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bricklayer. I have been in St. George's Hospital,
and Guy's, as well as in Westminster Hospital. I
have never been in an asylum. I have been in hos-
pitals twice for accidents and twice for fits. I have
not had any fits for the last three years.
In reply to the magistrates, he also said that
when he last lived with• his wife, which was two
years ago, he resided in Princes-street, Soho, at a
house kept by a person named Giddings, or Gibbons:
He occupied the first floor,

Pula; 41). STAMFED, sn.

Mr. Ludlow—You must understand that it is for
your sake that we ask these questions as to who
you are. As you refuse to tell us, we must further
remind you to make the necessary inquiries till
Wednesday next at 11 o'clock.
Prisoner—l would tell you who lam at once. but
I fear it coming to my mother's ears. If you will
promise me she shall not hear it I will tell you at
once.

these circumstances it was extremely difficult to
apply a military code, and few or no councils of war
could. be found willing to go to the extreme penalty
of tlyso law, without having some basis to go upon ;
and., volunteers or conscripts, no army can go on
without the power of inflicting the punishment of
'death. Garibaldi himself has lately become con-
vinced of this, and a General Council of War, with
full powers to apply the military code, has been
instituted at headquarters, to which all offences be-
yond these amenable to the internal discipline of
the battalions and brigades are referred. With
our Sicilian volunteers some examples are necessary, '
for they have queer ideas of volunteering, taking the
word in its literal meaning—for a permission to do
as they like.
During the day the Governor of the Bank came
again to present his personnel, and at the same time
to announce that the Neapolitans had drawn out of
the Bank 400,000 ducats, or well nigh £BO,OOO.
There was great want of money, and no remittances
from Naples, so forced loans were made from the
Bank. It was decided to send one of the employes
to Naples in order to try and recover this money
forcibly taken from the Bank.

Mr. Ludlow—We can't promise you that. There
are several gentlemen of the press here, and all that
has taken place here to-day will soon be known all
over the country.
Prisoner—l suppose you will allow me pens, itik,
and paper in my cell, that I may write?
Mr. Ludlow—Oh, certainly.
he prisoner was then formally remanded till
Wednesday, and removed from the dock.

A report was very current in the surrounding
towns on Sunday and Monday that the missing
night-gown had been found stitched up in a mat-
tress at Mr. Kent's house. We need scarcely say
(adds a correspondent) that there is no truth what-
ever in it.

The Western. Press, in an article on this mysteri-
ous affair, says :—" The police are acting with
praiseworthy energy, following up everything
offering the slightest promise of information or
evidence. They have re-examined many places
before looked to, such as the sewer from the dwelling
house to the river, the river itself, and spots indicat-
ing a suitableness for concealing anything desirable
to be hidden—they have again visited and searched
the dwellings of the washerwoman, Holley, her
son-in-law, and of Nutt, the shoemaker and parish
clerk, but nothing whatever has come to light which
can in any way implicate anyone in the appalling
deed. An experiment was tried relative to the
much talked of circumstance of Miss Constance
sending the housemaid for a glass of water on the
Monday when it was averred the missing nightdress
was in the basket near to where the young lady
awaited the return of the domestic. The girl was
just two minutes in fetching a glass of water for the
officers, and she acted in the same way as when sent
by Miss Constance, she having to draw the water
from a tap. But the reason why Miss Constance did
not go for water herself on the occasion in question
is explained by the fact that a great number of
strange persons were in the lower part of the house,
and the transaction took place either immediately
before or directly after the jury, with the coroner,
had come to the house to take the testimony of Miss
Constance and her brother—at a time when she
would naturally be much agitated and nervous.
When, too, the question was put to Elizabeth Gough,
the nursemaid, as to whether she thought Miss
Constance committed the foul crime, she, in a
remarkably positive manner, repeated that it was
not Miss Constance ; and on being pressed for her
opinion, when so positive about one, as to who was
the perpetrator, she merely said it was done by
somebody in the house. Mr. Kent directly denies
that he ever pointed to Miss Constance as the in-
dividual upon whom his suspicion rested. The.
nursemaid has given notice of her intention to quit
Mr. Kent's service. The housemaid has also given
notice to leave, in consequence of a complaint in the.
knee. In her last examination before the magi-
strates, it will be remembered that the nursemaid
said she was not aware that the blanket was miss-
ing from the murdered boy's cot until she saw the
body brought into the kitchen wrapped in a blan-
ket, and she explained that she had not missed the
article owing to its being usually ought of sight,,,
between the sheet and counterpane. But Benger-,
the man who found the body, the parish constablri,
and the county policeman, all declare they hee.rd
her distinctly say while the search was being made
that the child had been carried away in a blanket.
And, strange enough, Mr. Kent, who left his house
before the dead body was found on the Saturday
morning, told the turnpike keeper on his way to
Trowbridge, and a woman at the Trowbridge Police
Station, that his child had been carried off in a
blanket. It is natural to infer that he either re-
ceived the information from the person who com-
municated to him the sad tidings—the nursemaid
—or that he had himself missed the blanket from
the little fellow's bed, supposing he went to look at
it before starting from Trowbridge, and he might
have done so in her presence. There is a little dis-
crepancy in her statement as to her reading a chap-
ter in the Bible. In her room is a copy of the New
Testament only, which is comprised in a small edi-
tion of the Church Service, and there is no Bible
there. There is little credit due the supposition
that the murderer neve: returned to the house on
the notion that has been advanced that the track
would have been discoverable by footmarks on the
back parlour drugget, because the night was Wet,
for it turns out that no rain fell on the night in
question, and the gravel was quite dry. No one has
yet owned the piece of flannel found beneath the dead
body. It appears to have been a very poor description
of flannel originally, and been much worn, and on
two sides of it are indications of strings having
been forcibly torn from it. Every article in the
servants' boxes and the young ladies' drawers has
been turned over, but nothing at all tallying
with the piece of flannel has been seen. It may be
mentioned, also, that on the morning of the murder
each of the inmates of the house were searched,
some of them taking off the whole of their clothes,
but neither spots of blood nor other suspicious
signs could be traced.

AUGUST 4.
This morning one of our steamers, with two bat-
talions, conspicuous in their red shirts, came into
the harbour itself, passing Neapolitan cruisers, and
arriving amid the ckeers of the crowd which was
attracted by the sight. It was a bold thing to do,
for it might have ended in the breaking of the
armistice, but as it succeeded it is sure to please
Garibaldi.

AUGUST 5.

To-day General Clary, or whoever the Neapolitan
I Government will send with the answer, ought to
arrive. But as he-is not expected till evening, and
the French steamer leaves before that, I shall pro-
bably be unable to inform you by this mail of the
result. To-morrow, however, another French packet
comes in from Malta on its way along the Italian
coast, so that I hope to send the news that way.
The steamers from Palermo to Genoa still continue
their service, but with the uncertainty of the com-
munication between this and Palermo, cannot be
relied upon. So we are reduced to the French
steamers, which are too slose to each other.

THE ROAD MURDER.

TROWBRIDGE, MONDAY.

The prisoner, Edmund John, the assassin (ac-
cording to his own statement) of the child Francis
Saville Kent, was brought up at two o'clock this
afternoon for examination at the Trowbridge Police-
court, before H. G. G. Ludlow, Esq. (chairman), W.
Stancombe, Esq., and Rev. R. Crawley. Mr. Clark,
clerk to the magistrates, conducted the inquiry; and
Mr. F. Wells, from the office of Mr. Dunn, solicitor,
of Frome, attended to watch the case on behalf of

the Kent family.
The effect of incarceration upon the prisoner seems
to have had a salutary effect. Througliout the
morning he was engaged in reading the Bible, and
he also declared several times that he knew nothing
of the murder. The impression which we formed
upon our first view of him, that the prisoner was
either a maniac or suffering from the effects of
delirium tremens, was confirmed by his appearance
and conduct to-day. It will be seen that he now
completely denies that he had anything to do with
the murder.

The prisoner, in reply to a question by Mr. Lud-
.ow, said his name was Edmund John.

Mr. Ludlow—Have you any other name besides
Edmund ?

Prisoner—Yes ; but I should like to keep that
back.

Mr. Ludlow--Do you refuse to give it ?
Prisoner—Yes, sir.
The depositions taken at the previous hearing
having been read,
Sergeant Royle added that he believed the pri-
soner, whilst in custody, was in a sane state of mind.
On riday evening, after the prisoner was in his
custody, he said, " The agreement between us was
that when the child was killed, we should bury it
behind the hedge; but afterwards they changed
their minds, and we put it down the water•closet.
But I shall not tell their names at present."
Prisoner (on being asked if he had any questions
to ask) said—l am not aware that I said those
words. I only know that all the while I was in
the lock-up the officers were asking me questions.
But I can prove I was many miles away on the
night of the murder.

Henry Goodson produced the knife which the
prisoner had given to a mechanic at Wolverton,
While giving his evidence the prisoner said, " You
would sell my life if you could."
The prisoner, on being asked if he had any ques-
tions to put, said—He has told a great number of
untruths. I never said anything about Miss Con-
stance Kent.

The usual caution to prisoners was then read,
after which the prisoner said—l can only say that
it was circumstances that caused me to give myself
up. I can prove that I was in the Pratton-road,
Portsmouth, on the 28th and 29th June, and at Go-
dalming on the 30th. I have been so unfortunate
and out of work that my lite became a burden to
me. What with being out of work and other cir-
cumstances, my wife leaving me and taking away
our three children, I did not care what became of
me. The two spots of blood on my trousers were
caused by my cutting my finger on the Thursday.
Mr. Ludlow asked the witness Goodson if the
blood appeared fresh ?
Goodson—No • the spots were quite black.
Mr, Ludlow—Was the prisoner quite sober when
he gave himself into custody ?
Goodson—Yes, sir, perfectly so. There was not
the slightest symptom of his being in liquor. He
was taken before the magistrates' clerk within half
an hour of his giving himself up.
Mr. Ludlow—You say on the 28th and 29th June
you were at Portsmouth. Can you bring any wit-
ness to prove that?
Prisoner—Yes ; I could prove where I slept.
There was a review or something going on on the
28th, for the ships were firing, and it wag pretty
well a general holiday.
Mr. Ludlow—Where did you sleep on the 28th ?
Prisoner—l will put it down if you will give me
a piece of paper.
A piece of paper having been supplied him, with
pen and ink, the prisoner wrote very freely as fol-
lows :—The George and Dragon, or Green Dragon,
I will not say which. There is a brick-field at the
back, and a sawyer's yard at the side. On the fol-
lowing day, the 29th, I changed caps with another
man for his. He was tipsy at the time ; but I don't
think he slept there."
In reply to the magistrates, he further stated that
the landlord and landlady would know him. On
the 30th he slept at Godalming ; he thought it was
at the Crown and Anchor. It was the first public-
house coming from Portsmouth down the road,
leading into the town of Godalming. He went
from London to Portsmouth and back again to
London, and it took him three days to walk it. He
went to Portsmouth in the hope of getting off on
board ship.
Mr. Ludlow—You need not answer this question
if you don't like ; but, having given yourself up,
we may ask why you charged yourself with the
murder ?
Prisoner—Because I was hard up and tired of
my life, and thought I might as well be hung as not.
Mr. Ludlow—Then why change your story now?
Prisoner—Because I should not like the world to
think I was guilty. I wish them VS know I am
innocent.
Mr. Ludlow—Then cannot you tell us any one
to whom we may apply for information as to your
previous conduct and whereabouts ?
Prisoner—Yes I could ; but I should not like
them to know where I am and what I have done.
Mr. Ludlow—But if you can prove what you
have now stated to be true we should discharge you.
Prisoner—At the George and Dragon ; they
would know I was there on the 28th and 29th, be-
cause I had a large boil on the back of my neck,
and washed it with soap and sugar.
Mr. Stancombe—You have a mark on the back
of your neck ; how did you get that ?
-Prisoner—l fell from a scaffold four years ago,
and was taken to the Westminster Hospital.
Mr. Stancombe—Did it hurt your head ?
Prisoner—Yes, sir.
Mr. Stancombe—Have you been in the hospital
since ?
Prisoner—Yes ' • for a carbuncle between my
shoulders, which was cut out by Mr. Barnard
Hope, I was in the hospital for three months. I
have not been in the hospital since. I obtained a
letter from the bank in Little George-street, by
which I gained admission to the hospital. When
I met with the accident I was at work at Pimlico,
for Messrs. Piper, builders, of Bishopsgate-street
Without. I was on the scaffold repairing a house.
I have also worked for Messrs. Myers, and for Mr.
Macey, in the Strand.
By the Rev. Mr. Crawley—Neither of the public-
houses at Portsmouth or Godalming were houses of
call for masons. A young chap slept with me on
the nights of the 28th and 29th, I don't know his
name, but he now works at Cumberland Fort as a