The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-11-26 00:00:00

iIIURDE'R AT AYLESBURY.

CORONER'S INQUEST.

'Friday morning as inquest was held at the While Hart
T rrrrr , Aylesbury. helsire Jobs Chenley, Esq. Caroller for
Bucks, uu the bushes of Rebeeee and Edward Needle, mur.
tiered at the Tollhouse, at Aston Chutes. The Jury cute-
slated of twelve respert•ble farmers, inhabitasts of the tows
of Aylesbury; and the Rev. Messrs. Ashaeld said Archer,
al egistraire fur the county, were present to bear the evidence.
Joseph Hill, shoemaker, of Ayieshary, deposed, tbst he
went to see the bodies of she decta•ed whes the murder sal
made known, au. order the bed found • bledgena, which
appeared to have been side out of an old rail; it was bloody
at one rod, and the other end appeared to be shaped for a
beadle.
Charles Fifth, 111 labourer, residing at Aston Clinton, was
employed us thel turnpike road between halos Clinton and
Aylesbury. Oa Monday last, about half.past ten **cluck, he
an. at work some distance from Week's turnpike, where tie
mut il, red) person* resided; he then saw two men (now in
cus'ody) on the road ;. they proceeded is the direction of Mr.
Senior's meadow, not far from the t I-house. Tilsit appear.
sure •as very sossiclows. One em was • short this*
mum, sod he carried& bundle on is arm; the other was a
tall man, who walked lame, and sure a light culouresipsediau
frock d He walked with • black thorn stick. Ile was
lame o right leg. He wore askled shoes, tad was • dark
looking man; and passed by witness three 111114111 Is the course
of the morning. He turned is his temp when he waked.
The short man NM well made. The bundle was tied up in
a light-coloured handkerchief. He wore • light coloured
drab cloth coat, with light worsted cord breeches, which
came over the (viers of his legs. It irse a simele.breasted
coat; sail be was very pale is the face. Witness did not
ipeak to them when they passed him. Wises they gut shout
a furlong from the Wesioo.gate, they turned to the left into
a meadow, and moved oat towesda the back of the toll-
house. At about Pee o'clock be saw the same persons walk-
ing in the directing 4 Westungate, from Aston Chides., iii
the same dress • au* the short also was carryiag the same
bundle, seel.tPe tall pan bad the same stick. The next
time he sasrahmn was as Tuesday, at balf.past lop, when a
crown was lei their company, sod they still walltdhe same
lidthes and carried the stick and bundle. The *own"
was in their rtar„sod the short mao stopped on the road fur
ber. They were then shout a wile from Weston-gate, and
going along the turnpike road towards Aston Clinton. Wit-
ness thought they looked very ruffianly fellow; and said to
his ecospesion. " I should nut like to meet them on • dark
night," meantog that be would be afraid of beim/ rubbed.
Witness had seen the primmer* at lie Bridgepettr Aram,
i Oaddessien' when he wseinermitoed before hinfAredthip and a
bench of )lsgistratest. When he beheld them, helonspdtittely
reeognised them as the meats he saw on the road leffilVeston
turnake. His attention was impressed in choseqattore of
their doilperate appearance. W beu he saw them at Ohilde.deit
on Wednesday, theypegre dressed in different apparel, bet he
still knew them, Illfreaw them again on Thursday, being
examined at the same place, when the men des"' having
passed that way; but the ironies impressed that she saw
them at sweet, and area by way of iorreqiing herself, said
she craw them befits,. A Geinkman asked her why 4io
eI,
t say what she Cues about the murder? She answer
if she was to tell all she knew about it the would
der her. He asked the w tall" man whet ey had
seen them (witness sad' his mate) at work os, Monde,
this person would sot answer, but the " abort" our denied
it, saying be did oat go that way on Monday.
Mn. Fumy Norris, of Aylesbury, stated, that on Tanen,
afternoon, about three o'clock, abe went to Weston torspike
toll-hone, to visit the deceased persons, with whom she had
tea. She left them shout five o'clock, both well. She at.
tended on Friday to give evidence at Serkhatosteed, where
two men, who were in 'custody on suspieios of having
committed the murder, were elassised. Some property
found on she prisoners was produced for her baspectioo,
by Mr. Sheriff the gaoler, by order of the Magistrates.
Among the articles so produced, she identified a pipe-
stopper, as baying ben the property of lir. Needle. It
was roused of eoppie, and seemed to be embed or plated
with silver; it Irse round at ose cad, but quite plain, and
worn round the edges. The deceased always aged this to-
bacco-stopper for stamping parcels. Witness bad nut sees
it for the last twelve mouths; bet is certain it is the same
alto had sees with Mr. Needle. She had herself frequently
toe it, bevies lived is his service for soar four years. The
shoes gad muckier, which formed a part of the articles
found en the Prisoners, resembled articles of the use de-
ocriptioa which the had weals the possession of the our-
deredomi, but she could sot swear decisively that they
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were
ib.
, the keeper of Aylesbury gaol, here produced
the whole of the property thend on the pummels, of which a
pier of leather gloves formed a part. lite right hand one
was much worn. as if from the wearer having been seems-
tooted to wires with a stick.
The witnilhe being questioned as to this latter point, said
that the erceased, Mr. Needle, generally walked with 'inset,
and almost always wore only the right hand glove.
Mr. James Sheriff, keeper of Aylesbury prime, was pre-
sent on Thursday at Little Gaddeeden, sad on Friday at
Berkhaespetead, attending the examination of witnesses
against James Croker and Thomas Randall, the peonies Be-
amed of having murdered the deceased. In the course of
the examination on Friday the following articles, footed os
the pi isouere, were committed to his earthy the Magistrates,
viz, a pair of Worsted stockier, • pair of lest* brains, •
large clasp knife, a pair of leather stern, • pair of shoes,
• tobacco stopper, ilk. 6d. in silver, Med fit. jp copper; and
numerous other liill.ni articles. The prisosiffs did not cos.
fen any thing relative to the warder in presence of the Ma.
gistrater, bet the result of the examisation was, that they
were fully eommitted for trial on the charge of meirder.--
Witness, in 'he drawer of a desk at the house of the de-
ceased, fumed some sails of ewe greelkwhich answered the
&seriatim. of those is the shoes lipid on the prisoners,
which shoes be believed to bare Wagged to the deceased
Edward Needle.
The inquest was adjourn, at eight o'clock to Saturday
morning at sire.'
. Agin's. ry, Saturday Night.
- TitineXdiedisgs before the Coeorter were this mensiug se-
en
Williais Woods limn sear Aston Climbs% at the boos.
which was formerly the Western Gate-borne; it is about a
mile from the present Gats.bouse. Was very iodinate with
the deceased Edward Needle, sod had knowo him for twenty
Voters. He frequently visited, him, smarm, him lest on Sun.
day we. k. He !ben strewed witness a pair of shoes, and said
be was abort to put some hob sails in the heels, to pretest
him from dipping. The deceased wag iu the habit of sitting
with his shoes doss at the heel. On Thursday pat widgets
"Saw, os a desk iu the bones of the deceased, some nails simi-
lar to those which the deceased said lee Wended to put in
his Owes.

• Mr. Sheriff spier produced the shoes hood I. the posses.
sion of Crater sod Randall. Wtitness was quite satisfied that
the shoes thee produced were the property of the deceased.
flbey were doom at the heels, and had each three bole nails
lhe beet.) The deceased g Ily wore a glove on bts right
bead, and walked with a slick.
William Clark lives at Triog, is the comely of Herta ; is a
eosetable. Oa Tuesday last saw a tall man and a short man
guisg through the town of Trier; the men had since told
witness their names were James Croker and Thomas Randall.
Tie tall two bad • light-coloured fustiest jacket on, and the
start man a darker enlowred cloth jacket, or short coat. On
the following moinlrgp witoess beard of the murders, sad
west Is parietal of It. efenden. He proceeded to Geddes.
den, and at cheat Lalf.post aisle arrived at the Bridgewater
Arms. He there saw the men be had sees the day before, in
company wish a woman, and took them into custody with the
assistance of another constable. Is as boar afterwards he
scorched James Croker, and fooled oo his person a pair of
stockier, a pair of brace., plated copper tobacco stop.
per, a housewife, sad 11111011$ ether articles. The to-
barce.rtopper now' produced was the same witness took
from Croker; the white teatime jacket produced, witness
took off Croket's back. There were several marks of blood
on the elbow and cuffs of the right arm. The jacket was
very wet and dirty when be found it, as if as attempt had
been made to übliterste the marks : the stains bad been co-
vered with clay or dirt : there were also bloody marks ors the
bask. Milieu also SOW bloody marts OR Croker's shirt.