The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-31 00:00:00

4th. She understood from him she was to go to the
Bowling green Inn, Norwich. Rush met her at the
railway station, and took her in a gig to Potash-farm.
Ile took me over there in his gig. (Tile witness then de•
scribed the situation of her bedroom at the farm.) We slept
together that night. On Friday the prisoner proposed going
over to Stanfield-ball. He said that the boy Savory could
drive me on in the gig to Norwich. When the gig was
brought round the 'prisoner did not say where they were
going, but after we were on the road he said he was going to
z,tantle/d-hall. I wished to go as far as possible, because tho
ground was very wet. We crossed several fields, and when
the gig could get no further he proposed I should remain in
it, I wished to go with him, and we went together to the
gate leading over the moat at the half, kaving Savory, the, boy, with the gig. He went to the ball, and when he re-
turned I asked if he had agreed with Mr. Jermy. He said,
"No, but I trust we will." I asked him to drive me over to
Norwich. He said he would if he had not to meet Mr. Reed,
an attorney, who was coming by the mail. Savory drove
me over to Norwich, where I got my boxes. I went over
to the Bowling-green Inn. In consequence of something
that passed between me and the landlady, I left next day
and went to the Swan. I wrote to Mr. Rush, and he and Mr.
Reed came to me. I understood they were going to London.
Reed went to walk about the town, and Rush was left alone
with me. He asked me to copy some papers, and produced
them. After he left me I began to copy, and next morning
he called and told me that I need not trouble to do it. I
cannot say whether the paper was destroyed or not, Mr.
Rush returned from London on Saturday morning, and we
breakfasted together, after which I went to Mrs. Stacey's by
his desire. He went home, and I cannot say how soon after
he called for me there. When he came he said he had some
writing to occupy my time, and produced a paper to copy
from. He also showed me some paper on which to write,
and which was stamped. I did as he directed, and we dined
together afterwards. After making the first copy lie wanted
me to make another of the same paper, which I did. That
also was on a stamp. Ile took both copies away with him.
The Sunday after that he came again and showed me one of
the pieces of stamped parer. (Here the witness leant back
weeping and quite overcome. Her emotion appeared to be
caused by a hurried glance which she took at the prisoner.)
O❑ showing me the papers he said, I want you to put your
name to what you wrote for me the ether day. I think he
produced both the copies I made.—The prisoner interrupted,
when
The Junon said, had anything been added since you
wrote the papers? Witness—l observed that the words." I.
Jermy" had been added.—(Sensation.) He asked me to
write my name and the word " witness " after it; which I
did. Ile left me about four o'clock. I remarked to Mr.
Rush that the paper was dated on the day we went to
Stanfield, and that he made me a witness though I did not
go in. We had some words about it, and he said he did not
wish to make me a witness. He told me that the papers
were only copies. I wrote on Monday a letter to him on
the subject, but I can't say that he has destroyed it., or has
said so to me.

Mr. Edward Cann, clerk to Mr. Cann, the solicitor, was
hero called, and proved the serving of a notice on the prisoner
demanding the production of the letter.
Prisoner—l am quite willing that the letter should be
produced if such has been found among my letters.
Mr. Cann, the solicitor here stated that no such letter had
been found among the prisoner's papers. lie was subjected
to a cross-examination by the prisoner of nearly the same
character as yesterday.
The JUDGE explained to the prisoner the effect of the evis
deuce just given as to Miss Sandford's letter.
The prisoner was proceeding to say something, when '
The JUDGE said—We can't hear any more reasons; that is
my judgment.
Examination of Miss Sandford resumed—ln the letter I
wrote I complained that it would be swearing falsely to be a
witness. Ile came next day and was very angry at me for
writing, saying It was very indiscreet to write about such
matters, and asking me if I had a copy of the letter. I went
to look, and found one in pencil, which I gave him, and he
tore it up. Nothing more passed between us on the subject,
and he left me the same evening. I saw him after that
some day in the week, when he told me that on the Friday
following I should go to Potash. That was Friday, No-
vember 3. Ile took me thither, and when I arrived I
found young Mr. Rush before us. I took possession of his
bedroom, which has a closet attached. Young Mr. Rush
had his wife and servants there. We made that room our
parlour and sleeping•room for about a week; after which I
went down stairs one day to air the furniture, and then re-
turned. On the Tuesday before the murder Mr. Rush
produced a paper for me to copy on stamped papers, which
I did. When they were finished Mr. Rush took them, and
said he was going to take the original to Mr. Jermy to sign.
I had made three copies, I believed all the same. Mr. Rush
was away from about half-past 1 I o'clock till nearly two
o'clock. I asked him it' Mr. Jermy had signed the papers?
and he said " No," that he was going to call in the after-
noon again on his way to Felmingham. He said Mr. Jermy
had behaved very kindly, and that he appeared as if they
had never had any words, and that he was a strange man.
He also said that young Mr. Jermy kept coming in to hear
what the conversation was, and that old Mr. Jermy desired
him to leave the room, telling him he was not wanted. After
dinner Mr. Rush told me I had better take my walk, Saying
he had a little writing to do. I returned in about half an
hour, and found a great many papers on the table. After I
had put off my things he asked ins to put my name to two of
the papers I had written for him, which are those now pro-
duced. He said, "Put your signature to these and the word
witness"—holding the papers, as he said so, only open at the
bottom. After I had written my name he signed the pa-
pers also. When I signed I could not see the words " Isaac
Jermy," which I now observe on one of the papers. It was
not there when I copied it. On signing the other I think
I observed the words Isaac Jermy. Mr. Rush did not
sign ;t after me, as he did with the first paper. On Friday
the 24th, Mr. Rush dined at Potash, and during the day told
me he 'had seen a fresh stake driven into the ground, from
which 1 understood that poachers had done it. He said that
he should go out to-night attar them. On other nights, be-
fore this, he had been out in the evening, and after I had
been at Potash for three or four days he told me that he
wanted to be out after poachers. We had tea about six, and
as he was standing at thepassage window, while it was being
got ready, lie said, " Make haste and get the tea ready, it is
just the nigh' for those rascals." While he was at tea ho
wanted a little spirit in it, complained of being unwell, and
asked to have sonic gin put in it. I recommended brandy;
bathe said he preferred gin, and went to get it out of the
I ,set in his bedroom. Having got it, he poured sonic into
his cup, and asked isle to have same, which I did. He
then drank sonic from the bottle, saying the gin
woald keep the cold away, as he was going out. Ile went
down, and gave his son sonic letters to be posted at Wy-
moadham, afterwards returning to his bedroom, and giving
rue directions to leave the tea things, and go into my own
room. lie told me to put out the light and watch James up
the road; he would go in the gig, and when I heard the
rattling of the wheels, to let him know. I did so, and he
said, " Very well; you return to your own room again." At
this time he was in his bedr,om, the door being shut. When
I returned I closed the door, he having on other similar
occasions told me to do so. I asked him to take Savory
wills hint, as it was dangerous to go sifter poachers alone.
Ile shut the door as he went out, but I did not hear him
lock it. Ile returned about half-past eleven, and I heard
him come in at the front door, and come upstairs. He
opened the passage door, and said, " Where are you?"
to which I replied, " Here, in your room." He then said,
Step into your own room a moment" I had a light,
which I left behind me, and did as he desired. I then
heard him go into his bedroom and shut the door. I heard
the latch, but I can't say if it was locked. I had no oppor-
tunity of seeing him on his return, more than when he went
out, which was about half-past six or seven o'clock. I re-
mained in my own room for about a quarter of an hour,
when he opened the door of his room and said, " Are you
not coming in?" When I entered he was in bed, and I
thought the spirit he had drunk had affected him. I told
him, " You appear tipsy, and it's that nasty gin." He said,
" Yes, I was a fool to take it, and I feel very un Tell." I then
made him some tea. I noticed that night that his stockings
were very muddy and wet above the ankles as they lay on
the table. He was asleep some time before I got to bed, and

I roused him to take some tea. In the course of the night,
and about two hours after I had gone to bed, he sat up in
bed, and said he had lost something. He got up to look
about the room, and found his keys under the bed. He then
unlocked his closet and turned over some things there, after
which he said he had got it, and it was all right. He said
if he could not find it he must go out and search for it.
The witness here hung down her bead, and the Jun Git
asked if she wanted refreshment? She said, after a little
hesitation, that she wanted to suckle her child ; whereupon
leave was granted her to retire. During the whole of her
examination in chief the prisoner kept his eye constantly
and steadily fixed on her face, ceasing altogether to take
notes of what was said. She, on the other hand, rarely
looked at him, but when she did so for a moment her tears
began to flow, and her voice was chocked by emotion so as to
be almost inaudible.

After an adjournment of a quarter of an hour,
The examination of bliss Sandford was resumed—She
said, Mr. Rush was at Felminghatn on the Saturday after,
and said that there had been a tire there; that the ser-
vants had set fire to a closet ; that some papers had got
wet, and he brought them with him to dry. On the
Sunday, the 26th, he was occupied in arranging his papers
and burning some. On Saturday he said, he had bought a
tisket for Madame Dulcken's concert, at Norwich, on the
Tuesday. The ticket was for Live, and Mr. Rush and I
were to go and meet a governess and two of his daughters.
On Monday, after dinner, he told me he had given the ticket
to his son James and his wife, and I asked him how he and
I were to go? to which he replied that we were to go by our-
selves. Monday was my birthday. Young Mr. Rush had
remained at Potash up to that time. On the 27th I left the
bedroom and went to live in the parlour, young Mr. Rash
having left. Before going he brought me some loaves and
butter to serve until his return. The servant left also, for I
went to ring the bell, and Mr. Rush said, " Whom do you
want ?" I said, "The servant," and he replied, " She has gone
home." On the Monday I bad dinner and tea as usual, and
Mr. Rush went out afierwards, but I did not see him either
in going out or coming in. Ile was not absent more than
an hour and a half. On the Tuesday we had tea about six
o'clock. I had been preparing for the concert, but a few
minutes before dinner Mr. Rush came up stairs, brought his
gun, and fired it off. lle went out shortly before tea, and at
tea he said he was not well. We had a great deal of con-
versation. He asked me if I was much disappointed at not
going to the concert, and I said, " Nu, not in the least, if you
are unwell." lle said that we should go next morning instead.
During the conversation he said he should go out that night
again.

Mr. Pnr:NramansT—What did you say? Witness—l ob-
jected to his going, and said, I was sure there was something
more than poaching.
Mr. PRENDERGAST—What did he say then? Witness—
He said there was something more he svould not have me
know then, but he would tell me another time.

Mr. PRENDERGAST—What followed ? Witness—Ha
asked how many times he had been out, and 1 said five or
six times.

Mr. PnExnEnaAsT—What did he say then? Witness—
That he should only have two or three times more to go out,
and then he should succeed.

Mr. PRENinsuunsT—Ntibat had you been reading then ?
Witness--Tlic Scottish hi3tury, which 1 read sometimes, And
sometimes he.

Prisoner—Ask her Mint I did say?
Mr. PRENDERGAST—What did ho say? Witness II
asked if I recollect d that anecdote of Bruce ; he suec
ded
the seventh time. He thought he should too, and helereould
try again that night.
Mr. litiLiinEauAsT—What were his words' Witness—
"Do you recollect Bruce watching the spider? It made
several attempts to spring to the wall. It tried six times
and failed; on the seventh it succeeded.'' The
_Scottish
chief succeeded, and he thought he should succeed.
Prisoner—l complain that counsel' below are interfering. I
want to know if there are any more than_tbree counsel.
The JUDGE—There are nut.
Witness—Seeing his ;eyes fixed on me,. I asked him why
he looked at me so, and he cried. He left about half-past
during the afternoon, and
seven o'clock. I went up stairs •
there were the remains of a fire in h.s bedroom. I went up
• the first time and the bedroom door was shut, which was
unusual. The fire was. quite out in the evening when he
went out. I was in the parlour at the time, and he was in
his bedroom a quarter of an hour before going. I heard him
also go to the keeping room, but did not see him. I then
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