The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-10 00:00:00

EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER.

Yesterday, at the Clerkenwell Police-court, before
Mr D'Eyncourt, Frederick Charles Bucknell, aged 23, who
was described on the charge sheet:as an under waiter, was
charged with causing the death of Jane Terry by stabbEng
her in the heart with a butcher's knife. The prisoner ap-
pears younger than he is described, and his appearance is
rather of a mild character. His eyes had a peculiar stare
about them, and he seemed to feel his position very acutely.
Inspector Richardson, N division, was in attendance to
watch the case on behalf of the Commissioners of Police.
Henry Feeble was the first witness called. He stated
that he managed the business of his uncle, Mr Feeble; at
the Lion public-house, New Cattle Market. The prisoner
was under waiter tfiere, and had been employed there for
two years. Last night, about a quarter-past 11, he heard
screams on the staircase, and on going up stairs he met the
prisoner coming down. He had a knife in his hand, and
said, " I have done it, Master Henry; I have killed her."
He took the knife fr,tu him, and said, "You scoundrel,
come down stairs." The prisoner went down stairs, and
he then gave him into the custody of a gentleman in the
bar. The knife, which was about eighteen inches long,
and very sharp, was covered with blood. That knife was
used in the kitchen. The prisoner and the deceased, as far
as he knew, had been on very good terms together.
Mr D'Eyncourt—Had there been an attachment between
the deceased and the prisoner ?
Witness—There had been. That was about seven
months ago.
The prisuy.er said in a firm tone that he did not wish to
ask the witness any question.
William Gardener, the head waiter, said he knew the
prisoner and the deceased as servants in the employ of Mr

Keeble. Last night he was in front of the bar sweeping,
when he heard a loud and long scream, corning from the
top of the house. Seeing the previous witness going up
stairs he followed and saw Mr Keeble having hold of the
prisoner. He rushed past, and before reaching the next
landing he saw the deceased fall. She was bleeding very
much from a wound in the left breast. He could see the
wound.

Dtr D'Eyncourt—Did she live long?
Witness—No; he believed that she was dead when he
picked her up. She did not speak or groan. The only sign
of life she gave was an endeavour to draw her breath, but
this she failed in.

Mr D'lyncourt—Have you observed that the prisoner
was paying his addresses to the deceased ?
Witness—No. I thought there was nothing more than
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joking between them.

Mr D'Eyncourt—Have you seen anything about the pri-
soner that would have led you to suppose that he intended
anything of this sort ?

Witness—No. He had seen a young man come to the
house, whom he understood was paying his addresses to the

young woman.

Mr George Tate, member of the Royal College of Sur-
geons, said he was called to examine the deceased. Ho

found her deluged in blood. On feeling her pulse and exa-
mining her he found her quite dead. She was still warm.
He was told she had been stabbed, and on examining her
he found an incised wound on the upper part of the left
breast. The orifice was about an inch and a half or two
inches in depth. He put his finger into the wound and
found that the knife had passed through the left lung into
the back of the heart. He could feel the heart. (Sensation.)
He could feel the heart with his finger. He pushed his
finger in as far as he could. He had no doubt the wound
was immediately fatal.
Mr D'Eyncourt—Could the wound have been inflicted
with such a knife as that produced ?
'Witness—Yes; it is just such a knife as would inflict
such a wound.

Mr D'Eyncourt—Would it require much force to inflict
such a wound ?

Witness—Yes, it would require considerable force:
Mr D'Eyncourt asked if the deceased was a robust young
woman ?

Witness—Yes, and she was a very fine young woman,
and full of flesh.

Charles Hill, the boots, gave confirmatory evidence, and
said that he left the prisoner in his bedroom about 20 minutes
betore this occurred. He then bade him good night, and the
prisoner said, " Oh, I might come down again." A few
minutes afterwards he saw the prisoner. with a knife in his
hand, and he said he had done it. Last Sunday fortnight the
deceased came home with her cottkin, and the prisoner then
said " that is the man (meaning the cousin) that has broken
my peace of mind." The deceased and the prisoner had
been very partial to one another, but not so much of

late. He did not think that the prisoner contemplated
anything of this sort. The deceased wished him " Good
night." two or three minutes beture he heard the scream.
He had heard the prisoner say that he was very fond of the
deceased, and that he would have her and no one else.
Police-constable George Norris, 220 N, said that about
halt-past 11 last night he was called into the Lion Tavern,
and the prisoner, who was in front of the bar, was given into
my custody on a charge of stabbing his fellow-servant. He
told him the charge, and he said, " I will tell you all about
it." He told him it was his duty to caution him against
making any statement. He was not obliged to say
anything, but what he did say might be heard in evi-
dence against him. He said, " She is the only girl that
ever I liked ; and poor girl she has got it, and I hope
she will die." A gentleman came into the room and
said "She is dead." The prisoner remarked, " I would
rather that she is dead than that any one else should have
her." After that he (witness) went up stairs with inspec.
tor Richardson, and on the second staircase found a broach
which was covered with blood.
Mr D'Eyncourt--Did the prisoner say anything about
the knife?

Witness—No.
Mr D'Eyncourt—Was there any blood on the prisoner's
hands or clothes ?
Witness—l did not observe any. The prisoner did not
seem much excited.

Inspector Thomas Richardson, of the N division, said
that last night he went to the Lion publichouse. Re re-
ceived from Mr Keeble the knife produced. The knife was
covered with blood. On his reading the charge over to the
prisoner he said, " I did do it. I loved the girl, and that
was the reason why I did it." He (witness) wrote these
words down at the time. In the prisoner's box he found a
portrait of the deceased. The portrait was in a fancy case,
and had been carefully preserved.
Mr D'Eyncourt asked if any of the witnesses knew that
the deceased had given the prisoner her likeness.
All the witnesses answered in the negative.
The prisoner, who treated the matter with the greatest
indifference, was then remanded.
Mr D'Eyncourt inquired if the friends of the deceased
had been communicated with.
Mr John Richardson said the friends of the deceased re-
sided at Derehs.m, in Norfolk, and he would communicate
with them. The prisoner has a father but no mother. The
prisoner asked that his aunt, Mrs Bishop, of 11, Lion-
square, Whitechapel, might be communicated with. The
prisoner's father had visited him at Mr Keeble's ; but the
prisoner had stated that he had had to support himself for
the last ten years.

Bank of England Return,•—Last Evening.
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria,
cap. 32. for the week ending on Wednesday, the Bth day
of June, 1864:

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.
Notes lamed ......-”X28.034,730 Government Debt .£11,015,1C0
Other Securities .. 3.634,900
Gold Coin &Bullion 13,384,M)
I Silver BulliOn

£28,031,730

428,034,730

BaNThitsci D

iPARTMENT.
Government Seod-
rities (including
DeadWeightAn-

Proprietors' Capi-
tal .£14.553.000
Rest
Public Deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis-
mis sioners of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-
counts) .......... 8.748.510
)ther Deposits.... 1 1,966,204
Seven Day and
other Bills

nuity) £11,072,267
Other Securities l9, 42,473
Notes
Gold and Silver 6.8,399
Coin

494,285

£39,035.70 £39,035,149
M. MARSHALL, Chief Ca hie

June A, IEB4.