The Express.
London, England, 1848-12-01 00:00:00

MURDER OF THE RECORDER OF NOR-

WICH AND HIS SUN.

We yesterday gave a ttrief report of the following
freadfal case :
On Tuesday evening, soon after 8 o'clock, the town of
Wynsondham was thrown into a state of consternation by
the intelligence that Mr. Jersey, Recorder of Norwich,
and his son had been shot dead, at their residence, Stan-
field-hall. A telegraphic message to that effect was
seat to Norwich police.statiot with a request that a Mr.
Rush should be apprehended. In consequence, Superin-
taadent Torrington went by the nest train in qamt of Rush,
and a party of police proceeded in post chains to the hall.
They arrived there about one in the morning and found the
inmates in a state of great alarm and grief. Constable Pont
of the enrol force, was there. They saw the bodies of Mr.
Jersey sad his eon, and ascertained that Mrs. Jermy and her
maid, Elisabeth Chutney, had been shot at and severely
wouaded.
Before going further it will be well to mention some parti-
culars relative to the plan of Stanfield Hall. It is a long
building in the Norman style, with a mast before it sad an
extensive park round it. Of late years a wing has been
added, comprising the servants' apartments. In front of the
main building there is a porch enthuse, leading into a spa-
cious hall, from which then is :7 to the dining-rooms
OD the left. To the right of the there is an entranes
and peewee for the servants, • into their part of the
The perpetrator of thew murders was well acquainted with
the premises, as will appear from what follows. Mr. Jersey,
Mr. Jersey, jun. and Mrs. Jersey, dined together on Tues-
day mates; this butler, ;two female servants, and a man
servant were on the premises; two female servants had gone
to Wymondhun, and had returned to the park, but were not
in the hall before 8 o'clock. About half-past 8 o'clock Mr.
Jassy, sen., left the din' room, and walked through the
hall to the front of the building. On returning, just aa he
entered the porch, a man, wrapped up in • cloak, and wett-
ing • mask, fired • pistol at him, and the shot lodged in the
uppsr part of his left breast, close to the shoulder. He fell
down and expired ; but, owing to what followed, was rot
removed for nearly an hour. The anemia went to the seer
rants' entrance to the ugh', passed through the
across the building, and met the butler. With a pistol
each hand he beckoned the butler to go back. Being
greatly alarmed at the apparition of a man in a mask, pro-
moting two pistols, the butler retired into his pantry. The
assassin proceeded onwards to the turn of the passage, where
there was a dark wow sad • door opining into another pas-
mire leading to the bark of the premises. He isies to have
arrived la WI recess just as Mr. Jersey, jun, elarmed by the
report of a pistol. left the dining room. The young gentle-
man went to the dooe opening into alas back pas-
SCOTTISH HOSPITAL age, and there the man dred at him, and shot
him through the right breast. He instantly fell
The 183rd anneal festival of this corporation wee down dead. Mrs. Jersey, bevies a noise, went to the rams
held yesterday (being St. Andrew's day) at the London place, and while standing over the lifeless body of her bus-
Tavern. The large dining hall was completely filled with band, the assassin fired a pistol at bar. The shot shivered
lie Sine sad sapperten of the charity. The gallery war olio of her arms and wounded her in the breast. Her maid,
die Ruud by the presence of as many ladies as it would more courageous than the other servants, went to the same
held. The Right Hon. the Lead Mayer presided, and spot to see what was the matter, arila while clasping berme-
merget upwards of &SO guests who attended to give their tws, the murderer @gala Ceche a pistol and seriously
mon'enance to the institution, we observed The Chisholm, woseded her in the thigh. The et er female servants, think-
tie perfumed tot duties of ViereChaiman, Lord D. Stuart, lug they would be all murdered, hid themselves. The man-
ia an F.,Messn.B.B.Cabbell,Moffett,Fotbse,d Anstery,M.N.,• servant, who was then in the stables, hearing the
H. Moutherot, the French Secretary of Legation ; Owerel show, and wpposiag that the house was attacked by
Millmsn, Admiral Sir C. Malcolm, Captains Denham, Dal- a watrer el radians, swain wrens the moat, awl
mil. sod Lamert, R.N. ; Majors Campbell and Adair; the est ci to Wyweadhaes, where be gaveto the
sent to
alums
Bat. J.:Melville, Aldermen Cepeleau. M.P., sad Finals; whleh caused the telegraphic message be
Ceptait. Forbes, sad the lat'Dowld of Inch. A consider- Norwich police-station The murderer had therefore no
abbe number of the guests were dressed in Highland cos• difficulty in making his evape. The women servants, who
had gone to Wyntondham, returned with two yoang IBM
tan.. and to add to the national character of the festival,
ti'kly. the Highland piper, together with a formidable and while they stood outside the moat talking, they heard
ism°l lounge professors (we believe from the Caledonian the report of a pistol, ant'. saw the flash. They thought Mx.