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ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Norwich, March 27.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice MAuLF.)
THE YARMOUTH MURDER.

Samuel Yarham, aged 29, was charged with the wilful
murder of Harriet Candler, at Yarmouth, by inflicting divers
blows on her head with a hammer, and cutting her throat
with a knife, oa the 18th Nor., 1841 . _ .

Mr. Palmer and Mr. O'Malley were counsel for the prose-
cution ; Mr. Dasent defended the prisoner.
The case having been fixed for this morning at ten o'clock,
the avenaes of the court were crowded at an early hour of the
morning, the greatest anxiety being evinced by all classes
to be present at a trial which had for so long a time occu-
pied the attention of the county, to the exclusion of almost
all other matters. The prisoner having pleaded to the in-
dictment with a clear and determined voice,
Mr. PALMER proceeded to open the case on behalf of the
prosecution. The first witness was
Mr. Worship—l am a surgeon, at Yarmouth. On the
19th of November, 1844, I was called up to attend the de-
ceased. I went, and found tne deceased behind the counter,
in a sitting position. This witness then went on to give a
minute description of the injuries which the deceased had
sustained from blows on the head, and to describe a cut in
her nook, from which he should consider about two pints of
blood had flowed. The finger on the right hand was cut
obliquely. He should suppose that she had been dead
about two hours. The wound in the throat was inflicted
before death ; the wounds on the head would not have
caused death instantly ; she might have sur►ived the wound
in the throat, if the wounds had not been inflicted on the
head. These wounds were minutely described at the former

trial.
By the JuDGE—She died from the loss of blood produced
by the wounds.
Examination continued—After the infliction of the blows
on the head, she was in the state of a person in a fit of apo-
plexy. She might have opened her eyes after the blows on
the head.

Cross-examined—The wounds on the head would not have
caused instant death. I have seen instances in which in-
juries to the head had been greater, and the parties had
recovered.
Mr. W. S. Catchpole, solicitor, Yarmouth, deposed—On
the night of the murder the prisoner occupied a part of my
house; the prisoner's wife was my housekeeper, and the
prisoner was a shoemaker, and had a room for that purpose.
Ou the Saturday I told Mrs. Yarham that I was going to
dine at the Angel on the Monday, and the prisoner took my
dress boots to the Angel. I went home about half-past one
o'clock. I rang the bell, and the prisoner opened the door
directly ; the prisoner was dressed. I had a Scotch terrier
in my house, which was a very watchful animal. When I
went back the dog was with the prisoner. Thera was a
light in the passage; there was scarcely time for him to
have lit the candle before he opened the door; the pri-
soner assisted me off with my boots, but did not
say anything ; the prisoner afterwards came and called
me up, as the police had just rung the bell.
I was in the Black Swan between five and half-past Ave,
when the prisoner went in, and I sent him to my room for
my snuff-box and some money. When he returned the pri-
soner said his wife was frightened, as there was somebody
up the chimney; the chimney was searched and nobody
found. The prisoner repeatedly said he was quite awake,
and never heard any noise. The next morning I went back
to the house. The prisoner and his wife were conversing
about it. The wife said she had been twice into the shop for
candles for him at night, and had not heard or seen any-
thing.
Cross-examined—The prisoner and his wife have lived in
my service from July. They were recommended to me by a
tradesman in Yarmouth, to whom the prisoner was foreman.
I placed confidence in him, and he never abused that confi-
dence; he was an honest and very industrious man.
George F. Knights, private watchman to Mr. Harvey's
tan-yard. On the night of the murder I was on duty, and
heard a row about twelve o'clock. I went towards the spot,
and saw two men going in the direction of Beverley's Mill.
From thence they crossed to a sand hill. One stooped at a
sand hill, and then they both stooped at another sand hill.
They were about forty yards from me. The moon was going
down. One man was taller than the other. The prisoner
was not one of those two men. I got upon the hinges of the
gate to see what they were doing, but could not. Their
arms were moving. I-looked towards the bleach pales, and
saw a man going towards the north, which would lead to-
wards the Market-gates. At that moment I heard a noise,
and could not see anything. I returned, but saw no more of
any of these parties. I could not say who the single man
was, but he was about the height of the prisoner.
y the JUDGE —That man was very much like Yarham.
Examination continued—The next day the money was
found near the place where I had seen the two men in the
night. After the trial I saw the prisoner when he came
from the Castle, and they went to a barber's shop, and from
there to a public-house. I heard Yarham say, " that
though they were clear of the murder. they "were not clear
of the robbery. It would linger and linger on till it was
found out."
Cross-examined—l was not asked at the last trial about
the single man. I was asked about the two men. I then
said I saw the shadow of a man.
By the JUDGE—I saw the shadow of a man first, and then
I saw the man himself. The man had a great coat on.
Re-examined—When Yarham came out of the Castle, it
struck me that he was the man I had seen. _ _

George Taylor, publican, formerly a policeman deposed:-,
On the night of the murder I was on duty. About half-past
twelve o'clock I was near Mr. Tooley's buildings, near the
Market-row. I turned my lamp against the Farmer's Arms
to trim it, and as I passed the corner of the road to the
Market-gates I met the pri►oner. I have not the least doubt
of it in my own mind, as I have known him before.
By the JUDGE—It was about a quarter to one when I met
him.

Examination continued—On my way home I went to the
Feathers Inn, where I saw Hall lying on the settle.
Cross-examined—l was discharged from the police for
neglect of duty.
J. B. Bales, sergeant at mace—l went to the house on the
morning of the murder about four o'clock, and assisted in
taking the body up. Underneath it was a half-ounce
paper of tobacco. I was at the Black Swan the morning
after, and went to search the chimney, but could not find
anything.
Sarah Dick, the wife of John Dick, of the Town Battery—
On the morning of Tuesday, 19th November, 1344, I went to
get some linen. At half-past two I carried some linen to
Mr. Shipley's, and on returning home, I said to my daughter,
who was with me, " Let us see, the boys have been hiding
something here." I put my hand down, and there was
nothing. I followed the marks a little further where the feet
stopped. I said there is something here, let us see, perhaps
the woman's money is here. I went down on my knees, and
begun to poke the sand away, and I found a bag buried, and
which jinked as though there were coppers in it. Mr. Tooley's
man came over from the mill. My husband pulled the bag
out of the hole and said it was the woman's money, because
the ticket was on. Royal said there ought to be more yet,
and he put his hand in and pulled out a small bag with some
gold and silver, and he wanted to count it. My husband said
it should not be counted. My husband said he would carry
all, but Royal would not let him. We all then went to the
inquest together, and gave them to Sergeant Williament.
There was a broken bottle and mug near the place, as if for
a mark. I was at the battery in the afternoon after I
came from the court ; a man came up to me, and was at
the place where I found the money ; he was poking at the
hole. He walked up to me and began to talk to me; lie
had dark trousers and a blue coat buttoned up to his neck,
and a high hat, and I did not know him then, but have since
ascertained it was the prisoner. The man said it was Gold
here, and you need have a good fire. I said I would keep
better if I could afford it. lie said, " Your name is Dick !" I
said, " Yes." He said, "You found the money." I said "I did."
He said, "All you have to do now is to find the murderer."
I said, " I wished to God I could: I would walk twenty miles
to do so, lame as I was." He then said (moving his foot) " I
am the murderer." I said, "If you are the murderer, you
would not tell me." I said, " What is your name ?" He said,
" You know me." I said " I did not." He said " Yes, you do "
I said " If he would tell me I would tell the gentleman ;" he
said, " You know me." He then walked away as far as the
hole, then turned round and looked at me again, then pro-
ceeded towards the town. I told the Mayor what had passed,
and the Mayor said it was only some person tampering with
justice. I said I should like to see Yarham. He said it

could not be him. I was afterwards examined before the
magistrates, and when the other persons were examined I
looked at the dock when before the magistrates, and thought
knew him, but could not recollect who it was. There was
a young man named Seamen in the battery at the time the
man spoke to me, and he told me the man's name was Yar•
ham, and that was why I asked to see him. After the
trial, I and my husband went home by the train,
when we saw Yarham and his wife. He tried
to shake hands with my husband, but he refused.
I said, "Good God, if that be Yarham, that is the man that
spoke to me." After I got in the carriage, Yarham's wife
asked me if I thought the people in Yarmouth would think
she was the guilty party if they stopped or left Yarmouth ?
I said " God knows, you know your conscience best." When
the prisoner first came up to the railway station, he said to
my husband, " Don't you know me, I am Yarham, but call
me Mr. C.," and offered to shake hands. When we were
going along, Yarham said, " Mrs. Dick, say as little about
the money as possible, for my solicitor told me that the pri-
soners' solicitor wanted to fetch me in the murder, and you
as the person that helped me to hide it." I said, " Dick, do
you hear what Yarham says ?" and my husband came up,
and the prisoner told him the same thing. On getting to
Yarmouth, the prisoner said, " Mrs. Dick, if I see anything
in the paper that would affect you or your husband's cha-
racter I will let you know." My husband said, "Don't
come to mine, I don't want you, I take a paper." I saw him
again on the top of the market, on a Tuesday, either a fort-
night er three weeks after, it was between nine and ten
o'clock. He came up to me, and said, " How do you do ?"
I said, " Who are you ? I don't know you." I did not just
that moment recollect his name. He said, "Do any of these
fellows interfere with you ?" I said they did not inter-
fere with me so much as they did with the girl. I
said, 'Do they interfere with you ?" He said, "No ; they
know better, but the people plague me so much that I cannot
stay here. I have been to the workhouse to get money to
go away with." I said, " I think you ought to bare
spoken the truth at first, and things would have gone
better. I think von are either the murderer yourself, or
know who did it." I thought I had no right to say so, and
I turned to leave him. He said, " Stop, and I will tell you
all about it." I stopped, and he said he was not so much
to blame as they were, for they never let him rest after
they heard that Mrs. Candler had got the money. He said
he heard Mr. Catchpole was going about amongst the
" angels'." I said, " Where is the house ?" He said, " The
Angel lan." He said they came to him and asked him to
let them in ; that he made a bargain with them not to hurt
the old woman, for they had time enough to get the money
in the time she was getting the beer, as she was generally a
quarter of an hour gone. He let them in at the back door,
except Royal, who watched about the time she went for the
beer. He told them to go into the bedroom, for that was
where she kept her money. While they were there the
woman came in sooner than usual. He was up stairs, and
on hearing Mrs. Candler come in, he put out the candle,
and sat on the bed. Royal went in. She said, " What
do you here? I know you." Royal asked for half an ounce
of tobacco, and as she was going to get it, Royal and
Hal) knocked her down with the pincers. They thought
she was dead. Mapes ran out to a woman on the other side
of the street, and said, " All's right." He said, "If there is
L any noise at the Swan, I will go and Ste who is there." She
L said there were several people there. They all went up
Black Swan-row, and saw several people there; one of them
was a young man who they thought mast know them.
Mapes then ran home to the Feathers' tap. As he was going
along the Market-gates, he saw a person turn a light on him,
who afterwards appeared to be Layton, the policeman. He
then ran home, telling the others to bury the money, and to
give him a signal when it was done, as his house was sure
to be searched first. When he went home he saw the woman
lying in the shop. She turned her eyes on him, and he,
seeing a lard knife lying by her, took it, and cut her throat.
I said, "You are the murderer." Prisoner said, " No, she
could not live, she had been beaten so much by Royal and
Hall." Royal did give the signal, and he opened the window
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