The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-09 00:00:00

2HE BILSTON TRAGEDY.

Tho adjourned inquest was held yesterday in the
Bilston police-court, before Mr. W. H. Philips,
deputy coroner.
Eliza Rownes identified a pair of trousers, a coat,
a waistcoat, a pocket-handkerchief, and other pro-
perty as belonging to the deceased. The coat had
been worn ; the hankerchief had also been used.
Both were deceased's. She also identified other
handkerchiefs that belonged to the deceased. They
had been kept upstairs in the drawers. She also
identified a box of studs that at deceased's request
she took upstairs a fortnight before the murder, and
other wearing apparel that had been worn by him.
She saw a portion of it on a chair in his bedroom
the day before his death. [This second bundle the
police said had been found in a different place from
that in which the first bundle was found.] The
other goods were new, but bore the shop mark, to
which she could depose.
Police-constable John Harrison deposed that he
was stationed at Bradley about a quarter past 4 on
the morning of the murder. He was watching the
house of Brandriok's father upon instructions from
Sergeant M'Crea. He obtained these instructions
because he had told the sergeant that he had seen
Brandrick come towards Bilston at 10 at night
wearing a dress he had never before seen him in—
viz., a flannel jacket with the collar turned up. The
door was left so that Brandrick could easily get in.
Afterwards as he lay watching he heard foobiteps
coming along the back road from Bilston. There
were three men ; Brandrick was one. A man on the
right hand of Brandrick was carrying new clothes
on his arm. He tried to arrest the man with the
clothes on his arm. One of the three men was Jones.
The man who was carrying the bundle threw the
clothes down and run with Brandrick in the direc-
tion of Coseley. Witness returned to the spot where
the clothes were thrown down. The person who
was carrying them was a short man, but he could
not identify him. The clothes consisted of a coat, a
pair of trousers, and a waistcoat. (These were the
articles which Mrs. Rownes identified in the first
bundle.) In the pocket of the coat was a pair of
kid gloves. After picking up the bundle he went
to Brandrick's house, but he was not ther6. He
returned to his hiding place, and saw Jones coming
from Bilston towards Cosoley. Witness arrested
him. He said his name was William Jones, of
Canal-street, Tipton, but he believed that that was
not his right name. Prisoner asked what the charge
was P Witness said, " Stealing these clothes" (pro-
ducing the clothes which he had picked up.) Pri-
soner said, " You did not see me carrying them."
His hair was wet with perspiration, and when they
were about to go from Market street to Stafford-
street he refused to go that way. He said, " I
shan't go up that street; I will go by the Castle
and have a glass of drink," which was a circuitous
way; but on passing the Castle he did not stop at
it. Witness did not know of the robbery at Ba-
gott's till after the prisoner was locked up At the
station the studs produced were found upon the pri-
soner.

Mrs. Rownes here identified the studs as the same
that she had before identified as tho deceased's.

Witness continued—He asked the prisoner how
he accounted for hiving the studs. He said " I
don't know." He found three half-crowns, a six-
pence, and some coppers on him, and his right hand
was black—nearly as black as a man's coat. He also
saw that the knees of his trousers were wet and
dirty. He wore corduroy trousers, of a small pat-
tern.

Police-constable Potts, the reserve man at the
station, deposed to having found on the prisoner
Jones the studs and money of which the last wit-
ness spoke.
William Littlehale,s pearl button -maker, who
lives at the back of No. 24, Guest-street, Bir-
mingham, identified the studs before referred to.
He bought them from Mr. Page, of Wolverhamp-
ton. This was the only set of that pattern he
bought. He sold them to Mr. Bagott three weeks
ago next Saturday. Mr. Bagott gave him is. for
the studs. They were nota common pattern. They
were a convex, and had a fancy border. He never
saw a set like them, end at Mr. Page's he did not
see • any others of the same pattern. They were
pearl studs.
Frederick Griffiths, a drover, of Bilston, deposed
that he knew the deceased. On the night before
the murder he saw Jukes in Mr. Bagott's shop, and
saw Mr. Bagott jump over the counter. Lilley also
was outside. This was about half-past 11 at night.
He knew Jukes well, for about a week before he
threatened to take witness's life. Afterwards he
saw a man disputing with Mr. Bagott about the
price of a suit of clothes. At that time also Lilley
was there.

William Matthews, a miner, deposed that at one
o'clock on the Sunday morning in question he saw
Brandrick, Maddocks, Mullighan, Jukes, Webb,
and Lilley standing at the corner of the Berry-
yard. Maddocks said, " Now, lads, stick stout,
like lions." Maddocks at the same time produced
a pistol and said, "Let fly at the first who comes,
policeman, or constable, or any one else. Lads,
who will carry this ?" Neither of the men took the
weapon. Witness was talking to a man named
Pitt at the time.

The inquest was proceeding when our report left.

SHOCKING DEATH FRO3I _eIBORTION.

,
COMMITTAL OF A SURGEON, AND THE HITS-
BAND OF THE DECEASED TO NEAVGATE.
Last evening Mr. John Humphreys, thu coroner
for East Middlesex, and a jury, assembled at the
Lord Wellington publichouse, Three Colt-lane, Cam-
bridge-road, Bethnal-green, respecting the death of
Eliza Garrett, aged 34 years, who it was alleged
had died from injuries caused by a medical man
named Benjamin Vale, of 6, Henry-street, Lime-
house-fields. •
William Garrett, of No. 9, Coventry-street, Three
Colt-lane, said—The deceased is my wife, and I
knew she was enceinte. I did not know that she
was in the habit of visiting Mr. Vale, but she told
me she was going to a gentleman for advice to do
away with the child. I did not know how long she
had gone in her pregnancy. She had not had any
miscarriages to my knowledge. There was not
any agreement between me and deceased respect-
ing her having more children. It was not my wish
for her to go to Mr. Vale, and I forbade her going
to him three weeks since. She told me one night
that she.had been to him and said that he had used
instruments. She had had some medicine from him. 1
This witness underwent considerable cross-exa-
mination by the Ceroner, and the Coroner and jury
expressed their opinion that this witness had given
mhiasnevidence
ina
hadvery flippant and unsatisfactory
kept many important facts back
which ought to have been adduced.
Lucy Reynolds was examined next and said that
she resided next door to the deceased. On Tues-
day, the Ist inst., she sent for me, when I found
her up-stairs in bed. She was suffering great pain,
and I did not know that she was ill before that. I
asked her what was the matter with her, when
she replied, "I do not know." I told her that I
thought it was a miscarriage. She admitted that
such was the fact ; and when I wished to go for a
doctor, she said she would send for a midwife. I
wished to go for a medical gentleman, but she re-
fused. Mrs. Vale came while I was there, and one
child had been born. The second child was born
while she (Mrs. Vale) was in attendance upon the
deceased, who was delivered of twins. The chil-
dren were placed in a chamber utensil, and thrown
down the water closet. Mr. Vale was present then,
and went away. I remained with the deceased,
and she said that she was better, but she still com-
plained of pain in the stomach. I endeavoured to
persuade her to have a doctor, but she refused.
Mr. Vale sent more medicine.

Coroner—Did you know that Air. Vale was a
surgeon

I
,;„
" thess—Yes, I believed that he was, and I did
not know to the contrary. On the next morning
the deceased told me that she was very ill, and had
been so all night. The husband came home at
eight o'clock that night, when I left. I previously
pressed him to have a doctor, and asked him why,
when he said that Mr. Vale was coming again. The
deceased sent her little girl for Mr. Vale, and would
not let me go. The husband knew that Mr. Vale
had been, and had delivered his wife, and notwith-
standing that I remonstrated with him he said no ;
it would be such an expense. The husband stif:l
that he preferred Mr. Vale, because he knew his
wife's constitution.
By the Coroner---I had told the deceased that I
did not like the appearance of Mr. Vale, and I
thought that he was intoxicated. She said that he
was very clever. I left the deceased at eleven
o'clock that night, but saw her again early in the
next morning. The husband had been to his club,
and did not come home until four o'clock. The de-
ceased was in the meanwhile in the care of a single
young man lodger. The deceased, at my earnest
solicitation, sent for Dr. Defriez, of the Bethnal-
grecn.road, who attended with other medical gentle-
men, but the deceased was sinking from exhaustion.
The deceased told me that she feared she would not
get over it. I told her she must pray to God, when
cho replied, "Is there any forgiveness for such
wickedness 9" I replied " Yes, and you will enter
tho kingdom of heaven."
)3y the Corcincr—l Walt that 49 WI tam