The Express.
London, England, 1852-03-06 00:00:00

TH2 EXPRESS,

Dr. Taylor was then minified—He deposed that he had
curtained the articles delivered to him by Superintendent
Cook. Thu first article subjected to examination was •
pair of fustian trousers, and upon them he observed on the
right leg, in (rout, several spots or stains resembling blood,
and also several marks of a deeper colour, stud the latter
appeared to have red marks like blood under them. Ile
examined all these marks with a very powerful microscope,
and the tarok he decidedly arrived at was that the red marks
were blood, and that they were covered with ink MAO*
laid oa and rubbed afterwards. Higher up the trauma he
also discovered red spots, which were also blood. nine
spots appeared to have been rubbed. One of those=
was close to the right hand pocket of the troasen.
was also a separated patch of blood on the back of the right
thigh, corresponding with the mark of blood in front. All
the spots of blood that were covered wi h ink appeared to
be larger and more conspicuous than the others. Upon
examining the jacket worn by the prisoner on the day of
the murder, he ound a smear of blood on the lining of the
pocket. la the pocket of the pair of trousers found at the
prisoner's house, he also discovered • very distinct large
stain of blood. There was also a very distinct stain of
blood in the pocket of another jacket belonging to the pri-
soner, and neither of the last-mentioned marks appeared
to have been rubbed or disguised in any manner.
He was unable to say whether the blood was
that of a human being or of any domestic animal, such as
a pig, and he could not form any judgment as to the period
the stains bad been upon the clothes. Upon examining the
razor that was found in the "woolve" he observed • thick
stain of blood upon both sides near the neck of the razor,
and it was such a stain as would be occasioned by any rut
which was followed by a large flow of blood, and the blade
appeared to have been wiped so though it had been drawn
through a throat. About the middle of the edge of the
blade be also discovered, by the aid of a very powerful
microscope, some minute fibres of cotton. -Then was
no trace of any letters on the blade, but it had evi-
dently been ground more than once. Blood was also
upon both sides of the handle inside, as though
the razor hail been shut up while it was wet.
There was no blood on the outside of the
handle. Such an inscription as the one mentioned by
the witness Wash, being of a very superficial kind, would
be likely to be altogether removed by grinding. Dr. Taylor
added that he had heard the description given of the wound
in the throat of the deceased by the medical witnesses, and
he was of opinion that it might certainly have been in-
flicted by such an instrument as the razor that had been
produced, lle also said that if a person were insensible
from receiving a violent blow upon the head, the cut might
have been inflicted upon the throat with very great rapi-
dity, and he was of opinion that the injury might have
been inflicted in the way this was supposed to have been
without the person inflecting it receiving any blood at all
either upon the hand or any other part of the person.
Where there was no resistance such • wound might have been
inflicted in front five to ten seconds; and, although the caro-
tid artery would be divided, the hand using the weapon
would be past it before it received any of the blood. In
witness's opinion the injury upon the temple of the de-
ceased might have been caused by the hammer, but cer-
tainly not by the hedgestake that had been produced ; and
it appeared to him that the latter instrument had been
broken by a wrench, and that the fracture was nut the re-
sult of any violent blow. The two handkerchiefs that had
been produced were exactly identical in character to each
other, except that one appeared to have been more washed
than the other.
By Mr. Parry—He should have been enabled to form a
much better opinion upon many of these matters if be had
had an opportunity of personally examining the deceased,
and it would, of course, be much safer to set upon such
an examination, than from any description that was given
of the nature of the injuries. After a week or ten days
had elapsed, it was impossible to come to any positive con-
clusion as to the period a stain of blood had existed. These
articles were not shown to him until the lath February. Ile
was aware of one instance where a clot of blood, after two
days, did not change its appearance for five years. The
microscopic test, with regard to blood, lie considered was
infallible, and he had not the slightest doubt, in the present
instance, that the marks he saw were mark, of blood. The
, sulphate of Iron that was used in ink could not by any
possibility be mistaken for blood. Some eminent chemists
were of opinion that the sulpho-cyanate ot iron waa the
colouring matter of the human blood, but that was • totally
differeat substance to sulphate of iron.
, Re-examined—ln this cue he had nut the slightest doubt
that the marks were blood.

Mt. Baron Parke asked Dr. Taylor how he accounted for
the marks of the blood being on the trousers' and the other
parts of dn.vss that had been produced when he 'moored to
be of opinion that the injury on the throat might have,
been occasioned without the hand that caused It receiving
any blood ?
Dr. Taylor said he could not account for the mode in
which the stains came upon the clothos.
Cobb, the husband of the deceased, was re-called, and he
said that his wife wore a cotton night cap on the night of
the murder. . . . .

Fez, the constable, wu also recalled, and he stated that''
be Awed the hedge.stake in the osier bed, on the Satur-
day Wher the murder, and at that time it was broken in
the del bat the two parts were not completely sepa-4
rated. The *like corresponded with a hedge that was M
the berm eirubb's garden ' • and he said that a stake ap-
peared to ban been recently taken from that hedge.
Mn. Wadi was likewise recalled, and in answer to ques-
tions pet by the learned judge, she said that, on the
aterirs el Me murder, eke saw a drop of blood on
the du t'4 to Mason, and she also saw a similar
drop as dr far at the foot of the bed, and another on the
stain. She she said it was her opinion that the razor that
had bra ptedseed use net et all like her husband's, and
she odd Ad Ids ram had a much larger and heavier blade
thus tAr see priessal The use of the rum she also
said was tel Me her husband's cue.

This closed the ease for the prosecution.
Mr. Larry then made a most earnest and eloquent ad-
dress to the jury on behalf of the prisoner. Alter some
preliminanjubservations, he said that as it might hare been
supposed from some of the questions which he had pot to
the husband of the unfortunate woman whose death under
such melancholy circumstances was the subject of the pre-
sent inquiry, that he intended to suggest that he was the
author of this horrible crime, he begged to be allowed to
state inset distinctly that he never entertained any such
ides. Me believed there was not the slighest ground for
that he had any hand in the dreadful Mamie-
= mIZ the only object ho had in putting such quer
e he did wee to show that the most barmen% per-
Mt Ws% la a moment of excitement and before the
bull ibis Is collect themselves, make statements which
seal be mood with fearful weight against them at a
eabeespent period, when, in point of fact, they were en.
tirely inning* of the crime alleged against them. The
learned counsel then called the attention of the jury to the
fact, that It was sought to bring the charge home to the
prisoner entirely by what was called circumstantial cads
dente, and he said, although he was ready to admit that
in some cases evidence of that description was moat satis-
factory and conclusive, yet he aced hardly state that upon
circumstantial evidence many an innocent person bad been
consigned to the scaffold, and a jury ought to look
with great caution upon testimony of this de-
scription, and not return a verdict upon which the
life of one of their fellow-creatures would be forfeited un-
less the evidence satisfied them that it was impossible they
could he mistaken as to the guilt of the primate. Ile neat
proceeded to comment upon all the points relied upon to
rapport the prossention, and he urged that, if some of the
testimony as to time was to be given credit to, it was phy-
sically impossible that the prisoner could have committed
tile offence with which he was charged. Mr. Parry
concluded a very able speech by stating to the
jury that he did not all upon them to re-
turn a verdict declaring that the prisoner was an
I innocent man. but merely to caress their opinion
that the evidence brought forward by the prosecutors did
not esaelusivele satisfy them of the prisoner's guilt, and
when they considered the fearful consequences of an ad-
vise verdict, be trusted they would come to this conclu-
de., and say that tbe prisoner was nut guilty.
Er. Ism Parke summed up the cue with great care
amp olouguarsi. He went carefully through the whole of
tb imidlempe, calling the attention of the jury to all the
leecteint points as he proceeded.
uumassav essupisi assrly three hours.
At MO/ Wotan is olio& the jury retired to de-
liberate: they returned be. essart at • quarter past nine,
with a verdict of Not Guilty.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—WINCHESTER, Mr►acu 4•
Comm Cot' um-am= Ms Arena TALIJVIIII.
CHAEOE OP MORDEIL AT ROMBIT.

John Kentish, 33, ind John Ey►ee 31, were indicted fur
the wilful murder of John Soffe, at ftomaey, on the 13th of
November last.

Mr. Saunders and Mr. Cooke for the prosecution ; Mr.
Sewell and Mr. Prideanz for the prisoners.

The facts of the case, as given in the evidence, were as
follows :—The deceased was • small farmer and shopkeeper
living at a place called Minetead, near Haney, and was
in tho frequent habit of attending that town fur business
purposes, more especially on market days. On the 13th
of November, it being market day, he attended, as usual,
with his hone and cart, and was proved to have called at
the Town Mill in the morning, about 11 o'clock, where he
left some corn to he ground, promising to call for it in the
I afternoon. He did so, and taking the flour away in his
cart, paid the miller his charge, and it was then noticed
that be bad both gold and saver money in his prune, a
large red canes@ beg. The deceased was neat proved to
have been in Hug-lane, where he was seen in conversation
with a woman waned Sim., whom he agreed to treat with
drink ; and he, Sims, and another female, named Leach,
went together to a beer-house iu Middle Bridge.street for
the said purpose. While there eating and drinking, the
two prisoners entered the house, and Hyres, who seemed to
know the deceased .Limed some looney of him for a
former service. The deemed then paid for another
quart
hoer, of whisk the whole party partook. At
length they all left, the woman Siam nail the deceased
having agreed to go out together, and it was arranged that
Leech should take Sims'. child and hold it for her, and
for which service the deceased gave her • shilling. The
deceased and Sums, after leaving the honer, called at an-
other public-house, called the Bridge Tavern, and the de-
ceased got ont of the cart and went in. Thu two prisoners
having followed them to this hove, they also went in. and
the four had more drink together, which was paid for by
the dammed. When he left, and the woman Sims with
him, the landlord told the prisoner Eyres to take
back the horse and cart to the beerhouse when
they had before been stopping, which he did, and returned,
when he and Kemish also left. The demand and Sims had
ggwwssdown a causeway by the aide of the river Test, is the
tYlnslfaa of the meadows, sod, seconding to bat Untimely,