The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-26 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1864.

THE ATROCIOUS MURDER OP A FEMALE ON
CHADWELL HEATH.

EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER.-(THIS DAY.)

Francis Wane, who is suspected of having mur-
dered the female, AlSillia Blunt, is a cottage on Chadwell
Heath, near Roraima, by cutting her throat nodes Cireolll.
stances of great atrocity, was examined this day at the
Fitrattord polies-murk before John Gurney Fry, Esq.,
chairman, N. Powell, Esq., and W. H. Harvey, Esq.
The greatest interest was manifested to beer the proceed-
ings. Mr. Superintendent Howie, of the K division of
police, was present to watch the promedinp for the coal-
miesiooms of police.

The prisoner, es being placed at the bar, exhibited great
self emersion. He is a tall powerful fellow, over 6 feet in
height, sad wee dressed in workhouse clothes, his own
having been removed in consequence of their bearing steins
of blood.

The charge having been read over to the accused,
James Warren, an old hale-looking man, SO years of age,
was railed, and said—l am a labourer, and live on Chad'sll-
heath. I home on Saturday morning from a quarter to
half-past 10, and went to the White Horse to get some
beer. The deceased woman Amelia Blunt lodged with me.
I saw her in the wuhbouse, and she gave me 2jd. out her
pocket to pay for the beer. I left her in the wasbhouse
washing. She we. a widow, and took care of my house. I
went to the Whit. Horse, and returned to the cottage in
about bait an hour. When I went in at the front door I
said, " Artily, here's the beer." She made me no
answer. I went in and put the beer on the
table, and called her again. Then I went out of
the dwelling late the wishbones. I saw Hilly stand-
ing leaning with one arm on the copper and the other arm
on a sieve, her head resting on her hand. (The old man ex-
plained how she stood.) As! raised her I saw blood on her.
I said, "Hilly, what have you done" She made me no
answer. I lifted her-up ty the waist, and as I did so rho
fell backwards at my feet, and I fell also. My hands were
covered with blood, and I became insensible for a short
time. When I recovered I ran to the house of Mrs. Archer,
who lives about 00 or 70 yards from my door. I told Mrs.
Archer that I feared Hilly had fallen down in a flt, as
she was ha a gore of blood. Mrs. Archer went for her
sister, and I ran same the common for assistance.
1 saw Joe Tattlebnry, and he went back with me to my
house. When I got hark I found Police-constable Dunmow,
371 K, and a Mr. Fitch there. My eyes are very bad and
I cannot tell all who were there. There were several other
cereals there. I then went indoors and sat down. I was
overcome. I marked the gate with my bloody hands as I
went out.

Chairman (Mr. FEWhat became of the woman?
Witness—Me is 1 in the wishbones u we found her.
The Chairman the prisoner whether he had any
question to uk the witness?

' Prieooer—Did you see me do anything, or did you see me
then?

—Witness—l never saw you on my premises.
Chairman—Any other question you wish to ark?
Prisoner—No, I have no other.
Mr. Charles Pitch said—l keep the White Horse on Chad.
well-heath, in the parish of Dagenham. About five minutes
past 10 o'clock on Saturday morning I was crafting Chad.
well-bath, in the direction of my own house. I saw the
prisoner Francis Wane, close by Chadwell Mills, coming
towards me. He was walking as it from the high road.
Warren's cottage is on the heath. Where I saw the prisoner
is theft 200 yards from the cottage ; but be was not going
in the direction. I went home, and had been there about
half-an-hour, when I saw old Mr. Warren come to my
house and ark for • pint of half-and-half. He brought
• jug with him. I then went into the garden
behind the home, and on returning to the house
and in cansequenoe of aka matiou which I received I went
over to Warren-cottage. I looked through the window and
saw the deceased Amelia Blunt, lying on her left
side on the floor of the owe. I sew a great deal of
blood about and I remarked " Why the woman has been
murdered." I got • horse and cart and fetched Dr. Bowen,
of Romford, whom I met on the road. I returned with
Dr. Bowers to the cottsge and saw him examine the
woman. I observed some gashes in the throat of the
woman. I thee in company with Dr. Bowers, traced foot-
marks in and out of the cottage. There was
peculiarity in the masks. It was a short foot.
There was a great peculiarity in the general
appearance of the footmarks. They were in 'ploughed field
about 20 yards from the cottage. We could see when some
one had got over a gap into the field. Some of the marks
were coming in the direction towards the cottage, and some
going away from it. I remarked to the doctor that I thought
the footmarks were those of the prisoner. There is a pecu-
liarity in his feet and walk. There were very faint impres.
lions of the toes. The left footmarks appeared to have
more of the heel than the right foot prints. The steps
made going towards the cottage were longer than those in
going from it. It was 5 minutes past 11 when I got to the
cottage. There seemed to be no heel on the right foot.
Chairman o prisoner)—Do you wish to ask this witness
any question'Pasoan—No sir, I do not.
Mr. Robert Arnold Bowen, tarpon of Bamford, said—
On Saturday morning I met Mr. Fitch on the high road
leading into Chadwsll. From information he gave me I
went with him to the cottage of James Warren. When I
arrived there I wee shown into the small washhonse adjoin.
log. I there found a female lying on her left side on the
floor in a large pool of blood. I then examined her, and
found three wounds on the right side of the throat—one
transverse, the other running obliquely from that one. and
then a mooed one inn above the right collar bone, all of
which were cat deeply, dividing the mutates and carotid
artery. I passed my finger down and could tench the
vertebra.

Chairman—Wu it possible for the deceased woman to
have indicted the wounds on herself !

Witness—lt was impossible for her to have inflicted them
herself. There was a cut over the left thumb above the
knuckle, as if done in calf-protection of the tight shoulder.
I am eleszly of opinion that they were not 'elf-inflicted
wounds. The body was quite warm, and she bad not been
dead long, not morethan en boa-. _

Chen-a-lin—Was there aey appearsece of a struggle!
Witness—She had apparently laid hold of the pack-
ing of the copper in the stroll/ale, and the mortar had given
way. Her hair was very much disordered in the struggle.
I accompanied the last witness, Fitch, into the field and
maw the footmark' on the gloughed fields. The wounds
were such se to cause immediate death. She would have
bled to death. The marks have been correctly described by
Fitch._

-Chairman—Priaoner, do you wish to ask the doctor any
question!
Prisoner—What can I ask him! I know nothing about it.
John Tamer, labourer, of Romford, said—On Saturday
worming, a little put 10 o'clock. I saw the primmer in a
road which leads into the main road near Chedwell•baath.
I solaced the prisoner walk out of the road into his bro-
ther's field. I asked him whether he was at work for his
brother, he said " No. I don't know that I want any ; if
you wait a little while you'll soon hear of something up."
He then walked op the field, came back, and
took something out of the hedge and put
it under his jacket, but I do not know what it was, and be
then walked up the road towards Moss's Mills, on Chadwell
heath. He said nothing more after he said, " You'll hear
of something up." I thought he was going to have a row
with his brother, sod I told his brother so. I did not we
hire afterwards.

Chairmen—Do you wish to ask thin witness any question?
Prisoner—tio ; be bee been telling all a false thing.
A little girl, 7 years of age, stated that she saw the pri.
soon minim' from the direction of Warren's cottage on
Saturday morning.
After this the evidence of the police was taken with
regard to the circumstances of the arrest, the finding of the
knife, the blood on the clothes. &e. Ultimately the pri.
@Goer was remanded for a week, amid was then reoonveyed
to Jibed gaol.

tSHARE Lls2'S.—(7llll3 DAY.)

Two o'OLoos.

The railway market is dull, but prices generally
have not varied, in the absence of business. As
regards the principal stocks, the only variations are
a decline of b per cent. in London and North Western
and Midland, and in Lancashire and Yorkshire.
London and North Western stock is now quoted
1081 to 109, ex div. ; Great Western, 871 to t
ex div. ; Midland, 127 to 1, ex div. ; Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, 1121 to ; South Eastern,
811 to ex div. ; Metropolitan, 10t to 105,
ex div. ; London and South Western, 91 to 93, ex
div. ; Great Eastern, 441 to 451 ; Caledonian, 123
to 124; and Great Northern, 127 to 129, ex div.
Great Luxembourg shares have declined, and
Dutch Rhenish and Sambre and Meuse are dull.
East Indian and Bombay and Baroda stocks are also
flat. Canadian lines are inactive.

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