The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-30 00:00:00

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THE ALL 'EGED MURDER AND _ROBBE.
1.
01 A DEACON BY THE t7A.ROTTE.

Yesterday the inquiry was resumed before Mr.
s, one of the Middlesex coroners, at
'avert], Hoxton Old Town, respect-
tJhoehn GreenHu Humphrey ey
respect-
ing 'the death of Mr. Samuel Chapman, aged 70,
deacon of Ebenezer Chapel, Bova% who was found
insensible in the a djoining house, and who was
alleged to have been robbed and violently garotted
under ,lircumstances of an extraordina'ry and mys-
terious iiature on the 7th inst.
Inspector Wiseman, of the N division, attended
to watch t,`le case on beh.tlf of the commissioners of
I,isre.nEte.dS.
theW familyooi from the office of Mr.
of deceased.
The evidenc,c3 taken on the former occasion went
Ashley, , and
re p 'r‘ c
to show that deceased resided alone at No 1,
Reeve's-place, an d that he received "
,`he monies of
the chapel of which he was deacon. On the day in
question he was found lying on the' floor quite
speechless, and with his cravat, which he always
wore loose, so tight About his throat that it was
difficult to remove it. There were signs of a.
struggle on the floor, and his purse could not be,
found. Deceased the next day placed his hands
first around his daughter's throat and then about
his own, apparently to indicate that he had been
garotted. A pol;;cema.n's staff, which he usually
kept at hand, was. missing, and when found there
were marks of blood upon it, at which the old gen-
tleman seemed much pleased. Finally it was
shown that death resulted from an injury to the
brain from a blow or from strangulation, and not
arising from natural canoes.
Vpon the coroner takino his seat, the depositions
were. read over.
Mt 's. Anne M. Brennan, dai:ghter of the deceased,
said that she arrived at deceased's house at 10 o'clock
on the evening of the attack, an d remained until
the following morning. Her sister, Mrs. Gardiner,
was there, and witness did not hear lu.v express any
surprise about the purse being missed. The first
witness heard of its not being forthcomit:.g was on
the following Saturday. She then heard that the
purse was missing, and that some one had got in
and done Mr. Chapman some injury. Mrs.
Gardiner led witness to believe that her father had
been injured. She said nothing of the kind before.
She then said that she could not find the purse,
and witness said that it must be about the place.
The day of the funeral witness found the purse
between some books in a cupboard in deceased's
room. It was apparently concealed, and empty.
• Deceased before his death, when the purse was
spoken of before him, pointed to a box, but the
purse was not there. He might possibly have
meant to point to the cupboard, which was near the
box. Witness often used the cupboard, but never saw
the purse in it. Mr. Chapman had a pension of
£1 per week, which he took monthly. He drew
his money, as witness understood, three weeks
before his death. Deceased did not tell witness
that he drew it then, but she supposed he did so,
be, cause he went into the City.
the Coroner—She was not present when he
put his hands up to his throat. She asked if it
was a friend, and he said, " No." She merely
meant by "if it was a friend," whether any one
had be en in to see him on the day he was found
speech less. His neckerchief was always worn in
one 'owe knot. She would think it very extra-
ordinary 3,.f it was found so tight that a deep mark
or indentat:on was around his neck. She could not
account for it. No one was present when she
asked decease\ d about the friend. She took the op-
portunity of .being alone with him. That was
because she was anxious to know about it. If she
had waited until Mrs. Gardiner came in he might
not have been sensible enough.
Mr. Wm. Lowe, g 3, Wellington-street, Victoria
Park, said he was very. intimate with deceased, and
he had every reason to believe that deceased was
quite comfortable and well supplied with money.
He had lent some money to witness at Christmas,
and had never applied Aver its return. He wore his
necktie in a loose fold. _ _ _

A juror stated to the Court that on looking over
the house he observed (marks of fingers on the
kitchen window, and close to it a button, which
had evidently been torn off a wan's coat. He showed
the appearances to Detective Devitt.
Mr. Elliston, deacon of the chapel, re-called, and
said that the pew-opener fetched him to deceased's
place on the Monday. Mrs. Gardiner arrived an
hour afterwards. There was no general search in-
stituted then. A couple of days after the attack
Mrs. Gardiner said that if the purse could not be
found she should believe her father was murdered.
She said the same to witness's wife. Witness did
not know whether she had searched for it, and she
did not search for it in witness's presence.
The Coroner said that the police authorities had
only just taken up the case, and they were most
anxious that for the ends of justice there should be
another adjournment at the present stage.
The inquiry was accordingly adjourned.

CO UNIBY MABK 141 S.

- .4,.... ,
LEEDS-TUESDAY.

The wheat trade is quiet to-day, without alteration from
Friday's prices; fresh red not plentiful. In other sorts
very little business doing. Spring corn unaltered.

LIVERPOOL-TUESDAY.

We have had a quiet business at our market to-day, and
the tone was somewhat easier than that which prevailed on
Friday. Prices remain stationary for all articles, with the
exception of Indian corn, which experienced a decline of 3d
per qr on Friday's currencies.