The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-28 00:00:00

THE BERMONDSEY MURDER.

EFFECTS OF CHOLERA ON TRADE.—Sillee the
awful visitation of the Asiatic cholera had appeared in Eog.
Isnd and Ireland this year, the caution in r. spect to the use
of certain descriptions of food by the public generally has
seriously injured large classes of people, who heretofore
derived eonsiderable profit by the sale of fish and vegetables.
For years past the export of salmon to England was a trade
of vast importance, the demand in that country being so large,
the market so certain, and the price so remunerative, that
salmon at the table of the middle class of people was a
luxury, even in the localities where caught in most abun-
dance. However. at present, and for some months put, the
demand for this flab in the London market has become so
depressed that it is not exported to any amount, and even
where taken from its element, fear prevents its general use
as food. But the value of salmon has not alone been dete-
riorated, for the us- of all other fish has considerably de.
(dined, and particularly those of the lobster tribe. The
market gardeners and vegetable vendors Dave also been
serious sufferers by the visitation, for avoidance of the use of
vegetables having become all but general, the consequence
to thou industrious dames must be miaow.—Cork Con-
stitution.

THE ADJOURNED INQUEST.—VERDICT.
The report of this inquest in the whole of the impression
of yesterday's Ezpreu broke off during the evidence of Mr.
R. J. Moxay, superintendent of the Edinburgh city police.
A portion of the following, which concludes the inquiry, was
added in part of our impression. The lateness of the hoar at
which the verdict was returned of course precluded its being
given in a second edition, as promised. Mr. Moxay pro-
ceeded as follows:
Since I came to town the property which was found
on Met. Manning has been examined by Mr. O'Connor's
housekeeper, but she could not identify any of it as
the property et deceased. In • small jasper box
I discovered ten eertificetes of shares of the Hunting.
don, Wisbesch, and St. Ives Railway, with a receipt of 11.
on each. In a small box I found a certificate of marriage
between Frederick George Manning and Maria de Roux,
dated 27th May, 1847. I have • full and complete inventory
of all the articles found in the trunks. I have not examined
the clothes minutely, so as to be able to say whether any of
them are stained with blood. Nothing further was
said by Mrs. Manning beyond the voluntary state-
ment I have repeated, on our way to London. I should
add that when she described her husband as being in the
habit of treating her with violence, and with threatening
her death, she observed that it could all be proved by the
serv,•nts who lived with them at Taunton.
Francis Warren Stevens—l am a stock-broker, carrying
on business at 3, Royal Exchange. I knew; Mr. Patriot
O'Connor. I knew him about three years. We had a
business acquaintance only. I used to purchase railway
shares for him.
The Coroner—(handing him the Sambre and Meuse
shares)—Have any of these passed through your hands ?
Witness—lf they have, they bear my signature or initials.
Having examined them, he proceeded :—I find that ten of
them passed through my hands. I know them by the num.
acre, and by my initials. I delivered them on the 6th of
August last. They are amongst the advertised shares, and
are numbered 6,460 to 6,469. The witness also ideutifi-d
ten Amiens and Boulogne shares, numbered 48,666 to 48,674
inclusive, and said they were bought by me for the de•
ceased. I delivered them to him on the 11th of May. It is
not in my power to say whether those shares passed into Mr.
O'Connor's possession by sale. They are not registered
shares, otherwise they could be fouled in that way; but
these pass only from hand to hand. On or about the
Ist of August, a lady called upon me at the H.yal Exchange,
and asked me a variety of questions, stating that she hail
been recommend• d by Mr. Patrick O'Connor. She said
she had about 2001. which she wished to invest, and inquired
whether if she invested it in the Bank, she could sell it
abroad. She asked me what shares or btnekS she
could purchase here and sell abroad. I explained tha'
the word .• abroad" was so indefinite a term, that
I could not tell her unless she informed me what
part of the world she was going to. After some little
hesitation, she said " Paris ;" and I offered her •
foreign stock list and foreign railway list. She par-
ticularly pointed out the Sambre and Meuse as the one
she should like to purchase. I asked her to give me her
name and address. She wrote on a slip of paper " Maria
Manning," or some such name. The word " Manning"
am certain of, hut I cannot recollect the address. She said
she would call again. She left the office, and I never saw
her again. She was • stout and rather fine-looking
woman, and I think I should know her again. There
was a female waiting for her outside. If I saw her in
a bonnet I think I should know her again, but net
without one. She only spoke of Mr. O'Connor as having re-
commended her to come to me, but she said she wished to
purchase such stock as she could sell without the knowledge
or interference of her husband, and that excited my
suspicion. I, in fact, thought she was going to make
off with Patrick O'Connor—l mean to elope with him.
The circumstance of her giving Mr. O'Cennor's name as a
reference, coupled with her desire to buy shares without the
knowledge of her husband, gave rise to that impression on
my mind ; but when I reflected on the steady character of
Mr. O'Connor that suspicion was allayed. I have scarcely •
doubt I should know her again if I saw her in her bonnet.
Superintendent Moxay wished to add the following to his
evidence :—ln the course of the voluntary statement which
she made to me she said that she had money which her
husband was very anxious to obtain possession of, that she
refused to give lrm the money, and that that was one of the
causes of quarrel between them ; that she had applied to
Mr. O'Connor on the subject, and that in consequence of a
conversation betwixt him and her, she called upon a stock-
broker, whose name, I understood her to say was Steven or
Stevens, and that part of the scrip which I found in her pos-
session had been purchased for her by Mr. O'Connor. She
did not say what particular part ; the Spanish bond bad
been found by her husband.
It being now a quarter past three o'clock, and there lot ing
yet several witnesses to examine, the coroner and jury retired
for half an hour to take some refreshment.
On the re-assembling of the court, Ann Hermes was
called, and deposed as follows :—I am • married woman. 1
live at 21, Greenwood-street, Mile-end-road. I am the oc-
cupier of the house. I knew Mr. Patrick O'Connor. He
lodged at my house nearly five years. He occupied the first
flour, consisting of two rooms. His were furnished lodgings.
He passed as • single man. I heard him speak of his
wife. I never knew him by any other name than Patrick.
The last time I saw him alive was Thursday, the 9th of
August, about half-put seven o'clock in the morning, when
I let him out at vie shop door. lie then appeaced in good
health. He was dressed in a black coat, black satin stock,
tied with • bow, a black waistcoat—l cannot say whether
it was his satin or his velvet waistcoat and checked Dowsers,
—Albert shoes, and • black hat. He was particularly
regular in his habits. He invariably went out
at half-put seven in the morning, and he mostly
dined at home ; but he left word when he
did so. lie usually returned at five o'clock, but sometimes
later. He did not often take tea at home. He had many
friends to see hint, both male and female. Amongst them
were Mr. and Mrs. ?demising. He had known them, to my
knowledge, about a twelvemonth. They very frequently
came to his lodgings ; Mrs. Manning more frequently than
Mr. Manning. Mr. O'Connor and Mrs. Manning appeared
to be on friendly terms only. During the last month she
has been there very frequently. She came several times
daring his absence, during business hours. She used to go
up stairs, and wai' till he came home. It was by his in-
structions that this was permitted. He gave instructions
that his friends generally, and she in particular, should be
shown upstairs, and allowed_ to wait, if they pleased, until
he returned. She did so very frequently during the last
month, but sometimes she went away without seeing
him, when he did not come home at his usual time.
She has come at 3 or 4 o'clock, and remained until 6 or 7.
The bedreom does not open into the sitting room—the en-
trance to each is on the landing—the doors were always left
open by direction of Mr. O'Connor, with the view to their
being aired. He sometimes received company. Mrs. Man-
ning has been alone with him, but she never dined alone
with him. Mr. and Mrs. Manning and Mr. Morey took tea
with him about a month before he was missing. Ido not
know that Mr. Massey was there more than once previous to
that. Mr. and Mrs. Manning often dined with him.
The deceased was nit communicative to me as to his position
or circumstances. Mrs. Manning has taken tea with him
alone. Both Mr. and Mrs. Manning appeared pa-titularly
attentive to him, and to have a great friendship for him ; but
I had a doubt of their sincerity—not that I supposed there
was anything improper in their acquaintance, but
I believed that their object was to borrow money.
I heard them speaking on the subject when I was waiting
upon them. I have no knowledge of his having sent them
any money. I beard him say he did not wish the vagabonds!
to come again, as they were so troublesome. He desired
that they should not be allowed up to him again. On the
evening of Theraday, the 9th, Mrs. Manning called at •
quarter before 6 o'clock. My attention to his absence was
not excited on that occasion. On the Friday previous to
the 9th I saw some railway papers laid out on the table.
Mrs. Manning was there with Mr. O'Connor. They were
alone. She was talking of wanting to invest some money
in railway shares. I did not hear her say so; it was my
sister who heard that. The papers I saw on the table were
not similar to those produced to.day. The deceased's cleat-box
war on the table, but it was closed Mr. O'Connor did not
at any time intimate to me the object of Mrs. Meaning's
visit. He kept his cash-box in his trunk, which lay at the
top of the drawers in his bedroom. I have seen Mrs. Man-
ning in his bedroom, but not lately. She used to go there
to leave her bonnet. I never saw her there in his absence.
He always carried his keys on his person. He arranged his
warirobe himself, and always kept his trunk and tresses
lolted. Mr. O'Connor could only get access at nigh* if he
stayed out late by knocking. He had not a latch key. I do
not allow one. He once stopped out all night, and Reid
next day that he had no opportunity of letting me know.
That was last winter. On Thursday, the 9th, I waited up
fee him until two o'clock on Friday morning, expecting his
return. I went to bed. On Wednesday night be came with
a *linger ; Mr. Walsh came afterwards to tea, and they all
'thebe went out together at a 4uarter before 9 o'clock. I saw
that perion, the stranger, on the following Saturday.
He came and inquired after Mr. O'Connor, and asked if
anything had happened to hint. O'Connor returned about
a quarter or half past 12 o'clock on Wednesday night. He
appeared very well. Mr. Keating came to my house on