The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-12 00:00:00

HE ISLINGTON MURDER,.

BOW-STREET.
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RicTiarl Gould vas placed at the b:.r.
Mr. iiohLT app,nrcd for the prosecution.
Airs. Anne Tauctoa stated that sh resided in a
cottag,, in Brook's buildings, near to where Ternileman
resided. Ia consequence of her daughter going to
hi 4 houv", witness went thete about two months
ago, but abq could not obtain entrance, and
obliged to inok in at th..: window. It was about
hz.!l: past eight o'clock in the mornag, and the door was
ftstened. On looking through the window she saw the
deceased lyMg in a gore of bloxid, with his legs towards
the fir, place. and his head towards the door. He ap-
peared to he dead. She then wcnt to another
window, which was about a guar tag of a yard
open, and a person being .n that room could open
the door and get into the bed-room. About a quarter
I.nore eight. on the previous evening sew deceased,
!Luting had occasion to go to his I:ouse. He was at tea,
and she discoursed with him. T.icre was silver on the
tAIbAe in a little square box. She could not form any
opinion of the quantity, and he did not then pay her
any money. 'inure might have I),.en about 41. in the
box, and she delayed about tire minates. She wl3 ac-
custc reed to char for him, and was in the habit of wa.ih-
hag for him.

The prisoner, who had no prossional adv:ser, said
he did not wiih to put nay question to the witness.
Francis Capriani, a watch-maker, knew the deceased.
He saw him last alive on Monday, the 16th of March,
about six o'clock in the evening.. He was working in
his garden for h:m, and had finished it that afternoon,
when witness's mother-in-law came home, who said that
the deceased wished to speak to him, and he paid him 7s.
on going to the cottage. He took the money from a little
mahogany box which lay on the table. There were se-
veral 'calf-crowns in the box, with shillings and six-
pences. Witness stayed with him upwards of five mi-
nutes, and then left him. He could not say exactly
how much money was in the box, but it might be about
four or five pounds, more or less. The deceased was
sitting in the sitting-room at the right hand side of the
door going in. Witness never saw him since.
In answer to the prisoner, witness said that he was
quite sure he saw the money described in the box,
which was shut when he went in, and he opened it for
the purpose of paying him.
Sergeant Otway, A division, proved that on Satur—
day last he left the prisoner at Coldbath-fields, and in
the course of the evenillg he was again sent for, to go '
to the prison. The turnkey was present, and tha pri-
soner had made up his mind to tell the whole of the
affair.

The turnkey then said that the prisoner had made a
statement which was in writing. The Governor was
next consulted, and he gave permission to witness to
hold a conversation with the prisoner. The statement
he made was quite voluntary, and witness wrote down
every word he said, and looked on as witness wrote down
the words as they came from his lips. He said that the
robbery had been talked over by himself, Jar-
vis, and his wife, but it was not finally agreed
upon until the morning previous to its taking
place. He Wl3 at Jarvis's house, but did not remain
long, as Jarvis expected his brother ; but before he
Jarvis got a piece of wood used as a dibber in a gar-
den, and made a hole through it, putting a string through
it so as to hang on the wrist. Ile then left and went
to the Rainbow public-house, where he got tipsy. He
was to have seen Jarvis en the Monday morning,
but he lay in bed too late, and Mrs. Jervis
came to his lodgings. Jarvis had left a message with
her how it was to be done. It was that be was not
to be seen near the houss, until after the public-houses
were closed. Mrs. Jarvis said that she had prepared
breakfast, and there was no fear of being noticed.
He then left and went again to the public-house,
where he remained until twelve at night, when he
went to Jarvis's house. The prisoner and Jarvis then
went out again, while Mrs. Jervis stood under
a portico to give an alarm. Gould entered the cot-
tage, after removing a small piece- of paper and a small
piece of glass. He then put his finger in, and moved
the window. Jars% followed. Gould took a chisel
from Jarvis and broke the drawers open, and found silver
in a box. Jarvis then entered the bed-room, andsaid
to the prisoner," As you have not found the notes, most
likely he has them under his head.
quiet hire and fasten him." Jarvis then struck We
quiet
rn
ceased with the dibber. Mr. Templeman then j pdee-
-1 right out of the bed, when Jarvis struck him uaitil'i
while the prisoner tied his hands with a piece of clothes'
line they took with them, belonging to Jarvis. They
then ecintineed the search for the •notes, and the
prisoner found them in the drawer where the
silver was in the box. He said they were
no use, as they were barber's notes, and they
left them behind The &ceased had by this
somewhat recovered, and said, " I know you."
J.lrvis said, " We shall surely be found out ; I would
rather finish him than be found out." Jarvis then went
into the bed-room, and the prisoner jumped out of the
window ; but Jarvis also got out of the seine window by
which they had entered. They then went to Jarvis's
house, outside which Mrs. Jarvis was standing,
and the prisoner wanred to divide the money;
but 3 ; :A
earr.s se,e, " No ; you bad better take it
and plant it, as all cottages about here will be frisked."
The fire was oat, and the prisoner said he had better
put the wood out of the way ; and the prisoner took it
away and threw is into the New ~ 1' k
lantern they had with them the ppriso'nerr. throhveinkitOu a
pond in Poooeles Fields, and, befoFe leaving, he agreed
to meet Mrs. Jarvis the next iniarnin.ce at the
saying that
Thrf'e Goats' Heeds, Wandsworth.•r
would show biniseif to some one ;sod'
He then went towards the Angel toclawco
teakenwsaesataiell,coaf.t
the corner of the City-road, and hay
tee he remained about half an hour. 'There
tkere selling some pictures, and he sold four to ;PE3n
woman for 61 Toe prisoner asked if he keers;f a
tobacco s!wp epee, and he said he did not. Tee pre.
snare asked him to sell him a pipe. He thou
'aimed home, it being itbout two o'clock. lie
to bed, or.d the next nioraing he placed the money,
rith
titreexc,,ptiori of es., in a large stocking,
and put it where it was found. Ile then went to the
-eoffee-shee oppxi:e to the Three Goers' Heeds, °pp°.
site the Waraise, ugh-eyed; and had his Lreaklast, an