The Express.
London, England, 1849-04-02 00:00:00

THE MURDERS IN LIVERPOOL

On Saturday, the suspected perpetrator of the mur-
ders in Levesowatreet, Liverpool, wan further examined be.
fore the magistr.tes of that town.
The gat witness ezaeised was Jacob Samuel, who stated,
he us a hair dresser, and lived at N'. 79, Great Howard-
strut Oa the evening of Wednesday last, the prisoner
came to his shop about six o'clock. He wished
to be shaved; he had no beard on and did net want shaving.
Ne was shaved and afterwards he pulled off his coat, and
hang it sp. He requested to wash Wulf ; he turned up
ale wristband of his shirt ; there was blood upon his wrist.
Wilmer said what blood is this on your wrist? Prisoner
snewered then had b. en a nail in a meets of wood, and he
W hushed his band agahot it. He then washed himself,
sod es Ado( se, said with an oath, " I don't know why I se
swat ? " He then said, " Have you a wig that will fit me ?
meat one bantam the hair is coming oat of my heed,"
ma time some hale from Ll 4 head
MID= =7 lea: wig. The wig did not suit.*
num leM be would go to the bottom of Oil-
&set. I Gould him a wig that would suit him. On
the was a. " Did you hear of these warden ? "
I mid se: they ? He said, "A
_pets= ham
hien mamiseele sr three children." Witness mid
that us a . He then asked me to take a
Ifiwwarala_.• We the. ~.to the bottom of Oil-street, and
tam wes atenoweana. waere sew soma rumen," or
what see ailed "msmealsbers," ea .he said, yea will
haute rit am a pansy to New York.. epitome asked a
" maser" what taw money to N.. York wee, and
was told Si. lOs. The said, " I ea...;ee no re
than 3/. ; that is all I have." He then lookea -roes the
road, and ran away, saylag, " I shall see you again.'
Wit-
ness did not see him again until Friday, when he was in N.
dock.
Mr. W. P. Harrhen, assistantsurgeon at the Smelters_
and Texteth Hospital, was next examined. He de.
melba the nature of the injuries which had been inflicted
we Mrs. Henrietta:es, Ann Parr, and the two children.
NEL leserieluma remains in a state of unconscious insensibi-
bldpe and there ale little hopes of her recovery. The err.
nut, Anse Pur„ whea brought to the hospital. was
beeasible. She became afterwards more coherent. She
wee still In a dangerous state, and there were bat slight
\apse entertained of her recovery. From the nature of the
monde upon the persons brought to the hospital, with the
exception of the wounds on the finger done of the children,
they might have been produced by blows [Min a blunt in-
strument. The riunger child's throat was cut almost from
ear to ear, and the hand nearly severed from the body.
There was some lit confusion at the back part of the
court, when the prisoner turned sharply round, and in a shrill
sad hurried voice called " Mute . I can't pay attention if
you don't hold your tongue."
The next witness, George Moore, then presented himself
is the box, when the prisoner quickly Immo& ever the front
of the dock to his solicitor, and, in the Una portlier and
hurried voice, said, "Is this chap called up ? I desire you
to question this chap."
George Moore said he was assistant to Mr. Tanga', pawn-
broker, London road. Remembered Wednesday last. A
tam
parson offered a gold watch on that day to pledge, about
twelve o'clock. The watch now produced is the
watch which wee ea offered. He asked 81. upon the watch ;
he then said " he would take 134.," which was refuse", and
he asked " Will you give me dl. ? Handed the
watch to his master, who refused to take it in pledge,
and returned it to prisoner ; after doing so, looked at him
as he was going out of the shop. whereupon he asked me
" What I was staring at ?" I replied that handsome men
bad a great many admirers. Master then told him to go
outside the stop, and give information to an alter who was
there, and tell him to " keep his eye upon the prisoner," as
he thought he was not a fit person to have such property.
The °Noir fcllowed him. The prisoner is the man who
offered the watch in pledge. He had on a dark coat, a pair
of light cord trousers, the stripe very broad, and wore a
btu hat with crape open it. Saw the prisoner in Bride-
well, and recognised him amongst eight others. lie had on
at the time a moleskin coat.
This cloud the evidence against the prisoner, and the
whole having been read to him, be wee cautioned in the
usual way, after which he was asked if ho had anything
to say ?
Proner.—l have got witnesses to prove where I was, but
I will take them before the judge—not at the pr.f sent time.
He then looked round the court, and upon b. mg 'eked if
there was any one be wished to have milled, he said " Yes, I
wish a person named William Collopy to he celled."
Canopy had attended the tamer examination, but he was
was not the preeent.
Mr. Reekeen—lf you desire to have him called, I will
mad fee his. Prisoner—l don't care to have him called at
Here the prisoner spoke to his attorney, and Mr.
I pavers
los wished him to ea the apart if he might be al-
lowest to see his wife. Mr. Nmiltem—Doss your wife desire
to mm yes ? Prisoner—l dent knew—l do. Mr. Rushton
i —Well, let bee apply is the gust way, sad she shall have
permission to ese pen la present et es akar.
The rrieceow modes esonleloi to trial at the adzes.

PROVINCIAL
"LANCASHIRE.
Cane. Cox.—£4,ooo DAsiums.—At the Under
Refire Court; Liverpool. on Saturday, the Ms of Hart-
ley e. Thomson, which for IMO time has afforded much
p'easing ezcitelent to the gossips of that town, came off
before the under sheriff and a special jury. Mr. Watson,
Q.C., acted ma assessor. Mr. Hama was counsel for the
plaintiff, and Sir F. Theeiser for the defendant. The
plaintiff in this can is Mr. John Bernard Hartley. and the
defendant Mr. James Thomson ; and the action bad been
instituted to recover compensation in dsonages for alleged
criminal conversation on the part of the defendant with the
plaintiff's wife, the present court being called for the purpose
of assessing such damages. Mr. Mazda, on the pat of the
plaintiff, rose and said he was happy to state that the jury
would be spared baring a very puha ad distress's'
lawoodgatiat. Übe hod merely ccasehod the wishes of Mr.
Hartley, they wail bays had sash a Moil of cinem-
a...so laid Lahr* dant as were c46ly sever before
pawed in a court of *dee. Mr. ,
assaisthing whist bad ban said with suipostlirsliiiiin:
kiedness to hi wits, bat boss easesditilly fain= tbet this
wax should have !ma My and Foliar ansalgolsil ; but
ohm were the Wimp of 'ohm t. be soasuitod—tioa Ma-
ths fig eh bib bit rast. est ma *married stew ; and
agedflosteaft this strong &oho for Wog gine
to thy reemobsoss. by a pas
,l lave en the part
of the pisistll(llr. Eartley) be let neboolliod to the ad-
vice et his nasal. and to the &Mu of Ms ova good feel-
ings, sad had anseatad to talcs a verist he 4,00 W. at their
bands. It was batter, upon all ocessisme, *at natters of this
nature usesh sat lss publicly inoolsi. Mr. Hartley, in
taking th had bees saluki by Os modem whisk