The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-26 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

CARLISLE—FEL 23.
earoaa 11/.. SLIM PAWL
THE MURDER AT LAMPLUOH.
Themes Mures, miser (aged lb, imperfectly instructed),
woe MAMA Ise tbs ward reorder of Isaac* Tuner, at Lam-
pleas she 4th November lut.
Omer who has a somewhat inpaueas appearance,
with es cosatenanes, pleaded not guilty.
Mr. ham, Q.C., sad Mr. Ovuend prosecuted ; Mr. I
Monk Moods&
!rowel gime of tee seen* of murder were put in as

71 Jams. loving stated the case for the prosecution,

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frementLindow, deceased's employer, who deposed that
deeeemil. every sober, careful man, wont everyother Satur-
day belay the men working at a " drift," at Kelton, about
four from Clestar, when witnors's offices wore, and
where damaged lived. On Friday, the 3rd of November,
washo ve deceased two 61. notes for the purpose of paying I
the ages nest day. On the arising of Monday, nth
of
Neumber, witness went to the house of Ames Manse,
=
's brother, with whom prisoner lived. Prisoner's
gave witness • pair of trousers and • shirt ; the
Isms were wet from the waist to the knee, in front. They
applied se if they had been washed. The shirt was quite
met I ISO might wring it. The washing tub was on the flow
at en time, and the shirt looked to him as if it had been
entirely washed. Ames User's, his wife, and two children
mare in the house. Witness gave the shirt and trousers to
Yr. Clark, superintendent of polies. Prisoner earned about
IM. a week.
Cruse-ezamined—Would swear the trousers were not wet
to the bottom. The Min seemed as if it had been washed
within a quarter of an hour.
William Parker, shopkeeper, at Ennerdale-bridge, Ca the
road between Cleator and Halton and Ann 'fyson,
inn-
keeper, near Parker's shop, proved that deceased milled at
their houses about half-put 9 o'clock on the 4th hut. He
changed a Si. note at the house of each, receiving gold and
silver. Near Ennerdale-bridge a footpath turned from the
highway to Gill, a homestead a mile and a quarter off. It
turned off the highway ate place called Hunter Howe.
Joseph Kitchen—l am • farmer's servant, and on the 4th
of November was cutting briars in a field celled Ullman,
elses by Gill. The footpath from the highway at Hunter
Howe to Gill and thence on to Kelton rune through Meant
At about 10 o'clock on the 4th of November I saw
a man standing in Unsure, about forty or fifty
rotfrom the footpath. I was about 160 yards
hisa The man, who, from where he stood, could see
any one coming up the footpath from Hunter Howe, did net
seem to be doing mything, but was standing looking right
down to Hunter Howe Ho had a dark cap on—dark out,
dark eminent, and light-coloured trouser,. It was a
square-tailed out—broad at the tails, like a shootinr
*het. He was about middle sine. He could see me, am-I
moved towards him. in cutting the hedge briars. He
went away, and • fall in the ground took him out of sight
for about 20 minutes, altar which I saw, u I believed, the
same man, standing in Lemony Bottom. and still looking
towards the footpath in the direction of Hunter Howe.
was doing nothing. He could noises me. About • quarter
of as hoar afterwards I saw a man coming up from Hunter I
Howe, very like Kau Turnerlf he wont along the foot-
path, owing to the nature of the ground I should loos sight
of hint from where I stood, and I did lose sight of him. I
west on with my werk, and in course of time I reached a
gate about 150 yards from the point where I first saw de-
ceased. I went up to the gate, and saw a hat lying in
Leaeolay Bottom, four or five yards from the footpath
which is close to the hedge. Before I got up to the hat I
MA neither heard nor seen anything which attracted
my attention. When engaged in cutting one mho
a Seal of noise, and the hedge was old, and very high.
There would be • bill between where I was and where I
bated the kat. When I saw the hat, I got upon the gate
en/ leeks& farther over, and saw the gate man (de-
emed). It was about 16 yards from the a yud or
tee hem the footpath, and two or three from the hat. I
this went up to the body. I found the throat cut, mad tie
men was dead, but the body was warm. The waimeest cad
boilltmehief were all blood, and the right-band Women
LtMe turned inside out. There were *Cy Seepages
aliand's pockets. (The witness then minutely di
sallied the appearance of the ground, bank, and
elide were bloody, end pro of
ted indications a
Bikes& Ms body to be that of the man he saw of
welkin up
the fratway. Fetched two men to my assistance, and re-
Immei le the body. Naked up some silver massy, whisk
I than *Weed was efrowed about. Alm found a rotor, with
the Mole blokes bem the haft. Saw no more of the ma
Is the dark square-tailed mot, whom I had seen In Lanceley
Bettem, meal the 16th of November, when I .picked him
est amen same
_IIIM la the gaol yard at Whitehaven. The
body ed demised was tulle warm. The prisoner, Thomas
Monroe. ie the nom whom I pointed out. I still believe
be is the ease man, but I isn't swear positively to him.
Omer camealsol—lt wee bem the appearance of kis cloths*
and eine that I believed he was the mine ma. I will sot
medatake to swear that the body I found is Leaselay 8010
Ma was that of the amend man whom I have described.
If it wen the holy of the lame nom, I mmt have bees
within Si sr 110 pada of him at the time of the mugs
Maim Jebel's, farms half-pest to sad
dem Webeeltem the 4th of November I saw • mem
hem GM towards Salter Hall. He looked very warier II
imbed bask ever hie shoulder every ate p. He was rather
teeming dews. skulking. He had es • dark square-tailed
seat and am, mad somewhat lighter trousers. I was after-
weeds takes to Whitehaven gaol-yard, and pissed the pri-
wiser sat of seven or eight mends the same man that I saw
ramie' over the fields. I Ronan swear to the man, but
the grimmer is like him. At the time I saw him in the gaol
he bad*, ma cap, coat, and trousers en as when I saw
him erring acmes the field. The yam wee running from
Bottom.
Unthank. who was shooting is the Saida near the
MSG the murder, on the 4th November, saw • man three
times that morning in the osighbourbOod of :Leneeley
Belem esimepondang to the appearance et the prisoner.
Jesse& Braithwaite, • boy twelve Taus old, deposed—On
the Oa Of November, about nine in the Owning, I wee
setting 'turnips, sad saw a ma in the " Gullett." He
append to ,be looking at some fat sheep. I was within
100 rods of him. I raw hint ge away. He had on • dark-
eoloared coat, a dark-colouredcap, and trousers rather
light. At about • quarter to twelve I aaw him .pin run-
ning towards Salter Hall. When he ran he stooped down.
I am quite sue that the man whom I bad seen coming back
wee the ante sea se I had seen going. I wee within forty
yards of him as he war comingbeck. I know the men
whoa Imw running. lam ware that is him [pouting to
the prisoner]. I
(ikneation.)in I saw him &gigs at White-
there were eight ethers with him. I knew him by no nothing
but his elethes sad See. lam still sure the prisoner is the
ma whom I sew in the " Gullet."
Edmund Watem, fenser. at Salter EM—Os the 4th of
November I maw • miss he • SW near Saler Zell. about
twisty Wastes mot n, wig doers by fie hedge bottom at
a swift pace. He bad • gemakerehlef of a rod 'pommies is
his heal. with whisk he lees wiping Me free. He had the
rrerhamdiseelMot in Ms right bmi and • mart in his
Bedoss the Owner was the am I saw
fia het awl war it The Itatesday was a
deep
r gime' seesed Mises over the tee mir I t
a ono wa ANA d ke end ties • Digest emsk. ever apuu.
This was to pewee Ile week.
I w
By Mr. Ovelemi—Al ill net swear that the
phase is theh lamob . I Snail believe be is. The to mark
roc-ltlAs*
=mow, a blasksaltb, aid—The primer maw
Me my phis es Saturday, the ttle et November, at eight
seals* ea., whew be get bines/1 &saes fora the might