The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-04 00:00:00

THE MURDER IN CANNON STREET.

FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE ACCUSED.—
MANSION-HOUSE THIS DAY.
The accused William Smith, who stands charged
on suspicion with being the murderer of Mrs. Sarah
Millsom, was placed at the bar for further exami-
nation.
Mrs Bailey repeated the evidence she gave at the
coroner's inquest on Wednesday, but in cross-
examination she admitted that she had been con-
victed of begging, and that she could not say where
she passed the day previous to seeing the prisoner
on the night of the 11th of April. Her evidence
was altogether much shaken.
An additional witness named Smallman said,—l
saw the prisoner on the 4th of April, in the evening,
at Bevington's. I was on the same side of the way.
I heard the prisoner call the person he was talking
to, " a wretch." He appeared to be talking to a
kind of female.
Mr. Scarth objected to such an answer.
The Lord Mayor—Did you see the person
inside ?
Witness—Yes. It was a female. I saw her pass
a piece of money to the prisoner. It was silver,
but I can't say whether it was sixpencce or a shil-
ling. I heard him say,," Is this all, you wretch."
Prisoner turned round and said to me, " What do
you want here." I replied, " This is my business."
The prisoner had a short stick in his hand. It had
a knob at one end and a dagger at the other.
It was like what the " swells" used to carry in
the anti-garotte days. The stick was similar to that
which can be seen in many shop windows in the
City. I saw the dagger at the end of the stick, and
I heard the prisoner say, " In a short time I'll do
for you, you wretch." I picked the prisoner out from
70 or 80 others yesterday in Newgate.
Cross-examined—l live in Barnsbury, and am a
costermonger. The reason of my being at London-
bridge on the night of the 4th was that I went to
see the boat come with shrimps. I sell them. The
ship I saw come in was the Nora ; she brings
shrimps and salmon from Holland. I went to see
whether the ship came in in order that I might know
what to do in the morning. I always buymy shrimps
of Mr. Jenning, in Billingsgate. I know it was
between nine and a quarter past nine in the evening
when I saw the prisoner, as I looked at the clock
in Cannon-street. I was standing near Beving-
ton's when I did so. The prisoner, when he had
finished talking to the person, ran off towards
Ludgate-hill.
The Lord Mayor—Where did he put the stick
you spoke of ?
Witness—He pulled open the left side of his coat
and put it underneath it.
John Whitehouse—l am a surveyor, and live at
Eton. I met the prisoner in the Slough-road be-
tween ten minutes and a quarter to seven on the
evening of the 11th of April. He wore a hat, and
had to the best of my recollection a stick in his
hand. The place where I met him was between
the Fifteen-arch bridge and Eton College, and a
mile and a half from the railway station.
Cross-examined—Prisoner was not walking at
the rate of six miles an hour. I know the Jolly
Millers beer-shop in Eton. It is over two miles
from the station. lam sure about the night, as I
recollect there were some private theatricals at the
college the ,same evening. I have often met the
prisoner before on the Slough-road.
Mr. Wontner—That, my lord, is all the evidence
I have to offer to-day. I have to ask for another
remand.
Mr. Scarth—l really think we should know when
the case is likely to be completed. It is a great
hardship to the accused to be so frequently re-
manded. I hope the evidence will be considered to
be completed on the next examination.
The Lord Mayor again remanded the prisoner
till this day week.