The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-20 00:00:00

DEATH BY DROWNING.

A lad named Banbury, a boarder at the College-house
School, Saltash, whilst bathing last evening with a com-
panion, was drowned. The Principal had earlier in the
day refused the lads permission to bathe.

Walter Miller, who is charged with the double murder
at Chelsea, is a native of Midcalder, near Edinburgh.
His parents and many of his relatives reside there, and
are said to be much respected.

CHARGE OF PERSONATING
WOMEN.

BOW STREET—(Tais DAY.)

To-day Ernst Poulton and Frederick Park were again
placed at the bar for further examination.
The Court was excessively crowded within, and outside
the number of persons to witness the arrival of the pri-
soners from the Rouse of Detention was as great as on
ormer occasions.

Mr. Poland prosecuted, and Mr. Bosley and Mr. Straight
defended.

Mr. Besley said before the case proceeded ha wished to
know, ou behalf of the prisoners, what was the exact
charge made against them. They were wrongfully taken
into custody under the Vagrant Act, and charged with in-
citing persons to eo.ntnit a heinous crime. Since that a
charge of conspiracy had been preferred against them, and
now he wished to know what course was to be pursued.
as neither of the charges, ho contended, had teen proved. Jr
was sight that the prisoners should be informed the exact.
charge they had to meet, as there was nothing definite at
the present moment as to time and place. Mr. Poland, lie
contended, bad been wandering over a great amount of
evidence, with the hope of something arising, so as to
enable him to frame a case, but he thought that was a most
improper course to pursue.
Mr. Flowers—What is it that you require?
Mr. Besley—That the exact charge the prisoners are to
be called upon to meet should be made known
Mr. Poland said the question was whether the exact tire.e
had arrived for hint to make such a statement. A hat ho
proposed to do was to go on with the case to the end, and
get through it as soon as possible.
Mr Flowers said he thought that was the best course to
pursue, as ho had no doubt now about there being evidence
against the prisoners after reading the letters that had been
submitted to him.

Mr. Besley thought he ought to have a copy of all letters
that had been submitted against the accused. This had
been refused IT the Treasury.
Mr. Flowers said he was quite sure no prosecution would
be carried on with the solo view of injuring and prejudging
the prisoners.
Mr. Poland had no objection to let Mr. Besley read the
whole of the letters upon which he relied, but he could not
consent that they should be made public.
Mr Richard Barwell, one of the surgeons at Charing-cross
Hospital, gave certaiuevideuce against Park that it would be
quite impossible to publish. After the prisoners were taken
into custody he was asked to go to Bow-street police-sta-
tion. Ile did so and pointed out Park as his patient. He might
say that his treatment of Park was what was called energetic.
Park was dressed in common cloiling such as led him to
suppose lie was in such a condition of life as to require
hospital treatment. He had no doubt about the prisoner's
identity.
Cross-examined by Mr Straight for Park -- It was a com-
mon thing for people coming to the hospital to give false
names. He came to the court very much against his own
inclination. He was very fund of interesting surgical
cases. When he saw Park at the police-station ho was
amongst a number of other prisoners, such as he should calt
the sweepings of the cells. Park was dressed in shabby
clothes. He identified him. He wore a pair of shepherd
plaid trousers, very much worn, and an old cm-away coat
He must s:ty he did not look particularly at the clothes, Eat:
at the face of the Frisoner. The coat might be the one lie
had on at that moment.

Park was hero requested to stand upon the seat in the
docK. His trousers wore of tho colour, though not of tho
pattern, known as shepherd's plaid, an his coat wag the
ordinary black morning walking coat.
In answer to further questions from Mr. Straight, witness
said when he first pointed out Park at the station-house he
afterwards hesitated between him and :mother man who
ha I appeared to him under similar circumstances. •
Mr. Straight—When did you become quite certain of his
identity ?

Witness—Before I left the police station.
By Mr. Poland—l am quite sure the prisoner Park is the
man I saw at the hospital. Ile was not able to say, one way
or other, whether when he first saw Park at the station,
he was wearing the clothes he thou had on or not.
Dr. Faul, surgeon to the E division of police, said on Fri-
day, the 29th of April, he saw the prisoners after their exa.
mination before the magistrate had been concluded, and he
proceeded to give evidence that agreed in every particular
with that given by Dr. Bar well.

THE EXAMINATION OF THE
SUPPOSED FENIANS.