The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-22 00:00:00

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C. HALL said it should be taker, down
6,rrari ,‘Aitoc,l, .eiou- recalled, stated, in answer to Mr.
Hell, that she thou ht the Lehaviour of the prison; r was
vary odd. Oa the Thursday, at breakfast, witness ' was
eryintr, and the prisoner shook so that he could not hold
his saucer, and looked in a very peculiar manner at witness.
He had a pocket-handkerchief of his Lard,hip's iu his
poeket on the Thursday, and when I asked him for it, his
conduct was very peculiar,
Mary Hemmed, the cook, recalled and examined by Mr.
HALL--I always left a fire in the kitchen at night. I went
into the kitchen on Wednesday morning, about half an hour
after I got up. I did not light the fire for see; ral hours
after. I did not observe anything particular about the
fire-place, as if anything had been burnt. I did not bear
the prisoner come to bed. I did not usually heir him. I
bolted the area back door. I did not observe any marks
on it on the Tuesday. The lower bolt would riot catch.
I never heard the prisoner make any allusion to his Lord-
ship's money. I observed nothing particular in the pri-
soner's conduct on Wednesday. I never heard of any
any plate being missing. Never bad any conversation
about the triaket box with the prisoner. 1 recollect hear-
ing him once say old Billy was a rum old chap. and if he
had his money he would not stop in England. No amount
of money was mentioned. I did not go into his L rdship'a
room when the housemaid went out to give the alarm.
When I first saw the prisoner, he was in the act of coming
down stairs. This was after the housemaid had given the
alarm. She was just come back. I did not go up stairs,
until the arrival of the police.
Thomas Selway, examined by Mr. Nobler-1 live with
Mr. Cutler, 15, Norfolk-street, Park-lane, in the house
adjoining Lord William Russell's. I remember the morn
infer of Wednesday, the 6,11 of this month. I got up about
seven, and heard a noise in the house of Lord W. Ritssed.
I put my ear to the wall ; I heard a screaming of a female
voice. I came down stairs, and went to the house of
Lord W. Russell ; the door was open. I saw the house-
maid and cook standing in the passage. I did not see any
other person in the passage. I observed a blue cloak; an
opera glass, and a small box, with a glass-clotle and some
things tied up in it, in the passage. The cloak appeared
folded carefully. These things were close behind the
front door; they were close to the wall, so that the door
could be opened. I then went into the dining room on the
ground floor. I saw the prisoner there; he was sitting, on
a chair behind the door, between that and the window.
li appeared to have his hand to his mouth ; he got up
and asked me to go to 100 in Park.street, and request the
butler to come ua. The things in the;dininis-,oom seemed
st awed bes•—the plate, some with paper on it, and other
t tinge. The prisoner was much agitated when I spike to
nire. He spoke as if his words were chocking him. Two
of the police then came in, and I returned home. I went
on my return to the drawing-room, which commands a
aiew of the back of both houses. There are two ranges
of leads at the back of our house. The higher one would
be the one that any one would climb over to get to Lord
William's. Any one coming from the back must have got
over them to get to Lord William's. The higher leads
of the two houses are on la level, and any one to have got
into the back-yard of Lord William's premises must have
got over those leads. I did not observe any footmarks on
the leads. I could have done so if there had been any. I
must have seen them there had beee'foot-marks, by dust
that was on the leads. There had been no rain for a week
before. The dust was not in the least disturbed. The
walls at the back are, whitewashed. I did not observe any
mark of any person having climbed on those walls. It was
impossible for any person to have got up or down those
walls without disturbing the dust on the leads. There is
no door of communication between Mr. Cutler's
premises and Lord William's. There could be
no means of communication at the back between
the two houses, but by getting over the wall.
There are stables immediately at the back of Lord \Sid.
lianee premises. They are bounded bi a wall forming the
back of the premises; that wall is in the same line with
the wall of the stables of No. 15. It is twenty or twenty.
five feet high. There is no door in that wall communicat-
ing with Lord William's premises. Any person must
have come over that wall. I know No. 13 ; there is no
communication between that and Lord William's house,
No. 14. There are no means of passing from any houses
on the other side of Lord William's house into the back-
yard, except over the roofs or over the water-closets.
I cast my eyes in that direction, bat could see no marks.
I looked to see, but could see no marks of any description.
I could command a view of those premises from the
drawing-room window.
Cross-examined by Mr. Flower.—The screaming I
heard was from a female, as it' suddenly alarmed. That
alone did not induce me to go, but I heard screaming in the
street. The first person I saw was the housemaid ; she
spoke to me first; the cook was with her. I did not see
the coachman. The housemaid said, in answer to me,
that the prisoner was in the dining-room, and I went in.
They all seemed agitated and alarmed, as well as the
prisoner ; they were agitated in the extreme.
Mr.: Flower, said he should not ask the witness any
further questions. He should like to have had en oppor-
tunity of examining the locus in quo, and then he should
have cross-examined him as to the leads.
Mr. Hobler said he should have that opportunity.
Wits, ss stated that the other servants did not appear
chocking when they spoke.
W. York—l live at No 2, Weaver's-court, York-road,
Park-lane, and am a coachman. I have lived with Lord
William Russell four years on the 6th of June.. I re-
member Tuesday the 6th of May. I live out of- the
house. His Lordship had a groom also. He did not
live in the house On the 6th of May I went to the
house, about half-past nine o'clock in the momiag, but.only
stayed two or three minutes. 1 went again in the afternoon,
•bout half-past two o'clock, but did not remain any time.
I went again about ten minutes after 6ve o'clock, and saw
the prisoner, I was to have bren ordend at five o'climk,
bu r isier bad forgotten it. He told me to ?o toßrooke's
directly. I didso, but his Lordship bad left. His Lordship had
a dog at the stables which was accustomed to be brought
to the house at half-past nine in the morning arid seven in
the evening. It was my duty to fetch the dog away a,
night. The dog never slept in the house. I took him
away that night about a go:ill:er before seven. I did not
return to the house again that night. I came to the house
next morning a little after nine. In the passage I saw
the housemaid, the cook, and the butler from No. 23,
orpesite. I did not seethe prisoner at that time, Young,
the butler, said, " York, let us go up stairs." He bad
previously told me his Lordship had been murdered. We
went into Lord William's room. I was the first to enter;
Young followed. I went to the front of the bed, and
Young to the further side, near the window. Young
pulled the sheet on one side, and acid—" Well enough
they might cover him up." The prisoner was not in the
room. The police entered the room a few moments
after. I saw some blood on the pillow. There was a
towel over his Lordship's face. I remained in the room
until Inspector T. dman came, and by his desire I went for
a doctor, and brought Mr. Elsgood, the surgeon, with
me. We returned to the room together. The prisoner
was there, sitting in a large aim-chair behind the door.
I heard him say, " Oh, my God 1 what shall I do I" I
remained a few minutes, but did not converse with prisoner.
I next saw him about eight o'clock, but nothing passed
between us. I saw him several times in the course of the
day, but said nothing. I recollect his coming into the
service of Lord William, I have seen him shave himself.
Two or three times. He shaves himself both with his
right hand and his left hand. He uses his lett hand quite
as well as his right.
By Mr. HALL—He kept his razors in the pantry. He
had two those. They were white handled razors. I saw
them a few days before the murder.
By Mr. Ilobler—On seeing him shave with his left
band, I said I could not do so if he would give me 100/,
James Leich-1 am coachman to Mr. Fector, who is at
Cox's Hotel, and ash° resides at Andover. I know the
prisoner. He has lived in Mr. Fector's service as foot..
man. He left Mr. Fector about Easter. lie was accus-
tomed to wear white cotton gloves when he went out with
the carriage. I have seen him do so several times. He
was a fellow-servant of mine nearly two years. I have
visited him at Lord William's. I was not there on Tues-
day, the sth of May.
Emanuel Young, butler to Mr. F. Latham, 23, Nor-
folk-street, Park-lane—I recollect the morning of Wed-
nesday, the 6th of May. I was called up about seven
o'c'ock by a ring at the bell. I answered it, and saw
Lord W. Russell's housemaid, and in consequence of what
she said I went at once to his Lordship's. She said his
Lordship was murdered, and the house robbed. By her
desire I went for the police. I returned in about five
minutes, and went into the house and saw both the maids,
but not the prisoner. I afterwards saw him sitting on a
chair behind the dining-room door ; he was resting his
elbow on the table and his hand to his head. I asked him

to accompany me up stairs, to ascertain if his Lordship
ware dead or alive. He said he could not go, and added
" What shall we do? They have murdered my Lord and
robbed the house." The coachman had come into the
. house at that time. I had sent for him. The coachman
and myself went into his Lordship's room. We went into
the room, at the foot of the bed, and saw blood on the
towel and on the bolster and pillow; the towel was thrown
over his Lordship's face. I went round to the side of the
bed next the window. His Lordship was lying on that
side with his face towards the window. I removed the
sheet that was over him. I then laid my hand on his
Lordship's, which I found quite cold. 1 did not remove
the towel. Inspector Teduian came in and examined the
body of the deceased. The rrisoner came in afterwards ;
he came to the foot of the bed, and instantly fell back into
the arm-chair near the door. He said " What shall we
do ?" and appear° I very touch distressed ; he sat there
about ten minutes. and rose apparently quite collected ;
he began to examioe his Lordship's dressiog-case, which
was standing on a table ; he took the inner part of it,
which he put into the cupboard by the fire place; I e
then told me that he had been in his Lordship's service
only five weeks, and he did not know what he should do
for h s character. I remained a short time and left after
assisting Mr. Elsgood to move the body for him to ex-
amine the wound. I did not csbserva any razor or knife
by his Lordship's side or anywhere near him. His
Lordship's left hand was lying by his side with the shirt
grasped in it. A dark pocket-handkerchief was ling at the
back of his Lordship under ha head. I did not see it
masked with blood. There was a good deal of blood in the
bed. His Lordship's appearance was very composed and
his eyes were closeo. The prisoner was in the room all
ih's time. I examn ,d the c iodlest:ek whica I found at
the side of the bed or, a cheff.mier ; it was a flat one,
standin between the two windows. I saw no candle in
it. I looked to the stamp and ascertained it was silver.
I observed a ru3hlight in a shade on the ftior between the
fire-place and the foot of the hod ; the rushlit.iht appeared to
have been burning an hour. I ,aw Inspector Tedman examine
the house, and afterwards left the room and went down
stairs. The prisoner followed me. Ou the first examina-
tion, Inspector Tedman found nothing in the purse; on the
second, he found half a sovereign. On going down stairs,
I went to the housemaid in the back drawing-room. She
showed me how she had found the room. I then went
to the bottom of the house occupied by the l
then ;aid " Oh, here is where they came in,'lTisano.dn,kei. He
directed
thereet
theK c o,,red
my attention to the door of the area at the t.),
house. He walked as fix as the door, tilingl
in
his hand, and returned I examined the door. He merely
crely
took the door in his hand and left immethateyo
exa-
mined the door, and likewise the window, where I per-

ceiv,:d a slight,Leek. I urned to the kitchen, and
umi th pris.ohr 01),CI VCd a work-box on the
ti:ble. I reap.ined there until Superintendent Baker said
ail gun:geis must go out, and I left in consequence.
HALL—I have never sp..ken to the prisoner but
once before tins cretured. I that asked him if he was
cenifortable in his situ..e.io:l, ..nd he said pretty well.
(arcs,-examined by Mr. Flower—l know but of one
p;2:so,i who left the house with me. When I first went in
tbere uele no strangers there. I did not see any person
there in paitieular, with the exception of the servants
of the house. I brought a person with me when
I went for a surgeon. I knew all who were in the
home when strangers were ord, red out, exct pt the police.
John Baldwin, police constable, C 113-1 recollect the
morning of the tith May. I was on duty in the neighbour-
bond of Norfolk-street. I was in Green-street, and saw a
great many people crowding round a house in Norfolk-
street. I went to the house No. 14, and went with an-
other constable. We were let in by a female servant. She
said the house had been robbed. I went with her and po-
llee constable Rose to the parlour. It was in confusion.
I inquired if there was any man servant in the house. She
said e Ca, sitting behind the door." I saw him there,
with his band ovtr his face. I did not see his face. I
asked what in the world he did sitting there when the
gnus.' was in that state. lie nevcr took his hands from
his face, nor gave me any answer. I inquired
about the loss of the female servant, and she
could net tell me what was lost. I again
spokf, to him, and asked him what he sat there for when
' all the things were lost. He made no answer. I ad-
' dressed him the third time, and said Wny don't you move,
and he made me no answer, nor did he take his hands from
his face. I tuned to ray brother officer, aid said, There is
something strange in this, be must know something about
it. I never saw his face. I then went into the kitchen,
mid saw the back door open, with marks on it. I es-
amiaccl it, and said to Rose, This has not been broken into,
and I aei of that opinion still. No one could have got in
that way. I went into the butler's pantry, and saw a man
sitting th. re with his elbows on his knees and his hand-
kerchief to lea taco. I told him he had made a devil of a
pretty mesa of this, for he knew all about it. He did not.
at seer. I did not sec his face, but I believe him to be
the same person I had seen up stairs. I then went and
examined the back area and the top yard, and could not
see any marks whatever. I got on to the wall, and
Put up the st, ps, and got on the wall betwen 14 and 15.
The leads join it. There was dust on the leads and wall,
and no mark of anything whatever on it. The dust was
thick; you could mark it with your fingers. I tried it,
and my hand left an impression. Rose was with me
the whole Cale. I examined the back walls of the yard;
they were whitewashed. There was not the slightest
mark in the world. There must have been if any
man's toe or body had touched the wall. Rose got
ud, and went round the adjoining premises. I waited until
his return. We went into the house, and accompanied Mr. T
T:..dinan into the bed-room. I saw the same person I had
seen in the dining-room and butler's pantry, sitting on the
chair behind the door of Lord William Russell's bed-room
with his handkerchief up to his face. lam sure it was the
;me perm. a, although I never saw his face. I went up to
IL. foot of the bed, and saw there was a towel on his Lord-
S ip's face, Some one lifted it up, and I saw his Lordship
was dead There was blood upon the sheet. I then went
to call Mr. Baker, and did nut go into the house for s
w-ek after.
By Mr. HALL—A man could not rest his foot on the
Nall to get into the yard. I did not notice any cobwebs.
No man could drop eown without touching the wall. The
depth of the area is about eight feet, it might be nine.
William Rose, police constable, 124 D—l was at the
house of Lord William Russell on Weds', sday, the 6th of
May. I saw the housemaid, when I entered the passage'
Baldwin and myself came about the same time. I inqu•ri d
about the things which had been lost. I saw the prisoner
in the Louse, sitting behind the parlour door. I saw his
lace. I spoke to, hint several times. I asked him ,why be
did not g..t up and assist the females, and he made net
answer. I found several articles strewed about the floor
in the parlour. I saw prisoner leave the parlour. I wen.,
down stairs and saw him sitting behind the door in the
pantry. Baldwin was with me, and saw him also.
9puke to him several times in the pantry and he made Da •
answer, I afterwards, with Baldwin, examined the back
door, and we observed it had been broken open from OOP'
ide, we afterwards examined the walls of the back area. I
went everywhere with Baldwin. and I observed no marks
of any person having got in. I went upon the leads seps- •
rating 14 from 15. I found dust on them. I I°°ked
for foot-marks but could find none. I afterwards got
on the wall at the back part of Mr. Cutler's pre-
mises, adjoining Lord William Russeli's I examined the'
roofs of the stables, at the back, carefully ; I found no
footmarks on any of the leads, gutters, or parapets, at tbe
back. I walked along those places and over these stables
as far as I could each way. I returned and observed that
I myself' had made marks on the walls and dust on the
leads ; before then there had been no marks on those
places. Oa my return into the house I found the Inspector
hA come. I saw the prisoner down stairs ; he followed
us up to the Sergeant. He came behind all of U.
We went into Lord William's bed room. I saw his
Lordship in the bed. I went to the side nearest
the window. I saw the Sergeant pull the curtain back. -.
I saw the prisoner sitting in the chair between the door
and the fire-place. I remained at the door until Mr.
Elsgeorl came. The prisoner remained there also. Mr.
Teuman spoke to him. I afterwards left the House.
Cross-examined by Mr. HALL.—There are smell
pieces of slate over the top of the wall of the back area.
to prevent the rain running down. They did not appear
disturbed, but I did not examine minutely, No one could
have got
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t,rj the.
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down-stairs, and saw the cook arid housemaid near the
kitchen-dour in the passage. I asked the cook which "1
they got in, she pointed to the doer of the back area. I exam-
ined the door, and it appeared to have been forced open by
some blunt instrument from the outside, or else to have
beaten, after the door had been opened; both the floor-post
and door. I continue of that opinion still. 'The entry
did not seem to have been as a housebreaker would have
done it. The bottom bolt was useless, and there appeared
to me to have been great force used where that useless
bo't was.
By Mr. HALL—I went into the back area, and stood
outside. If you touched it it gave way. Any person
touching it outside would perceive this, and that there was
no necessity for using force there. On applying a chisel
I think the marks might have been made; there was
a mark in the post of a small chisel, but it did not corre-
spond with the door. There were no marks near the hinges.
By Mr. Hobler—When I returned into the house
the housemaid said, " Nly Lord is murdered." I "114
her where the man-servant was ; she said he was sitting
in the pantry. The prisoner was the man. I said to
him, " Conte along with me, and show me where his
Lordship lies." We went up stairs, and the prisoner fol-
lowed us. He came in almost directly. The bed curtains
ere partly drawn, about one quarter; two of the window
shutters were open, the one pointing to his Lordship's
face was only partly open. I walked round the bed, and
opened it, and observed that the bed appeared as if sows
one were asleep in it, not disturbed. A towel was over
his Lordship's face. His Lordship was completely
covered up. His arms and shoulders were covered
by the bed clothes. I removed the towel. There was
blood on the bottom part of it, underneath the shirt,
within the fold, tucked in partly. The left side of his
Lordsh'ip's face first presented itself to my view that
side of the face had no blood on it ;
his eyes were closed,
and lie appeared as if he was in a sound sleep; his mouth
was closed, with the tongue protruding about a quarter o
an inch from between the lips The right side of his face
was lying on the pillow, rather low in the bed; the right
cheek was all covered with blood, as well as the pillow and
bolster. I moved the clothes a little way doyens
and put my hand under his chin; I observed
very deep gash in his throat, apparently seven or
eight inches in length and depth down to the bone
of the neck. The prisoner was in the room at this time'
standing at the foot of the bed. Wheu I moved the
clothes he suddenly fell back into the arm-chair, and said'
" Oh, dear, it is a shocking job, and I shall lose my place
and character." The housemaid was there. I sent for
surgeon. I felt his Lordship's arms and legs, and found
them cold and stiff. I observed on the bed the miniature

, of a lady upon a small box, and a purse. I produce then'.
—(the articles were here put in.)—l observed them 01
the bed when I opened the shutter. The box had the lid
off as it has now, with the medallion. They were.
lying, so that a person in bed, :,y putting °U-
his hand, could reach theta. They were lYing
meth atrid
ht side. I h
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which was teehTdcew:hlaaelwsen
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;twined then, and said " Yes, there is a'lol. and a
gone. He said, " saw them in the silk case
51 cote
the
box safe yesterda. It did not appear that any violensc
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fife tshaeirdein it.
hal been offered' to the box. There was no key
wasl adno,sart otherti;i
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mined the box now produced, and found in it a gold ring,i,„,
a silk purse, and a spectacle case. The ring "" IYh".".
open in the box, as it is now. There were two tout .
picks and two turned boxes in the second box now Pre%
duced. Both boxes were open, but no violence appear
to have been used to either.
13y Mr. 11ALL.--1 re-examined the back-room in the
presence of the prisoner and the other servants, and. 50t:.147r
" some of you in the house have done this." Pilso
_.
said—" If they have I hope they will be found ?ut.
I said__" I do not think there is much danger of tha_...
Prisoner made no turiber observation.
room, between the window and the bed, I observed By Mr. Iloblcr—On the floor of his Lordship's, ?e.,_d:
bo,ilt produced open, wilt the spectacles lying on it," „ 1
asked prisoner how the book got there ? He 58:?0....”
left his Lordship reading it when I went to bed last nin„intt.•
_
Mr. 1?,lsgood came about this time; I !hewed hi be
The
body, and requested him to examine it He did so.
enable Mr. Osgood to make his examination, I did
prisener was ar me. I os,tated in raising the body to
not in cluing so find or see any instrument capable
of pro:lotting death ; nor did I see stay such instru-
I
nor upon any spot within his Lordship's reach.
trent upon or about the floor in any previous searcl!
left Mr. Eisgocd, and continued my examination of the,
room ; the prisoner was with me. I examined the top or
the hook shelf, it is about three feet from the floor, it stood
between, the two windows, the one nearest the bed and
the midrib: one. I found in it the small Russia leather
tray produced, containing these:cases in the state in which
it new appears, Open, there was eothing in them. I found
also this silver bed candlestick, with the extinguisher loose.
There weis a b t of snuff in the bottom of tine socket, ap-
pearing as if burnt out. The tray belongs to the box. The
prisoner pointed this out, and said it belonged to the
box where the money was kept.
( To bo, continued in our SECOND EDITION.)