The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-13 00:00:00

DREADFUL MURDER IN CHELSEA.

A tragedy of a very fearful description, and the
full extent of which is at present imperfectly known,
wa3 brought to light, at Chelsea, on Wednesday night,
at No.
15, Paulton-square, where a gentleman named
Heuline, said to he a clergyman, has been lately re-
Biding On Wednesday evening, a man named
Mellar, who had been employed by Mr. Heuline, as
a plasterer, called upon Mr. Henry Piper, a van
proprietor, of Marlborough-road, and requested
htm to send it to 15, Paulton-square, to remove some
goods. Piper went at once with a van, and was
requested by Miller to come down stairs to help to
eke up a box. In cording the box Piper dipped his
nand into a pool of blood, and immediately ques-
tioned Mellar, who endeavoured to escape. He
Was, however, given into custody, and upon
tile box being broken open, the body ofH
Heuline's housekeeper was found in it,
a slip noose was round her neck, and there was every
evidence of strangulation. A fact which renders the
case the more mysterious i 3 the disappearance of Mr.
Heuline, and as Mellar has been heard to use threats
against his life it is feared be has shared the fate
i:4 his unfortunate housekeeper. Colour is given
to this
suspicion by the fact of Mellar wear-
ing clothes which have been identified as belong-
ing to the Rev. Mr. Heuline, whose hat has been
found covered with blood in a house belonging to him
ill Wellington-square, where Mellar had been wotk-
'lg. On searching Mellar's house papers have been
found belonging to Mr. Heuline. Indeed, all the cir-
cumstances point so clearly to the suspicion of an-
ther crime that there is very little ground for
alive.

THE INQUEST.

tiYesterday afternoon an inquest was opened at the Black
31,°11 Inn, Chelsea, before Dr. Diplock, coroner, touching
"I.'oe death of Mrs. A. B. Goss, aged about 40, whose body
way discovered in a box—with every appearance of her
~
ITing been murdered—in the house of the Rev. Mr.
'lllO
-Me, a retired clergyman, residing at No. 15, Paulton-
quare, Chelsea, who is also missing.
The following evidence was taken :
~Mts• Mary Hueline, wife of the Rev. Mr. Hiieline,
identified the body as that of her housekeeper.
r Alt Henry Piper, van proprietor, of 112, Marlborough-
-I°4l, Chelsea, said on Wednesday night the man Miller,
f °Nl' in custody, asked him if he could remove some goods
Paulton-square to the Fulham-road. He would not
elliPle about the charge if witness could come at once. He
Thwent about nine o'clock, and was admitted by an old lady.
th Prisoner shortly afterwards came up, and said
ere was a box in the kitchen he should want
the
thken away. On witness putting his hand under
oox to cover it properly he found blood running out.
e then said to prisoner, " Oh ! I must know what this
Abefore I take it away." There was also a young woman
al Bent' dressed in a hat with black feather. I said to the
"h„ladY, "Do you know anything of this ?" and she
ied " No." I then said to the man, " Well lam not
L7ig to remove this till I know whether all is right." On
:3 the young woman ran upstairs, and the man did the
Cke• I followed close behind him. He told me to go
liack for the box. I replied that I should not, as I did
et intend losing him. He then went out of the house,
411(1 I followed him, and walked close to him along Paul-
bilicluare. After a little time I saw a constable there—
th4:ll. I said to him, " You had better take charge of
t Man." The constable did not lay hold of him, but
walked on one side of the prisoner, and I on the
4er• ' We then walked about the front of the house for
another three or four minutes, when all at once the pri-
411e Made another attempt to run away. I pursued him,
thing out, " Stop thief," and " Murder." While running
Prisoner fell down on his face, and we then recaptured
h~to in Church-street. We brought him back to 15, Paul-
, 4-square ; and, another constable coming up, I
:aye him in charge. On going into the house, I saw the
"etgeaut. He went into the kitchen, took up a poker, and
/pith it forced the box open ; and we then saw the corpse.
dSergeant Large, 1 T Reserve, stated that he was called
and opened the box, in which he found the body of the
ceased • a rope was tied tightly round her neck, and was
Port
ti ion of the same rope that Mellar gave to Piper to
ei„uP the box with.
eli-e''-arriett Middleton, the charwoman in question, was
h.,..7ed, and stated that a gentleman, apparently a French-
,74l, called at her house on Saturday and asked her to
.°l, and take care of the house, No. 15, Paulton-square.
did so, and was there when the gentleman came in
Tis.`tb piper. Knew Mellar well, and he was not the man.
Witnevessid's
encedaughter was called and corroborated her
111°tiler's .
Superintendent Fisher stated that the man apprehended
ellar' and property belonging to Mr. Hueline was
ivrild in his possession.
Henryr. Thomas Ryder, F.R.C.S., said the deceased
tiof suffocation by strangulation, and had been, appa-
d3r, dead 24 hours when he was called.
sai,t4es Smith, a painter, living at 51, Camera-square,
had "-and the prisoner had worked for Mr. Hueline, who
afte Paid witness in the prisoner's presence. Prisoner
h, inwards said he wished he had the old in a room ;
do for him, and then go to America. Prisoner
had also seen
,deceased take money from her purse, and
Ifmade use of a similar remark concerning her.
1,47 this stage the inquiry was adjourned until Monday
co,latisoner will be examined at Westminster Police
to.day.

LATEST PARTICULARS.
ttl) to the present all efforts to discover the Rev. Mr.
doubts have proved unavailing. The police have no
t that the rev. gentleman has been murdered, as on
-,hg op the floor in the kitchen of 26, Wellington-square,
tle81:), f°llod a battered hat, with blood clots inside. The
toVelv of the rev. gentleman had identified it as belonging
of 130182110 e, and a further search has brought to light a pair
Ap._ "8 also belonging to Mr. Huline. Some of the wearing
eeparel
„ Worn by the prisoner when taken into custody has
get't, identified as belong ng to, and worn by, tin rev
Te 4184 when he first disappeared.
ti,41.6 Police have dug up the back garden, but no traces of
God has been discovered.
The Yof the reverend gentleman
418 '3l'l)Posed accomplice in the murder of Mrs. Boss has
ee:lict been discovered. Mrs. Miller, the wife of the pn-
-41l tr' has been to the police-station, where she was seen by
3% 11:
witnesses, and they are positive that she is not the
„,I)vllll'LlPerson who was present when the body was dui-
-111 the box at 15, Poulton-square, Chelsea
:ntr:fills°llsBtiellato Poulton-,square has been shut up by the police,
/lose • era is a largo crowd outside ,of it, The body of Mrs
the house. The cord with which she was
out ••,,gletl has been compared with the cord tied round the
to :111°f the box by Miller, and one piece has been found
that lee been cut off the other. The object, it is presumed,
1504 e to the murder of the unfortunate woman was to get
by 4/!8 T.J. of certain papers respecting some property owned
04 ill in,
'la eh a„l„hiring at the hospital, the state of the prisoner is
oe to" '0 Tooke it exceedingly doubtful whether he would
Ivittle4so before the magistrate for examination to-day. The
44E44168°,8 h 0 gave evidence at the inquest have notice to
%I re out the canonly repeat that which they have
44Y statd, Y

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couple ofrespectable-looking fellow
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snuffer," the Bilstonian accepted out of
°II the'llU almost immediately felt a peculiar semi-
he it
41141 head. Fortunately, Bilston was soon reached
got out of the train, but soon became so dizzy that
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rable;t remained in a semi-insensible state cons-
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