The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-19 00:00:00

THE DERBY WILL CASE.

This remarkable case, which was Supposed to
have terminated with the verdict of the special jury in
favour of Mr. Nattsll's will and "pion the disputed
oodimbH, is owe more before the public, under more
extraordinary Mrcomsteaces than ever. It appears that
Mr. George Flak who resided is the boom to which Mr.
Gimp Nuttall died, rem* decided spot breaking up ,
his establishment. Oa Friday last his foroiture was sold
&stool to 'ea. and a Tudor bedstead was purchased by Mr.
a cabinetmaker at Matlock Bask, and brother-
ia-law to Mr. Else. From the top rail at the bind of
the bedstead (esys the Derby Alert-toy) to the cram
rail which nuts at the bottom of the head board wee,
as is usual, strained a sheet of linen or other texture,
sad after the parch= Yr. Croft. and his boy
were espged to taking off this sheet by palling out
the tacks bonding it to the cross rad. Whilst flow wet
being done a packet of papers fell out. They were banded ,
almost immediately to Mr. Stone, solicitor. who was at-
teediag the mho, tad he found that the pack* contained
two separate documeats. The first was the draft of a will
—sot signed—but evidsatly intended to be a sense ol in-
structions to a professional man, opts which a will should
be draws up. This draft, amoopt other balm*, give.
the Small and Adorer estates to John Nandi ; the
Matlock sad Saittertoe to John Elm, aad several
to differeat person in the parish aadhbcle t{ aim
Under the will declared valid by the Court of Qessa's
Beach the Saittema =ate, for which Mr. Naftali
paid somewhere about 16,0001., was conveyed to Elba-
both Sheldon, and is the draft this is, as we
have mid, transferred to Elsa The drift was to be
laid before Mr. Gress (Mr. Newbold's clerk), and his
acme is frequently mamboed in it. The mooed piece of
paper bore many =monads, all Meting to the disposal of
the testator's property, sad the codicils found at Mr. New-
bold's odd, at Else's boom, sad is the jar plaed I. the
bole in the walL The memoranda are very curious. In ate
the dear is directed so go into "No. 2 cellar," sad look I.
a pet particularised with the utmost 1111210411111M1L Each
memorandum is dared, sad on amide= of Mr. Matey,
the =Woes sumo., and of Catharine Marsden, who are
accused of having kept him from hie hinds, more espe-
cially Ur. Green sad Mr. Job Knowles, sad another says
that as be =not get his Meads to who= his last will be
calls apes God to witness it for bin, and he oda, is pencil,
"May God forgive my former slat, and take my sod to
Heaven." Is another sesteace the memorandum directs
the Ander to go to kis tool house (the room whore the
jar Was *sad), sod adds that thin the third codicil will be
found, sad two others in a capbosid. The codicil found by
Else sad at Mr. Newbold'. *Bee wire supposed to have
bees amongst papers takes oat of the detessed'm en
Tte tool hone is beaded the rem is which Mr. tt4rei
died, aad upon his death-bed be frequently mid, "Look
bobind—look baled Joba." Thine weeds were at first
supposed to refer to the tool loam bet they are now be-
lieved to refer to the two domain= so strsoply discovered
last Fridsy, is a pleas where it was quite easy far • perms
lying ka bsd to put them without mistimess, la the
memoranda there is martin made of "the reserve," sad
is the decreed's books it is beyoed dispute. we believe, that
be wrote frequestly of his " ran reeervis," which, it * sow
thought, alluded to the papers and mousy found oa
Friday. Is soother memorandum Mr. Grout is re-
quested to give Elizabeth Sheldon a " lamp sum, say
5001., sad have done with her " adthe writer adds,
Bare all the other doeumeute and dos't let the world
know what a fool I have bees." Mr. Crofts, epos dis-
covering these domain*, at coos commaalcated with
Mr. Sion, who was in the house, and wheel they had read
the memoranda, they as nes presseiled to " No. 2
cellar," where, at tb• very spot named by the writer,
they took oat the bricks sad found built in the wail ea
old rusty saucepan, without a beadle, and onend
with a network of cobwebs. The moon= woe "named,
and it cootaieed several spade see Maass, gold sad
silver foreign eons, sad old English cask amount-
*, to 101. The aocumalsted dirt woe also examined,
sod amongst it were particles of sealing-wax. On &tar-
day another march was made to the collar, sad soother
spade ace guinea, and a half guinea, similar to those ia
Wmatepsa were fond as the floor. El. was not is the
hose whirs the discovery was made, but Mr. Stogie was as-
sisted by Mr. Marriott. The discovery bat excited
great 'petulance in the neighbourhood, and all kinds
of exaggerated rumours are current. On Saturday, Mr.
Stone west to Loodoa with the documsets, bat so steps
' mbe taken to reopes the case tall *dm parties have
been consulted. Mr. Park*. ow of Mr. Oresewell's
executors, is is Fount, sad Mr. Washington, a barrister,
' to whom, mainly, Mr. Cromwell left the management
I of the suit be did not, live to me closed, has also to be
communicated with. to the meantime the boom sad
cellar have bees locked up. We may add that the don-
, moats an written In a style closely resembling the running
I band so critic referred to is the protracted trials se Mr.
Nuttall's ordinary writing.

MCILDIR OF • POLICIN•3. —Yesterday a police- ,
man in the Staffordshire force, statiosed at Willeahall, I
died from the effects of Jejuna; sustained at the hands of 1
Thomas Lookley and Eve other men, all of whom are in ,
custody. The officer's mane is Lyons. He is • young man
aged about 23 ; hes been • othaiderable time in they force,
nod always conducted himself in a most mem resneer.
He was attacked lest fistarday week at mirk' t while upon
,r
his beat in • loth part of the township, four of the
prithaen whom he bed ordered home became they
were riotous. He arrested two or three of his semikate,
who returned to him after they bad ben some kme
away, but their comrades rescued them. After the officer
had bees beaten to the ground mid kicked by hie sassikets,
he was dragged along the road by hie staff, which wee at-
tached tolls wrist by the customary leather thoug. Whilst
being jolted aloe', with his head striking twat% the stoma,
he slipped the thong, sad was thus deprived of his only
weapon. Dark% the straggle, Thomas Lockky's brother,
who is one of the proonses, the wielding • large o clasp
knife, and • civilian who attempted to take it from him
bed his head cut. Towards the end of the straggle Thanks
Lockley was beard to may, " OM* beck, and let to murder
the —." Afterwards be was seen to come up to
the deceased as he lay on the ground, and
having celled opt, " Stead out of the way, and let us
finish the —," dashed down upon the left side
of his heed, a little above the ear, • broken brick.
The officer then, for the first time, booms iseemible, and
be was carried bleeding into the residence of • Talisman
living nest. Oa Wedoaday Let delirium set in, end after
• coesultetase among a number of surgeons it was deemed
desirable to take away some five pieces of the skull,
the: of the eke of • fiwie, sad also some of the
Convulsions came as on Sunday, bat his pulse was pretty
strong. They were again, apparent ea Tuesday, and all
hops was lost. le the evening be became insensible. His
shrieks of pain and which up to Wm time had been
heartriading eased • ' and his life seemed to ebb softly
away. He died yesterday morning at about six o'clock,
is the preemie of his dater, in his room at the
polies harreees. He beleep to a Shropshire family, all.
of whom occupy • respectable position in society. Oa
account of the large number of prisoners, and of the great
efforts that have bean made to save the deemed's life, the
event has eormithed a large amount of painful interest
throughout South Staffordshire. The Chief Constable of
the comity (Coked Hoge, and the Deputy Chief Constable
(bNor leKeight) have been at the office?, bedside daily.
HAYLINO R•ILWAY.—A special general meeting
of the shareholden in this company was held yesterday) at
the office, No. 6, Victoria-Argot, Westminster • Kr. Rend*
in the chair. The &einem said they bad met to amidst
• bill now pending in parliament, for changing
the name of the eimpany, for anthorisieg the
company to:tasks and=meads 'Maniocs of their pre-
sent authorised railway, also to make rad maintain docks,
giving the director, power to raise many for them . pur-
posse, and to make arraageme
cared r with
B other companies to
should mention tbet
they'eaell. Uleninottaid"down as to tam He
form of the
dock wen
be constructed. He should inne a formal mole-
' tioe approving of the bill, subject to eachy shanties' se
parliament might make. Yr. Gawked seconded the moo.
I lotion, which was carried neaelmously, and the preceding,
teratiiMted.

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