The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-19 00:00:00

THE ROMANCE AT RUGBY:

THE PRESTON ifrIaDERS.

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ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. The inquest on the bodies of Colonel Crofton and
RUGBY, Wrtmeener. ' Captain HaUhlial, woo resumed on Tuesday at the House of
It was arranged at the conclusion of the riamination of Correction. The prisoner was again present, and displayed
Mr. Hill on Howley, that Le dumb' li..admitted to bail, the Berne mentwern which be had preerieusly shown. He
himself in .1011/. amt two aunties of NM each, with the smiled at bis miens comrades as they were called to give
ordinary twenty dour Muni' notice to the prosecution. As, . evidence against him ; and throughout the proceedings he
however, the hail was thought likely to be obtaioed is ware the look of a man who had done something that had
London, with a view of preventing the detention of the much gratified his feelings
!wiener at the *Letitia longer than was necessaryMr . Mr. , . ohn Clarke, N.D., the first witness called, said —1
Cake, the solicitor for the prosecution, was sworn to am assistant surgeon, Mearbed to the Ilth depot battalion
make proper inquiriesintothe character of the bell at Fulwood Barracks, Premien. I saw the colonel and
expected to be tendered, sod it was agreed that, if satia- captain on Saturday morning, about eleven o'clock, imme-
feetory, he should communicete by letter to Mr. super- diately after they were shot. I met Captain Hanle= in the
insentient Wild, who revived authority from the nisge- barrack equate, immediately in front of C Imam. I saw
strata
to moo. the
preset.,
when he
received ...roc. Colour! Crofton at a little dieteoce, but I turned back with
time to that effect from Mr. Cooke. Up to the present Captain Hansen to Mr. Orchards rooms. I took off his
tune, however. so such letter has hem received here ; agiles and examined him, and found the ball had Paced
cool comemently the prisoner remain* in a cell at the through the upper part of his left ann, then entered about
pelioe-sitatioe. The ounpnaluction of sureties is COO-
ily lodged
2j inches below the armpit into the left side, passed along the
seined somewhat remark ible, inasmuch as the prisoner Wades of the back, and fractured one rite and fina
evinced the greeted possible anxiety oa Medea' to obtain , in the transverse portion between the sixth and seventh
the
magistrate's
...uctioo that he might he admitted to doted vertebra.. 1 sent for an instrument to extract the
bail, sad it was believed it would be forthcoming imuie- bullet, to the boepital, and in the meantime I went to see
dearly ; but it is undentood that not even has a single Colonel Crofton. He was bleeding at the time, anti
application been made to Mr. Cooke on the subject. The as if the ball hail passed through the middle tbirsi of the
tarigistrates directed Inspector Wild to supply the prisoner breast onebe ; it thee passed to the right side, and got out
with an unlimited quantity of stationery, so that he should about th-pewters of an inch to the right of the nipple of
lea,. full opportunity of communicatiug with any penman . the right breast. I examined the wound with my finger,
he thought edvimide ; sad be has, it is soil, Irma, and formed an opinion that the lung was extensively
availed himself of the privilege. Still bail have not pre. ' wounded. I then went again to see Captain tianham, and
vented themselves. The prisoner, at his own request, bee met Or. Donald, the surgeon to the llth depot battalion,
been ',maw,' to exhaust the immev, taken from Lim when I there. We consulted and agreed immediately to extract
epprehended in the purchase of food ; and ea he made , She bullet. Dr. Donald 'owls the incon. .red I
a mead request for . supply of melee description of &Mk -.1 extracted the bullet. This is the bullet which I pro-
hevued teat .amilly tili„wei to „rim..., the mac.. e dace. (The bullet had been of a conical shape, but wait
trite' empowered Inspector Iva to let him Lave now quite Battened as if it had struck a target.] I
found the bullet in the trimmer. portion, between the
beer whenever he liked. lie converses in serer-
em. to the mi.. with little reserve , but at times . sixth and seventh dorsal vertebrae as near as 1 can say,
not having made a poet 'eerier* examination. I was in
he appears downcast and unhappy. He states that
he was unaware of the existence of the warrant for his attendance constantly upon Captain Benham until his
apprehenai„., or he would not have left the Continent, ' death. Dr Donald was in constant attendance on the colonel,
where his liberty was not in peril. It resents that when : and I "Pt visiting him occasionally. Captain Hanham
the child was discovered by Brett in the filthy den in Lin., , died about eleven o'clock on Moodily morning. His
nervous system seemed to have received ser.hashock that he
cola-court, Deurylane, the prisoner was living in Brussels ;
were died from the effects of the Awe To the best of my manioc'
and although his wife resided in the seine city, they
the bullet produced is an Enfield, and it is of the kind gene.
not neon friendly tern. The child was taken over to '
rally used by our men. 1 was cot present when the colonel
Bruseels and plaited by its mother under proper medical
treatment. tie arrive' of the infant became known to died, but lam satisfied that be died from the effects of the
Hill, who exerted himself to see it t and on one occasion, robot. I had no hopes of his recovery from the time when I
when the nurse was walking with it in a garde,, be mine ' first saw him, and I had lint slight hopes of Captain Han-
le the railings end indeed the servant girl to allow him to ' bare's recovery. 1 thought he had a chance of recovery,
kin it. He afterwards forwarded a frock, made of costly owing to his strength of coustitution, and to hie being a coin-
materials, and other presents, but they were returned, and learatireli young man.
hie eadeavours to resume friendly relations with his wife i By a uror—'The bullet required a good deal of force to
were Thor. sad more discouraged. The London police extract it, and we had to cut round a good deal to get to it.
were well aware of his movements in Brussels. i The cavity of the chest was not Perforated. I believe.
but they could not secure his apprehension. The ; The Coroner—Now, M'Cefferay, do you wish to ask the
warrant was in Brett', i•CatlesaioO, but Hill was out doctor
.._ any T 1044410
of the English jurisdiction. It was thought "'eerier—No, Wr•
that, finding his wife was not diepoiled to listen to TM surgeon said he wished to add to his evidence that the
his entreaties to live with him again, be would leave lemon why became to the conclusion about Captain Hanhara
Brussels for the purpose of proceeding to Dublin, where ,w" because hie vertebrae were much injured.
many of his fried* resided, and lie WAS strictly watched for ' William Lovett said—l am a private in the 12th company
some time. lie eyieced, however, no deposition to take of the 32nd Regiment. I was the orderly on Saturday last
hie departure ; and Mrs. Hill was ultimately advised to re- in No. 3 room—the men' to which ll.UalleraY helenbei
turn to England, the hope being entertained that ,be would About eight o'clock that morning I received a message
be followed by her busleind, who would then in all pride- from the prisoner, requesting me to send his things
bility fall into the hande of the police. The ruse succeeded, down from the barrack-ream to the guard.roorn. I sent i
and it in necessary to give somewhat more iii detail the par- his crass-)melt, pouch, knapsack, shako, and shell-jacket.
limiters of his 'meal and mpture, -which are much more in- Before doing so I took out from his pouch his ammunition,
Wresting than the outline already published. Although it and placed it on the top of his bed. There were twenty
was hoped Hill would follow his wife, it was imperative to rounds of ball cartridge in bin pouch. About two hours
ahem mach caution in every step taken • mod to prevent afterwards I saw ItPeaffereY in the I:smelt-mem- He asked
his suspicions tram being aroused, it as to be me if I had seen any tobacco in his pouch. 1 said, " No, I
shown that Mrs. Hill was anxious to iacepe from him and had Dot" He thee asked me fir a bit of white rag, to clean
beep her residence unknown. A patroller coune was hie rifle oat, and be also asked for some oil. He got no oil,
amemited. The lady was located by her friends in Trinity- dui be got the rag. He then asked me for his ammunition,
Landammlunsaiditionitawwaasyon
.his bed. I did not see him take the
and fare, Southwark ; hut her residence was forwarded to
ath.
the husband was made aequeinted with it. He
is believed, that Me had selected the spot for The ammunition was made up of two
it
packets of 10 rounds each. Privates ordinarily bad SD
ssevi"Mama thought to obtain an interview with her rounds of ammunition iii their possession when they Were
without difficulty. He crowed from I deed on recruits. I took the ammunition away when I mat the
Saturday morning, and, upon reaching London, seught out accoutrements to the guardroom, because he wee a peigeme,
ad discovered the house where Lis wife was residing. At We always put it on the bed, except the prisoner gete sen-
this time he wore very large black whiekets and moustache teemed to the cells, and then we take it to the storm. I did
which rendered identification a matter of great difficulty, not hear M'Cafferay make any remark about the punishment
if not of impeasibility. He noticed a bill announcing Le had received.
apartments to let in a house a few doors removed from that The Coroner—Do you wish to ask the witness any
where his wife melded, sad be at once took the vacaet questions! ~
nem He subsequently told the landlady a portion of his Prisoner (laughing)—No, sir.
=s, asserted that has wife's mind was being poisoned Henry Wiltehire, the next witness examined, said—l am
him by her friends, and entreated her to assist him a private in the 32nd Regiment. On Saturday
.roorniag I
la procuring an interview with Mr.. Hill. The landlady- wee io my barrack room as Dear half-pest 11 a clock as I
=zed Mead, and at his request she went tors M. Hills could say. I came out into the passage, and saw Mehlferay
sad found that lady absent. The two housekeepers staading there. He had his rifts in his hand, and he was
had &conversation respecting the extraordinary avowal of thew about a yard Irwin the front door facing the aqua". I
the prisoner, and, as it was known where Mrs. Hill was went into the wishbones to wash, and egg him standing
staying, she was communicated with, and, upon eteeetei, • thereleeßefore 1 had been in the washboase a minute I
iag what had transpired, determined at once to seek the heard the report of a gun. I immediately rushed out,
amastance of Brett, who went over to Trinity-square and saw 7d'eafferay being taken to the guard-room in
as soon as possible. When the prisoner found his wife had custody.
returned home, he again sent has landlady to solicit an ie. By a Juror—When I saw M'C'efferay with the gun I did
not suspect anythiag wrong. There was nothiag strange
lenity, if only for a few minutes. Ile was told to mina.
and when he presented himself he pulled off the false about a man having a rifle in his hand in the barrack yard.
James Mlhrey—l am a lance corporal in the 32nd Regi-
whiskers and moustache and thrust them into his hat. '
Brett then produced and read his warrant, and having put meet' 0w Saturday morning last I was in inY room "be"
the prisoner into a cab, had him taken to Bovelatte station, half-past 11 o'clock, and I heard a cap snapped on a ride. I
when he remained until Monday morning, wben he was ' remarked that some person bad been larking with caps, and
conveyed to Rugby. that it would not be good for them if the serpent heard
them. In a few minutes afterward, I heard the report of a
Tbe prisoner lid not much cash io his presession ; his
ram only contained flee English sovereigns, two half- rifle. It sounded very near, and I ran out and saw Wed-
Napoleons, mil a few silver English and foreign coins. ; foray standing in the passage, with a ride in his hand. I ran
him and up to said, '•What have you doper' He replied,
From other circumstances *tech have transpired since
the apprehension, it appears that Mrs. Hill was married " Never mind, take this." and be cave me the ride. It felt
warm, as if it had been jaist find. Sergeant Smedley mute
to the prisoner when she was only 16 years of age ; and runniog down stain, and he took M'Cafferay from me, and
that the British Vice.Cuesul at Brussels (Mr. T. J. I gave him the edit, outside of the ge. There was the
Maltbek oNtiated as notary. sad iled the nuuTiage re- *oder ofthe a he - and the hammer
amp on Ripple t gas, settlement,. A life interest M the saheb of Mrs. Hill's war down on it. I believe the prisoner was the man who
ferenne, with the exceptioa of 100 f. a year, which was to fired the shot.
Isiseutd to her by her bashed, ware as already stated. . Sergeant Smedley of the 32nd Regiment, corroborated
upon the preemie, but it is emerged that there are . the evidence oi the 'that witness. mid said when h. asked
eight annual paymeuta still due to Mrs. Hill, and that
del proceedings had, prior to his arrest,; liCCafi'eray who fired the shot, he replied, " I did." The
been commenced ' rifle produced (an Eu6ehl) was the one the prisoner used,
the prisoner to recover the same. It Is said,
V:ibe child had been made • want in Chancery, and,
too, 1 and is No. 106. On looking into the square be saw Colonel
i Creeks give a reach, and spit something up, but he could
modem held raj
connected with the suit, that i ...ay what it was He the dividends heretofore received by theHe also saw Captain Haoharn, with
prisoner huh been I his hand up to his side. He gave M'Celferty in charge of
Mopped This us supposed to account for Hill's anxiety to the sergeant of the guard, and afterwards he went and
procure an interview with his wife, who he hoped would examined the prisoneem ammunition. In one packet there
letterset herself on his behalf, was one rowed deficient. He also inspected his percussion
Being well eequeiated with the prisoner's
handwritings caps, and found them four deficient. He took theaps the
the Viee.eeasul euine te England, and gave °yid' imfore ammunition, and the rifle into his charge, and handed
Mr. (hide: eta one of the local magistrates here, to the them over to Inspector Green. Wher he first saw Colonel
meet that the signature to the false particulars of regis- Crofton and Captain Hauham they were about fifty yamsMateo had been written by Hill ; and it was mainly (eon him. •
epos Mr. Maltby's evideoce that the warrant was granted James Richardson, a private in the 32nd Regiment, said
der the pee/ oiler's apprehension. Mr. Maltby is still Vice. that Sergeant Smedley ordered him to take the primmer to
Osumi at Brussels ; but, in reply to a telegram announcing the guard-room. I got hold of his arm ; sad, as I was
pemenees apprelensioo, be expressed hi, readiness to coins taking him across the square, he said, "leave loose. I
ever. and do all in his power to amid the eels of jaatire ; will walk without being stuck to." I took him into the
sad, by viedicetiog the parentage of the child, place hint in guard-room and Into the cells. I assisted the oergsant of
his peeper positioe in society. the guard to search the prisoner, and I took from him a
Twee three singular matters have transpired, which snap*" and chain, and two percussion cepa. Some other
will strengthen the evidence to be brought forward to prove soldier then said the colonel was shot, and M'Cafferay said,
the identity of the child. The women who received it state "I did not intend to shoot the colonel, I meant it fur the
that when they wen paid the IV. be Hill they were afraid captain..
of Weise the money, and it was decided by them to place N. Margaret Norton, the wife of Colouraergesnt Norton,
in sash ef their lames is the St. Martin s Savings Bank. said-1 was in the orderly-room on Saturday morning last,
therek kw, it is understoo d. been made in the bookm at the in K pew& I saw a man kneel down on one knee, with
hook and the truth of the women's statement established, a ride in his band, on the step of R peewee,. After he had
bleb mite amount and date, the latter, of course, being, in fired the gun he got up sad went into the pomace. I cannot
• kgd point of view, highly important. Both rif these say that the primmer was that man.
we will give evidence before the mmxistratee Lbut melee Robert Green, sup erintendeut of the Gersten/ division of
et then. Mrs. Scott, alias Idle, is in Tahiti-fields Prison, the county constabulary, said—On Saturday afternme, in
node sentence of twelve months' hard lebtor fur consequence of information I received, I went with the chief
robbery, it will be neermary to procure her attendance constable, Captain Elgee, to the Fuiwood Barracks. After
ti:lssly habeas corpun. The prisoner, it seem.• has ad• making some inquiries, I went into a cell attached to the
that the wrottan to whom be gave the child told him guardroom, and there fraud the premium Wanfferay. I
her maw was Farehmther (Mrs. Andrews' alias), which lee took him into custody on the charge of shooting Colonel
says he remembers distinctly bemuse of certain peculiar Hugh Dennis Crofton said Captain Hanbam with intent to
circumstances which he retreated ; but as they refer to an murder them." The prisoner said, " I did not intend to
illustrious personage totally unconnected with the ease, we murder them. I then brought the prisoner to this House
=frau from publishing them. learehrother states that she iii Correction, and Le said "It was not intended for the
hadthe child registined ea Albert Farehrother. and ascribes colonel, but the captain." After the prisoner bad been
en be lesson that, if it had died, she would have asps- brought before the magistrates I returned to Falweed Bar.
based soesidemble difficulty in procuring its interment. racks, and the place was pointed out to me in the barrack
Tile wegiMer has been a:enticed, and an entry found show- square where the colons Land Ceptain Haoham would be at
legNM ea the With of February. 18M, a child, demented as the time they were shot:, I got possession of the gun now
lerie
VIM VISAS old, was registered in that name. The produced, and the ball. The distance at which the colonel
by "W. Faulkner,' 40, Endelbstreet. Long- and captain were from the prisoner was about 65 yards. The'
ewe. Alt circumstances corroborate the outline a- plan now produced is a correct representation of the ground
mob ikon of the entire case. premises, as far as I know.
Iffy: Ceskes who has shown great ability io the manage. The Coroner, addreseing the prisoner, said—Would you
ONO al the affair. will, it is uodentood, in the futuee pro- wish to say anything to the jury! If you do my asythiug,
steam be seeded by Mr. Woolley, of the Midland Cir. I shill hays to write it dowel ; and I must caution you that
NIL it will be produced in evidence hermit*: against you. lu
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ROIRTAY AT A JEMELLER'A SITOP AT MAN-
CIIMITZIL—Durieg Tuesday night the shop of Mr. 8. Mayer,
jeweller, Market.,e ect, Manchester, was entered by thieves,
who first made their way into a confectioner's shop rat
door, sad from thence broke through an inner door leading
into Mr. Mayer's shop. Most of the articles of value IMO
free sets, which the thieves were unable to force, sod
they were only able to get at some rings, studs, and articles
of minor value, which they carried sway to the value of
201., with a sovereign from one of the drawers snit some
postage stamps. They had apparently remained in the con-
fectioner's shop some time, and regaled themselves plenti-
fully with sweetmeats and pies. The robbery was rather
skilfully planned. A jet of gas is left burning in the stop
every night. and a pane of glass is let into one of the
shutters to enable the police to see from the outside what
is going on within, but in order to 101 l the suspicions of
the policeman a confederate of the thieves told him that
Mr. Mayer had requested him to ry that he must not be
surprised that there we, no light in the shot, because the
pameter was out of order, and the constable, not being
shrewd at his business, was thus thrown off his
guard. The thieves had thus been compelled, hevrever, to
work in the dark, and it is probably swing to this Meheri7
succeeded in carrying off so little property.

giving that'evideocelaeouldaliesregaire yon to he sumo ;
it in voluntary whether yea mike my statement or not. Do
you wish to make any statement?
The Prisoner—No, air.
The Coroner asked the jury if they would wish a short
adjournment to take place. in order that Dr. Donald might
be sent for to give further evidence with respect to the cause
of the deeth of Colonel Crofton.
The jury decided that this was quite unnecessary.
The Coroner then add that he thought it was badly
necessary they should go into any further evidence. There
were some other witnesees, but the ease was so clearly
and fully made out, that no doubt the jury would be satis-
fied that the gun was fired, and that it was fired by
IrCafferay. The only question they would have to decide
was, whether the prisoner intended to destroy any one at
the time he fired tho gun. They had his own edmindon that
he did fire it, and that he did not intend to destroy the
colonel, hut to shoot the captain. It was immaterial
whether be intended to kill the colonel or not, fur if he shot
the gun with the intention of destroying some one, he would
be guilty of murder. The case was in their bands, and if
they wished it he would read through the evidence again.
The jury than retired for two or three minutes, when they
returned with a verdict of "Wilful Murder" against Patna
M'Caleray, and the wooer made out hie warrant for his
committal to the sent Lamegire