The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-07 00:00:00

(Stamped Id. Additional.) [TWOPENCE.

I new heard them speak together at meals, but the old man
oroaDy took his meals alone.
By Mr. Roberts—lt was not long after we were filled
before we went into the cellar. I should think it might he
five minutes, but mamma more. I never saw the old men
and the prisoner oat together, or talk together but I have
seen the whole of the rest of the family walking together and
talkin
By g.
the Coroner—The old man wee not there them. I never
saw them meek together. I never saw say fffilling out
amongst them, but they never spoke.
By Mr. Robots—The deceseed wee a good, Wider-hearted
master, and kind tether to his children. All of them, so fir
as I sow, 1111“ well behaved towards him. The primmer used
to go out at sight o'clock, to Manchester, every morning, and
sometime rimmed at seven, or later, in the evening.
The old man used to eke et half-put four sometimes, and
went out with na, milking. Don't know what time the Fi-
lmic usually roes in a morning. The fire was low when the
primmer put the paper in.
ballitlaeoroner—He did not put anything Glee on the fire
By Mr. Roberta— Did you see any difference between the
conduct of James with his father end the others ?
The coroner thought this wee not a peeper question, and
asked the witnees whether the other members of the family
talked with the father ? . .

igts;Zi the Other, talked e ith the father • good
By Mr. Roberti—Never saw any difference between the
conduct of James and other members of the family towards
the father, except that these two never spoke together.
James (the prisoner) never attended to the farm business, ea
far es I saw, but when he came home at night he would walk
to us.
Jahn DOWn, Mtn labewer, purer—l had ham la de-
osseed's service 14 or 16 weeks, and slept on Tuesday night
leg with Maluckney. I was called up at the same time as
say fallow-estment. I only put on my trousers. James said,
when we got into the kitchen, that there were robbers about.
Went up slain with Jamee and Thomas, and Micheal, sad
Nancy and Blaine. Jame. went into • bedroom, and re-
tnrned went into his father's room. The door was abut,
bet I mint say whether it was latched. He west to the
end of the bed, Sr • little beyond it. Ile went farthest into
the room. He did not examine the body or touch it. He
said either, "My father is killed,- or, "My Ulm Is shot,"
but lam not can which. No furthr search was mode ha
deceased's bedroom, and we came out 9d priimner Went into
his mother's bedroom and told his married *dee Mre. Car-
lam, that his father Ind ban killed. Me and Maluckney
afterwards went to dress, and I went for the police.
John Blaine, or Blows, swan-1 am • farm labourer, and
entered the service of the ilecered last Monday week. I
slept to the atilt with a servant boy, and Thomas Henderson
slept in the dame room. I went to bed on Tuesday night
about fl o'clock, and the boy with me. About 2 o'clock in
the morning I heard the discharge of fire-arms. I heard •
second dieeleirge directly afterwards. I then got out of toil,
end comma:wed dredging. Thome*, who had got out imme-
diately before 1 dad, was also dressing. I beard =
after the second report—no noise of any kind. I
at
Ward James T homas, and say, " Thomas, there's rob-
bers In the houee.'• Thomas went down first, end I followed
directly. When 1 get to the second landing,
er which the
bedm to od of the tint door open, I saw the n Jamie
standing at ludroom door, and he a double-ham
relod gun in one hand and • candle in the other
hand, and said there were robbers in the house.
The candle fame was hill, as though it had bean
lighted some time. He was in Ida night-gown.
He had no night-cap on. I observed, as we stood cm the
landing, that deceased's door was shut. I went down with
James and Thomas into the kitchen, the prisoner James car-
rying the gun. I did not hoar him charge the gun again.
When we got down some Abe said the kitchen door was open.
I looked and found it so. After this James knocked for the
Irish men servants, and they came shortly afterwards. We
then searched the house, Thomas and Michael going into the
cellar, and then we went upstairs. We went into 's
bedroom Ism, and found that he had been shot. No exami-
nation or search of the room was made. I afterwarda
re-
turned to bed, being very starved. I did not see the gun
charged again after I came down.
By Mr. Roberts—Never before saw the brace produced.
[This was • piece of • pair of braces with a spot of blood on
them, said to have been found in the farm-yard yesterday
by a Mr. (Smith.) It was not • minute after the fret report
of firearms that I heard the second. It was not ms than
hall • minute.

Honey Msluckney morn—l lived as servant to the de-
mooed at the time of hie death, and had been there better
than three. months. I went to bed on Tuesday night after
the own servant.. leaving Jane and her mother up, and also
the prisoner. 'I homes was not then in the house. Fine
thing 1 heard in the morning was the prisoner crying oat
that robber. wen o, the house. I slept m one of the attics,
&leer. I had 11.•1 no report of firearms. I came down and
saw the prison, in Ow back kitchen, and afterwarda west u
stairs with them. I went into the room where the deceased
lay, but cannot ..,v whether the door was open or shut. I
heard the pmeth r afterwards to hie sister that his father
wee shot. On e 'iunday, when there was company, I have
lien James and leis father and family in the sitting-room to.
gather. I never maw them sit together alone. I have seen
Thomas and his father talking together, but I never saw
James and his father talking together.
By Mr. Roberta—lmam used to take his meals often in
the sitting room. All the family were friendly together, I
never heard any quarrelling. The old man was e little hasty,
but I never took any notice. 1 never taw the broken braces
V father
before. 1 do not recollect peeing James end his
ever walking alone together in the fields. All the
family used to dine together on Sundays.
George Oswald Andrews, superintendent of police, sworn
—I rewired information of this murder between three and
four o'clock in the morning of Wednesday last, the 30th
of September, and went to the spot immediately. I
met with the two brothers, James and Thome. Henderson,
at the bowie. I lied taken Sergeant Cooper with me.
I said, "You have had something serious here." Ile said,
"Yes." I said, " Have they taken anything?" and he said,
"Yea; they have broken open my writing-case and taken
141. Bet in gold." The sitting-room dour wet open end I
went in. James pointed to the writing-desk produced, which
lay open on the table He pointed where the money. was
taken from, and he picked up. the brews fatteoing, saying it
had been broken from the writing-case. We had a candle,
bat I made a slight examination of it only. I then locked
the door and brought awey the key. In the passage I asked
how the entrance had been effected, and James said that be
had found the bark door open, and that he supposed tome one
must have got in during the early pest of the night, con-
cealed themselves in the cellar, and after the family had
gone to bed had let the rest of the gang into the house.
He said he had been op het, seeing all the doors fast ; that
he went to bed about half-put 12, and thought he heard a
shunting noise, which caused him to turn several steps beck,
but all was then quiet, and he went to bed. I examined the
outside doors, but there were no marks of violence upon them.
I did not then examine the front door. Myself and James
end Thomas, and one or two °nicer*, then went upstairs, and
James pointed out a pane of glass on the landing that had
been broken by his having &hot at a man he had seen stand-
ing on the stairs. I said, " Did you think you hit him ?"
He said, "Yes, for he uttered an exclamation, as if be was
hurt." I examined the landing where the man was said to
have been standing, but could find no traces of blood.
We then went to the next landing to James's room, and at
my request he got the double-barrelled gun and showed me
the position in which he stood when he tired. I asked whet
was the very first thing he heard, and he said the report of
firearms in his father's room , upon which he said he Jumped
out of bed, seized a gun that was against
.the drawee,
opened his bedroom door, and seeing the outline of • man
the window the landing, he immediately fired at
against
on
said, " Did you not cell out before you Bred, because
it might have been your brother or some one of the family."
He said, •' No, he del not." I asked what next took place,
and he mitt he meld see a light from his father's room, but
the moment he tired it was extinguished, and two men rushed
out end down the stairs, and he believed from the MAMBO
there were two or three persons more outside the house.
He said the feet of all the men were tuuMed.
I thew went into deceeseds room. I found the deceased
lying upon his bath in bed, with a severe wound on the face,
the fare blackened, ea if from an explosion of powder, and I
noticed that the features were placid, so that I termed the
opinion that he most have been shot whilst seleep. His
arms lay upon his chest, and were crossed. A table that
stood under the window, was pointed out by the prisoner ae
the place where the old man kept his money. I found the
top locked, and the table had no appearance of having been
disturbed. The room struck me es in a remarkable state of
nestnem and order, considering what I had heard had taken
place. These was a pima of carpet by the bed side, which
had not been disturbed. I then locked the room, and went to
make inquiry at Stockport about a discharged man servant. I
returned about 9 o'clock, in company with Mesers.Grahani and
Son,surgeoaeof Stockport, and called t heir particular attention
to the position of the body, as to whether deceased had been
shot whilst asleep. I then made a search of the bedclothes,
and picked up about twelve pieces of paper on the body and
bed, and side of the bed, which appeared to have been used
as the wadding of the firearms with which deceased was shot.
They are blackened with powder and sioged. They ere now
produced in the state in which I found them. They were in
places where they might be expected to be found if a gun,
had been discharged at the deceased at or near the foot of the
bed. I alto produce two teeth found there. I then made a
minute search upon the stairs where James had said the
man stood that he fired at. I was melded in this search by
Sergeant Hammond, and we picked up • number of pellets
that had been flattened with the discharge against the well,
and Sergeant Hammond picked up what appears to have
been the wadding of the gun, and handed it to me.
I afterwards found in the prisoner's bedroom, in the chamber
pot, two pellets. Mr. Little, the deputy chief mutable, was
then assisting me, and I saw him take from the chamber pot
the pee ° of paper produced, and took from the same utensil a
spent rap Upon the floor of the chamber I found a quantity
of shot and another epent cap. Them I produce. Twelve of
the shot sr pellets, and twelve of the flattened pellets found
on the stairs, I delivered to Mr. John Graham, and saw him
compere them with pellets he had in his pommies (takes
Item the body of doomed) and weight them together, twelve

of each, and they were precisely of the same weight. In the
mom table 1 found • number of publications called
171111-• Map Oirl, or the Marrisge Day." A portion of one of
these I sow produne. The pages are 1186, 1186, 1199, and 1200.
On one of the pieces of wad taken from decemeds bedroom
waa the comer of pages 1,197 and 1,198, the fourth figure of
1,197 being torn oF. There is letter-press also on the piece
of paper. I produce a perfect number of the same publication,
ooinmencing with page 1,186 and concluding with 1,200,
which ben been since purchased.
Mr. Roberts said he objected to thia as not evidence.
The Coroner overruled the objection.
The witness continued—lt contains the whole of page
1,198, and, on comparing the pieces of paper I found in de-
esesed's room with this perfect copy of the work, I find many
of the same words en each ; end, on comparing the wadding
found en the Mein, and the pieces of the paper found in
the chamber-pot in prisoner's room, I find they contain the
same matter as that on the lower pat of the same page. 1
examined the door of the granary and found the pieces of
wood now produced, one being in the latch and the other at
the bottom of the steps being picked up by police constable
Sneaks. The primmer, was not at home at this time.
Before I left the first time he said be we. a cashier with
firm in Manchester, that it was of importance he should go
down there, se he hod keys and books that would hinder the
business. I told him there could be no objection to We
going, but desired hire to get beck as so
to to assist
in the inquiry. He returned in the afternoon. and in a little
time after I told him I should arrest him on the charge of
committing this murder. He said, " Indeed, non
what grounds ?" I Grounds
the
unef.h.s.trong sue-
been further
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be
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, Very well; I gum,* I may
gook to my mutat r' said he might; end he went to
ask herb get him acm of tee He also took • harffil of
gold end silver Rom his poobat, which he data Into bit
mother's hands., but which I took from her, and bond to be
H. 10e in gold and 9a. in silver, which he said he had had
from big brother Thomas, and which the latter sold he bad
given him to pay some Lille
By Mr. RobimP—l searched about the bonne that morn-
Miami: bad several officers about and around the premiere,
• minute eserch, during that and the following day.
My attention was not drawn to my footstep.. Two days
afterwards I heard them was steed mark of • clog under
the and of • window at one end of the house; but knowing
one of the servants had clogs on. I thought it of no im-
portance so long idler the murder. I noticed also
two ladders that were in the orchard to get trait with. One
of them would reach the window referred to. From the
quantity of blood which had flowed from deceased, I should
say a person standing close by the side of the bed would be
likely to be sprinkled with it. Hemmed lay with his head
en the pillow, and from the month • stream of blood extended
over the side of the bed and onto the floor,where there WAS a
pool of it, partly by the side of the bed and partly under it.
By the Ce ronsi--In decesssWe waistcoat pocket, banging
at the foot of the bed, I found a key which opened the table
drawer, and there I found an order for WM on the Bonk of
Boodand, a bank receipt for 93/., and five so and 9s.
in silver and copper money. In one of the pockets of do-
omed I 51ao found a Milling.
At this stage of the inquiry the coroner and jury retired for
rdrethments, and on the re-assembling of the court it was
found that a jurymen was missing. A n was
despatched in march of him, but our report Led be
before his return.
"Ittheedget the witnesses to be examined was a gentlemen
to whom the priffoner had given the lease of the farm, ab-
stracted from his father's possession last March. This wit-
ness would oleo, if the evidence was admirable, speak to
violent quarrels between the prisoner and his father, in which
the father bad been violently beaten by the prisoner and some
other members of the home-hold.