The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-04 00:00:00

"Nati" and " er" of the word " bearer" 'were visible
by a microscope. After the ashes had been found
search was made for some blank checks which had
been seen in the prisoner's possession, and the re-
mains of those checks were found on the back pre-
mises torn up, but when the pieces were put together
they made up the three checks on the National
Provincial Bank which had been seen in his posses-
sion, and this showed that the ashes found could
not have been the ashes of those checks. The
learned counsel said there was no direct evidence
against the prisoner, the evidence was entirely
circumstantial, which, however, was sometimes
even more satisfactory than direct evidence. He
concluded his address by expressing the hope that
the minds of the jury might be so enlightened as
to do justice between the Crown and the prisoner.
A model of the premises was here produced, and
proved to be accurate.
Mr. G. W. -Al asefield deposed—l am a solicitor at
Ledbury, and deceased was employed to take care
of my offices. Prisoner was a copying clerk in
my service, at a salary of 18s. a week. He had
been in my service since March, 1857. Another
clerk, named Dew, sat in the lower office with pri-
soner and Mr. Woodward, the managing clerk, and
my two sons sat in the upper office adjoining mine,
in what is called Owen's room. I was accustomed
to keep my money in the first compartment of the
drawer produced ; in the second compartment were
some promissory notes and small money, which are
still there ; in. the third were postage stamps to a
considerable amount. A cash-book and rough cash
book are kept in my room, and in the lower room
were kept a call-book and a letter-book. My cus-
tom was to send money to the bank by my son,
who entered it in the rough cash-book. I went to
London on Tuesday, May 17, and before I went I
gave Mr. Woodward £224 ls. sd. to take to the
bank, partly in cash and partly in cheques. The
book in which this would be entered was locked in
my safe. My son balances the cash-book, and
when there is a considerable balance in hand he
banks it. I was in London when I heard of the
murder, and I returned on Thursday. I did not
go into my own office until the following Sunday.
On the 28th of June I found some ashes in the
grate of the room where prisoner formerly slept.
Cross-examined--Mrs. Baker and her husband
' were about 50 years of age. She was a respectable
decent woman, in whom I had great confidence. I
rarely kept money in the offices at night, and
always banked before going to London. It is well
known in Ledbury that I am agent for several coun-
try gentlemen, and that large sums come into my
hands. _ _ _

Re-examined--I rarely go out on Tuesday, which
is Ledbury market. I left hurriedly. Mrs. Baker
was a very slight person.
Mr. E. Masefield, son and articled pupil to the
last witness, proved the custom of the office as re-
gards the receipt of money, and that no drawer
was forced in his office on the night of the murder,
except that which would be known to the prisoner
to contain money.
Cross-examined—The other drawers were pulled
out, but nothing in them was touched. About £5O
was lost altogether.
The court rose at six o'clock, and the jury were
provided with accommodation in an apartment in
the Shire-hall.