The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-26 00:00:00

THE MURDER IN CANNON-STREET.

FORMER EXAMENATION OF THE PRISONER.
(THIS DAY.)

The prisoner William Smith, alias William
Doom, was brought before the Lord Mayor this morning,
st the Mansion-house, to undergo further examination
ors the charge of the wilful murder of Sarah Hinson, in
Ninon-street, on the 11th inst.
yon the previous occasion, the proceedings appeared to
sem very great public interest ; and so early ea half-
past 10 o'clock a number of persons had assembled outride
*pirates of the Mansion-house, anxious to obtain &dins' -
ice-
The prisoner was brought to the court at an earlyhour
la the prison van. He exhibited the utmost apparent
jaifferenoe and unconcern. He amused himself by
whistling while he was on the way to the court, and
barbed and exhibited the greatest levity when he was
*sod in the cell. His appearance has much Improved
lose he has been in confinement, and be looked much
more clean and respectable than upon his first examine-
tics.
When the ordinary night charges had been disposed of,
rke prisoner was pinned at the bar. Colonel Fraser, the
Commissioner of the City Police, was seated on the bench.
Mr. Wontuer again appeared for the prosecution. The
prisoner had no professional easistance at the oommence-
moat of the proceedings.

The evidence that was adduced before the coroner yes-
terday appeared to tend to still further increase the
mystery that already attended this extraordinary crime,
and it would seem from the inquiries that have been made
at Eton and the neighbourhood that them is considerable
doubt whether the statement made from the &et on behalf
of the prisoner, that he could prove he was at Eton
the whole of the evening on which the murder was com-
mitted, is net the truth.
Mr. Wontner was about to call additional avid:mos, but
as Mr. Scarth, the attorney who had attended at the last
examination for the prisoner, was not present, a short
delay was granted.
The Lord Mayor inquired of the prisoner whether he
expected his attorney to be present
The prisoner replied that he did.
After a short delay, Mr. &myth made his appearance,
and the case then proceeded.
Wontner made a short statement relative to the
witnesses he proposed to examine, and the following evi-
dence was then adduced. Before the witnesses were
paled, however, he stated that he felt it to be his duty to
inform the court that the marks on the prisoner's clothes
turned out not to be human blood, and he said it was due
to the prisoner to state that this was the fact.
The following evidence was then adduced.
Edward Kim said—l am in the service of Messrs.
Bevington and Sons, of No. 2, Cannon-street West. It is
my duty to see all the persons employed on the premises
!ewe them, and to see that everything is safe. I did so
on the 11th of April, and left at ten minutes past 8 in
the evening. After I left there was no entrance to the
premises except from Cannon-street. I saw the deceased
before I left, and gave her the keys, and she shut the
door niter me.

Arabella Robbins, the witness who was examined on the
previous day, was then called for the purpose of proving
that she saw the prisoner leave the premises of Messrs.
Bevington about 10 o'clock on the night of the murder.
She was housekeeper next door, and she said she was
returning home about five minutes to 10 on the Wednesday
night, and just as she had rung the bell, she heard the
door of Messrs. Bevington's warehouse slammed violently.
She looked round, and saw a man come off the steps and
pass her, and he gave her a side look as he went by, and his
eye caught hers. There was a lamp close by. Her servant
passed the door at the moment, and witness made some ob-
servation to her. The man hail on a high hat and was dressed
in dark clothes. On Wednesday, the 18th, wit-
ness went to the Mansion-house, and a num-
ber of persons passed before her twice, and
among them 'was the prisoner, and she at once recognised
bins, and mid she believed he was the man she sew come
out of Mr. Bevington's. The witness said this was still
her belief, and she entertained no doubt about it. Wit-
ness first heard of the murder at noon on Thursday,
the day following.
Cross-examined—The prisoner got a glance of me with
his left eye. I don't know that he is blind of that eye.

Mr. Searth asked, the 'Moms whether she was aware
that this was a ease of life and death ?

She replied that she was.

Mr. Scarth eked her whether, being aware of that fact,
she would still state that the prisoner was the man who
passed her.

The witness replied that she would. She spoke to him
from his general appearance.

During this colloquy the prisoner turned round and
looked fixedly at the witness.

In further cross-examination the witness said she should
not have noticed the prisoner if he had not walked very
tut and given her the side look she had mentioned.
The witness appeared a good deal excited, anti the Lord
Mayer requested her to calm herself, and to answer the
questions put to her quietly.

She then stated that the reason she knew this was on
Wednesday night was that she had been washing on that
day. There was nothing about the appearance of the man
she saw to induce her to believe that he had not his full
eyesight.

In answer to a question put by the Court, the witness
said her attention was called to the murder on the fol-
lowing day, and this was the reason she could swear that
it was on a Wednesday.

Catherine Collins, the servant to the last witness, de-
posed that within the last two or three months she hail
several times seen the prisoner come out of Mr. Bevington's
after 9 o'clock at night. On the night of the murder she
let her mistress in about 10 o'clock, but she did not see
anyone in the street when she opened the door. She did
not hear of the murder until 12 o'clock the next day.
By the Lord Mayor—l am quite sure the prisoner is the
man I saw come out of the house.

In eras-examination the witness said that the prisoner
was taken past the house on the day of the last examina-
tion on purpose that she might see him, and she identified
him directly. She was told to be at the door on purpose
that she might see him.
The man Terry was shortly afterwards examined, and
his evidence had not concluded when we went to press.

There was running on the South Western line
yesterday a monster engine called the Colossus. She has
been built to draw a train of eighty loaded waggons eighty
miles in three hours, each loaded waggon weighing about
ten tons. While dragging nearly 1,000 tons from London
to Southampton with almost the speed of a bird flying, the
engine will oonsnme one ton of coke and a few gallons of
water.

PROPOSED REVIEW OF THE NORTH OF ENGLAND
Yotricrexas.—Vesterday a meeting of the commanding
officers of the several volunteer battalions in the
counties of Leicester, Lincoln, Nottingham, York,
Lancaster, Cumberland, Durham, Northumberland,
and Westmoreland was held at York, to con-
sider the arrangements for the proposed review
of volunteers from the northern counties at York
by the Duke of Cambridge. The choir was occupied by
the Lord Mayorof York,who presented a list of the corps
which will be represented at the review. That list in-
cluded the let, hid,itud 3rd Manchester rifle corps, num-
bering 2,200 ; the sth Lancashire, 600 ; the Leeds en-
gineers, 900 ; Lord Londeaborough's battalion (Ist West
York), 700 ; let Durham Administrative Battalion, 600 ;
Leicestershire riles, 550 ; 7th West York, 650 ; let East
Y0rk,3.50; 3rd West York,soo; sth AdministrativeLtattalion,
West York ,450 ; 4th West York( Halifax), 500; let Adminis-
trative Battalion, East York, 300; 4th Administrative Bat-
talion, Lancashire, 400; Bth ditto, 400 ; besides other corps
in the counties of Durham and Northumberland, and the
artillery volunteers in Northumberland, Sheffield, New-
castle, *ahem, the 4th East York and the Ist East
York Brigade of Artillery. These corps number altogether
from 10,000 to 15.000. On the motion of Lord Londes-
borough, seconded by Colonel Markham, it was unani-
mously resolved that the review be held at York. Lord
Londesborough next moved that the Dnke of Cambridge
be requested to review the tteops, and that the Prince
and Princess of Wales be invited to be present. Colonel
Haworth seconded the motion, which was adopted. It
was resolved, after some discussion, by 16 votes to 9, that
the review should be held on the 30th of June.

•••••••
LINCOLN GRZAT HORNS FAlR.—This great annual
fair for the sale of horses was held on Tuesday and
Yesterday. There was • large show of horses, and
a first-class animals were in great competition, and
realised very high prices. There was also • better
trade for middle-clam animals. • large number being
purchased for army purposes, and for colonial exportation.
everal Irish droves were shown, the pick of which were
demand. Of draught horses the show was good,
"a Prices ruled much higher than of late, firet-rate
animals of this class realising as much ea 751. For all
climes of animals prices were fully 20 per cent. higher
than last year.