The Express.
London, England, 1858-07-06 00:00:00

TBB DAOEIVRAM MCIIIDEB.

FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER.
Yesterday a special meeting of the Ilford Petty
Sessions wee held at the Court House, adjoining the gaol,
for the purpose of further examining the witnesses in this
important inquiry.
Mr. H. Tindal Atkinson, instructed by Mr. Rawlings, of
Bamford, appeared for the amused ; and Inspector
Whitcher, who with Mr. C. Robinson is •spd in the in-
vestigation of this airociona crime, attended to watch the
este en the part of the prosecution.
The prisoner, George fliewtt, who was dressed in a long
faded blue smock frock, stocd daring the whole of the hear-
ing, which lasted several hours. On his being placed at
the her,
Mr. Inspector Whitaher said there was no further evidence
corroborative of the statements made at the last sitting of
the court ; but taking into consideration the serious nature
of the charge, he had to apply for a further remand, in anti-
cipation of some additional evidence whith had been com-
municated to him that morning, and which he entertained
hopes would throw some light upon the statement' before
the bench.

...Mr. Tindal Atkinson thought the application was mon-
strous. The inquiry had bean placed in the bands of very
able °Moen, their investigation bad been carried on for a
considerable time, and every piece of evidence bearing on the
case it might be presumed had been obtained and brought
forward, and he thought anises Mr. Inspector Whitcher was
now in a position to my reasonably that he ahould have
evidence at another court to corroborate the present wit-
nesses, that the magistrates would be acting very hardly
towards this poor man it they again remanded nim upon the
unsupported atatementa of the women Smith.
The Chairman enquired whether Inspector Whitchsr
had reasonable grounds for stating that he should be able
to produce further information if the remand Naked for were
granted.
Inspector Whitchar replied, that he had that morning
rewired information from Sergeant Stralamt, which he
thought would lead to the disco-cry of Nam pseeoas con-
nected with the prisoner at the time of the aoesesieien of this
mime.

After a abort consultation the chairman rideithe=
trates thought, under the circumstances, the
for should be granted, for, whilst they did not desire to peer
heavily upon the prisoner, they thought it was desirable than
the fullest opportunity should be given for the investigation
of the truth. _

Kr. ITtkiasat bowed to the decision of the court, sod
proposed to oror•examlae the vitamin, whose stalsoods
were takes at the last amt.

The dept sitbas of the is taloa at the last coon
wee then reed over by Kr. Clifton, end the wituress were
eras-szarainsd by Mr. Atkisson. The women Smith, who
is extremely deaf, daring the reading of her &potatoes, con-
tinually remarked, That's true," Quite right," Yes "
and other similar ooafirmatory ejaculations, and et the 00;1.
elusion she added, I users you that is true. It has tioubled
me very much, and I could not keep it to myself any longer.
I was obliged to tell the truth, to let the world knew who it
wu had dune the deed."
Mr. T. Atkinson objected to the reception of any evidence
that was not strictly legal, and milked the magistrates to ex-
punge the whole of the statements relative to the ocaverse-
don of the woman Smith with Clarke, and the subsequent
observations of her husband (Page) about the remarks of the
onistabie relative to his spiritual suite. That portion of the
depositions, he argued, was not evidence, but in ass of the
eunnittal of the prisoner for trial, and the death of Mrs.
therstaements, read to the jury, would greatly
the sees of the prisoner.
1-E7olliket said clearly that part of the deposition was not
bpi Imam* against the prisoner; and, after some toner-
gado., the objectionable portion was expunged.
As the deposition was read over, Mr. Atkinson interrupted
to eaphia that the " loaded stick" which it was stated
was emoted by Page wee a "loading lick "—a very material
Mtwara
The learned oenneel then proceeded at great leagth mi-
nutely to cross-examine the woman Smith, to show that she
was suffering under some mental halhninationa ; end the
strange manner (aye the Ems Herald) in which she re-
plied to many of the quotations addressed to her tended very
much to strengthen the suggestion. She admitted that her
neighbours whispered among themselves that she was not
quite right—that she seemed troubled about something, and
told several strange Morro about supernatural visitations and
dresesa, declaring that she had four or five times MINI her
hasheed Pegs as plain as she the, maw the learned counsel.
The magistrates, after consulting together, decided to re-
mand the can till flaterdey um, redwing the application
for bail.
The prisoner was amordingly removed in melody.