The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-31 00:00:00

THE LEICESTERSHIRE TRAGEDY.

GREAT DALBY, Friday.
The inquiry touching the death of the man named
William Harvey, who was shot at the farm-house of Mr.
Thomas Flavell, Ashby Lodge, Ashby Folville, on Sunday
last, was resumed at eleven o'clock this day (Friday), at
the Royal Oak public-house, Great Dalby (a village three
and a half miles from Melton, and about three miles distant
from the scene of the tragedy), before Mr. E. H. M. Clarke,
one of the coroners for Leicestershire.

The proceedings commenced with the reading over of
the depositions taken at the opening of the inquest at Ashby
Folville on Monday, iwhen Mr. Flavell spoke as to the man
ner in which he found the body of the deceased on his re-
turn from church. The witness loaded the gun on the 23d
November with No. 4 shot, and he kept it in his bedroom
until within ten days back, in consequence of the reports
about robbers. The prisoner neglected his work, but had
been on friendly terms with the deceased.
Mr. N. Whitchurch, surgeon, spoke to the cause of
death, which arose from a gun-shot wound under the right
ear, of a somewhat oval nature, 1i inches long and 1 inch
across. It was surrounded by a black charred circle of 2
inches in diameter, and the hair was singed. He probed
the wound with his finger, and found a small particle of
leather and some shot corn. His finger passed directly to
the spine, which was fractured. Had since made a post-
mortem examination, and found that the shot cern had
passed directly under the second cervical vertebra, fractur-
ing it into many pieces, destroying the spinal marrow, and
cutting the carotid artery and jugular vein on that side of
the neck. lie was convinced that death was immediate,
and that the muzzle of the weapon was very near the neck
of the deceased.

Police-constable Isaac Foster stated that he went to the
house, and saw the deceased. He found two letters before
the deceased, which he produced; also a Bible near to the
deceased's head on the table, and the gun, which had been
recently discharged. Prisoner was missing, together with
his boots and coat. He gave information to Sergeant Platts.
Mr. Flavell, recalled, said—The inkstand produced is
mine. I did not find it in the place where I left it.
By a Juror—l have no reason to believe that there is any
ground for a report of jealousy existing between the de-
ceased and the prisoner in regard to a sweetheart.
In reply to a Juryman, the witness said the deceased had
his watch on him on Sunday morning.
This was the whole of the evidence for the prose, ution,
and the prisoner, after being duly cautioned as to whether
he had anything to say, replied—" I have nothing to say."
The Coroner then summed up the evidence, and the jury
were left at 1.25, and at 1.40 they returned a verdict of
" Wilful murder" against the prisoner, who was conveyed
to Leicester Gaol the same night to await his trial at the
Spring Assizes.

Prisoner was nut in the slightest way affected by the de-
cision.

RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

(From the Illustrated London News.)
The will of the Right Hon. Charlotte, Dowager
Countess of Ashburnham, late of Southwood Lodge,
St.Lawrence,,Ramsgate, and Eaton-square, London,
was proved in the principal registry, and the per-
sonalty sworn under £12,000. The executors no-
minated are Sir Henry Percy Gordon, Bart., and
Lady Elizabeth Sophia Ashburnham, the daughter.
The testatrix, who attained to a great age, was the
daughter of the iirst Earl of Beverley. Her lady-
ship married, in 1795, George, third Earl of Ash-
burnham, K.G. The will was executed in 1854,
and her ladyship disposes of her freehold residence
at Ramsgate to her daughter, Lady Elizabeth, and
on her decease to her other daughters for their re-
spective lives, and then devises the estate of South-
wood Lodge to the children of her daughter, Lady
Wodehouse, absolutely. To ber son, Lieutenant-
General the Hon. Thomas Ashburnham, C. 8., a
legacy of £l,OOO is bequeathed, and to her daughter,
Lady Wodehouse, a like sum of £l,OOO, in addi-
tion to her marriage portion. The remainder of
her property is left equally amongst her unmarried
daughters,

The wiillof Gen. Sir Philip Bainbrigge, K.C.8.,
of St. Margaret's, Tichfield, Southampton, was
proved in the London Court on the Bth inst. The
executors and trustees therein appointed are Lady
Bainbrigge, his relict; his sons, Colonel Philip J.
Bainbrigge and the Rev. John H. Bainbrigge, 8.A.;
and his son-in-law, Franklin Lushington, Esq., C.B.
This gallant general officer was colonel of the 26th
Regiment, or Cameronians, and had seen much
active military service, and won many badges of
distinction. Sir Philip attained to the age of 76.
His will bears date November last, and is very
brief. The testator directs that the income of Lady
Bainbrigge shall be increased to £3,000 a-year,
which is to be in addition to the pension of £l2O
coming to her ladyship as a general officer's widow,
and that his personal property shall be divided into
seven equal parts amongst his seven children, three
sons and four daughters.
The will of Mr. Francis For, of Tottenham, Mid-
dlesex, was proved in London, on the 2d inst., under
£60,000 personalty, by the affirmation of the execu-
tors, namely, Francis Edward Fox, the son; George
Fox (the brother), of Devon, banker ; and the tes.
tatory cousics, Samuel Fox, of Tottenham, and
William Ball, of Glenrothay. The will was made
in November, 1860, whereby the testator disposed
of his shares in the London and North-Western
Railway, and all his furniture, wine, and other
effects to his daughter,leaving
Mary Jane Fox, to
her an equal share with his son in the real estate,
and dividing between them the residue of the per-
sonalty. To his (the testator's) brother, George
Fox, he leaves a legacy of £3,000 • and here are
several legacies to relatives and friends, as well
as to his servants, proportioned to their length of
servitude.

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