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

THE DAGENHAM' MURDER.

On Saturday morning George 13lowitt, a farm
labourer, was brought up for the third titne before
a full bunch 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
was found lying dead and mutilated in a corn-field
in the parish of Dagenham, on the evening of Fri-
day, July 3, 1846.

Mr. 11:awlings, solicitor, of Ronaford, appeared
for the prisoner.

Mr. Supeiilitendent Howie, of the K
and Inspector Whieher, 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 ssked him if he had been able to ob-
tain any additional evidence iu con%exion with the
murder ?

Inspector Whicber answered in the negative,. and
said that be and other officers had been engaged,
but they had not succeeded in getting any o• her
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 Whicher.—No, excepting that this
morning, just before I entered the court, the wit-
ness Smith said that she had someth;ng mom to
say. I told Ler that she had bettor not tell me,
but state what she had to say before the magistrates.
The Chairman—ls the witness Smith here ?
Inspector Whicher—Ye,,,, 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 lest statement?
Witirs—l am certain that George Blewitt is
the second man who struck the polic,t,rnin Clarke.
The Chairman (to the chief clerk)—Then let the
depositions be read over.
The clerk having done so, the witness Smith
said—l also saw Mrs. Blewitt and Henry Blewitt,
the son, at the cottage on the night of the murder.
I did not see Mrs. Blewitt afterwards.
The chairma,,..._Wh-) is Henry Blewitt
Mr. Rawliug,, the solicitor (to the prisoner)_
Henry Blewitt is your son 7
Prisoner—Yes, sir.
Too chief clerk then inquired if there were any
other questions to be asked of the witnesses; when
Ins ector Whicher s girl there was one other ques-
tion he wished to pit 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) had
sta- el quite the contrary.
Archer was recallol, and said he did see the de-
ceased on the niriht 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, f.,r
I am quite sure that ;;he (Slrs. Smith) cannot say
anything to hurt me."

Mr.
iiawlings here rose, and wished to ask Mrs.
Smith why she Ind not informed the Court before
that Mrs. Blewitt and her son were present at the
cottage on the night of the murder?
Mrs. Satith, in reply, said—Because I had for-
go'ten 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 info 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 RAILWAT.—The railway from Geneva to
Ceppet has just been opened to the public. The line
runs along the lake, and the point's of view from one end
to the other are exceedingly fine. There aro three sta-
tions or this short line.
ALLEGED MISCONDUCT OF AN ENGLISHMAN AT THE
MADELE/NE.—The Nord of Brussels having in a letter
from Paris, accused the Abbe Deauerry, the core of the
Madeleine, of having had three Englishmen turned out
of the church while quietly witnessing a funeral service,
the Univers publ:alies a letter from t`le abbe, in which he
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 tho catafalque.
When we had passed near them in proceeding to receive
the body at the door of the church, they never rose, but
kept in the same strange position. I hoped that on
our return, seeing nit come in procession before
the body of the deceased, they would at least
have talc, nlt better position, even if they did not stand
up, which they. were called upon to do out of respect
to the. b; dy 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 be placed beyond
the chapel; opposite to which the body was about to
be placed."