The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-07 00:00:00

THE WESTMINSTER MURDER.

The inquest, which was opened the previous tiny,
as multihued yesterday before Mr. Istnicham, the deputy.
coroner for Westminster, at the Star nod tarter,
Peteratreet, Westminster, to inquire into the circumstances
of the death of Nary Maloney.

Mr. Bury Hutchinson, solicitor, attended for the pri-
mmer ; and Inspector Humphreys, of the B dtviaion, ap-
peared to watch the ease on behalf of the police.
Joseph Saunders was re-called and cross-examined by Mr.
Hutchinson, cud in answer to his quertious maid that he
hail lately got his living as a labourer, and would swear he
was meta in the police force or in thesrmy, and wee never
discharged from the police face. When he first came to
London he tried to get into the police force, but failed. On
Wednesday last., Mr. Hill, to whom he lied mentomed what
he knew of thin matter, gave him 2s. ti d., and promised to
assist him iu work. He then west to the police-aloe and
stated before the magistrate what he hail seen. He had
merely gone up Leg-court to look for Benuctes-s ant, where
he was In search of a lodging, He knew nothing of the
neighbourhood.
Jae Calder, a groom at the Royal Mean, Pimlico, was
then called, and stated that he had lemma the last witness,
Saunders. mix months. On Tuesday, about belf.pint one, he
saw him :oil asked if he had 'nerd of the sictiiieut ut Cain-
den-town, and he said yea, and in a few minutes after be
asked him if he had beanl of the minder in %nominator.
Hie reply was, " and I MO' it." W You
did see it. del you ?" His reply was, " Yes, I saw it. I
looked into a place in Leg.court, and jest me I looked into
the door I saw the man, whose face I could not we, plunge
a knife into a Tromso 's neck." Witness asked I Ihe gave
any iefonnatiou to the police? Smoulders replied that he
hail tot; lie was too frighteued. Witness then laid," Al
you have told me what you hail aeon, you must tell the
police,' and he then took him to the station.
By the Foreman of the Jury—Would swear as, ha had
done before, wed he had spoken the truth, that be saw the
man strike the annum in the neck with a knife, and maw
blood flow from the woad. He remained ut ie bottom
of the court sheet a quarter of an hour, awl saw Maloney
brought out, but did not tell the police what he hail seen,
became he was so frightened at the time.
. _

Elizabeth Ward, tEe wife of a mason, living at 77, Peter-
street, shited that she wee sitting at the window of her
romn, which commands a view of Leg-court, nod saw a man
come out with what she thought wu a black felt hat.
Curouer—Look round the room, and see if you oat re-
cognise that person.
The witness looked round the room. and pointing to the
witnem Saunders, Iliad she thought that wee the Man she
had seen, _

reply to the coroner, Saunders said he Lad on a dark
straw bat.

Die. John Hill, of 44, liillbanketreet, hey salesman, de-
posed that he brow nothing of &undue. idr. Calder had
mentioned to him on Saturday that Saunders was a respect-
able man, and asked him to give him some work. :taunders
came to lino on the Monday morning shout six o'clock, end
asked for work. Witness said he was then very slack. nod
was sorry be could not employ him, but told him there was
something to get him a breakfast, and gave him halts.crown.
It was on the Monday he gave it him. He spin saw him
on Use Wednesday.
George Melted, 77 R, deposed to taking charge of the
little girl mud removing her to the "tattoo, when Sergeant
Meson took the prisoner into custody.
Hr. Paine, the surgeon, stated that since his examination
on the priivious day lie had examined the brain of deceased,
and found it healthy, but perfectly bloodless.
This being the whole of the evidence, the coroner then
proceeded to sum up the case, and left the question to the
jury as to whether the wound wee intlicted by the deceased
herself, or any other person. it was certain that the wound
had been inflicted by the knife produced. The coroner then
went over the evidence, and the jury, after a quarter of an
hour'. consideration, returned a verdict of "Wilful murder"
spinst Wm. Ilalimey fur the munler of his wife.