The Express.
London, England, 1857-09-05 00:00:00

COMMITTAL OP PIMP? CLARE l'oll PIOADZI.

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It will be in the recollection of Mr readers that
early ia the mm..ag of the 30th of April last the body of •
ihmele mined BHrbeth Hopley, and who wee employed as •
Mailmen's's' at • colliery, was blind in a canal at Baotou.
An lamest was held on the following Friday, and adjourned
until Tuesday, the 6th of May, to give opportunity for a
=martens examination. On the bth of May there was a
adjournment until the 24th. In the meantime • man
of the name of Philip Cisme betty miner, In whose employ-
ment the girl Hopley had some time been, sad who was be-
lieved to harbour W feeling against her was apprehended as
her murderer, on the information of George Powell, a
watchman, who declared that he had witnessed the
whole transaction. Clare was taken before the sti-
peadiary the next Tuesday, when Powell repeated the
statement he had made to the
_police. An adjourned
Inquest was fixed for the following Teseday, but before that
day Powell absconded. The Inquest was then further ad-
journed in the first instance to the 19th of Jun., and then to
the sth of October, whilst a warrant was issued for the appre-
Wagon of Powell. Nothing wee heard of this person, how-
ever until Monday last, when he was taken to Warwick
Gfilio having broken the workhouse windows on being re-
relief. Powell, who has lost • leg, had dimmed hie
wooden substitute and taken • crutch. On being asked his
Dame by the warder at the prima, he gave that of Powell,
end then, recollecting himaelf that of Fowls. Thin caused
and he was eventually identified and handed over
to authorities at Bilaton, where be arrived on Tuesday
last. On the evening of that day, Clare was again taken
Into custody, and yesterday morning an adjourned inquest
was held at the White Lion, Bradley, before W. P. Phillips,
Seq.,
_deputy coroner. Mr. Waterhouse, Elicitor, Hasten,
watched the proseadbege en behalf of Clare.
The fret ethane examined wee the man Powell, who de-
-01: knows: My name is Samuel Wall. I em ja
and have chiefly gone by the name of Norm
I have had no fixed place of residence since my
kthee'e death. I did not know the deceased. In February,
March, April, and May, 1 was employed as watchman for
Mr. David Rom. When I went to be watchman at Mr.
ilitt I first became acquainted with Clara, who introduced
h to me. My duty was to look titer the fields and the
engine thuds( the night. On the night that this happened I
wan out on my beat. I thought it was then about half-past
twelve o'clock, but when I came into the main reed I
heard the Mosley clock strike twelve. On coming to the
railway bridge (Bradley Bridge), I maw the shadows of two
persons on the bridge. I could see it was a man and
a woman. This would be about a quarter-poet
twelve. On getting below the bridge I heard • mama
say, "Philip, don't kill me; you said you would kill me
before." I then saw the man lift hie hand and strike the
woman. I think the blow was open the head. It knocked
her down. I did not hear a word after that. I then recog-
nised the men aa Philip Clam, who is now primal. I went
op to him end said, " Philip, you MB have to suffer for this."
He said, "If you tell my one, MB yen; IT servo you
the name." I did not see the woman's free; I could not. She
bad like a red frock on, and wee gqnits • stout body. Clam
then took the woman on his abeaMr ; she remained insen-
sible. I followed Clare to the end of the wharf. lie then
repeated, 11 you tell anybody, I will kill you; I
will serve you the same, and I will set somebody on to
watch." He (Clare) then carried the woman a little way
further, and put the woman into the water. There was
only one blow struck by Clam, and the woman never strug-
gled from that time till she was put into the water. From
float to lan these things occupied from a quarter of an hour
to twenty minutes. Wall continued that he then went away
ace, the new railroad, and after having gone about • quarter
of a mile towards " the little engine" Clara overtook him,
*pia threatened him in the event of his informing, and ulti-
mately went off in the direction of Monley. Witness then
went and locked himself up In the little engine, being in fear
of kis life. He was several times afterwards threatened by
Clare, and at lest went and gave information to the police.
On being hiked by the coroner why he had afterwards ab-
sconded, he said it wee because he was afraid Clare wild
kill him.

On the deposition being read over, Wall seidt " It's quite
right, air ; that's the truth." In answer to a Juryman, he
ratadthat the night wee a nice moonlight one ; and to
indteliouse, who asked him why he had changed his
name, he replied that it was because he was the last of the
ells. _ _

Bernal Hall, Lea Brook, • watchman cm the Great
Week= Railway, wee ant called, sad his former evidence
read over to him. On being asked if he had any =climatal
matter to communicate, he mid that about 11 o'clock on the
night in quertion be wee watching the Bradley Bridge for
another watelmian, when ha heard • man and • woman talk-
ing en the bridge In • common way. He went to shop after-
wards., but wee awoke by a lead seseareing noise, as of •
woman. The Bret words he beard were, " Draft kit me."
Immediately afterwards he beard bee say, "Yon said
you would bat dcial—den't." He then went out-
side, end heard same people talking, but mold not
say whether they were men or women. He sat
down again for about twenty minute., after which he
heard somebody en the line, end =cord, afterwards a
goods train came up. Thia train arrived, as appeared by the
company'. books, at 11.44 that night. limn said he had not
made this statement on Ms Bret examination, becomes he had
no business at the bridge at that hour, and =did not want it
to be known that he had been there. At the tooe
thought the voices were those of people quarrelling in some
adjoining houses; and in answer to Mr. Weterhourie, he said
that the loud screaming occurred before he heard the words
he bad repeated.
Samuel Whitmore, an emeineer, was examined on the part
of Cure. He said that be -wee at work et Bradley Field on
the day of the Oleg= murder. lie heard afterwards that
old George knew of It. Directly afterwards he act George,
and told him what he bad heard, and recommended him
to go at once and =rink the truth. He replied that he did
not know Clare, never saw Wm in his life, end hut only
paeeed the bridge on the night of the murder at half .past 10.
The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder" egainat
Clare, who was committed for trial on the coroner*. warrant.
When the reporters were leaving the room, the prisoner maid :
" Gentlemen, before you go, I wish to say something. I em
ao murderer. lam as innocent ea God who alto on his own
throne. No one is more innocent than I am. I wish she
amid come forth hemelf, and tell who did it. lam innocent
a. the angels= their thrones in heaven."