The Express.
London, England, 1856-11-25 00:00:00

THE BRITS MURDER.

BRIT% )lOI.DLT.

The inquiry into the death of Mr. George Carter
was reennad to-day before Mr. Cutts:, coroner fir West
Heat, wawa to adjournment from Tuesday last.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gardiner, oaths of the decreased, proved
that on Friday meraieg, the day of demand's death, Thos.
Cartwright Worrell Called non him, and they left the
louse together. The deceased did not say where he was
going ; and es he was only lightly attired, wits... expected
hiss back in a few Wastes, bat she sew him no more alive.
At No o'clock in the afternoon of Saturday, the Bth MM,
Tarsus Worrell called, sad asked whether .• Georg* "was
at home ? Witco.. replied hie hazily had not seen bat
since they left hose together on the previous dsy ; upon
which Worrell said he bed parted from him about noon la
the Tork-road, Batters**.
Polies Sergeant Underhill, 6 V, said he aught out
Thomas WomlL Oa laquising when he bed last seen as-
sessed, Worrell said be had spent the day with bias as
Thursday, the bah inst.; that Cuter had aimed at hie house;
and that they afterwards went to the theatre together.
Worrell also said he had called apes Carter on Friday
NOTeiSf,sad that they had parted in the Tork-road, nest
the Builder.' Arms, early la the day, Carter maim( his
Westlake( Oar to Cbiea.
Abraham Jacobs, hackney carriage driver No. 3,027,
proved baying driven Worrell, on the morning of Friday,
the 7th last, from lienniagton-erese to Battersea. adds.
Wits's, asked his fare if he should wait to rake him beck,
and he We his a essiditional order to wait one boar. Ia
half an Um Worrell same back, and, stepping into the sub,
told witness to drive to his house, No. 24, Clayton.plece
Keeningtos. Shortly afterwards he picked up a short
stoat gentleman on the toad: and both came on to Vauxhall.
station, whore Worrell put his head out of the window sad
said, Den's Fe to my house. DtITII direct to London-
bridge Station." Witaess did as he was ordered, sod drew
Cap on the left-hand aide of the incline, near the North Hest
Station, about noon. Witness had very frequently delves
Mr. Worrell, and knew his parson well, having frequently
takes banal( aid his wife to the theatre. It was ..trout 12
o'clock when witness arrived at the London-bridge Station.
Several migraines were here examined, who proved he-
pond all doubt that Worrell end Carter had beat men
together is the last witnen's ails, on the road to Lode's,
on Friday, the 7th last., thus positively timesaving the
statement of the accused that he had not been oat with
Carter on that day.
Grace Amelia Phillips, sister of the owner of the house
No. 24, Cla tapplacs, In which Won't' end his wife
lodged, proved that it was her duty to attend *pea the
Worrell.. She reatenbered Mr. George Car er dining with
the Worrell. on Thursday, the 6th Jest , sad afterwards
g deg te the theatre. On the neat 'Roraima, Mr. Wor-
rell went out about 10 o'clock. and did sot retina hoses
until half-past 4, or it might be 5 o'clock. His wife waited
dinner for him for some time, and when be came home he
took him dinner and ton together. Witness bad never
known the Worrell' short of money since they had lived
la her brother's hoses, but she had changed • great assay
note. for then at stiffness times since July, when they first
entered ea possession of the lodgings.
Mrs. Perkins, wife of a person employed in Price's candle
factory, who »sides near the railway statism, deposed
to
having seen toe person proceeding from the railway is
the direction of Laney Hall on Friday the 7th Meant,
shortly before one o'clock. She thought at the time that
me of them was like George Carter, whom ohs had knows
for many years whim living at Battereini. and ea hearing a
dead body had been found in Captain Wheatley's "croft,"
I she went to the chime and immediately recognised the

features of the corpse.
John Mayo, sash maker, of 3. Jew'orow, Wandsworth,
identified the gaup takes from the hen* of the demand as
his property. He bad lent it many mouths ago to as ap.
Mena of Mr. Worrell. mu., who had
He moogailed the win:afar tool by its edge sad a
peculiar twist it bed, from baying boon used on las canstdoa
es a wrench. Ho had come forward is enetequenceof state-
masts he bad observed In the newspapers, and wauld seder-
tako to select this particular tool (produced) oat of 50. Ho
bad bad it 12 years.
The Coroner said the Important thing wee to trees the tool
to the possaufau of tho young mu to whom Mayo KM hs
bed lest It. Without this the moll was not wenn math.
Mr. Measliest said that should be dose.
Polies Seessaat Ilbbe. limpet., Wilson, sad Polies B.r.
past Coo** kaviag brood to the arrest of Warren. sad
meant* the *Oboes pees by this at Grosawtok ,
Tas fatally less sgsW adjoutood.

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