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

THE ANDOVER MURDER.

Thomas Alexander Banks, the prisoner accused
of the wilful murder of Mr. William Parsons, of
Andover, has again examined at the Guildhall be-
fore the borough magistrates.
Mr. Poulden, instructed by Mr. Loscombe, soli-
citor, appeared as counsel on the part of the pro-
secution, and Mr. Poland, instructed by Messrs.
Earle and Smith, for the prisoner.
Mr. Lamb again attended as deputy for Mr.•Foot-
ner, and commenced the proceedings by reading
oven the evidence adduced at the last examination.

Mr. Poulden said he appeared there to conduct
the case on the part of the prosecution. Since the
last examination the police had been actively en-
gaged in elucidating the mystery of the murder,
and so far they had been successful, and many facts
had been brought to light. He would call such
witnesses to-day as to substantiate this, and as they
had also gained information which they had not
had time to investigate, he should be obliged to ask
their indulgence in granting another remand. (A
map was here introduced showing the locality of
the murder.) The learned gentleman then called
the following witnessas :
James Radway—The map produced is a correct
copy of the Tithe Commutation Map, and relates
to the parts referrinc, to this matter. The distances
have been measured by me, and are correct as re-
presented on the plan.
Henry John Hayes—l am shopman to Mr. Wood
of this town. On the night of Monday, 22d Nov.,
I was in the High-street at half-past 9 in the even-
ing. I saw the deceased come out of his own yard.
He ran down the High-street. He had a topcoat
on, and went down Bridge-street, over the bridge,
towards the Salisbury-road, in the direction of
Cleacy's house, and the spot where the body was
found. He was atone. I then went to my lodg-
ings at Miss Sutton's. When I got in I looked at
the clock, and it was half-past 9.
Henry Edward Northover was again examined,
and after his former evidence had been read over,
said—l last saw,Mr. Parsons on the 22d Nov., at
about a quarter to 9 in the evening ; he was then
in the shop where I left him. When I saw him in
the field in the morning I was led to believe he
was murdered, by seeing the stick and the back
part, of his head fearfully beat in. There was
blood on the stick. When I returned to the spot
with Mr. Wedge I examined the stick, and found
blood and portions of hair on it ; the hair resembled
Mr. Parsons's.

Charles Wedge,-superintendent of police, was
again examined. After his former evidence had been
read over, he said—The stick produced is the one I
found near the body. It is an ash stick, and it had
the appearance of being fresh cut when I found it—
all the knots were fresh. The stick was covered with
hoar frost, and at the lower end was blood, which is
there now. It had the appearance of having been
cut round with a knife and broken off at both ends.
There was blood on .the wounds, and on turning
over the body, I found blood where the face was
lying. On the ground there was a large quantity of
blood, and at about six inches from the end of the
stick there was a spot of blood. The cap vas on
the ground, on the left hand side of the body, co-
vered with frost. The body was about 37 yards
from the gateway and 42 yards from the shed.
There was a foot track of one person from the body
to the entrance of the shed, close to the bank that
parted the two fields, where there was a gap in the
hedge. On that bank and in the gap I found the
footmarks of a person apparently standing on the
bank. They were plain and fresh as of a person who
had stood there. There are some trees growing
near that spot. I went into the shed, where there
were marks on the ground as if a slight scuffle had
occurred. A person could. get from the road to the