alice Day has supplied a state-
ment of her connection with Wainwright It teas follows:
—I have been on the stage nine years altogether, first at
the Pavilion, when it was under the management of
Messrs. D'Auban and Warde. Latterly I have played •
little in character parts, and on that Saturday night—
which I shall always have cause to rentember—l was to
have appeared in "The Woman in Red." I made the
acquaintance of Wainwright several years ago, lie having
been a constant visitor behind the scenee for a long time
before I went into the theatre, in fact until the last few
months he seemed to be as free of the stage as the stage-
manager himself. It was his habit to converse with every-
body, hut not more with me than with anybody else
amongst the ladies of the ballet At times, however, he
showed me somewhat more special attention, and occasion-
ally—and, I must admit, thoughtleitaly—l accompanied
him, when not engaged at the Pavilion, to the West-End
theatres. Ile never saw me home in his life on any
occasion; but I have, in the company of others, partaken
of refreshments with him at various public-houses in the
neighbourhood of the theatre. I have leon in one or other
of his shops many times, but it has always been when his
shopmen have been there, or I have been accompanied by
some female friend, lie would send for champagne and
sandwiches for ths members of the ballet corps, and as he
was a favourite with all, nobody felt any reason for
declining his kindness. It has been said that! frequently
met him by appointment at times when I was not going
with him to the theatres; but all such scandalous reports I
strenuously deny. I attended rehearsal on the Saturday
afternoon, and afterwards went to the treasury at the East
London Theatre for my week's salary, with which I pro-
ceeded home, where I remained till after four o'clock. Then
I took a walk, and meeting with one of the company, I
went with him into the Duke of Clarence inn at the corner
of Greenfield-street, and we had some refreshment there.
I had come out of the public.house, and had just parted
with my friend, when I turned and saw Wainwright
coming towards the spot where I was standing,
and, as I thought, coming towards the tavern. I said to
him " Wainwright, where are you going? I
am going for a walk to nass an hour away until it is time
for business." " Then 'he said quickly, "collie along
with me to London Bridge," and I said, " If I do go with
you, you must bring me back by a quarter to W 1... Ile
said, " All right; I have • cab waiting." Accordingly I
followed hint, at a distance of about two yards', to a four-
wheeled cob that was standing near a chemist'a shop. Ile
opened the door of the cab, and I got in. I did not see
Stokes, neither did I hear where the cabman was directed
to go. The cab turned, and we proceeded, as I supposed,
towards the City. On the front ',eat, lying side by side,
were two parcels packed in American cloth. I Ilii not
take any particular notice of them, an I fuel before
accompanied him with sunilsr parcels to warehouses in the
City. I was not at all inquisitive, and Wainwrieht, whose
habit it was sometimes to be silent, did nut tell um what
they contained, but gave me • newspaper and said, "item'
that, I have got something to think
.about." As he was
smoking • cigar, I did not at find notice any smell; but, as
Iwe proceeded, did
noticesomething smelling very un-
pleasantly, which I attributed to the action of the sun on
the American leather, There was nothing said about the
parcels containing hair; in fact, he never spoke one word
after giving me the newspaper, until we stopped at aulllo
Waist like a bank on the. other side of London Bridge.
thica ha said, "I sin going to take these parcels to a
warehouse round the corner here. I'll take one first, and
If the warehouse is open l'U leave it and come back for the
other. My business for the night will then be concluded.
and I shall have nothing more to do." I waited in the catt
when the policeman came up, when I became I so flurried
did not know what I said. It lias been stated that I sail
I was waiting for nay husband, and, in my agitated state I
may have said so. I have already said that I was not at
the place of meeting by appointment, but by mere
accident. I never heard Wainwright speak of Mrs King
—never. Her name was never mentioned to me, and I
never saw her, to my knowledge, I never knew that be
knew such • person, and I never saw them together. I
never heard that he had illegitimate children—not even a
whisper about it—till now. He :emit have been very itniet
about it. There is no truth in the assertion that Mrs.
King had semi me and Wainwright together, or that she
ever threatened toe.
The preliminary examination of the mutilated remains
has been made by Dr. Aubin, on behalf of the defence.
There were also present Dr. Bond, lecturer on forensic
medicine to the Westminster Hospital, and Dr. Larkin.
The examination occupied • considerable mime. Although
the bullet marks spoken of are plainly visible,some dont da
are statenl to be entertained as to whether the remains are
those of a person who ever borne children. Should this
tar, out to be correct it will greatly complicate matters,
as it is conclusively proved that Harriet Lane, whose
body the prosecution assumes it to be, was the mother of
two.

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