The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LON LION, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, 1867.

Ghazeeabad, the point of junction with the East
Indian Railway, opposite Delhi, to Meerut, a dis-
tance of about 28 miles, was opened for public
traffic on the 18th of April. The country traversed
by this section was in a high state of cultivation,
and formed one of the richest and most populous
districts in India. The Meerut section was being
worked by two trains each way daily ; the passage
of -the trains between Ghazeeabad Junction and
tho station within the city of Delhi, a distance
of 11 miles, was performed by the engines of the
East Indian Railway. The progress of the works
generally throughout the line continued satisfactory.
The Meerut and Moozuffurnuggur and the Moozuf-
furnuggur and Seharunpore sections, the former 31
miles and the latter 37 miles in length, are not in
so forward a state as might have been anticipated ;
but, on the other band, the progress made with the
section from Seharunpore to Umballa was very
sati ifactory—so much so that it was expected that
the line from Delhi as far as Umballa, a distance of
162 miles, would be ready for traffic about this time
next year. At the Umritsur extremity of the rail-
way the works had been pushed forward as rapidly
as the arrival of materials would permit. By the
end of January the permanent way had been laid
for about 121 miles, and it was ibelieved that the
section from Umritsur to the Beas, 27 miles in
length, would be ready for traffic in July. The traffic
upon this section would not become greatly developed
until the completion of the large bridges along the
line, and the establishment of through communica-
tion with Delhi ; but there were numerous large
villages along the banks of the river Beas, from
which a considerable traffic might be expected to
come to the railway in native boats. The contrac-
tors, Messrs. Brassey, Wythes, and Henfrey, were
prosecuting the works of the several large bridges
with commendable energy. The financial state-
ment shows that from the commencement£l,669,l99
had been expended in India to the 30th of Sep-
tember and in England to the 31st December, leav-
ing a small balance of £3,000. The total amount
received for interest was £206,622.

THE SHEFFIELD TRADES' UNION
COMMISSION.

THE MURDER OF LINLEY-EXTRAORDINARY
SCENE IN COURT.

James Hallam, the saw-grinder, who was com-
mitted to prison a short time ago for contempt of
Court, in refusing to give up the name of an ac-
complice in an act of rattening, was brought up yes-
terday morning for re-examination, it being under-
stood that he was prepared to confess all he knew of
trade outrages of every sort and kind. It turned
out to be as was anticipated, and Hallam made as
extraordinary a disclosure as ever, perhaps, was
made in any court of justice. The repeated offer
of personal immunity from civil or criminal conse-
quences failed to reassure him ; his conscience was
alive, and the vivid recollection of his crimes over-
powered him to such an extent that, after trembling
violently from head to foot for some minutes, he
fainted away, and was unconscious for a time. When
he came to himself he proceeded with his confession,
which was interrupted by sobs and groans. He
exacted from the Court a promise of immunity for
any person he might implicate before he would con-
firm the confession he had made some time ago to
Mr. Fretson and Mr. Jackson, and retract the denial
of that confession which he made on his last appear-
ance before the Court.

After confessing to the rattening of one Taylor,
in company with Samuel Crookes, and the blowing
up of Wheatman and Smith's place with gunpowder,
also in company with Crookes, the powder being
bought with money supplied to Crookes by Broad-
head for the purpose, Hallam made the following
statement with reference to the murder of Linley.
Mr. 0 verend—No w I have to ask you a question.
Do you recollect the time when Linley was shot—
about the time ?
Witness —Yes.

Now, on the Saturday night before Linley was
shot were you not seen in Wilson's snug with a
pistol in your pocket ?—(No answer ; the witness
showed signs of distress : his breathing became
heavy, and his face bore an expression of anxiety.)
Say yes or no?—After a slight pause the witness
collected himself and answered—yes, I was. (Sen-
sation.)

Where did you get that pistol from ?—No
answer.

You know, if you tell the truth, you have no-
thing to be afraid of. You will be entitled to your
certificate if you tell the whole truth. Now, I
ask you for what purpose did you buy that pistol.?
--No answer.

Witness looked fixedly at Mr. Overend for a few
seconds, and then, trembling so violently as scarcely
to be able to support himself, he rose from his seat,
staggered up to Mr. Overend, and whispered
something which could only be heard by the
examiners.

Mr. Overend—Ob, we will give you the in-
demnity if you tell the truth.

Witness—And the party that was with me, too ?
Mr. Overend—And him, too, if he will tell the
truth. Now, I ask you for what purpose you
bought the pistol?

The witness attempted to stagger back to his
seat, but was unable to guide himself to it, and
Mr. Jackson supported him. After sitting a se-
cond or two in the chair, trembling more violently
than ever, he leaned back and fainted quite away.
Ile was laid down upon the floor, and the usual
means of restoration were applied, his hands being
chafed, a smelling bottle applied to his nostrils, and
brandy poured down his throat. In about five
minutes he opened his eyes, made a convulsive
snatch at his throat, and relapsed into unconscious-
ness. He was then carried iuto an adjoining room
and laid upon an ottoman under an open window.
Stimulants were applied to him, but it was some
minutes before he awoke out of his stupor, and then,
as before, his first act was to clutch at his throat,
and this time he did it repeatedly, and with such
pertinacity and force that it required the strength
of two or three men to keep his hand to his side.
After about a quarter of an hour he was led into
court again, weak as an infant, and trembling like
an aspen in every limb. His chair was placed op-
posite Mr. Overend, and the short-hand writer and
reporters were obliged to approach quite close to
him to catch the faint and husky whispers that
fell from his lips. At times he was only preserved
from fainting by the prompt administration of
brandy. Mr. Jackson kept close behind him,
helping him to sit upright in his chair. Occa-
sionally he was quite unable to speak, and aban-
doned himself to tears and sighs. Resting his head
on his hand, and partly shielding his face from the
gaze of the bystanders, he gave, with downcast eyes,
and a distress painful to witness, the following
melancholy details of the murder in which he had
taken a leading part::—

Mr. Overend-- Will you tell me for what purpose
you bought that pistol ?
Witness, sadly—To shoot Linley.
Was there anybody associated or joined with you
in shooting Linley ?—Yes.
Who was it ?—Crookes.

Who shot him, did you or Crookes? The witness
was unable to answer this question for a moment ;
recovering himself, he said, in all but inaudible whis-
per, " I compelled Crookes to shoot him. He shot
him with an air-gun."
Had anybody set you to do this ?—At first the
witness gave no answer ; after a pause he said,
"Not to shoot him."

Had any person set you to do anything to him ?
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the previous day. I told him I did. He asked me
what I could do with him. I told him I would
make him (Linley) as he couldn't work any more.
how you would do it ?—No. I
He asked what I should want for doing it. I asked
him
oif d £2oou think wouldel n .be too much. He said no, he
h
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1 then said I would do it.
saw Crookes on the following day. I told him I
had got the job to do Linley. He
asked me who I
had seen. I told him I had seen Broadhead. I
told him we were to have £2O.

Here the witness was obliged to drink brandy and
water to enable him to support the examination.
Well, what did he say to that ? —He said that
we should not get £2O. I saw him again the week
u
following, and we went to Broadhead's to see what
we were to have. Crookes saw him alone. When
he downcamYes?—eT hen h
I esaid
went wep vieregitv%.have £l5 ; that
was all ho (Broadhead) would
Well ? —Broadhead told me he could not get
above £l5, and I agreed to do it for that. I got
£3 of him, and I bought a revolver.
Well, what did you do, you and Crookes? When
you had arranged this matter, how did you do it ?
We followed Linley from one place to another.
We found there was
no chance with revolvers, and
Crookes got an air-gun. H
Very well, now, you say you followed him. ow
long do you think
you followed Linley before he
was shot—between the time you saw Mr. Broad-
head and you shot Linley—how long do you think
elapsed ?—I cannot tell exactly. Five or six weeks.
And how often did you go, in these five or six
weeks, after him, for the purpose of finding an op-
portunity of shooting him ?—Nearly every night
but Sunday night, He was shot in Scotland- street
in the back room of the Crown Inn.
What did you do ?- —I went into the back yard
to look.

Well, and could you see from the back yard into
the room where Linley. was sitting?--Yes,
\\There, wa.; he sittinrr ?—lle was sitting vith his
left hand to the win,loti;•.
What time at night ?—lt was about nine o'clock,
but I cannot say exactly.
Where was Crookes?—Crookes was in the street
when I saw hi.n.

When you saw Lira what did you do?—I told
Crookes he was there.

Was there no other person in the room ?—Yes.
When you told Crookes he was there, what did
Crookes do?-1Ie came and looked at him.
Well ?-lle refused to shoot then. _

Yes ? (The witneis was unable to speak for
emotion, and appeared as if he would faint. Brandy
and water was given to him.) Jr, Overend told

him not to be in a hurry, and repeated witness's
words—He refuscd to shoot then, and said--
Well, did he dc” anything? Where was the gun?
Had he the gun with him or not ?---Witness
gasped, and end eav oured in vain to speak.
He had the air-gun with him, and what did he
do with it ?—Na .answer.

What did he do. with the air-gun ?—The witness
sighed heavily, and leaned back as if he were
about to faint.

Mr. Overend (goftly)—What did be do ?
Witness (in a _husky whisper)—He would not
shoot. There was no exit.

What ! no exit 6 om the yard ?--Yes.
Well, what did you do ?—I went through the
yard, and found a. -way out.
Yes ?--Ile said there were too many people about.
Yes ? (A pause;).
What did you say ?—No answer, and witness
appeared greatly agitated.
What did you say to him ?—(With an effort) : I
told him he must either do it or I would do him
(sensation in court.)
When you told him that, what did he do ?—He
said there was no chance.

What did you say ?—I told him I would do it
myself and take the risk.
Yes ?—He told m.e—(a choking in witness's
throat prevented him from finishing the sentence).
What did he tell you ?—He said I must not
attempt, I might miss him, and he would risk it.
Well, when he said he should risk it, what did he
do ?—(No answer ; the witness evidently unable to
answer.)
What did he do when he said he would risk it ?
(In a faint whisper) : He shot him. (The witness
was again almost overcome.)
After he had shot him, what did you both do ?
—(No answer.)
You ran away ?—Yes.

Which way did you run ?—Through the alley
into Pea Croft.

Where did you separate, if you did separate ?
At Crookes' (nearly two miles off).
Where did Crookes go to ?—I do not know.
Where did you go to?--To Winterbottom's.
Well, now when did you next see Crookes ?
The following morning. I saw him by agreement,
in IViley's in the Haymarket, and got a 'sovereign
from him. I did not see Broadhead for some days.

What did he say to you ?—He told me I had bet-
ter not go there too much. _

Did he say anything else besides that ?—No.
Did he say anything about your having shot
Linley, and whether it was right or wrong ?—No.
Well, now have you ever had any conversation
with Broadhead about Linley being shot since
then ?—No.

Have you received any money from Broadhead
since Linley was shot ?—No.
What did you get for shooting Linley ?-17 10s.
Who paid you the money ?—Crookes gave me
£4 10s.

And who gave you the £3 ?—Broadhead.
Did Broadhead give you the £3 after Linley was
shot or before he was shot ?—Before.

Now, I believe Linley lived a good while, did ho
not, after he was shot—several months, did he not?
—Yes ; when he died there was an inquest, and the
jury found a verdict of murder against some person
unknown. I saw Crookes frequently after the inquest.

Did he ever say anything to you about the ver-
dict ?—Only a few passing words.
Did you pledge yourselves to keep it secret, or
anything of that kind ? Did you bind yourselves
by any oath, or anything of that kind ?—No. At
that time I did not think we should need it.
The witness was then examined as to why he had
refused to give up Crookes's name on a former oc-
casion, and why ho had denied his private confes-
sion, which he had now publicly repeated. He said
be did it to save Crookes, and thought to take the
whole blame on himself. He charged himself with
instigating Broadhead to these things. He did not
know Linley at the time he agreed to shoot him ;
never spoke to him in his life, and only shot him on
account of Linley's dispute with the trade. He also
confessed to having knocked a man on the head
with a life-preserver, at the instance of, and for pay
from, a deceased secretary of the pen and pocket-
blade grinders named Bromehead.

After one or two cases of rattening had been gone
into, Samuel Crookes, who had been sent for by a
policcmxi, was brought into the court, and was
sworn by Mr. Overend. He appeared to be very
calm and self-possessed: Immediately after he was
sworn, Mr. Broadhead shouted out to him, " Tell
the truth, Sam ; everything."
Before his examination was commenced, Mr.
0 verend intimated to him the nature of the evidence
which had been given by Hallam, and he advised
him to be very cautious as to what he said, because,
unless he obtained a certificate from them, he would
be liable to be tried for his life. He then admitted
an act of rattening which had been spoken of by
Hallam, and he also admitted what Hallam had
said about the share he took in the attempt to blow
up Wheatman and Smith's place. He confessed
that they were paid by Broadhead to do the deed,
but he denied that they intended to blow down the
chimney. The reason of their attempt to blow up
Wheatman and Smith was because they were erect-
ing a new kind of machine.
Mr. 0 verend then, addressing Crookes, said—l
do not know what you heard, but I will tell you
what he (Hallam) had said, because I think you
ought to be made acquainted with it. He says that
you and he were employed by Broadhead to do an
injury to Linley. He says that you and he met
together, that you had an air-gun ; that you went
following him about for a long time from place to
place—for nearly five or six weeks, having been
promised £2O by Broadhead to do this deed ; that
you then, having followed him into a public-house
in Scotland-street, you with your air-gun shot
Linley in the head ; and he says he told you to do
it—that you were unwilling to do it, but that he
compelled you to do it ; that he was by you at the
time you did the deed and saw you do it. Ido not
know whether you have heard the statement ?
Witness—No, I never have.

But that is what he says—that he has sworn to
this morning. It is about yourself ; and I want to
caution you, for if you are guilty of this you are
guilty of murder, and if you are guilty of murder
you are in danger of your life. If, however, you
make a clean breast of it, and give a full and
candid disclosure of all you know, we have the
power to grant you a certificate which will pro-
tect you even from such a deed as that ; and
that is the only protection you have for your life.
Now, then, it is for you to say if you did that deed
or not.

The witness, after a slight pause, said in a firm
and quick voice, and with perfect composure, Yes,
I did. (Tremendous sensation in court.)
You did shoot Linley ?—(With the same quiet
self-possession) Yes.
The witness admitted that he never knew
Linley before, lie did not intend to kill him, but
he could not help hitting him on the head, from
the position in which Linley was sitting. His mo-
tive for shooting him was that he was doing a great
injury to the trade. He could not say whether
Broadhead suggested the murder, but he paid for
it. After some hesitation the witness admitted
that Broadhead paid after the murder was com-
mitted. It was he that bought the revolver, but
Hallam paid him either 50s. or £3 for it. He
bought the revolver in a pawnbroker's shop.
At-the close of the evidence of Crookes the Court
adjourned.

THE MONETARY CONFERENCE.—The Govern-
ment have directed the Master of the Mint to attend the
International 11Tonetary Conference about to assemble in
Paris. Mr. 'Myers Wilson, of the Treasury; has been asso-
ciated with Professor Graham in the mission. These gen-
tlemen aro n' t invested with any power to contract en-
gagements on behalf of this, country, but will be present
at the meetings of the Conference, and report its proceed-
ings to the Government.

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