The Express.
London, England, 1858-11-24 00:00:00

DALIBABATIS MURDIR IN BLOOKOBUBY.

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A dreadful murder Wes yesterday morning come
Mittel at 17, Olouceeterstreet, Queues-Kure, by Edward
TOWNS, a traveller, residing at 1, Pickning-plue, Lower-
road, Islington, upon Charles Centre, a lithographer sad
painter, residing at 17, Olouoastm-enest, Q
TOOMIII wu brought belt, Mr. Canis at rasp
lobos Court, in the course of the day.
Mrs. Bell, of 17, Olonosstor-etreet, stated, that the &s-
-ammed, who was about 24 yaw old, had lodged is her hour
tar aim time. About Awns o'clock that morales Om pri-
ma
hu callees. d sad talked a great deal against all the parties in
the
Mr. Cowls—Did the primer appear excited P
Wttasss—Olt, es, he wu very excite! ; bui although h•
taked almost all the moons in the hours he said the
load @beet the The prisoner said, Canner is
=_l2l4,_lW4his is one of the detectives. Wits...cm.
7111ei Ma prisoner was at our house be said, "Bring
the deeds.[ your booms next door." The prisoner knew wa
had that Immaa, sad he it.. mid, " Bring my colours, end
Wks than' all Is year alakds." The prisoner loam, to my
1 house thris tams tole morning, and, from his excited rosenar,
I said "You ens and ; you area raving madman." Hawse
whit nu bawl thought for tome time peat, a rung madmen.
Ile utopia a cab, midge* " WM you do es I do, or as I say ?"
lie then went away, sad caw hack
the same question, asked where Mr. Bali wa.
IrM not geed far him, for you are mad." wia"Whea be cans
this meanies be rapped at the door, which I opened, with
„Abe, pima" raid pod maiming" in his , way.
I " good morning," whea the prisoner lid, t I hays
=Z sgaiiiiirgir for my conduct night" amid, "Tea
Muer—Now, did you Sot my that you would giro me
hi teem for doing too I'
Wieneis—No, Lang "Toni bad better walk inhere," which
=our occupied by a lady lode* of mine, whom be had
the night before as bang a detective. The pri-
soner wan, In and holed round the room, and then ha
grilses dabs. I /allowed him, and Imw him point •
at the dereanrd'e head. The prisoner did not Are the
and I deo not know whether ha said anything at the
I hued the deceased scream " Oh."

Me. (lonte—What did yon oext -P
Witooss—l saw nothing more, bo
ut I rushed out for my
fetsoik. My hie& want in and I saw nothing more.
Mr. Goren—le We primmer say relation P
Whosw—The prisoner im nor a relation, but he has beau
as Estimate Mend /or many year..
Mr. Owls togsheil of the prisoner if he wished to ask the
witness soy
Prisms.—No; acknowledge to having murdered the
non Bo was nested kindly by that woman, and she be-
hawed Ilke • anther b him.
Mims 111Isabeth flodgldna am a single woman, sad
odds Da 18, Oloncester-serest. This morning I was it No.
17, end wor In the kitchen. I woe there at work, and the
deemed was sitting with his beck to the fire. The pipeac
come down and talked to the decreed. I did not see the pistol
at first. I heard the deosased call out, "Oh I I^
and then I turned round mid maw the prisoner have hold of
the deceased by the *Aar. I then aw a plated, and then I
sweetood. The primoosr then turned round and held the
pistol at me. The dowsed got up, walkod along the 'draw.
the plow" having hold of the deceased's oolhur, and We
Mnrselli holding the pistol at roe. The deceased was
o get army. I mean by that pushing the
away. Iran away and sent a boy for the poll..
maw the pollee I maid, There is a man murdering mean k
the Mahon, sad I followed him. Be.o the paw emit I
wait down and mawthe prisonerover the dawned with a WIN
at his throat. The deceased, when he saw me, maid, " I*k
at me."
The prisoner hare said—Not a knife, but a ream. I coot
it all down comet.

Zesilatied —A razor. I saw the prisoner wtthlt
at hie threat, sad he held the pistol at me.
Friencer—No; speak the truth. I put the pistol down.
Wilma@ centhined—Whin the police came I did not go
hat lieste_tehoi • surgera.
May, I comma bar ?
Mr. Cowie—Not at prment. You had better not my any-
thing. (To the witness Mrs. Bell) • From the excited man-
ner of the Flamer yea thought him delirious ?
Witneee—Yes, and so did my Water. We bare thought so
for mese time.

Polles-oonetahle Thomas Webb, 110 B, said—This mem-
htg, about half-piet 11. I was sent for to go to Olusseter.
steel, Quen•quare. I went down to the klielhoughting
the doer fastened. I knocked in the pads
ian
troacheon, and when I broke the pout Au Omer r
a pistol at me, and said, " You are a dud are If swanks
ben." I went up stairs to pt eameethe to hires del
who I mat the prisoner omtg up stairs with Ile
kis hand.
Prisoner—l gave myself up to you, and that ytti bit
Wham centinfeed-1 took the prisoner into enstaiatielt
ha said, I have done what I intended to do." Al itiet
he had a pistol in his hand. I then went dawn to
with the prboner, and found the deceased withlnliti
nesely cot off. The poisoner pointed to a razor about I yud
tomtits deceased, and rid " Titers is the ram I did it with."
I sent fbr a surgeon. The rum was lying on the driest
ousted with blood.
thegeact Brown, 10 B, said—Abont a quarter-put eleven
this morning Iwu called to the home. I told the primer
what be was charged with, wham he said, I know what I
have done. I meant to do ft." I Spend a pistol leaded, and
ea the table an exploded cep. There waa no aap on the
nipple. On the road to the station the prisoner said, "It
was an unfortunate job for me that the pistol did sot go off,
fee it that that made me use the razor."

me to correct:lCldd I would bass
wow dope it with that, because it would have been better.
'selector Witham produced the pistol, and sold tilt be
bad unloaded it, and round it to contain a pad, some powder, •
sad one ball. The'property found upon the ;wiener was a
gold watch, chain, a sliver watch and chain, a baife, U. 10e.
to gold, and other trifling articles, besides Um pistol sad the
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Th's prisoner here said—l have brought out • watch and
chain, latowing what I was going to do, and that I wait
gloms to my brother, for I intendod it for him.
Mr. Witham—l know the address, and shall at once com-
municate with him. _ _ _

Yr. eoirieramancied the prisoner for a week.
The prisoner, who treated the matter with the prated
indifference, wee Ikea removed.