The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-14 00:00:00

The Murder W the Waterloo-road.

EXAMINATION AND COMMITAL OF TI:
PRISONER.

SOUTHWARK POLICE COURT (THIS DAY).
This morning, in coLsequence of its being known that
Samuel Wright, who stands charged with the murder of a
woman in the Waterloo-road, was to undergo an examina-
tion before the magistrate sitting at this court, the pave-
ment in front of the building was crowded by idle people,
the majority as is usual in such cases being of the most
questiorable character. As soon as the court was open to
the public a rush was made for admission, and in a few
minutes the place was crowded almost to suffocation.
On the prisoner being placed in the dock he gave the
name Samuel Wright.
The chief clerk then informed the prisoner that he was
in custody on a charge of wilfully murdering a female
named Maria Green, otherwise Fanny Wright. He
gave a slight shudder as the dreadful crime was
mentioned, but immediately assumed a cold and sullen
look, which he maintained up to the close of the examine-
Hon,

The first witness called was
Harriet Ireland—She said I lodge at No. 11, Waterloo-
road, and knew both the prisoner and deceased. They
occupied the second floor front room. I live on the first
floor. I saw them both about eight o'clock on Saturday
night, and then they appeared to be on very good terms
with each other. I heard nothing more of them until
about four o'clock the next morning, when I was awoke
by hearing a scream and a knocking on the floor. The
noise continuing, I partially dressed myself, with a view
of going up stairs to see if anything was the matter, and
as I opened my door 1 met the prisoner coming down stairs
with his shirt sleeves turned up. There was blood upon
tb.em, and also on the prisoner's nose. I asked him what
was the matter, when he replied, " You had better go up
stairs and see." I proceeded to his room and asked the
cause of the noise. The deceased, in a very faint voice,
said, " He's cut my throat." I then looked in and saw
deceased in a kneeling position, and blood flowing from
wounds in her throat. I ran down stairs to put on my
clothes to fetch a police-constable. While 1 was so
engaged, the prisoner came up stairs again and
knocked at my door. I told him I was going for a
policeman, when he said, " All right," and went
up stairs again. I afterwards went into the street and in-
formed the first police constable I could see, and told him
what had occurred.

Police-constable Newton, 7G L, said he was on duty

in the Waterloo-road on Sunday morning. In consequence
of what last witness told me I went to the house, 11
Waterloo-road. On going into the second floor front room
I found the deceased on the floor bleeding from a
frightful wound in her ; throat. I said, " Whatever
is the matter," when the prisoner replied, "I have
done it, and it cant be helped." In a few moments after-
wards ho said " Whatever becomes of me you'll be sure to
let my friends know." I looked round the room and found
a razor (produced). It was open. The blade and handle
were covered with blood. I took it up, and, having closed
it, put it in my pocket. The prisoner, having taken some
water out of the kettle and drank it, turned round and said
" There's a razor lying about." I told him I had it, and then,
pointing to a knife which was lying on the table, he said
" That's what she took up to me." I told him he must come
to the station-house, to which he made no objection. When
the charge was entered, he merely said " That's all right."
Mr. George Harrup, assistant to Mr. Dodd, 191,Waterloo-
read, said I was in attendance on the unfortunate deceased
at about ten minutes past 4on Sunday morning. The pri-
soner was then standing in the room near the window, and
the woman was lying in a pool of blood on the floor. With
the assistance of the constable, I laid the deceased on the bed'
She was then dead. I found two deep wounds on the throat,
one had entirely severed all the main arteries, and nearly
detached the head from the body. The wound was from
left to right, and extended from behind the ear in the wind-
pipe. The other wound was from right to left, but not so
extensive as that just mentioned. The razor shown to me
would inflict the injuries which had caused the death of
the woman.

This being the whole of the evidence,

The prisoner, after being cautioned in the usual way,
was asked what he had to say in answer to the charge of
wilfully murdering Maria Green, but he made no reply.
The Magistrate then fully committed the prisoner for
trial.

The depositions having been signed, the prisoner was im-
mediately conveyed to Newgate, and as the sessions of the
Central Criminal Court commenced this morning, prisoner

will in all probability be tried on Wednesday or Thursday

The inquest will be held to-morrow at two o'clock, but
very little, if any interest, will attach to that inquiry, as the
evidence will merely be a repetition of the above.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK.
Miles Opened. Reeeipts.-%

Railways.

1863.

1882. 1863. 1862

- -
136 2,004 2,126
49 599 682
28 1,054 1,765
1'214 6,514 6,281
230 17,353 15,729
84 - -
20 405 359
64 131 146
324 394 249
531 1,203 1,064
17 315 294
63 1,406 1,453
63 1,536 1,514
23 192 122
44 2,786 2,0a7
169} 7,900 7.179
5J 2,809 2,711
198 8,307 8,105
644 29,044 26,206
351 30,311 28,577
58 1,787 1,751
864 486 4U6
329 7,974 7,532
10324 58,347 52.352
86( 1,299 1,065

Belfast and N. Counties 136
Belfast and county Down 49
Bl'th and Tyne 2B
Bristol and Exeter l2ll
Caledonian 2311
Coekermouth& Workington B4
Cork and Bandon 2O
Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6l
Cork and Youghal
Cornwall 654
Deeside l7
Dublin & Belfast Junction 63
Dublin and Drogheda 75
Dublin and Meath
Dub. & Wicklow and Wext d 9ll
Edinburgh and Grlasgow 1691
Furness, &c 5O
Glasgow & South-Western
Gt. Eastern,Nrik.,&E. Union
Great Northern • 353
Great North of Scotland 5B
Gt. Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) 7ll
Gt.Soutlin. & Westn.(lrind.) 3731
Great Western 10561
Inverness & Aberdeen Juno 864
Inverness & Perth Junction 1191
Irish North-Western 145
Lancashire & Yorkshire 402
Limerick and Ennis.. 241
Limerick and Foynes 264
Llanelly 46f
London & North-Western
London and Blackwell 54
London & South-Western
Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast
London, Chatham, & Dover 72
Do. Metropolitan Extension 104
Loud., Tilbury, & Southend
Man., Sheffield. & Lincolnsh
Manch. S.Jun.&Altrincham 9l
Maryport and Carlisle
Metropolitan ...... 31
Midland (incl. N.-Western).. 641
Midland Gt. Westn. of hind... 2591
Monkland 7ll
Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44
North British, Edin., Perth ea 10.625
and Dundee 414 4101 gi --• 43,0 ag
N-Eastern and Stock. & DarL 1095 10771 6•,918
209 3,012
North London 9 9 •- •A •
North Staffordshire 254 25
Oswestry and Newton.. 6O ,41 1 N "433 7.861
010 07
3 9882
Rhymney ........ ...... —. l9 9 ;i2 1,,725 2,199
St. Helen's Canal & Railway 62 80 5,257 1,803
Scottish Central
Scottish North-Eastern .....
114,, '9466
76198603
14,.84:171
Somerset and Dorsett el, 754 3.2 2,796
South Devon ........ • •—• • • •al'i 305 17,457
2:1 17.6;
South-Eastern....... ......... ay,.; 65 5,387 5,031
Taff Valet Ulster lO 10 127 12 Vale of Clwyd ...---
Vale of Neath.• .. ........... 31 31 267 .
282
1,448
Waterford
dd
and
dd KLimilkerenioknY: : :
..•
.:
274 77 1,416
West C0rnwa11........ ::•,•, 4B
48
brAl‘A"
Furness
: 127 13527
tilorarAongr6sl 167
IWv.,llhaartvenlepoieal
967 -
, 18
830
..•••••...M......................5........• 688
WVillillechhaavveenn&julurneu 56.

- 1,138 7 -
145 1,720 1,912
395} 32,250 31,687
197 230

2g} 138 124
4 5 (7 489
11791 93,940 81,935
1,665 1,646!
441 19,211 17.366
241} 16,158 17,678
72* 4,003 2 750
Sit 875 195
42} 1,049 1,006
239 k 16,415 15,371
91 1,203 1,008
28 1,414 1,197
- 1,852
614 43,375. 39.522
192 i 5,151 5,033
74 1,013 1.843
44 2490 2,315