The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-18 00:00:00

THE PLAISTOW HURLER.

THE ADJOURNED INQUEST.
The adjourned inquest on the body of Theodor
Christian Fhtuhop, the German who was found murdered
and decapitated in Plaistow Marshes on Tuesday? the Bth
of November, was resumed before Mr. C. C. Lewis, one of
the coroners for Essex, last night at the Bell and Anchor,
Victoria Docks. As on the previous occasion the inquest-
room was densely crowded.
The first witness examined was Mrs. Wade, one of the
persona who lodged in K hol's hone., and who repeated the
statement which she made before the magistrates at Ilford on
Saturday last, and which has been already reported.
She added that when Khol returned the chopper to her he
told her that he had painted the top of it because it was
loose in the handle, and that would keep it tight. She her-
self did not notice that the handle of the ohoppere had been
changed, but her husband did.
James Hudson, who saw the prisoner Khol and the de-
ceased together on the Thursday previous to the discovery
of the body near the Plaistow reed beds, also repeated his
statement before the Ilford magistrates.
John Atkins, a practical engineer, living in the neigh-
bourhood of North Woolwich, stated that he visited the
reed beds in Plaistow Marshes to see the place where the
body was found on Wednesday week, and near where the
heed was disoovered he picked up a clasp knife, which was
lying half-way between where the head and body were found.
The knife was closed. The distance between where the
bead and the boot were found was 12 yards, The knife,
which was produced by Inspector Nightingale, was one of
itogen's ordinary white-handled pocket knives, with two
blades, a large and a small one. The witness stated that
he put the knife in his pocket, but in the evening, when he
went home, he took it oat and showed his wife, who called
his attention to the fact that there were two hairs adhering
to it. He subsequently gave it to Sergeant Jackeon, end
showed Sergeant Bridgland the spot where he bad found it.
Police-constable Jackson deposed to receiving the knife
is question from the last witness on the 9th inst.
Eliza Whitmore repeated the evidence given by her last
Saturday before the Ilford magistrates. She added that she
knew the knife which was now produced as one which belonged
to RhoL She last saw it in his possession on Sunday week,
the Sunday after John was miming. She had seen Khol
using the knife to put up a roller in her room. On the
Tuesday Kilo' asked her if she had seen his knife, and she
replied " No." After he broke open the boxes he said to
her, You know the knife I was asking you about; I found
It after all in John's box."

Joseph Skeldon wan sworn, and stated that Khors wife
wan a cocain of his. He was at Khol's house on Thursday,
the 3rd of November, between three and five in the after-
noon. Khol maid be had lost John, and he asked him to
go op and see him (Khol)open the two boxes. Both
boxes were broken open. There were things in both of
them. There were • pair of trainers, a shirt and two or
three collars there. Khol said John had gone to London,
and he would not come back any more because be had
taken his things with him. Thus was a white handled
knife in the box, something like the knife produced, but he
could not swear that it was the some one. _ _

Police-Serpent George Clarke wee &itsworn, and stated
that he was a sergeant in the detective force. On the
morning of the 9th, he said, I searched the house No. 4,
Hoy-street. The chopper that has been produced was given
to me by the witness Wade. In a box up 'take in Kbors
bedroom I found his pane, containing four duplicates,. the
fast for a petticoat and shirt, 35., Darlow's, dated Oct. 1 th ;
the second, 12th Oct., ring, 5.., Inflow's., pawned in the
name of John Borrop ; the third, dated 15th October, two
shine 2.., pawned in the name of Williams, end
the 4th, dated 11 th October, pawned at Darlow's, a shawl,
6a., in the name of " Cole." In the drawer down stain
I found a petticoat in the kitchen. The same morning I
searched the prisoner's clothes, and found five other dupli-
cates. He read them es follows :—"27th Oct., waistcoat
and handkerchief, 55.; 12th October, waistcoat and tremors,
12a, pledged in the name of Balch. 20th October, coat,
7a., at Astitridge's, in the name of John Cole. 20th
October, coat, 4a, at Comer's, pledged in the same name.
14th September, • coat, 25., at Creswell's, pledged by
John Cole." In the pocket I found • few shots and a
copper cap. All the. things will be produced and identi-
fied. The box produced and the two hat boxes I found in
the room of the deoused. He also stated he found a
peculiar key in Khol'm pocket, which would be spoken to by
another witness ; the only money be found on Khol was
sixpence in silver and ooe penny.
The cornier then inquired of the jury whether, after the
evidence they had heard, they did not think that in justice
to Khol, who was in custody, the remainder of the evi-
dence should be given in his prwienos.
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Several of the jury having expressed their opinion that it
would be desirable, it was arranged after some discussion
that the Dcoosedings should be adjourned to Wednesday
next, at Ilford gaol, at 11 o'clock.