The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-26 00:00:00

OF AZI7CUra
Wow Nat Penner duties

OLD COURT.
(Before the Lead of Bann and Mr. Baron Martin.)
• THE STEPNEY MURDER.
(Continued from yesterday's Express.)
lespe:Roniton mid—On the Bth of f!=iithßee.
primmer at my how% and on the folio
I went in • cab, aceompauled by Serving Maser
and SemieretThemme On the way the prim. bold the
same dna be hid previously told Se t Tanner relative
to his hasg eMpfilitinal place a parcel in the dead edioin-
ing his Weft When we arrived at the bricindeido. I told
Mullinsietatir Nome distance away, and net to mum
unless we or him, but he came up without lighlthist
for, awn or
to take him away. I fesend Mee
hammer ftiit hos been produced in the prisoner's lodging in
eked—The hammer was not in any way con.
ist=limilave made inquiries about one or two other per-
the prisoner mreference to this charge.
—I did not make any further inquiry after
the prisoner was in custody.
Mr. Joke Joshua Carrier,. of the arm of Pickering and
Co., Qambridge-heath-roed, proved that he saw the
diteeneeiten the 13th of Amp* end he gave her the cheque
that had hose produced, and which was found in the parcel.
I made • mistake m the date of the cheque by dating it the
14th, but I am sure I gave it to the deceased on the 13th.
The cheque has not been through our beakers.
Joseph Biggs deposed that be resided at Pollard'_
Bethnal-green, and was Nell acquainted with the deceased
aid her late husband. He saw the deceased on the 12th of
August, the day before the lamentable occurrence, sad he
was to have gone again on the following Tuesday, and he
did no, but could not obtain admission to the house. Wit-
ness was aware of the nature of the property that was in
the deceased's on, and knew that she had a silver
pencil cue. This pencil rose was afterward, shows' to him
by Serpent Tamer. The deceased impaired inclined upon
one occasionto make him a present of this pascal case, but
In thought it was sot worth accepting. This witness also
identified the lames found in the parcel as the property of
the deceased.
Crossemainined—He would not undertake to swear wai-
-1 tively to them articles ; but he had no doubt they were the
property =dammed.
Gotta, niece to the deceased, deposed that
the prisoner was in the habit of meting for her aunt. She
heard of the murder on the Fridey. A few days before
the prisoner smote her house while her aunt was dining
with her, and embed fora key, which she gave him, to do
some remits, and ssid he was to take it back to her on
Monday the 13th. It was the same key now produced. •
The witness also identified the spoons found in the parcel
and the peoeil ease as the property of the deceased. There
were no teaspoons left in the house after the murder.
Cross-examined—The deceased regularly employed the
=er todo her plastering work. She had a great many
and had a great deal of work to do.
Elizabeth George deposed that she had been employed by
the deceased as charwoman, and she bad no one else to at-
teod to her. Witness generally went to her home on the
Saturday. The deceased never opesed the door to a stran-
ger, but always spoke to them from the area. On Saturday,
the 4th of August, the deceased recefved a large quantity of
paper-hangings, which were carried up to the back top
room of the house by the prisoner. He generally cane on
Saturdays to be paid for the work that he had dome , and on
the Saturday before the murder the deceased paid him six
shillings, which she took from her pocket. She looked at
the money to see if there were any sovereigue among it,
sad found that them were not.
This witness also expressed as opinion that the spoons
found in the parcel ware the pro ty of the deceased.
Cross-examined—The d lived in a very humble
way. On the Saturday before the murder the deceased
was visized by an old gentleman named Green, and one or
two people came to look at the paper-hangings that she had
for sale.
Walter Thelma Emma was then examined. He said—l
am a shoemaker, and reekie at a cottage in Emsley's brick-
field, Bethnal-green. I know the primmer, and he has been
to my house and had meals with me. I had not seen him
for four weeks until the Thursday before the mur-
der, when I fetched him at the request of the de-
ceased. I wee employed by the deceased to collect her rents,
and did other jobs fur her. 1 remember Mr. Thornton and
Sergeant Thomas coming to my home on the 9th of Septem-
ber and taking me into custody. I don't know that I was
charged with the murder of Mrs. Emeley, but I was
charged with having lint a panel in the shed.
fledestit Parry—Did you pat it there ?
Witness—l did not.
Serjeant Parry—Did you ever see that parcel before!
Witness—Never.
Examination continued—l our the demand at the corner
of Barnaleyetreet about 2 o'clock on the day of the murder.
After this I went to Bromley and Stratford, and I did mot
get home until half-past 11 at night. My wife and three
other pericins were with me. We went in so pony cart. The
witness then produced the turnpike ticket that was given
him on this day.
Serjend Parry—On the solemn oath you have taken, had
you anytime to do with the murder of this old lady ?
Witmer—ll had not, Re went on to say that, on the
morning when ho was alleged to have placed the parcel in
the shed, he wise 111, and did not go out at all, and he never
went into the shed or the ruined building in the field an
that morning. He went to the deceased's house es the 18th
of August, and finding he could not obtain admission, he
went on the Friday following and gave information to Mr.
Rose.
Cruse-examined—Witness went to the house on the Thurs-
day, and knocked, but could not obtain ndmission, and he
then for the first time thought there was something stimuge.
He made inquiries of one of the neighbours, and he told
him that perhaps she had come home late over night. Wit-
ness was quite sure that ho had never said anything to say
relative of the deceased about her having had a fit. The
witness was further cross.examined at considerable length,
bat nothing whatever was elicited from him that in the
slightestdegree affected the testimony he had given.
The persons who accompanied the witness Emma to Stmt.
ford and the other placer mentioned by him on the day of
the murder were thoa examined, and they corroborated the
evidence he had given.
Susannah Exams, the daughter of the witness, proved that
on the ilay her father was represented to have placed the
parcel in the shed he was at home ill, and that about two
o'clock she taw the prisoner in the field near her father's
house. She also said that any me could get to the shed lay
the back of the promises without beiug seen by any one in
the house.
Walter Thomas Enims an intelligent child, ten years old,
said he remembered his father being taken into custody.
On the Friday before he saw the prisoner lying down in the
field near his father's house, with a handkerchief over his
face. He also saw hen in the field on the following day.
(,toss-examined—He had seen the prisoner in the Meld
before. Re appeared to be picking up herbs.
John Raymond deposed that about ten minutes to eight
o'clock on the night of the murder he sew the prisoner at
the corner of the Grove-road, and he went away in the
direction of the residence of the Mound.
Craw-examined—The prisoner had been examined before
he gave any information of what he had seen.
by the Court—The prisoner was an entire stranger to
him, but having read in the sempapen that the man
charged with the murder was a plasteser, and knowing that
the man be saw at the earner of the Grove-read was a
plasterer he went to see him, and recognised him imme-
diately among a number of other pessims.
In answer to a question put by Elerjeant Parry, the wit-
ness said he had no doubt whatever that the priarloor was
the same man in saw in the Grove-rod, on the night of the
murder.
Sergeant Tamer was re-called, and he stated that he took
the last witness into a cell where there were several
other persons, and he picked out the prisoner as the mu
whom he had seen on the night of the murder.
The Lord Chief Baron inquired of the witness whether it
was the practice, when a reward was offered Maass of this
description, to give a portion of the money to any person
who gave important information.
Sergeant Tanner said he had known this to be done.
John Mitchell mid that about five o'clock on the morning
of the 14th of August, the day after the murder, he met the
prisoner at Sile.eind ney-green. Hia lips quivered, and he
looked very e a excited, and he observed that his
pockets looke very bulky.
Cross-examined—He was shown the primmer at the House
of Intimation, and be recognised him immediately as the man
he had seen.
William Rowland proved that be had known the prisoner
for some time, and they had worked together. Ito remem-
bered hearing of the murder in the presence of the prisoner,
and be changed countenance, and appeared quite ghastly.
On a subsequent osamioe he had some mavens:thou with
the prisoner about the murder, mad told him that he haul 31.
man in kis mind's eye whom he suspected of having aim
mined it. The prisoner said that he alas suspected some
one, and that he was watching him, and witness told him
that he did not think he suspected the same man ae he did.
Crises-examined—Witness had never seen the prisoner
wear a " wide-awake" or " billy-cock " hat. (The witness
Raymesil stated that the man tic met near the residence of
the deceased on the night of the murder wore a hat of that
description.)
Evidence was then given that the prisoner did not go to
some work upon which be war engaged on the Tuesday or
Wednesday after the murder. It was also moved that on
the 7th of September the wife of the primmer sold the
pencil-cue that had bees produced to the barman of a
public-home at Chalice. Evidence was also given that a
boot belonging to the prisoner corresponded with a bloody
footmark in the bedroom of the deceased, and that upon
this bout there wore also human hairs of the same colour as
WATrEES IN RELATION TO TIM FTlfi MM.—. the deemed's. A constable named Webb also proved that
Indeed. one of them has already eende a very marked advises he found a sum of WI. in gold and allure cossunded in the
in this respect by producing artigkally ornamented =del= ooal collar of the deceased's home.
adapted to meet •MO standard at cninvidan taste. Tals Mall' This closed the case foe the prosecution, and the trial was
bane" he" allPned te Mg' 1. W. Be"m" 33 and IN, adjourned until this (Friday) meaning, at o'clock.
Lueitate-hill. In recently visiting his newly-enlarged show-
rooms we found a won rare display of htitly-ornessoutied NEW COURT.
watches of all kinds The watches here exhibited stows than
of any other English manufacturer in respect to novelty of din (Before the Recorder).
sign, coed:Salm artistic beauty and exquisite finish la Ne caw was indicted for that he
menatiee. The wide reputatios which Mr. 8110.1011 has obed Frafkr,,...n...._.,"1:1n: natant' lit& clerk.
,
for A. perfect titawkesolng =anti= of his watches leans ...ad value 4001, the ;Property
nothing sus us to my ou ass puhat, punsun sun mast gm of Frederick Hancock, did convert them to his own
views of the economic utilitarian with the same facility =be ass.
cue thcwielles of the most elevated. A buyer intent on eseurnsi Mr. CHard and Mr. F. H. Lewin prosecuted; and Mr.
superior watch of good design and tasting qualities cana= fall meted% defended.
of meeting with satomotion at this eitabllawnent.--Olisstm. fact.•
Bonsos's illnetrated TaloPblet poet free for No Amapa is '"" of this case' which have been very recently
merripure of every oonstructsen of watch DOW Made. WIDgNIS Men at Wine length i ware Way them :—The prisoner
oats 1,/ POl4 le all parts of the globe.--(Adverliasillien6 •kiApE, respectably imansited, and at the time the alleged

WK. 1000. lidding the
• l'or Wearotri
rt. 0. .Fr. c. Per 100 W.A.
Nom Is Mink 90111104 SW,
•000011 .fir 001.
more them 1 kflosenwas . 20 00 26 00 1201. to Not.
Disk., 1 ~Aram and Ism . 40 00 36 00 1800. to UM.
Pleas in e• Le‘, numerate:ad
with any other instals . 25 00 20 00 1200. to MOE
Sheets and Allots ter cud, of
leather, caoutchoitc, or other
materials . , . . 20 00 20 00
Yukio. Perldlo. Rectos.
Gold.leat
P. 100 M. P.looki.
leaned sugar . . . . 41 00 41 00 Prohibited.
Carriages lO D. ct. In p, ct. Prohibited.
ad vat ad ell.
Cabinet-makers' and tarnen'
small wares, and wares in
ivory or caned wood
tabletterle"' . . .
Leather: prepared skins. van
cdshed, dyed, and morocco
leather . • . . . 250 00 250 00 Prohibited.
Ditto. all other kinds. 110 00 30 00 Mr. to 2401.
Leather nu -
kinds .

Per 100 knot.
OW. to 0000.

•
10 10p. et. Prohibited
ad val. ad vat (exempt cow-
mop saddler

and wine
*ins.)
oodhooped
Wocden warn: Empty oaks. 60c.. iron.
new or old, not hooped with hoop, U. 6k.
wooden hoops . . . grub Fres heck of con-
" leaf hoops .l et. 10p. et. tent Not
ad vaL ad wl=loper
acmes, forts, rain 1, handles
of tools, of wood, with or
without ferrules . . . Pres Free 16 p. et. ad val.
Oars
Plates, spoons porringers, and
Other household articles

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treised of carnter's work:
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Pieta of eartwright's work,
tressed or not . . „
Other articles of wood, not 10 ;sot. 10 p.ct.
_snotherated . . . . asl cal ail val.

offence wu committed lived in Cursou•street, Nay-fair. He
wu there, at his own request, introduced to one of the
Clerks the firm of Years. Hancock, the
jewellers, and some conversation took piece between
them about the purchase of some plate. Prisoner dully
borrowed some upon the accession of giving a party, and
this was returned. Upon a subsequent occasion be said
he was about haviug another party, at which be said • live
condom would be present, and be wished to astonish the
'nalbres. He then borrowed the bracelets in question for
hie wife to weer at the party. They were, however,
pawned the day after they were obtained, but bed finally
been redeemed by the prisoner and returned to the props-
entries.
lu crow-examination it was stated that if the prisoner
had pleased he might have had property of greater value
than that charged in the indictment sent to him, but that
he declined to borrow it.
The defence set up was that there was no intent upon the
part of the prisoner to defraud the prosecutors, and that
he had only temporarily raised money upon the property.
The jury Acquitted the prisoner.

THIRD 001:IRT.
(Before the Common Ser)eent.)
_ _

Robert Thom piton, 31, aoldier,'lnie indicted for 'dealing two
U. Bank of England notes, the property of Captain Bank,,
hie muter. _ . .

Limgfted prosecuted.
The prisoner had been troop-sergeant-major in tho Mili-
tary Train service, and abeoondad with the money which
bid been given to him to pay some bills for the troop ; after
be was gone the prosecutor found that owing to the pri-
mmer's defalcations he was liable for above 1001., money
which he had, as captain of the Train, entrusted the pri-
soner to pay.
The prisoner woo convicted and sentenced to 15 months'
imprisonment.
Willirth, Wale, 20, pianoforte-maker, was cotivieted of
stealing a cash-box, a 50/. note, and 70 sovereigns, the pro-
yeti of William Gordon, in the dwelling-house of James

The court sentenced him to three years' penal servitude.
Mr. Bowden prosecuted.