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MISS
OR, PASSAGES IN THE LIFE OF A YOUNG L kDY.

my arms round her and kissed
our reternipg from work &-
the tide. When my together. The hour of
boat
dropped
upon the wind end
did net know what the raj
men and three other men cane on
anchor 'the police-
sev,2'ne on board from a small
boot, Bed they put
and I told him. He then asked I 31; elm@ on board for. The
policeman asked me if qteestions -to me; but I
him I had twa. He then a kal any razors, and I told
my cottage, but I was nPo:ini
questions lei me to supp
and I told him in my
that he called me on one sridb°ll
asce4et, and gave it him. These
fleoerdmi 111
41e
informed of wofh-we whererhe a myt
ih akkdenpai kept
etu them,we la! sy
something had happened at
was murdered. The place
occurred until I met M
before I asked him if my wife
a contrary, direction to Salcowh
osier-
bed, where the hedge stake wmta.
dreadful had happened, °saYTi ,ci
found,bsaiti said that
atdhogoing
recollectt osomething
my
ere I was at work was in
work. A per Son going
the osier bed.
isachcooobl-hy.,sarcdotgteatgee,,woautldT:i)li I had to pass the
fro
William Mason said, I am apadss my
cottage through the
redgerman, and I lodged
happened. I went to bed abourY, at the time this affair
sleosb
out six the next before the murder, and got o'clock on the night
morn-
ing. I and Cobb dressed ouurpsea'llebine
work, leaving Cobb behind i, n thee s : andcottage.l
notice what time it wash
but I know that I went before Cobb.The deceased and
her husband lived very eaappbeilotyitychtoowbght:herleft the
htweh eeclnhet
didiol
ttdtoawgnm.aeoys:
an adopted child, and they
I found that my
appeared very fond of
it, When I came home agai
box had been ransacked, and
a eleven or twelve
shillings were taken from
was' in it. I am sure
I missedthere smell till that
weee two half-
crowns among the money.nothing bat the
money. My box was quite safe two days before the
murder. A short time before November, the prisoner
purchased a pair of boots from ega, fur eighteen
for the
He only paid oue sixpence and kfileittl.e
rest, and he said he would pay me as soon as he ceuld.
I only asked him once. My things were all
pence.
ere all safe-when I
went to my work, on the morning of
Cross-examined—l have said it was
between six and
seven when I left the cottage; but I cannotvv. speak posi-
tively to half an hour. I cannot tell
night
ter
to before
Nazing, t he
hat time it was
when I got to my work.
Edward Pewter said—ln November last I lodging
With Cobb at Tollesbury; but on the was
murder I had gone on board a smack
same, and all my
Woorcreek,
about a mile from Tollesbury, and went
fishing
arazor Cobbth t
where I was engaged in dredging and
until the
Wednesdays following. I left my box of clothes
and when I returned found my box opened, and all safe,
nothing about
clothes thrown about. I had lodged
heardmonths at
Cobb'su cottage, and during that time I never
and his wife have an angry word together.
By M P
was produced
—r. e ARRY—I know
s produced before the coroner. Had never that
it
myself, but I believed that Cobb used to set it.
Several other witnesses were examined, who deposed
to many of the facts before given in evidence.
Mr. Codd, the coroner for the northern
Essexdivision, deposed that he took the inquisition upon of
body of the deceased. The first was on the 26th of
the
November, and on that day the prisoner made a
deposi-
tion. Before ho did so, witness asked him if he wished
to ba examined as a witness, and he replied—.
please, sir,"as Witness told him it was not As you
he pleased,
but as he (prisoner) pleased, as he was then -
in custody
on i
sus cier, 'd ‘,
P • The prisoner again said,please,
air.'' you
sir.,,
Ho then said he bad no objection to be examined,
and .
upon this he was sworn, and his deposition
was
taken down after he bad been cautioned that he was
not
bound to answer any question that tended to criminate
t
himself. Tne prisoner then made a statement to the
effect that on the morning of the murder he got up at
six o'clock, and that he afterwards lighted a fire, and
about seven o'clock he went away to Salcot, and after-
wards proceeded to Wivenhoe, to arrange about pur-
chasing a boat. Ha also said ;hat when he left home he
only bad three shillings in his pocket. The prisoner
further stated at his examination that he never left the
footpath as he was going to Salcot in the morning.
Inspector Cook, of the Essex constabulary, proved
that he searched the cottage where the prisoner lodged,
and
found some articles of clothing ou which there ap-
peared to be marks of blood.
George Archer, another constable, proved that the,
prisoner said to him that he could not account for the
marks
of blood that were upon one of the pairs of trow-
sere, unless they had emee off the ropes on board the
boat. He also proved that Mrs. Wash took a pink hand-
kerchief • clean and neatly folded up from one of thei
drawer.that it -, and she handed it to him, and said -
be-
longed to the prisoner.
At this
stage of the case the Court adjourned, and the
jury were taken to one of the hotels in the town
in charge.
of an officer.

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i tmheanttisaas
ptheersroanzawrotrheait had
hserisibbeleenfrpormodurceed
eei.vill al
n:
stvsioonilrtl
blow. upon the head, the cut might have been inflicted
upon the throat with very great rapidity; and he was of
opinion that the injury might have been ieflicted is the
atweaponcttiaw upon
fromo thel
d
would
way this vvas supposed to have been, without the person
ieflic ting isutch a receiving any
rnn h
ft)
have
(I v
e n
been t
e e
i her
el
hand or any part of the persoe. Where there was no
violence
five to ten seconds, and although the carotid artery
would he divided, the hand using hin
be pest it before it received any of the blood. In his
opinion the injury upon the temple of the deceased
might have been occasioned by the hammer, but certainly
not by the hedge stake that had been produced; and it
appeared to him that the latter instrument had been
broken by a wrench, and that the fracture was not the
result of any violent blow. The two handkerchiefs that
had been produced were nearly identical in character to
each teller, except that one appeared to have been more
washed than the other.
By Mr. PARRY—IIe should have been enabled to form
a much better opinion upon many of these
.mutters if he
had had an opportunity of personally examining the de-
ceased, and it would, of course, be much safer to act upon
such an examination than from any description that was
given of, the nature of the injuries. After a week or ten
deys had elapsed it was impossible to come to any posi-
tive conclusion as to the period a stain of aloud had
existed. These articles were not shown to him until the
14th of February. Ile was aware of one instance where
a clot of blood after ten days did not change its appear-
ance for five years. The microscopic test with regard
to blood he considered was infallible, and ho had not
the slightest doubt in the present instance that the marks
ho saw were marks of blood. The sulphate of iron that
was used in ink could not, by any possibility, be mis-
taken for blood. Some eminent chemists were of opinion
that the sulpheecionateeoLiroa was • culunring matter Of •
the human blood, but that was a totally different sub-
stance to the sulphate of iron.
Re-examined—ln this cese he had not the slightest
doubt that• the marks were blood.

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Mr. Baron PARKE asked Dr. Taylor how he accounted
for the marks of the blood being on the trowsers, and the
ether parts of the dress that had been produced, when he
appeared to be of opinion that the injury on the throat
might have been occasioned without the hand that caused
it receiving any blood?—Dr. Taylor said he could not
not account for the mode in which the stains came upon
the clothes.
Cobb, the husband of the deceased, was recalled, and
he said tin; his wife wore a cotton nightcap on the night
of the murder.
Fox, the constable, was also recalled, and he stated
that he found the hedge-stake in the osier-bed on the
Saturday after the murder, and at that time it was
broken in the middle, but the two parts were not com-
pletely separated. The stake corresponded with a hedge
that was at the bottom of Cobh's gerde2, and he said
that a stake appeared to have been recently taken from
that hedge.
Mrs. Wash was likewise recalled, and in answer to
questions put by the Learned Judge she said that on the
morning of the murder she saw a drop of blood on the
chest belonging to Mason, and she also saw a similar
drop on the floor at the foot of the bed, and another on
the stairs. She also said it was her opinion that the
razor that had been produced was not at all like her
husband's; and she said that his razor had a much larger
and heavier blade than the one produced. The case
of the razor, she also said, was not like her husband's
CaBE.
This closed the case for the prosecution.
Mr. PARRY then made a most earnest and eloquent
address to the jury on behalt of the prisoner.
Mr. Baron PARKE summed up the case with great
care and minuteness. lie went carefully through the
whole of the evidence, calling the attention of the jury
to all the important points as he proceeded. The sum-
ming up occupied nearly three hours.
At twenty minutes to seven o'clock the jury retired
to deliberate. They returned into court at a quarter past
nine with a verdict of Not Guilty.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.— Winchester, March 4.
CRO WN COURT.—(detore Mr. Justice TALFOURH)
CHARGE OF MURDER AT ROMSEY.—John Kcmish, 33,
and John Eyres, 31, were indicted for the wilful murder
of John Soffe, at Romsey, on the 13th of November last.
Mr. Saunders and Mr. Cooke for the proecution; Mr.
Sewell and Ur. Prideaux for the prisoners.
The facts of the case, as given in the evidence, were
as follows:—The deceased was a small farmer and shop-
keeper living at a place called Minstead, near Borusey,
and was in the frequent habit of attending that town for
business purposes, more especially on market days. Oa
the 13th of November, it being market day, be attended,
as usual, with his horse and cart, and was proved to
:have called at the Town Mill in the morning, about
eleven o'clock, where he left some corn to be ground,
promising terealt for it in the afternoon. Ile did so,
and taking the flour away in his cart, paid the miller
his charge, and it was then noticed that he bad both
gold and silver money in his purse, a large red canvas
bag, The deceased was next proved to have been in
Hog-lane, whero he was seen in conversation with a
w
whom he agreed to treat with drink;
andhae, nrmesd, and Sims,another female, named Leach, went
together to a beer-house in Middle Bridge-street for the
said purpose. While there twing and drinking the
two prisoners entered the house, and Byres, who seemed
to know the deceased, claimed some money of hiss for a
former service. The deceased then paid for another
quart of beer, of which the whole party partook. At
length they all left, the woman Sims and the deoetued
having agreed to go out together, end it was arranged
that Leach should take Sims's child and hold it for her,
and for which service the deceased gave her a shilling.
The deceased and Sims, after leaving the house, called
at another public-house, called the Bridge Tavern, and,
the deceased got out of the cart and went in. The two
prisoners having followed them to this house, they also
went in, and the tour hed more drink togetuer, which
was paid for by the deceased. When he left, and the
woman Sims with him, the landlord told the prisoner
Eyres to take back the horse and cart to the beerhouse,
where they had before been stopping, which he did, and
returned, when ho and Kemish also left. The de-
ceased and Sims had gone down a causeway by the
side of the river Teat, in the direction of the meadows,
and, according to her testimony, the prisoner Eyres
came running after them, and coming up in a violont
manner, ho snore he would have the deceased's money,
pushed her down, and at once proceeded to rifle the
des ased'a pockets, which ho succeeded in doing,
taking out what appeared to be a purse and a paper of
copper money. lie continued to roughly use the de-
ceased, and knocked her down again on her interiering,,
and having dragged the deceased towards a meadow
called 4. Pearce's Meadow," he whistled, when the pri-
soner Kemish appeared on the spot, and he selz one
arm of the deceased, and also searched in his pockets.
When they had both drugged him a little past the gate
of the meadow, one of them, she believed Kemish, said,
" Lay hold of the old —, and throw him in the river;"
on which Eyres seized the deceased under his arms, and
at that time, she hoard the splash of it fall in the water.
One of the prisoners said, " Throw her in too," when
she screamed loudly, and ran away as fast as she could,
and saw no more of them that night. The deceased was
missed on the following morning, but his body was not
found until the next Sunday (Nov. 16), when it was dis-
covered in the bed of the river, about 30 y ard s above the mill.
The two prisoners, and also the women, Sims and Leach,
were apprehended and committed on the charge of
murder, and had not mentioned anything of their know-
ledge of the affair until Sunday last, when they confessed
the story in the prison, and were then admitted as wit-
nesses against the men. In addition to the evidence of
these women, there were various witnesses examined,
who deposed to sundry expressions used by the two male
prisoners on the night of the murder, and at a late hour.
It was proved that they had visited different public-
houses, in an apparently half-drunken state, and that
they had been heard to say, " Therhad done away with
the out ;"" that they had plenty of money, for they
had done the trick ;" and other such suspicions obser-
vations. When asked to explain, Eyres said it would be
known in the morning. The woman Leach, in her tes-
timony, also stated that Byres saw her soon after the
•
Mr. SEWELL addressed the jury for the defence in an
At of two hours' duration, in
.which he
...._murdearetearnadlit.old her that he had done for her old fancy
eloquent epee.,
e o
prisoners.n s
themselves
the crime was
' considerable extent as to the time when
which it was
committed, compared with the time at
heard to
pointed out the non-agreement of the female witnesses to
stated by others that the cries of alarm weretheact
of the women having remained in gaolrdor, and urged
charged with a participation in the mu
moment was ad-
vancelproceed from the meadows. He also dwelt
th
that the story they had told at the last
ls.
sub-
mitted that no credible evidence was offered t
guilt of the prisoners. •
The Learned JUDGE having summed op,
(or the purpose of saving themseve
ultation, returned
r ee
en m o fact
innocent
The jury, after a few minutes'
a verdict of Guilty against thebothdallse.otheThe prisoners both declare
mindersmu and that both the wo
perjury. tence of death in the usual
His LORDSHIP passed son
13.,en0e
of a
crowded
form, • amidst the most profound 1,
Kmish adding that he knewmennothbiandg
eactmutittthede

March 5.
Tho trial was resumed this morning at nine o'clock,
before Mr. Baron Parke.

James rtylney, a labourer, deposed thet -about a fort
night before the murder he saw the prisoner at Col-
chester, and they walked home together. As they
were going along the prisoner asked him if he had pt
any money, and he told him he had not, and the prisoner
replied, "No more have I," and he added, " I want
some, and I must have it." Witness asked him where
ha meant to get it, and whether he intended to steal, and
be said, " No, ; but I know where there is some, and I
don't sleep far from it when lum at home, and I mean
to have it.

By Mr. PARRY—Witness knew of the inquest being
held, but he did. not effer to give his testimony before
the coroner. lie heard that Harrington was suspected
a few days after the murder was committed. He had
his evidence taken down last Tuesday, but he had not
received any money. He expected to be paid for his
loss of time.
John Wash, the husband of the prisoner's sister, was
then called, and the razor that was found on the
woolve" was shown to him, and ho was asked if it was
not the one that belonged to him, and which had bee❑
lost from his cottage? He louked on it for some time,
and then, in answer to a question put by Mr. Bodkin,
he said he did not think it was the razor, and he added,
that he thought his razor was straighter in the back than
the one now produced.

By Mr. PARRY.—He purchased the razor in America
several years ago. Upon the blade of it there were ori-
ginally the words " Whoever buys me will not repent."
These words were worked into the blade by means of
some acid.

cotta,©,
Itta
--
jay Mr BODKIN.—He had not seen his own razor since
it was first missed from
his
mine, but I do not think the
By Mr. Baron PARKE.
razor is mine or not. The handlecannot say whether the
You are upon your oath,
blade is the same.
Baron PARKE—What i,
and the case are like
Yon, know. Witness, hesitat-
ing—" your belief upon the subject?
ing—" I cannot .say.
large vizor. y razor was an extraordinary
Baron PARKE—Then do
you believe this is not
your.? Witness—l cannot t
of my razor was longer. told
I
is the reason I could not swear that before the coroner.
"Y. I thought the blader. Cobb so, and that
M
g li it since you have seen
Baron PARKE.—How long
the inscription you havementioned upon the razor?
Witness.—Eight or nine Years
James Digby said, that about a twelvemonth ago he
lodged at Cobb's cottage, and used
to be shaved by Cobb.
Rs was in the habit e . ,s
o using
now produced, but he was unable
such a razor as the one
whether it was the same razor able to form an opinion
James Coates, one 01 the for or slot.
in Wash's house, said he had forme witnesses, who lodged
he stated that the one producedten used his razor, and
particularly noticed a dent in tb was his razor. Ho
it was the same that used to be •G Case, and he was sure
James Cobb was re-called...jun Wash's cottage.
the habit of using Wash's razor,o said he had been in
years, and to the best of his belief,arid setting it for two
now produced were the same h the razor and case
of so using. 0 had been in the habit
By 111 r. Baron PARICE.—Iie never
ticalar mark upon the razor or the observed any par-
Dr. Taylor was then examined. 'eh-B',
had examined the articles delivered nhuiepord that ho
tendent Cook. The first article sub*te- -tb u Superin-, '
tion was a pair of fustian trowsers,
and
toyee-
served, on the right leg, in front, severald on them he ob-
recently of blood, and also several marks spots or stains
lour, and the latter appeared to have Sot a darker co
blood under them. Reexamined all the?'" marks like
very powerful microscope, and the result.e marks with a
that the red marks were blood, and that. he decided was
vered with ink thickly laid on and rubbed talleY were ee-
Higher up the trowsers he also disee,,e- afterwards.
which were also blood. These spots a 'ered red spots,
been rubbed. One of these spots was PiPeared to have
hand pocket of the trousers. There v„:.°813 to the right
patch of blood on the back of the right thigh e separate
ing with the marks of blood in front correspond-
• All h
blood that were covered with ink app, - ~t-e spots of
and more conspicuous than the others. ialrest to be larger
the jacket worn by the prisoner on the _yen examining
der be found a smear of blood on the ,lining of the mur-
In the pocket of the pair of trowsers found of the
the pocket.
er's house he also discovered a very distiuotat prison-
blood. There was also a very distiect sta •large stain of
the pocket of another jacket belonging tst e et blood in
and neither of the laatmentioned marks
prisoner,
to have been rubbed or disguised in an„„ Ks appeared
was unable to say whether the blond wleelbenner. He
man being or of any domestic animal, &nen thattw of a hue
could not form any judgment as to the a pig;
and
stains bad been upon the clothes. Up,,
axe Period the
razor that was found in the
bothooe h;araining the
thick stain of blood upon sides,
near
tohbserved a
the razor, and it was such a stain as would be occasioned
neck of
by any cut which was followed beau large ft,,.._co‘ssaioned
and the blade appeared to have Wiperstm ciood;
it had been drawn through a throat. About the
though
of the edge of the blade he also discovered, by 0 middle
1
1 a very powerful microscope, 801n0 the aid of
minute fibres
ton; there was no trace of any letter upon
of
thecot-
blade,
but it had evidently been ground more they, once.o
was also upon both sides of the handle inside, Blood
the razor had been shut up while it was
wet, s though
was no blood on the outside of the handle. Such There
inscription as the one mentioned by the witness
s an
being of a very superficial kind, would" bee Wash,
to be altogether removed •by grinding. Dr. lately
added, that he had . heard the description Taylor
of the wound in the throat of the given
by the medical witnesses, and be was of • deceased
Might
(*rudely have been inflicted by Rah
opinion, that it
as iastru-

court. ----_---____
OXFORD CIRCUIT.—Oxford, March 3.
THE BANBURY MURDSR.---Gulalmo Giovanni, Bazati
.Kolabergo, a young Italian of slight figure and respec
able appearance, was placed at the bar
ncerdoatoostde.
at ei ht
o'clock this moretng, charged with the wilful murder of
Giovanni Arr.
ice
at rgi:s
QF.ecr.d,iannadn dm°
rl.cs lrai bpeprig
co
oantd
uWe
tiel ldidaten:t.e:
on the part of the Crown. and the prisoner was
acted as interpreter
by he and Mr. Huordnd,letslntor .
Mr. Maggiore was sw
during the proceedings.
It appeared from the statement of the counsel for the
ecution and the evidence adduced in support of it that
pro who was well known by the name of John
the deceased,
Kslabergo, was uncle to the prisoner,
s a ve of Italy, years at 13a.nbury. He
Au wa and had lived for
maby
left
town of Chiavenus, in
striaunati Lornuabardy,from and
left his country in early life to
nical conscriptions of the Emperorescape from the tyran-
Napoleon. Ile was by
trade * jeweller and ailyer6mitts and had colawneed at