The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-12 00:00:00

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after the murder, when Bacon came to my house, hesaid
he was sure his wife did not do it ; and when he after-
wards told me he had been robbed, I told him I I,elieved
it to be false, but said, " if they find the thinio they
wiU put you on your oath." He replied, " Hold your
tongue; I'll not swear to anything, and I'll not speak."
The last time I spoke to him I said, "Suppose your wife
turns round to-morrow and says you have done it ?" He
looked very hard at me, and then said, "My wife never
did deceive me yet;" and I said "You cannot tat that."
Mrs. Payne, wife of the last witness, was called, and
her testimony established the fact that the watch which
the prisoner hail alleged to have been stolen from his
house, with the other things, was in his possession after
the discovery of the murder, and was the same that
bad been picked up by a child not far from the scene of
the murder a week after the death of the children.
Mrs. Harriet Munro, the daughter of the last witness,
was called, and deposed to having seen the woman who
had taken the ashes from under the fireplace at the house
where the murder was committed throw a piece of cord
in the fire. _ _ _

Inspector Young informed the magistrate that these
were all the witnesses he had in attendance, and the
professional gentlemen engaged declining to offer any
observations to the Bench,

Mr. Elliott remanded the prisoners to a future day.

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of six years old, who also was In a wretched condition,
implored him to take them both away. He took them
to the workhouse, whore the girl bad since been under
medical treatment.

A woman who had been employed in Walker's house
as a nurse c,mfirrned the beadle's evidence as to the ill-
treatment of the children.

The•rnagistrate remanded the defendant for a week.
William Capsey, 22, was charged by his mother with
a series of systematic rabberies, under distressing cir-
cumstances.

The prosecutrix said she was 73 years of age, lived in
Ivyl me, Hoxton, and since the death of her husband,
five years ago, had boon reduced to most straitened
means. The prisoner, notwithstanding this, still car-
ried on continual depredations in her little dwelling, and
since Sunday last lie took away linen articles of apparel
and bed furniture, to the amount of 103. ; also an um-
brella, which he bad pawned for a few pence, the dupli
cats being found upon him.
Mr. D'Eyncourt —Does he do anything to assist you?
Mother—No, sir, not a farthing do I have from him,
but he partakes of one shilling and a loaf that I have
from the parish. Why, he even stole five bread and
coal tickets that a charitable person gave me.
Mr. D'Eyncourt—This is very shocking ; instead of
being a comfort to and helping your poor parent you
rob her of the last article of comfort she has, What do
you say ? _ _ _

Prisoner—Nothing but this : if I had not got into bad
company: it would not have happened.

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Mr. D'Eyncourt—l shall fine you 51., under the pawn.
brokers,' act, and in default you will go for 3 calendar
months, with hard labour, to prison. His worship also
ordered the poor widow to be relieved with 10s. from the
poor-box.

WESTMINSTER.—James Cowen, of 3, Grey Coat-
place, Westminster, who describes himself as a "meth-
cal, political, and social reformer," keeping an establish-
ment called "John Bull's Cabin," was charged with un-
lawfully exhibiting to public view a paper on which was
written indecent words, to the annoyance of the inhabi-
tants and passengers.
A gentleman named Fonblanc, residing at 152, Cam-
bridge-street, Pimlico, said that, on passing the defen-
dant's premises ho saw the offensive writing exhibited
on a board. Nothing could be more thoroughly dis-
gusting and obscene, and many of the crowd of labour-
ing men who were around expressed the disgust they
felt.