The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-06 00:00:00

THE MURDERS AT WALWORTH.

The exertions of Inspector Dunn, who has charge
of this lamentable cue, have brought to light many facts
connected with the farmer history of William Godfrey
Youngman, as well as his recent conduct. After the ex-
amination of the primmer before Mr. Elliott, at Lambeth
Police-court on Tuesday last, Mr. Dann proceeded to the re-
sidence ,1 Mr. Streeter, the father .1 the young woman
Streeter, near Wadhurst, in Sussex, for the double purpose
of tweeting out to him and his faintly the awl new. of the
murder of his .laughter and also to obtain information re,
erecting the accused, when a scene of the must distressing
description book place. From various accounts, cniitirnied
by the letter. addressed by the prisoner to the unforturuito
young woman, and which are now forthcoming, it appeared
that Youngman had made use of unfounded repre-
sentations to induce her to many him, and to
obtain toe consent of her friends to the union. In the
Ant he represented that he had au independent income
of riviriv 200/. a year—that he intended taking • house for
her at Drighton. It further appeared, from his correspon-
dence, that for some weeks
.previous he had been strongly
urging her to allow him to tnsure her life for 100/., and on
mentioning the fact to her father and friends they so
urongly advised her not to do so, that she assured them she
should du no such thing, and they were in hopes that she
did not. In the last letter addressed by the prisoner to
Miss Streeter, he urged her to come to town, to bring all
the money she could with her, and to burrow from
her friends ; and particularly stated that there was
no necessity for her getting the wedding thing,
made up, as these could be bad in town. He also had the
banns published at St. Martindn-the-Fields. On returning
to town, Inspector Dunn, on searching amongst the pro
sonar's papers, found the policy of an insurance effected by
him on the life of Mime Mary Wells Streeter for 1001.,
payable to him on her death. Thu insurance was effected
at the Argus-office, Thrugmortoriatreet, and the policy
NM dated on the 25th day of July, just six days before the
murder. From subsequent inquiries it has been found that
at the General Quarter Sessions, held at Stafford, on the
14th day of March, 1859, the prisoner, William Godfrey
Youngman, had been tried and convicted of stealing a
quantity of plate belonging to his master, a Star.
furdshire gentleman, and sentenced to twelve months'
hard labour. This imprisonment he maned in the
county gaol, and was discharged in March last. He then
came to town, arid procured a situation at Dr. Duncan's,
Henrietta-street, Covent-garden, by a false character, or
rather false representations, and was discharged from there
in the beginning of the last month, when he renewed his ac.
quaintance with Miss Streeter. On Friday, the body of the
poor girl was removed from Newington workhouse to Wad-
Lunt, to be interred alongside the remains of her sister,
who died but a few weeks since of consumption. The ho-
dies of Mrs. Yuenginan and her two sons are still at the
workhouse in coffins, and will be into' red on Wednesday
next. The prisoner, who is at Horsemunger.lans gaol,
persists in his former statement, soul that he ha I only
killed his mother in salt-defence. He eats and drinks well,
end dues not exhibit the slightest aberration of

TSB Cov=TRY Wsa visa. —The strike among
the weavers still °minium. At the Warwick assizes on
Friday, before Mr. Justice Williams, John froughton, John
ILaight, George Smith, Alfred Sergeant, William Glenn,
and Jams Bannister, were charged with rioting there,
having smembled with 1,000 other persons, or more, and
created a riot and disturbance, to the terror sod alarm of
her Majesty 's subjects, The prisoners, it appeared, took
part in • diaturhance when • mob of the weavers pro-
ceeded to the house ol sae "Satin Jack," a knob stick
weaver, or one of those who worked at reduced price. The
machinery wed was injured, and partially destroyed. Mr.
Townsend's factory was Mao assailed by the mob, who en-
deavoured to force an entrance, and prevent the people
inside from working. This war prevented by Mr. Towns.
ad, who appeared at the head of his operatives with •
sword, and drove hart the rioters. The weavers then went
to Mr. Townsend's private residence and did ocsiderable
damage to his premises, after which they dispersed with-
out corning into collision with the police. The whole of
the peisooars, with the exception of Glenn, were sentenced
to rune calendar months' imprisonment, the charge against
Glenn being withdrawn. It is understood that the in-
habitants of Coventry are subscribing to send out a
deputation to esamine into the state of the silk trade in
France.

Tes LA.'S MA CI:1W LOCZ-oar. Saturday
events( a meeting of the Lee makers of Nottingham was
held at the Assembly-rooms. It appeared that 300 o; the
workmen connected with the Mechlin trade had hen locked
out from the LeStry of Yr. 0. Berney, Yr. Tidmas, sad
Meagre WITtOO, the dispute arising in an advance of wage@
demanded by the Lire bands. There was a large attendance,
aad a rogolution was adopted to the effect tint west &ter.
day each man should pay Is_ sod boy M per week,
whdat tit, struggle lasted, towards the noaintwaaer a the
Waves&