The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-27 00:00:00

THE MURDER IN CANNON-STREET.

FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER.

The following evidence taken yesterday at the
Mansion.house appeared in the late edition of last night's
emu:
Mrs. Sarah Webber astd—l live in West-lane, Walworth,
and I know the last 'Mame I gave his wife some money
to lend to some person. I was not acquainted with than
person. The money was originally lent in the name of
Mrs. Terry, and I was anxious to have some security, and
the deceased signed the paper now produced on October
23, 1862. (The paper was in the form of a receipt for
331. 15e., and represented that 81. had been paid off,
leaving a balance of 251. 15e.). I received the 8/.-by pay-
ments of tee shillings per week. and the deceased has
since paid me other small sums amounting to 71. or 8/. I
never authorised Terry to send anybody to the deceased
for money. She called on me about two months ago, and
complained of some one coming to her to apply for money.
Henry Hunt, a police-constable of the DI division, said—
I knew the deceased, and remember her coming to me in
February last, and showing me the letter that has been
produced and the receipt for V. She appeared very math
alarmed, and I went with her to try to find out the person
who had written the letter. She did not show me any
other receipt. _ •

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rose-exanuned—l was not sble to find the person who
had written the letter, but I warn looking for both Terry
and Denton.

By the Lord Mayor—The deceased said that the name of
the person who was annoying her was Denton, and she
said something about his being a solicitor.
Henry Gilles said—l live at Bross-lane, Eton, and am in
the employ of Mr. Roberta, boat-builder. I know the pri-
soner very well from his living in the neighbourhood, and
I remember seeing him at a beer-shop at Eton on the
evening of the llth of April, about 7 o'clock. He was
dressed
in dark clothes, and. had a high-crowned hat on.
He generally wore a billy-cock or deer-stalker, like the
one now produced. Some one in the beer-shop asked the
prisoner if he would make one at dominoes, and he said
he could not, for he had forty miles to go that night.
I said to him, " What, forty miles ! Yon cannot go forty
miles to-night." The prisoner replied, " Suppose I
go to London and back—that will make forty miles, won't
? ' I said, "Yes, but you cannot be going to London to-
night r He replied that he was, and 1 caned him a liar.
(A laugh.) I have not seen him since until to-day.
Cross-examinod—l am blind of one eye. The occurrence
took place at the Jolly Millers public-house, and I am
sure it occurred on a Wednesday or a Thursday. I cannot
say how many times I may have been with the prisoner at
the Jolly Millers. lam sure it was not in the skittle alley
that I saw the prisoner on this night, but in the tap-room.
I don't recollect who it was asked the prisoner to make one
at dominoes. My attention was particularly attracted to
the prisoner by his saying that he had forty milee to go.
The Slough station is a mile and a half from the Jolly
Millers. I do not remember any one but the prisoner
being present when the conversation occurred. I cannot
say positively that what I have spoken about did not occur
on the 12th.
Re-examined—l do not remember whether it was on a
Wednesday or a Thursday.
Henry Blackburn, a stoker at the Eton Gas works, said—
left the works where lam employed on Wednesday
evening, the 11th of April,at 7 o'clock in the evening, and
was engaged in lighting the public lamps, when I saw the
prisoner near a place Wiled the Willow Brook, which is on
the way to the Slough station, and the prisoner was going
in that direction. He had his best clothes on, and a high
crowned hat. I nodded to him, and said " Billy," and he
went on his way, and I have not seen him since until
to-day.
Cross-examined—He was not walking fast, and at
the pace he was going he could have reached the
station in about 10 minutes. It was about half-past 7in
the evening when he saw the prisoner, or within five
minutes of that time. He had frequently seen the pri-
soner on the road before. _ . .

Clark, one of the Bucks constabulary stationed
at Eton, said that he knew the prisoner very well. Wit-
ness was relieved about 12 o'clock on the night of Wed-
nesday, the 11th of April, and a few minutes before be
saw the prisoner coming along the High-street of Eton,
in • direction from the station, and towards his own house.
He was dressed in dark-coloured clothes, with • high-
crowned hat, and had a short thick stick in his hand.
Cross-examined—lt was not at all an unusual thing to
see the prisoner with a high-crowned hat on, and he fre-
quently met him going home at night. It was a good deal
past the half hour after 11 o clock when be saw the pri-
soner. He was able to fix the time because he was usually
relieved at 12 o'clock. He did not observe that he
appeared at all excited.
Mr. John Bierman, inspector of the Bucks police stationed
at Eton College, said—l am acquainted with the railway
trains, and I lmow where the prisoner lives. On the night
of the 11th of April there was a train up to London from
Slough at 7.43 p.m., and it arrives in London at 8.40.
There is also • train that arrives at Windsor station from
London at 11.43 p.m. Windsor station was about 300 yards
from the prisoner's residence, and he could easily walk
there in about five minutes.
Cross-examined—The information he had given about
the train was derived from the time tables. If the train
in question bad arrived at 7.39 p.m. on this night it would
not have started until the proper time in the table, namely,

7.43.
Mr. W. C. May, the surgeon who was called in to
examine the deceased on the night of the murder, proved
that he found her lying in the counting-house and quite
dead, but he considered she had been so only • abort
time, and the blood was still flowing from her. There
were a large number of wounds upon her head, and
some of them were of so serious • character that they at
once accounted for her death. There were wounds in her
face as well as her bead, and • great deal of blood on the
ground. It was quite impossible that the injuries he ob-
served could have been occasioned by a fall, and in wit-
ness's opinion some of the wounds had been caused by a
blunt instrument, and others by a sharper one, and • crow-
bar that was shown to him might, in his opinion, have
caused all the wounds that he observed on the head of the
deceased. - -

Cross-examined—There were no appearances of a
struggle. The deceased appeared to have fallen quite
placidly. It was witness s opinion that it was certainly
probable that by whomsoever this murder was committed
must have had some blood upon his person.
Mr. Caton, another surgeon, who assisted in the post-
mortem examination was then examined, and he confirmed
the evidence that had been given by Mr. May.
Mr. Wontner said this was all the evidence he purposed
to offer at present, and he asked for a remand.
Mr. Scarth said he was in a condition to account in the
most satisfactory manner for the whole of the evening on
Wednesday, and he had witnesses in attendance for that
purpose-
The Lord Mayor said he should oertainly feel it his duty
to remand the prisoner, and he suggested that it would be
advisable that the evidence referred to should not be
brought forward at present.
Mr. Scarth concurred in this, and the prisoner was then
remanded to the 4th of May.

LONDON COFFEE AND EATINONODSE-KEZPLEA'
B!NEVOLSNT An.4OCIATION.—The anniversary dinner of
this society, which was established for the granting annui-
ties to decayed members, their widows, and orphans, was
held at the Freemasons' Tavern last evening ; Mr. Alex-
ander Bruce, London manager for Messrs. Younger and
Co., in the chair. The Chairman, in proposing the toast
of the evening, " Success to the Society," said that he was
informed there were at the present time 3,000 ooffee-houses
in London, and that their numbers were annually increas-
ing. This association had been in existent* for 30 years,
and he perceived by the report that it had been doing a
large amount of good work. Perhapi,those gentlemen who
had fought a hard battle to establish the society were
disposed to rest and be thankful, but he would tell the
company that in the ease of a benevolent institution like
this, there was no finality, and he earnestly exhorted them
to use their best exertions to promote the objects they had
in view. He trusted that those exertions would be made
until they had relieved all who applied to them for assist-
ance, and hoped that those who had not already joined the
society would do so at once. The subscriptions announced
amounted to about 200/.

On Saturday afternoon (says the Cork Examiner),
the troops in garrison were paraded to bear read the sen-
tence on Drum-Major James Butler, of the 2nd (Queen's
Own) Regiment, who bad recently been found guilty by
general court-martial of complicity with the Fenian con-
spiracy. The regiments on parade were the 4th Dragoon
Guards, Ist Royal (second battalion), and 2nd Queen's
(first battalion). The sentence pronounced by the court-
martial was penal servitude for life ; but her Majesty, on
the recommendation of the Judge Advocate-General, re-
mitted the sentence, considering the evidence of guilt in-
sufficient to warrant such punishment; area the prisoner
was, therefore, released. He was, however, by order of
the Commander-in-Chief, reduced to the rank and pay of
• private, and when the sentence had been read the chevrons
were removed from his sleeves.

CRYSTAL PRLACII. ONE SHILLING DAT.
TRURSDAT, APRIL 26.—Admissions on payment, 1,903;
ditto by season tickets, 1,358 ; total visitors, 3,251.