The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-10 00:00:00

THE SAFFRON-HILL MURDER.

An excitement of no ordinary nature--especially
assoeg the Italian Inhabitants of lieffrowidil—was mid•
jested w the OiseMarren pellarwoarl, yesterday Man the
Ssamisslion et Masai Gregor* wbo was alleged to be tire
'steal arenteser of Ifiebesi Hartisaten, for wkiell Woo
Beesphiso Polka' is sentenced to be banged Co the ned
instant. _ .

oonsequonoe of information resolved by Mr. Lewis,
the gallaitor for Pthomi, to the effect that the knife with
which the murder was committed belonged to Gregor*
and not to the convicted man, and that the farmer bad
left London to evade apprehension, Mr. NogroiLi. of the
firm of Haired& sad Zemke, sad other gentlemen. re-
solved to investigate the troth of the rumours. After
peat labour, their inquiries *lifted their going to
_Pliredal-
ham in earth of Gregerlo, where he ado [Dana by Mr.
Nepali working in a oarpsetris shop in Ragbags...street.
He was aformed that kis (Gregories) cousin Policed was
condemned to dm for the murder el Michael Harrington,
whereupon Gregorio roptiod that his ocitudn had nothing to
do with it, and remarked, "My cousin shell not sour for
me." He coneaded to aosompany Mr. Negroid to Lad=
for the purpose of Pyin himself up to psalm, and upon
arriving in town es W4moday night was handed over to
the custody of Mr. ihiporisModest Gennon at the Clerical.
well police dation. Yesterday morning the prisoner was
placed et the bar before Mr. D'Eymeourt, to answer the
charge of which be had accused himself.
Mr. F. H. Lewis, barrister, prosecuted, sod Mr. Gatti
acted as interpreter.
The prisoner who is about 40 years of age, upon being
put Is the dock looked somewhat anxiously around him,
end than roamed tato a melancholy expnesion, and coca-
deadly shod tiers.
Mr. Negretti sworn and araminod by Mr. Lewis--I am
a member of the firm of r
Needsoindthahre. From infor-
mation I received I went to and there saw the
r
workiag in a carpenter's in Edgbastos-cirmil.
I believei I mid in Italian, " Do yon know that your main
is going to be bong r The poisoner said, inoredisritmart
No 1" I answered, "Yee, he is. I think ha
there any mesas to save kb. r. I MAIL " Yee,
give youreolf up." Ho anewered, " Com along, Ismjs
ready." He then took hit bnt, end put on hie orat, mad in
waling downstairs he mid, "My coeds shall pot bo bonged
Mr me." I arrived at Birmingham at ball-past rasa Raab/
seven minutes peat two we were in the train for London.
mid to hum, " Them ie no hope for your condo unless you
give Foof uP."
Did you tell the primmer upon what charge his coeds
was to be hanged ?
Witness—l did not, lamas he knew.
Magistrate—Yea did net tell him be was to be banged
for the murder d /licheel Harriman!
Witasee—No; T did not.
Did you give kiwi to maileridand on the journey Mat it
was for murder!- the jemmy I told bins it was let thei
murder of Michael Herrington. Tho primmer said to me,
"On St. Stophea's Day I west to the Golden Anchor to
drink, end I drank • groat deal of rum. t the Gold
Anchor I dapped Mr. Shaw in the boa, A
bemuse be in
salted me ray much. After this Mr. Shaw end I shook
hands together and made poem. That night there were •
great many Italians in the tap-room treating each other,
end I was nosily drank. After • little while, having
the English in tLe begatellovisom opened Thyramt
challenged tho lthes to go is. bed
slake and preen ins their baud& The Italians mein(
them did not like to show that they were afraid. Timis
or four of them went into the room. After they got into the
room the English began to strike my brother, and the& we
began to defend oureelme and strike with cur fide es amok
as we ccuki. We ell fought till To pt to the end of the
room. At this time my brother was so covered with blood
that I could scarcely reoopise him. I thought be would be
actually killed, and I pulled oat my knife and did ell I could
to save my own life, and if I had not doss stl should mover
have coma out alive from that room again. After having
said to the pleomr, "It is of no use toting Ike ; now do tell
me the troth, and sot deceive me," I said to him,
"Where was it that you redly fought?" He replied,
"The fight wee io the bagatelle-room, and in so other
places" I asked this question several times, and be
answered, "In the bagatelle-room, and nowhere elm" I
then asked him if his cousin Polioni was in the tap-room
while they were fighting in the begatellsocem, at be re-
plied, " I did not see my cocain at the time." I mid,
" When did you first seoyour coughs afterwards!" Prisoner
mid,"! am mot sure that I maw him, but I think I saw
him peas like lightning into the bagatelle-room. After
everything was finished we came out from the bs
room, and in about a minute or two we heard that
was in the hands of the polies. We followed them up as far
as the workhouse, and afterwards, because I was without
my hat, I went bock to the Anchor, sod I asked Elia to
give me my hat. She brought me two. I picked mina oat,
sod this left"
Mr. Lewd—Did you afterwards see the primmer sign the
statement !—Yes.
Was it interpreted to him before be signed !—Yes ; but
imperfectly.
Magistrate—Do you think the material part was under-
stood by the prisoner!—Yes, sir, thoroughly.
Mr. Lewis thou reed the following satement :—" My
name is Mnpi Gregorio. I havejust come from Birming-
ham. I used to live at 73, John-street, ClerkeowelL
Soon after this affair I went away from there. After that
I stayed Fero a day or so, and then went sway. I stayed
at No. 1, Frauds-court, Berkeley-street, ClerkeawelL I
stayed there two nightie. After that I went to the other
side of the water. I stopped there till the following Satur-
day, three days sad a ball. I left than and wed from
there to Birmingham. I went by railway from Iling'rcrces
a the morning between ore and two o'clock. I was
there five or six weeks, and have just arrived
from Birmingham. I have come hero to hear what
they have got to say. I have come to consign my-
self (give myself up). I understand that my cocain is
going to be executed (in tears) for stabbing people is
Safi rca-bill, at the Anchor public-house I used a knife
myself in self-defame. It was done somewhere about five
or six o'clock ow the day after Christmas-day. I was there
and mad • knife in self-defence. because there were • lot of
people there with sticks and pokers. That is all I have got
to my (this he repeated two or time times). I have heard
that my coma is going to be executed, and that is why I
have come here."
Examination continued—Coming home the prisoner aid
to me several times, " Mr. Negoetti, do me the favour to go
immediately and tell my cocain that I have come to consign
myself to save him because he is innocent."
Mr. Lewis—That is the whole cf the evidence I out
adduce to-day.
Inspector Potter—l beg your pardon. I have vitamin
to all who will clearly prove that she prisoner never en-
tered the begatalleroom.
The Magistrate—Before me there is a charge spinet the
macaw for murder. You propose to prefer a charge of
aiding and abetting.
Inspector Potter—The magistrate who tried the case mid
that all those in the bagatelle-room were liable.
The Hagialzate—Do you wish to charge the prisoner with
aiding and abetting ? •
Inspector Potter—Yea, your worship.
The whole of Mr. Negietti's statement, although each
sentence was translated as it was delivered, was then read
over to the prisoner, in reply to which he said, " I have
nothing to say. What Mr. Negretti has stated is all quite
true."
Mr. Lewis—Upon this evidence I now ask for • remand,
in order that I may produce further evidence.
Inspector Potter—l beg your pardoo. It is I that must
ask for a remand, if your worship will allow me to call
two witnesses.
Mr. Lewis—l do not propose to contend with police-
constable. The prisoner gave himself up on the charge ot
causing the death of Michael Harrington: and if Mr. Potter
has chosen to ester that chirp in his own words, end
thinks proper to make another charge, I have nothing to do
with that. I will, however, call Mr. Shaw, the landlord of
the Golden Anchor, to show that the prisoner was at his
house on the night and at the time of the occurrence.
Inspector Potter—No ; Mr. Shaw is my witness. I will
call him first.
Mr. Lewis—l beg your pardon, Mr. Potter. You will
please to remember that you are in the police, and that
am conducting the cam
Frederick Shore, landlord of the Golden Anchor, was than
sworn. He said—On the 26th of December I saw the pri-
scoot at my house. He struck me.
Magistrate—Had he been drinking! He had been drink-
g, bat he was not drunk.
• rate—Did you heir any dispute—any words of do-
lmas sxpreeeed by any one of the party!
Witham—Ns, your worship. If there bad been I mud
have heard it, as the taproom is so clues to the bar.
At this stage of the pro:medium the case was adjourned
till Saturday at 1 o'clock.

A lecture was delivered on Wednesday evening
in the Metropolitanliall, Dublin, tuider the auspices of the
Toting Men's Christian Association, by the Bight Hon.
Joseph Napier, "On the Irish Difficulty." The oar was
occupied by Sir Edward Grogan, Bart., Y.P. The lecturer
reviewed the date of Ireland politically and religiously,
and contrasted it with that of England, in the first instance,
previous to the Reformation ; in the next plane, from that
epoch down to the Union, and from the latter period to the
present time, attributing much of the Irish difficulty to
the want of a proper umhintandiue. between the two
countries resoecthia some of the most important questions,
dvil and Mistook and regarding a anion of both churches
se the best bags of an amalgamation and identity of
intonate.
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