The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-28 00:00:00

17,761,] LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING i-'l,ll N 7 AUGUST 1849,

NELL GWYNNE TAVERN and CHOP-
HOUSE, Bull Inn-court, Strand, for Luncheons, Dinners,
and Sappers, Three Doors East of the Adelphi Theatre, and opposite
Adam street.

Messrs. ARCHER and HOLT most respectfully Invite their
friends and the public to patronise the Nell Gwynne Coffee•room,
which has been fitted up in the style of the period in which she lived.
Visitors to the Theatres, Citizens, and Gentlemen connected with
Somerset House, and the Banking Houses in the vicinity, will find
the Table d'liote, which takes place at half-past Five precisely, the
most comfortable and reasonable in the metropolis.—Fish and
Joints, 2s. per head. Hot Joints until Eight, and Suppers unit One
o'clock. Private Dining-rooms. excellent Beds, superior Wines and
Spirits, fine Ales, and Barclay and Perkins's Stout.
N.B. An Entrance also from Maiden lane.

MORTGAGE LOANS.

LANCASHIRE and YORKSHIRE RAILWAY
COMPANY

The Directors of this Company are prepared to receive TENDERS
:or LOANS on Mortgage, for periods of Thres, Five, or Seven years,
for which interest at the rate of four-and-a-half per cent. per annum
will be allowed, payable half-yearly.

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Further particulars may be known on application to Mr. S. W,
Bulteel, Finance Department, Company's Offices, Hunt's Bank, Man-
chester. By order,

J. S. HERON, Secretary.

LONDON AND NORTH - WESTER
RAILWAY.

EXTRAORDINARY -1:-foiFth.-iir. IN EXCURSIONS,

From LONDON to EDINBURGH, GLASGOW, or DUBLIN in

ONE DAY,
and offering a choice of Six, sixteen, or Twenty Days in Scotland.
From LONDON to EDINBURGH, GLASGOW, or DUBLIN and
BACK for Forty-two Shillings.
Trains are appointed to leave the Euston Station, Euston-square,
on Saturday and Wednesday, September 1 and 6, at a Quarter before
Six each Morning punctually.
Ticket., Bills, and every information call be had only of Mr. H. R.
Marcus, Manager and Conductor, Crosby Hall-chambers; 25, Bishops-
gate-street, London. All application by letter should be accompanied
with a postage stamp.

GRAVESEND via BLACKWALL RAIL-
WAY. aid STAR and BLACKWALL PACKETS.
Railway and Boat included in one Payment.
Fares, to or from London.
Fore Cabin and Second Class Railway, ONE SHILLING ;
saloon and First Class ditto, ONE SHILLING and SIXPENCE.
To or from Blackwall or intermediate Piers,
Fore Cabin 9d. Saloon • . .. • . Is.
No other Packets call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and nulled Piers.
FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND.

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Omnibuses from Fenehurch-street Station to all parts of London
.very quarter of an hour.

FROM BRUNSWICK WHARF, BLACKWALL, on the arrival of
the Trains from the Fenchurch•street Station of the Elackwall
Railway.

WEEK DAYS. SUNDAYS.
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Passages marked
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Passages marked
Express Trains fa

BOAT TICKET;
Chree Months, 11.
pickets; Mr. Monl
Brunswick Wharf.

Fast and commod
terms, apply to Mr.
street Terminus. 81i
August 23, 1849.

are the Ames of the TRAINS leaving Fenchurch-

* are run direct, the Packets not being per•
[era or for floats.

: call at Grays.

. ..
nr the Boats marked 1*
4.—Twelve Months, 41. 4s. ; Six Months, 21. 15s. ;
[ss.; to be had •f the Collectors on board the
c, Terrace Pier, Gravesend ; or of Mr. Saunders,
Black wall. _ _ _

lions Steam-packets to Let for Excursions. For
William Morgan, Agent, Star Office, Fenchurch-
lackwall Railway.

EDINBURGH, OSTEND AND HAVRE STEAMERS FROM ST

KATHERINE'S WHARF. -- •
THE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY'S splendid and powerfhl first-class STEAM-
,HIPS are appointed to leave—

The C ustcm-hoes• or Tower, for—

HAMBURGH, carrying her Majesty's Mails, every Tuesday
and Friday Evening. Chief Cab n, 3/. ; Fore, 21. The Countess of
Lonsdale this Evening, at Half-past Eight.
From Blackwall Pier, for—

ROTTERDAM and the RHINE, carrying her Majesty's Mails—
Every Wednesday and Saturday, at Half-past Ten Mornim Chiei
Cabin, 1/. ss. ; Fore, 15s. The Columbine, To-morrow; the Ocean,
Saturday.

ANTWERP and the RHINE—The Soho (newly decorated)
every Thursday, at Ten Morning. Saloon, I/. 10s. ; Fore Ca•
bin, 1/. _

From St. Katharine'a Steam Wharf, for—

OSTEND—In Ten Hours, every Wednesday and Saturday Morn-
ing. Chief Cabin 0/. 4s. ; Fore, 185. To-morrow, at Nine ; Satur-
day, at Eleven.
EDINBURGH—At Ten, Evening. Chief Cabin, 21.; Fore, 11. 2s,
6d. To-morrow ; and September 1,8, and 12.
An omnibus is provided, and will take passengers to St. Katherine's
Wharf from 37, Rege-nt -circus, at Nine o'clock.
HAVRE—Every Thursday and Sunday, at Eight, Morning.

FromHore's Steam Wharf, Wapping, for—

NEWCASTLE—Every Wednesday and Saturday, at Eight, Even-
ing. Chief Cabin, 11.; Second, 12s.
From London-bridge Wharf, for—
BOULOGNE—The Albion and Harlequin, every Sunday Morning.
Saloon. 12s. ; Fore Cabin, Bs. September 2, at One Morning.
CALMS—Every Thursday and Sunday Morning. August 30, at
Eleven ; September 2, at Twelve Neon.
HULL—Every Tuesday and Friday, at Eight Morning.
YARMOUTH—Every Wednesday, and Saturday, at Four After-
noon. Saloon, 10s. • Fore, ss.
RAMSGATE—The Little Western, every Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday, at a Quarter- past Tan Morning, calling at Blackwall at
Eleven. Chief Cabin, is. ; Fore, 4s. ; Children, 3s. .

MARGATE—The Prince of Wales 'and Royal William, daily, at
Ten (Sundays included) ; Blackwall, Twenty minates to Eleven ;
North Woo wich, at Eleven. Saloon, 6s. ; Fore Cabin, ss. ; Chil-
dren, 4s. Leaving Margate for London, daily, at Ten ; Sundays, at
Half-past Two.
Between NEWHAVEN and DIEPPE—The Magician leaves
Newhaven for Dieppe every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
To secure Berths, for Freight, and for Bills, containing hours of
leparture, fares, ate., apply at the Offices, 71, Lombard-street ; 37.
Regent-circus ; 35, Leadenhall-street ; and St. Katherine's-wharf.

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THE BERMONDSEY MURDER.

ADJOURNED INQUEST.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
William Dine, the clerk in the cloak-room at the Lon-
don-bridge station, said—About a week back I delivered
two boxes to Inspector Haynes. I do not know anything
about them except that they were taken from a lady on
the 13th of August, between one and three
o'clock in the afternoon. Upon depositing
the boxes I gave her a corresponding number
to this (the witness produced a piece of paper bearing
the No. 456). This was placed on one box, and a simi-
lar ticket was placed on the other.
Mr. Richard John Moxey was next examined—l am
superintendent of the Edinburgh city police,
and I live in Parliament-square, Edinburgh. In
consequence of information I received I proceeded
on the forenoon of Tuesday along with one of
our officers, and Mr. Dobson, a stock-broker, to
25, Haddington-place, Leith-walk, Edinburgh. I called
at the' lodging-house of Mrs. Hewitt, and asked for
Mrs. Smith, and was shown into a room where I found
a female reading a newspaper, the Times of the 20th.
I said, " Mrs. Smith I presume ?" She rose
up politely and said " Yes." I said, "I beg
your pardon, madam, but if you are Mrs. Smith you
are not the lady I want. Are you a married lady?" She
said, " Yes." I said, " Where does your husband reside?"
and she replied that he was dead. I then said, " Have
you been long in town?" She said, " A few days—l
eerie to town on Tuesday or Wednesday." In reply to
another question, she said she could refer to no one who
knew her except Mrs. Shaw over the way, who recom-
mended her to the lodgings. I asked her where she came
from, and she said from Newcastle, and that she came
for the benefit of her health. She spoke of baying bathed
at Portobello, a watering-place three miles from Edin-
burgh. I spoke to her about her finances, and asked her
if she had any scrip for sale. She said " What do
you mean by scrip?" I " Have you any
railway shares for sale ?" She said she had.
I asked her if she had offered any for sale,
and she said she had not. I then said, "My im-
pression is that you are the wife of Frederick George
Manning," at the same time asking Mr. Dobson, who
was outside the door, to come in, and he did ;
and, in answer to a question of mine, she admitted
that she was the lady who had offered some
scrip for sale. I then said, I wish to see your luggage;
she made no objection, and the luggage was produced.
It consisted of a carpet-bag, a trunk, and a box; they
were locked, at least that was my impression, and she
produced to me a bunch of keys. The box was opened
with one of the keys. It contained chiefly women's wear-
ing apparel and some papers. Among the first things I
saw was a bill, headed "F. G. Manning, Taunton,"
thus showing at once who the party was. My suspi-
cions being confirmed, I closed up the box, and turning
to Mrs. Manning said, I am superintendent of police,
and I charge you with being concerned in the murder
anything
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anyg
Patrick
questions
to
doe
O'Connor, o
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you are not bound to
anything.ycrimewith w
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was
in the usual way. She denied generally that she had
charged. I said she would have to go with me,
and I again asked her if she had any scrip. She
said she had, but that it belonged to her.
She said it was in the large trunk. I unlocked
it and found lying very near the top the scrip described
in the printed advertisements which I had received.
There was, besides other scrip in the Sambre and Meuse
Railway Company, from 26,523 to 26,532, both inclusive.
I also found what I believe to be a Spanish bond,
No. 3,600. I found in the same trunk a red
purse, containing seventy-three sovereigns, one 501.
Bank of England note (11,037, Nov. 9, 1848); also six
10/. notes, five of which are dated June 11, 1849, and
numbered respectively, 67,372, 67,373, 67,374, 67,375,
and 67,376; and the other is dated Nov. 4, 1848
No. 78,378. There is another Si. note, dated July 30,
1849, and numbered 20,051. You will find the sum, I
think, altogether 1801. The purse also contained a gold
ring, and a railway ticket of the London and North
Western Railway, with the name of Smith
upon it, which appears to be for excess of luggage. I
think it is dated the 14th of August. I then removed
her with all the luggage, and locked the door of her
apartments. At the station I caused her to be searched
by two females, and all she had upon her was given
to me. Those females are not present. The articles
upon her were a gold chain, a watch, a key, a clasp,
a brooch with a woman and a child painted upon it, and
another Scotch pebble brooch, some thread and a
thimble; another small purse, containing 3e.; six penny
postage stamps, and some other things. I then caused
her to be locked up, and telegraphed with Inspector
Haynes. In the course of the evening I went to see if she
was comfortable, and she said she wanted more bedding,,
or something of that sort. I asked her where her hus-
band was, and she said she did not know. She then
make a voluntary statement to this effect:—" I left town
suddenly; I came off on Monday when ho was out
(meaning her husband); I have left him as I have
done before. I was afraid of my life; he has
maltreated me for a long time past; his threats gene
rally were that he would cut off my head, and he has
pursued me with a knife." All of this she said she could
prove by the servants who lived with her at Taunton.
She then said that she left her house on Monday; that
she left two boxes at the London-bridge terminus,
the ticket of which I would find in her
purse ; that she had come on to Euston-
square ; that she had slept in the neighbourhood
of Euston-square all night and started the following
morning by the train for Newcastle ; that on reaching '
Newcastle she went to a coffee-house accompanied by
two female passengers—lrish women I understood her—
and that they slept there all night; and that she came
on to Edinburgh on the Wednesday. I may state since
I came to town I showed all these things to the deceased's
landlady, but I don't think she has recognised any. In
the small box, in a green purse, I found
an extract from a register, dated 27th of May,
1847, of the marriage of Frederick George
Manning and Maria De Roux. There has been no mi-
nute examination of the articles to see whether any name
or marks wore upon them. On the following day she
was taken before the magistrates. She made no commu-
nication to me, further than what I have already stated.
(Another gold (Geneva) watch, a mosaic chain, and
several other articles were produced by the witness).
Mr. Stevens, stockbroker, carrying on business at the
Rayal Exchange, said—l had known Mr. Patrick
O'Connor about three years, simply in the way of bu
siness. I bought the Sambre and Meuse scrip produced,
which passed through my hands and bear my initials,
which I delivered to Mr. O'Connor on the 6th of Aug.
inst. They are the advertised shares. They commence
at 6,460 and end at 6,469, inclusive.
Mr Moxey produced these shares, also those in the
Amiens and Boulogne Railway.

St,vpos iderritied them both. The Amiens and
Boulol,,ne were numbered from 48,665 to 43,674, and he
delivered them to the deceased on the 11th of May.
They might, however, have been purchased by
twenty persons since. On the Ist ot August a
female came to my shop in the Royal Ex-
change, and asked me a variety of questions, stating
that she had been recommended by Mr. Patrick O'Con•
nor, and that she had anout 2001. which she wished to
invest in foreign securities. I asked her to give her
name and address; she wrote on a slip of paper, Maria
Manning, and said she would call again. I have
never seen her since. I thill I should know her
again; she was rather a fine, stout looking woman.
There was another female waiting outside. I
don't think I should know her without
her bonnet. She said she wished to get some kind ot
stock or shares which were not registered, and which she
might sell unknown to her husband. This created a
suspicion in my mind.
Mr. Moxey stated that in the course of hi:
conversation with Mrs. Manning she said she
had some money which her husband wished
to get from her_; that she refused to
give it up, and that this gave rise to the quarrel
between them; that she applied to Mr. O'Connor on the
subject, and that in consequence of a conversation be-
tween
him and her, she called upon a stockbroker, whose 1
name I think she said was Stevens, and that a part of
the scrip I found in her possession had been purchased
by Mr. O'Connor for her. She did not say what part;
but I think she said that the Spanish bond was found by
her husband.
The jury then adjourned for refreshments.
On the return of the jury, the first witness called
was—

Ann Armes—l reside at 21, Greenwood-street,
Mile-end-road, in the parish of Stepney. I am the
occupier of that house, and a single woman. I knew
Mr Patrick O'Connor, and he lived with me near upon
five years. He occupied the two rooms on the first
floor. They were ready furnished lodgings. He
passed as a single man, and I believe he was so. I
never heard him speak of his age. I never knew him
by any other name than that of Pattick O'Connor.
The last time I saw him alive was on Thursday
morning, the 9th of August, about half-past seven,
when I let him out at the shop door. He then
appeared in good health, and very comfortable. He
was dressed in a black coat, black satin stock, a full-
dressed one, with a black checked
i satin velvet waist-
coat, with Albert shoes, tied up n the front, not of
patent leather. He wore a black hat. That was the
last time I saw him alive. He was particularly
regular in his habits, both in going and returning.
He always went out at half-past seven, and returned
generally at five, but he was not so regular in re-
turning. He took his dinner at home generally, and
when he did so he left home, and if he stopped out
later than usual no notice would have been taken
of it. He left no message as to when
he would return on the morning in question.
He had relatives to see him some times, both male
and female. I have heard the name of Manning
spoken of to-day, but I have not heard that name
before as his friends, except Mr. and Mrs. Manning,
they were man and wife. They had been acquainted
with Mr. O'Connor for about a twelvemonth, to the
best of my knowledge. They very frequently came
to see Mr. O'Connor, and Mrs. Manning more fre-
quently than Mr. Manning. Mr. O'Connor and

Mrs. Manning appeared only on friendly terms.
'When he was ill she always came to inquire after
him. For the last fortnight or month she was very
frequently at Mr. O'Connor's lodgings.—l mean the
fortnight or month before he was missed. She came
at hours when Mr. O'Connor would be absent at
business, and particularly during the last month. If
he was not in, lie gave me directions that his friends
should be shown upstairs, and particularly Mrs.
Manning, and to allow them or her to wait until he
came. She had frequently come there in his absence,
a great many times more than I can remember, and
she frequently went away without seeing him, as she
could not wait. On one particular occasion she came
at three o'clock, and waited for several hours, perhaps
to six or seven o'clock, without his coming home.
On her knocking at the private door, it would
be opened to her, and she would walk
upstairs to Mr. O'Connor's room. His bed-
room adjoined the sitting-room, but the entrance to
both opened upon the lauding. There was no direct
communication between both rooms. The orders of
Mr. O'Connor were, that the doors of both rooms
should be kept open for air, and these directions were
always attended to. Any of his friends had access to
the rooms. He was in the habit of receiving com-
pany sometimes, and Mrs. Manning was there some-
times alone, but she never dined with him
alone. Mr. Manning, Mrs. Manning, and Mr.
Massey took tea with him once not long ago—about
a month previous to his being missed. I never knew
Mr. Massey to be there more than once. Before then
Mr. and Mrs. Manning had dined with the deceased,
but not since. lie was not communicative to me as
to his position. I have known Mrs. Manning to take
tea with the deceased alone. He never communicated
to me anything about his circumstances, nor did he
ever make any observation about Mrs. Manning with
regard to his circumstances. Mr. and Mrs. Manning
appeared to be on terms of particular friendship with
the deceased, and appeared to pay him particular at-
tention, but I had my own doubts about it. I did
not think there was any improper conduct going on,
but I thought the friendship arose from money matters.
I heard them attempt to borrow money of him. This
was some time back. They asked him to lend them
money. I heard them doing so when I was in the room
and waiting upon them. I have no knowledge of his
having lent them any money. I heard the deceased say
that he did not wish the vagabonds to come any more,
as they were becoming too troublesome to him, and
he desired that they should not be allowed to go up
to him again. I never heard him consent or refuse
to give money, but I have heard him say to Mrs.
Manning, when she wanted money, that he would do
no such thing. Upon the 9th of August Mrs. Man-
ning called at a quarter before six in the evening at
Mr. O'Connor's lodgings. I saw her when she called,
and she passed up to Mr. O'Connor's room, and left
at a quarter-past seven, or over that time. In the
meantime Mr. O'Connor did not return. I am posi-
tive of that. In consequence of Mr. O'Connor's ab-
sence, my suspicions were not excited that night, and
I have no means of knowing how Mrs. Manning
might have occupied herself while she was in his
room. On one occasion, on the Friday previous to
the 9th, I went into the room, and I saw a number of
railway scrip laid out on the table, and Mrs. Man-
ning was present. Mr. O'Connor and Mrs. Manning
alone were present. There were papers on the table,
and I heard her say she wanted to invest her money
in railway shares. All this took place in presence of
my sister, and not in mine.
The CORONER—AII this is nothing.
Examination continued—l did not hear the conver-
sation myself, but I saw his cash-box on the table. It
was not open. My sister is not here. Mrs. Manning
was at Mr. O'Connor's lodgings between the Friday
and the 9th, but I cannot specify the time, and Mr.
O'Connor was sometimes at home when she did so,
but I cannot speak positively. Between the Friday
and the 9th Mr. O'Connor said nothing of Mrs. Man-
ning's visit. He kept his cash-box in his trunk, in
his bedroom. It stood upon the top of the drawers.
I have seen Mrs. Manning in his bedroom, but very
seldom. They mostly went in to leave their bonnets,
but I never saw her in his bedroom, to my know.
ledge, when he was absent. I never saw her going
for his cash-box at his request. He always kept his
keys upon his person. He always arranged his
wardrobe himself. The private door was double
locked, and Mr. O'Connor, if out, would not get
access except by knocking at the private entrance. He
had no latch-key, for I don't allow one. I never
knew of Mr. O'Connor's being absent all night with-
out telling me, except once. On the night of Thurs-
day, the 9th, I remained up for him until two o'clock
on Friday morning. I expected his return, but he did
not return, and I was much surprised, and I then went
to bed. It was in the winter time that he remained
out all night without my knowledge. Upon Wed-
nesday night previous to the 9th he tea'd at home
with a gentleman of the name of Walsh, and they
went out about nine, or a quarter before nine. I
cannot say when Mr. Welsh came ; perhaps it was
about six, and there was a stranger with Mr.
O'Connor before Mr. Walsh came. The stranger was
a gentleman, and they all went out together. The
same stranger called upon the Saturday night to
know how Mr. O'Connor was, and what had become
of him. On the Wednesday night I sat up, and he
returned about twelve, or a quarter past twelve. Ile
then appeared well and sober. I have seen him a
little tipsy. He was not a man given to intempe-
rance, and I had no fear of trusting him with a light.
Mr. O'Connor never returned to his lodgings after
the evening or the 9'h. Inquiries were made after
Mr. O'Connor on Friday evening by Mr. Keating.
He spoke to my sister, and she told him that he had
not been at home since the previous night. We felt
rather surprised at his continued absence, but nothing
was said or done; but I remained up all that
night for him. On Friday Mrs. Manning can-le
to the house at a quarter before six. She
was let in by my sister, and I saw her. She pro-
ceeded to Mr. O'Connor's room. I keep no domestic
servant. I and my sister performed the necessary
offices for the deceased, such as making his bed, and
so on. I was in Mr. O'Connor's room on the Friday
before Mrs. Manning came. I was there several
times during that day. Mr. O'Connor did not sleep
at home upon the Thursday night. My sister and
myself cleaned out the deceased's rooms on the Fri-
day, and his trunk was then on the top of the
drawers. Sometimes we removed the trunk, but we
did not do so on that day. The trunk was then as it
used to be, in regard to its position, and we observed
no alteration until the Saturday morning. Mrs.
Manning was in Mr. O'Connor's room on Friday
evening from a quarter to six to a quarter-past seven,
or over, and during that time no one was in the room
with her. The flooring of the house is carpeted
throughout. Her presence in Mr. O'Connor's lodgings
on the Friday evening was not surprising; but seeing
her, we expected he was coming home. As she
came in on the Friday she made no observation.
When she came we thought he would soon follow her,
as we would have done if any other lady had called.
I knew Mrs. Manning well. As she was leaving she
came down stairs through the shop, as if she was
going to purchase, although I had forbidden her or
Mr. Manning to come in or go out that way. My
sister observed her looking very pale.
The CORONER—We must not have that, we must
have your sister.

Examination continued—My sister waited upon
her in the shop. She asked for something of a cake.
She had done so before, but very seldom. I saw and
had a view of her. I saw her face sideways, and she
appeared all of a shake and pale. I did not notice
anything in her possession. Mr. O'Connor used the
back-room as a bedroom, and that was over my
parlour. I was writing when she was in the house,
and I did not hear any noise, nor could I well do so.
I have not missed any article from Mr. O'Connor's
room. Mr. O'Connor wore on working days a
silver watch, which has not been found in
his room, although I believe he went out
with it in the morning. I have seen him in possession
of a gold watch and chain, which he wore on Sun-
days ; but those produced here to-day are not the
same, and are much better. On Saturday morning
a notice was sent from the docks to the house to
say that he was absent from duty, on which I was
very much surprised. The message was brought by
Mr. King. On that morning his trunk appeared to
be in the same position. I was there when the police
came to inspect the trunk. There were present Mr.
Keating and three others, besides the police, and we
found the cash-box broken open. The trunk was on
the drawers as usual when the police came in, and it
was then locked. No keys were found, nor was
there a search made for any. The trunk was then
taken down and forced open. The cash-box was
found to have been broken open and the top of the
contents taken out. When one portion of it was
lifted up, certain papers were seen in the bottom
part. From the morning of Thursday the 9th,
up to the Monday following, no person had access
to the room but myself and my sister, except Mrs.
Manning ; but during that time Mrs. Alarming was
in Mr. O'Connor's apartments twice. I have no
knowledge of the extent or nature of Mr. O'Connor's
property, nor have I recognised any of the papers
produced here to-day, nor any of the articles which
have been produced. I never saw the gown, or part
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him. On the Friday night when Mrs. Manning
I called, she said that as she had not seen Mr. O'Connor
she would call on the following Sunday, after chapel
hours. I then said to my sister, if she calls she must
not be let in. After the Friday evening she never
called at my house again.
By a juror—Were the drawers locked ? Witness—
Yes, they were always locked, and continued so until
Mr. O'Connor's brother came. On Monday morning
a strange man of dark complexion called, and wanted
to see Mr. O'Connor. I see him present now in this
room. He had no access to Mr. O'Connor's rooms.
The stranger knocked at the door on Monday morn-
ing at ten o'clock, and said he had business with him,
and I told him at the door that if Mr. O'Connor
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at him, and said he has not been at home since last
Thursday morning, " Oh," says he, " he'll be at
home to-night," putting his hand up. He then went
away towards the City, and I sent a little boy after
him, and upon his return he said, " Well, ma'am ?"
I said, you state that you saw Mr. O'Connor on
Saturday, will you give me your name? and he
said his name was of no use, for Mr. O'Con-
nor did not know him or he Mr. O'Connor.
Well, I said, give me your name, for he has been ab-
sent from his home ever since Thursday. He then
said, " What rooms do you occupy ?" I said, "The
whole house." He then said, " Did he lodge here ?"
and I answered " Yes." I further stated, "He has
his I thath
blaodles. I never saw the person given notice to the autho-
ritiesabsented himself from the docks," and he said, "What
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of that, he'll be home to-night." I asked for his
name, and I took up the slate to write his name, and
to
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wards rubbed it out, and said he would give his word
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The CORONER (addressing the person pointed out
by the witness)—Have you any objection to state
your name ?
The person alluded to said, my name is John
Basset, and I have important evidence to give if I am
next called.
The witness—That is my evidence, according to
the best of my recollection. When I stated that
Mr. O'Connor had been absent from the docks the
stranger said, " Oh, I did not know that he was
a dock-keeper."
The CORONER—Barnes, when did you yet informa-
tion that this person had called at Mr. O'Connor's
lodgings? Barnes—l ascertained it promiscuously.
The CORONER—Is there any reason for supposing
that Mr. O'Connor was seen after Thursday night ?
Barnes—Not the slightest, sir.
The CORONER—Was this person present to view
the body ? Barnes—Yes, sir.
The CORONER—Do you think there is any mistake
as to the identity ? Ternan the officer, said—My
impression is that there is no mistake.
The CORONER—Then let this person come forward.
After a short consultation,
William John Ready, acting inspector of Customs
in the London Docks, residing at 4, Albion-place,
Upper Kennington-lane, was next called—l was in
the London Docks on Thursday and Friday, the 9iiih
and 10th inst. I saw Mr. O'Connor on the 9th, and
he was on duty on that day, when be signed the ap-
pearance-sheet, on his coming to and leaving duty—
that is, at eight in the morning and four in the
the afternoon. From the 9th up to the present time
Mr. O'Connor has not attended duty. I never heard
him speak of his age, but I think be was from
47 to 50. He was a tall man, about 5 ft. 10 in. or
5 ft. 11 in., and about 13 or 14 stone weight. His
eyes were rather light, approaching to grey, and he
had no whiskers. On Thursday he had on a dark coat
and black waistcoat, with light small checked trousers,
and a stock.

John Basset, clerk in the house of Killick and
Company, No. 6, Bank chambers, City, and residing
at 2f, Fieldgate-street, Whitechapel, On or about
the 31st of July a gentleman came to our office, a
stock and sharebroker s office. I introduced him to
our manager. I had no knowledge of the gentleman,
and never saw hitn before. He came respecting the
sale of some stock, and wished to know our terms. I
introduced him, and after he left that day our manager
informed me—
The CoRoNER—I can't take that.

The witness—l never saw him beforeto my know-
ledge. On Thursday, the 2d.. of August, he called
again about three o'clock in the afternoon ; when he
called in July it was before twelve o'clock. On the
21 of August, when he called, he apologised to me for
not having called yesterday or the day before, accord-
ing to promise, a promise having been made to the
manager that he would call, and he told me that he
should not want to part with his stock for a few days,
and he said he had called in to say so. Upon Satur-
day, the 11 th of August, he called again, about a
little after eleven o'clock, He said, " I have
brought the stock ;" and I said, " Sir, the ma-
nager whom you saw before is absent on account
of illness, but I can manage the business for you."
He then produced *stock,: twenty shares Eastern
Counties Consolidated Stock. I asked him how much

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he wanted; and he said " 1201. or 130/. ;" and I said
I could let him have 110/. ; and he said " That will
do," he wanted the money to pay a bill. I then
advanced to him 1101., paying a 1001. note, one 51.
note, and five sovereigns. I did not take the num-
bers of those notes, but a gentleman in the office,
who was present, did. After the receipt of the
money he gave us a transfer, which he signed and I
witnessed. He signed it Patrick O'Connor. Before
he got the money I said " What name ?" and he
said " Patrick O'Connor, 21, Greenwood-street, Mile•
end-road." I cannot say in what way he was
dressed, but he appeared to me to be about forty-four
years of age, a tall stout man, five feet ten inches
high, with round face and small whiskers, and pale,
sallow complexion. He appeared in excellent spirits
and was talkative—quite so. He had no peculiarity
of accent, and I should have thought him an English-
man, and certainly would not have taken him for an
Irishman. His signature was written sideways. I do
not know that the scrip is in the office, but it will be
forthcoming. I saw the party three times, and I saw the
body on Saturday week, but I cannot swear that it is
the same party, although the length and general ap-
pearance correspond. It is true that I called at Mr.
O'Connor's lodgings on the Monday. Mr. O'Connor,
when at our office, asked me if I was fond of fishing,
and I said, " Yes, I am ;" and he then said, " I am
off for Exeter, and I shall bring you up a dish of
salmon-peal of my catching." From his manner I
thought he was going off the same afternoon. Ile
then left the office. After he left, a gentleman in
our office, Mr. Hammond, asked if the partyhdald
signed a memorandum which is usual)
dY he signed,
an,
Mr.
said it quite escaped my memory ; ands he
thereupon Killick will be very angry. I was t
in-
structed to go to 21, Greenwood street, on Monday,
the 13th of August, in the morning, with the view
of getting Mr. O'Connor to sign the memorandum
which I now hold in my hand. This was at nine
o'clock in the morning. I knocked at the side door,
and a female partially opened the door and put her
head out, and I asked her if Mr. O'Connor was at
home, as I wanted to see him on business. She said
no, and I went away. Afterwards a boy followed
me and called me, and she said Mr. O'Connor had
not been seen since Thursday, and I then stated that
I had seen him in the City on Saturday.

The CORONER—Upon the solemn oath you have
taken did you know Mr. O'Connor ? The witness—
I can only say that I would recognize the party who
came to our house.

The CORONER—Did you recognize the body ?
Witness—No, it was so mangled and decomposed
that I could not do so.

John Hammond, clerk to Messrs. Killick and Co.,
6, Bank Chambers, and residing at No. 2, Milford
Cottages, Old Kent-road—About a quarter or half-
past eleven, on Saturday morning, the 11th of August,
Mr. Basset brought to me from the private room
twenty Eastern Counties Consolidated Stock, with a
transfer, signed "Patrick O'Connor." I then gave
to Mr. Basset one note for 1001. of the Bank of Eng-
land, No. 15,043, dated sth June, 1849 ; a Si. noted
of the Bank of England,
dated July 13, 1849. numbered 20,051, an
The CORONER (referring to the previous evidence)
—That note has been found in the possession of Mrs.
Manning.
witness—And 51 in gold. I have seen the body,
and,
to the best of my belief, that is the body of the
man to whom I gave the notes. That is my im-
pression. Mr. Basset brought me the transfer, and
I saw the signature. The writing now shown to me
is not the same character of writing, it is too free (the
writing handed was that of the deceased).
A juror—Was the signature in that style of
writing (showing some of Manning's writing) ?
Wine!s—Yes, very much in that style. I said to
Mr. Basset, Mr. Killick will be very angry about
your not getting the memorandum signed, and it was
then agreed that he should call on Mr. O'Connor on
Monday morning to get that done.
The CORONER—The gentleman who has just been
examined, Mr. Basset, is
_entirely exonerated from
every suspicion.
Tb 9 witnen—Upon Monday morning, the 20th, I