The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-21 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TIIIJESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1865.

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THOXF O R D.
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and Spag;noli, with full sand and Chorus, THIS EVENING''.

Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans.

The HUNGARIANS —The Brothers and Sister KIRALFI
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NOTICE.—The LIGHT DRAGOONS, by HAILLART,
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DEATH OF AN EMINHNT MINING ENGlNEER.—ln-
telligence reached Newcastle-on-Tyne on Tuesday
evening that Mr. Nicholas Wood, of Hetton-hall, the emi-
nent mining engineer, was dead. Mr. Wood, who was in
the 72d year of his ago, had gone to London to consult his
medical adviser, and died there on Tuesday. Mr. 'Wood
had been connected with extensive mining operations in
Northumberland and Durham fully half a century. He
was associated with George Stephenson at Killingworth
colliery, and had for years been a great authority upon all
subjects relating to mining engineering in every part of
the kingdom. Mr. Wood was a large coal owner in the
county of Durham, and his name is associated with the
late Mr. John Buddle, and other great authorities in min-
ing engineering, and with George Stephenson in the early
history a railways.

THE RAMSGATE MURDERS•

The trial of Stephen Forwood, alias Ernest Southey,
bake; and some time billiard-marker, charged with the
murder of his wife and child at Ramsgate, was fixed to
come on yesterday morning at the Maidstone Assizes, be-
fore Mr. Justice Mellor. By half-past 9 o'clock the court

was densely crowded, and great anxiety was manifested to
see the prisoner and hear the proceedings. When his lord-
ship took his seat Mr. E. T. Smith applied for a postpone-
ment until after the adjournment, on the ground that some

medical witnesses who were to be examined had not come
From London by the early train, and could not, therefore,

arrive till 12 o'clock. The case was accordingly postponed
till half-past 1 o'clock, when the learned judge again took
his seat. The prisoner soon made his appearance, and
seemed quite calm and collected. He is an intelligent-
looking man, about 35 years of age, somewhat above the
middle height, and of dark hair and complexion. When
the prisoner took his place at the dock Mr. Reed proceeded
to arraign him, addressing him as follows :
Stephen Forwood, you are indicted for that you, on the
10th of August, at Ramsgate, did feloniously, wilfully, and
of malice aforethought—
The prisoner here interposei, and said his name was not
Forwood; that he had eight years ago taken the name of
Southey, and was informed by two members of Parliament
that it was quite legal to do so.
His Lordship—lf you desire it, I will order the name of
Forwood to be struck out, and that of Southey inserted in
the indictment.
The prisoner—l desire it, my lord.

On the indictment as amended having been read to the
prisoner, he said—Before I plead I wish to make a state-
ment.

The learned Judge said—l will hear no statement from
you until you plead to the indictment.
The prisoner paused for some moments, as if deliberating
what course he should pursue.
After some time the prisoner pleaded "Not guilty," and
then asked leave to make tho statement. He said he wanted
to show that Mrs. Forwood's death was owing to another
cause than that stated in the indictment, awl that she
was dead before the wounds inflicted on her on the 10th
of August.
The learned Judge—You must hear the counsel for the
prosecution open the case, and then your defence can bo
made.

The prisoner—lt is impossible that justice can be done
if the case proceeds at the present assizes.

The learned Judge then called on Mr. Reed to read the
indictment charging the prisoner with the murder of his
daughter Jemima Forwood.
This indictment having been read,
The prisoner proceeded to talk in the most extravagant
manner, when he was again asked by his lordship whether
he was going to plead to the indictment. _ _

The prisoner evaded the question by an irrelevant ob-
servation, when _ . _

His lordship ordered a plea of not guilty to be entered.

The prisoner then said—l protest against these pro-
ceedings, and then placed his papers on the floor within
the dock.

The jury were then called and sworn, there having been
ono challenge. _ . • _ _

On the prisoner being given in charge to the jury, ho
said—l object to the whole twelve of these gentlemen. I
should have a special jury.
His lordship—You cannot have a special jury.
Mr. Poland then proceeded to state the case to the jury.
He said it became his duty to lay the facts of this painful
case before them. He would do eo, however, dispassion-
ately, and without imparting into it any matters calculated
to prejudice the trial of the prisoner. The learned counsel
then proceeded to state the facts as they appear in the evi-
dence. Having gone over all the circumstances connected
with the Ramsgate murders, he proceeded to speak of the
declaration the prisoner had made relative to the Red
Lion-street murders, when

His Lordship said he trusted he (the learned counsel)
would be cautious not to go too far into that matter. He
had full confidence in the learned counsel, and would there-
fore leave him to deal with the occurrences in London, only
first cautioning him to be careful not to go too far.
Mr. Poland continued his statement, and concluded by
saying that ho would lay the facts before them, and leave
them to do justice between the prisoner and the public.
William George Tapenden, examined, said—ln August
last I was the porter at tho Campden Arms Inn, Ramsgate.
I remember the night of the 9th of August. I saw the pri-
soner that night. He sent me to the dyer's in King-street,
to ask for "Mrs. Dressmaker." This was about a quarter
to eight. I afterwards returned to ask him whom he meant.
He then said I was to ask for Mrs. Forwood. He told me
to ask for her direction. I went and found her. She gave
me a piece of paper with au address on it, which I brought
back to the gentleman. He had a beard and moustache. I
did not notice that he had spectacles. Ile was walking up
and down outside tho Campden Arms when I gave him
the paper. He went away after I gave it to him.
The witness was not cross-examined.

William Ellis, examined by Mr. Bland, said —I am a
dyer, living in King-street, Ramsgate. My daughter Ade-
laide lives with me. I have known the prisoner for the
last 15 years. I did not knowhis name until ho was married.
He then wont by the name of Stephen Forwood. A busi-
ness WaS taken then for him as a master baker. Ho continued
in Ramsgate about 15 months, and then left with his wife.
Ho lodged with me for a short time in High-street. Ho then
went to London to look for a situation. His wife remained
with us for a few days, and then went after him. I did not
see her again till about 7 years ago. Sho came with a sick
child, who afterwards died. She wont to St. Lawrence, and
housed to come down occasionally and stop a short time. He
was there at the time the deceased child, Emily, was born.
That would be about eight years next Christmas. I did
not see him from that till the night of the 9th of August.
Mrs. Forwood was then living opposite to me in King-
street. She was a dressmaker, and lived there with her
mother and child. I remember Wednesday, the 9th August.
It was a little after nine. I was standing at the door. I
saw Mrs. Forwood coming across the road. I saw the man
in the middle of the road. Sho said, " 'Tis Stephen." I
asked him in, and took him by the hand, and greeted him
on his return. He took his place opposite to her on a chair,
and I stood by the side of her watching him. His wife
asked him why did ho leave her, and that she should have
perished but for her kind friends. Ho said that he had
saved up £1,172, but that he had been done out of it all.
At this stage of the examination the proceedings were
interrupted by the music of a band playing the " Dead
March" just outside the court. His lordship at once sent an
officer to stop it.
Examination continued—She told him she could do no-

thing for him as she was under parochial relief. He began
to narrate the privations he had gone through. She wanted
to know what induced him to come back to her. She said,
" You must have some motive." He said, " What I have to
say I cannot say in the presence of your friends." This he
repeated, and my daughter said, " Well, if you have any-
thing to say, father and I will retire into the shop." We
wont into the shop. Wo were there something like a quar-
ter of an hour, when she came and said, " Well, ho has
promised to come in the morning at 8 o'clock. She said
nothing else. We then all three went back into the room.
When my daughter said, "Well, you'll be sure and come,',
ho said, "Yes." We pressed him to come to breakfast. He
promised to come. The prisoner and Mrs. Forwood went
out of the house, she to her own door and he towards
Belvue-hill. He worn a beard and moustache, but I did
not see spectacles. On the following morning Mrs. For-
wood came in about a quarter to 8, and soon after the
little girl came. We had our breakfast. He came
about 20 minutes after eight. I put a chair for him to
sit down. I asked him to have breakfast. He said ho
had had breakfast. Tho first thing he said when he sat
down was, " I had nothing but reproof last night, I want
no more of it." The child then came in out of the yard.
My daughter said, "Emily, do you know that gentleman?"
He said, "Come round to me, Emily." She did so, and
then the prisoner said, "Is this ours ?" She (Mrs. For-
wood) said " Yes." He then embraced the child affec-
tionately. She told him the boy was dead, and said, "Did
you know it ?" He said, " No." My daughter said, "If
you have anything to say to ono another you can go up to
the sitting-room together." It was now drawing close to
9 o'clock, and I was going to my work. I went to the back
of the place, and when I had been there for some time I
heard the reports of two pistols. I did not notice it par-
ticularly, as the boys sometimes fire pistols. I heard my
daughter shrieking, "Father ! father !" I ran across the
yard, and went upstairs to the sitting-room. I saw the
child dead on the landing, and jumped over it. I saw the
prisoner through the door, which was partly open. I
pushed the door open and seized him by the shoulder, say-
ing, " Forwood, what have you been doing ?" He made no
answer. I said, "You have a pistol in your hand ; give it
to me directly." He gave it to me. It was quite hot. It
was a revolver with five chambers. The room smelt strong
of gunpowder. I saw the legs of his wife as I looked over
the table. I said, " Why have you done this ? This will ruin
me." I said, "Ellis, I have £l,lOO. 1 will compensate
Yl3°u for
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fcr a doctor, saying, "That is little use, as they are both
dead." He said, "Yes, send for the police; that's best."
When I asked him why he did it, he said, " She has been
a great deal of trouble ; so have I. Her troubles are over .
mine are not. She knows no more ; but as for me, when
return to London I shall be under sentence of death."
"What," I said, "for committing a double murder ?" He
said "No, for what I have left done behind. 1 will say no
more. There is a piece of paper under her right arm ; take it
and take care of it." I took it and found there was blood on
When in the act of taking it I heard something behind. I
turned round, and when I looked at hen I obseryed a grea

difference in the prisoner's appearance. I asked him where
his whiskers and moustache were. Ho replied that he had
thrown them down there, pointing to the fender. I searched
and found the spectacles, and the prisoner then took the
whiskers from his pocket. The policeman then came into
the room, and I charged him with the murders, and
handed over to the police the pistol, whiskers, and spec-
tacles. Superintendent Levick then arrived, and he asked
the prisoner his name. Ho said it was Stephen Forwood,
but that he had been going by the name of Ernest Walter
Southey. Mr. Levick then asked him if the deceased was
his wife. He said " Yes, it is my lawful wife and child."

The pistol, whiskers, and moustache were here produced,
and identified by the witness. The spectacles found in the
room were also produced.
This closed the evidence in chief of this witness. Mr.
Smith was proceeding to cross-examine him, when
The prisoner said—My lord, I wish to ask the witness a
question.
His Lordship said—You had better communicate it to
counsel. _

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The prisoner said he could not conscientiously allow any
one to plead for him.
His Lordship—Am I to understand that you decline the
assistance of counsel ?

The prisoner—ln consequenee of the trial being forced
on I cannot defend myself, nor be defended by any one
else. lam unable to authorise any one to act for me.

His Lordship—But you seem to have authorised counsel
by your attorney.
The prisoner—No, my lord. _ _ _

Mr. E. T. Smith—l should state, my lord, that the attor-
ney who instructs me has been in daily communication
with the prisoner. Several doctors have also been with
him, and they are of opinion that he is not in a state either
to give or withdraw an authority.

His Lordship —lf you had suggested that before, I would
have had the jury empanelled to try the question of sanity.
If you wish, however, I will direct the jury to be sworn
now to try the question.
Mr. Smith assented to this course.

His Lordship accordingly directed the jury to be sworn
to try,khe question of sanity.
Mr. Polland objected to this course as unusual and in-
convenient.

His Lordship said—l remember a similar course having
been taken by Mr. Justice Blackburn at Liverpool ; and
my clerk reminds me of a somewhat similar course having
been once taken at the Durham assizes. It would no doubt
entail a great loss of time, but on the whole it was the
safer course to follow.
The Court then rose.