The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-04 00:00:00

IHE DENHAM TRAGEDY.

Jones's conduct in the prison has been just such as
might have been expected, savage and brutal, injuring
himself in mad fits of passion, and threatening others.
The other day Daniel Love, the warder of Reading Gaol,
told him he was sorry to see him in for such a crime, to
which he replied, " Why should you be sorry ? I a'nt
sorry ; they can't but swing me" jumping from the chair,
and indicating the fall of tie drop. He is narrowly
watched day and night. The disappointment was very
great at Slough on Tuesday when it was found
the prisoner would not leave Aylesbury. Crowds
of persons entered the town from far distant
places in the hope of seeing him. Many were satisfied
on being told by the police that he was not there, but
something like a hundred remained, threatening to break
into the police court, if he were not brought out, and
they had not all dispersed until six in the evening.
The departure of Superintendent Dunham with his
witnesses in the morning was thought a mere ruse, as it
was stated that they had merely gone to Taplow, and
would return with the prisoner. The police have not
yet given up possession. of the house at Denham, which,
we understand, the owner will shortly cause to be
destroyed.

GREAT FIRE NEAR LEIOESTER-SQUARE.

The most extensive fire that has occurred in this part of
the metropolis for a considerable time past happened at
an early hour yesterday, and for hours caused intense
excitement to prevail amongst some hundred families re-
siding in the immediate locality- The premises in which
the fire originated belonged to Mr. J. W. Ward, a green-
grocer and fruiterer, carrying on business at No. 26,
Little Pulteney-street. The discovery was made by a
police-constable, who at once aroused the inmates, but
such was the fury of the flames that the inmates had
barely time to rush out of the building when the whole
structure became encircled in flame, igniting at the
same time the grocery and tea establishment of Mr.
Hall, as well as the premises of Mr. W. Parr, bootmaker,
No. 16, Great Crown-court, and also the house of Mr T.
Sutton, jun., hardwareman, and one or two others. All
this was the work of a few minutes, and before sufficient
time had elapsed for the arrival of an engine the scene
was terrible. The houses were broken open with axes,
and many of the inmates, who were sound asleep, were
fetched out of their beds. Many children were brought
out in their night-clothes, and grown-up people, only half
dressed, had to hasten for their lives. One house
after the other caught fire, and at one time this
mmensely-populated court was like a furnace of fire.
After several hours of labour the conflagration was extin-
guished, but the damage is thus described officially by
Captain Shaw :—" 26, Little Pulteney-street, J. Ward,
greengrocer. A house of five rooms burned and fallen
down. Insured in the General Fire-office. Mr. F. Wall,
grocer, the first and second floors and contents nearly
burned out and the roof off. Rest of house and contents
severely damaged by fire and water, &c. No. 35, W. and
J. E. Taylor, cheesemongers. Side front of premises
severely damaged by fire, and contents by water. No. 37,
ditto, A. A. Milliner. Building and contents damaged by
Water, &c. No. 16, Great Crown-court—Mr. W. Karr,
bootmaker, house and contents severely damaged by fire,
water, &c. No. 15, ditto—Mr. T. Sutton, jun, hardware-
man, back windows burned out, the roof damaged by
breakage, and rest of premises injured by water. No. 3,
ditto, let out in tenements, back windows burned out and
contents damaged by water, removal, &c."
Whilst the above fire was raging another commenced in
the premises of Mr. G. W. Dray, waste paper dealer, in
Queen's Head-yard, Borough, High street. In the course
of a few minutes the two upper warehouses, containing
Borne tons weight of paper, were in flames, and the fire
commenced attacking the boiler-house of Guy's Hospital.
The flames were subdued, but not before Mr. Dray's pre-
mises were destroyed, and the premises belonging to the
hospital much injured.