The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-04 00:00:00

' l its. ron the point that -tTfre was upon -her ot7li7.heir
examined before the magistrate.;. Did the jui'y think
that a sensible young person like that bid not
kno that she was upon her oath, and that
she spoke the truth actordingly ? lle was ex-
d from her examination, but he would n it have
car. d for that if the reporters had been admitted, as
they would have seen justice done. She was placed
helore Cann, Hubbersty, and Co., and they wiaild
remember what Hubbersty said last night. 'Ho • hop,(l
the reporters had given that evidence correctly in the
Gapers, as it was most important. Hubbersty stated that
ho was not aware her evidence was read over to Emily
Sandford, or if she signed it, but the jury would not be-
lieve that evidence he was sure. He must have known
it. Was it likely that when Emily Sandford was giving
that most important evidence in the Castle to Mr.Cann's
father, Mr. Cann himself was away? Mr. Cann said
that he took his (the prisoner's) watch as a security for
a previous debt, but he could prove that it was not so.
They might say that that was not very material; but he
would show that it was; that he had been prevented in
consequence from getting up his defence as lie ought,
and that the evidence which had been got up against
him in so extraordinary a manner ought to be rejected
by the jury. When Emily Sandford was giving her
evidence, some one said to her, " What you are now
stating is not correct." Was it wonderful that he
should become excited after hearing that? Had the
reporters been in the room then, and his pocket-
book been given him, the whole case would have been
blown in the air, and he would not have been there
now. He would show before it was done that it was im-
possible to look at the agreements that had been spoken
of without coming to the conclusion that the whole evi-
dence had been got up from beginning to end. Mrs.
Bryant talked jto Emily Sandford at her examination
constantly, and apologised to the magistrates for doing
so; but why was that apology necessary if she was doing
as she said, nothing but asking her if she wanted water?
Again, Mr. Cann stated that he found but one letter be-
tween himself and him. He was employed by the pri-
soner's father's executors, and for his mother, in an
action for ejectment brought against her, and then to
turn about is the way that he has done! He (the pri-
soner) denied that he owed Mr. Cann a single half-
penny, except in respect of this last ejectment against
his mother. It was well known that he was at Stanfield
Hall on the '2lst, and yet none of the servants saw him
there, not even Watson. He used sometimes to see Mr.
Jermy himself at the window, and would then go
right into him. He used to go there between eight and
nine o'clock in the evening in this way, and did not be-
lieve he had seen these servants who talked so
much about his appearance, more than three or four times
in his life. To the best of his knowledge he was never
objected to at Stanfield hall except once, and that was
when they were at issue about the Felmingham farm.
With regard to the agreements there was no foundation
for the statements Emily Sandford had made about them.
The concealed aperture in the closet at Potash he dis-
covered accidently, and as it struck him as a convenient
place for shoving papers into he used it for that purpose.
The evidence of Hubbertsy and Mr. Cann as to the dis-
covery of his papers there, was inconsistent. The former
gave his evidence on that point very fairly; but Mr.
Cann turned up the white of his eyes when he was an-
swering his questions. As to the evidence of Emily
Sandford she has made from time to time so many state-
ments that one would have fancied it was complete before
she was placed in the witness box; but on comparing
what she has said formerly with her statements made in
court, it was quite clear that she had said much more
than she knew anything about. The prisoner was pro-
ceeding to another point, when
The JUDGE said, as you have concluded your obser-
vations about Mr. Cann's evidence, perhaps now, if you
reel fatigued, this will be a proper time for your taking
some refreshment.

The prisoner said, he was not fatigued, but would let
his Lordship know when ho was. With reference to the
wig, it was well known that some time ago he was losing
his hair, and in consequence he ordered a wig from
Norwich, which upon trial did not fit him. He in con-
sequence returned it to the barber, who sent it back to
him again, and brought an action in the County Court
for the price. It might be remembered that he put the
wig on in court to decide the question. That was a
well known fact, and he declared to God there was no
secret about it.

The jury here intimated a wish to retire for refresh-
ment, and the Court adjourned for a quarter of as hour.
On the resumption of the proceedings—
The prisoner said, that Elize's Chestuey's evidence be-
fore the Court the jury would compare with that given
before the coroner and magistrates. She declared that
the man who fired at her had neither bat nor cap on, but
how could she, poor thing, have time to observe more
than his general appearance, for there was the report of
the gun, and the smoke, and all that sort of thing to pre-
vent her? It such evidence as she had given as to the
shape of his head and his hair was to be sufficient, ho
thought there was no evidence which might not he re-
ceived. It was quite monstrous that such things should
be taken against him—a man with a large family; and he
told them to reject such evidence in spite of anything his
Lordship or counsel might tell them. What could be
more conspicuous than going out with a wig on one's
head, and supposing ho had used it that it would be suf-
fered to remain where it had been found afterwards? In
this, as in everything else, God Almighty had been his
guide, and he saw that in spite of all they had done, they
could not bring home such a charge against
him. Allow he had been a persecuted man,
he had no ill.teeling towards Mr. Jenny;
indeed he had far more ill-feeling against his solicitors
than him. All attempts that had been made to prove
that ill-will had failed. The putting on of this wig be-
fore Eliza Chestney, poor thing, could only have been
intended to work upon her feelings, and it showed how
far the prosecution had gone in getting up the case
against him. He now came to the evidence of Emily
Sandford, and he said now, as he said before, that it was
the only evidence against him. He must go on with
her evidence, and show why the jury ought to reject it
from the evidence which she had given before. He
would prove that her evidence from beginning to end
was totally unworthy of credit, and he would do so from
her own words. He would show that she had been in-
fluenced by what she had heard at the Hall. A great
deal had been said about his going out late at night.
As it was well known, people were in the habit of
poaching over the farm—which was well stocked
with game, particularly at that season of the year—
he used to go out to watch the poachers; and there-
fore all the statements she made on this sub-
ject were quite true. He must admit the connexion
,hat had existed between him and Emily Sandford, but
there was an understanding as to their future mode of
living; for he telt it would be advisable for her family
and for his children that she should cease to hold that
position in his house, and should become his house-
keeper. She could not help being aware of this arrange-
ment; but from the manner in which she had given her
evidence the jury would see she was anything but
friendly towards him, whatever she had been before.
They had all heard her speak of the tears that had
fallen from him—he had good rearon to ask her about
them. The fact was, she wanted to go to a concert at
Norwich, and he had given her a promise to take her.
lie bought a ticket for five. His two eldest daughters,
his son, and his son's wife, went with it. On considera-
tion he thought he could not let her go. When he re-
fused her she bore it so good and kindly that he could
not held being affected, knowing how he had treated lo r.
and seeing her so patient. (The prisoner's voice faltered
very much here, and became almost choked with emo-
tion.) She agreed directly when he told her she could not
go except by herself, for, recollecting the situation she
was to hold in his house, he could not accompany her to
the concert. He would have convinced her that the
statement she made as to what took place was incorrect,
Out when she said there was not more than an hour and
a half between the time he went out arid came in, he
thought it immaterial to press her. He thought the
Learned Gentlemen would try hard to bring in all about
the watches in evidence; but he had evidence about the
time which would show clearly how the matter stsod, and
how long he was out that night. She said he went out
about eight o'clock. Now, let them recollect what Har-
vey, Holmes, and the others said was the time when they
were at the Hall, as well us the nature of the ground
between Potash and it—that there were three ditches,
two of them very deep—and they would see it was im-
possii:le for any one to go from Potash to Stanfield and
hack in double the time which appeared to have elapsed,
comparing her statement of the time he went out and
their account of the occurrence which took place.
Harvey deposed it was half past seven o'clock when he
left Wymondham. He went to the Hall and stood
(here chatting for some time with the servants
at the moat gate. Then he said ho saw some-
thing near the porch like a figure of a man, and that
after the retiort he saw something fly up like wadding
with a bright flame about 12 yards high. That was a
most extraordinary thing. It might show the man,
whoever be was, did not intend the harm he had done.
As to the statement, he had no doubt it was a mistake
in some respects, but it showed at all events that the
witness was at the hall at the time. It would not be
possible if he saw the man at the loft side of the porch
for the latter to have gone round to the passage in the
time which the witnesses state to have elapsed between
the first and second reports; in fact, as he suspected, the
other man must have been in the passage at the time of
the first shot. Chestney and Reid were sitting by the fire
talking, and very likely that he went some way along the
passage before their attention was drawn to him by a
rustling as he went along. But why had not
all the people who were at the gate that night
teen examined ? No one but Harvey talked
of seeing a light in the hall before he heard the re-
port ; in fact, it could not be. It was not likely Mr.
Jermy was shot the moment he opened the door, and
as it remained open for the time they should have seen
the light there. Suppose there had been only one man,
and that man himself, did they believe it possible he
would hare taken the course attributed to him? Why,
he knew every chink and cranny in the hall. Did they
think, then, he would have gone round, after firing the
gun, to the passage? How could he tell that the ser-
vants were not all there close by? Wait to go round to
meet them all! The fact was, if it had been he, he would
have gone in at the porch door. It was a most awful
and extraordinary thing for one man to think that an-
other would run in among a lot of people to do such a
deed as this; and lie said, beside that, there was not suf-
ticient time, even on the longest calculation given in
evidence, for a man to have run round to the passage
from the porch. Emily Sandford stated, that theeuvse
ing they drove over to Stanfield she was very and poserx anxious to
go with him. Well, so she was. The fact had
struck him before, and he never before knew of the rig-
marole account of their proceedings. There was some
mystery about all this that he could not clear up. Great
stress had been laid on the papers and agreements relat-
ing to the farm. If he could have Mrs. Jenny on the
table he could get a good deal out for them as to what
she knew of the Rev. Mr. Preston's will. He would take
his o Lth he never had heard of the papers before with
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the u;e which they had heard. They had all heard