The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-26 00:00:00

THE MURDER AT JST.;NGTON-
ADJOURNED INQUEST.

ATTENDANCE OF THE PRISON; RS.
The ingtnry into the co.t*e of the death of Mr. John
Temple,; an, who wa3 found murdered in his cat irge in
Pocock's-ti-his, hlington, on the nwtning of Tue,day,

the 17th instant, was this morning. resunnel at the Barns-
bury Tavern, Wilson-street, Isltttgtt-,n, before Mr. Wak-
Icy, M. P., and a respectable Jun,.
Mr. WAley entered the inquest room about ten o'clock,
which was crowded to excess.

The prisoners, Gould and Mrs_ Jarvis, bad previously
been brought up from the New Prison, Clerkenwell, in

the prison-van. followed by an immense crowd of persons.
Mr. WAKLEY said he would commence the proceedings
by relating a hat had occurred relative to the production
of the prisoners. The proceedings on the last occasion
had been mast accurately reported.—( Hear, hear. ) It was
a very great mistake to suppose that he ( Mr. Wakle) ) was
averse to publicity ; tar from it But what he objected to
was, that reports should he fabricated in order to serve po-
litical purpo: es. Ile had an interview w'th the Marquis
of Normanby on the subject of the production cf the pri-
soners since the adjournment of the inquest. lie had also
received a letter from the Noble Marquis on the aubject,
in which the Noble Marquis expressed an opinion that it

,could not be a proper course for the Alagistr;tes at Hatton-

garden to pursue to commit the prisoners until the Coroner
and jury on the inquest had had an oppoi tunity of seeing them.
The ohjcct of the Coroner's inquisition was a most import-

ant one.

It was neither niore nor less than to ascertain

if a fellow-creature had lost his life by violence or in a
proper manner. The functions of the Coroner had, for
some time past, been allowed to sleep, but it was not his
fault ; and he would take care that they should not be
allowed longer. Ho could not understand why the Ma-
gistrates should attempt to interfere with the functions of
the Coroner. Formerly it was the custom for Magistrates
to put off the consideration of similar cast's until after the
Coroner's inquisition was terminated. He did not seek
this conflict, and he felt assured that he should come out

without any injury to the dignity of his office. He re-
ferred to v% hat had taken place on the occasion of his holding
the ibquest at Hayes on the body of Mr. Joseph Alsop.
The Coroner's Jury had returned a verdict of wilful mur-
der against Mr. Medhurst, and he had been committed by
the Ceroner',, warrant. The inquiry had, however, subse..
quently been t,lc.q. up by the Magistrates, who committed
Nledhurst for trial for manslaughter. He had not quar-
relled with that, because the accused had not been before
the Jury. There was, however, some difference in the
expense of the two inquiries. Of that before the Coroner
the expense was trifling, while the cost cf the inquiry
before the Magistrates amounted to 531. 15s. This might
have been saved. if the matter had been left in the hands

of the Coroner, and he did not think th.tt any person could
thereby have been injured. In the precut ease elm party
ii.td been discharged without a stain upon his character—
he might perhaps have been able to prove all connected
with the murder, but he was not at large. He trusted
that such a circumstance would not occur again. For
the future he hoped that the police would give their
earliest information in all cases of murder, and that such

inquiries would hereafter be conducted on those grin
ciples which had been acted on in this country
long before Magistrates were appointed. He had seen
these parties at the Station-house before they hal been
eonveyed to Hatton Garden, and he might then have de-
tained them there, in order to have them produced before
the inquest, but he had abstained from doing so because
he thought that persons in authority should always act
towards each other with kindly feelings, and endeavour to
aid each other by every means in the performance of their
duties, so as to forward the ends of public justice.
He hoped that what took place since this subject had been
under the consideration of the Marquis of Normanby would
!educe the Magistrates not to interfere to prevent persons
'1•0111 coining before that Court. He did not wish to claim
anything like a triumph on the present occasion, because
the only object he had in view was the forwarding the
ends of public justice. Do all the witnesses who spoke
to Gould speak also to the woman?
Inspector Miller—No, Sir.
Mr. WAKLEY—Then the course-f proceedings I pro-
pose to adopt is, that Gould should be first introduced
alone, that all the witnesses Alta depose any facts in which
Gould alone was concerned should be examined in his pre-
sence ; that Gould should then retire. and the woman be
called in, and the witnesses who deposed to facts connected
with her, should be examined in her presence—that then she
should retire—that the two should then be called in toge-
ther, and the witnesses who deposed to facts in which the
two were supposed to be connected, should be then exa-
mined. Gould was now about to be introduced, and he
trusted that all present would feel the propriety of abstain-
ing from giving expression to any feeling, either on his
introduction or in his presence.
Gould was then introduced, and was accommodated with
a chair at the foot of the table, opposite the Coroner. On
his taking his seat, he was addressed by Mr. WAKLEY, who
told him he was brought there for the purpose of hearing
anything that might be said against him ; and that he
might ask any questions he liked, and afterwards make
any statement or explanation he thought proper, which
would be taken down as his deposition, but that he was not
obliged to make any statement unless he thought proper.
The Hon. Gentleman likewise told him that he might, if
he wished, be furnished with pen, ink, and paper, for the
purpose of taking notes.
Gould thanked the Coroner for his kindness, but de-
clined taking any notes, as lie said he could recollect it
all, and he could easily explain all the evidence against him.
Inspector Miller was then examined, and repeated the
evidence respecting the capture of Richard Gould, which
has already been given to the public in our Hatton-garden
report. He produced the cord with which the wrists 'of
the deceased hal been bound, and also a velvet waistcoat
and can hAonging to Gould, the former of which vva•
marked with blood.
Gould remarked that the waistcoat had frequently been
sprinkled with blood during the time that he had wore it,
and that the cap had been given him by a gentlemen at the
house in which they now were.
Mr. WaxLEv asked Inspector Miller if there was a
warrant out against Gould for an assault ?
Inspector Miller said there was
Mr. WAKLEY thought it important that that circum-
stance should be particularly mentioned in the depositions,
and also that the person at whose suit the warrant had been
obtained should be named, as that might account for
Gould's being out of the way, and also for whet he had
said when Inspector Miller had first arrested him. It
vas then entered on the depositions that there was a war-
rant out against Gould for an assault on the potboy of the
William the Fourth.
Sergeant King, of rh- N ,livision of pollee, deposed to
the circumstances attemiinf.;* the feitline the money in
Gould's stocking secreted on the rafter of the privy, at
Allen's cottage, where Gould lodged, and produced the
stocking and money.
Mrs. Allen, with whom Gould lodged, deposed to the
feet of hie having been feehed by tlrs. Jarvis on, Monday,
March le—of his goirse nut, and of his not having. return-fl
until an early hour off Tuesday morning.
In answer to questions from Gould, the witness seated
teat on a fo -Ever occasion, when Gould was in employment
and lodged with her, he had been in the habit of keeping
late hours, and sometime: of staying out all night, but
that since he had lodged with her mi the lust oeca
sion, that is to say, during the week preceding the
murder, he had always kept very early hours. •He
rose about half-past seven on Tuesday morning, and
went into the wash-house, where she saw hire doing
something to:his trowsers ; he looked out of the window,
and said that they were putting up a fence to keep people
off the ground. She saw no more of him until he asked
her for a towel, arid be then put his coat on, and left the
house. The witness then proceeded to detail the circum-
stances which occurred from the time of Gould's return to
the cottage at a quarter past seven on Tuesday evening up
to the period of his arrest, during which time he told wit-
ness that he had been to his aunt and cousin that morning,
and had had some money given him by his aunt, and a pair
of shoes by his cousin. This witness's evidence has al-
ready been given et great length in our proceedings before
the Magistrates.
Gould asked her if that was the whole of the conversa-
tion ? Witness—All, except private conversation, which
I will relate, if you wish it.
Gould—No, I do not ; only you said it was all the con-
versation.
The CORONER said that the whole of the conversation
must be detailed if Gould wished it. What was the
subject of it ?
Witness—Principally on religious subjects, but not con-
nected with the present inquiry.
As Gould did not wish that the conversation should be
detailed, the subject was not gone into further.—After
his arrest the policeman showed her the money in the
stocking, which was similar to the one she had washed for
Gould last summer, but there was no mark on it by
which she could identify it. She had washed two odd
stockings for him, which he was in the habit of wearing, lied
she thought the stocking produced was one of them. She
had seen them on his box, on the Monday, but they were
rolled up, and she had not unrolled them to examine them.
She has not washed them since last November.- He had
four stockings, which had been misplaced. Had not seen
them in any other form since, except in the bundle,
which she did not open. She concluded there were
twa stockings on the Monday, from the manner in which
they were rolled up. When the stocking was shown her
by the policeman, she at once said it was Gould's, be-
cause she had seen it in the box on the Monday. She had
missed a dessert knife from the Sunday previously. Gould
had paid her no rent, and she knew he had no money on
the Sunday,
The inquiry was proceeding when we went to press.

DEATH OF THE VENERABLE THE PRO-
VOST OF ETON.— We announce with great regret the death of
the Learned and Venerable Provost of Eton, whose useful and
highly honourable life was closed at an early hour yesterday
( Wednesday) morning. This distinguished scholar was born
on the 2(.1 of March, 1760. Until within a few days of his de-
cease he continued to enjoy the society of his friends, though
for some years his constitution had become gradually decayed.
[lt is understood an Address to the Crown will be moved for
to investigate the administration of the funds of Eton College.
The funds are understood to be very large, and escaped the
inquiry of the Charity Commissioners on the ground that the
office of visiter was vested in the Crown.]
DESTRUCTIVE FlRE.—This morning, a few
minutes before ten o'clock, a fire broke out on the extensive
. premises belonging to Messrs. Howe and Parsons, printing-
nk makers, oil boilers, and varnish-makers, Orange-street,
IGravel-lane. The numerous workmen belonging •io the
establishment endeavoured to extir.guish the flames, but without
effect. The fire engines were immediately sent for, and
promptly arrived with the brigademen, and a good supply of
water was procured, but so furious was the flames that in less
than an hour nearly the whole of the interior of the premises,
with the stock, was destroyed. The fire originated by a quan-
tity of oil and rozin boding over into the fire from the copper.
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