The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-13 00:00:00

THE BANBURY MURDER.

This atrocious crime has caused an intense excite-
ment here, fur, in addition to the peculiar circumstances of
the act itself, the deceased was highly respected in the town
and neighbourhood. During the whole of Sunday the scene
of the catastrophe wes visited by continuous crowds of the
curious.
Yesterday, at 12 o'clock, en inquest was held at the
Crown public-house, Wilscot, by John Churchill, Esq., of
Deddington, coroner for North Oxfordshire. A most re-
specteblejary having been sworn to make inquiry touching
the death of Giovanni lialabergo, they pros. cited to an out-
s house, where the body of the deceased hail been conveyed,
and where a post Norton examination of the head had been
made by Mr. Thomas Items, surgeon, of Wardington.
Two shuts had taken effect, our catering the frontal bone,
and the other at the back of the bead, which last caused
instantuni out death.

1 he following witnesses were then called.
Jane Sawell, who bad known the deceased for 40 years,
was coming from Banbury on Saturday about half-past five
in the evening, in the van of John Ward, She got out to
walk up Nt'ilscot-hill, and, about half way up, saw some-
thing king on the road which she thought to bo a coat;
but, taking hold of it, found it to be a dead MM. The
lingers were then cold hut the body was warm. By the
light of s lantern she recognised the deceased to be Gio-
vanni Kalabergo. Previous to this she met a cart which
she knew to belong to the deceased. It was empty and un-
attended. A baker's cart was a short distance in advance
of this vehicle. Met no one on the road. There was •
pool of blood near the body. She saw no weapon.
James Ward, the carrier, corroborated the evidence of
the first witness, and a person, named Kyrie, went to Wile-
cot for a cart, which being provided the body was removed
to the village. Another bat, besides that belonaing to the
deceased, having been found, witness went in search of an-
other man along the road, but nothing was seen. Did not
meet anybody walking on the road before the baker's cart
before mentioned, nor after that until the body was found.
The ground was hard and there was a little snow, but it
was too dark to notice footmarks.

Mr. Thomas Harris, swgeon, of Wardington, wee next
examined. He had made &pest morlena examination. He
found a bullet had passed into the brain through the pos-
terior inf,rior angle of the right parietal bone, and passing
through the brain, was lodged under the dura mater,
about the centring the left parietal bone. There was like-
wise a contused lacerated wound on the forehead. The
ball entered near the right ear, and was lodged an inch
above the left car. There was no doubt the weapon was
fired close to the deceased's head, as the cravat was burned.
The external laceration behind the car was an inch square,
quite black with gunpowder. This wound was the cause of
death. The lacerated wound on the forehead might have
been caused by a shot from a pistol ; the ball might have
glanced along the scalp ; a bullet was found in the roll of
his coat. The inquest was then adjourned until Friday.
The young man charged with the offence is about 24
years of age, and has been in England only two months,
during which time he has assisted his uncle in business. He
cannot speak English with flueucy. At present no evidence
ban been adduced affecting him, nor was he present to-day.

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