The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-22 00:00:00

THE FENIAN ASSASSINATION IN

BLOOMSBURY.

ADJOURNED INQUEST-THIS DAY.

The coroner's inquiry into the circumstances con-
nected with the assassination of Edward M'Donnell
was held to-day at the Vestry Hall, King's-road,
St. Pancras.

Mr. Poland appeared for the Crown, and Mr.
Sleigh for the accused man, Grove-5.
The first witness called was William Jeuman,
who said ho lived at 4, King-street, Grosvenor-
square, and that on the 27th of September he and
his wife went to the Amphitheatre in Holborn.
After the performance was over he and his wife
quarrelled on their way home about his taking too
much to drink. He left her to walk home alone
just by the Bull and Anchor. She got home about
two o'clock in the morning. He asked her where
she had been, and she said waiting about for him.
She also told him she had heard two men quarrel,
and that the tallest turned up the street.
The Coroner—Your wife told you what you had
read in the papers ?

Witness continued—Fie did not trouble himself
about what he read in the papers. His wife told
him she had heard the tall man say he would shoot
somebody. The tall man, she also told him, she
heard say " Coins on Groves, its time wo
were off ;" she added that she also heard
him say he wished ho had fired again, and shot the
right one. When she told him he said he wished
it had been her, as she ought to have been home.
In the following morning his wife reported the
matter to him, and he told her to say nothing about
the matter as it was no business of her's. On the
6th of October she told him she had seen a man at
the top of George-street, Oxford-street, and while
there saw two others come up and say, " Good
morning Joe, how's John getting on?" to whick
one replied, " It's too true, they have got the poor
follow." He went to Scotland-yard with his wife
and waited outside, while she went in. She did not
afterwards tell him what she said to Thompson.

By Mr. Poland—The first publichouso he went
into the night of the murder was near the theatre,
and the next near Middle-row. He quarrelled with
his wife because she objected to his haying more
drink. Ile was quite sure ho went home alone the
night of the murder. Ho did not stand quarrelling
with her at the door that night on their arrival
home. He did not hear of the murder until the
following 6th of October, because ho and his wife
went to Chichester. He knew nothing about his
wife writing to Furber. He and his wife went to
Chichester on the Sunday. He returned on Sun-
day, and she the following Monday. They
did not go to bury his wife's mother.
He did not know where the mourning letter
paper and envelope the letter written on were. He
thought there was some lying about at home. He
gave his wife Lalf-a-sovereign when they went to
Chichester to pay the fare. When he read the ac-
count in the newspapers he forbade his wife talking
or telling anybody about what she had heard, be-
cause he did not wish to get into trouble. When
he read the account in the paper he saw no-
thing about the reward. He knew nothing about
her writing the letter to Thompson. Ho gave her
permission to tell the whole story when he went
with her to Scotland-yard on the Tuesday.
By Mr. Sleigh—He had been married five years
ago, but he could not say he had been out of work
during that time for about two years. lie would
not swear it was not that time, as he had been ill.
He never knew anything about the reward being
offered until the Sunday week following, then he

reak le account of the murder in Lloyd's paper.
lie never told his wife about the reward, neither
did she tell him. It was not true that up to the
13th of October he had forbade his wife to speak
about the murder. He thought it was up
to the Bth when he imagined she would tell
all when she went to Scotland-yard. lie forbade
his wife speaking about it, because he thought it
would injure his character, lie had not troubled
himself since the murder to read the newspapers.
He was not afraid of being shot by the dark man,

d thi

although his wife 111(1 told him she had heard hii

say he would shoot anyboly who gaTe evidence
even in the witness-box. Ile did not think it was
his business to try to discover the murder.
The Coroner—Do you think it's for an
Englishman to consult his own feelings rather than
discover a Murder ?
Witnes—Well, yes I think so.

By a Juror—He over earned any money by
working on job, but he had not done some. He
pawned to get the money for his wife to go into
the country. He never saw anybody near the Bull
and Anchor like those his wife had described.

Mrs. Jennian was again called and re-sworn, and,

in answer to various questions put to her by Mr.
Poland, said she paid the railway fare with her own
money, although her husband had given her half a
sovereign to do so. The fare to Portfield was about
Bs. They went by the excursion train. They
went to Eliz-tbeth Jenman's. She slept on
Thursday at Chichester with a friend of
her's, whose maiden name is Walker, at
Chichester. She went to Chichester on that occa-

ion on private business, which she did not think
she was bound to speak about. She signed the
letter in the name of Williams because she thought
she had a right to do so, as her mother was married

twice. She did not go to bury her mother ; she
did not go to Diss because she could not get the
money to bury her mother. She was aware in-
quiries had been mado at Dias, and she thought it
shameful that her parents and those of her husband
should be brought into such a disgraceful business.
The Coroner—lnquiries have been made to see
whether your evidence is to be trusted.
Witness continued—l am to be trusted, and I
have spoken nothing but the truth in what I have
stated, and I am sorry now I ever had anything to
do in the matter.

Mr. Poland—Wereyou at Landportin 1862, and
did you know a oorporal there in that year named
Hayes.

Witness—No.
Mr. Poland—Do you know 11, surgeon named
Bloxhatu?
Witness—No.

Mr. Poland—Did you never charge a corporal
name Hayes in the 55th regiment with committing
a rake on you ?

Witness (in a very excited manner)—l will not
answer such questions. What I did was right, and
I'll not answer another question about the matter.
It's a disgrace and a shame that every action in my
life should be brought up, and I be disgraced be-
fore a lot of gentlemen. It's a shame and a dis-
grace. What I did was right and just. I brought
the man to justice, and if the magistrates dismissed
the case against the man, his officers did not.
Mr. Poland—Then the charge was dismissed.

Witness—Yes ; but I'll not answer another
question on the matter. You may do what you
like. I'm only sorry now I've had anything to do
with the case. Mr. Garforth has been trying all he
can to bring disgrace upon me, and it's a great
shame that I am to be disgraced in this manner.
Mr. Poland—Were you ever in custody upon a
charge of committing suicide?
Witness—l'll not answer the question. I am
being treated in a shameful manner. I will not
say another word upon such,questions, and 1 don't
know whether I will say anything more about the
matter either before judge and jury, and you can
do what you like with me.

11Ir. Sleigh—Do you. know a person named
Everitt?

Witness—Yes, I do ; and ho wanted £5OO of my
money ; but he's like a great many more detectives,
they get all they can out of you, and then turn
round and backbite you. My money is in my own
hands, and nobody else's. Ile said he wanted £5OO,
but I was not going to give it him. He cams up to
London on his own account to look after the money,
but he was not clever enough to find it out. Everitt
never came up to London on my business. It's not
the business of an inspector of police to look after
fortunes, that's the business of a lawyer, and not a
policeman. Everett said he came up to London
about my business, but he never did anything of
the kind. lie never sued my husband to my know-
ledge. I don't recollect that he did, and if I did I
shan't tell you about it.
Mr. Sleigh—Did you ever commence an action
against the Brighton Railway Company.
Witness—l shan't answer the question, it's nothing
to do with the case. I never commenced an action
against the company. I took out a writ against, the
company, and paid two guineas for it. I lost two
boxes, and I claimed for both, but I never got the
money for either, as I had not money to go on
with the matter. Nobody of the name of Car-
penter ever came to me about these boxes. Car-
penter might be a policeman, bat I don't know it.
It was a twelvemonth last July that I lost, one of
the boxes.

Mr. Sleigh—Did your husbaul give you permis-
sion to tell about the murder ?

Witness—Well, yes.

Mr. Sleigh—Did you say that your husband told
you to tell about the dark man and keep back all
about the fair one.

Witness—l don't recollect, but I told what was
true ; that's all I know.
The Coroner—You have said something about
property?—Have you used any of that when your
husband was out of work.

Witness—lts not property, it's standing money,
and I can't get it until Dec. 4.
By a Juror—My husband knew of my money
before my marriage, but the interest was stopped
because I married before I was 21.

The witness having answered some other ques-
tions relative to her former evidence, then with-
drew, and
Inspector Thompson was called and repeated his
evidence relative to the taking of Groves into
custody. It was in consequence of the names
Groves gave respecting bail that ho required that
led to his being searched, and the dagger being dis-
covered. He stated that he took Mrs. Jeumau to
the House of Detention, where she identified Groves.
He, with Inspector Garforth, had been with the
witness Jenman to discover the dark man, but could
not find him. He had been to Piss, but he could
not find that a person of the name of Haley had
died there.

Inspector Garforth produced a copy of the in-
formation given by Maria Jenman relative to the
murder of Groves. [lt was similar in every re-
spect to her evidence in chief.] The woman she
had spoken of as Walker he could not find, and
from the inquiries be had made at Chichester,
Portsmouth,;and Brighton, his impression of her
statement was unfavourable.
By Mr. Sleigh—At the places he bad mentioned
he had inquired about Mrs. Jenman, and from those
inquiries he would not believe her upon her oath.
He felt positive the third person (Walker) she had
introduced was altogether fictitious.
Bowler, the cabman, was also re-examined, at the
termination of which the inquiry was adjourned
until Thursday next.

MARKETS—(This Day.)

HAY.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 55s to 84s ; clover, GOs to
105 s ; awl straw, 3Gs to .12s p3r load. Trade dull.
CUMBERLAND. —Meadow- hay, 55s to 90s; clover, GOs to
1055; and straw, 36s to 42s per load. A limited demand.

WIIITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 55 to 84s ; clover, 60s
to 1108; and straw, 318 to 428 per load. Trade slow.

MARITIME INTERNATIONAL EXIIIBITION.—This
exhibition, which is to be held next year at Havre, pro-
mises to be interesting, as it will certainly be in many
circumstances novel. The idea of it was suggested by the
circumstance that tho marine productions and objects con-
nected with them have necessarily been only partially re-
presented in the Champ do Mars. There are to bo three
classes of subjects—navigation and life-saving apparatus,
various articles of commerce and manufactures, and matters
couuectod with fishing and piscicultttro. The wliol9 i 3 to
keiluA; tJi Very 'lightest patronage.

LONDON GAZETTE.-THIS EVENING,

ST. JAMES'S PALACE, OCT. 14.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Hilton,
Esq., F.It.S., to be Surgeon Extraordinary to her Majesty.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Prescott Gard-
ner Hewett, Esq., to. be Surgeon Extraordinary to her
Majesty.

DOWNING-STREET, OCT. 19.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Hon. Jarrien
Terrence Fitzmaurice to be Inspector of Prisons in the
Island of Ceylon.
Her Majesty hasalso been ',leased to appoint Lieutenant
Colonel Roland Macpherson, ILA., to be Colonial Secre-
tary for the Straits Set dements.
WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Oct.. 22.
6th Re rinieut of Dragoon Guards—Major Courtenay
IVilliam II:lice to be Lieutenant-Colonel; Captain
William Thomas Betty to be Major; Lieut. Morgan
James Sour in to be Captain ; Cornet Arthur liicl‘ards to
be Lieutenant ; Walter Macmillan Scott, Gent., to be
Cornet.
7th Dragoon Guards— Lieutenant John Fryer Chapman,
from 18th Hussars, to be Lieutenant, vice Morris, 'rho
exchanges.
13th Hussars—Frank Osborne, Gent., to be Cornet, 1,4%
purchase, vice Walker, promoted ; Atholstano
Itel,,er
by purchase, vice 3100ro
Pryce, Gent., to be Cornet,
promoted.
15th Hussars—Cornet John M'Bryt n, from the 7th
Dragoon Guards, to be Lieutenant., without, purchase,
vice Mann, promoted half-pay Captain, without pur-
chase.
18th Hussars —Lieutenant George Tomkyns Morris, from
the 7th Dragoon Guards, to be Lieutenant, vice Chap-
man, who exchanges.
Coldstream Guards—Captain and Lieutenant Colonel and
Brevet-Colonel the Honourable P. R. Basil Fending to
be Major; Lieutenant and Captain W. F. E. Seymour
to be Captain and Lieutenant Colonel; Ensign and
Lieutenant the Hon. E. A. Brabazon Acheson to bo
Lieutenant and Captain.
2d Foot—Ensign Paton Lawrie to bo Lieutenant ; William
Joseph Campbell, Gent., to be Ensign.
7th Foot—Staff Assistant Surgeon Edward Connollan to
be Assistant Surgeon.
12th Foot—Ensign Albert G. Stoton to be Lieutenant.
21st Foot—Lieutenant Michael Thunder to be Capt•Ain ;
Ensign John Croker to be Lieutenant.
45th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Hodson Hooke to bd Cap_
tain ; Ensign William Frederick Brown, to bo
ant ; George Hounson Fort, Gent., to be Ens'ign.
47th Foot—Ensign Edward Montagu Man4ing to bo
Lieutenant, Gentleman Cadet Algorsou, Frederick
William Austen to be Ensign.

COURSE OF EXCIIANGE.—This Evenir,g.

Amsterdam Short, 11 1$
Ditto 3 Months. 12 0}
Rotterdam
Antwerp — 25 35
Brussels — 25 85
Hamburg — 13 9.1
Paris Short 25 11
Y7Ditto 3 Months. 25
Marseilles
Frankfort on the Maine —120 k
Vienna — I`2 70
Trieste — 12 70
Petersburgh
Borliß
Madrid —48 f
Cadiz
Leghorn
Milan
Genoa
Naples — 28 30
Palermo
Messina
Lisbon — 51}
Oporto — 511

11 181
12 Of
12 Of
25 40
25 40
13 10
25 22f
25 35
25 371
1201
12 7o
12 75
31i
6 27
481
49f
28 40
28 40
28 40
28 40
28 40
28 40
511
51i

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CRUEL ROBBERY.—A KIND PROSECUTOR.--.
James M'Donald, a tailor, was charged before Mr.
Tyrwhitt with stealing some money and a ring, the
property of Wm. Connelly, another tailor, residing
at No. 3, Gerrard-street, Soho.

On the prisoner being put at the bar, the prose-
cutor said he did not wish to go on with the case,
as he did not want to hurt the prisoner, and he
wished to let him off.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he would hear the case.
From the evidence it appeared that the prosecutor
is a working tailor, and employed the prisoner to
work for him. The prosecutor's wife being in the
Charing-cross Hospital, he entrusted his daughter
with her purse, containing 2s. and a ring, and while
she was nursing an infant, she dropped the purse.
She did not miss the purse for a time, but on doing so
asked the prisoner, who was in the room, if he had seen
it. He denied all knowledge of it and left the room
Subsequently Sergeant Appleton, 26 C, was sent
for, and, in answer to questions put to him, the
prisoner again denied having seen the purse. Ser-
geant Appleton, not being satisfied with prisoner's
denial, searched him, after a stout resistance on his
part, and found upo❑ him the ring, and on search-
ing the water-closet where the prisoner had been
seen to cuter he found the purse.
Mr. Tyrwhitt, after hearing the evidence, said he
considered it a pity that such a man should escape,
and remanded him.