The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-11 00:00:00

THE INDICTMENT IGNORED.

This morning the witnesses to support the indict-
ment preferred against Col. Nelson and Lieut.
Brand for the wilful murder of W. J. Gordon were
examined before the grand jury. The inquiry
occupied about two hours, and the result was that
the grand jury ignored the bill of indictment.
The grand jury some time after attended in
Court, and handed in the bills of indictment in the
case 3 disposed of, when
The Clerk of the Arraigns read them. in the
ordinary manner, the last being the " Bill against
Coloue Nekon and Lieutenant Brand for wilful
murder not fOund."
The announcement was received with a manifes-
tation of applause, but the ebullition of feeling was
quickly suppressed by the Sheriff.
The result of the
_inquiry caused the greatest
excitement within and without the three courts
sitting for the despatch of business, the congratu-
latory party being considerably in the majority.

The efforts of the Jamaica Committee have thus
ended in a total and complete failure.

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron Channell.)

Charles Anderson, remanded from last session on a
charge of wilful murder ou the 'high seas, was placed in
the dock.

The surgeon of Newgate stated that when the prisoner
first came to Newgate he answered certain questions in a
very rational manner, but after a while ho became silent,
and refused to answer any question, and he had preserved
silence ever since. Ho, however, conducted himself the
same as other prisoners with respect to exercise.
Baron Channel' asked whether be thought he was
silent through malice, or silent through the visitation of
God.

Mr. Gibson said he could not answer the question with
any certainty. He thought, however, he understood what
was going on.

The learned Judge told the jury it was a question for
them as to the cause of the prisoner's refusal to plead.
The foreman said it was the opinion of the jury that the
prisoner was silent through malice.
The prisoner was thereupon again called on to plead, but
he remained silent., and a plea of not guilty was accord-
ingly entered for him.
The learned gentleman who appeared to defend the pri-
soner elected to have the case tried by a jury of English-

men.
The prisoner was then removed from the dock.
CRAMGE OP MURDER.
James Conde and Mary Conde, his wife, were indicted
for the wilful murder of William Conde. Both prisoners
pleaded not guilty.
The witnesses not being in attendance, the case was
postponed.

POLICE IN'.CELLIGEACE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ROBBING A " CHRISTY'S MINSTREL.”—Wm. Hayes, a
tall, gentlemanly-looking young man, who gave the ad-
dress No. 343, Strand, was charged before Mr. Knox with
stealing an overcoat of the value of £lO, the property of
Mr. Henry T. Mudge, one of the Christy's Minstrels. There
was a second charge against the prisoner.

Mr. Mudge said he resided at the Crown Hotel, Rupert-
street, and on Tuesday afternoon last ho was lying dowri
in his room, taking a little rest. He was awoke by the
prisoner, who asked him the address of a person. He told
the prisoner that ho would get it for him the next day, and
the prisoner remarked that he (Mr. Mudge) appeared
sleepy, and that he would leave, and did so, taking his(Mr.
Mudge's) overcoat, of the value of £lO, with him.
Police-constable Butcher, 137 0, said that on taking the
prisoner into custody, and telling him the charge, he at
first denied all knowledge of the coat, but afterwards said
that he pledged it for 10s., but did not know wkere.
Police-constable Dawson, 301 A, said there was a second
charge ready to be preferred against the prisoner.
Mr. Constant Va,.den Brouck, of Argy:e-street, Regent-
street, said he was dining at the New York Hotel,
•Leicester-square, yesterday evening, and left his overcoat
in the coffee-room, from which place it was taken.
Dawson said that when the prisoner was brought to the
Vine-street station by Butcher, he challenged helm with
stealing the coat of Mr. Vanden Brouck, and at first ha
denied it, but afterwards he said that he was at the New
York Hotel yesterday, and that it was no use attempting
to deceive him (Dawson), as ho did take the coast, and that
he had pledged it for 108. in Wardoui-street. He also
said that he•did not know what possessed him to do it, and
that no one knew what he he had gone through during
the past few days.
The coat having been produced by a pawnbroker's as-
sistant, Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner, who seemed in
a very desponding state of mind.