The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-07 00:00:00

THE ALLEGED MURDER IN
BRIXTON.

It is stated that Mr. Jones, the deceased, bad been
for many years a confidential servant of Mean. Ward and
Green, silversmiths, of Ladgatipstreet, and afterwards of
Uockspuretreet, Charing-cross. lid wife, who died about
fifteen years since, was housekeeper in the same establish-
ment, and each of them had sand a considerable sum of
money when they commenced housekeeping. On the death
of his wife Jones removed from Middle-row, Brixton,
re whe he had been living for some years previotaly, to the
cottage in which he died, and here Elisabeth Vickers, his
wile's niece, came to live with him as his housekeeper. Mr.
Jones had as annuity of 601. per annum from St. James's
Church, Clerkenwell, which of course died with him.
The will found by the police was merely an old draft
of a will never eneutel—the real will being of more recent
date, and it has been already proved and probate granted.
The testator was a native of Narberth, Pembrokeshire, in
Wales, where nearly all his relatives live, sad he has named
all of them—nephews, nieces, grand nephews, and grand
nieces, leaving them sums amounting in the entire to about
1,1001.; to his medial attendant, Mr. Key, 3001.; to he
housekeeper the 1,0001. ki per cent. stock already referred
to, and the remainder, which, after paying funeral ex-
penes, In., will amount to between five and six hundred
pounds. The habits of deceased were very abstemious; be
received few vision, and appeared to be always very mach
under the control of his housekeeper. Until within the last
two or three years she was very steady and well conducted,
bet she was then observed to fall into habits of tippling,
which grew upon her, until her conduct became notorious
throughout the neighbourhood. For many months past •ft
was known that she treated the old man with harehhess
and even cruelty, and whenever his faience could obtain ac-
cess to him reuronstnusees were made to him to send her

away ce to leave the cottage, but he alwais appeared a if
afraid OT unwilling to do so. After Mr. Key observed him
with two black eyes, in the month of August last, he oa
one ocession,when the housekeeper wee absent, went
through the adjoining pottage, and leaning aeries the wall
knocked loudly at the back doer wW W atisk, till he
brought the old man out. He then wand him to leave her,
as it was evident she was treatise Was haitably—lse offered
him a bed in his house till he stinid ennege ts p dowel to
Wales to his gelation& The demand inianisid it it would
be necessary top beams a meghdrues, seed Key assured
him he need only pates hie MS end walk M. that no one
could prevent him. Alien some healtatioa ho declined; the
same suggestion was Erie to him en a subst occasion,
which he also hesitated to avail hhneelfet. wasw
assured that he would be totted seine time es MOW
dered in his bed by her dissipated orespeniams.
Bgringfield-cottages, in one of which the deesend resided
for many years stand a considerable way down in Aars-lane,
on the right hand aide, proceeding from the Brisitem-read.
They are in pairs; a narrow passage sad warden *Mg
separating Mr. Jones's from the neat. The isethiges ar•
small, four-roomed, with two windows, eine is the pound
floor and another in the storey above, looking hie the read,
from which the cottage is separated by a large fore•emart,
surrounded by a paling. The entrance is at the side lithe
cottage, and there is also a small garden at the back. The
neighbourhood is evidently very retired, so that anything
unusual occurring was not likely to attract much atten-
tion, unless from the immediate neighbours. The interior
is plainly, indeed shabbily furnished, all the articles being
worn oat, decayed, and neglected. The front parlour was
the room in which the old man sat, and the room above
his bedroom. In the back parlour is the couch on
which he died. A policeman has charge of the premises,
and no one is allowed to enter until the result of the pend-
ing investigation shall be made known. The cottages are
so slightly built that every word and every movement that
toots place in the cottage of Mr. Jones must have been
hear in the one adjoining, and we doubt sot that further
and important evidence may be obtained from this source.
It is evident from the noise and scratching and conversa-
tions that were heard the morning ho is supposed to have
met with his death, that some persons besides the house-
keeper were in the cottage on that occasion, and that many
things were done and matters carried away that would
throw some further light upon the case. The police are,
however, on the alert, and before the trial comes on, addi-
tional facts and evidence may be forthcoming to elucidate
this mysterious affair.

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