The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-16 00:00:00

TRIAL OF YOUNGMAN FOR THE WALWORTH

MURDERS.

This morning having been appointed for the trial of
William Godfrey Youngman for the murder of his mother,
two of his brothers, and his sweetheart, considerable ex.
eitement wee created. and persons vote in waiting shortly
after nine o'clock, anxious to obtain admittance to the court.
Shortly after 10 o'clock the learned judge, Mr. Justice
Williams, took his seat on the bench.
The prisoner, Williams Godfrey Youngman, who was des
scribed as a tailor, sad 25 year' of age, was then placed at
the bar. He exhibited perfect coolness and self-possession,
and did not seem in the slightest degree affected at his awful
poeition.
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The indictment that was proceeded with was the one
charging the prisoner with the wilful murder of his sweet-
heart, Mary Wells Streeter.
Mr. Clerk and Mr. Bewley conducted the prosecution.
The prisoner wee defended by Mr. Best and Mr. J. Park.
The learned counsel for the prosecution opened the can
to the jury at some length, and the following evidence wag
then adducA :

Mr. James Bevan said : On the 30th of July het I resided
at No. 16, Manor.plaoe, Walworth. I oocuplesl the ground
door. There are two other Boots to the house. Mr. Beard

occupied the first floor with his wife and one son. The prl.
sonar's father occupied the top floor of the house. On this
314 of July his family consisted of his wife, two little boys,
the prisoner, and the deceased. I understood the prisoner
had corns to see his father on a holiday, and he would
sleep there. About ten minutes to 6on the morning of the
31st 1 was in bed. and I heard a none like lumbering, and
a heavy fall on the top floor el ibis boom. I immediately
got up to see what was the matter, and before I could get
to the door Mr. Beard knocked at it and said, " For God's
sake, come here—here is murder." I went upstairs directly,
and when 1 got to the top of the stairs I saw the elder boy
ly*ng dead upon the landing. I did not see anything more
then, but went down and dressed myself, and I then saw
the prisoner standing in his nightshirt on the staircase lead-
ing from She ground floor to the first door. He was stand.
ing still, and looking down the stairs at this time. He said
to me, " My mother has done all this—she murdered my
two brothers and my sweetheart, and I, in self defence,
believe I have murdered her." I made him no reply, but
went oat and fetched the police. I heard the prisoner.
father go out about half-past five in the morning.
Cross-examined—The prisoner's father and mother ap.
peered to live on very good terms, but they had a word or
two occasionally like other people. I always received my
rent regularly, but I know nothing of the money affairs of
the family. The noise I heard was like a heavy fall on the
floor. I did not 1138 any living person when I first went up.
The moment I raw the boy's body I went downstairs again.
I did not particularly observe the appearance of the prl.
caner, but I should not think he was very collected.
A plan of the house was here produced by Mr. Caiger,
surveyor. The het ;ht from the vound-floor to the floor of
the top s.ory was stated to be about 21 feet.
Susannah Beard said—l am the wife of Philip Beard, and
I and my husband occupied the first-floor in the house of
Mr. Baran. We (copied the back room as • sleeping.
I room, sad one little boy slept in the same room.
About one o'clock in the morning of the 31st of
July I heard a noise overhead like shuffling, end
thought it was Mr. Youngman's children playing. I then
heard a noise as though something had fallen on the
floor. I had awakened my husband before this. The noise
I heard was like something very heavy falling on
the boards of the bedroom above ours. My hiss.
band went out to see what was the matter, and he
called out "Murder!" and came downstairs. He
afterwards went up again with the landlord, and when
he came down a second time, I went to the door of our
room and saw the prisoner standing on the staircase leading
from my roan upstairs. He addressed me and said, "Mrs.
Beard (or H-. Beard), my mother has done all this.
She has murdered my sweetheart and my two
little brothers, and I believe in self-defence I
have murdered her." While my husband was dressing
the prisoner called out from the stairs, " Mr. Beard,
for God's 'she fetch a maven, I believe there is some
alive yet' My husband then went out to fetch a doctor.
I had seen • young woman come to the house about eleven
o'clock on the day before this happened. I think the pet.
sonar came with her, and they went out together for a walk
about seven o'ckck in the evening, and returtr.l about ten
o'clock.

-The prisoner and the deceased secnied
to be on very affectionate terms at that tune. He ap-
peared to be very excited when I saw him on the stairs.
He was generally calm and quiet in his manner.
Philip William Beard, the husband of the last witness,
said-1 had seen the prisoner in our house a few days before
the 31st of July. Upon one occasion he told me that he had
been a valet and footman, and that he had left that
and was going into the farming business. I remember
being awoke by my wife on the morning of the
31st of July, and 1 heard a sort of rumbling on
the landing over our head. The noise was like that of
children running shout. I went out of my room, and as I
did so, I heard a slight scream. When I got to the outside
of my room I saw some blood on the stairs, and on the
top of the staircase I saw the little boy lying on the landing.
His throat was cut, and he was dead, and lying
upon his back, with him head toward the stairs. I then
saw the body of the deceased lying a little beyond that of
the boy. I did not observe any other bodies at this time as
I was very much alarmed, and I went down and called the
landlord, and we went upstairs together ; and I went into
my room to them I then fetched a policeman and a cur.
neon. I saw the prisoner upon the stain, and he told me
that his mother bad done it all, and that he had murdered
her in self -defenoe.

John Youngman said—l am the father of the prisoner.
I resided on the second floor of the house No. 16, Manor.
place, Walworth. My wife and two children lived with
me. One was named Thomas Neale and the other Charles,
and their ages were seven and eleven. The prisoner
came to live with us about a fortnight before this
sad affair happened, sod he used to sleep in the
back room, where I also slept. My son Thomas
slept in the same bed with the prisoner. I slept on
the shopboard. My wife and my son Charles slept in
the front room, I am a tailor by trade, and am generally
out at work the whole day. I returned home on the
30th of July, about 10 o'clock at night. I did net see the
deceased at that time. The prisoner went to bed as usual,
about a quarter past 1L He said ho was ready, and I
put the light out and went to bed and he did the
same. My boy Thomas was in bed with the prisoner at
this time. I awoke about four o'clock on the following
morning and new the prisoner at the foot of his bed app.
rently in the act of getting in. I think the dour of the
room was open at this time. I got up at five o'clock, and
went out about twenty minutes past, and at this time the
prisoner and his brother were in bed. I did not go into
the front room before 1 went out. I was fetched home
from my work between six and seven, and I then saw
the body of the deceased. I knew previously that she was
staying in the house, and that she slept in the front room
with my wife on the night of the 30th of July. I under.
stoodthat she was to be married to the prisoner, but he never
said anything to me upon the subject. The countable
Luck showed me • knife, which I had previously seen
in the possession of the prisoner. The point was
not broke as it is now when he had it. He was showing
it to a man in my presence, and he was told that it was
not a fit knife to carry, and the prisoner said any.
body had a tight to carry such a knife if ho thought
proper for his own protection. This was about
nine days before the death of the young woman. I never saw
the prisoner use the knife in any manner. When I came
back to the house I asked for the prisoner, and be was
brought down in the custody of the police, and he ad-
dressed me and said, "This is all mother's doings, father."
He did not ray anything else. The prisoner bad no property.
He bed nothing but what he earned in service. He had
been in the establishment of Dr. Duncan for about six
months. I do not think he ever said anything to me about
insuring the life of the young woman, but I hail heard
snob a thing talked about.
Cross-examinod—Thu occurrence was talked about quits
openly. My wife's mother was a lunatic, and she died
in Peckham Lunatic Asylum. One of my own brothers
also died in a lunatic asylum. My father died " tole.
ably sensible," but he bad been two or three times in
lunatic asylum. I and my wife lived on tolerably good
times, but sometimes we used to quarrel about the chil-
dren, as I thought that she interfered with them too much,
and used to correct them more than there was any acct•
non for.
The knife was produced. The blade was something like

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NEW COURT.
(Beton the )itereerier.)
the %Mitt( of the recut this isoruher Ding MIS'Sa
sh.. was °Derided es Tandy d eend'ol •
tcoind letter to Fir Jars Pergola's, Ins Drought up
ntetwce.

it.eonke, inn heist addrors ordered Ides tot bo-
oed end kept to hard Wryer for twelve seenthr.

THE POLICE °OMIT&
(HlB DAY.)

IUOTOr CONDOR AT CIIIOIOIIML
k Oren,, a priao-lizittorp and Praia-id Coney, a
aluaker, 'were charged with riotous mead at ere.

citable Potter aid between 7 sod it Li "resin be
eallol by Mr. Keeley, in d the away -148•4 and
I the defendants, who we Inal• mins••••big t
16«ir ear thso•Th the torirtar. Tie -taker
oil to tallow them to enter, but they 'MOW Ilpon
4intittaoo9 or preventing saybot dm it=
,rd, of 31.1 persons were waitspu•
.urostile, and after some trouble "rheas smosseded
sunning the defendants, hut they dem* Aber
n.tunied to the place, and coadmitel thimeiTel
.luvrseefully. The stormier bad Jost labial •
.cr of ladies mod gentlemen and Andres who won
to enter the gardens, when defaulted., at thsole:if.
losers, died them thieves, and other e
ulleit out, " Mind your pockets." Beam of the Indio
ell went ewer, and the others stood cm one diy ma-
ll thew eould get into the gardens. Wilma thee pro-
I a‘siviance and oinveyed defendants to the station.
Pa) uter What have you got to say ?.
ferrlaut• -We me very sorry. We bed been think*.
.I,*t oc.vr • ;son, tour 100t...f0p. We bays been locked
...rod many hours, and hope you MN crannider that.
Purnter —You must pay ss. seek.
of the defealauts—We have sot got any mow.
f's,oter- Then you are committed for seism days.
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THANES.
• PAINFIL CARL
'••••ird sAori, aged 70.1, a eareworn.looking man, who
M a lavon-dealor, of 2'l, Slater-street,
lad :men, was heotyht before Yr. Yardley, charged
two plank. .1 Rood, twit about 14 feet in

promer conducted tuning( in • strange way in the
mod on being eked bit name be nrylied very malignly,
I.y, Short, to be sure." On being asked ida simonad
lo• maid '• What do you want to know it foe?" and
tlo—owstion bad byes repeated several times by
o r of the IC dirimiou, be said, " Edward, if you
know.'

polirrtnart. named John Squire, 447 K, add that ha
the pr,oner is Cottefe.row, Mile.eud-roed, at for
•1, tioi morning, carrying two sew deal *An arrow
boulder.. He ethed the primmer where he ehtais-d
. o, whieh ha replied thee be pre had. tor awe al the
1. awl Q. far the other. They were both et the tame
quality, sal worth ha ar Ta They were woifuld
I. of ► *sparest quality.
Yanlley what the primer If be would ark aay
una ~f the visions, to which ha replied, "No; what
:-ou. have I to oak about it?"

ht. Sisiv,ll.Sl4.l.;;loe the saddle level now' wear
nu lurk, mud the Osaka bpd b Yr. Rowss, the
sH t,.r. cud *ere musing from the bottom of the Vieto-
,u.l, .tb.l(gwttbl.rocdotltlhYsawNq. nog Vile
whaa he mu pumping.
ler tle, 11 list you got to say to this, pawnor!
pisomet (;.4 two say Wit
Yardley—Ye., ant charged with stooling two
...,f wo• d.

primoer— I have nothing to slay shout it.
e wife /A the prisoner here got tato the warier-box,
...el that Lee hustsiod's mind was affected in anomi-
e of rryi. MS and Us having lam • large sem of mosey.
ardley - Why do you allow him to go at large
• sb•.rt said that she studie.l her family, who wished
to he at home. He had nearly destroyed
'Ann oi his dwelling, and was hopeimmly imam. Her
eiel the lima of kror shabbiest. IPSO, is &sem
Lot a large Wily to perside for, sad her
• owe • Luso too, row sossootoil to nothing at sit
!..L..t few Weds hie asobast lad bolt straw. sad
Lary** sadly.
. V solley reissoadadi ths prisorier till sod
.sweied th• ode to somult th• pariah dhow GI
0.11 41•••111. sail setsie bee lustiamrs oholuins to •
M ryloss.il omolihroi aseassay tar his rialsy.