The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-31 00:00:00

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WIGAN, Weenie:tar.
The murderer of the girl Annie Houghton, at
Th'Ackliersi, sear W en the Ifith Dmenher is
still at large, for set the uppeolimmiea of
impacted plumose in diilinet pans Of Ile egem=yd
although every trail, however alight, hee hem
feilowed up by the pollce, the aatbadlias We=
eimmlled to wafer that they have Garycuilp
lathe search. Certainly they have mlill• epee whiah
to work in the march, as the milieu* at the impel* re-
ported below, will show. Coked Prissa, the did eon.
stable of the county, haa made a represialaMea Ma the
Home Secretary, and the reword adored foe the win-
!motion of the murderer has bean Mermaid freer iii be
100/. _ _ .

The cooper's Inquiry was remated this morning, at
The Springs public-house, Owell, neer Wigan, before Mr.
Driffleid. Colonel Bruce, chief covetable, was in attend-
ance, as well as Mr. Superintendent Minn.
Mrs. Houghton, the mother of the deceased, was
examined, and she having given en account of the finding
of the body, went on to say that when she reached the
house all was quite still, the baby lying salesp in the
cradle. She subsequently carried the deceased to the
house and examined the rooms. She had no suspicious
against anyone, and could not imagine that there wee
anyone in the neighbourhood who would be wishful to do
such an injury to herself, her husband, or her family.
She was of opinion that the murderer was no stranger to
the locality and to the habits of herself and husband, who
generally left the house about that time. She believed the
statement of the little girl which had never been varied in
any important particular.
Catherine Houghton, the little girl who we. attacked
by the murderer, was next examined. She was not sworn,
but at the conclusion of her evidence the coroner said
he should have no hesitation in administering the oath to
her if it became necessary. She said that the man entered
the house about half an hour after her father and mother
had gone out, and asked for her father. He was told
Mr. Houghton lived there, but was at the farm. He
then commenced the attack, striking herself and sister
savagely with a hammer similar to the one produced.
Deceased ran out of the house and he followed her, re-
turning in about five minutes. He struck witness again
with the hammer. and kicked her, and afterwards threw
her over the hedge into a field. She was quite sure she
before saw the man, who she deo:lobed as a tall
man, dressed in dark clothes, and wearing a cap from
which the peak seemed to have been torn. The man
did not appear to be tipsy, but looked very wild.
William -Houghton, father of the deceased, was also
examined. His evidence was principally in corrobora-
tion of that given by hiswifsi. He believed the little girl's
story, and he had u found her to vary while relating
it. He bad ne idea who bad been the murderer, and
was not aware that he bad even given offence to any one.
William Stuart Thompson, of Irving's Farm, Orrell,
proved the finding of the hammer produced in the fields.
Police-constable Marsden produced the hammer, and
the hairs which were found attached to it. He also pro-
duced some have taken from the head of the decesoed,
which were found to correspond with those on the
hammer.

Dr. Charles Ifuet, of Urpholtand, gave evident% as to s
post-ssestess examiLation he had made. On the skull
were live wounds, levers' of which were sufficient to h‘ve
nutted death. The hammer produced would, he thought.
account for the wounds, the indentions in nee instankse
corresponding precisely with the weapon. The hair Mkm
from the head of the girl corresponded with some found
on the hammer. _ _

The canner briefly summoll np, and the jury. without
heeitatlea, 'sauteed a verdict of 't Wilful murders' agaiust
some pet win unknown.

TILE CITY POLICE CHIGEITNAB FENTIVITY.-
Y 1 ittrilay evening the City police, by the kind permission
of Colonel Frazer, held the first Chelan's' festivity, which
Lae taken place since the force was established, at the
Itiihopigate Police-station. The arrangements were under
the din-ellen of Mr. Superintendent Forster, assisted by
the insicetors and a committee of the form, and they
were earned out in a manner that did credit both to the
committee and the members of the force. The rooms were
drecoatird with great taste with evergreens, flags, and
other meanies* conspicuous amongst which were a
breeze cast of the late Sir Robert Peel, and sabres,
istola, Mayes, and handcuffs, surrounded by holly,
laurels, and flower*, About three hundred mem-
bers of the force and their wives sat down
to a substantial tea, after which the tables were
removed, sod dancing commenced in the long room, while
other amusements were conducted in the other rooms
of the building. The brass band of the force and the
dancing were under the direction of Inspector Eoulger,
who performed his duties admirably, while Mr. Bayley,
chief inspector of the detective department, and Inspectors
Scott, 11-night, Visite, Harrison, and &milord, were en-
gaged in looking after the comfort of the men and their
visitors in every part of the building. The band in th 3
dancing room performed their duty satisfactorily. Mrs.
Hawks presided with great ability at the pianoforte in the
singing room.
SHOCKING MURDER OF A Clirt.D.—A ehocking
murder was committed yesterday morning at the quiet
little village of Alleidey, situated about two miles from
Coventry. The murderess is • married woman named
Jane Elliabeth Holmes, and the victim is her youngest
child, Ellen Jane Holmes, only nine months old. It
swears that at about half-past to o'clock yesterday
morning a woman named Simnionds, who resides at
Alleiley, was alarmed by Mrs. Holmes shouting in front
of her Lome that she had murdered her child. On going
out of her house to see what was the matter, Helmer
said to her, •. I've done it, awl the knife iv under
the body." Mrs. Sininionds at once entered the
house, and found the child lying upon the fluor in a
pool of blood, its throat being cot almost from ear
toe ar. The woman questioned Holmes as to her motive
for committing the murder, but the latter gave no satis-
factory reply. Inhumation was at mice given to Police
rotatable -brown, ofAlleiley, who ordered the body to be
removed to a public-house in the neighbourhool. He
alto took the murderess into custody, and took her to the
police-station at Coventry. The prisoner is the wife of •
wheelwright at Alleley, and both parties have been much
respected by the people of the village. It seems that she
is the mother of three children, but the other two were at
the vilh ge school at the time the muider was committed.
No rearms has at present been assigned for the rash act.
The inquest will be held to-day.
Filth AT BARON ROTIIBCHILD'B.-A fire brie
occurred at the seat of Baron Rothschild, atOunnersbury-
park, by which an extensive range of stabling was partly
tonsuned. The fire was discovered at midnight, and
when found out it bad already gutted one entire portion
of the buildings. Mounted messengers were despatched
for aid, and the volunteer fire-brigades of Acton, -Ealing,
and other places were speedily at work, but such a hold
had the flames acquired over the buildings, that it required
the most assiduous effort, to get them under, which was
effected in about three hours and a-half after the first
alarm was given. The valuable horses were, fortunately,
raved from destruction. Mr. Alfred de Rothschild was
present during most of the night, and the Baron after-
wards sent for the members of the brigades and
regaled them at Ounnersbury-house in the most princely
manner, highly complimenting them on their zealous and
judicious procedure on the occasion of the tire. The
damage is estimated .5001.
_ _ _

An-attempt has been made to blow up the new
co-operative stoma at Mansfield. Monday was fixed for
the opening of the stores, and it was discovered that a
quantity of gunpowder had been mixed with the
Fortunately very_little damage was done.
ANOTHER illftw CARDINAL—We hear that
among the cardinals in the lid which ia soon to he pub-
lished at Rome it is expected the name will appear of
the Right Rev. Dr. Clifton', Bishop of Clifton.— Westfre
be,ly !tiro.
The nomination tor Routh Derbyshire is fixed
for Tun day next, and the polling for the following Thurs-
day. Mr. Evans is the liberal, and Colonel Wilmot the
conservative candidate. _

SOLICITOR 10 TIIE CROWN AND TREASURY.- -
Mr. William Lane Joynt, solicitor, Clerk of the Crown for
the county of Limerick, has been swointed by hi 4
limey the Lord Lieutenant to the office of Crown and
Tu usury Solicitor for Ireland, vacant by the lamented
death of Mr. Kenitra*. valuable office of Clerk of the
own for Limerick thus becomes vacant.

bIIANATIr CUPYKIIIIIT IN An rTitlesi..- -It. is well
known that the fatuous railway scone in tho strums of
After bark is borrowed from an Amstrisan piece called
Coder the Gestrght. no author of the latter has applied for
au injunction in the United States Circuit Court to restrain
the managers of Niblo's-garden, iu New York, Icons re-
presenting After hark, or rather Mc mom in it which is
taken from Under the Gaslight. The injunction has been
granted. The opinion of the judge before whom the case
wee heard occupies more than two columns of close print
in the A's sr York 71soes of the Ilith instant. In the course
of it he said that everything which was substantial and
material in the plaintirs " railroad scene" had been
used by Yr. Boacicault, and that " a mere mechanic iu
dramatic composition" could make such an adoption,
which was, in fact, piracy. The original subject of in-
vention--that which required genius to comtruct it and
set it in order—remained the same in the adaptation as
ip the original work. For these reasons the injunction
would lame, and the defendants would be restrained
from the performance of the " railroad mime" in the
play of After bark, or of any scene in eubetanos the mine
as the " railroad scene" in either of the two plays. The
New York Time thinks the opinion riven in thiamine will
be of interest in ether than merely theatrical circles.
Tint BALI or TUE LATE MARouis HAsrllo4e
Lreasnv.—The sale was continued rest y Mews.
Pott and Neale's Auction-room,Wheeler-gat e, Notting-
ham, by Yr. Philips, of London. There wee • good at-
tendance of boyars, but ilia bidding was net so spirited
ea on the previous day. The total of the two days sales
amounted to upwards of 2,160/. The sale will be resumed
to-day.
CitYSTAL PALACIL—ONN Stimuli° DAY.—
WITNIIITAT, Duo. ao.—Admissions by mason *bib,
2,072; ditto on payment, 4,340. Total Tifton. Us&

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The trial of tha Omar Yet a any., alias Marti*
leery Vista, gf4ari the warder of David liable'', was
resused at tea o' before Kr. BONS Cheat s&
Seriesat Sleigh Xr. Lord for the
yreesestiou ; sad Kr. pesky sadifril.elogarhr defuses.
It Irill le resonated that the demist was • labouring
sea, sot that be was shot while es bis stare
after resolving hie wages, and also beaks la all=
brutal meaner. Hr. Smythe, a nsis.lical gentleman prac-
tieing at Lewes, and who is also surgeon to the county
constabulary, expremed his opinion that the deceased was
shot by some mines who was in a crouching position be-
hind. lsm, and three ballets mitered the beak and,
mg upwards, wounded a vein connected with the
the hemorrhage from which must have
earned immediate death. Two of the bullets
parsed completely through the body, and lodged
in the clothes of the deceased, sad the third was rut out of
the thin. 1)r. Smythe expressed his opinion that all the
injuries that exhibited themselves on the face of the
deceased—the breaking of the note sad the jaw, &c.
were inflicted after death, and such an histrumeat as the
stock of a gun, used with great violence, might have pro-
duced the whole of them.

The evidence for the prosecution was proceeded with
yesterday. Among the witnesses who were examined was
a constable of the name of David Beck, who stated that he
starched a box at the prisoner's lodgings and toned mane
gunpowder, a quantity of slugs or bullets, and a five-
chamber revolver, all the chambers of which were loaded.
He likewhe found a rough drawing representing • man
shooting another in the beck. Numbers of duplicates
.were also in the box, and • bottle containing some liquid.
Hr. Beaky asked the witness whether the bottle dul not
contain Friar's balsam Y _ . _

lie rrplicd that he could not ray. Po=aibly it might.
Baron Channel) Inquired what was printed upou the
bottle._

Mr. Braley said that all that appeared upon the bottle
was, "Draught for a young lady, to be taken at bedtime."
(Laughter.)
Evidence wee then given that immediately after the
murder the prisoner made his way to Maidstone, where
he collated in the Royal Artillery, and he wa, proved to
have spent a considerable sum of money, for • person in
his poi•itien, iu trtating .01dieri at different public-housei.
Be also appeared to have purchased • jacket at Ton-
bridge-wells for 21a, and he ',old this mane coat to • man
awned Forrest at Maidstone for I la.

Mr. Ciowbnist, the superintendent of the Brighton
pollee, mowe d that in consequence of information he re-
ceived he went on the 17th of October to Maidstcme,
and found the prisoner at the Artillery harrscke. He
asked his mune, and ho replied, " Reuben Harvey."
Vr deem told him that he knew that was not hu name. and
that his real name was Martin Brown, and ho aidixl that
be held &warrant for his apprebenvion, awl that he
be changed with moldering a uian nameil 1141.1ey upon
Nell mat ket-hill, near l.twe.. The prisoner "1
did not du it." Ile was then taken to the police station,
and to up for the night, and he then gave the (UM)
Of Martin Blown. Re stated that he had twentv-two
shillings in a lair of overalls at the barracks baths he
left Maidstone, but no such sum was discovered.
. .

When before the magistrates, the prisoner, sifter bing
duly cautioned In accordance with the statete, was a.k
whether he wished to make any answer to the charge,
aid repli.d, "I have nothing to fLis."
Mr. Sea pieta Sleigh, at the close of the rate on huhalf
of the crown, proceeded to rum tip the evidence that had
to. en nddun d for the prosecution, and lie particularly
tl.e attention of the jury to the fact that at 110
per iod since the prisoner had boo n in custody had he °neat-
tem; to. d to give any int irmaton its to how lie wait employed
or whric I.e was at the time the murder was conniuttei L
He also remarked upon the contradictory and Gabe state-
ments that Lad breu made by the prisoner with rererenen
to his going to Brighton, and he said that if the stock of
the gun that had been produced did not belong to the
gun that wan in the poeseraion of the prisoner nothing
could have been easier than for him to have shown by
evidence what had really become of the weapon. lie
contended that in the iteience of such explanation 110
other conclusion could be arrived at than that the pri-oner
was guilty of the tearful crime of which he was accused.
Mr. Bexley made a most able address to the jury fur the
def. nee, end in the course of his address he complained
of the course that had teen taken by Sergeant Sleigh in
suggesting that it was the duty of the prisoner to have
called witnesses, and to have accounted for his conduct on
the night in question. He raid that the law of England
did not call upon a prisoner to make out his innocence.
but it was the duty of the prosecution to establish his
guilt, and if they left any reasonable doubt upon the
subject, the prisoner was entitlad to an aelnitaL
The learned counsel then proceeded, at consider-
able length, to direct the evidence that had
been adduced for the prosecution, and he argued
that although it might establish a case of suspicion
against the risme!, it was not by any mean/conclusive.
or incompatible with the innocence of the prisoner. He
nest proceeded to endeavour to account for the prisoner's
movements on the night in question, by suggesting the
probability that he bad gone out on some poaching ex-
pedition, and that his gun had been taken from him (or
he had lost it) by some other man by whom the murder
was committed. He concluded by earnestay impressing
upon the jury the terrible result that would inevitably
fellow upon an sdvene verdict, and entreating them to
give the prisoner the benelitof any reasonable doubt they
might entertain as to his guilt.
Baron Channell then summed up, and the jury retired
at a quarter past live o'clock to deliberate upon their
veidut
. _ _ .

lbey returned into court in about an hour. and one of
the jury said he was not fully satisfied with the identity
of the gun, and he wished to put some questions to
Crocker, one of the witnesses who had been clammed upon
the point.
Crocker was accordingly recalled, and he repeated some
portions of his evidence, and pointed out Use marks by
which he recognised the gun ae the same he sold to the
prisoner.
The jury then again deliberated for a short time in the
box, and they then stated that they had agteed upon their
verdict, and found the prisoner Geary.
The prisoner was then asked by Mr. Avery, the deputy-
k of &smite, the usual formal question whether he lust
anything to say why judgment of desith should not be
j pissed upon him.
He replied, in a cool and collected tone, '• I did not
do it."

Baron Channell then pot on the black cap, and,
addressing the primmer, said that, after a mad patieut and
careful inquiry, and a most able defeue in which every
point that was feasible had beau urged in his favour, the
Jury had felt themselves mint/aimed to find him guilty
of this terrible crime; and it appeared to him that they
could not have come to any other conclusion upon the
evidence. There was no doubt that he had waylaid the
unfortunate deceased for the purpose of robbing him, and
had tent him to his great account without a moment's
warning. It was a most terrible crime, and he exhorted
him to employ the short time he had to remain in this
world, and endeavour by sincere repentance to obtain
pardon from the only quarter where ►e might expect to
receive it. He then passed sentence of death in the usual
form, and the prisoner, who did not exhibit the least emo-
tion, was removed from the bar.