The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-01 00:00:00

nits ROAD MURDIJL

?ROME, IPUDAT IMMO.
A toacting of the Trowbridge magistrates, to
which the public were admitted, wee held this day, at the
pan.e.eourt, Trowbridge, for the Fairless at inviting
the eir,uni.tances connected with the mysterious stained
pro.ent which has lately attracted so much attention in
canoe:ion with this shot-Meg CAMS W. Stanoomb,
was chairman, and there were also present Sir John Awdry,
H. G. Ludlow, Eau. and Rev. 8.. Crowley.
Witueues having been ordered out of mart,
The Chairman said the magistrates wished to make some
ingotr:.• relative to the stained garment which had bees
fount.. The tirA they had beard relative to it. diaconry
wee the aietement made at Road by Police-constable Utah,
which they had seen in the papers. They had found sines
that Dr. Stapleton bad seen one nightdress, but not thecae
alluded to by Polior-coustable Urch and Sergeant Watts.
lie therefore, with Mr. Clark, had gone to Fromm and seen
Sergeant Watts, and got certain evidence which he had
taken down in writing. He had then been to Mr. Parson.,
at Deckuigton, bat be knew nothing of the matter. He
bad then bean to Road-kill-how and seen the cook, whose
prment it was said to be. She said she knew nothing
whatever of the matter. The garment was not hen. He
had wen in the kitchen there what had been called the
boiler bole, but it was not a botler-hole at all, but a hot-
dresser. He hail than confined with his brother magis-
trates, and had a private meeting ; after which he had seen
the co.]: again and had a conference with the magistrates.
He took thin opportunity of informing the public that a. yet
the character of Elizabeth Gough had hem untainted.
Sergeant Watts was then called, and deposed to finding
the dal, in question in the "boiler-hole." His evidence
was to the same effect es that which haa before been given
on the subject.
111 Superintendent Foley was then called. He said—The
Let witness showed me a chemise on the
30th,
the latter part of the day. I did not keep it • aissie?thi
think I said to the others, "Do pot that thing away ; Ton
all see what it lc" A little while after I gave it to Dalt.
more. The policemen wanted me to let them put it back
into the boiler-hole at once. I can't say whether say
medical man saw it or not, or whether I saw it spin on the
Monday. If Dr. Stapleton saw it it most hare been on the
Saturday. I showed Dr. Stapleton a nightgown in a alit
On the Monday. lam sorry I did not keep the shift end
miaow It to you, gentlemen. The one I saw co the Saturday
was a chemise, and why I did not want it shown was simply
al amount of similarity. I should have been sehamed
skew it to you. I 11•11 mare that that dress had nothing to
de with the murder._

The Chairman—l have known you, Mr. Foley, for thirty
yearn You held the caps d parish °mutable before the
emote police was fumed Ise maay yews, and then pea
were unanimously fipples! tie sepeisteedent. I would
say here the puMs de net kayo yes, but we do, and have
perfect couhdeuee ia yea. Our faith is se firm in yea as
ever it wee. We behove yea have shown your Gaud lad
sad astuteness in act waking this matter publk.
Mr. Stapletou, sups, we tin alined. He said—l was
sown a farmed bay* dein ell blood upon it, whoa at
Bead•kal bore. but I 'ow agoemoat as tbros wont* as-
essioes. I was amseilled shwa lb. Ada apoo it. I believe
b was Übe woo prang low ark gas. 1 can't my what
list it
wee the qualm Eska, or size. I oely
tram it by lbs elegy et Hoed as It, sad I was milled
what times Maims Imes lam col ads to may whether the
deem 1 saw was tbe mos that Woes lams seen.
The clerk than reed Sargeant Watts 'evidence to Mr. Sta-
pleton, who said the ormset showed to him had stales only
am be lank of it

Mr. Foley, in answer to Mr. fitasesomb, said be had not
seen any paper with the shift.
P. C. Dahmer. said he saw Sergeant Watta take out the
chemise wrapped in brown paper. He described the shift
in similar terms to Sergeant Watts ; he had it in hi. pease,
Dow from Saturday till Monday. He put it in the box of
the an. He bed on the Monday shown it to his wife ;
they had looked for some initials but found cone. He took
ft back to Road, sad Naked Mr. Foley to danw it to Dr.
Stapleton. He (innets) showed it to Dr. Stapleton in
Mr. Foley's presenes ; it was in brow'. paper. He put it
back ia the not again, and afterwards he asked lb.
Paley what be should do with it, and be told his
to put it back where it was found, and he
did so when the cook was oat of the bitches.
After *me unimportant details, wit:tees mid, an the Moir
day before the inquiet Mr. Stapleton saw a night dress
Iselooging to Mee Constants Kent. This made two dressers
Mr. rupleton saw on the same day, one before and the
other after the inquest.
Mr. Stapleton, recalled, said be saw a diem on the Satur-
day, and just as he wee I.avag Road, while his horse was
bow put to, he gays orden to have the shift kept in safe
moody. Never saw this shift but once afterwards, sad
that was on Monday at tea o'clock. Would swear to this.
Police-constable their, Semerestabire policeman, corrobo-
rated serpent Watta, se also did Mr. Pricker of Mood, and
police.coastable Heritage.
Mrs. Enthrones, wife of P. C. Dslimore, said she saw •
/arrant on the Monday after the murder. ffhe was satisfied
it eras not a lady's garment.
Kirslake, cook at Seed-leill House, said she lit the
scullery treat usual on the sae lag of the murder, sad
the fire was then let out. Sholtiew it was not hers, and she
did not put it there. She saw nethieg in the boiler-hole,
and the ire was lighted there every
Mr. Step:etas (recalled) said he wee peanut at the post-
mortem examination. He saw red marks of suffocation
about the body, mad did not believe the child died from suf-
focation. It was hi. Ann belief that the child died instantly
from having its throat cut. He was at the post-mortem
sun :nation, and when they retuned to Mr. Kent, both
Mr. ramose and himself madded with Mr. Bent on the
fact that the child died instantly, and with little suffering.
He was therefore •sag mice surmised at the conclusion
which Mr. Parsons afterwards came to, that the child did
from suffocation or soros pressure, sad was surprieed that
Mr. Parsons so soon changed his mind. lie was of opinion
that the knife was inserted in the left side of the throat ;
that the child rose its right hand, and that accounted for
the cut on its band.
Sarah Cos, the housemaid, denied all knowledge of UN
prmest in queetion.
Mrs. Holley, the washerwoman, was called. and in reply
to Kr. Stanconda, stated that aloe bad never seen the bmst
haul before. She Ski not wash it. She did not think Is
was a poor person's flannel at all.
Mr. Lodi°w mid they had now ao other witnesses to px-
min-. They were agreed in this, that it wrong, or rather
culpalde, in Mr. Foley sot to he brought the fact of the
toth.ng of this shift before the. ; but an not doing so he
only oi.ed his own judgment Wird of consulting them.

1)017:LE COLLISION ON TNt NOJITH-EISTENN

AAILWAY.

The collision on the North-Eastern Railway at
Orof'. near Darlington, on Thursday night (as briefly stated
re ow evening unpressum yesterday) appears to have bees •
fearful affair. As well as our correapoodeot could le*e,
there was a merchandise train shunting at Croft station,
which is situated in • deep cutting al..uc Case miles *oath
cf Darlington. A hick-up goods train from York ran into
it with t4111716C force, and almost simultaceousl} a 1311111011,11-
&NI traiatravelling south from Darlington came up,and before
a stoppage could he effected it dashed into the two con-
tending train.. The tight was dark and foggy, and it ap-
pears that the sigLal light was nut. The cause of its being
eat t. involved in mystery, but each was the fact, notwith.
deeding which the driver of the pick-up train kept up his
epees!. and suildeoly turning a sharp mime perceived the
light. attached to the last waggon of the shunting
train. but too !ate to pull up. The wreck was
fearful. The cutting was literally choked up. Login**,
ssodcrs, and waggons were either wedged together
or anisshed to pieces, and goods of all kinds
were scattered in confusion across the retire line.
On* engine was embedded wheeldeep in the eart and
above it and around were piled some twenty or
tenuous and horse-boxes. In one bone-Lox, we tinders
there were three henna and a groo:n. How they
eleetru,tiosi is mire:titans. The groom is said to have found
himself lying Kathleen on the battery. The hones lay
adder the debris for some time. It was fully expected
they were killed, but they 'attained little injury.
How the suirineenes swooped cannot be divined, so com-
plete was the wreck, sad so tearful the shock of the cab
mon. One of them was found lying ea the topp of the
engine•boiler. The damage must he coslwaMa. The
wp.mail, due at Darlington a little after eight o'clock, did
mot get away until the morning, and then only by returning
to Diulingion, and proceedieg by the Stockton and Dar-
lin‘ton line to Preston junetkm, and so towards Northal-
hetet]. Some scores of workmen were engaged the whole
al the night clearing the line, and it was not until six
&flock yesterday morning that tuna was effected. It was
only bs the pesseagers traosferring themselves from one to
the other that they were enabled to proceed on th- ir jour.
ay. Some were detained the half of the night. Tee acct.
dent is generally believed to have been causal by the most
culpabk negligence.

Tine flAtaxer BoaErt.—The weekly ninting al
the eaecutire committee waa held on Tuesday bet, at the
offices, in Guildhall-chambers; Mr. H. W. Dawes in the
chair. Mr. Whitehorst, Mr. 13ootaine Mr. Ilydenhaan
Nodes, Mr. h2t, Mr. N. E. Menden, Mr. Mare,
attended. A rrAngernents were made for questioning the
candidates at the :orthcoming elections so to their views on
the ballot and impacting meetings in several plane.
With regent to the Reading election the committee adopted
the following resolution : " This corun.itte, begs leave to
oon‘ratulate the e:eetors of Heading on the trixnphant
return of Mr. Serjeant Pigott, the ballot osniLd de, is
opposition to Captain Walter, the ant! ballot nuvlidato,
more especially se the question of the blot was admitted
by Captain Waller to be the priscipal if not the only
difference between the two candithtes." The committee
were also engaged in deliberating oc fle for, of resihation
to be submitted to Cie various meetings breaded to be held
is the provinces
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