The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-10-19 00:00:00

INQUEST.

The adjourned inquest on the remain, found in the
possession of Henry Wainwright, who was on Wednesday
committed for murder at the Southwark Police Court, was
resumed on Thursday, before Mr. Coroner Payne, at the
vestry of St. Saviour e, Southwark.
Mr. Poland appeared for Use Treasury, and Mr. Beeler
watched the proceedings on behalf of Henry Wainwright.
Arthur Con. Bin M, stated that shortly after five o'clock
on the evening on the Ilth he was on duty In the Borough,
when the witness Stokes pointed out a four-wheeled cab
to him. There wu a woman sitting on the back seat,
and two parcels, on the front seat covered with American
cloth. In • short time he Saw Henry Wainwright come
from the direction of the Hen and Chickens and open cab
door, lie took out • parcel which was lying on the front
seat The policeman Turner said, " Mut are you doing
with that parcel?" Wainwright took a cigar from Isis
mouth, laughed, and said, "All right policeman, I am
only waiting for • friend of wine. %%lay do you interfere
with user Witness said "We have received inform-
ation that whatever you have got in that parcel is wrong."
The witness than proceeded to repeat his evidence to the
same effect as that given hy bins at the police court.
William Andresen, the caiman who was called by
Ileury Wainwright on the day in question, repeated his
evidence LS given at the magisterial inquiry. After
picking up the young lady Henry Wainwright told him
to drive until he was told to stop, and he was told to stop
at the owne.r of the London and County Bank. As soon as
llenryWaiusTight had gone away with the parcels two
constable. CAM) up, and afterwards they all went to the
police station.
The witness Andrews, in cross-examination, said that
he neither saw any person running after the cab nor
heard anyone calling during the journey from Whiteehapel
to Southwark.
Chief-inspector Macdonald proved the finding of the
wedding-ring, keeper, jet-buttons, and ear-rings, all of
which are Resumed to have belonged to Harriet Lana
By Mr. Begley : The articles spoken of were found
amongst some ashes, but with,. could not say if such
ashes contained the burned dcbrU of some clothing or

Inspector Fox deposed that the wedding-ring. keeper,
and buttons spoken of by the !sat witness were handed to'
him (witness). and were the same as those produced to the
various witnesses in the case of the coroner's and magisterial
inquires. Two buttons (produced) were ulituned from
M. Taylor, the brother-in-law of Harriet Lane, and were
drum, to tho.e found by the het witn`42*
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor identified the two buttons pro-
duced as those taken from Harriet Lanes box.
~(hwege William Rogers, a former manager to Henry
wsin.riirb t, proved that to that hest of his belief the
letter signed ' K Frieake, and addressed to Miss Wll-
more from the Charing Crow Hotel, wits in the hand-
writing of the prisoner Thomas Wainwright.
The whole of the witnevses were then called forward and
their evidence read over to then, by the coroner, and then
he MUD nit.) sip the evidence.
Without leaving the court the foreman consulted each of
his colleagues, and in four minutes returned their unanim-
ous conclusion— " We dud that the mutilated body is that

of Harriet Lane, and that sho wu wilfully murdered by
Henry Wainwright
The Foreman added—The jury wish me to state that
they quite endorse what the I ranted coroner said as
regards the witness iitokes, and at the rune tinle desire to
give their opinion in regard to the police in this matter.
They think that lusoector Fox has shown • great deal of
activity energy in this eau, and they also wish to mention
the two policemen. Cox and Turner—the two men who
arrested Wainwright, and who in their opinion 'bowed they
were to men who knew their duty and did not
hesitate to do it. The jury hope that the 4entlomen repre-
senting the Treasury will take the conduct of these men
into their consideration.