The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-25 00:00:00

CRIMINAL

'llls DAY.)

OLD COURT.
(Before the Lord Chief Baron.)
THE STEPNEY MURDER.

The trial of James Mullins, the man charged with the
wilful murder of Mrs. Mary Ernsley, having been fixed for
this morning, fee attendance in court was very great.
Although some additional seats had been provided in the
court for visitors, yet the accommodation was inadequate.
Immediately after the Lord ,Chief Baron had taken his
seat on the bend,
The prisoner, James Mullins, was placed in the dock, and
charged with having wilfully murdered a female named
Mary Emsley, residing at No. 9, Grove-road, Mile-end.
He pleaded Not Guilty.
Mr. Sergeant Parry, Mr. Clarke, and Mr. Orridge, ap-
peared for the prosecution, and Mr. Best, of the Oxford
Circuit, defended the prisoner.
From the copious reports that have already appeared in
The Sun of the examination of the prisoner at the coroner's
inquest, and before the magistrate at the Thames Police
Court, it will be unnecessary, on the present occasion, to
republish the whole of the evidence.
It will be recollected that the barbarous murder of Mrs.
Emsley was committed on or about Monday, the 13th day
of August last. She was last seen alive on that day, col-
lectinei, rents of the tenants of sundry small houses, and she
is supposed to have received about £4O on that day, and it
is believed that this money was the object of the murderer's
cupidity. The prisoner was formerly attached to the Irish
constabulary, and acted on many occasions as a spy and in-
former in the prosecution of Ribbonmen and others in Ire-
land. He was afterwards a sergeant in the K division
of Metropolitan police, and was superannuated on a pen-
sion of £35 per annum. He subsequently obtained em-
ployment on the South-Eastern Railway, and committed
a serious robbery, for which: he was tried, convicted, and
sentenced to six years' penal servitude. After the ex-
Oration of his sentence he sought employment of Mrs.
Emsley, to whose late husband he was known, and she not
knowing his antecedents employed him occasionally is the
repairs of the numerous tenements belonging to her. He
became well acquainted with her habits, and although she
was very cautious with strangers, and would not admit any
one without first looking through the window, or going into
the area and inquiring their business, Mullins would have
no difficulty in procuring admittance, as he was well known
to her, and in the practice of calling at hetet-welling on busi-
ness and to receive payment for hiS services. As a great deal
of mystery surrounded the horrible deed, a largo reward was
offered by the authorities for the discovery of the murderer.
Mullins waited on the officers, Tanner and Thornton,
engaged in the case, and gave information which induced
them to go to a shed adjoining the dwelling occupied by a
man named Emma, and pointed out a place where he said
Emms had deposited a parcel containing property belonging
to the deceased ; and Mullins en arriving at the shed with
the detectives, after some parleying, said to Sergeant
Thomas, "Pull down that - slab, and turn up those
bricks." Thomas did pull down the stone, and behind it
found a parcel containing a cheque' for £lO, paid to Mrs.
Emsley on the 13th, a plated spoon, and other articles be-
longing to the deceased. Emms was also in the employ of
the deceased, and was well known to the prisoner as a person
likely to be admitted into her house, as it was looked upon
by the police that some one well acquainted with the habits
of the unfortunate woman must have inflicted the wounds
which caused her death. On the discovery of the parcel
Emms was token into custody, but very shortly after
liberated, and the suspicion which had from the first at-
tached to Muffles as the murderer became much stronger.
The police having once got a clue to the discovery of the
murderer, set to work meat vigorously and succeeded in
obtaining a strong chain of circumstantial evidence against
.Mullins. The theory of the prosecution is that Mullins is
the murderer, and deposited the parcel in the spot where it
was found for the purpose of committing Emma and ob-
taing the reward of £3OO. The examination of witnesses,
of which there are about 50, was proceeding when we went
to press.

Best has intimated that he does not intend to address
the jury to-day; consequently, the trial cannot conclude
;.;,fQI,

NEW COURT.
(Before the Common Sergeant.)
THE BRACELET ROBBERY.

Johnstone was acquitted of the charge of stealing a
diamond bracelet from Mr. Hancock, the jeweller, of Bond.
street.

POLICE INTELLIGEN CE-( THIS DAY.)

SUN OFFICE, Sac o'clock.

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THIS DAY'S MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

11 FRI:AL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 608 M ;
barley, 40s 7d ; oats, 23s 7d ; rye, 348 7d ; beans, 50e
2d ; and peas, 41s 11d.
TILE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 59s Sd ;
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peas, 40s Od,
GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 76,476;
barley, 27,974 ; vat►, 9,0;i7 ; rye, .101 ; beans, 1,651 ; peas,
502 quarters.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.