The Express.
London, England, 1849-09-01 00:00:00

THE BERMONDSEY MURDER.

RE-EXAMINATION OF MRS. MANNING.
SOUTHWARK POLICE COURT—YESTERDAY.
The following conclusion to the evidence taken at the re-
azaminatien of Maria Manning appeared in part only of
yesterday's imperil° of the Express:
Mr. &gowns said he had no question to put to this
wintery.

Wm. Dyne (a member of the Safety of Friends), having
made the usual declaration, stated—l am clerk at the cloak-
room at the London-bridge station. On the 13th int,
between one and three o'clock in the afternoon, two boxes
were brought to me to the cloak-room, by the porter, •
William Day, who was aereeinpanied by a female. The
female Wee direet
Hut she wished them to be deposited
were. r gave orders to the porter to stow eelteze ;ems,. rose..,
were two liege black bootee. Kett were directed. clearly,
'‘ elm Smith, passenger to Paris ; to be left till called for."
On persons depositing property there I give them a
number, affixing a carrespondieg one on the luggage.
I did so on this occasion. Tots ticket I produce is the one
affixed to the boxes. I gave the female a corresponding die.
I took off the ticket when I gave the boxes up. I delivered
them to one of the polices inspectors. That was about a week
miter they were deposited. I had the order of the station
muter to deliver them before I did so. The number was 456.
The order to deliver them was a verbal one. The police
officer took them in charge from me, and took them away.
I do not know that I should arsin know the female woo
delivered them. I think I have come slight recollection of
the prisoner's face, but I cannot say she was the person
who deposited the box with me.
This witness was not subjected to any cross-examinvien.
Mr. Itichud John /limy, superintendent of the police of
Edinburgh, detailed the circumstances of the apprehension
of Mrs. Manning, at Edinburgh, which were given fully in
our report of the inquest. In :reference to her statement to
him, that Mr. Shaw, who had recommended her to the
lodgings at Edinburgh, he said be hie inquired
since, and found there was a person of the name of
Shaw who lived on the other side of the wey. Re
would not swear that she said that she had bathed at
Portobello, but his impression was that she mid so.
The scrip he found in the prisoner's trunk, at the lodgings
at Edinburgh, were taken to the police.office, where the
prisoner was also conveyed.
By the Magistrate.—When the officer unlocked the trunk
did you proceed to read it ?
Witness.—Tutro was no particular record made at the
time ; for being confident I had got the right party, I was
anxious to get the property to the police-office,
where I could make an inventory of it at my
leisure. One of the officers opened the box,
but I believe it was my bend that took out the actin. On
leaving the room I lock :d the door, leaving some articles of
wearing apparel in the room which it was not convenient to
carry away, but taking with me to the police-office all the
other luggage. in the course of her voluntary statement to
me on that afternoon, or the fuPowirg morning, she sail
O'Connor had acted like a kind friend to her; in fact, that
he hail acted the part of a father to her, and
that she had last seen him on the Wednesday.
That she had expected him to dinner that day, I think
she said, but that he came in the eveaine under the
influence of Fquer. That me expected him to dinner on
the Thursday, eed was surprised at his not coming. That
she went to his lodgiege to ascertain the cause of his ab-
sence. That bo seas n. tat home. That she again returned
to his lodgings on the following day (the Friday), end that
'Redid not sec him, nor could she get any tidings of him.
• In reference to the money :ound in her possession, she said
it was her own. Her husband always endeavoured to get
• it from her, bet she would not consent, and that was the
cause of their quarrelling. That she had consulted O'Connor
sa to what she lose bast do; he advised her to invest it in
scrip, and that in consequence of what O'Connor said she
called on a stodebruker o. the name of Steven, or Stevens. I
• think she said a eat' of the scrip bed been purchased for her
i by O'Connor. She spoke of part, I think. She alluded to
the Spanish Boeds a having been found by her hue.
i band. She was ehargee at our police-court with
the crime, and she said she was entirely innocent.
1 brought her from Edinburgh to London last Thurs.:ley,
arriving here on the morning of Friday, since when nothing
has been hid by her to me. The prisoner at the bar is the
female I apprehended in Edinburgh and b-ought to town.
No question was asked incrom-examination of this witness.
On the application of Mr. Hayward, the magistrate
directed the witness to deliver up the property found ou
• the prisoner to Inspector Yates, which was done, and the
fact of his having dn,ce so added to his deposition. Toe wit-
ness added, that the pri-on:r accounted for having directed)
her luggage to l'aris to not knowing at the time, as she came
away in a hurry, wle they she would go to Paris or to
Scotland. She spoke of a guardian at Paris to whom she
said she had some thoughts of ping, to whin her has
band's ill-u.oga of her.
Mr. W. Dyne was rev lied, and identified the luggage
ticket as the ono he had given the female when the boxes
were deposited in the cloak room of the Leaden fridge
station.

W.kirk, the cabnytn, was recalled.—He stated that a
box and carrt-hogs wcre taksn to the Euston-stanon it the
cab after the large two boxes hod been left at the London-
bridge ststion. The box was a lardish black box wit 4 brass
clasps and brass nails.
Mr. Meaty stated that this description corresponded with
tho box Nand in the bed-rann at the pi isaner'a lodgings at
Elir,burgb.
Thn prisoner was then renlanied to Thurs ay nest, at 12

AUTHENTIC PARTICULARS OF TILE ARREST

OF MANNINO IN JERSEY.

Manning arrived in Southampton about two o'slnek on
Wednesday, the 1..1th ult., and took up hie quarters at the
Oxford Arms Inn, na•ar Vie railway terminus. Here he re-
mained the whole Lfterceoe, and at midnight loft for Jersey
by the South Western S.eam.parket Comptny's mail obi:,
the Despatch.
During the voyage he appeared on deck very little,
confining himself to the farectbin, end drinking brandy
immoderately. Oa rzrehiag Jersey he disembarked; and,
in company with n llow-pus. , named Turk, with
whom he had contrived to- scrape argalintanee,
walked into the town of St. Helier's. Arriving at
the N.vy Arms lon, near the harbour, he walked
into the hugs:; and, with Mr. Turk, applied for
the %null accammodation. Mrs. Derry, the landlady, hap-
pened to have only one double-bedded room disengaged; and
tLis apartment having been offered t) the two applicants
was accepted—the murderer agreeing to pay ho. per week
for tLe rent of the room.

On the Sunday evening the assassin entered the parlour
of the Bath Hotel, kept by Mr. Seward, one of the most
respectable hostelries et St. Helier's, and joine 1 in ci neer-
tenon with several tradesmen there avembled. In the coarse
of the evening &gentleman present having mentioned that be
came from Derby, Manning eked him If he know the family
of Massey, of Swarkstooe, near that place, and with a singu-
lar fatality he went on to explain that the old gentlemen's
son had lodged with I ino in London while walking the
hospitals; that he was a sad 14'7, and, suiting the action to
the word, he took up his hat, and said, " Look here; the
fellow changed hats with me before Les left my house, and
here is hit name in the one I wear." This conversation, it
meet be recollected, t-.. k Pact before any new: of the Ber-
mondsey murder had reached Jule!, although it was
known in London, the newspapers published on Sltur-
day (in which the account first appeared) not reaching
Jersey until the Tuesday following. During the re-
mainder of the evening, Manning preserved the same
swaggering manner, boasting of his position, and describ-
ing himself as • traveller for a cloth warehouse. One
gentleman, more sceptical than the rest, expressing himself
doubtful of something that Manning had said, he, in a
domineering tone and manner, pulling at the Fame time from
his pocket a large card, said, "If you are not satieli. d,
here's my card." lie, however, took care not to exhibit the
card, and it is not known what name was inscribed upon it.
While at the Beth Hotel, on this evening, he drank a quan-
tity of brandy and water; and when the company broke up
he was rather intoxicated. He had previously said
that he was staying at the Union Hotel, lied when
he left the house Mr. John Herlihy, who subsequently
took part in his apprehension, observing that he turned
in a wrong direction for the Union, said, " I beg
your pardon, sir, but I think you are going out of your
road." Manning turned round and replied, " I know per.
fectly well where I have gat to go to. Good right." On
the afternoon of the following day he called again at the
Bath Hotel, and asked Mrs. Saward's permission to walk
into the bar parlour. file allowed him to do 23, and, seat
leg himself in a chair, he entered into conversation with
her. The want of tact he again exhibited while talking to
Mrs. Seward was, it will he seen, most extraordinary. Hai
he desired to secure hi' own apprehension he could scarcely
have taken a more likely course to obtain it. He began by
describing himself as • hardier for Sir IL Burnet.'e British
gin, and spoke in high terms of Sir Robert's establishment.
Mrs. Seward, knowing that her husband obtained his
gin from Sir Robert Burnett, was naturally surprised at
this statement, and she at once told the assassin that Mr.
Seward obtained all the gin he had from Mr. Mann, the
agent far Sir Robert, on the island. Manning, without ex-
hibiting any alarm at this fact, threw him ell back in Lie
choir, laughed Geartiiy, and exclaimed, " llow very Era. ge !
My name is Mann---;" and then, stopping short, Mrs.
Seward did not catch the last syllable. lie remained for
some length of time, spoke of the island as a most delight-
ful place, and said he should bring his dear wife with him
the next time he came, He also took ooeseian to tell
Mrs Seward that his wife was a very fine woman—that
she was passionately fond of him, and that she always ad-
dressed him as her " dear Fred." B tfore leaving the Bath
Hotel, Manning ascertained that Mr. Seward was in Eng-
land, but that be would return on the following morning
(Tuesday). He said he should be glad to make his acquaint-
ance, and would call the next morning, and have a grilled fowl
for lunch, which Mrs. Seward promised to get ready. On
the evening of this day, while walking in the streets of St.
'Flier's, Manning met a gentleman whom he formerly
knew at Taunton, and who is eta, ing at Jersey, passing his
honeymoon. The gentleman observed Manning firs", and
nut wishing to recognise hint, turned his head away before
r the other sow him. It is supposed that Manning, having
remarked his presence on the island, felt that it would be un-
safe to remain in St. Helier's and determined to en further
inland. He kept his appointment, however,at the Bath Hotel
on the following day, striving ab)ut eleven o'clock. He
was observed by the landlady V 1 ok into the parlour, where
the cloth was laid for lunch. Mr. Parsons, the late clerk of
the Hampton rate-course, with another gentleman, was
seated in the ro..ra at this time, a! d wh. ti.cr Marring
!sited the 'ete e.r t.t,t is IneirtA... IPA; aft .r t
room, hp hastily withdrew, and wit seen no m ttz at the
Bath Hotel.

The 'milord of the Nave lents, where he lo teed op to
this use, Fetes, hit he notice 1 a n.nsith .I.le &wee in his
wooer eater nig:mesh anal nis *leered appearance wee Leo

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remarked and ob d upon by the company who met hire
in the parlour on the evenings of each day. Oa the Sudsy
afternoon Manning hailed the driver of the St. Autn'a
nibus in St. Helier s, and taking his seat on the box rede along
the coast in the direction of St. Lawrence. He talked
freely to the driver, a man named Pnillips, during his side,
and remarked on the beauties of St. Peter's Valley, through
which thee passed. On arriving at tl.e hamlet of St.Lseerence
he waved is hand in token of recognition to &gentleman who
WAS walking by the road side. The gentleman not receg-
citing him as a friend failed to acknowledge the "elute, upon
which Manning said to the driver, "Is net that gentiemin'a
name Ford ?' The driver replied that it was, and that he
lodged at the British Lion, a smell roadside inn near at
hand. Manning hereupon exclaimed, "Dear me, how very
odd, he is a moat parucular friend of mine; I knew him
moat intimately ;our or five years .go." The omnibus pro-
**did 011 lijourr•-“lfengh the valley, and on its return
A. -la SI ^
A...waling back as tar as ins linnet mon;
where he alighted. On entering the house he im-
mediately went up to Mr. Ford, who was seared
near the entrance, and said, " Ah, Ford, my (tar
fellow, how do you do? I am so glad to ace you. '• Mr.
Ford at once recognised the Perron who addressed him as
Manning, and recollected having frequently met him at the
Globe. in South Audley-etreet, where Mauning's sister was
formerly barmaid, and where she was visited by her brother.
Mr. Ford having shaken hands. Manning invited himself to
dinner, and actually did remain and dine with Mr. Ford,
and a widow lady who keeps the house. During Wisner he
spoke freely to Mr. Ford, and aopeared quits at ease. After
dinner he asked Mr. Ford if he understood the French lan-
guage ? Mr. Ford said he did elighlly,upon which Mani ieg
begged that be would accompany him to France, as he
wanted to go there and arrange sect ral matters relating to
some property. He said he would p y all exp,rises and be
very much obliged to Mr. Foist if ho would go.
Mr. Ford declined, ar.d entertaining anme ottani-
cion u to Manning's honesty, he asked him, .4).8
you married, Mr. Manning?" Manning repli. d, "
Mr. Ford said, " Where is your wife ?" Manning rejoined,
"Oh she is in London. 'the fact ii. I have a 200/. or 3001. to
lay out, and I have come over hi rc to see how 1 can invest it
best. When I have determined upon a course, I shall
return to England and fetch my wile." He !Wilt d that he
was then in treaty for the purchase et a brewery at St.
Helier'a. Mr. Ford asked him whose brewery 1 Upon
which Manning remarked that he was not at liberty to give
the name at present. In the course of the afternoon Man-
ning expressed a strong desire to see Mr. Ford on the el-
k:mint uay. Mr. Ford said he wee engaged on Monday,aod
Tuesday, and ultimately an appointment was made for the
following Wednesday, when Manning promised that he
would dine with Mr. Ford at his I selgings. lie WOO
at the hour appointed on that day, but Mr. Ford not
being at all anxious to renew his acquaintance with his
quondam bland, was not at home, at which Manning ex-
pressed some surprise, and asked whether he had not left a
message for him. The landlady said he had not; and ulti-
mately Manning rzrnained to dinner with this lade and her
dau4hter, and in the c turse of an hour or two felt, as was
supposed, for St. Reiter's.

Within about 300 yards of the British Lion, on the same
lint of road, stands a neat hale ccttage, over the door of
which are inscribed Oar words " l'rospect House," the
windows hoking directly into the bay of St. AuWn, and
commanding a view of Queen El*/ t!eth's castle, and all
the picturesque scenery on that part of the coast. This
house is occupied by an aged couple, natives of Jersey,
named U. rteau, the old man til!ing a little land, and his
wife increasing her stun by letting lodgings. Two r ems
in the house arc occupied by a cerp r.ter and his wife, aiso
natives of Jersey, named Weildon, and neither of the fa-
milies speak more than a few words of English, generally
convening in the Jency patois. To this house Manning
appears to have gone after 1 evinr the lirithh Loul on
Wednesday, and observing a 101 l in the window, he in-
quired what apartments they had to let. Mrs. Berte.st
showed him a large bedroom, which he ultimately hired
at 41. per week, and he arranged to take his weals with
the wife of the carpenter, who was to make his bed and wish
for him. Having promised to return the same night, he went
away.
On arriving at S•. Fh liei's he informed the land vd of
the Navy Arms that he should go a wav on the following day
for a sh. rt time, to stop w th his old friend, Mr. Ford, at St.
Lawrcne., bat that he should leave his trunk, and t,r°bsbly
send for it on Soturde.y. lie begged at the same ti Is' :hat
his bedroom might net be let, and that the door should be
kept loelvd. On the Thursday morning he left the Navy
Arms at an early hour, and the landlord heard nothing more
of his lodger until Inquiries were made for him by Langley
on the following Saturday.
The first information tne authorities in Jersey ere •iced of
the 'unitised arrival of Meaning in that island was thro-gh
the following letter, addressed by Mr. litermarek, the Crown
prosecutor of Guernsey, to his Excellency the Lieutenant-
liovernor of Jeracy, Sir James Reynett. This letter was
pastel at (know y on the 72nd ult., and received by the
Lieutnant•Oovernor on the following day. We give the
letter, es we con,ider great credit is due to Kr. Utermarck
for the part he bas taken In the affair:—

Maeor-placr, Guernsey, August 22, 1849.
" Sir,—l forwarded by this day's mail to her Majesty's
Principal Seen' ary of State for the Home Department the
following circuit:soviets which were communicated to a
constable of tais town yesterday, and by him laid before
me for my advice. You will probably deem them of suf-
ficient importanco to justify certain inquiries being insti-
tuted in the island of Jersey, and the communication of
the result of such inquiry to the Home-office. The Lon-
don papers which reached this island yesterday—l allude
more particularly to the Times of Saturday and Monday
last—contained accounts of a dreadful murder at Ber-
mondsey, of which a man named Mannirg is sus-
pected. The description of this man contained in
the Tim's of Monday exactly corresponds with the
ippearance of a person calling himself by the same name,
woo lived in this island for lour days in March lire,
at a respietable lodg's,g-hotne. The sister of the lodging-
house keeper had seen this person there, and on the night
from Wednesday, the 15th, to Thursday, the 16th of August,
rho was passenger on hon.! the Dispatch steamer from
Southampton, rail is convinced that she saw the man Man-
tling passenger on board, cud that he did not land at Guern-
sey, and therefore must have reached Jersey on Thursday,
the l6th. The description of the pers.n, as I have had it
from the kylging-house keeper (and I have no doubt he is
the same person who lodged in her house in March last),
Is a tell, stout man, full fine, age thirty to thirty-
five, hair straight and lon7, with some peculiar mark
or swellina over the eye. 1 trust, Sir, that the very serious
nature of the ease, ants the dissppearmice of the suspected
person, will justify my intrusion in thus addressing your ex-
celleney.—l have the honour to be, ote.,
JoHN De H. UTLIAMA not, Her Majesty's Comptroller.
" To Lis Excellency, the Lieut.-Cicrerner, Jersey."
On the same day that Mr. Uternr.rck wrote from Guern-
sey, Mr. Mayne, writing from the °like of the Police Com-
missiouers in London, addressed to the governor of the
island a note stating the belief that the murderer was in
Jersey. On receipt of this, it was placed in the hands of
Mr. Chevalier, the chief ceutenitr o: the police, with a re-
quest that he would adopt the best measures to discover
whether the suspected man really was upoa the island.
Mr. Chevalier at mice took such steps as seemed
to him best calculated to arrest the murderer, if
in Jersey. On the fel:owing day he ascert iined
that two persons had engaged a small steamboat to
take them across to St. Maui, one of whom bore a strong
resemblance to the adv, rased description of Manning. Mr.
Chevalier watched the p:.rties down to the pier, and atter
questioning them, not technic quito satisfied with • state-
iss,r.t they made, to the effect that they were about to
proceed to St. Male to attend the funeral of a relative
who had died of cholera, he requested them to eccum-
pany h:m to the mayor or chief constable, M. Le Bestir.
One of the gentlemen observing a placard in the hands of
Mr. Chevalier, of • reward fur the apprehensiou of the
murderersof Mr.O'Connor, asks d if he was mistaken tor Man-
ning ? Mr. Chevalier said it really was so, and he must re-
quest them to accompany him to the mayor. Although not
at all pleased at the det-ntrun, the two gentlemen did return
into the town and want before the mayor, who, after hear-
ing their explaneti in, advised Mr. Chevalier to allow them
to depart. The same evening Mr. Chev.lier received in-
formation that Manning had been seen in St. Helter's by a
man named Trcnchard, who hid known him formerly at
Taunt. n ; and about 8 o'clock he was further assured of
his presence in the island by asoertaiging that the geutle-
man who had met him on the Sunday previous had again
seen hi n walking in the streets of St. ilelier's.
On Saturday morning Inspector Langley and Sergeant
Lockyer, two officers of the detective police, to the former
of wawa Manning's person was well known, arrived in
Jersey by the Despatch mail s'eanapatket.
At au early hour on Sunday moraine Mr. Chevalier pro-
ceeded with Langley and Lockyer to St. Lawrence, and
called upon Mr. Ford, who related to them all the circum-
stances within his knowledge as to his interview with Mea-
ning. The British Lion, where Mr. Ford lodges, is, as be-
fore stated, only stout 300 yards beyond the house where
Manning was at this time lodging. The officers, therefore,
passed the place where he was lying concealed twice on
Sunday merning. So completely, however, had he shut
himself up at this time that neither Mr. Ford nor any other
peryin had any suspicion of his being upon the island.
Mr. Chevalier now came to the conclusion that he
must have escaped across the channel from the northern
coast of the island, and after conferring with Langley and
Lockyer, he determined on applying to the Lieutenant-
Governor for the loan of a small steamboat belonging to the
Harbour Commissioners, for the purp:se of proceeding to
Granville, and giving such information as might lead to the
murderer's detection, if he had taken that route. The per-
mission sought wa- instantly granted, and Mr. Evans, by
direction of Sir Thomas Le Driven, addressed a letter on
the subject to Mr. Turnbull, British Coosul at Granville, re-
questing that he would afford the officers all the aid in his
power. The steamer, with the officers on board, left Jersey
at 9 o'clock on Sunday morning, and reached Granville
before noon. But no traces of the assassin were discovered
there, and after taking all necessary precautions to secure
his apprehension if he arrived en that part of the French
coast, the steamer returned to Jersey. What Mr. Turnbull
did will be gathered from the following reply to Mr.
Evans's communication, which Mr. Chevalier brought with
him from Granville :

" Granville, August 26, 1849.—Dear Sir,—l received your
note by Mr. Chevalier, respecting the arrest of Manning. I
have taken every means at Grauvilie for his detention, and
have written to the vice-consuls at Cherbourgh and SL
Mato • and the authorities of Reyneville, and Portbail, and
Avrancher,wi:l also be immediately requested to arrest him.
Should he be arrested in this court will immediately advise
you. I tvmain' dear sir, youis very tistly,
.• S r Thlmus Le Breton, Ket." J on N TVIINBULL.

On the Monday morning Mr. Chevalier, acoompasio4 by
Langley and Lockyer, proceeded to various points round
the island from which it wu supposed likely he might haws
'crossed Ihe Channel. All the pul,:ia-hne•es aloe.; the main
road, as ies as nreames bay, were venal, atm every us-

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sky wu mails to discover the fugitive, both in the in-
terior and 'along the coast, bat as unfortuaately no traces
could be dimovered of him, the imprudent that he had either
gnus to France or destroyed hint& if began to obtain.
Is gain to preserve the connexion of the narrative, we
sass now retain to the cottage of M. and Madams Bateau,
when Meaning was all this time quktly secreted. He
arrived at H. Berens's house about eight o'clock on Than
day rooming, and was shows Leto his room by Madame
Beeteau, who told him that if he had any friends call upon
him he might receive them in her own parlour down emirs.
He thanked liar hr her civility, but said that he should not
have any one all upon him u no one knew him is Jersey.
He had not been lung in the house before he sent out for •
bottle of brandy, of which he drank frequently during the
day. He remained in do.* all dew, took his meals with
Wci:don, and conversed with bar on various subient.
In the evening he weal out into the anima at tha back of
w
teacake, ratting Ca• tint time, • blue Guernsey i
frock arid gra& tilt hat, and remained there some time
talking to M. Barka, who war pone' ei his ordinary
avocations. He drank the whole bottle of brandy on l'hurs.
day, and early as Friday morning sent for • &stood, which
be sonsumed in the CAMS of that day. The same count of
liviag was pointed by him on Saturday sad Sunday, without
any saspiei* on the part of 'I. Sensate as to whom he was
harbouring. OS Beadily a friend of Milken Bateau came
la to ice her, and having heard som:thing of the habits
of the lodger, the re marked that his conduct sp.
peued to be very strange, adding that she hoped
he was not the perpetrator of a dreadful murder which
had happ red in England. Ida lame Bateau bad
heard nothing of the realer and thought little of
her friend's elution, and so the muter dropped for thee day.
Fortunately, however, Modena Berteth's friend was net toe
only penes whom susyieimss wore excited by the coeds**
the murderer. The brandy consumed by Manning was pro-
cured Iran the Louse of Mr. Iliutin, a very respectaele *-
habitant of Jersey, who lie, sin • . mall been in St. Peter.
Valley. Mr. George Hod* me of the sons, wet la the
habit of serving the girl we, teethed the brandy, and he also
thought it semorkab e that eo musk of the liquor eh told be
assumed at Mr. Beneth's who he kiaiw was a very tem-
perate man himself. He 'eked the girl certain questime,
and socertaised from her that the person who drank the
liquor was • lodger who confined himself to the hone
sit day, and drank Mandy, as is• eat, to he p the cholera
away. Mr. Hestia having heard la St. Helier's that the
murderer of Patrick O'Connor was supposed to be concealed
la Jere y, at once steepened this to be the men, and ducr-
aimed to satis'y hires-le If passible. With this view he
welshed daily for his appearaece In the garden, where the
rid had told him be generally went la the evening for a
short tams. He sew him on Sunday evening, sad again on
Monday eight, and was the mcre assured that it was the
man la questioa, In consequence of his evident desire to
escape observation by putties his felt hat over kis Lice as he
walked up sad down the garden. It should be stated that
the garden la question is an open piece of ground, and can
be overleaked from the high rood a well as from many other
points of view. On Monday soloing Mr. Heidi* made so
&eine. an observation of Henning, while the latter was
digging iu the gerd-n, that ho felt no doubt of the identity
of the man. Ah nit an hour after, and just as it eat br-
comiag duck, Mr. Heflin went to he back entrance of M.
Berteau's honk., determined to ask him who and what his
lodger was, sad what name he paned under. Mr. Reign
fined Manning sitting with M. B.rteau ounido the back
dour, is a link yard, rmokiug his pipe. 0 t seeing Mr.
Heed*, M. Bergen advanced a few paces towards him.
Manning eon at the same time, and retreated into the
house. Mr. Heal* put such questions as he thought
necessary to M. Bateau, and communicated his sun
pinions to him. M. Berteau, who is in very weak health,
was somewhat alarmed, but he was also unwilling
to believe that his lodger was the suspected party.
He said the man appeared a very eke gentleman,
and had given the name of Jennings. That he cerninly
did not go out much, bat this might be accounted for by the
fact of his Deist wawa), and afraid of the cholera, an I no
doubt whea better he would have gone out as usual. Mr.
Hamlin was nut satisfied, and at cars proceeded I. Bt.
Heller's, in 0r.1e.• to eanutunieate with his brother (Mr.
John Hahn) on the suhjest. When the latter heard his
brother's suspicions, he felt perfectly satisfied that It. Ba-
teau's lodger NM no ether than George Frederick Meaning,
and at *ea proceeded in gust of Langley, whom he met
within • kw rouse the B eh Hotel, where his brother had
detailed the circumstances to him. Mr. Langley felt so Retire
tel of the eorrectases of Mr. Heulin's suspicion., that he
directly took that gentleman to Mr. Clasher, and urged
the propriety of going over is St. TaLI7OI3C• directly and
arrestiug the man. It being now plat 0 o'clock, Mr.
Ch. Tilaief suggested that the men would, in all probability,
be gone to bed, and that paeans it might be as well
to defer hie erred caul the morning Mr. Langley at ones
objected, remarking that delays were dangerous, and that, as
I ley were now so rear theit mark, they had better bit upon
it. Mr. Cio wilier at once consented. The psny, war
siatiog of Mr. Chevalier, Mr. Langley, Mr. Lockjer, the
two 'Mars. Healing, and Mr. Purkis, at once left Mr.
Helices for M. Bateau's cottage, to whith our narrative
mast 'gals recur fur a few moments. While Mr. George
Health and M. Bateau were convening together, Mea-
nies, who had merely retie d from their immediate obser-
vation, remained in Pio hack kitchen, the door of which
bliag_rpen, he overheard all that iniesed. The momei.t
Mr. Heal* had gone. Maiming went up to 1.1. Bateau in
the back kitchen, and used him who the man was he had
be. • *Using to, what he cams for, and why he wanted to
know his name ? M. B. ream stated to the reporter that
while asking tht se questioes the SSNUISIA trembled from
head to foot, and appeared scareedy able to ar.iculate.M.
Berman add., the thought instantly occurred to him that
he was harbouring a murderer, and se soon as be had sat*
find Meaning that the person who had asked him the ques-
tions was a neighbour, and that his motives were only those
arising from nuen•ity, he exclaimed to his wife, " That's a
murderer." M. Birtmos confesses that he was now very
much alarms I. In order to prevent, es far as possible, the
man from destroying himself, or committing any other
crime, he pat away a hatchet and some pieces of rope which ,
were bine about the house.
Manning, it sprung, retired to bed as ern as Mr. Heflin
had gone. and at &lama half-peat 9 o'clock the officers ar.
rived. Tree alighted from their carriage about 200 yards
on the be. Heliet's Ade of M. B-item's cottage, and walked I
t tither as foot. By a previously concerted arrangement Mr.
Chevalier arid Mr. George !Indio went round to the backed
the Louie and explained* NI. Berman that they were now
Come to arrest his lodger on a chugs of murder, an an
nomination which appeared to give ooth the old man and
his wile v.ey consilerable satisfaction. It was agreed tnat
Mr. Chevalier should return to the front of the
ham, and lunch at the door, which M. Bodeen pro.
mimed to open, and that he should hand to Mr. Chevalier
• lighted candle, with which he undertook to proceed up
stain to Meaning's room, the door of which, if found locked,
war to be instautiy burst open, and the party in bed over-
powered. It was arranged that the Mcsan. lieulin should
remain outside the cottage and prevent the escape of the
assusia by the windows, of which there were three to his
room alone. Mr. Lockyens and Mr. Perla. followed Mr.
Chevaiier, and close behind them was Mr. Langley, who
could alone identify the murderer, with another lighted
candle. Cantra7 to expectation the door of the murderer's
NOS was found ajar so that on reaching the landing the
dicers enterediminediately. Mr. Chevalier puthel the
door eau hastily, and placing the candle he held
is his hand on the table, he rushed towards the
bed in which the man lay. t the same instant Langley,
who had merely aught a side glance of his face, cried out
"That's the man—sens him!"- Loekyer and Mr. Purkis
instantly nisei both the murderer's arms, Mr. Chevalier
having thrown himself upon the bed, and thus disabled him
from making thy resistance.. The somewhat rough seizure
to which h. wee subjected appeared to give Manning some
annoyance, and he cried oar, ' what are you about ?
Do yea mesa to murder met" The moment he saw Langley,
Ulmer, be recovered his composure, and Raid. " Aft, ler.
mat, Is that doa ? lam glad you are tome. I know what
eft US some about. If you had not come I was coming
ss tarn* explain all. I am *accent!" He rhea asked,
"Is the wretch taken ?" alluding to his wife, as Lang-
ley supposed The officer replied In the affirmative,
upon which Manning remarked, " Thank God, I am girl of
it; that will save my We. She is the guilty • lam as
lonoreat u a lamb." Mr. Chevalier d him' to dress
himself in the musses of the oaken, and when he had
done so he proceeded to haadeuft him. Weaning, as soon
a' he saw the from, said, " I hops you are not going to
heed off me." Mr. Chevalier explained the inanity of
dotng so, upon which he held out his hands, which were
ititheliately pinioned by Leckyer.