The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-21 00:00:00

SELF ACCUSATION OF MIIRDER.—A few weeks
ego e. matt earned Charles Percy Fuller, a native of Ramsey,
is Huntingdonshire, and who is (it I. understood) married
to en actress of some note. was found guilty at the diddle-
sea Sessions of obtaining mousy under false pretescee, and
seoseseed to twelve mouths' Imprisonment. He was re-
moved to Coldbath-fielde Priem), and about a fortaight ago
roadie statement to the authorities to the following effect.
He said that to July, 1864, he went to Ramsey on • visit to
his brother, Mr. Alfred Fuller, a veterinary surgeon, that
their sister Elizabeth resided with Alfrel, and that
whilst there be (prisoner) poisoned his sister by the
administration of tartarised antimony, and he assigned as
hie reline the desire to panels some money which he be
teen would accrue to him et the death of his sister. The
prisoner west en to say the since his sister's death he had
received 1110 f., and that he expected some more. He now
confessed, herald, to relieve his overburdened mind. The
prisoner wee se earnest and eircumetantiel in hie statement,
that the authorities ettalbed some weight to it, and the
services of Inspector Tanner, of the detective polies, were
called into requisition, and the prisoner bevssg solemnly
repeated his statement to him, be forthwith departed for
Ramsey, where a vigilant inquiry wee set as foot, with the
aid of the dinaot members of the Huntingdonshire
ponce force. It was found that Mies Fuller died on the
19th of July, 1884, at the age of twenty-three, she
being the eldest daughter of the late Mr. Charles Puller,
vethrioary bargee*. The naturalist that prisoner received
1201. is false; and in addition, Elizabeth Making, servant
to Alfred at the period of Mime Folln's daces" states that
deceased was often ill, and that during her teat illness the
xelf-aectund murderer never mew him sister but twice. On
area these occasion, he gave her some ginger beer. It is
proved by several person that prisoner had not bees is
the bow. with hie eater for five weeks before her death,
during which period she went to Heating. for the benefit of
her health. Mereover, the had been attended by Mr.Baten
surgeon, of Ramsey, Dr. Ward, of flustingdoo. sad Dr.
Walsh, of Lender, who would appear to have eosonered that
the cause of death wee phthiaie, and a certificate was
gives r cuordiegly. Inspector Tanner, of the metropolitan
detective fore., and Inspector Henriltoo, of the local con-
stabulary, attended before the Revs. James Ulnas and
George Johestons, tittles in petty nation at St. Ives at
Monday last, „ad made a report of the above abeam-
'Wien ; but the m epigram drdined to warrant ka3l olo•
plitation to the Secretary ores
State for exhumatioo. le
probable. however, that a requisition to the Home Seers.
tary atll be forwarded from the weighboarltood, as the ex-
citement there in very great, oo.reeqessit on the reveladsee
in the Fzitcharil ease.
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC HIERARCHY IN LONDON.
—The proecistaltip of the metropolitan chapter, rendered
vacant by the pre!ertneet of Dr. H. E. Meanie/ to " the
arclibishopris of Westminster,' lies been essfonad be the
Pope on the Very Rots Willism Hest, mienoeary rester tif
St. James's, Seseish-p:ece. The canonry hitherto held by
Provoit Beet Ina bees Aosierred by the Pope on the Very
Rev. John Kann, misitiotery teeter of the Church of kbo
floored Bout, and Si. Helm, Boostwood.