The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-07 00:00:00

THE WIND HAM CASE.

COMMISSION OF LUNACY-THIS DAY.

(Before Samuel 'Warren, Esq., Q.C., Master in Lunacy,

and a Special Jury.)
SEVENTEENTH DAY.

The Master, on taking his seat, said that in Friday next
the Court would sit at the Guildhall 'Westminster, the per-
mission of the magistrates having been obtained, and that
the sittings would :be continued until the termination of
the inquiry. _ _ _

Mr. Gwyn, surgeon, of Hammersmith, who was ex-
amined in chief yesterday, was called and cross-examined
by Mr. Chambers—lle did not remember that Mr. Wind-
ham ever told him that his wife had been associated with a
young gentleman in a Dragoon regiment, and had ruined
him. He had mentioned that his wife disliked Roberts.
Mr. Windham did not tell him that his wife had deceived
him about the marriage, nor did he make complaints about
her with regard to other men. He ceased to attend Mrs
Windham on the 18th of November, but had a consultation
with her again last Friday. Mrs. Windham was d wn at
the Court on Friday last She wanted to speak to witness,
and, as Mr. Windham was with him, they got into her
brougham together. Mr. Windham got down ;at Morley's
Hotel. Witness went on with Mrs. 'Windham to Regent-
street, where he was set down. Mr. and Mrs. Windham
talked together, and when Mr. Windham got out ho bade
her good by, and shook hands with her. Witness did not
know where Mrs. Windham was residing.
By Sir G. Armytage, the foreman of the jury—When on
the 26th of September Mrs. Windham left Fellbrigg Mr.
Windham was there. She left with Mr. Windham's con-
sent and witness's advice. He did not know that Mrs.
Windham went to Dublin with Mr. Windham's consent.

By Mr. Healy, a juryman—He recommended Mrs. Wind-
ham to go away on account of Mrs. Windham's disease.
He did not recommend her to go to Dublin.
By other Jurymen—He had no idea what had become of
the jewels. He found Mr. Windham always consistent and
coherent. He found him a very pleasant travelling com-
panion. Mr. Windham was putting up at Morley's Hotel,
but at the present time he was at Felbrigg. Mr. Windham
was not on friendly terms with Mr. Roberts. He (wit-
ness) did not know whether Roberts was still in England.
Mrs. Mary Ranschen, examined by Mr. MILWARD, said
she was formerly in the late Lady Bristol's family as nursery
governess. Afterwards she:went to Felbrigg to take chargo
of young Windham, who was not quite four years old. She
left when he was about six years old. He was a very high
spirited child, and required a great deal of chastisement.
He did his lessons very well, generally speaking They were
very simple lessons. He did his lessons much better than
the boy she had had previous. She considered him sharp
and intelligent. He was particularly fond of fun and prac-
tical jokes. His father and mother treated him very in-
dulgently. She had seen him imitating the butler and
waiting at table. His father was present, and was pleased
at it, and had a suit of clothes made for him to wait at table
with. He afterwards went to school, and had frequently
met him in London with his father. She last him in 1850
with his father. He was then ten years old. She never
saw any want of intellect about him. She always consi-
dered him a person of sound mind.
Cross-examined by Mr. Chambers—He never to her
knowledge went down to wash the dishes while she was
there. He went out a good deal, and had a pony that he
was very fond of. He generally rode slow, as witness walked
by the side, and a boy led the pony. There was some defect
in his utterance ; he spoke plainly, but thickly.
Mrs. Anne Martine, examined by Mr. Karslake, said
she was the wife of Mr. Martins, who was bailiff at Felbrigg.
She had been living at Felbrigg as cook and housekeeper.
She continued to act in that capacity until the death of
Mr. Windham, sen., and Lady Sophia, and since that when-
ever Lady Sophia went down. She was there when Mr.
W. F. Windham was born. Mr. 'Windham, the father, was
a quick hasty man, passionate at times. Young Mr. Wind-
ham was very fond of her, and was so up to the present
day. She saw him when he came home from the holi-
days. They used frequently to play whist when there was
no company—the party consisting of Mr. Windham, young
Windham, Lady Sophia, and herself. Yonng Windham
was frequently down stairs when the mornings were wet,
making railways in the kitchen, opening and shutting
doors, and calling different stations. There were many
old servants down stairs. That was when he was five or
six years of age, and he continued the practice afterwards,
though not to so great an extent. His father used
to say—" Poor little fellow, let him amuse himself;
he has no playfellows. His father used to see him play at
railways, and would allow him to go on. As a boy he was
fond of imitating people. He had waited at table, dressed
up in livery, with his father and mother present. His
father had a sort of livery made for him, in the country, of
blue coat, red waistcoat, and plush breeches—the Windham
livery. He came to the kitchen ferthe dinner like the other
servants. In doing so he used to jpiitate the airs and man-
ners of the servants. After dinner he would come down
to help the other servantsin the pantry. All this was
perfectly well known to his father and mother.
The case was proceeding when we went to press.

TILE FATAL ACCIDENT AT ST,
MARTIN'S HALL.

CORONER'S INQUEST (THIS DAY).

The coroner's inquiry into the causes that led to the
deaths of Richard Wood, Patrick Coghlen, and W. Sabey
was opened this afternoon at King's College Hospital.
The report will be continued in our Late Edition.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—(This Day.)

OLD COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
STABBING.
George Robert Story was indicted for feloniously stab-
bing a man named Fowler. .

From the evidence it appeared that on the 26th ult, the
prisoner, with two other men, were in a publichouse drink-
ing and creating a disturbance. They were requested to
be quiet or leave the house, but they refused to to comply
with the wish of the prosecutor, who was a friend o; the
landlords', and who was acting for him during his temporary
absence. He threatened without they immediately ceased
their disorderly conduct, to turn them out of the house,
upon which they all commenced quarrelling. The prose-
cutor, in ejecting the prisoner, received a blow from a pen-
knife in the face. The prisoner was taken to the Stone's-
end Police-station, when a knife spotted with blood was
found in one of his pockets.
The prisoner having been identified as the man who
stabbed the prosecutor,

The jury found him guilty.
The Recorder, in passing sentence, commented in strong
terms on the cowardly manner in which the prisoner had
injured Fowler, and sentenced him to nine months' impri-
sonment with hard labour.