The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-31 00:00:00

THE ISLINGTON MURDER.

FRESH CHARGES AGAINST CLARKS

After the closing of our report yesterday, show-
ing that the charge of murder egainat Clarke had bete with-
drawn, evidence waa token in rapport of other charges
arising out of the investigation of the former ow.
Mary Ana Baxter-1 am 12 years of age. Igo to school
on a Sunday. I reside et 3, C,oecord.buildiegs, Lower.
road, and have dime no for some years. Oise might, at about
a quarter to 10, I was going with • little girl le get some
beer at the George the Fourth, when the primmer said to
me, "Little girl, will you take a letter to 19, William-
street!" I said I would. I was then in Georgeetreet,
whisk is the first Corning on the left from William-street.
'He did not give me • letter. He took hold of my hand
and walked by my aide. He took me into the nursery
girdles. The nursery gardens open out into William-
street. When there be took me into a room and locked the
door. I think the door wan unlocked when he went there.
He then mode use of • bad expression. and I screamed and
bellied, and be said if I was not quiet be would cut my
throat. I still continued calling out, and he took me
into soother room, which was all glass. He got a hand-
kerchief with black and white spots, but I do not know
what he was going to do with K. He put it over my
face, aod I pushed it away. I still continued calling out,
and be said if 1 held my noise be would let me out. At
first he said be would give me a penny, and that be offered
to me when be got auto the front room, but I would not
' take it. After that be offered me a fourpeouy bit, which I
threw on the floor. He did that because he wasted again to
put his hand up my petticoats. He did that in the front
' room, and it wis then that be offered me the fourpenny
tr. I screamed sod helloed tor him to let me out.
eelooked the door sad I west eat. I went op the
garden, sod he came ,pp the garden and let me into the
street. I went home sod told my mother of what had oe-
curred. Louhni, the other girl, went home when I went
into the garden.

Cross-exannued by Mr. Diekie—lle did not put Ids hand
above my Imes,. He did not hurt me. Ido not remember
the drew ha had on. I oast saw him about six weeks after.
I remembered him because of hie bee. I then told my
sister what had occurred.

Mrs. Caroline Ann Beater said—l am a widow and •
charwoman. The previous reaper lives with me. I re-
collect her making a complaint to me some time in Octo-
ber, 1861, and telling me where she bad been. She told me
that a young man bad behaved indecently towards her. In
soomoueuce of that I went to the home in William-street.
Some days after I saw Mr. Howe in the nursery garden.
I made a complaint to him. I saw the prisoner close
against Mr. Rowe in the garden. He was sear ~ugh to
hear the complaint I made. I asked how it was that
that young man took the child down the 'garden, sad what
did he want to do with her. Mr. Rowe said, " I don't
think he is guilty." He robed the prisooar scene questioea,
sod said to him, have you dose such • thing, and
the defendant maid, " No." I had asked Mr. Rowe,
fa the prisoner's presence, bow he dared to lea
the liberty of taking my daughter down the garden sad
using her is that shameful manner. I dbd sot charge the
prisoner with and thing, as be had not hurt the child. The
child was at my elbow. Mr. Bowe wrote down what my
daughter said and what be said, hot Ido Dot recollect what
it was. I went away and left the prisoner with Mr. Rowell'
the garden.
A imams of the name of Carson proved that be went
with the last witness to the nursery ground.
Mr. Cheep Rowe, of Sherboreeatreet, Downbea.
road. said—la Octohe,r, hail, I occupied • nursery grouad
in Wißiasiatreet. The defendant was then in my
service. I recollect Mrs. Baiter and Mr. Canoe
coming to my garden on the 9th of October. The de-
fondant was there when they came. He was there
when complaint was made to me of his conduct towards the
child. The statement I produce I wrote In the preemies of
the prt The document was to the following effect :
" Wednesday, 9th October, William took the child into the
seed shop and locked the door,and opened the greeohoitee
door and took her in there, d pat his handkerchief against
her mouth. Bhe called out. Theo he opened the door sad
took her op to the street door, let her out, and she ti
away. William mw her first at the corner of Georgestreet,
and asked her to take a letter to 19, William-street, so the
nursery. Louisa Petherhow was with her and saw him, and
told her mother of it, who lives at RI, Rotherfieldstreet. I
went on after him, and he said, 'Come along.' He did not
give me &letter. On reaching the video he opened the door,
' and I went away down after him. That was not the Mat 1
' hard of the transsetiue. for Mr. Carton told me of
it the following day. I had repeatedly spoken to
the prisoner shoot it. I said to him that he had beam
charged with Wain' a little girl into the grceahome, hat
he most solemnly denied it, and dolled God to witness that
he was torment. Os the 9th of October, miter the mother
cf the little girl had been there, I told him I should take
him up to the mother of the little girl mentioned io the
paper. cod if he was oh-stilled I should hand him over to
We polio.. Law told him that if he confessed, the mother
of the child had mid she would not press the charge. After
that he did confess.
Cromstainioal—l have understood that all he did was
to put his handkerchief over her mouth.
' Mr. Clerk said that war the cam for the prosecution ow
this charge.
Mr. Barker having committed the prisoner for trial on
this charge,
Mr Dicke, said he should reserve the defence,
•

Sopoia Allen, aged eight, said—A short time ago I was in
Bishopegate.street. It was ee last May, on a Saturday, just
when the lamps wen lit at night. I was going home from
following the chimoey.sweepers who were deemed up at the
time. to Bisbopegate•atreeta man spoke to as.. I saw the
prisoner and picked him out from among s somber of other
meo. The prisoner is the man that spoke to me. He asked
me if that was Bisbopourste, and I said '• Yea." He also
asked me other queetiocia, and then took me to an ice-cream
shop. He held my band. and walked with me to the shop.
Fished an ice and gave me a spoonful of it. He put me on
his kites. and I was sitting there when he gave me the ice.
Ha then felt up my pettiocats, up to my thigh. I kicked
an.l screamed and ran away, leaving him in the shop. He
did not hurt me.
In

the wittiest; dated that there were no
other persona in the shop but themselves and the man that
served. I complained tr my mother when I went home. I
had never seen him before that night.
Police-sergeant Robert Adams, 63, City police, said —I
know the ioe•shop spoken of. I heard of this affair on the Zed
of May—a complaint being made by the father at the
station. On Dm 24th of July the prisoner was placed
motion several others at the Islington policentation. The
prisoner was not pointed out to the witness. Impeder Wise-
man said, "Do yon see anybody here that you know?" At
that time she but her eye on the prisoner, sad she said,
"No." She afterwards said that the prisoner was the man,
and pointed him not.
Cross.as►mined—The waiter at the shop did not recognise
the primmer.
Mr. Clerk slated that that oompleted that charge.
Mr. Dickis said he supposed that the magistrate intended
to seed this cam for tr.ol.
The prisoner said be thought it was very wrong that he
should be committed oa this charge, as be could prove that
on the day named he was at one phi. from 10 o'clock in the
morning until 10 o'clock at night.
Mr. Drckie said that, under those circumstances he should
ask for an adjournment. He thought that every leniency
should be shown to the prisoner, who had been charged
with the committal of a most dreadful crime, and that
without the slightest tittle of evidence to support the
allegation.
Mr. Barker said that whatever evidence might be adduced
he should feel it him duty to send the case for the considera-
tion of a pity.
Mr. Dickie said that so the prosecution which was taken
up by the government had failed be hoped that the magi,-
trate would take Mil.

Mr. Barker said that be expected such an application
would be made. He would take bail—the primer himself
is the rum of 1001., and as there were two charges, he
should require four sureties in the sum of 254 each.
Mr. Dickie said that the ellar,;es were slight. and the
misuser poor, and therefore he hop,d the magistrate would
reduce the ►mount of bail.

Mr. Barker declined to h coeds to the application.
The prisoner was then ternored proteetiog his ill!

LOSS or Two LIVES WHILE BATHING IN DUCKETT'S
CANAL.—Last evening, about seven O'clock. • melancholy
accident, resulting in the lose of two fine youths, took place
in Sir George Duckett's Canal, Victoria-park, near the Old
Ford-bridge. It app an t at as usual io the summer nionth•
there were • liege number of bids bathing in the meal, and
two unfortunate youths. named dohs Davin, aged 14, and
Edward Gras, aged 15, hying in the vicinity of Old Gravel.
lane, Wapping, Pod been amusing themselves with corks,
andlearning to swim. It teemed that the number of boys
Increasing, they bad abandoned the corks, and one of th•
direesired lade ventured too far from the bank, and the
bottom of this part of the meal being steep, the poor
fellow, after • few faint cries for help. disappeared under
the water. The other unfortunate lad, who could swim a
little, seeing what had happened to his companion, bounded
in after him, and made au effort to gave him, but unhap-
pily the drowning lad clung so feat to his could-be pre-
server that the latter was powerless, and be'or• assistant*
could be rendered them they both perished. The pollee
of the K division were anon in attendance, and the
drags being used the lashes were recovered, but life wee
quite extinct. The painful sane wee witnessed by a num-
ber of persona who were passing to sod from the park. The
bodies were removed to Bow dead-house, and are in charge
of Mr. Philphot, the colotier's officer. It is stated that the
police bare Do power to prevent the Whig' in the canal,
which is a troi.t dangerous place, and every summer is the
scene of a sad loge of life.

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MURAL PALACE. —ON r. SHILLING DAY.
THINIBDAT, JOLT 30.—Mmisioes on pigment, 5,080;
ditto by macs tickets, 1,585; total, 6,665.