The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-12 00:00:00

THE DAGENHAM MURDER.

On Saturday moraing George Blewitt, a farm
labourer, was brought up for the third time before
a full bench of magistrates, at the Court-house ad-
joining Ilford Gaol, Essex, charged with being con-
cerned with several persons in the murder of Geo.
Clarke, a police constable of the K division, who
wa, iuun.l 1 ,1-n 1 n'l mrifilated in acorn-field
in the parish of Dagenham, on tne evouing .L
day, July 3, 1846.
Mr. Rawlings, solicitor, of Romford, appeared
for the prisoner.

Mr. superintendent Howie, of the K
and Inspector Whicher, of the detective force, were
in attendance on the part of the Metropolitan
Police Commissioners.

The Chairman addressed Inspector Whicher, who
had charge of the case since the prisoner's appre-
hension, and asked him if he had been able to ob-
tain any additional evidence in connexion with the
murder ?

Inspector Whicher answered in the negative, and
said that be and other officers had been engaged,
but they had not succeeded in getting any other
testimony. The rumours that were in circulation
last week were unfounded. If they had been true
they would have been highly important in the case.
The Chairman.—Then you have no other evi-
dence to bring before the bench?

Inspector 'Vlaicher.—No, excepting that this
morning, just before I entered the court, the wit-
ness Smith said that she had something more to
say. I told her that she had better not tell me,
but state what she bad to say before the magistrates.
The Chairman—ls the witness Smith here ?
Inspector Whicher—Yes, Sir.
The woman Smith was here interrogated, and on
being sworn was allowed a seat near the bench.
The Chairman—What have you to say in addi-
tion to your last statement ?
Witness—l am certain that George Blewitt is
the second man who struck the policeman Clarke.
The Chairman (to the chief clerk)—Then let the
depositions be read over.
The clerk having done so, the witness Smith
said---I also saw Airs. Blewitt and Henry Blewitt,
the son, at the cottage on the night of the murder.
I did not see Mrs. Blewitt afterwards.
The Chairman—Who is Henry Blewitt ?
Mr. Rawlings, the solicitor (to the prisoner)—
Henry Blewitt is your son ?
Prisoner—Yes, sir.

The chief clerk then inquired if there were any
other questions to be asked of the witnesses, when
Inspector Whicher said there was one other ques-
tion he wished to put to the witness Archer, who
made a statement on Monday week last that he saw
the deceased (Clarke) late on the night of the mur-
der pass his (Archer's) house, while at the inquest
held upon the body of deceased he (Archer) lead
stated quite the contrary.
Archer was recalled, and said he did see the de-
ceased on the night in question.
Inspector Whicher said—l apprehended the pri-
soner in the parish of Dagenham, Essex, on the 29th
of June last, where I charged him with being con-
cerned with other persons in the murder of George
Clarke, when he replied, "I will go with you, fcr
I am quits sure that she (Mrs. Smith) cannot say
anything to hurt me."
Mr. Rawlings here rose, and wished to ask Mrs.
Smith why she had not informed the Court before
that Mrs. Blewitt and her son were present at the
cottage on the night of the murder?
Mrs. Smith, in reply, said—Because I had for-
gotten it.

The Chairman said, as they had no other evi-
dence, he and his colleagues would retire, and after
an absence of 20 minutes they returned into court.
Upon resuming his seat the Chairman said—We
have determined that this important and mysterious
case, which has attracted so much public notice,
shall be submitted to another tribunal.
The prisoner was then addressed by the Chair-
man, and cautioned in the usual form, when he
said, " I am not guilty of it."
After a few words from the Chairman, the pri-
soner was removed from the bar. •
The whole of the witnesses were then bound over
to prosecute, and the trial was appointed to take
place at the ensuing assizes at Chelmsford.

NEW Swiss RAILWAY.—Tbe railway from Geneva to
Coppet has just been opened to the public. The line
runs along the lake, and the points of view from one end
to the other are exceedingly fine. There are three sta-
tions on this short line.
ALLEGED MISCONDUCT OF AN ENGLISHMAN AT THE
MADELEINE.—Tbe Nord of Bruesele Laving in a letter
from Paris, accused the Abbe Deguerry, the core of the
Madeleine, of having had three Englishmen turned out
of the church while quietly witnessing a funeral service,
the Univers publishes a letter from the abbe, in which be
says :—". Three Englishmen were seated, not in a pro-
per manner, but half turned round, and with their elbows
on the top of their chairs to the right of the catafalque.
When we had passed near them in proceeding to receive
the bor'y at the door of the church, they never rose, but
kept in the same strange position. I hoped that on
our return, seeing us come in procession before
the body of the deceased, they would at least
have takenla better position, even if they did not stand
up, which they were called upon to do out of respect
to the body and the mourners who followed it. They,
however, did not move, but remained seated, with their
arms thrown carelessly over the backs of their chairs.
I then considered it my duty to oblige them not to
leave the church, but to place themselves at a greater
distance from the ceremony. I did not order them to
be turned out of the church, but to bs placed beyond
the chapel, opposite to which the body was about to
be placed,"

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