The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-29 00:00:00

TEE FINSB URY MURDER.,

.EXAMINATION OF THE ACCUSED—THIS DAY.
In consequence of the news that a most horrible murder
had been committed in Finsbury-market, the neighbour-
hood of the Worship-street Police-court was crowded with

visitors.
At half-past 12 the prisoner, James Moore, attired in a
suit of corduroy, and described as an umbrella and parasol
maker, of No. 3, King's Head-court, Long-alley, and
apparently about 25 years of ago, was placed in the
dock. Upon his entrance into that place he was recog-
nised by a number of friends, with whom ho shook hands.
Mr. Inspector Pringle produced a pair of tongs, broken,
found in the prisoner's room.
Mr. Turner said he lived at 15, King's-head-court. Is a
broker by trade. Prisoner lodged with witness. Ho and
his wife entered the apartments on Thursday last, and occu-
pied the first floor front room. They had one child,
two years and a-half old, with them. Up to ye.tter-
day witness observed nothing peculiar in prisoner's
conduct. Witness saw the prisoner yesterday after-
noon. He came in about three o'clock, having been
admitted by witness's daughter. He went upstairs, and
soon afterwards came down again and called out landlord.
He could hardly have gone up stairs and come down in
the time. It was about a minute. He said, "Landlord ;
are you the landlord ?" Witness said " Yes ;" and he
asked "Has any one been in my roem ?" Witness said,
"Not to my knowledge," and applied to his little girl as to
whether any one had been in since her mother went out,
and she said " No." Prisoner then said, " Come up
stairs along with me." Witness went up with
him. He opened the door and went in first. Witness fol-
lowed him. He made no remarks about things been turned
over, but walking deliberately up to the corpse pulled off
the quilt. It was a coloured patch quilt. He then turned
over a sheet. Witness then saw the perfectly naked body
of a woman lying on its back. There was a wound at the
bottom of the belly of quite six inches. Witness then
looked up and saw no head. Prisoner said, "Look there
(pointing to the body), that's my 'wife." Witness
replied, "Good God, how has this been done," and added
" How do you know that's your wife ?" He answered,
" I suppose its my wife." Witness and the prisoner then
went !ri search of a policeman. Up to that time witness
had not seen the head. Witness and prisoner then came
to the court, leaving witness's daughter in charge of the
room, with strict injunctions not to lot any one
in. Witness 'saw an officer at this Court, and
the accused was charged by 166 A. As witness
was coming to this court, prisoner remarked, " This
is something to put me away again," and added
" I only came from a lunatic asylum on Wednesday."
Prisoner said nothing when he:was charged.
A solicitor, who attended on behalf of prisoner's friends,
abstained from putting any questions at present.
Mr. Rattigan, an officer of this court, proved generally
the evidence given by the first witness.
Mr. M'Bride discovered the head of a woman in a wash-
hand basin, which had been covered by the pillow. The
eyes were open, and there were three wounds or gashes
over the temples. There was fresh blood in the basin.
The prisoner, who denied the accusation, was remanded
to await the result of the inquest.