The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-09 00:00:00

TILE MURDER IN SO]

The greatest excitement continues to be created
b, the .hucLing murder of Ocurge Bush, at Priston, agar
Barb. the putieultrs of which were last weak gins is the
larva,. The prisoners were broupbt up foe /04... d.
WPM yesterday (Monday), before his warship the
of bath (W. Loss. Esq.), W. V. isakink lea., as
tin Duff, when large crowds a pin= ammbiet
is trout of the county negating's' ellen. The ass}efaasee
Eilta !Flower, in whose house the deceased ; Jame
Windmill, her son-in-law; Harriet, his wife ; sad a
man named Stephen Boa. They sweeed mere eesMeatii
at their position than on the maim eamieelara. awl
Eliza Flower shed tears.

The preliminary investigatioses Thursday bet was ma.
Bard to the examination of George sad Leas Plower, two
boys, children of the prisoner Ella, after whidli s remand
was applied for by Mr. Hughes, the chief st the Bath
polite, who has been indefatigable in Ms elide to dis-
cover the perpetrator, of the horrible crime. The gist of
the children' evidence was, thetas the night st Os mur-
der the whole of the prisoners were together at their
mother's house, that a conversation was MU is Is when
Gorge Bush, the deceased man, was gem, sad die
mosey he had about him, and that there wee also some
talk of Windmill and Box going V. meet him on his return
from Priston sale. The prisoner Harriet said she would
go too, but her husband refused her, and said if she went
he would not go. Justus the boys were going to bed, the
two men went out, and next morning the children were
sent to look after Bush by their mother, who suggested that
he hail probably fallen over an awkward stile and broken
his neck. They west towards Prides, and read the un-
fortunate man In the field covered with blood, and his
throat dreadfully cat. In the come of the day one of the
boys told Windmill of the circumstance, and that he was to
go down to the held where the body lay, apes which he
Wooed to go, and "seemed frightened and trembled all
over." The mother (Eliza Plower) subsequently told the
boys they would have to go before the coroner, and cau-
tioned them not to say that Jacob Windmill was at their
home on Monday night.
The first mitring examined yesterday was George Wind-
ral, brother to the prisoner, Jacob Windmill. Re stated that
le lived seat door le hie brother. Their houses were under
we roof, and My divided by • thin partition, through
which per talking could be heard. Between 7 and 8
Selock ea the night of the murder, witless heard Mr.
Thomas, the landlord, apply to his brother far rent, and
raw him go away again. About half-pest Bhe heard two
pones leave his brother's home and ekes the boat doer.
He heard his brother's voice, sad ham shit be was sae et
them. Ile did not know who the seemd pence was, bat
thought it was his brother's wire. He heard aro ammo until
squirter past 10, when he heard his brother and his wife
tallinv. Ile was quite sure it was squirter pa= 10 when
he heard them, because he looked at hie timepiece. He
dad not hear them corm in.
Harriet Windmill cross-examined the welders as to who-
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ther did not hear her or her Maimed laughing dazing
the interval he had apokenjof, but he replied in the artgatioa
Nehemiah Hewn a coal miner, of High LysileosuLa.
seed that on the ird December he was at Prise=
the voroner'N ioquest was going 041, sad had owns hoer at
the Rine of Bells some of which' Ise pen to the primer,
/WA Flower. is he wan leavim, she galled him side sad
told hint that he would meet her laisbead as his way, add-
" 'Cell my husband to keep in the same story as I."
Witnevv did net know what story she weak Re met her
hmhand and the two ehililrea, mad told him to soaks haste,
as kis wife wanted him.

11.11011ef!'lower—Did I not tell you to tell my heaband
to tell the children to speak the troth ?
Witm,s—There wee nothing said about the ten& You
told no to tell your husband to keep in the aenee story that
lee was in.
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Pah; Inspector Drake deposed that daring bb 'imparters
into the murder he had taken dawn the statameme of the
pnwnere and otleri. This was Mhos their
Veen asking Jacob Windmill as aessent he= Ir* in
ICeday, he made the following Minseremti--0n Meaday
lat. the day act the minder, sheet thartetimk he the eller-
aeon, I came up hem the pit when I week. I went bow,
and staid at hems man I went to bed, about ba
= ififilit. I did met p eat that night at all. About
is clock on Tuesday werming I got up end went to with
'Pm At one in the aflemem I came up atria ash west
to George Flower's to Eimer. Whilst I wee at Mame I
first heard of the minder Mot my wife. I had net
heard of it before Mem any one. My wife UM nee
I was to wash say Ma ad p denew he the
field where the body was Mod I Armlet do logroos
goo out of the field. I west to the ead there saw
the baly on a hurdle. I afterwards west down tease Meg
ef Bells to George Flowee's wife, sad welted till she awns
hear I came home with her and had supper there sad
remained there all night. I got up at four this morniag
(Wednesday), and own to work until four this afternoon
when I 4:ansr up and went to George Flower's when I re-
mained till Inspector Drake same tome.
Stephen Box, in his statement, add he was at Mrs.
Flower's from fire till nine o'cloth on the night of the
mania, when he went home to bed, and got up at four
lest malice and went to work. Ile did not know whe-
ther Jacob Windmill was et Mrs. Flower's bones on Mon-
del night or not.
Harriet Windmill's statement was almost a repetitha of
her husband's. She west to her mother's ht the matein
isr
insane beer, &sheNati, Mt her Maned Dever left the
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Eliza Flower, is bee elseeemee. we as assess* et die
a4"l'a keying her Mew ie MUM 1M sole es Blesday,
sad to her haring mot IM shibissis Me Mk efts lin es
Tuesday morning. Ist, the add, me et Mt hem is
Monday evening, bee tie ssid melds/ dThe
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paNa'Zieer, /mod Mow, sog _in
Mow,
and dem Ie Ihs destesed, dimmed le as
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Qt brehe M epos. bet herd only els hasilizga
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hod treseestly compligeoll te thst he het hst
Am his bee at triemesi bet bis clot ba *Mays Msi
hio Mn looked after, eel le mid set miseabiad It. Ms
siee hid bar there mete amid mom vb. 'lilted the
Mee Ars he did sat Mr, esi chef hs *swat he skouM
Mee behee seat mars
TIN Phonon moo tom kart mimed till Friday.
A rimed et 100 E Ms bees oilosi. Issether with a free
Le any etempihe sot dr Mod mamierer, for melt
1111 Will had be the seadelis.. ef the pupates-
tazz at ads horrid vaissirm. Ref ths mwerd te by the
T w 1•817 Of State mid half by do sisraltwardass of
isistooy.

ItE&H-AMORAL OP THE RED CUTHBERT FLA-
eaßisTopit DALY, C. 8., died et Hays's•phoe, Ulm,'
Store, a few days since. He was as the reserve half-pay
comegnently no promotion will take phee en word
14 Ida decors. He served afloat 13 yeses.