The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-18 00:00:00

THE MURDER 1N MARYLEBONE.

Thomas Bare, who was charged on Monday last
with the wilful murder of Louisa Bare, his wife,
was again placed at the bar at the Marylebone Police
Court yesterday.
The prisoner, upon alighting from the Government
van in Paradise-street, leading to the back of the
court, was loudly hissed and hooted at. He walked
along with a tremulous step, and endeavoured as much
as possible to shrink from the gaze of the multitude
assembled.

Drayton, 341 D, said—On last Saturday week, at
nine in the evening, the prisoner came to me at the
corner of North-street at .d South-street and said,
" Policeman, I have been nearly murdered." I called
the attention of Church (another officer) to him, and
told him what he had said. The prisoner bad then
gone into a public- house, the Bedford Arms, close by.
Mr. BROUGUTON—Did you see or beer any more
yourself ? Witness—The prisoner came cut of the
public-house and said to Church, " Are you going to
see into this matter ?" He (prisoner) said, "It is
concerning my vrite," when he walked away, and
just afterwards a boy came up and spoke to the pri-
soner, and, crossing over the road to Church, said,
" That man (pointing to the prisoner) has stabbed
his wife." Church took him, and I went with them
to 33, North-street. I had charge of the prisoner
there while Church went upstairs to see the mur-
dered woman.

---Mr.Feil-(ihe Chief Clerk)—Did any communica
tion pass there between you and the prisoner? Wit-
ness—None at all. I saw one box standing at the
door, and the prisoner said, " If she had only let me
have had the two trunks this would not have hap-
pened."
Mr. BROUGHTON—Had be told you what had hap-
pened ? Witness—No. I and Gott (another officer)
took the prisoner to the Marylebone-lane station, and
on the way there he said his wife had taken out a
chisel or a file to strike him with it ; and, that he took
it out of her hands, " and gave her the contents ;" he
had heard that she had been upon the town.
Edward Braxton, a boy 17 years of age. It will
be remembered that he was brought forward upon the
first inquiry to give evidence, but that he could not
be sworn, inasmuch as he stated that he knew nothing
of a future reward or punishment for good or evil
deeds. He was now questioned by the Magis-
trate and, as his replies were satisfactory, he was
sworn. "I live with my mother in Brook's-gardens,
Bagnigge Wells-road. Two women lodged there.
One of them went by the name of Hands, and the
other that of Nott. When they left, I carried two
boxes for them to 33, North-street. This was three
weeks back last Friday."
Mr. BROUGHTON—When was the first time you
saw the prisoner ? Witness—On the Monday after
I took the boxes; and I have seen him at our house
two or three times since.
In reply to further inquiries from Mr. BROUGHTON,
Witness said—Last Saturday week my mother
told me to go with the prisoner to the house where I
had carried the boxes, and to ask Mrs. Hands for the
room-door key which she had carried off. Prisoner
and I went together, and on the way we drank at two
or three public-houses. We arrived at 33, North-
street at about half past 7 o'clock. The prisoner told
me to go in and see if his wife was at home, and he
stopped at the next doorway.
Mr, BROUGHTON—What names were you told to
ask for—Bare ? Witness—For Mrs. Hands and Mrs.
Bare. I inquired at the house, and, on being told
that the parties were not at home, I went to a public-
house at the bottom of the street with prisoner, who
called for a pint of beer. In a short time he (prisoner)
observed that the house was too open for him, and
that if she (meaning his wife) happened to come there
and see him she would not go in; and he told me
that we must watch the house, and see that the boxes
were not taken out. We left that public-house, and
went into a beershop a little higher up, when prisoner
called for a pint of fourpenny ale. I drank some of
it with him, and he smoked a pipe. When we came
away he said, " Now we will go up there, and wait
till they come in." We both went to No. 33. This
was about 8 o'clock in the evening.
Mr. BROUGHTON--•When you got there what hap-
pened ? Witness—The prisoner knocked at the door,
which was opened by the landlord, and prisoner said
to him, "I am given to understand that I have some
boxes here which are my property. He asked fur
Mrs. Bare, bat the landlord said he knew no such
person, and on his mentioning the name of Nott, a
lodger, be (prisoner) said, " That's her, that's my
wife." We remained in the parlour, and whilel sitting
there the prisoner sent me out for a pot of beer,which
was drunk. The landlord then sent me out for ano-
ther por, and as I was bringing it in Mrs. Bare fol-
lowed me. She went upstairs, and the landlord said,
" That is Miss Nott (the name by which the unfortu-
nate deceased was known at that time). The land-
lord begged of the prisoner to be quiet, but he (pri-
soner) went up directly, taking a lighted candle with
him, and I remained in the pa, lour. In the course of
five minutes he called out to me, " Now, my lad,
come upstairs, and fetch these boxes down." I went
into the 61.4 floor backroern, and there saw the woman
and the prisoner standing close to the window. The
prisoner said to me (handing a box), " Take this
away, and when you have done so fetch the other."
Mr. BROUGHTON—Did she make any objection to
your taking the boxes ? Witness—None at all, sir.
I took the little box away, and was going out of the
room when I heard a scream, and when I got ha'fway
down stairs there was a cry of " Murder." Some
lodgers came to the door, and said to the prisoner, 1