The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-16 00:00:00

THE LATE MURDER AT LRIGH WOODS

NEAR BRR,TOL.

Information was received yesterday morning by
Mr. Ilandcock, chief of the Bristol police, from the
authorities at Appledore, of the safe arrival on
Saturday at that place of the woman who visited
the beer-house in Dowry-place in company with
the young sailor, under the circumstances which
have been already published in The Sun.
Various other rumours which have been brought
under the notice of the police have turned out on
investigation to have no relation to the matter, ex"
cepling the following information, which is still
under inquiry.
Mrs. Caroline Green, who keeps the White Lion,
Temple street, Bristol, states that on Thursday night
about 12 o'clock, a man dressed as a sailor, in blue
round jacket, black silk neckerchief tied in a sailor's
knot, blue cloth cap, dirty shirt, about 30 years
of age, with dark sandy whiskers, slept at her
house with a woman he called his wife, who was
dressed in a grey alpaca gown with a white frill,
round the neck and down the front, straw bonnet with
coloured riband, black cloth mantle, with velvet-
figured trimmings. The woman wore her hair over
her ears, and her boots corresponded with those
found on the deceased. The man and woman left
together on Flidaymorning about 10 o'clock, after
taking breakfast. They brought a paper-covered
box with them to the house, which the man pre-
vailed on the woman to leave behind them, and to
take the contents in a handkerchief or shawl. They
took will h them a bonnet box, and the woman car-
ried a parasol. There are no directions on the ho%
which was left behind. The woman stated that
she had been mai ried since April last, and had been
living in service at Clevedon as maid of all work ;
but that her husband had fetched her away from
her situation without giving the usual notice, and
was going to take her to London, where his mother
was about to place them in a small way of business.
She also stated that her mother lived in the Hot'
well-road, Bristol. A man dressed in a brown
coat and bowler hat came in while these parties were
at breakfast, and the husband afterwards spoke of
going to draw some money from his ship, and com-
ing back to pay for the board and lodging. Th 9
two men, however, had some conversation at the
door, and without leaving the house the supposed
husband paid what was owing, and the parties left.
Mrs. Green and the servant both saw the body Of
the murdered woman on Monday afternoon, Oa
both speak positively as to their belief that th's is
the same woman who lodged at their house ea
Thursday night.
Inquiries are being instituted at Clevedon to as'
cestain whether any such person had left service
wider the circumstances stated above, and efforts
are being made to trace out the sailor and the w'
who called ra
upon him.
;The post mortem, examination has added little
to the facts already ascertained beyond the finding
of the bullet, which was about the size of a large
pea, and had passed nearly through the head, with`
out however, inflicting any injury on the brain.
A plaster cast has been taken of the head of the I
deceased in addition to the photograph but the
features had been so altered before these measures
were adopted that they are more likely to mislead
than to assist in identification. _

Yesterday morning a party of the Bristol police
force commenced a thorough search of Leigh
Woods, for the purpose, if possible, of discovering
the bonnet and shawl or mantle of the deceased,
and al.° the weapon with which the murder was
perpetrated.