The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-23 00:00:00

Desmond was the only person who told me about
the explosion. Ile did not tell me how it was going
to be effected, neither did he say anything about
others. From what occurred Desmond's words
became true, and I gave the information. I did
not see Desmond again until the day of the explo-
sion. I went home, had my tea, and went to bed.
I met no person —at least no person who is present
but he might be here, and then I mill mention
his name.
Mr. Harper—l tnnst have that 11111T1?.

Sir T. Ilei,ry —Yon must wait, then, until the
person is in eusto ly. I think it would be unwise
to ininiti.m it at pr: sent.

Cross-vxamination continued—Desmond was not
;Irunk wh;:n he toll in;. about the explosion. 1 had
not hetn is any other pentou's company tlau
Desmond 's on the Friday tLort:ing.
Sir T. Iknry —Do either of ycu wish to ask the
witnes3 questions?

Wm. Desmond—The persln is now present who
can exonerate me.

Sir Thomas lleury—Yes, but you ask him

a question.

English—lt's a fearful thing to be tried as a mur-
derer when the witness knows in his heart 1 am
innocent.

Allen—l don't know the man at all.
Sir T. Henry—He says he does not know you.
Allen—Have you ever seen ine at any of the
meetings you speak of ?
Witness—No.

Ann Justice-1 don't know the man. I never
saw him before at all.

Mr. Edward M'Leau, one of the house surgeons
of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, proved the deaths
of William Clutton, Sarah Hodgkinson, Minnie
Abbott, and Martha Evans, to have resulted from
suffocation and loss of blood. They were all
brought to the hospital immediately after the ex-
plosion.

Mr. Giffard—l have now to ask for a remand of
all the prisoners.

Sir T. Henry—Certainly.

Previous to the prisoners leaving the dock some
of the men asked permission to see their wives,
which the magistrate at once assented to, provided
an officer was present during the interview.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREE P.

AN INHUMAN SON-IN-LAW.--George Edward
Smith, a young man, described as a smith, was
charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with violently assault-
ing Emma Spencer, his mother-in-law, residing at
No. 47, Whitfield-street, Tottenham-court-road.
The complainant, whose head was bandaged,
and who gave her evidence seated, said—The pri-
soner is my son-in-law, and he is a very bad
husband to my daughter. On Saturday, in conse-
quence of having left his wife and child with only a
slice of bread, his wife brought his baby to me to
mind. Yesterday afternoon .his wife went to look
for him, and I afterwards went, taking the baby
with me, to see if I could meet her. 1 did so, and
met the prisoner, and on my asking him if he was
not ashamed to see the baby in such a state
on a Sunday he knocked me down, and while
1 was on the ground he kicked me in
the stomach several times, and also on
the head and in the mouth, the effect of his ill-usage
being that my head is cut, some of my teeth aro
loosened, and lam sore all over. I was rendered
insensible, and, after recovering a little, 1 went to
the hospital. My daughter went with me to the
station, where the prisoner was taken.
Sergeant Franklin, 20 E—llearing the cry of
" Stop thief," and seeing the prisoner running, I
stopped him, and the complainant charged him with
assaulting her, and seeing marks of ill-usage on her
I took him to the station.