The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-13 00:00:00

THE MARYLEHONE MURDER.

J.to Drrine, 18, • morose-looking youg man, MO
charged with the wilful murder of Joseph Duck. The pri-
soner was also changed with the like Wenn upon the
coroner's inqaisitioa.
Hr. Gaud and Mr. Beesley conducted the prosention ;
the prisoner was defended by Mr. Sleigh.
The fame of the can have been given very recently, and
the evidence against the prisoner wee certainly of • very
• woad character. The deceased man wee • retired
warn
burbler, nail had, it appeared, some short time previous to
the ,ccurrence which led to his death, lost his wife. He
was in the habit of using • public-house called the Silt's
Had, is Greet Chesterfield-street, is Manlike's, which
was ocly about four doors from the house at which be
himself resided. On the evening of Thwedey, the 10th of
March, the deceased spent*, great portion of the evening in the
List" Used, and left there between 12 and 1 o'clock on the
„wrong of Friday, and shortly after he left he wee found
by • police-constable lying insensible on the ground not one
hundred yam from the public-boon. The constable at
first thought he was the worse for liquor, but on a elver
examination he found be was bleeding profusely from im
join he had received on his head. He was conveyed to
0,, hospital, but be scarcely rallied from that time natal he
dint, When the deceased left the public-house he had in
his possession a watch and chain with a seal attached to it,
od two sovereigns, and he also had round hie seek a black
silk tie. and when found by the constable neither of the
articks mentioned were found upon him. The p jiver, it sp-
puired, had for some short period before the occurrence been
oat of employment, and had been lodging at • common
lodiog-house, about half a mile from the spot where the
occurrence took plus, and it appeared that on the evening
of Thursday, the 10th March, the prisoner had been refused
admittance to that bean in awasequeace of his inability to
par for his bed, which was four-peen. The prisoner in the
course of the evening was in the King's Heed, and while there
be made soon complaint as to his destitute condition, and •
snlimiption was made by some of thou preexist to enable
Lira to procure a lodging. The deeerd man Duck was
sited to contribute • trifle, amid refused, stating that the
prissier had been in • good situation, and had left it of his
own accord, which he had no basins= to do, and and
some harsh term towards the prisoner, who made some
alight reply, and left the house. Shortly after
the barman sod the prisoner were in the parlour together,
and before leaving the barman poked the are with a bar el
iron, which stood in the grate for the purpose of • poker,
sod the prisoner asked him to laud him the leg of • broksa
chair which was in the room, for • hammer. The barman,
however, mule no reply, and shortly after left the room,
Levin the prisoner alone there. Oa his return the Pri-
soner had left, and the poker and leg of the chair were
also miming. It appeared that • bar of iron was
found near the spot where the deceased lay at the
time be warn first seen by the policeman, which bad some
of deceased's hair sticking to it, leaving no doubt
that the injuries were inflicted with that weapon, which was
identified by the barman of the King's Heed as the piece
of Iran which he had used to poke the fin in the evening,
The prissier appeared to have left the public-house about
half-past 11, and after that time he was seen by • police.
constable on that beat on two or three ovation leaning
against the door of the public-house. The last time the
constable saw the prisoner he asked him whether he was
doing anything, and he replied that he was sot at that time,
but expected something to do shortly. At this time one of
the doors of the public-hove was shut, and the other open,
and on returning past the eases spot • quarter of an hour
bier the house was closed and the prisoner was goes.
A few minutes after that the constable found the
deceased as has been described. It appeared that
although the prisoner, on the Thursday, was to all
appearances entirely destitute, on the next day, Friday.
he net some one to change a sovereign, and spent • good
dal of money la the purchase of various srtides. He was
tho seas to be in poessesion of a watch and chain, which
ha vain be had peeked up in liagest-sereet, and which,
bung of a rather peculiar character, was identified by de-
suntan as the oat which the dunned had in his penises
eon. The primmer we. also seen in possemein of • seal of
peculiar character, which corresponded with the one
which was on the deceased's chain on the eight of the
occurrent*. The watch was given by the phone to one
of his fellow lodger to sell ; the ream, however, could not
sell it and retuned it to the prisoner. who took oat the
ineide and gave the OLIO to the wittiest to sell. The prisoner
was also seen in passerine of a black necktie, which he
offered for sale, and which from certain marks which wen
on it corresponded with the one worn by the deceased.
More than twenty wituana were examined for the pro.
metuttoo. and although they were all aroarexamined by Mr.
Sleigh, nothing was elicited that tended to alter the com-
plexion of the nee as above narrated.
[The trial was still proomecling when our report left.]

(Before Baron Pigott.)
G. • Hewlett surrendered to tate hie trial for haring
ad...dully forged and counterfeited certain trade marks
pith intent to defraud.

herjeant Simon was specially retained with Mr. Sleigh to
conduct the prosecution. Serjeant Ballantioe (also specially
retained) and Mr. Cake appeared for the defendant.
The case stood over from the last sewsion, but the learned
counsel for the prosecution now stated that upon looking at
tae depositions he was of opinion that the evidame was not
radicieot to support the charge.
verdict of Not Guilty was consequently taken.
CHARGE OF MCRDER.
Ann Beery, 29, was charged with the wilful murder of
ter iSagitimaq child.
The evidence in thin cue west to show that the primmer
Ca delivered of the child in question, and that it via found
dead io a water-closet, but there was nothing to show that
tlr ',limner had wilfully Gamed the death.
The jury, therefore, returned a verdict of Not Guilty.