The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-20 00:00:00

CIIARG' OP MURDER.

Henry Holler, who was charged with having murdered
his wife, Ann Holler, was brought before Alderman
}lnnis, at the Mansion-house, yesterday, for final ex-
, amination. The following is the additional evidence
Samuel Buckingham, ladies' shoemaker, of No. 6,
Dyer's-court, Long-alley, Worship-street, said -On
Wednesday, the 3d instant, I heard that the prisoner
was desirous of parting with his furniture, and my bro-
ther was to have the first offer. We went to the pri-
soner's lodgings, and saw him and his wife in the room
together, and my brother bought the drawers, table, and
a looking-glass, and the prisoner took the money up and
gave it to his ife, and said, " See here, I give you this
money, and I ask these gentlemen to witness that it was
you who sold the goods, and I have no desire that the
house should be broken up," and the prisoner said,
"Put the back of the glass in the drawer, as I
don't wish the neighbours to know we are so
foolish." The wife said, " You broke the glass,
and now you are ashamed of it." The prisoner said,
" Yes ; you wanted something to write to Bath for,
and I broke it in a passion. It is not fit for any-
body to know." He also said that when the things were
gone he would have a dance ; and she said, " Then
.you
will dance when I am gone, for I shall be gone on Mon-
day morning." He said "Yes, but had it not been for your
aunt and mother we might have been very comfortable
together."
_ _

Jonathan Buckingham, brother to Samuel Bucking-
ham, said—l am a shoemaker, Liverpool-street. The
prisoner is a boot-closer. A fortnight ago I bought
some of his furniture, and paid 1/. 17s 6d for it, and he
gave his wife the money. He said to her, " There, Ann,
there is the money." He said he would have a dance
when the furniture was gone. On Monday night last,
the 15th of November, the prisoner came to me between
7 and 8 o'clock, and said, IBuckingham, what shall I do ?
—my wife's mother is up from Bath, and her aunt is
come with her from the west-end, and they seized me by
the throat and said they would murder me," I advised
him to go to the station-house and get assistance, and
he asked me to go with him, and I did ; and the officer
said some one should go, and we went on to
the house and into the shop, and the officer came
and I called the prisoner. The deceased was there,
and some questions were put about the furniture,
and I answered them and then I went home. The
prisoner came again after I had been home about a
quarter of an hour, and told me that he had 20/. in the
bank, and that his father and his wife's friends wanted to
obtain it. There were no angry words in my presence
between the prisoner and his wife. The prisoner said
they should not have the money, but if I liked he would
turn it over to me, to prevent their having it ; and I
went to the station-house, and then to the savings'-bank
in Moorfields with him, and they turned over the book
and the money to me. lie said he thought he should
go in America, and take his wife with him, and then he
should be away from them : and he went home, and
came back again to my house, and left some clothes
with me. He said he would leave the clothes, and if he
called for them he could have them, and if not they
were to be mine. He stayed with me an hour or two,
and he said that his wife's friends had poisoned her
mind against him. He left, I think, between 11 and 12
o'clock. He was perfectly sober. We had only one
glass of ale between us. Tuesday morning, the 16th
inst., the prisoner came to my house, between 8 and
half-past 8 o'clock. He was drunk, and seemed very
much intoxicated and said to me, " You must excuse
me, Buckingham, lam intoxicated." I told him to go
home, and he went away. On the Sunday before, his
wife told me that if her friends would leave her alone,
she should be happier with him than she ever had been.
They appeared very comfortable together.
Duncan Scott, barman at Mr. Jay's, No. 33, Liver-
pool-street (the United States public-house), said—On
Tuesday morning the prisoner came in at about 10
minutes to 8 o'clock, and called for a pennyworth ofgin.
I refused to serve him, because he appeared the worse
for drink. He had a penny biscuit, and I gave it to
him ; and then he wanted some porter, and I refused to
serve him, and he went away.
John Goldie said—l am a carpenter, living at 76,
Sun-street, Bishopsgate-street. The prisoner was a ser-
vant of mine, and occupied an attic for a week last
Saturday. I have not heard any quarrelling between
him and his wife. About a quarter to 6 o'clock .on
Monday evening the prisoner came into my parlour and
appeared excited, and said his wife's mother had come up
and wished to take his wife to Bath, and during the time
he was with me the witness Buckingham called him out,
and in his hurry he took my hat instead of his own, and
I went to his apartment and exchanged the hat. I was
at home that night and slept under his room. I did not
hear any quarrel or noise. I was up till two o'clock,
and all was quiet.

Catherine Rowe, widow, of No. 101, Milton-street,
Dorset-square, lodging-housekeeper, said the deceased,was
my niece. I have frequently seen her since her marriage,
which took place nearly a year and a half ago. She and
her husband have several times called at our house. They
appeared to live amicably together, but the wife has in-
formed me differently. She has frequently complained
of the ill-usage of her husband. On Saturday the wife
came to me and stayed until Sunday. She told me
he should never be happy again with the prisoner,
as she was in danger of her life and wished me to
write to her mother to come up to London and fetch
her, and I wrote to her mother to come up. On
Sunday about eleven o'clock, the prisoner called at my
house, and said to the deceased,—" Ann, I think it
very unkind of you to leave when you knew I was
coming home." She said to him, " You wrote a letter
to say you would not be home till Monday evening.
I thought it no harm to come and see my aunt." He
asked her to go home with him, and she did, and I
wanted them to stay to dinner, but he declined, and they
left together, and I saw nothing more of them till Mon-
day evening, when my sister came up from Bath, between
three and four o'clock, and we went to the prisoner's
lodgings, and saw his wife, and the prisoner shortly after-
wards came in, and he said he was not very well. The
mother said to him " What have you been doing to
bring my child to this ?" He said, " Wait, and I'll tell
you." The mother said, " No, I only want my child."
He took up his hat and said, "If you will not here me,
I'll not stop here." He returned in about ten minutes
with the witness Buckingham. He said he should not
part with his wife that night, but if she wished she
should go to-morrow. He said to her, "Ann, do you wish
to leave me ?" She said, " Henry, I do." Her mother
said she did not consider her daughter was safe with him
during the night. He said, " Ann, don't think I would
harm you." She said, " No, Henry, I don't." She
was sitting on his lap, and I went out on the landing, and
left her mother with them. The prisoner said he would
have it in black and white, as to her leaving, before she
left. She had not said anything to me about going to
America. I have since seen and identified the body of
my niece.: _ _

When the evidence was read to the prisoner,
Alderman Finnis said, "Do you wish to say any.
Ling ?" - •

The prisoner—Nothing more than what you have
Leard in the evidence.

The prisoner was then committed to Newgate for the
murder of his wife Anne Horler.

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ST. STEPHEN, WALBROOK.—Yesterday a meeting of
the parishioners of St. Stephen, Walbrook, was held in
the vestry-room, for the purpose of receiving a report
from the committee to whom had been referred the bill
of costs sent in, in pursuance of the order of Mr. Justice
Vaughan . Williams, for proceedings in the action of
" Gibbs and another v. Flight and another ;" the Rev.
George Croly, D.D. rector, in the chair. Mr. Crosby,
.the vestry clerk, read the following report :—" That
your committee having duly considered the matter re-
ferred to them by the resolution of vestry of Friday,
the sth day of November inst., beg to state as their
opinion, that inasmuch as the order of Mr. Justice
Vaughan Williams, directing the payment of the costs of
the plaintiffs in the action of Gibbs and another v. Flight
and another is in no respect legally obligatory on the parish,
it will be inexpedient for the parish to interfere with the
said order ; and that Messrs. Flight and Rock must be
left to the exercise of their own discretion with respect
to obeying or resisting the said order ; but in the event
of Messrs. Flight and Rock obeying the said order, and
paying the costs therein mentioned, your committee
strongly recommend to their fellow-parishioners to reim-
burse them such payment, the order of Mr. Justice Erle
being, that the costs in both suits be paid out of the
parish funds. All which we submit to our fellow-parish-
ioners." After some discussion, the following resolution,
proposed by Mr. Unwin, and seconded by Mr. Kend-
rick, was put, and carried unanimously :—" That the
report now laid on the table be received ; but with a view
of terminating the settlement of all disputes, the vestry
request the gentlemen of the committee to see the parties
in the parish by whom Mr. Phillips has been instructed
in the action of Gibbs v. Flight, and all other matters,
in order to ascertain the full amount of the claim such
parties consider they are liable for to Mr. Phillips."
Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the meet-
ing separated.
OMNIBUSES AND HACKNEY COACHES IM LIVERPOOL.—
There are upwards of seventy omnibuses in constant
operation in Liverpool, worked by about 500 horses,
Thand daily carrying an aggregate of 20,000 persons.
ese omnibuses will accommodate between thirty and
pearanscear4B
aerfsons. They are drawn by three horses (abreast),
the interior is concerned, present the ap-
Journ y
.8 a locomotive saloon. The length of one
between two and three miles, and the
of about 1,000
fare is is u'aalley
cars and hani
80ml:umber of hackney carriages, including
viable notoriety
specimens of the tribenOftle
hc:risn daily use, is 450, requiring the aid
of, but the drivers enjoy the mien-
most abusive and peculant •
uI tie United Kingdolx. Jehu to lag found in any town