The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-10-02 00:00:00

11E-VIRITECHAPEL-ROAD MYSTERY.

THE INQUEST.
..911 Priday in last week, the inquiry into the above
`me
R.. was resumed before Mr. Payne, the City and
-vtith
sitH., war'k Coroner. The Court sat for more than
be-r,.°llm, and the first witnesses were those who were
the magistrate the previous Tuesday.
se,,s4_lC Crown was represented by Mr. Poland, in-
Qeted by Mr. Pollard. Mr. R. Williams (in the
teis4fee of Mr. Besley) and Mr. Pelham watched the
or the defence. .
prh,"l‘e first witness called was Mr. Pinnell, oilman, of 214,
zhapel-roacl, who repeated his evidence regarding the
04 iZt " of eight yards of rope by the pr;soner- Wainwright
ts,s_) IS 10th inst. (the day before the dsscovery of the e. et 4.; alit]. ispoke of the identity of the rope sold, in cha-
contsi„,llre, and length, with that found on the parcels
f
tile , s'og the remains. The rest of the ball from
omwh
the
Seste!Pe was sold was, the witness said, handed over to he
kr s B
rePeatea „aYllB,.of 149, Whitechapel-road, also
faoilra oni
lite os „als evidence regarding the pur o chase chloride_,
ivris,„St Ilse 10th of September, 1874. Be said he km) w
v eslaam.
s a
briZ". as
ea neighbour who used to carry on busin
isesablz_4 rat 84 and 215, Whitechapel-road. itness re-
No. stlecl the are which occurred at the prisoner's lace at
Curl tou'd November last. Before the lire he and the place
totes 1° bashaesa together—that is, he dealt with the r pills-
fore,„„s
,n_September, 1874, on the 10th, the
plratsoollerenieri_des
Wifia7 Ui'‘..°P's) ordered half a hundredweight
tsktses ' "stcn,w, ali SUPplied It was said to be for a Cla
De" thabierH-ght. 6-Tic:Tide was ii.ot paid for and it was booked to
Was packed in a box sent or brought by the
0111orts,71,11° ordered it. There were directions that the
r
h°cl,l andailt? be Packed carefully, as it was to go with othase
Pacseg es sLt got loose it might spoil other things- I w
Miss "1134111 Y but is %Vita could not remember whether 04107,riligtfne etchpd by oneen W iainwrg ht's people or taken
isty sir a
~...si a men,
"imams : Although I cannot tell who it was
Dresestiz e the chloride, I know that it was some one r:)-
Lne, but t,! Wainwright. Wainwright used not to deal witt
lags i e used to deal with him, and had an account
141tass.se_
allaalln:,vitenn,ls,
114 ave ss_arn sure that it was for Wainwright, or I would not
et, ared vvith the mat rial It had not been paid or
, that I ecan find by my books. I have not
th!tritet,4o hrzurssisoirosnnfeohr
athsennam,oney-7s. ed.—nor should I to
retiat sa °ler a lon and I should let a
etehrint g like
Iv re be ES time. I must have been
was
from
itisistis,s en clear to my mind that the person
ty ill 64t, or I should not have let the chloride go.
...beet eets!,47 , This transaction is impressed 'upon my mind
astiTy hi': quantity of this material sold thus wnn
mkes fee, and I don't suppose I have such another order
whiss IYself, too, as I can remember.
ptithascue, p 4 Manager the father of the supposed deceased
the Royal Gunpowder Works
s(c)ssas AbeeY, ased
r ilessLreDeated
iiat -.Ant the evidence he gave at the Southwark
iit'—its th on Tuesday. Ile further supplemented it by
e--Vlt, 14 tshses last tim.-• ehe saw 'et his daughter, n
ti,vellesed is7“,.e. aPPeared W very goodarrt he i
health and spirits.
Os° losulitte;a_o,ne called on Mr. Frieake after Christmas to
sitt'sse se w.s_aoout the absence of his daughter. When he
ViSs.',Witness.'"Wright the latter sail he had no doubt but
sSwaivrisb," would hear from his daughter before long.
Vet t, Rs. said s•
A ••e would render every assistance in his
ty til-s'n'Z's• 014 where she was.
kr We i''°t"er : Rarriet had a tolerably good education.
ssWitts e.sal;„ifilarnsa objected to the letter given by Frieake to
'',.'er thaV,IJ aan, ded in as evidence. The father could not
sls ? land ala Wright read the letter.
kike's ° co ss lics ,„ ntended that the letter should be received,
sae let, '4 bad reference to the absence of the girl.
'Bl then read by the coroner.
lie '''s, resin:Qin • - saw the remains,
Ilis Isearee sack t g, said that when he
et scar on hs„ , 0 i
raY 'view as naturally as f she was living."
°lire " .eg Was sl caused by a red hot poker falling out
b,t, agabalit her.
Lilt i "Cor
N
shave °her I can't remember how she wore her hair,
hpl leen it rolled behind.
htlltt°l"tuained -I 41' GUI -Y Mr. Williams: Harriet never spoke to
set Mei esti er than one child. She always used to write to
the Where t, not to ;ale. I used to look at the postmark
on
),So;tlß:ietl:aetledletters came from. I think the scar
S,`,.°llt of tife sillad lam sure it was below the e •
le was
n
The
and the size of the t, heead, and
ioVigselt datt „lee to identify the remaingss, fee
as these of my
kis s''' for r• Wainwright held the letter I produced
ts,-.1 s3roes , at t
in
wo or three mutes, and he looked at it
t
ase Y „ " Yer the leaf. He told me not to make issysei
et the absence of Harriet.
V4beth T
pitattcdoa lit aYlor, - wife of William Taylor, coachman,
tas tscl, hes ~t, and daughter of the last witness, also re-
efieSsuird kesSl;elice, which has
already been published. At
Iliess'S.lier s'sstaet interview she had with Wainwright he
sl'its,-S•0 her rstae brandy and water in his office,
_ssid
a very respectful and k e
% her evidence with reference to the i
Scaff'„l then s- kind manner. d aenlit. ets"ssh oi save
set sr:olll44s remains
and she was much affected during
bitterly.
kilteedeeetailhadi Wbs',.l::,thweeeping
*l4ltiailar'e a Piece of velvet. he saidarSound that
ebaat ehke r sof i s
he
ee rr
Piece produced. She believed the scar
risß*ore weepea referred to was on the right leg. The rings
Itrrisk" ilia " an unusual thickness, both the wedding
-6eper. She could not possibly identify the
tis'is°,l-ess,„,
1/4111rtiltt° beemn eeLby Mr. Williams. I have known_ that my
%ea '•hat tile ""ed Mrs. King for four years. There is (
tiltss ettlier s two children were hers. I was not present
t,`,4_ them was born. She was my favourite
Partial to her. She never went so much as
ciosst:44lloltVavolit either Visiting or writing to me, bsu e
,Ilss:.° Brisisi' e elapsed. I have known that she hassgaoun.
csic gay t, ea for a visit I was surprised to hear IN 1
asti etos. _eat ri-
es --arriet had gone off with another man to
Iler I
belie e told
h me that she was married to Mr. King,
4)1447 I'l he,,,.q..e,,,.q..
-eed tot When I heard that Wainwright gave
Zgi, Iv
.. believe that she was married to Mr.
:ltrie's slisot oiseralsawright read from the letter and telegram
.
del us" the ossl.o. show them to me. I have not made in
rint- s cro s Hotel. I believe he said that
't'ar. sise 18.-..40ra Mr. Frieake. My sister's hair was not
the pars ago 8!
tirne I
saw the scar on her leg was about
Is ert behi,;,, The tooth which was marked by decay was
tia? the Iss.s.:ss the eye tooth, on the right upper jaw. Vvas l't4i,Wes-;ist She always signed her name "L. King.', Her
dmate ..arri, et Louisa. I have no knowledge that she
tlloVlinaltt -Lth other persons than Mr. King.
4 t,)',ltittelcoaLlor, husband of the last witness, gave testi- .
ideaT,ence with his statement before the magistrate
thejoisse„ dication of the remains.
letttlefeseeViled bv sr_
; "sr• Pelham (solicitor instructing for
test:lad bassi recognise the remains by the hair and tooth,
11,1toitoella,t
rer etake 4vheettonstcoeppsaeidd. that she should have the
4 4"Rl4called• ',aid /IN
that at the woman .in company Th„ ',wed wain ue with
mentioned in his former evidence
as
s ee
wright for money, was Helen Wilmore.
414 oUrned for a short time. o4ll4.,Ziii:trhag el
aitaedrlthe adjournment,
ketrerers, V°lll, raabager to Messrs. Itolleston and Co.,
tslitotiftyc,as sloth
tletepp-
tr_
at sort to W el-road, deposed to selling some
ain
fE
°X attlis"°l°llr to atirright of a similiar description,
at produced. He had often sold
ttsale-esara, wright,
ttskitilvtlarss"k, b -
lit notth
bY lir Virillianas : I entered the transac-
tb: elotb t ' well aag s e name of the purchaser. I know
"'Di 0 bins ' I have no doubt whatever that I sold
Q ece but. ,o. on the 10th in t. I have no private marks on
s;.et°,,rge\e-tuTl:e haVe t: the from which it is cut. rlott„,4l,sliess-'sr°_,Bogers, of 11, Terrington-terrace, Trede-
"goes sS sions4 "nu
ntrManaging clerk to Hounsell Brothers,
roieSsrlaed Tir coactors, Minories deposed :—I know a
tisss'cents'lehrY Wainwright, and saw him at Southwark
t„sraest Last Tr,
ILN. las roan eedaY. I was previously in his ern-
isst ti went t ai_ger to his houses 84 and 215, Whitechapel-
svegS,Sle skr canna first on the 11th of August, 1873. At
cisz 'e the d..,: ;Yen, an old clerk in Wainwright's service,
l' °'
215 weulhg Part of the premises over the warehouse
b !Ihvssiv.' and be stn
1,111q11„ et haa
p, nPed there until July, 1874. Previously,
.
, 1 sPlites
isl, e wets s, een i.
se Partnership with a Mr. Sawyer;
4,he e'• In , and the partnership was dissolved
so s,,ss'ved tit ,Y 874 West left, and until November no
ISo
„.he ;'l,„ on b„„Sss•so• Wainwright at that time continued
snipbelil:ia-4--oZrrseelatl B4, Whitechapel-road and No. 215
ks°y'teraber,r(lits for packehesegasi;ts.auelhliavaed from July to
k e
When we had
%tarsal 216 -ss'''l, at
_o RWhite hapel-road, and the
0 wan
thisic kepti,re ePt in 84,
the countin
g-house They were
isr ss : and at night when the shop was
for h
kiss, Missal laDoasiblelere
for any one to get them, except
hiss"h We 1!",,t, e kept the key of the shop,
21i ec otlse est.ts Packing to do we could not get into the
iete sseealosa-%l,he came, and I have jocularly said to him
We have had to wait "I shall have to
64
4%4:N5,' When -s?Wg as Waiting " The keys' used to be given 1
toiles,,,oreder,.(L7ii,
.the
215 sva 1 Cked up. On the last Friday
fir% °occurred at No. 84 ; but before
-4 rool3"'d like to
r Y l°.' November, Mr. Wainwrigh as t ked me
)4Ssitesi
tltitlaovetetleive at No. 216, and I said I should,
the
sails), 'l°. 216 _s!'_cona raodions. I moved there after m
tersthr
tle-sorts', tbs. b„7,Sre put in order before I went in by s
s.Ol of ism:jai-leer.
W \bile living at No. 84 a box or
stebl,4lstell a taken in, and was put in the passage.
Svllt tne•gs! of NI wife and I) by the smell that was a box
1_
Mlle
1517;qUillot°a'illo Bef it ore this had come in Wainwright had
414keVglit saltrr the price of chloride of lime of Baylis.
6 Wanted it for an order for Southend; and
Ir,(lss. In sing Ny.
a' 1,1 for a hundred-weight. I returned with
Stye, Les' hilt it wawri ght
bat
a said, " That will do." I 41c1 not
t
t ,isv °lt sr, s delivered that night after eight o'clock.
sim e tkia 5 delivered en the 10th of 'September, and I
vfk% 'n th, rer° a 1
41. take e setae 4,.. P e reason connected with the f act—
in as,4 assay sly gmy wife and I went for a walk. It
121),,ay, as, enthe next morning, but I did not see
in
Oth;taess to; U!q. 00t know who took it. I saw no order.ie.
re es tded 1 sonioride of lime. (Photograph. of Harriet-
v!tst_sssievessa, sLenave seen tha young woman in this plc-
Ole il'ltts,;`,Seet, casionii. The first time I saw her was
sr.
ers t'o'Slit ,keSsoeY-road, and in February, 1874, Air.
ale to oblige him by taking a letter
4 tiv, ,ke till berraolley. The letter was addressed, "Mrs.
Peter-street, Hackney-road." I was
iti'lDt 'lt I(in, g frona Mr. King, and he said, 'There ' ere
44 to raorrges a receipt for it and give me the
0, ',lse 44 saw"! Morning." I took charge of the
istZtess, °Oe tg twO ladles, and one was the dark-
the photograph. Of the two ladies
'Solt's:Pei:led-rot one as Mrs. King, and she took the
4. and handed it to the other—whom I now
tt, ler ' lis, :strsLimore—te give me a receipt. By the re• ejt°44 rseceisZu,Wright I had taken a receipt stamp with
a;njegular order. After that time I saw
atS.',, sts7,a• sts""' .1-rlis in King come to No. 84 the White-
NssySiSa hag 7....w5as about sit. lb., was slim, very neat in
hit-1.14;4re, s "%at golden hair. I afterwards went to
*i!ley 1,7. isr went three or four times between A,pril and
its-4
because Wainwright asked me to take
es-Srs, „", Weerte-1, which were always directed in the same
twc4crz other
Ss% ,tri envelopes. I took once £5 to Sidney-
s'utes less, but I never got a receipt again—.
tsstal '`a
elr told" ‘orile. trouble about it. Once he Faye me £2 to
Ike '5 silt frstn to saY he visa
tLIO °%l 4vatl" Illn, again. She, on receiving the £2, made
that she was very
"hard up,' and that she
ssils, al; s 4 011 about it, and I told Mr. Wainwright what
tttetsoat s'et her question vvas
otaliti)t,
,csu lib, cross at not receiving
Z t:g.t..4, tel.:vat in June, 1874, she
answer
"Whysie
showed
wenonh' t hel cometold hb
ii mln
.-
not remember
me a telegram
iii,Nlost
npich I afterwards told Wainwright saying he
with his manager, and I said to Wan,
rst'tssat tja, town
si-
ese;:?* IN al;a.was entirely false, as he knew I had not
ott,sll4Css„llsse Made no reply. The telegram shown
skett s'e sswhies'"Ssi I saw in Mrs. King's hands at Sidney-
Saligt 'hie 0. es 4,ae told ine the contents. She naed to
'o,4vttll.„WiesS its,to see Wainwright, and Wainwright at
ints.4.l.lZ` 40 s.vuag with his family—a wife and five
- 6011,,A „eeee,,--gar-square, Bow. I remember some
ti
Nrsk`as -'Ol g between Mrs. King and the pri-
tst rsor atlisetsatter end of August, 1874. I was in
%lee Vllld f,{o, s 7: kid they were in the shop, k closeby
ttlitsgeot
055 They were excited and quarrelsome,
;ttgth e anything that was said. She called
, sila`u he was not there, and I saw her on
ktllek, •.a.l ?II t.„l4iired for Mr Wainwright, and she
eetit-"lrt-'s e as to the *statement by Mr. Is.
Nkti, 14.1;11„-„n dbi,emied I told Mr. Wainwright that she
rsislai tsss\,, 'ssm le's,llot send her some money she would
sas` tale is "aiss.-!edegar-square, and that she had been
Is-ktisitAts cots ',shalt merely said, "Oh, very welL"
-Sr ~ s os e add
‘, King," and Wain-
hi I itO:ti.ll the ressed to Mr.
et tots-‘v . vatoiln, so I took it that thes, belonged to
tssllonsbt4. 4,•sv 4 3, the time I went there, until about
1
-'er letters come They were in a
12eres 4W b't\s‘ Qestte
t \
Wil tezt ,k 'i ts_ r from Harriet Lane shsoeewiii:aeg)
an
at h d INN kiftt, but I oeuld tell y
ellleqnkg a - bee 10,1),,,g " in the letter is like tmhethhaatnld.wasl
ktsittoivis kiss ,Nhiel,l,t AUgust, 1874, andlivream
s_ee'il4siit 041 ),,ilkit'ea3;.. I neverhe
g After ardMrs. King ceased
'ght say
illestVreceWthe,nrtlizlha calisl./q_ireolCreinu-Sed to come. lanndevlernetvoeldr
s-43 bils,:i+td ‘`‘ at ts 'iSike,iii Mrs King in a cab, ,
45 `gels `lle s 'etre 4w ' went
til Dleasa ect , *l4 01,4 Quer. I
tr
14-1 We
114 - Itt 41(1 -ht eto
eremaineddo ipnaleiskal inngw ra itg Nh
te' S
14: naglat 841,0 totlaiy e4tril, 1875. A!
44t.t111e1l hell 4t tese kotsitied on a ' particular except a very
kr s, seas Ne s ssoag in par
t N oe. 21t5h.e Zehil ate
inNo.
eNBo4.
l'Osg ' 4'01._ -' the ,v,nd of the warehouse, not far from
? etl , ek door 11114 Nei, - Yoti . —that part furthest from
ts„ .cluss : s . sver see a revolver in whi_techapel-
,eat.stysibet the end of July, 1874. It was, I tehinapnkji
nr trousers pocket.
ilt was n as.: Pe. Isis,
4 hands out of
4,44 hts`, ~ Ile gave it into my 'short' this
et
.. . ne said "I am
`l.s—go aia 'pop' it for Al 2 lee."