The Sun.
London, England, 1835-06-04 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

Abraham Yardley, John Percival, Benjamin Hall, and
Monk, were placed at the bar, charged cith being
implicated in the murder of Margaret Nixon, a married woman,
in June last, when the body was found in the Regent's Canal,
at Haggerstone, in an erect position, with the feet in the mud,
and under such appearances as to lead to the belief of her hav-
ing been murdered. A Coroner's Inquest was then held be-
fore Mr. Baker, when, after the examination of several wit-
nesses, from whom it appeared that she had recently been left
a widow, with three children, under the direction of Mr. Ba-
ker, the Jury left an open verdict, that in the event of further
evidence, another Court might resume the investigation.
On Tuesday night, about nine o'clock, upon Inspector
Goodyer, of the H division of police, receiving information
from Francis Bibby, a brother of the deceased, that the pri-
soner was seen with the deceased, and that a man of the name
of William Davies could give him further intelligence, he, in
company with George Tickle, H 121, went to his lodgings,
and found him getting into bed. Thev first asked him if he
recollected anything about the deceased's death ? He hesitated
at first, when on being told that he knew a person of the name
of Percival, he admitted that he did, upon which he was in-
duced to accompany the officers to the residence of Percival
and Yardley, who, in the course of the night, were taken into
custody, as were Hall and Monk in a short time after by some
officers of the H division.

About 11 o'clock yesterday the prisoners and witnesses were
at the public• house next door to the office, waiting for the
charge being heard, but which was not called up before the
Magistrates till past four o'clock in the afternoon. During the
time they had been waiting, notwithstanding the entreaties of
Inspector Goodyer, the witnesses had been indulging in taking
too much beer and gin, and were far from being sober when
put into the witness-box.
Inspector Goodyer stated the circumstances of the commu-
nication as above, made by Francis Bibby. The prisoners,
when taken, acknowledged that they were in company with the
deceased the day before she was missing.
Francis Bibby, Wm. Bibby, brothers of the deceased, and
a sister, were successively put into the witness-box ; but such
was their state of inebriation that the Magistrates would not
allow their depositions to be taken. The amount of their
testimonies tended to make Davis a principal evidence against
the prisoners.
The Magistrates observed that it was a most disgraceful
occurrence to see witnesses come forward on an awful charge
of murder against their fellow-creatures in such a state of
intoxication.

The prisoners were then discharged.
Davis was waiting to give evidence at one time of the morn-
ing; but when wanted was not in attendance.

MAR YLEB ONE.

Yesterday Richard Graves, a young man in the service of
Lord Manvers as coachman, appeared on a warrant before
Messrs. ItawLlNsoN and SHUTT, charged by Stephen Lane,
who holds a similar situation at his Grace the Duke of Hamil-
ton's, with having committed a violent assault upon him.
Several witnesses were examined, and as their evidence was
of a very contradictory nature, Mr. RAWLINSON ordered the,
defendant to find bail, to answer the complaint at the Sessions,
should the other party feel disposed to prosecute the matter
further.