The Press.
London, England, 1856-01-19 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

Mr. Lloyd, the landlord of the Junction Inn, on
going into his litable on the 15th of August last,
saw Mr. Palmer in the act of pouring something
out of a small bottle into a large one. The large
bottle was about as large as an ounce or two•ounce
bottle. The witness continued:—

I said, " Good morning, Mr. Palmer; how is your bro-
ther this morning?" He replied, "He is very ill indeed ;
he is very weak and low indeed." He added, `' lam going
up to see him, and take him something which will stimu-
late him. Dr. Day is attending him, but he is not so
well acquainted with his habits as I am, and taking his
drink away from him and giving him medicine will not do
for a person who has been in the habit of drinking, and I
hope this will do him good." On the Saturday previous
William Palmer came to me, and asked me for a bottle
of the very best old brandy. He said that Walter was
very ill, and that, as it would not do to let him be without
anything to take, he wished me to give him a bottle of the
very best brandy. " I fear," said he, "he has been send-
ing out to spirit-shops, and has been drinking very inferior
staff." What I saw in the small bottle was of a light
colour. The small bottle was a quarter-ounce bottle, and
I noticed the contents to be white as water as he turned
the bottle up.

Mrs. Palmer, the widow of the deceased, deposed
that Mr. l'almer apprised her of her husband's
death the day after it occurred, and that when asked
why she had not been summoned to the death-bed,
he replied that lie (her husband) had broken a
blood vessel, and that his appearance was too ghastly
for her to see.

At this stage of the proceedings, the jury having
expressed a desire to re-examine Professor Taylor
and Dr. Day, and to hear the evidence of Mr. Pratt,
the solicitor engaged by Mr. Palmer for effecting
insurances upon the deceased's life, the inquiry was
adjourned till the 23rd inst.
The inquiry into the conduct of the postmaster
for having opened a letter from Dr. Taylor to Mr.
Gardener, and communicated the contents to the
prisoner Palmer, was proceeded with on Thursday
by the bench of magistrates, at Rugeley. From the
absence of the Coroner, Mr. Ward, the principal wit-
ness, the evidence adduced was not very important,
beyond the letter written by the prisoner Palmer,
acknowledging that he had been made acquainted
with the result of Dr. Taylor's analysis in the case
of Cook's death. The postmaster was let out on
bail, and the court adjourned.
The witness Bates, repeating his state of last week,
said he had carried two letters from Mr. Palmer to
Mr. Ward. Mr. Ward denied that he had received
more than one, which he forwarded, and which was
read in Court.

The prisoner Palmer will appear in Westminster-
hall on Monday morning, before Mr. Justice Erle, to
be tried for the forgery of a bill of exchange for
1,0001. The trial will take place at the Lord Chan-
cellor's Court.

THE BEDFORD-ROW MERDER.-0110 of those terri-
ble cases of deliberate assassination from revenge,
hitherto so rare a crime in this country, was com-
mitted on Wednesday morning in Bedford-row.
Mr. Waugh, of 5, Great James-street, Bedford-row,
a solicitor in extensive Chancery practice, having left
home as usual, was proceeding down the north side
of Bedford street to his offices, when, on nearing
Hand-court, a man who had been observed loitering
about for some time previous, came out of the court,
and crossing towards Bedford row was observed to
draw something from his pocket, and walking rapidly
towards Mr. Waugh, when within three yards cried
out, " You villain, you've ruined me ; why did you
rob me of my property ?" and without waiting for a
reply tired a pistol right at the breast of Mr. Waugh,
who called out for assistance and fell dead upon the
pavement. The murder was witnessed by several
persons in the street, who immediately ran up and
secured the prisoner. Mr. Whitefield, of Feather-
stone-buildings, was the first to seize him, and give
him into the custody of the street-keeper of Bedford-
row. After watching Mr. Waugh die, the prisoner
observed, " He robbed me of my property and ruined
me," and without offering any resistance suffered
himself to be conveyed at once to the Hunter-street
police -station. The body of Mr. Waugh was carried
to his chambers. At 1, p.m., the prisoner, Charles
Broadfoort Westron, was brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt
at Clerkenwell, and underwent a preliminary exami-
nation. The evidence of those persons who saw
the occurrence, was taken, the witnesses bound

over, and the prisoner remanded till Wednesday
next. It appears that the prisoner was connected by
marriage with the deceased, who at one time was
engaged in the management of property belonging
to the prisoner's family. For some length of time
Mr. Waugh had ceased to have any connection with
the prisoner, who, irritated in consequence, not long
since deliberately threatened him with his life.
Differences and disputes relative to the management
of the prisoner's property, are mentioned as the real
causes of the crime, while insanity, in the shape of a
delusion that Mr. Waugh had ruined him, is put
forth in extenuation and explanation of it.

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HENRY WATTS, the keeper of a beershop in
Paddington, who some months since was tried, con-
victed, and sentenced to fourteen years' transporta-
tion for having caused the death of his wife, has been
granted a commutation of sentence to two years'
imprisonment, in consideration of the principal wit-
ness for the prosecution, Sarah Browning, having
been since tried and convicted of gross perju.•y.