The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-08 00:00:00

7HE 111U.RDER IN THE CITY.

Samuel Gardiner and Elizabeth Humble were
placed at the bar of the Mansion-house yesterday,
to undergo a final examination upon the charge of
having murdered Elizabeth Gardiner, the wife of
the male prisoner, by cutting her throat on the 15th
of Sept. last, at No. 1, Northumberland-alley.

Mr. Sleigh, barrister, appeared on behalf of the
prisoner Humble, and Mr. Lewis attended on be-
half of the prisoner Gardiner.
The evidence given on the previous occasion hav-
ing boen read over, . _

Dr. Comley said he wished to add that at the
post-mortem examination he noticed the impression
of a hand on the right thigh of the deceased, and
also a similar impression on the left arm.
George Goilman was then called, and said he was
lamplighter in the district of Northumberland-
alley, and knew the prisoner Gardiner well. On
the morning of the 15th of September, at about a
quarter before five, he met the prisoner in Leaden-
hall-street going towards Cornhill, and said good
morning to him, and Gardiner said the same to
him and walked on. He had his machine and
soot bag with him at the time. He did not ob-
serve anything particular about his manner.
He was afterwards in Fenchurch-street at about
8 o'clock the same morning, and he was asked by
an officer to fetch another constable. He did so,
and went with him to Gardiner's house, but he did
not go in, as Gardiner said there was quite enough
in already. He looked very pale at that time, and
seemed much cut up.
Josh Maguire said he lived at No. 4, Aldgate.
On the morning of the 15th September, at about
five minutes to 7, be was in Aldgate, near Jewry-
street, and he met the prisoner Gardiner. He was
going from Aldgate towards Fenchurch-street. lie
saw him again sitting in front of the King's Head,
in Fenchurch-street. He had his machine with him
then, but he was not sure whether he had his bag or
not. He had his bag when he saw him in Aldgate;
it was hanging over his shoulder. There appeared
to be a little in it, but he could not say whether it
was soot or not ; it might have been his blankets.
He heard of the occurrence between 11 and 12 the
same day, and he remarked that it could not have
been Gardiner, for he saw him at 7 o'clock.
Thos. Raffield said he was a carpenter, and on
the morning of the 15th September he was waiting
to go in to work, nearly opposite to where the pri-
soner lived, and was standing at the top of North-
umberland-alley at about 7 o'clock. He knew the
prisoner Gardiner, and while he was waiting at the
end of the alley he saw Gardiner pass him. He
could not say which direction he came from. He
was turning round at the time, and he could not
say whether he came up the alley, or whether he
was passing at the top. He had his machine with
him at the time. _ _ _

A young girl, named Catherine Compton, said he
lived at No. 5, Northumberland-alley, close by the
prisoner. She knew Mrs. Gardiner, and saw her on
the Sunday evening at about 7 o'clock. She spoke
to her, and seemed to have nothing the matter with
her. She did not see either of the prisoners there
then.
Police-sergeant Mobbs was re-examined, and said
ho went to the prisoner Gardiuer's house on Thurs-
day, the 18th of September, accompanied by Detec-
tive Monger and the ward beadle. Gardiner was
there at the time. They searched the house
very minutely, but found nothing to which they
could attach the slightest suspicion. On Friday,
the 19th, he went again, accompanied by Monger,
and Gardiner said there were some spots of blood
upstairs. They went upstairs with the prisoner,
and
found some spots of blood on the wall, round
the head of the bed,
as also some spots on the wall
at the side of the bed; and on the wall near the foot
of the bed there was a large splash of blood, and on
the foot of the bedstead there was a mark on the
ra-I, as a wet bloody cloth bad been drawn over it.
On a board which stood at the head of the bed
there was a large splash of blood not then quite