The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-28 00:00:00

THE STANFIELD HALL MURDERS.

In ref lance to the description of the finding of a
blunderbuss, with which it is supposed Rush committed the
'Burden at Steidleld Hall, Col. Oakes, the chief constable of
the Norfolk polies, has addressed the following letter to the
Joareals :
Haviog read in your journal • communication hem •
Wymendbant correspondent, which imputes blame to my-
self and to the Gamin ander my command, for not having
previously discovered the blunderbuss which has lately Win
found at the Potash-farm, I rely with confidence on your
kindness to give insertion She to the following short reply
to it.
The general marsh which was carried on throughout the
whole of t: is property, and up to the very gates of its farm-
dewas essentially as your correspondent has deterilx d ;
jut there see circumstances in connexion with those farm-
yards which require explanaSon,inumuch as they
,presented
difficulties whielt we had neither mans nor authority to sur-
mount. The Potash-farm was in the occupation of Mr. Jesse"
Rush, and not of his father. Up to • certain point all our
operations bad been sreatly to his advantage. His ditches
and his fences had been trimmed and cleaned cut • his ma-
nure had boss collected from various puts of the farm, and
in convenient heaps for him, while those previously
dformed had been turned. All this was materially to his
beadle, and in all I consequently received his most ready
concurrence • but unfortunately his interest did not re.
quire that his yard should be disturbed. His labourers
were threshing in the barn • the wsgrens were passing
Weer that yard to de
Weer corn to be so threshed ;
the cattle were turned into it, and were there fed. The
whole of his business, with the exception of ploughing,
seemed to be concentrated in that spot ; had I there-
fore, under each circumstances, made a forcible entry
upon this part of the premises, I should indeed here carried
my research, as your Mesespondent sem to almost complete
demolition. The mums eollected in that yard had been
frequently turned, as far as we could reach it with fo Ito,
but the enormous mania which it was composed (amount-
ing to many hundred leak) could not by pomibilit have
be removed without easertleit to Means far beyond these
mida I bed adsorb pasesesed ; but on the very day, the
my mama like Merriam Bush was committed fortrial,
I applied to the magistrates then assembled at the Cacle to
knish me with authority tegkeep resesaion of Potash-
farm until my search could he completed. This I did for
the impress purpose of remtsviog the manure and straw
from the farmyard, and of taking down the several
stacks which were yet standing. This authority the ma-
Iterates did not feel themselves empowered to give, and I
consequently remained in my previous state of dependence
on the will and pleasure of Mr. Rush. He had already given
me intimation that he should no longer allow me or my offl-
inet to keeper upon his property ; but it was not until be
named • melba day on whieh he should take legal steps
ato
sit tit that I coesented to withdraw, on his pro-
that nothing which was capable of concealing the
objects of ear march should be removed until previous
notice had been gives to the pollee. This condition was
kihfully Mimed in regard to the stacks, and noes
were removed bat in the presence of the police; but
the modes for the very reddenen gad unexpected re-
moval of the manure I am inclined to think is not even
yet before the public, which will at once explain the
breach of our mealtime fa regard to it. It is briefly this:
a memorandum had bee, found amongst the papers of
Rush, indicating particular spots in the farm yard when a
brown paper parcel containing papers and a pa;r of boots
was metaled (of coarse no mention was made of the blua
&Moss, but in the search for this property it was dis-
covered.
I think it right to apprise you that what has been de-
scribed as a shed, was actually standing in the farm yard,
and was composed of nothing more than a few long wooden'
uprights, supporting a canopy or roof, under which the cattle
took shelter and were also fed. That I have been coadamea
for having done too much in the discuses' of my late dew I
am aware, but to be censured for having dons too little Sis
what I could never have anticipated, even from the muses
of an enemy. It M. oAlttll.
ANOTZII PROOF or BUSH'S GOILT.—The following
letter still further confirms the guilt of Rush:—" Sir,—
Hewing the anxiety el the public to ascertain all the per
neuters of the late moire in Norfolk, I beg to inform yes
that, Javier had my altmilies called to a letter in your
paper ofTassft hart, firm Mr. Duncan, stating that a
eloubleehanalled blanaderbmi bad been found at. Potash-farm,
it occurred Mme isseemtly that a man exactly wooer,
Rush's direleks beagle such a gun of me on the 13'.b of
July last; convinced that the gun found
was that whit& m.rand feeling, further, that it was
Rush who lambi it, I immediately wrote to Sir J. Boileau
ea the make% end described the gun exactly, and on the
following day Col. Oakes brought the gun found at Potash
for me to else, and it torso out to be that which I sold. The
perm who bought it had a stick made for making ear►
ridges, and was shown the manner of making them, and eras
also supplied with slugs, dint., Bco. The gun is a Mat
double-Welled bayeaMblenderbuss. Feeling that this cin
emmaterees supplies the only link wanting to complete the
chain of evidence, induces me to request the favour of is-
eirtiOill in your valuable journal.—l am, sir, &c., JOHN W.
P. FIRLD, for Parker, Field, and Sons, gunmakers, 233,
High Rolbeni.—bley 25.
siiv BANDFORD.—A weekly paper of yesterday says:—
"This young woman, foe whom aid • subscription kas 13114111
collected, ameastieg to many hundred pounds, left Graves-
end yesterday, with her child, the rush of her inteteoune
with Rush, in the barque Casper. The Casper will remain
at Ph mmitit for a few days, and thence proceed to Pore
Adelaide. Emily Sandford looked care worn and haggard,
and evidently wished to avoid the gaze of parties who had
visited the vessel for the purpose of taking a farewell of their
relative and friends."

THE Rs's?. JAMES SHORE.—The Western Times of
Saturday says "The London committee, misled by Mr.
Ralph Duman letter to the editor of the Times on the
10th of Marsh, remitted the eoste of the ' attachment' to
Exeter, to be tendered to that individual. Mr. Barnes had
conveyed the impression in this published letter of his that
Mr. Shore's release would be effected by the discharge of the
costs to be levied under that attachment. Mr. Barnes
was, perhaps, sincere when he wrote that letter. Per-
haps he was influenced by feelings of remorse, that he
had compunctious yielder, and shrunk from following
out this cruel law. But under feelings do not appear to be
much at boss in the bosom of this bishop's secretary ; a
emend detainer was very soon lodged at the gate, and on the
payment of the attachment the following is the reply of the
worthy keeper to the party who was instructed to pay off the
attachment as the faith of Mr. Ralph Barnes's letter—that
that step would ensure the liberatiea of this worthy victim
of bad ecclesiastical laws, administered in a discreditable, if
not a disgraceful spirit of partiality Sheriff's Ward, Bt.
Thomas, Exeter, May 23, 1849. Dear Sir,—l have to as
the receipt of your cheque hr 1881.14 e. 3d., being
the amount of the atfteent ageing the defendant, hued
at the instance of **judicial eemaiiiteme of the privy council.
In complianee with your most. I beg to state that the
avant for which Mr. Shove le at percent detained is
1241. le. 10d. Spoil payment ef tble am be will be Crth-
with discharged. I as, dear ik, poisa most faithfully,
THOS. Butow.—Thee. Latimer, Nag:
'Oa the wit de annum, £ll5 3 6
' Cale at malt:ion
tader.ebealif for warreat. 0 7 0