The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-14 00:00:00

THE ST. GILES'S MURDER.

At Bow-street Police-court, this day, John
Richard Jeffery' was brought up on remand on the charge
of murdering his son, Arthur Richard Jeffery.. Even less
excitement prevailed than on the former occasion, a mis-
apprehension having arisen as to the day on which the
prisoner would be brought up. He had originally been
(verbally) remanded for a week, but before the commit-
ment was signed circumstances were mentioned which
induced the learned magistrate to alter the date to
this day.

Mr. Edwin Levy, from the office of the Society for the
Protection of Women and Children (of which the Marquis
Townshend is president), attended to watch the case for
the society. _ _ _

Upon the prisoner beieg placed at the bar,
Henry Foster, a lame man, having one leg distorted and
shrunk, and walking with a crutch, was sworn—l am a
ticket-miter by trade. I am an inmate of the London
Union workhouse. On the 29th July I was living at 15,
Great White Lion-street. The prisoner came to my place
on that day. I was out, fetching some beer, and found
the prisoner there when I came home. It was
between nine and 10 o'clock. He had a child, his
son, with him—the one that had been living with
the grandmother. I had some conversation with the
prisoner. Part of the time we were talking about religion,
and the prisoner asked the boy if he said his prayers.
The boy said, " Yes ; before he went to bed." The
prisoner asked him what he said them for, and he replied
because he wanted to go to bed. I believe he came
for a night's lodging. He did not say so
to me, he said so to my wife (his sister Sarah
Foster, examined on Wednesday), I think, while I
was out. They went to bed but got up again to go out
between 1 and 2 o'clock. I implored Lim to stay. He
said " no," and told the boy to dress himself as they
were going a long way in the country and should not see
his aunt again. I asked him to have some victuals which
were in the cupboard. The boy said he was not hungry,
and the prisoner took two potatoes, saying that he
would want them on the way. I thought he took
them for the boy. He told the boy to shake hands with
his aunt, as he might never return. My wife remon-
strated with him for taking the boy away, and he told her
to mind her own business. I forgot to mention that we
had no candle, and he went out, and, after a few minutes,
came back with • candle and a box of matches.
He cut the candle in two, lighted one half,
and put the other half in his pocket, wrapped
in a piece of paper, with some of the matches. He left
the box on the floor with the remainder of the Inciter
matches in it. He then opened the door, and said,
" March." The boy left the room, and the prisoner then
said, "Go straight on to the door." I have not seen
the child alive since that day. Before that, I think
more than once, but certainly once, he told me that he did
not believe the deceased was his son. That was about a
fortnight before. I had also heard him say that the boy
would not be • trouble to any one long. That was some
time before. I can't say how long, for ho was so often at
our place. It was within the last twelve months, when
he said that he had been drinking.
The prisoner—Dbl I assign no reason why I took the
boy away at that hour?
Witness—No.
The prisoner—Did I not say that the fleas and bugs bit
so much I could not stand it. _ _ _

Witness—Yes, you slid say something of that sort.
The prisoner also cross-examined the witness as to a foul
expression which the witness alleged that he had used in
telling his sister that it was not her busi-
ness. The prisoner suggested that he bad used
a different expression, and that he was not in
the habit of swearing, but the witness said he
was very much. Witness admitted that he had
heard the prisoner say as his wife was living with ano-
ther man he should feel himself justified in living
with a woman, but could not recollect his say-
ing that the child should live with him and
the woman, and that, therefore, he should not he
a trouble to the family any longer. The prisoner
was very kind to the child except once at Christ-
mas Day when he corrected him with undue severity.
That was for mocking an old woman of GO. The
prisoner only slapped the child. At one time the
prisoner left the child in the care of witness's wife,
and paid 3s. a week for it. During that
time the child never made any complaints of the
prisoner behaving to him in • manner unbecoming
a father. Witness never knew the prisoner take
any undue liberties with the child, or with
other children. Never head the child say be had a mother
or father at Kensington, hut I have been told he said so to
his grandmother. Ile often brought oranges, kc., to the
child when he came to our house while the child was there.
After some further evidence, Dr. Harvey was called, and
was under examination when we went to press.

Tae CUSTODY OF INFANTS.—Yesterday a ques-
tion as to the custody of infants, under the charge of the
Court of Chancery, came on before Mr. Peake, the chief
clerk attached to Vice-Chancellor Stuart's court. An
officer of the army named Bradley had left three sons, and
the Rev. Mr. Boyce was appointed guardian. Two of the
boys were residing with their mother, Mrs. Bradley, at
Croydon, and in tins same house lived a Mr. Fox. All par-
ties, with Mr. Eden, solicitor for Mrs. Bradley, had at-
tended a few days since before Ms. Vice-Chancellor Stuart,
and be directed that the children should return to the
Rev. Mr. Boys. They had not returned, and hence the
present application, and it was said that an application
would be made to commit Mrs. Bradley and Mr. and Mrs.
Eden, unlres the boys at once returned. Mr. Eden's clerk
said he had nothing to do with with the boys, and thought
the Vice-Chancellor has shown " • good dad of feeling"
in the matter. The chief clerk said it was a most indecent
remark to make. What feeling could the Vice-Chancellor
have but to do Justice A peremptory order was made for
the return of the boys.
VACANT LIVING IN THE CITY.—"The bOllO6OO o
All-Hallows Staining, in the City of London, has become
vacant by the death of the Rev. F. J. Stainforth. The
church is one of the few whisk escaped the Great Fire in

SHARE LIST-(THIS DAY.)

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in some of the northern districts by the rains. The
settlement, too, is so occupying attention that no
new engagements have been made, and the public
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principal decline is in the Great Northern stocks,
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yesterday.
Metropolitan stock is now quoted at 1291 to
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North-Western, 1191 to 120 ; Midland, 122 to
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London, Chatham, and Dover, 20 to 21.
Lombardo-Venetian, 16} to 4.
The Canadian lines are steady. Grand Trunk,
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East Indian Railway, 101} to 4.
Moat of the American lines are rather firmer
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These prices show an improvement of } ; but there
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