The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-28 00:00:00

screams being continued I rushed into the room, and
saw the prisoner with a knife in his hand, and Mrs.
Burton holding him. I held the prisoner till further as-
sistance came. I and some friends held the prisoner
while Mrs. Burton took the knife from him. I was quite
paralysed when I saw all three women bleeding from
wounds infieted upon them. The prisoner came down
stairs, out of the bed-room, and remained with me until
the policeman came. I gave him into custody. Mrs.
Burton was about to throw the knife out of the window
when I prevented her doing so, and she locked it up in
the iron safe.

Mr. Ingbam—Have the prisoner and his wife been on
good terms ?

Mr. Burton—As far as I can see they have. They
were only casual visitors. They have rarely visited me.
I went to the doctor's shop after the tragical event in
my house, and I saw Louisa Cooper, the prisoner's wife.
She was then alive. She died a few minutes afterwards.
She had two wounds on the shoulder, ani another on
the breast.

Roche, the gaoler, who was standing alongside the
prisoner, here said he wished to ask this witness a ques-
tion.

Roche—He wishes to know if the witness did not no-
tice he had been drinking yesterday.
Mr. Burton—l observed that when he came into th•
house yesterday he was much excited, from some cause
or other. I have no question it was drink. His nervous
system has been shaken by strong drinks. I met him the
other day. He was in the same state then as he was on
Christmas-day. On Christmas-eve, shortly after tea, it
was mentioned that he bad bad an attack of delirium
tremens. I know that he has beei drinking hard, but I
also know he has attended regularly to his vocation for
many years, from nine to three o'clock, at the East India
Company's warehouse. I have no question but what he
drank to excess, although I have nob been much in his
company.

Mr. G. H. Cooke, surgeon, of 140, Minories, said—l
was not at home when the deceased was brought to my
shop. When I came home I saw a woman lying on my
sofa. She was quite dead. I examined the body very
carefully. There were two wounds cn the left shoulder.
One was an inch and a half in length, and a quarter of
an inch in depth. The other was about an inch in length
and quite superficial. I then observed another wound on
the upper and inner side of the left breast about an inch
in length and in depth down to the breast bone. I traced
the wound with a probe, and found it took an oblique di-
rection, and penetrated into the csvity of the chest. This
had been effected by some sharp instrument. The knife
now produced would be likely to do it. It is, no doubt,
the weapon which caused the wound to be inflicted.
Inspector Gernon said the knife was quite a new one,
and had never been used but once. The prisoner
bought it on Wednesday, shortly before he committed
the murder.

Mr. Ingham said he would not proceed further with
the case that day, and asked if a post mortem examina-
tion of the body had taken place ?
Mr. Cooke—l intend to make the post mortem exami-
nation this evening._

Mr. Ingham—Will the two women, Mrs. Fearon and
Mrs. Burton, be able to attend next Thursday ?
Mr. Cooke—Yes, sir. I hope so, they are going on
favourably.

Mr. Ingham—Then I remand the prisoner on the
charge of wilful murder till Thursday.

THE BURNOPFIELD MURDER.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, WEDNESDAY.
Richard Rayne and John Cain, alias "Whisky Jack,"
charged with the murder of Mr. R. Stirling, the young
surgeon, of Burnopield, were this day brought up for
re-examination at the County Court, Gateshead, before
Mr. G. H. Ramsay, the Hon. Mr. Liddell, M.P.,
and other magistrates. The court was densely
crowded. The only additional witness examined to-day
was Thomas Jackson, of Durham, attorney's clerk, who
stated that he is well acquainted with the prisoner
Cain ; knew him under the name of " Whisky Jack."
O❑ the night of the 2d of November (the period at which
Rayne has been sworn to as having offered to pledge a
silver watch in Durham), about 10 o'clock, he saw the
prisoner Cain and another man going up Gilesgate, in
that city. He could not identify the other man, but he
was taller than Cain, and in that respect answered to
the description of the prisoner Rayne. There was a
strong light shining when he saw them. He was going
to speak to Cain, but he turned away to speak to another
person.

- Mr. Stoker, solicitor for the prisoners, said there
were several witnesses prepared to come forward and
state that the prisoners could not have been at Durham
on the night in question, as they were at home that night.
The friends of the prisoners were anxious to have these
witnesses called, but he had refrained from doing so, as
he felt that the magistrates would require time for fur.
ther investigation. However, as a satisfaction to his
clients, he would put it to the bench to say whether, if
he called a dozen witnesses to say that the prisoners
were at home that night, they would still be remanded
for further examination

Mr. Ramsay—We must remand them, for the evi•
deuce appears to be increasing.
Mr. Stoker then said he would not call his witnesses
till the case was more complete.
Mr. Ramsay—l think you have exercised a sound
judgment.

The prisoners were then remanded for a week. They
will be brought before the coroner again to•moreow,
when some strong additional evidence against them will
be produced. It is stated that Cain is a reputed son of
the notorious Burke, who was executed many years
ago, in Edinburgh, fur the wholesale murders com-
mitted for the purpose of obtaining bodies for dissec-
tion.