Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-25 00:00:00

SUPPOSED MURDER AT LINCOLN.

EXTRAORDINARY STATEMENT OF DEcEASED`S

MOTHER

A young man, named Charles Evans, lately a cooper on
board her Majesty's steamer Sanspareil, and who was dis-
charged from the, service on the 18th ult., has been found
dead undei circumstances which leave little doubt that he
has been murdered. He arrived in Lincoln on the 21st ult.,
on a visit to his father and mother. He went to the races
on the 24th February, and obtained some drink, and on
his going out at night and not returning home, fears were
entertained that he had, while in a state of intoxication,'
fallen
,into the river Witham, Notwithstanding repeated,
draggings, nothing was 'seen, of the body until Thursday
last, when it was found by a boatman floating at the top of
the water near the Stamp-end Brewery. An inquest was
held, and it was discovered that over the right eye was a
bruise caused by a blow previous to death, but, in the
opinion of the surgeon, the death of the deceased was caused
by drowning. As the deceased had been last seen in com-
pany with some suspicious characters, it was thought his
death might have been caused by violence, and the inquiry
was adjourned until Monday last. It then appeared, that on
the night on which the deceased disappeared, he had a £lO
note concealed in his. belt. .I.le was seen drinking at several
public-houses, the last being the White Swan. At the latter
place, there was a suspicious character named Joseph Dickin-
son, alias Bush. A man named Lee, who had been drinking
with the deceased at the Lord Nelson public-house, was
asked by a woman whom he afterwards met at the Spread
Eagle, whether he had seen the deceased. On his replying
in the affirmative, she said, " He's just been in here, and
Jack Teaster has gone away with him, because he has a
good deal of money." Lee then said, "Teaster will make
him all right then.' This Teaster is stated to be one of the
worst characters in the city of Lincoln, and on being
questioned he denied that he was out of his house after six
o'clock that evening, or that he had any knowledge of the
deceased ; but this statement was untrue, as he was seen
drinking with the deceased on the previous evening. A
notorious woman, named Rebecca Hammonds, on being
questioned, said " A man who went by the name of ' Red-
neck,' told her he saw the deceasedin company with a
groom, and he heard him say that he had a £lO note which

his father knew nothing about, and he intended to go- to
Hull and have a spree with it. When the body was found
the belt was missing. On the following morning Dickinson
and Teaster went to the New Market Hotel, in company
with some other men, and got change for £lo' Bank
of England note, but until farther inquiries have been
made the note cannot be identified. The most singular
circumstance connected with the affair is, that at ahouthalf-
past eight o'clock in the evening of the 6th of March, ten
days after the -deceased was missed, his mother, while stand-
ing at her chamber window thinking about her unfortunate
son, saw two men passing along the waterside, one of them
carrying a sack which appeared to be very heavy. The,-
thought of her missing son crossed her mind, and she rushed
out of the house, and saw that the man had dispoSed of his
burden. She at once went up to him and said, " What have
• you done with that bundle ?" He replied, " I never carried
a bundle. A navy man has just gone down there with one."
She, however, asked a gentleman coming from the direction
indicated, and he replied that he had met ho one.
She - then went up to the man and seized hold of him,
saying, " I shall know you again. If anything -is ever
found in the river at that spot, I shall bear witness against

you." She also took particular notice of the other man, as
did also a witness named Coulson. On the following day
she pointed Dickinson out as the man, and she again swore
most positively to him at the inquest ; she coulenot, how-
ever, identify Teaster as the other man, but that may be

accounted foi• by the fact that he had since shaved Oft his
whiskers At the precise spot where these men were sup-

posed to throw the bundle into the river the deceased's body
was found. Dickinson denied that he was there, but he
could not say where he was that evening. After other evi-
deuce had been adduced which implicated both these men,

'l?g which the. Coroner. requested might not be published
:lintil•the mystery is more clearly unravelled. Teaster and
Dickinson were ordered to be detained in custody, and the
.11i.eth4;incory was adjourned until Saturday next. The
Oas_e;lialisoatea.great excitement.

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A 'iItATRIA.IONIAL ADVENTURER

EXTICKOnfI)INNRA" CASE OF IMPOSITION

:Lz t week,. an 'extra:Ordinary ,impostor was arrested in
6Ork. VOr swine dine "past a young man, plainly dressed,
and wearing: a moditekb4was,obiiiitd to be very busy about
-the city, Jisp,TpirtrtittOloWfdt a ratite of a ;old watch and
rittiovhichL.be,satd,o,4lli4but t,,talctszpliace for the benefit
Of a reSpeet4blektkrotlkin_siraitened circumstances.- The
tichots:beilq ls each, a lareimmbei--4:.-them were
OrChrtsol',-, but..for Varied *tended causes `the` !Ole was
p "05t15,0-0.1." IToWever, ft lady arrkied fro m.DUblin, and having
called. on. Head 60 u:th-tblq Crowley, -requested his advice' and
msistanse under the I circumstances :-,--AbOtt 12-
months since a party Was introduced to .Dublin, by
ogglergymart.., as a man'of:high :rank-and position; in fact no
lesgi a personage, than Count Magauley:. Titles ppssess
great-attractions, aiitl the count •,itts -soon -on intimate terms
at the-lady's ,wbere,he. was-always received .with the
honeur&dua tosa: illustrious visitor. The lady had a

daughter;-VIS was yeung, handsome, accomplished; and in-
teriesting sooncheeagte,tlio. objeot ..of tender. and
marked attention on the part of the count. Her heart
was soon won, and a confession of love was' elicited. 'The
mother, of course,-*as delighted4tVo thought of seeing her
,daughter,,a,4emitess;:,the terms of .marriageAv ere' tfifickly
'arranged, the noble bridegroom, of course; granting a
~Sttlemeht Snitahle tc his 'wealth and dignity.: A.-splendid
'll-OuS:e:in one Of 'the -moSt aristocratic quarters of theTcity
-gas on.gagediLata rent of .4`..200u-year ; presents of jewellery
were made to the it4end.ed'bride',' including a beautifttl gold
watch 'and. &aiti; 'which' the Count stated, had; belonged
ta_hisdeax marnma,'-t-the-late Countess -Magauley.- The
kday Arrayeclii.and: the young.ladylbeedine d-biti§hing
bride, and, as she imagined,
_the Co,untess Magauley.
hbiVeYer, 'had. the:honeyineen, well commenced
:when the illusion was dispelled,- and .to, the fair ortWs dis-
traction, she. found. that;, instead of -being a Countess, she
was the wife of an unprincipl4 and'liknitess impostor.
What passed bctv,'een the parties. on., thcKutcasion has not
been disclosed to. the warkl, but the- result was that the
lady was separated from -the man who hatt.sn 'Heartlessly
'entrapped her; 'and forbidden to hold .ftirther communica-
tion With him. He left Dublin immediately after, and,
,aftertfrgaiing in • London • and - other piae,es;. settled in
Cork a few .months , ago. . J rein, this place he wrote
'to` the-YYohtig lady; Stating that he: was in. a luera-
tive,f -situation- t . which, 'enable him to
-support-her—respect-al:di, and asked her to fdire-the
-ipaatv:, and I again -,become - thri -partner of -his his. life and
,fovtane; 'The 'mother; on tieing • She* the lettei., 'came
4Co-dcirk' for the -purpose inquiries as to the
truthi,of-thc-istory, and called of :Head Constable OroW/ey,
as the most likely to procure her,satisfactory . information.
It appeared that he: had for some time previously been.
" keeping on; the vendor • of tickets fot, the raffle,
and he at. once suspected-, that he and the QoUnt ,W,;:auley
were jettnitndthe'§itnidlifenbn: • A warraii.L.A**ined',for
roWley prOiAtiedV his
Ic4glngs to.. execute it. Ile found him within; ;and the
ycn(lor, informersof. the object', of visit,
became extrenNly in4gOitit ; Anti.,:,finding.l this did not

to leave -the rem_ for a

. minnte' lubicii.was, granted; All-di-TIE-ad. Constable, )1A "her,
taking the -percaution •to foll'o'w' 'close behind. 'Whent the
man reached the. depr,..luk, slipped. the..key. from .
and was about' to insert. it in the -Ifoyholecwith the ;}lilt st
intention-of •loelcing his Captor''‘in.:'-wh thtflatter;
,who ltad
observed the move rnent;,:sei44. ..A violent
'struggle: ensneq,. prisoneri and.. the ..head constille
who, though an' fictive of the force, is
soitiwit at corrittlent; •rblled`Oncevo The-ether, to Itte,hottom
.of a,4light talys, dragging -a eoniiiierable,portion of= the
.banisters after iltom.-1 The prisoner was finally secured, and
vertiveyed 13ridewell; where he was hilly
}deutiticd ,ass. tl4e rau,,who,.)-44 impgseil himself on the young
lady and her mother: {The above 'swag; in type yesterday'
,• • .

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iikquest:-va4 iieid

the four men ktma bi."-tlfqn:lioVi‘".einAlision at the 'South
KeittlenPfeLrVaioi.,gPi.intli4g,4tirenran at S'olitth:::Kejloe
44tV401.a.iictit;titialie. charge of two-Otiliei,ibuiWrs
k. -on SaturdayandCll4o4lNifittt
).. ols) il4acr6wuuning9the.,wholertime,
indications :of danger., - =J-olor'll'edtey,,: of 'Seidl
diettbm c engineer,. It'eposed', that ligic:exarninedt,
,t4p
Yritiarr§ liiirtionslitthe:c_ll:lo4cd `boiler..: hcititiiii-;parto
•of, plate,: :haivi‘ain LbeentriTeneired.
The other portions appeared to hate:leen. l'gOdd'aFtil
heate& there:W4noidefeet. in the boiler.
There were,4ireng.inAkei.itfO44:4t (sonic part& of .the boiler,
bektly
,the knee,,haviug.beemmoverheated from a deficiency
of water in the boiler, and that the explosion had 'been
caused in consequence. The jury found that the explosion
had been caused by the overheating of the boiler, but how
the overheating hdd been occasioned there was no evidence
1 to show.

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