The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-08 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 8, 1857.

Thempseu, Major and Mrs. Young ; Mrs. *lean,
two infants, and native servant ; Mrs. Cholmuly,
child, and infant ; Mrs. Colonel Blekland and child,
Mr. and Mn. Biggs; Dr. and Mrs. Patterson and
Mutt, two children, and native servant; Lieutenant
De Haverland, and Mn. Birch and servant. From
Galle : Mr. and Mrs. Staples and four children, Mr.
Harper, and Miss Hall and native servant. From
Bombay : Mrs. Morphsy, Mrs. Gohlie ; Mrs. Hamil-
ton, child, intent, and two European servants; Mrs.
Colonel Stewart, infant, and European servant Rev.
Mr. and Mrs. Candy; Mrs. Prim, infant, child, and
European servant; Captain and Mrs. Wadge, and
infant ; Mrs. Warden and child ; Mrs. L'Fatrange,
child, and infant ; Mr. Gray, Mr. Lyle, Mrs. Gold-
smith, Mn. Gibb and two children, Mr. WlNeill,
Mrs. Alimrie and infant, Mrs. Sandiman and child,
Joseph Frater, John Gilly, and George Bleahen.
From Alexandria : Mr. W. Black. From Malta :
Mr. Williams; Sergeant Hogan, 14th; 14 privates,
her Majesty's Foot ; 1 convalescent, Royal Artil-
lery ; 1 woman and 2 children; 3 privates, Royal
Marines ; 3 seamen, Royal Navy ; 1 stoker, and
Edmund Barry. From Gibraltar : Miss Dodman,
Mr. Nehemiss, and H. Morgan.

Mt &NW DODDERY AND FRAUD ON TED
=mut AT azzzAar.

(From the Nor(Urn Whil.)

The excitement in commercial circles in Belfeat,
since we last wrote on this subject, madams unabated.
The farther invariance., which have taken=nelnif
Saturday, bar wily warmed one original s
vie., that the robbery and band will amount to a suni
of 10,0001. As we mentioned on Saturday, Detective-
akar Shields left Heifer for Li 1,
l, On FridaLessuluff•
with the expect•tion that, should moo direct comae,
by the usual weekly maarimer, for the United States,
he might be briworted at that port. But the Bethel
vessel did not arrive in Liverpool till after the Asia—
the out-going boat—bad laded, and Shields' mission
was, therefore, so far, • failure. On instituting
inquiries among the Akre in Liverpool, he wee
informed by Mr. Bates—who has a large private detective
practice in Liverpool, and who occupies then the portion
of Mr. Field in London—that, after the reamer bad left
port, and while in the river, the was boarded by a prancer
whew appearance exactlamiscacorresponded with the description
given gibers by and that this punea pad a large
RIM to the boatmen who hum on brad the steamer.
With aspect to this pert of the or we have boa hakumed
that Mr. Bate. has no doubt that Mown was the be
refer. to ; and, so confident was he of the s ems oke-
racier of the mai, that he remarked to the commander of the
Asia, "I'll have a job after that Mow yet."
The Ada having sailed before the arrival of Shields in
Liverpool, he acted upon the information received bona
the authorities there, and immediately forwarded a tele-
graphic menage to Belfeet, exprering • desire that a
steamer arid rave this port, and meet the Aida on bee
passage through the North Channel. This aro swarm'
afternoon.d steam 7. got
ote op to Wm
armedtritlca.ke
Mr. Olonffeld, Mr. Olen, Mr. Whyte, and two 07,n
customs, cematituted the party on board. A @apply of
mama, • pieC• of ordnance, procured from the
guard-ship and some excellent night tel with
die Admiralty flag, were brought with expe-
dition. When off Carrickfergus, the petty were
obd to go on board the Vesta, se the Wonder had been
wrkusly chartered for special purposes. For eight hours
the Vesta lay off and on in the North Channel. Bhe triad
the line of sea running along the Campbelton and the Mull of
Cantyre, weedenally dockets to attract the atta-
cks of pawing vessels, al this was hardly n
as there was a bright and a ship mullet=
I detected at • long distance at see. After 'pending, fruit-
lessly, eight hours in the Channel, the Vesta returned to
Belli.' on Sunday morning. In the meantime the authori-
ties had forwarded a telegraphic despatch to the police in
Cork, directing them to employ • steamer for the
wpmse of meeting the Asia, should she take the
Bomthera Cannel. These instructions were acted upon,
but only in the blundering system of management which has
characterised the whole of this case. It appears, by a tae-
, Whimessage received in town yesterday (Monday) even-
thcat, • steamer, with some of the Cork detective °Rota
on bra, liall in with the Ada in the Southern Channel, but
that, not having bred the Admiralty flag, the commander
of the Ada retard to recognise the party, sad the vessel
proceeded on her voyage
But, after all, vm- eerier doubt' are entertained that
Moore left Liverpool in the Amis. No doubt, he be.
shown Wawa to passer considerable ability in his way, but
the rapidity of the movements required between Friday
and Saterday affords good reason for believing that
rl:d 21 in this country.
In every quarter of commercial society there is lend de-
assertion of the conduct of the Customs' authorities In the
whole mune of this bearer Private Wormers of what
bad been going on was received on Thursday maw, and
as °Mose was mat down to Bkinner-street to vetch the pre-
mier Moore was permitted ever and ingress to his own
house, without the rest attempt having been made either to
investigate the condition of the contents of the stone, or to
communicate with the police for his arrest ; and it was only
when the criminal ad made his escape that the
ability of the detective officers was called in to
the crew-pewee of the scandalous neglect
the officers of Customs. That Jahn James Moore has
reaped justice for the time is only to be attributed to the
that the COMMIE' authorities ailed to exercise ordinary
, while having in their pmeiresion important infor-
mation. As it la, there is • dad of indignation en-
pnwed, in certain circles in at the fair the
attempts at Moore's capture. It is y arena that
there an parties, both in town end country, uhose reputa-
tion will benefit by Moore. succeeding in chest,his way
lately to the United Stales—for 800 or 90 of tea
have yet to be accounted for.
The parr, Robb, still remains in custody, and is quite
unreserved in his statement of Mr. Moore's proccedthp.
Ea appears to have followed Um 'sample of other, la a better
patios.,and to have contented ha at by " miaow
rating," to which Moore invariably replied that he wee
" herd up," and would make it a right' on the first
opportunity. H. thinks that Moore did not profit so exten-
sively se is believed by his fraudulent transaction., and that
he left Hart with • comparatively small amount of financial
means. Another arra was made last night. A person named
Rich. Henley, in the employment of Mews. It. and I. 8011,
row taken into =day, under repifina of being con-
awed with the fraud*, and wai lodged in the county jail,
under certain informations rewired by the police. It is
pretty clear that, if a close investigation be pursued in thin
ease, some astounding disclosures will be made. That
Moore had accomplices, or that hie proceedings were openly ,
tolerated by • certain circle. we haver the beet of evidedoe,
no doubt ; and we treat, for the mercantile character of
Belfast, an effort will be made to piece before the public
every name connected with this monster fraud. Mr. Rates,
of Liverpool, may desire to have a "job" in the United
States, but there are strong aura for believing that Moore
I. still in the country. Should he be captured, and
should he make • "clean breast of it;' there will be
strange revelations.

wasted my tether at both examinations of the deceseed's
body, and I mum with him entirely in the evidence which
he has given. I produce the shots taken from the deceased's
neck at the e.om =min' 'Aim I have kept 12 of them in
:Mrbox. I also produce two parcels of shot condi**
* which I received from Mr. Andrews on Setae•
day, and another parcel of 12, which I received from Ser-
geant Cooper this morning. I have weighed them all by
the standard end with each other, and they are exactly of
the sem weight.
Charles Lomax—l am a letterpress printer at Stock-
port I have examined the portion of the publication,
t' The Cottage Otrl, or the Day," found In the
prisoner's bedroom, and on coin it with the perfect
number now shown to me, I have no doubt that both are
printed from the same type, end the illnatrationa in front of
both are from the same Mock. Among the pieces of the
packet now shown to um, marked C (composing the wad
found in the deceased's body), I flnd the numerals 1198, and
portions of three printed leaves which correspond with the
corresponding lines in the perfect number. The paper
marked D, now shown to me (part of the wad found on the
I stairs), contain, portions of 181ines, which oorreepond with
corresponding lines in page 1198 in the perfect number. In
both copies, in the fragment end in the perfect number,
the word " robe." to spelt with • c (robes) instead of an s.
Another portion forms the but sin lines of the same page.
I have no doubt whatever that the type from which the whole
of the pieces were printed is the same as that from which the
perfect number is printed.
John Walker—l am a stew-packet agent at Manchester.
I knew the deceased and the whole of the members of the
family, except his eldest daughter, whom I have never men.
I have known the prisoner for twelve or thirteen years, and
the deceased for four or five years, which wee a short time
before he left Scotland. I have had conversations with the
prisoner respecting his father. The !lent conversation wee in
March last.

lir. Roberta objected to conversations which took pleas so
long ago, but the Coroner decided upon receivinF them.
Exantination continued—l had a conversation with the
primmer on some day in March het, when he called at ray
office, 77, Market-street. He complained greatly of his
father'. conduct, and used abusive expressions towards his
father, such as, "Do yon know that old rase.] and old
villain I He le quite by himself he Is quite deranged. He
is abusing ns all and we oink get him into a madhouse,
as he is not fit to conduct his buaineee or to have anything to
do with the management of the farm, and I intend to take It
out of his hands.' Ile then produced a paper, and said it wee
• copy of the lens of his lather's farm between him and Col.
Davenport (the landlord) for 19 years. He mid he would
leave it in my paression, and I wee to keep It mast from the
family. I then said that I would not take It sullen It was
made up in • parcel, sealed, and addressed to himself, with
the direction "to lie until called kr." The primmer than
sealed it up In • parcel, with • seed hewing the initials
"J. H." He wrote upon it the present address, " Mr. James
Henderson, jun., Dramhall Hall, by IStorkport, care of Mr.
John Walker, Steam Packet Moe, 77, Market-street, Men-
chister."—(The parcel wen here opened, and it was found to
contain • plain copy of the lease, bearing the following en-
dorsee? ent]
Ist Deoember, 1854. Dame Maria Davenport to Mr.Jamee
Henderson. Copy !CABO of a farm in Drama'', in the county
of Charter, for 19 years. Rent for first four years, 202/, ; end
afterwards for the residue of the term 2401., payable 24th
June.

TA mistake appears to have been made in the endorsement
as the lamas itself commences= the 26th December, 1863.1
When he talked about getting his father into a madhouse, I
remonstrated with him and and he must not try to do so, as
his tether was perfectly sane, and the surgeons could soon as-
certain it. During the same interview, the pioneer at differ-
ent tines called hie father " • blind old b—." Since that
time I have never men the prisoner and his father together.
I have seen both separately, and they each complained of the
other. A few day. after the lease wae left with me the
Winner exiled on use and said, "We can't put up with
that old fellow, I have given him something that he'll
mind. I have had to tie hie ban and feet." Think-
ing that the old man had been hurt, I came over to Beam-
hA.l the next morning to me him. I then saw marks of
violence on the deceased's body. His two eyes were very
severely swollen and blackmed. (Sensation.) lin upper
lip wan also swollen, as was likewise his left jaw, which
seemed to have been wailed by a kick. The skin was all off
his left arm, which he hued to show me. The shin bones
of both lege were black with bruises. Thew were all the
marks thee I saw. On Wednesday morning_ last, after the
murder, the prisoner called upon me in Manchester. He
first . ailed between nine and half-peat nine o'clock, but
I bad not then arrived, and he came again shortly
before eleven o'clock. I bed then heard of the
murder. When ho came into the otsce he walked
round the counter to the window where I was standing.
He wax then an umpsoied by another young nem, named
Matthieson, and I 'eked them to be seated. I
said to the primmer that I was sorry for the transaction
which had taken place; and he replied that it was a sad
thing or circumstance. I inquired if his father waa shot,
and if so, where; and, putting his hand to his right cheek,
be and "through there." He wee next 'eked whether his
father was killed with a pistol or a gun, and he answered
"bye glut." I then said, addreering the prisoner, "Now,
sir, rest assured that the murderer will be found out; if
man cannot, God will." I mentioned the instances of Mrs.
Manning and Rush, and said, "horrid murderers cannot
escape," upon wblob he and the other young man got
up and left. Preview to this, when the prisoner first
came into the office, I asked him how the unfortunate
occurrence took place, and he then said, " About two o'clock
this morning I beard a noise in the house, and I took out
my gun, because on Monday my tether had a sale of cattle,
and the auctioneer and other parties said there were many
rough characters about , and, owing to the money that was
taken for the cattle, they might lay siege to the house at
night. I them loaded my ran, both bane* but as no party
appeared that night, on Tuesday morning, observing a few
small birds on • tree in the garden, I let fly at them, and
brought down ono. I then put the gun by in thecorner of my
bedroom; and on the Wednesday morning, about 2 o'clock,
1 beard a not in the house, and got out of bed, and took
my gun and went to my bedroom door. Bye darkish light
from the window on the landing, I observed a man there
six fact high, and 1 immediately put my gun to my ehoulder,
fired at him, and it 'truck him here (p utting to the lower
part of his right cheek). When he got the shot. he gave
a great jump and a loud screech. I then observed two men
go down stairs, with their feet muffled, and I called to my
brother Thomas., and told hint there were robbers in the
house." He Anther said that he knew the robbers had been
into the cellar, because they bad left the tap of the ale cask
round% In Ppeaking of lib going into his father's room,
I and mans him- killed, he said,-" 1 shell not forget that sight
the longest day I live." The demised called at my office
many times now March, end I had always looked upon him
as • clover man, and perfectly capable of managing any farm,
it he had his eyesight ea he formerly hid.
John Cooke—l am the land agent of Lieutenant-Colonel
Davenport, of Brenthall Hall. The deceased was one of the
colonel'. tenants, 'under the terms mentioned in the lease
produced. I saw him frequently during hie tenancy, and
knew the prisoner very well. I have had a conversation
with the prisoner respecting this farm. About eleven or
twelve month' ago I received a letter from him, which I now
produce. It is in his handwriting, and is as follows
" Hardy's Farm, Bramball, Saturday Evening.
" Mr.Coolre,—My dear shall feel extremely obliged
by your calling upon me on Monday evening about eight
o'clock, as 1 wish a little private connotation with you,
coupled with a few email matters relative to the farm.
Existing circumstances prevent me calling open you is I
should otherwise have done, and shall therefore ',teem your
compliance as a favour. Hoping that it will produce no in-
convenience to you, believe me to be yours truly,
J•DIER HENDfik.OX. inn."
I went and had an interview with the prisoner on the Mon-
day evening. He commenced by saying that what he was
going to state was a hard thing for a son to say against a
tether, and that he wished to have • little private conversa-
tion with me during his father's absence in Scotland. He
then said his father's temper and disposition was so bad that
they could not live with him, and that through his (the
father's) stupidity he had had a lawsuit while he was im
Scotland, which had almost ruined him. He also stated that
his father was a very great drunkard while he lived in Scot-
land , and be added, " I do not know whether you are aware
that I found the greater portion of the money to come upon
the farm ; and I wish very much to base the power for my
brother and self to manage and conduct the farm. I with you
to Teak to Colonel Davenport to know whether it cannot be
arringed that I and top brother should have the faro inetead
of my father, and I will see that the rent is punctually
paid. If so, my father 'ball have a comfortalik home
and walk shout se he ploaaes, but I should wish him
not to interfere, for I do not consider hint St for
Leninism, his eyesight being vises Lad, and he his on more
than one minion paid a sovereign instead of a s billing. The
prisoner then referred to the covenant in the lease respect-
ing the additional rent to lie paid after the first four year;
and said, " My father will not pay the additional rent, be-
reuse he does not consider that the form will afford it ; but
I sin cure it will if it is properly managed, and if I can have
the management of it I will see that it is paid." In answer
to what be had said. I replied, " It is all very well, Mr.
Jam..., but you know that your fatter is tenant, and that,
tiniest' ho is agreeable, nothing can be done." I asked him
if his brother and mother and dieters were agreeable, sup-
posing hie father and Colonel Davenport were, and he said,
" They are perfectly agreeable, and they wish it to be so,"
Since then he has repeated the application et my
own house. I think it was in March last. Front
my intervenes with the deceased, I considered him a man
of vigorous intellect, and capable of managing his own affair,.
He was a little stupid (olatinate) anmetiniee. but I never
thought he was incapable of managing hie affairs. He celled
et my house on the Saturday before hie death.
This being the last stintees to be lulled for the prosecution,
Mr. Roberts obtained the permission of the coroner to call a
witness to prove the finding of the brace.
Charles Henry Smith, son of one of the prisoner's em-
ployers—l came over to Bramhall this morning with my
father, and I went with him to the deceased's house. We
were looking about in the garden, and in the gram nor •
tree, opposite to the end of the house in which there is
only we window, I found the be* part of the brace now
prodeoed. My father picked up another piece of a brace
(the front part of one) about four inches from the same
spot. There was a mark on one part of the brace which
looked like blood. Not far off I saw an old pair of Outten.,
without braces, which were In the same state of dilapidation.
There were also mead pieces of old cloth lying about.
I afterwards pointed out the place where I found the brace
to Mr. Andrews. _

fintnlattTon am a corn factor at Ilancheeter. Ity ace
banded to it, one *qv of brace ; and 1 picked up the other
piece,

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