The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-26 00:00:00

THE BERMONDSEY MURDER.

TRIAL OF THE MANNINGS.

OLD BAILEY.

[ln another page will be found the eaneintion of yester-
day's proceedings, which appeared only in the late editions
of yatseday's Ezpress.l

THIS DAY.
THE DEFENCE.
The court opened this morning soon after 8 o'clock,
at which early hour most of the seats were occupied by the
same persons as yesterday. On the whole, however,
owing to the muse previously mentioned—the excel encs
of the arrangements mink by the sheriffs— there was a total
absence of Inconvenient pre/Imre and of that thronging of the
court and its
trials for murder.
Most of the counsel engaged in the ease were in court long
before the proceedings were resumed.
The isay metered the box two or three minutes before 10.
The Lord Chief Baron and the two other learned judges
111661 s their seats on the bench at three minutes past 10.
Immediately after the Manning's again appeared in court,
Inking up the same relative position In the dock as yesterday,
wasey, the two extremiqes in front.
1 Manning was dressed in the same manner as yesterday.
The female prisoner WM a black satin dress, a plaid silk
and on her heal a black net lappet, with yellow m-
il
kelanY'
The examination was then resumed.
Outing, examined by Mr. Bodkio.—Was a chemist.
(A divas of the female prisoner was here produced.] He had
examined chemically some stains on this dress, and believed
that they had been produced by blood.
Cross.ex +mined by Mr. Ballsatine.—Had placed the dress
in cold distilled water. The stains whites he examined were
in the skirt. Thera were some stales in the collar, bat
could not say whether or not they were stains of blood.
Re-examined by Mr. Bsikin.—His father was surgeon to
the police force. lie had himself studied chemistry at Guy's
Hospital. The stains on the collar were more like blood
than anything eke.
By the Lord Chief Berne.—Hod cut out the stained por-
tions of the dress, and placed them in distilled water, which
become discoloured. The witnessthen described the
cheesiest experiments by which he had arrived at the con-
clusion that the stairs bad been produced by blood. A pre-
cipitate, he said, was formed. Oloisules of blood could be
detected long alter the period of 'mining.
Francis Worrell Stevens, examined by Mr. Clarkson.—
Was a steak-broker, at 3, Royal Exchange, and had
done business for the late Patrick O'Connor. On
the 6th of August del' d to him 10 Sambre
and Meuse shares, which were purchased on the
3rd. They were Nss. 6,460 to 6,469. (The shares were
thin produced.) They were ordered either on the 2nd or the
3rd. In the month of May lest purchased for him 10 shares
of the Amiens and Boulogne Railway ; they were Nos.
48,663 to 48,674. Delivered them to him on the 11th May.
Knew the female prisoner. She came to his office on the Ist,
tad, or 3rd of August, and introduced herself by saying
that she had oeen recommended to him by Pa' rick O'Connor
to invest two or three hundred pounds, cad that she wanted
some shares in stock that would sell abroad. Asked her to
say where she was going, that he might advise her. After a
lirle hesitation she said she was going to Paris. He then
suggested to her that she had better purchase French revise.
She asked for the foreign railway share Ist, which he
showed her. She wanted shares, she said, that had not been
registered, because she wished to be able to sell them again
without the consent of her husband ; and she asked whether
or not she could do so it she purchased Boulogne and
Auden*, and Sambre and Meuse shares. Witness replied
that she could do so. She said she would call again, but did
not do so.
Crosaexasined by Mr. Ballantine.—The Sambre and
Meuse shares purchased by O'Connor came to 271. 10i., and
the Amiens and Boulogne to 711. 17s. 6d. Their value had
diminished since May. O'Connor had never mentioned to
him Mrs. Manning's name.
Alexander Lamont. examined by Mr. Clarkson.—Wu as
with the late Mr. O'Connor. Purchased for him,
in April, twenty Bestern Counties shares-4001. consolidated
stock.
Green, a clerk at the Eastern Counties Railway termi-
nus, here proved the transfer.
Ale :seder Lamont's examination resumed.—Purchased
for lir. O'Connor 10 Sambre and Meuse Railway share, on
the 27th of April last. Received them from Mr. Russell.
Their numbers were 26,523 to 26,632. They were delivered
by a clerk of Mr. Russell, named Wenham.
Crossexamined by Mr. Ballantine.—Mn. Manning
brought with her a note of introduction from O'Connor.
shn Haywood, examined by the Attorney-General.—Was
a clerk in the office of the solicitor of the Treasury. Was
present at the police office on the 7th September, when a
person named " John Swett" was examined, who bad
since died. The deceased produced some scrip and an as.,
Ornment. (An assignment hearing the signature of Ilan-
Ding was then produced.)
Shilhibeer, examined by the Attorney-General.—Knew
Manning's handwriting. (The assignment was then shown
to the witness.) Did not believe the signature attached to
the document produced to be Manning's handwriting. It
appeared to resemble the writing in the body of the in-
strument.
Hammond, a stock-breker's clerk, examined by the At-
torney.Oeneral.—Deposed to having seen Bassett pay Man-
ning 1101. on account of Eastern Counties shares. The pri-
soner represented himself as O'Connor. The money was
paid in a hundred pound note, a five pound note, and five
sovereigns. It was on the 11th of August. (The note was
then produced.) It was endorsed " Charles James Butler,"
by which witness would identify it.
Cram-examined by Mr. Sarjoant Wilkins.—Did not know
who Charles James Butler was. Witness's employers were
&Mirk and Co., whose place of baldness was, 6, Bank-
chambers.
—. Shillibwr being re-called, and having the 101. note
placed in his hand, said the signature, "Frederick Man.
Mug," on the back, was the undisguised writing of the
male prisoner.
George Linen, examined by the Attorney-Genwal, de-
posed that he was a sharebrokw, and that he was in the
office of &Mirk and Co., on the 11th of August, when a
stranger come there to sell twenty Eastern Counties shares.
He meld net tell whether or not the male prisoner was the
straagee. Had seen Manning at the police-office, and did
not then reagens him. Saw the strange: receive a 1061.
note, a 61. mate, sad 6 sovereigns.
Creerszallined by Mr. Serjeant Willdes.—Was in
habit of gong to Meson. &illicit', every 'Beanbag. Was
not wanly a share-broker, but a share dealer. Witnessed
the filling up of the transfer on the awed= In question.
Had no dike of his own at present. Had been connected
with the City for the last Sve-ad.twenty years. Believed he
ones bad an aloe for about 12 months. Lived now In
lodg.
ings, 47, Dian.street, Soho, occupying the second &or and
a portion of the third.
Orilliths, examined by Mr. Bodkin, deposed that he
was a clerk in the Bank of England, and that the 1001. note
prodamil woe presented for payment on the 11th of August.
Paid the pasty presenting it 60 sovereigns, and gave him a
ticket for the remainder. It was the practice of the bank to
ask for the address. The party in this ease gave "7, New
Weeteneweet, Bermondsey."
Joseph Adamson, soother dark in the Bank, deposed to
the payment of the remainder of the note in cash.
Baraes4elies-olllow, deposed that he had ascertained by
everimeat that to go from Mincer-plass to O'Connor's
besiege, took forty-two minutes to walk, thirty-fin animates
to die in an omnibus, 'and twenty-fin minutes to go is a
eats.
Walsh, a bey, who was examined yesterday, was re-
tailed, and asked whether he was quite nee that the person
whom he saw wee the pannier. He said he believed it was
a femsle—(a laugh) ;—bat could not ewer that it was 'lre.
Minaaing.

Tbb shwa the rase for the pragmatism
Mr. &demi Wilkins them roes to address the court. Ile
Wilts appea bore the.soak the advocate of the awls
primer. g, vested to ws.l eirefolly by ths jury,
bat be biped to bays their Macadam He stood la a pot-
ties sasqualled is the history Si crime. Sir diffloalttes
were 111111 MIPS. In the int plain he bad to sabres the Ant
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