The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-28 00:00:00

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CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY
OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron PARKE and Mr. Justice MAutn.)
THE DRURY-LANE MURDER.
Thomas William Wicks, aged 20, was placed at the bar
charged with the wilful murder of James Bostock.
Mr. Bodkin4with Mr. Baldwin, attended to prosecute ; and
Mr. Ballantine, with Mr. Crouch, were engaged for the pri-
soner.
Mr. BODKIN having stated the case, called
Samuel Parsons, who lived at No. 4, Pitt-place. Last saw
the deceased alive on Monday morning, the 10th February.
The deceased lived in the same house with him, and on that
morning, as he was rising, he heard a voice call " Mas-
ter," which was a very usual occurrence, as Bostock's ap-
prentices were in the habit of doing so when they wanted
admittance. Soon after he heard a shot, and coming down
stairs as soon as possible, he obtained assistance and a light,
and Mrs. Bostock, who was then coming down stairs with a
lighted candle, and himself, discovered the body. It was
lying directly in the passage of his own shop. He was not
then dead. One half of his head, and his shoulder and left
side, was in a pool of blood. Witness called a policeman, and
the wounded man was taken to the hospital. Witness spoke
to him two or three times, but Bostock could return no
answer. He knew of no quarrel between the prisoner and
deceased.
Frederick Walter, living at the corner of Princes-street,
Drury-lane, examined—He was in a public-house on the
morning of the 16th of February, when he saw the prisoner
come in for a pennyworth of gin. Witness asked him if
" Jem," meaning his master, Bostock, was yet up. He said,
" No," he would not rise till seven or eight o'clock. The pri-
soner then drank his gin and left.
Martha Haslitt— Knew the prisoner. Met him at the
corner of Chiswell-street, Finsbury-square ; she asl him if
he was:going to work, and he said no. She asked him the
reason, and he said merely because he was not going. She
told him she was going, and was in a hurry. He asked her
to have something to drink, but at first she refused; he was
then sober, but flurried and pale. There was nothing
very peculiar, however, about him. She saw him
before that time on Thursday fortnight. She
never had anything to say to him about his
master. When leaving him at the corner of Primrose-street,
Shureditch, he asked her what time she would leave off
work. She told him at eight ; and he said, perhaps I may
come and meet you • and he then bade her good-bye. On
that day week (Monday, the 23d) she promised to take
a half-holiday to go to the play. She said she would stop
work earlier to go with him, but he only poured out some
gin and made her no answer.
Cross-examined by Mr. BALLANTINE— She did not meet
him that morning by appointment, but he was aware that
she usually came by Finsbury-square.
Walcott, gunmaker, Walworth—The prisoner called on
him about the 9th or 10th of the month with a small pistol,
which he desired.witness to unscrew and put a flint in. Wit-
ness oiled the screw and rectified the barrel. He told him that
he wanted the pistol to shoot a dog which had bitten hint
under the left jaw. He asked witness if he could
give him a bullet to fit it, and he got two slugs for it. Pri-
soner came on the following day, and he asked witness to
look at the pistol as it often missed fire. He then said
that he had shot the dog. Witness returned the
pistol finding it all right. On the Friday follow-
ing he called again and showed a percussion pistol
which he said he bad got instead of the other, giving 2s. 6d.
extra to the seller. He then asked for two balls to fit it, for
which he paid. Witness asked what he wanted the pistol fur,
as he had shot the dog? He said that he intended to go bird
shooting on Primrose-hid. Witness cautioned him to be
careful lest he should hurt any one. He said that he would
take care that no accident occurred.
James Stone, oil and colourman, Great Wild-street—Knew
the prisoner. He came to him to purchase some gunpowder
on the 7th of this month, to shoot birds with. He came again
on the Monday following. He, on the latter occasion, told
witness thlit he had shot some birds, but did not know the
names of them. From the description, the witness thought
they might be snipes, and he asked him what he had shot
them with. He produced a pistol, and showed him some un-
finished bullets.gave
to tWheitpnoelsiseekmepatm
Cross-examined one of them, which he after-
peared quite calm
rosB-exemined by Mr. BALLANTINE—The prisoner ap-
when he called upon him.
Edward SI Matint sold unredeemed pledges in Drury-lane.
On the 11th of tianes
imonth prisoner called on him and asked
if he had a percussion
one, which he at first pistolo for sale. Witness showed him
returned agai en in about suilaalned of, and he went away. He
a
hour, but it was not till he came
the third time that he • - said he w
for it. He held the pisto,,lTvearyeecautiously, and when witness
limed to exchange a flint one
percussion
riena
ai
went to take it he said
is loaded ;" and on
!ion pistol.
unscrewing the barrel he found aarl7.'llt
additional 2s. 6d., and took away theu He gave an
Margaret Connell, living at No. 5,
lane.—She kept lodgings. The prisonerntgae-courts Drury-
the 14th and 15th of the month. when hegeaed with her on
day he gave her half a sovereign, which he saiNell Satur-
day
of his mother. He said also that he had met Wiltlirr-
accident ; he had lost lls. of his master's property. The
prisoner said he would stop 2s. or 2s. 6d. a week till the
money was made up. Witness said perhaps he would stop
it all. e a
ft erwards told her that his master had stopped it all.
H
He sat down on a chair and showed her a pistol, which he
pointed at her, at the same time saving it was loaded. She
was going to goi
asked him why it was loaded, and he said he
Primrose-hill to shoot birds. He went to bed
Bern Sunday
night at about eleven o'clock. He was quites
John Cannel!, 44 F.—On Saturday the 14th duty
he was on
in Drury-lane, and was called into Mr. Bostock's. He found
the prisoner there, and Mr. Bostock said that he had sent the
prisoner fur sonic money; that he had returned, saying that
he had lost I ls. He wished to give him in charge for sppro-
printing the money to his own use. lie was about to take
him into custody, when the prisoner offered 2s. 6d. a week till
the money was paid. Mr. Bostock refused, as the prisoner's
former conduct had displeased him. The prisoner asked how
he was to live, to which his master made no reply. The
prisoner then paid the I Is. out of 14s. due to him fur the
week. He only received 6d., as 2s. 6d. had been advanced
him that week already.
The prisoner.hsre said that half of the policeman's state-
ment was false.
James Porter, living at 5, Orauge-court, knew the pri-
soner, who slept in the same room with him. The prisoner
asked, On the 14th February, if he ( witness) knew any per-
son who had a pistol furprisoner
he shouldsaOn Sunday night witness
about six. On the morning ofget up to work. He said
up by the prisoner, who want out Monday witness was called
o'clock. about a quarter before six
Joseph Thompson, 62 F, went to a coffee-house
Queen-street, on the evening of February 16 ein Great
found
prisoner there ; he was in the public room, takingthe
coffee. Witness took him into custody for murder. some
He
said on his way to the station-house, "Is it true that
Martha has made a statement of this?", Witness said,