The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-29 00:00:00

THE SUSPECTED MURDER AT RAMP-

TON COURT.

Mr. Vilakley, the coroner, accompanied by Mr. Brent,
the deputy-coroner, resumed yesterday at Hampton-
court the adjourned inquiry into the death of Lewis
Solomons, a returned Australian gold-digger, whose
body was:found in the Thames, near Hampton Court, on
Monday the 28th of July.
George Gray, the man with whom the deceased's wife
went to live during Solomons' absence in Australia, was
the first witness examined—l live at 2, Thomas-street,
Commercial-road, East, and am a glue maker. Knew
the deceased. Can't so.y when I saw him last alive, but
believe it was the day after he arrived in London. I saw
him at my house, as he came to see my wife. I was
at work at the time he first called, and my wife bad been
out all the day, only coming home between one and two
o'clock in the morning, without telling me where she
had been. Wben he came next day the conversation
was principally about his wife having a child to me,
which I told him was very true. He said he would nei•
ther hang cor drown himself. He showed no weapon, nor
did he threaten me in any way. I don't recollect the
day. He seemed rational and composed enough when
I saw him. I can positively swear that I have never
seen him since. On the Saturday before the body was
blind I went with my wife to his sister's, at Charles-
street, Hatton-garden. I did not know that he h
been missed, and had beard that he had gone off again
t 3 Australia. I will swear that I never said in the pre-
sence of any person—" Mrs. Solomons may con.ider
herself a widow," or that he should never take her to
Australia. That story has been concocted by Davis and
hos 3 around me here.
Co.oner—Your own conduct is not ♦ery clear, and
you must not cast imputations upon other people.
Evidence resumed—l had heard that Davis had a pair
of pistols, and swore he would be the death of Solomons.
The witness proceeded to account for the way in which
he had employed his time from the 24th of July (when
deceased left home) until the following Monday night.
His wife never told him deceased was going to Hampton
Court or elsewhere. Would swear solemnly and delibe-
rately that he had not seen deceaseti after the day he
had mentioned.

Joseph Lane, 85, Brook-street, Lambetb, boiler-maker,
who had known deceased for 24 years, was the next wit-
ness—He deposed that he last saw the deceased on the
Saturday before he was missed, and wrote a letter t 9 Ben-
digo for him, about some money. Deceased said he bad
been drinking about a fortnight, but did not compl►in of
his head, but of his heart, saying it was like a block of
marble. He said his first thought on learning his wife's
conduct was to make away with himself, but he intended

to live and work for the children. He was not so rational
in his manner as before he went to Australia. He said at
times that he could not live away from his wife. Witness
was afraid that he would commit suicide, and when he
was with him witness kept his razors away from him.
Mr. Samuels, Ratcliff-highway, deposed to being out
with the deceased on the 21st of July, when the latter
showed him a pistol, which he fired with some pea shot.
Witness had seen some of the shot found in the body by
Dr. Garrod, at the exhumation. Those the deceased
showed witness appeared to be rather larger. He
showed witness some 30 or 40. Should think the pistol
was the same as the one produced. He said he intended
the pistol for Mr. Davis, if he bad met him when first
landing. He proposed going out again by the ship Orwell.
He said he had a good deal of property out in Australia.
Chas. M. Lee, 17, said he was the son of a tailor, and
worked at 39, Charles-street, Hatton-garden, at the
patent screw work. He remembered Mr. Davis calling
at the house (Mrs. Tyler's) about two months ago. He
went down on his knees in one of the rooms. He had
two pistols with him, and said he would kill his brother
or cousin whenever he saw him. (The witness here
_ _

looked round the room, and pointed out Mr. Davis as
the man whom he saw at Mrs. Tyler's.) Solomons came
afterwards on another day, when Mrs. Tyler told him
what Mr. Davis had said, and the deceased only laughed.
There was Mrs. Tyler present, and the man who works
there. _

Mrs. Quigley, who gave evidence en the former healt-
ing, was recalled, and contradicted the last witness.
In consequence of a communication received at this
point from the inspector of police, the coroner ordered
the room to be cleared. Upon the readmission of the
public in half an hour, Gray was recalled, with his wife,
when the coroner .aid that the inspector of police had
received information to the effect that the deceasel
had been seen alive after the day mentioned in the depo-
sitions. The information which had bee❑ received was
in consequence of the publication of the former evidence
in the newspapers, and he felt no doubt but that the
evidence which had just been taken, small as it was,
would be the means of eliciting further information.
The case was a very mysterious on,-, and required full
investigation, and he woul I therefore further adjourn
the inquiry.

Sporting Intelligence.

TATTERSALL'S.--THURSDAY.

Not a bet worth troting came under our notice.
Tnis CALEDONIAL—We have been requested to state
that this horse, the winner of the Ruonytnede Stakes, at
Eghasa, is the property of Major Yates, in whose name
it ought to have been returned.
.TERICIO.—This valuable stud horse died at Newmar-
ket of inflammation on Tuesday last.

DONCAST.
The Great Yorkshire Hand
and 5 only if declared on
2d of September, with 10
Age st lb
Neville
Aladdin 5 9 0
Mr. Sykes 6 9 0
Typee 6 8 12
Early Bird 5 8 8
King of Trumps a 8 8
Polestar 4 8 6
Wild Huntsman 5 8 6
Saucebox
Speed the Plough 6 8 6
Saraband
Hungerford
Rylstone
Gamekeeper 5 7 10
Yellow Jack 3 7 10
Lady Tatton 4 7 9
Quince
Bonnie Morn 4 7 9
Rotherham
Shoreham
Flatterer
Sluggard
Alembic 5 7 6
Gelding by Sur-
plice out of
Clomentina 4 7 6
Herald
Courtenay 4 7 6
Siding
Red Lion
Warlock
Yorkshire Grey 4 7 3
Heir of Linne
Stork
Forbidden Fruit 3 7 0
Goldhill 3 7 0
Border Chief 4 7 0
Vandal
Sly Fellow 3 7 0
B Alton
Imogene
Lundyfuot 3 7 0
Redemption
The Cleveland Handicap of 20 soya each, h ft, and only
sif declared on or before Tuesday, Sept. 2, with 60
added. One mile.

R RACES.

icap of 25 lova each, 15 ft,
or before Tuesday next, the
10 added. St. Leger course.
Age at lb
The Earl
ivlishap
Marchioness
Fanny Gray
Freddy
Pantomime
Ephorus 3 6 8
Go rtschakoff 3 6 8
L. Derwentwater 3 6 7
La Victime
Bandalore
Termagant 3 6 6
Stanhope
Midhope
King of Scotland 3 6 4
Good Friday '3 6 2
Prince of Orange 3 6 2
Newinton
Omer Paella
Johnny Taft
Louvat
King Brian
ifiarly Morn
Furioso
Morris Dancer
Gaudy
Calphurnia
King of Gipsies 3 6 0
Preston
Kestrel
Colt by Orlando
out of Clarissa 3 5 12
Puck 3 5 12
_ _

Coal Black Bose 3
The Hawk 3

Arago
The Duffer 3

Houghton 8
Panniure
raw(' Deer

Miss Harkaway— $
Hayboy 4

Age st lb
King of Trumps a 9 0
Neville
Lord Alfred
Courtenay 4 8 0
Ellermire
Rylstono
Mary
GrwculU4 Eiuriens 4 7 6
Border Chief 4 7 4
Dame Judith = 4 7 2
Forbidden Fruit 3 7 2
Sly Fellow 3 7 2
Ephorus 3 7 0
Omer Paella
The Corporation Plate of 111
handicap sweepstakes of 1
Aga st lb
Ellermire
Plausible
Newmarket!
Hospitality
King of Scotland 3 7 11
Baroda
Lady Florence
Alfred
Jack Sheppard
Flyaway 8 7 8
Breeze
Bessie 4 7 7
Emulation 3 7 7
Porto Rico 3 7 7
Peter Flat 3 7 7
Gaudy
Kestrel
Panmure

Age et lb
Tyrius
Flyaway
Morris Dancer 3 6 7
Gaudy
Treachery
Agra
Furioso
Duet
Pancnure
The Hawk' 3 6 0
Coal Black Rose 3 i 3
King Brian
Miss Harkaway 3 5 9

10 SOTS in specie, a•lded to a
.0 sous each, 5 ft. T.Y.C.
Age st lb
Mr. Verdant Green 3 7 0
Mermaid
Thames Ditton
Alma
Imposture 3 6 12
Pyrrha
King Brian .. 3 610
Miss Harkaway
Gernma di Vergy 2 6 9
Emily 2 6 7
Bel Esperanza
Slattern 2 5 11
Evelyn
Pontifical
Black Tommy
M. Dobler...
Homccopathist

STOCKTON RACES.—TEIURSDAY.
Trial Stakes One Mile.
Homoeopathist ................................. (Withinoton) 1
Byrsa ...................................................([sates)b 2
Janet (Bullock) 3
Logie o' Buchan (inewden) 4
F,,ur ran. Won by a length.
Cleveland Stakes. Three quarters of a mile.
Skirmisher (Nlarson) 1
Riseder (Aidcroit) 2
Red White and Blue ........................... (Cartwright) 3
Sichseus, Bonnie Doon, and Princess of Orange, also
ra n. Won by a short head. A length between the
se.3ond and third.
Stockton Handicap. Two miles.
Preston
Lady Tatton (Osborne) 0
Yorkshire Grey ................................. (Bearpark) 0
Scotchman .(Gill) 4
Four ran. Won by a short head.
A fine race in, with Preston, Lady head.
and York-
snire Grey, ended in favour of Preston by a head. A
dead heat with Lady Tatton and Yorkshire Grey for
taecond place.