The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-09-25 00:00:00

.TEcHAPEL-ROAD MYSTERY.

Tees&
keio --I Morning being appointed for
Day,for theehexaragmeid-
k 11 of Efenry Wainwright and Alice sttililaVing in their possession the mutilated body of
t 1 SOn
ha eniilt female, at present unknown (d embeen murdered), at High-street, u
Borough,
to
oroupgh,
persons
s k Polioe-court was crowded with ere
011,04 to Witness the proceedings. Owing,
s Precautions taken by the officials,. however,
"e carried
that existed
Oe e, out preventing the coarrangements
:4 t eXanaination. nfusinarran
as
bleiko earlY as nine o'clock hundreds of people assem-
aq_th at the front of
in
court in Blackman-street
016e.'l Public entrance n Montague-street, with the
ew ot witnessing the arrival of the prisoners, but
llset Were Privately brought to the court at an earlier
z, and placed in the cells. Shortly after
fri:;,7,41 Mr. Louis Lewis who was retained h h
y the
o
;kis of Alic Day,had' an interview with her.
• nth
it tee, ,e_e caae being called a way
w ice Day first
t tett, eligh the mass of spe.ctators:
was with difficulty
tNote,ed the dock, billowed immediately by the pri-
esi,„' Waiaiwright. The former appeared perfectly
anxiety.
elle' kid collected, and apparently free from
_ace eceller
Wore a blue waterproof dress, with a cape, 1
and blask hat and veil placed far back on
shheer
;•, It burn hair, well brushed from the forehead.
and
. t4til4 fair complexion, slightly sharp, but regular lath"' e,tgaging features, and is of medium height slim
'. s I.,7,tnan robust in figure. , tioci.'q and determined-lookinWrga.="!
. km: With head thro back, chest P
stood. in the
ordinarily
li" fro-d...191ded in front of him. He was drerosraseuldeinnt,blaanoccl_
'lii: blt-ei noeict with white shirt turn-down collar., and
; tfis hil,,et• --•-•. s almost concealed by a full brown Dean.
!.. a tath 1r Is bushy and curly, and falls back. from
17
II
ed
pale
rail
' l'olt et
high, broad forehead. On first appearing h. e
smite d Wed nervous, and
s "P aighs and oecasionally clutching
was
,aPlosared t observed
theto
*l4 e '4'4
with agitated grasp. .In a few moments,
t all' pre_ , 0 recover self-possession, and throughout
1 tist.el Clnd s staternent and the hearing of the evi-
-410014 6 tnaintained an unmoved demeanour, though
4., e,Yers' Pais and anxious.
' V,,,'Osee4fziand, instructed by the Treasury solicitor,
' alte4"4; and Mr. Begley, instructed by
of
Itettoll. , defehded Wainwright; Mr. Louis Lewis, I
~..kr ? gi....4ttlens defended the female.
.14°t7ftd,taddressing the Magistrate' y, to conduct
e, Piese„,„ nstrUctions from the Treasur
..e_ainwright,
said: I am here,
against the prisoner Henryo Nv
With le "as lan oe 1
possession of
tee a Dark e cas on he was beforey
theu , was charged,
kihkitilitt,, b "Y his side, with being in n
The charge I
telt aterte-Labeedy of a Person unknown. The
*new. murder
theyotieg teeteee against him is that ea
e 57,10 I te,eeeTill tiatned Harriet Lane, and in mak ng this
t:sCleter::, At ia but right to state that the Treasury
has
tf4", to etl,:',,sa ditty, Under all the circumstanceseeesa since
D,telloeitt"„"e Police all the legal aid sedettic;Y examination before you necessary.
yesterday week,
that I should.
jta ehenr has been made by the police to ascertain
%ate, ee'a elite, and it may be convenient _
case,
"ti.(i I will do 'ao briefly, an outline of the ue afterwards proved to you by the evidence.m
'of witnesses whom we shall call. The _
has "'Y Wainwright, is a married man,
aa d brush-
_F carried on business aesr
e b last year
alaa4..,tvient;lttle:ehapetrsoV
age, and
atecr
t Wainwright i
inc two
ie
17:itreed with her for since time. he. S had w
, and another sub-
ler°
VielZ nriehtto... ehi6le 87ot the children, and
-aw '
wet I.a
kat
1874. Lane
,t that there had been some bickerings
pt Wainwright. In Septemb_enr, 44
t4t N,
as Wilmore
eldneY-square, Mile-end. 0 the 11th of
left those lodgings, and went,.
h ch had been
Serf "4144 at 215, Whitechapel-road,
tete Jul kr Preinises of Wainwright. y"Those premises
d unoccupied,
loeftetre efefri
tanY person was c, ncelr3ne
the
name pn.
kite Atter th (''';' business purposes y was never seen
tee Out, e llth of September Lane
tlett.afeter 4"e. 12th, Mrs. Wilmore expected to see her,
tt "s bed 1 `ew days her relations were ma de aware
tetti e eft
titllt i
83'dneeesquare La
. ne had been In the
that
e habit
slater, Mrs. Taylor, weekly, hut _r et a,
n°thing concerning
her sister's fate. Wain-
eofe,es rierf
e_ola the Subject, and he said that he had seen
and
had
,isis ,aitay „,Y after she had left her lodgings, St ' telege-„,„"4 a Man named Freake, and showed a letter
e'lltellere haO
ci7. DorPorting to come from the
ze....ne na
Off with Lane to the Continent.
e,.sta Mrs.
n .
s ii:ge, 1)47 receive
o was
!iii'mac of tell'eee.
_re was no doubt Wainwright s statementd.
Other
d a letter purporting, t come from
es ;not wiZeueeds, as Mr. Freaks) would be called.
bq.e...414 tila.'t
the
lle n'ade of de prisoner, and on one
workmenoccasion
ill D"at-str- ..a had been seen by one of his sDtasseeti:ee The state of the body, it is suggested by
klt 'll'alid 1 11. show that she was murdered in the Wehwitaes-
,thatl,,et,scl te.,.BsDtembes, 1874. It is suggested that sh
suggested
el, seee,tttee."„%etY Wainwright, and it was also
last
ae Zee% —..nrder she was buried there. Since the
__
_,..
ep,141',) kid .11 the medical officers (elr. Larkin and ° M
13444110 e itandla, ed the body, and theythe
terfet; two ha; the woman had been shot on thee
frac.
had comeh
pre-
tee • ,:tliciita were found in the head, d
t the back
eti te. tie, Ake', was au old one. A . thirdaabullet was
etie e sleet eey some of the padding a-
ring life-
eiteeriieree,,elne throat was cut, either (1
Wailil`.,,thewi'Bl7;tely after death. The woman being so mar-
,stliteie hitt %lilted
the body
in the grave on the premises, and there
14,1'144r at for the purpose of preventing sktert.e• Th.ge,cinahtity of chloride of lime was placed in
lre
'lts.- ti dee."'" Was a grave mistake for it did not have
theseiber,i-pYine all traces of the 'body. On the 10th of
210!„..,delivWeie' 11;ailiveright ordered a half cwt. of lime, and
th id
tir 84, and was afterwards removed to No.
s , t
e .P.e. , eroad,
ttltettaelle. It would
u-'sled. le
-n'l4 WhOtla it is alleged the chloride of lime was
Atee?oleee
ierr, leees ~,aitiel the ti s Mr. Bayliss. Since Sep-
Nteore for,teiaineight haderelAlarly.paid 2es. per week to
at
ies,ast4bia„ce well Maintenance of the children up to June,
.5 -5 tfAth dine the payments had not been so regular.
.
tilt a tte4obe Dresent month, observations had been m de
08 from from the premises, and no. donna!
clefe ot letteeeeught it advisable to remove.the remains to 0
Attegiihe efl.fir• The learned counsel next Pro
set'alb%a,n,,,clotlie„ile'ee given at the first investigation. _
_Thep.
eeeded_te
rone were purchased on the 10th of S
treelicooeet
„ene the day before the removal of the remains.
Possession of the body was that the parcels
it
-att tti'i)o tidinuita to carry them to the Borough, but 3 a
ka4,,, at the el°lls a story to dwell upon. It w
!eseloas in eeased had children by the male pri,soanl!...,,
eoe,„ills to eeetant communication with him up to il,leol-14,_
11-1 ebeerfr. disappearance. The -body was that 1 a
ailb'ts.'ead had wenty-three years of age, about El t. high,
Nii,,-;:., he,4, children, who had small f eatures and light
c 4 '4'1%4 ' and in all theseparticulars coincided with the
Lel a Wed (?t liarriet
t tote, ding ria Lane Shewas in the habit of wear-
l't,s4. haee foal !: keeper, earrings, a dress with jet
ftleb„.lic is'eeell'e Were ,clerbepn found at 215, Whitechapel-
-0414. neoesesatery
amtrcuttpstanpereeshwmhinicahry he thought
stage
he
es,
_il Oast to t !Ili conclusion, With reference to Day,thnee
'N. Mlence.' as the prosecution was concerned.,
~atteeleir ei against her was that the male Pris Fla
get,....
eu e the reel' '
V tiu- ilze, eeeaPneintlelent. Waitiwright was smoking
ttt,7 216 and Chickens ••
niained in the cab until their arrival
keret,' e,hiteeh n
000
rc,e
dbut there was nothing to trace
I,AI t the intention of
t
leca vse4tltiflT, to Reit for tier dlettelrntion,ebiat he thought the
`fLei kenifr dfted in the step they had taken.
be
enotee
nown e
e 4411 at"
i the contents of the
t‘ol4' reeled r act she had kcessory after the fact.
ati°,lll that itraarked
l ii
that th ffi
ere was not sufficient evidence
with ce
a'. able t eee'v„ase, acnnainted the contents. _ any acquaintance between Lane and
'ls i -.edlsai
Nte,ry recettaiidence showed that the cutting of the NI body
4_4 he
lerat'lshicona and evidently took place for the more coil.
o.ft body.
thien„ d he fplied he had been instructed by the friends
k of
t• M
in
ake a statement showing her
.
-.4lllleittpa egatded Wainwright. There had appeared sefreg t Der* statethents that Day and Wainwright had
le
ks 1,474 a°geeotheleT.; s•nd he. Was instructed to give
L teb6-ar hiorte, eete denial, as there was no those
allegation
Zile lob' teeet oheelaraeter. 11e had every testimony present
wi
ii.°_aslts•Pr aasoeif t °ter. a
very nd it would be hard for her
tereleee discharge
' d. th thia terrible and horrible crime.
ee -4 left tee e, with an expressioneof opinion
totes tiai,foe_ volert without any suspicion.
able•llee tKea'ile : 1 ara not likely to express any opinion.
_.
'I
%II ot re, fo cievi_ wil
dence has been taken that it lbe justil.
I e
61%,,erd0' (Apeet.4l": plicate my opinion. You are now d '%se • nng 'we, .
lately ieflail exclalined, " Oh ! thank you, Sir," and
.(ti e the Court, ,
Y ),I rat
110.1.3,,,,t44. I:lolttlf,4ll,esiisecsllal,e,d.w.as William Graydon. Examined
manager to
~t'klektieet Wilaclie?„,,° , 83, Nhiteataa"laPhaltrleLie known the
-441 t -4 Atut-i",ght 17 ore 18Peyera°ras.d. I sold him some
NI t,WO cloo,t.ceean cloth on Friday, the 10th between one
elon7" ene quantity was two yards, at Bd. per yard,
aoso;alhe ":67,.,,hroduced is k similar to that I sold him. I sold itecifetteitieleric,nl cloth in October, 1874. He has an
was f The .Priaoner occasion of his last
petesee,e--rotee 4italieeeservice of ' on the occMr. Martin, corn chandler,
-eemetciba'_
.. te hapeL
ler. Besley : The account of 1874 is rin-
IN "able
es' clo
d eocei lor the cloth on the 10th inst. I haye sold
l'sry4llc t "i!th
nn Prev iousoccasions. My attention
wlefbalernmok° tidit'case on tlae 13th inst. The material is
teteet.ta ine4illatrate: I sold him American cloth when he
was usedforwrapping up traveller's
aqiqa4l4,,_rioel .
lestee whitetnell laid : lam an oilman, and have a shop
usq,. enrsere„,apel•road. I have known the prisoner' as a
tarti: '4 leeelL%nt thirteen years and that he was in occu-
hk 404 boiqs in the Rama ioad, where he formerly
)14(14111 Ytid4,:iiess. The prisoeTer purchased eight yards of
Whaft lierelitie 10th inst., between 11 and 11.30 in the
leolel htzt cl 2cl. for it The rope produced resembles
141 is 4"eine‘i. b
Itlthips4istin4 14
a Besley : I cut the rope off a ball
th ,116,e;eY.Possession.
hete.4 loloZola anl live at 149, Whitechapel-road,and am
about
eereenther libloaveckunowinngthse4d 215 e White-
anprisoner for
,niber, 018e74,p3'1 sold some chloride of
ly book and the date 10th September I
e of lime at the rate of les, per cwt. _ 1
'1 sold it; it was etther Wainwright
•
entry is in ray own handwriting.
resumed : It was not, nor has it been
ly entered to Wainwright. It is booked
Sad wr au account with me. It was packed
Who delivered it. It is my impression
Whitechapel-road. I knew fla prt.
I don't remember selling
etc.
he
chloride of lime on any other oa
e ,
,
ny Ur. •
account Besley : I cannot say who brought
that
,ek it away with the chloride of lime,
It weul with the tisoner. so I did net,
d not be ePptered jilt were paid
I saw the prisoner in reference to
I reinember 'the aale took place in the
on which I sold it. ,
: I don't keep any record of shop trans-
la paid over the counter.
'lager at the Royal Gunpowder Works,
: I live at Jessamine Cottage, Aleian-
wn. lam a married man, and my
in before I lost the one I
'daughters altogether. The
d was born in Weymouth, on
brought up sea milliner and
came to London witha Corn-
sober last year she was living' as I knew, but I have never
el r
Y came home to visit us, andv,
na
at others not more the
aw her alive was at Waltha,T,
m
, onths previous to this cs
in good health. I thatknew.r
..
know of any more. Ace? cl
w that she was not married,
a had been. I knew that she
'Up ta the last time I saw
r King. I have a daughter
her
ln t er
s.
ually about her
yes in London with her hin
before I persevered in _ W.
become en
aft
all what had
Freak° very soon after f_h
was
onse.
I
ten months aeo. ln____ o
iOneer's office in the White.
A. friend went with me, and
After, that I went to see the.
e. I was
;en before in ray lit
shop was called Wainwright.
_ friend.
did Mr. Fowler, my I
ewanted to see her, dead or
Jof my daughter? I wish
gone
;e
Mr, but that she was gonem
? away.e.
said the •man's name was re
fin 'r could
her out, and' that if -
that I must put it into hands

k win
tttio'4444ber'
qer,
dh° •,
w,tB A
ten doiabt
Ilvii44ne and •
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1

ldren

were-s.e;"

rlet,

‘ez, an,
'lvards
SeptE

eohtinl
elapsed
,Ut at
Alr

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of stronger powers. Mr. Fowler showed him a letter which
Mr. Freake had given to me. It was a letter written by my
daughter Harriet, and the letter produced is the one
referred to. When I showed Wainwright the letter I said it
was a letter I had received from Fseake in my daughter's
own handwriting. Wainwright took the letter and read it
but I cant remember what was said about it. He said that
the person to whom the letter was written was not the man
Isla, had gone away with. The prisoner said the man had a
clean face, and very little moustache, if any—Mr. Freake
had a moustache.
By Mr. Besley : I can't swear that the prisoner read any
letter, but he opened it. He did not read it out aloud, nor
say anything concerning what was in the letter.

Mr. Poland proposed to put the letter in evidence.
The Magistrate (to witness) : Can you read handwriting
Witness: No, Sir, but very little: but I know my daugh-
ter's writing.
The Magistrate: Then, Mr. Poland, do you think you can
put this in evidence?

Mr. Besley : I object to the letter being put in. It is
alleged, but not definitely sworn to, that the letter was
read by the prisoner, and until it can be shown that he
had knowledge of the contents of the letter I must press
my objection.

After questioning the witness, the Magistrate admitted the
letter, which was read by Mr. Poland, and was as follows :
"Sunday Night. —My dear Mr. Freake, I trust you will
pardon me in writing to you, but I feel I ought to apologist)
for my rude behaviour to you last evening, after the kind-
ness I have received from you. I had been very worried
and annoyed during the day, which caused me to be very
excited. I felt very sorry you left me so cross. I did not
go out as you wished me not to. I have well considered the
subject we were speaking of, and think that if Harry and
yourself were to see me to-morrow evening we might be able
to arrange matters satisfactorily, as the time is now very
short. Please write by return, and let me know if you will
call, or if I shall meet you anywhere. For the future I
will promise to behave more ladylike. Should I not hear
from you I shall conclude you will not forgive me.—l
remain, ever yours truly, L. Mara."
Examination continued: Wainwright said when I told him
the case would have to go into stronger hands that if it
must be exposed it must be exposed, and that I should suffer
more than he did Last Tuesday I heard that Wainwright
was in custody. I was shown by Inspector Fox some.
portions of a body. Directly I saw them I said, "That is
my daughter Harriet. That is quite enough. lam satis-
fied." I knew it by her hair on the back of her head, her
frame, and her foot and legs. lam quite satisfied of it, and
nothing can turn me. Her hair was light sandy or
mahogany. I should say the outside of her height was five
feet.

Cross-examined by Mr. Besley : I have lived in the manu-
factory twelve years. Mrs Bray, the milliner, lived at
Waltham Cros., and my daughter was
.there. Harriet came
home to sleep at nights. She ceased to be a member of my
family about three and a half or four years ago. She left
Mrs. Bray to come London about four years ago. Sometimes I
have not heard of her for six weeks. I never entered any
lodgings which she occupied. I heard before last Christmas
that Harriet had two children some time after she was
absent. I heard of it from some member of my family.
Two or three months before she was confined of the
first child, I knew that her confinement was expected.
She was with us within a few days of the first birth. She
had no necessity to come to me for money after the child
was born. I cannot read writing, but I can recognise her
handwriting when I see it. The last time I saw her was, I
believe, in August. I cannot remember the date when she
stayed at my house for a week. I never called her Mrs. King.
I did not seek to see the person who gave her the change of
name. It was announced in the Waltham paper. I think it is
since Christmas that Fowler and I called on Wainwright.
We remained with him about a quarter of an hour. I have
told everything I can recollect of our conversation. I can-
not say whether one single syllable was said about the
contents of the letter by Wainwright. Fowler said, "It
is very strange that Freake knows nothing about the letter."
Fowler read the letter to me before we arrived at Wain-
wright's. The latter held the letter in his hand for a
minute or two, but I cannot say whether a conversation
was going on while he held it. The exposure referred to was
that he had illegitimate children. I recognised her by the
smallness of her foot and leg, and by the colour of her hair.
She had a scald and a barn on one of her legs, but I have not
examined sufficiently close to see if there is such a mark on
the body. There are two daughters shorter than Harriet

Pe-examined by Mr. Poland: I have not seen the scar on
Harriet's leg for more than ten years. I cannot remember
on which lee it was. Abaut four years ago she was pub-
lished in a Waltham paper, stating that she had married, and
wished in future to be known by the name of Mrs. King.

By the Magistrate: She was always affectionate to her
mother and sisters. I fairly forgave her for being in the
family way before she was confined. She was then called
King. I did not know who King was, but I had been given
to understand that he was a married man. My wife at-
tended her at her conflaement. Where she was in London
was known to her mother and sisters.

Elizabeth Taylor, daughter of the last witness, and wife of
William Taylor, coachman, 7, Clarendon-mews, Hyde-park-
equate, said: Harriet Lane was my youngest sister. I knew
she had two children, but I cannot give you the dates of the
births. The first was born in 1872, and she was then living
In St Peter-street, Hackney-road. She went by the name of
Mrs. King. I knew that Mr. King was Mr. Wainwright,
brushmaZgr, of Whitechapel, and I understood he was
the father of the two children. My sister was living at
3, Sydney-square, Commercial-road, last year, and I
visited her there more than once. The last time was
the second week in August. The children were living
with her. That is the last time I saw her alive. She
occasionally visited me at my home—once a week or a
fortnight, and if I did not see her she would write a
letter to me. This has been her custom since the birth
of her first child. I had a letter from Mrs. Wilmore in Sep-
tember, 1874, on my return from Devonshire. I destroyed
that letter. In consequence of the contents of the letter I
endeavoured to find my sister. It is Miss Wilmore who
wrote it. I went to see her, and we both endeavoured to find
Harriet. We went to the prisoner's house at 84, White-
chapel-road. Our visit was before the fire. We saw the
prisoner, whom I had never seen before. It was about the
latter part of September I should say. I said, "I am come
on a very unpleasant affair: can you tell me where my slater,
Mrs. King, is?" I said, "I am Mrs Taylor, her sister, and
that you can see." He said, "Oh yes, I have no doubt
about that I cannot tall you where she is ; I only wish I
could. I saw her the day before she was missing, and I gave
her £l5, and she said she was going to Brighton. I gave her
£lO the last day she was seen to get an outfit, and she got it
In Whitechapel." He further said that she had left him and
gone to Brighton with some gentleman who had come into a
large fortune. He said the name was Freake, and he dare-
say that as soon as the fortune was spent they would return
again. The prisoner said he thought the day she was missing
that she had gone to the Pavilion, and he wafted at his shop
until ten o'clock at night, thinking she would return, but she
did not come. The prisoner told me he went to Brighton
to see her there, but he could not see her. He did not say
when he went. I asked him to let me know when he heard
from her, and he said he would do his best to find her. I
gave him my address, and he wrote itedown. I said nothing
about the children on that occasion. He asked me if I wrote
to him kindly to address the letter to Mr. King, care of Mr.
Wainwright. I heard nothing about my sister for about two
months, when I received a letter from the prisoner. I pro-
duce it. After I received it, and in consequence of it,
I saw him a second time, I was anompanied by Helen
Wilmore, and we went to 84., Whitechapel-road. I had
heard nothing about my sister up to that time. I did
not take a letter with me. I said, "From what I
hear you have heard some tidings of my sister?" I
don't think I mentioned the letter at all to him. He
said he had heard his foreman say that he had seen her in a
cab, that I might depend she was all right and in her
luxuries, and 'that she would be back again when they had
their frolic out. I then said, "How about the two dear chil-
dren?" He said they were all right under the care of Mrs.
Wilmore, and that he was paying 25s a week, and he asked
melt I did not think that a handsome payment. I replied
that I did. He said, "If she returns again I shan't take
her to hand; can' you blame me ?" I. said, "Not under
the present circumstances." He said, "What I have paid
for the keep of the children I will continue to do. As
soon as the first child is old enough to go le school I
will have it educated." I. saw the prisoner three times,
the third time about November, I think. I was again accom-
panied by Miss Wilmore, and we again saw him at the same
shop. This was before the fire. I called to make inquiries
whether he knew anything of my sister. He said he had re-
ceived a letter from Charing-cross Hotel and a telegram from
Dover. He went away and brought a letter, and telegram
and read them to us. He held them in his own hand and ap-
peared to read. He read--" I have the missing lady under
my protection. I dare you or anyone else to annoy her in any
way." The telegram he read as follows :—" We are now off to
Paris, and mean to have a jolly spree." I don't think he said
who the letter or telegram came from. I did not see the pri-
soner again, nor did I hear of any trace of my sister. Last
Wednesday I went with my husband to St. Saviour's
Church, and was shown the body by Inspector Fox. I
looked at it and I identified it by the hair at the bask dtlie
head as the body of my sister, Lifirriet Lane. She had a
decayed tooth on the right hand side of the upper jaw, and
I saw it on Wednesday. Her hair was very fair. She was
not as tall as I am. She was very small. She wore a gold
wedding ring and keeper similar to those produced ; she also
wore earrings. She used to wear a large pad (like one pro-
duced) at the back of her head fastened with hair )ins. She
was very fond of her children, and she and I were on affec-
tionate terms.

Cross-examined by Mr. Bosley: I have no children of my
own, but we have a nephew living with us. We returned
from Devonshire in September, 1374, and I then found the
letter. I knew that Harriet lived at five or six different
places while in London. I can't say how many letters I re-
ceived in 1873. Last year 1 teceived two.or three from her
I did not keep the letters. I saw her about a fortnight be-
fore going to Devonshire, about the second week in August,
and I received no letter from her before going into the
country. At my first interview with the prisoner, I referred
to my likeness to my sister. Mrs. Wilmore then fixed the
time of Harriet being missing, and of the last day she had
Been her. I understood him to say that he expected her and
some one else to come back from the Pavilion to his place of
business. I understood that he referred to Freaks. lam
certain the prisoner stated that the foreman had seen Mrs.
King in a cab. I have given all ray reasons for recognising
the ramains.

Re-examined by Mr. Poland: I am quite certain in my
ow-n mind of the remains. I can read and write. I recog-
nise the letter (referred to above) as being in my sister's
handwriting.

Mr. Healey asked that a medical gentleman might be
allowed to examine the body on behalf of the prisoner.
Mr. Poland said he could see no objection to that.
William Taylor, husband of the last witness, gave corro-
borative evidence as to the visits of Harriet (xfra King).
When she called in August, 1874, my wife was away, and I
saw her. I went to Weymouth on Saturday, 29th August,
and it was on the Tuesday or Wednesday before I left
Harriet called. That was the last time I saw her alive.
When near Yeovil my wife received a letter from Harriet,
which I advised her to put behind the fire. That was about
the 4th or sth of September, and I knew the writing. He
recognised the body as that of Harriet Lane, by the same
marks as that sworn to by his wife.

Cross-examined by Mr. Besley : On Tuesday I gave a
general description to the police of the body before I saw
the remains. She had very long fingers, small hands, and
short feet.
By the Magistrate: It was to Dorsetshire we went, and not
to 'Devonshire. The letter was waiting for us at my uncle's
near Yeovil, when we arrived there.
• Mr. Poland then applied for a remand—practically till the
sth and 6th prom., as, he said, the other inquiry before the
Coroner would be proceeded with, and the witnesses would
be required there.
Besley said that he desired, on the part of the family,
to ask that, as the name of the brother of the prisoner had
been mentioned in relation to the "Hen and Chickens," it
_ .

should be known that Thomas Wainwright was the brother

alluded to.

The inquiry was then adjourned formally until the
28th inst., when it will be again remanded until the
sth of October.
A great crowd had assembled in the street' to see the
prisoner removed.

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