The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-01 00:00:00

TRE _MURDER AT TV_E'DNESBURr•

IVEDNESBURY, MONDAY EVENIN four
is
Trom ten o'clock this morning till half-past
this afternoon, Mr. Bagnall and Mr. Jesson, nlh;
trates, hi.vc been engaged in re-investigating
circumstances attending the murder of Jane °web";
by her husband, Benjamin Owen, the keeper of t
Cottage Spring beerhouse in this town, whose e,(f;
mittal by the coroner on the charge of manslatlP
has
Colonelalread yHboegegn,rtehcoerdeehdiefincohuhrstcaohlluemonfs.sta/oraht:
shire, was upon the bench, and Major ANCtIli- -
telelielvtdilwiegpautshtuyisnctdloieirbesfetoncooodnosti!diaaibntlaetl,l;Nevacshiaelfsocionn the cell-
stabe, et-er
and_ knowing the difference ofcaospeinoifoniniarthianurgila-ovals:
of the jury, as to the extent of the crime, had moon'
cowed it to be his duty to get a decision from to
magistrates as to whether the man should not
committed for the more serious offence of wihat
murder. In ordinary cases, notwithstanding the
the prisoner had been originally taken hef°reid be
magistrates, the police and the bench Weil' spa,
satisfied with the committal of the coronernotr
_allow the accused to go to gaol upon that warr-tbat
but here not only was the coroner of epini°4.llco of
wilful murder had been committed, but als° diet
the jurymen would consent to no other Ter
than that of wilful murder.
Mr. Bayley said. he appeared on behalf of the Cre.f..11.:
upon instructions received from the police authorict;Pe
There was, he said, no wish to press the mire
unduly against the prisoner; but it was the t the
of those having charge of the prosecution that this
case should be fully investigated, as offences °lario-..
class were becoming alarmingly frequent. Set!' come
ing had the state of things in this respect become
the
that there seemed an imperative necessity fT. The
law being impartially and rigidly carried 0.11.
authorities for whom he appeared agreed wtt,", the
self in the accuracy of the law as laid down "Jmore
coroner. It was scarcely possible to conceive a... ease
shocking murder than the particulars of tio;ori.
unfolded. Under these circumstances the at'theit
ties conceived that they would not bedoinge the
duty if they did not bring the prisoner bef.orht
say
bench. In connection with the case he mig isioe,
that some of the jury, after giving their dec,,,och
had shaken hands with the accused. The wilful
would not, in committing the prisoner forto go
murder, prejudice the case, as it would have „ilea
before a jury, and ultimately have the law'
by a judge of the lantl.
d to
The solicitor for the defence only desired thatrtell.°
he
evidence given at the inquest might be given i
This was done,' and the magistrates decde
commit the prisoner for wilful murder.

,ATIT OF ......-
Dr. - Mn. J. Puir.mAN.
nounce the death of Mr. J. Pulman Clarenceux ICI;311,:elc
rms, and for many years Yeoman Usher of the a
—We regret t° °lei
_ Rol, who died on Saturday evening, at his residatcoir.
Etatist-hill, Wandsworth from an attack of paralYsi°*,l /ri'
P man had bean for along series of •years conneot%o id?
the Heralds' College, and was for a time Richmond lope.
and afterwards Norroy, and subsequently received Tartin.
ton as Clarenceux on we believe the death of Mr 31 of
The deceased gentleman was a 'Fellow of the Soiety'
Antiquaries and member of several other learned bodie_sf a
_ A MONSTROUS BOA.—The Fencing Gazette Zoo
late date says :—A monster boa constrictor was ile al
morning this week by the overseer of convicts at Blas
Lepas, on the road to Telo' Kumbar. Ifis attentioo the
attracted by the squealing of a pig, and on going blows
place he found it in the coils of the snake. A ie`• is the
front the changkolf of the convicts served to despate t ill
reptile, and on uncoiling him he was found to be 28 feregtst
length and 32 inches in girth. This is one of the 'a -
specimens we have heard of in Penang.