The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-05 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.-JAN. 4.
NUM soap Mat JORICS CAIMIRLL AND li. 7CIIIOI Mir
THE MURDERS IN WARREN-STREET.

Emesserremi Barthelemy. 32, a Frenchman, described as
a foreigner, was indicted for the wilful murder of Charles
Collard. _ _ . . .

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The prisoner, who bad elected to be tried by a jury com-
posed half of foreigners, challenged several of the foreign
jurymen. Mr. C. Albert attended as the interpreter. The
trial appeared to create a great deal of interest, and the
court was crowded the whole of the day, bat owing to the
excellent arrangements made by the sheriffs, there was not
so much confusion as has occurred oa similar trials of public
interest.

Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Clark conducted the cue for the
Crown. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Collyer, Q.C.,
and Mr. Reed.

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The leaned counsel for the prosecution opened the
to the jury in a brief and temperate speech, and after calling
their attention to the very serious nature of the charge
against the prisoner, he said he was sure he should not in
vain bespeak their anxious attention to the evidence he
should lay before them, and trusted they would give to the
prisoner the benefit of a calm and unprejudiced inquiry. He
did not ask their attention as account of any complexity in the
casaba should have to lay before them, because he should be
in a position to produce the evidence of eye-witnesses of the
act committed by the prisoner, but there were other circus.
stances which twould be necessary to bring before them, that
would require their serious consideration when they same
to decide the question, whether the prisoner was guilty of
the crime imputed to him by the present indictment The
learned counsel then gave a narrative of the facts connected
the proceedings of the prisoner on the night in clues-
flea relating to the present charge, and alio to the second
emerge against him of haying murdered Mr. Moore, and he
arrinded by calling the following witnesses:
almietts Bennett examined by Mr. Clark—l was ear-
WIWI, Mr. George Moore in lest December. He resided
al No. TS, Warren-street, Fitzroy-equare, and carried on
the hauls of a soda-water manufacturer there. He war
at be en the evening of the Bth December. A grandson
eight pen old resided in the house with Mr. Moore. He
was at home on the evening in question. About half past
eight o'clock I beard a knock and a ring at tie bell, ;and I
opened the door and saw the prisoner in company with a
female. I had seen him at the house of Mr. Moose before,
when he came to repair en engine. I could not dis-
tinguish the features of the female. When I opened
the door, the prisoner inquired if Mr. Moore war at
home, sad I told him he war, and I showed the pri-
soner and the female into the back-parlour where he
was. I don't know whether the door of the room war
closed. I went up stain, and in about ten minutes I
beard a Boise in the parlour, where I had left the prisoner
and Kr.Moote, and I in consequence came down, and found
M the • er, r. Moore, and the woman, ell in the act of
eon out of the parlour. The prisoner was first, and the
woman followed him. I ran to the door in Warren.etreet
with the intention of opening it, and lat the same moment
observed a pistol in the prisoner's hand. Dina nearly up
to Mr. Moore's head when I saw it, and they were nearly
cline together. The prisoner fired the pietist at Mr. Moore
almost immediately afterward,. I did not see what hap-
pened after this, because I ran out into the street. The
prisoner also ran out towards Warren-street. There was •
small iron gate opposite the house-door, and I saw several
perms standing round it. The prisoner also ap-
peared to see them, as be turned back and ran I
through the house, first abutting the street door
and bolting it. I was outside, but I heard the sound
of the bolts. Among the pinions who were standing nand
the door I observed the deceased, Charles Collard, and I
told Min that Mr. Moore was shot, and asked him to rue
round to the New-road, u I thought the prisoner would get
out that way. Collard immediately ran in that direction.
I knew Collard at the time to be a neighbour. He kept a
small r's shop next door to Mr. Moore. There
was a back gate to our house leading to the New-road.
About an hoer after I had been bolted out by the prisoner
I was let into the house by a policeman, and I then sow my
Seater lying on the ground quite dead. The body was in
the passage.
Creee-examintd—The prisoner bad been employed by my
muter to repair the engine fur manufacturing ginger beer
ad soda water. I had never heard him converse with
sestet—he had been at the house more than twice,
pubsly about half-a-dosen times, but my master was
with him except on the night in question. He appeared to
Mu Ise as other purpose than to repair the engine. The
pesdidil was up stairs on the first floor when the
011111111/1111.11 look plan. He was In the room directly over
*ens which Mr. Moore was. I showed the prisoner
gets into lle masa the teem the IMMO as 1 should any