The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-09 00:00:00

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EDW. FREDK. LEEKS, Honorary Secretary.
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FRIMLEY, TUESDAY.—The proceedings of the coro-
ner's inquest in this mysterious murder, which stood
adjourned from Tuesday last, were resumed to-day.
The interest connected with the affair, as may be
supposed, had in no degree abated in the meantime.
The village was visited by many parties from the
neighbourhood anxious to be present at the proceed-
ings, and the crime which had been committed was
the theme of general conversation. No new facts
have been allowed to transpire beyond those that have
been already published, which, it must be admitted,
are not of a very conclusive nature so far as they tend
to implicate those persons now in custody ; but the
police-officers who have charge of the case are very
sanguine as to their being able to connect all the mi-
nute circumstances which have been allowed to trans-
pire with the prisoners, and trace home to them a
guilty knowledge of the deed. In the meantime, it
seems as if there was some want of a controlling power
with regard to the inquiry. It has been already stated
that there is no rural police in Surrey, and one con-
sequence of this has been that no one appears to be
charged with the sole and exclusive management of
the case. There are three parties acting, each inde-
pendent of his neighbours. The first on the scene of
the murder, and not the least active throughout the
whole inquiry, was Mr. Biddlecombe, superintendent
of the small police force in the town of Godaltning.
Sergeant Kendall, of the metropolitan police force,
was dispatched from Scotland-yard, as soon as intern •
gence of the murder arrived there ; and, besides these,
there is Mr. Ilolliuton, superintendent of the police in
the borough of Guildford (the town nearest to Frim-
ley), and who apprehended the prisoners. Between
these three there is no more concert than their own
good sense and zeal for the ends of justice dictate to,
each ; and it is hardly possible but that some little
jealousies, or at least emulation as to who shall derive
the greatest credit from the affair, should creep in,
and to that extent prevent co- operation. There is the
further evil arising from the want of a county police,
that both Biddlecombe and Hollinton have the affairs
of their own special districts to attend to, and cannot
give their undivided attention to the investigation of
this affair. An instance of the inconvenience which
may be expected from this arrangement occurred at
the coroner's inquest to-day, when Hollinton, though
a most important witness, was not forthcoming before ,
the coroner, having been detained, it was said, by the
investigation of a robbery which occurred the night
before in Guildford.

We may mention here what we ommitted to state
on Saturday last, that Mr. Neale, solicitor in Guild-
ford, presented himself befor the magistrates on Fri-
day, as attending the examination on behalf of the
prisoners, and that the magistrates denied his right to
appear in that capacity, and refused to permit him to
remain during the examination. Since then Mr.
Neale applied to have an interview with the priso.
ners, in order to prepare their defence, and was again
refused. We understand that he appealed to the
Home-office, and that he has received an official com-
munication, to the effect that he cannot be permitted
to see the prisoners until after they shall have been
committed, if the present inquiry should issue i❑
such a decision.

There was, therefore, no appearance for the pri-
soners at the coronor's inquest to-day, nor were the
prisoners themselves brought forward. But some
time before the appearance of the coroner, the room
in which the inquest was to be held was crowded
with parties anxious to hear what further evidence
was to be adduced, and among these we noticed Mr.
Burrell. lord of the manor of Frimley ; the Rev. Sir
Henry Dukinfield, Bart.; Mr. Tickell, Frimley, &c.
Mr. W. Holiest, younger brother of the deceased,
and clerk to the magistrates of the district, was in the
village, and had a private interview of soma length
with the police officers, but he did not attend the in-
quest. _ _ _

- The jury having answered to their names,
The CORONER said it must be quite fresh in their
recollection that at the inquest on Tuesday last they
had taken some preliminary evidence, which tended
to attach suspicion to three, or rather to two out of
three, individuals then in custody. Since they had
met an active inquiry had been going on, minute
researches bad been made by the police officers, and
other additional evidence had been procured. A
fourth person was now in custody, against whom
strong circumstancea of suspicion had transpired. He
apprehended, from the information given to him by
the police officers, that it was hardly possible for them
to conclude the inquiry that day. That though there
were several witnesses to be examined who would
give evidence that tended to throw suspicion on dif-
ferent parties, still he thought there would hardly be
aufficient to justify the jury in returning a direct
verdict of guilty against any one. There were two
courses open for them—one was, if the evidence was
not sufficient to implicate any one, to return a general
verdict of wilful murder against some person or persons
unknown. But if the evidence, in their opinion, tended
to attach suspicion to any parties, they were bound fully
to investigate the matter, and to go into the whole in-
quiry. It was as much within the province of the coro-
ner's jury, in cases such as the present, to inquire
into all the circumstances, and to take the evidence,
before returning their verdict, as it was the duty of
the magistrates to do so before committing prisoners
for trial. Now, as the witnesses were not present to-
day, and as he thought the present evidence was not
sufficient to justify a verdict, though he thought it not
improbable that other circumstances would yet tran-
spire which would render the matter clearer, be pro-
posed that they should now take the evidence of one
or,two of the officers who had the matter under their
charge, and then he would suggest that they should
adjourn the inquiry to a future day.
Sergeant Kendall was then addressed by the Co-
roner without being sworn, and stated that he had
been engaged in the inquiry since Tuesday last ; that
circumstances had transpired to attach suspicion to
certain parties, and that there was some clue to fur-
ther evidence, which would be forthcoming at another
day if the inquest were adjourned till that time. He
further suggested that Mr. Biddlecombe's evidence
should be first taken, as he was first on the spot after
the murder.

W. H. Biddlecombe was accordingly sworn. He
said, I am superintendent of police at Godaltning.
On Saturday, the 28th September, I was directed by
the magistrates to come to Frimley ; and about five
in the evening I examined the house of the Rev.
George Holiest. I found that an entrance had been
effected by breaking a pane of glass in the scullery
window, and then, by boring a quantity of holes with
a centre bit or other instrument, to enable the person
to remove an iron bar that was fastened to the wood-
work. On examining the scullery door, I found that
two holes had been boxed in the frame of the door,

Ellen Valler—l am a single woman, and was in
the service of the late Mr. Holiest. I had been with
him for sixteen years as a servant of all work. There
was another female servant, and a man servant. The
name of the other female servant was Elizabeth
Tanner. On Friday, the 27th September, I went to
bed about eleven o'clock, the same time as Mrs. Hol-
lest. Elizabeth Tanner had gone to bed earlier. We
both sleep in the same room. Before going to bed I
had seen that all the doors and windows were fastened.
This was a little before ten o'clock. My mistress and
I were the last persons out of bed. I was in the
scullery between nine and ten o'clock. I did not look
at the window. Elizabeth Tanner fastened the scul-
lery-door, and I bolted the inner door leading from the
kitchen to the dining-room. The bolt ,s on the side of
the dining-room. I also fastened the door leading
from the dining-room to the front passage. The bolt
was on the passage side. There are two bed-room
floors in the house. I slept on the upper bed-room floor.
The window of our bed-room looks to the side of the
house, to the east side. I was disturbed about three
o'clock in the morning by the firing of a gun or
pistol, and screaming. I know the time, because
when I came down stairs I looked at the clock. The
report and the screaming were both in the house. I
got out of bed and unlocked the door. My fellow-
servant rose at the same time. I met the man-
servant at the bottom cf the stairs; he was coming
for me. He said that master was shot, and that
thieves were in the house. I went up stairs again to
my master's room. There was a door on the land-
ing, which I found fastened. Either my master or
mistress opened it directly. They were both stand-
ing at the top of the stairs when it was opened. I
saw blood on my master's night-dress. I looked be-
low the bed, and in the next room, to see if any per-
son was left, as master said he was not sure that all
were out. On Saturday morning I found as many as
five pieces of green baise lying in the parlour, and
gave them up to Biddlecombe. [The Coroner here
remarked that these had not been produced.] They
were small round pieces ; and in the bed-room over
hadsrn allpiece of black silk, very
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gave all these to Biddlecombe. I afterwards saw where
the window had been broken. I saw nothing of any
men about the house.
CORONER—Did you find any pieces of paper? Wit-
ness—Oh, yes ; I found some pieces lying
down by
master's bed, near the fireplace, which is very near
the bed. They looked as if they had been pieces of
match paper. I gave these also up to the police. I
also picked up a gun cap outside the bedroom door on
last Friday afternoon, when I was sweeping
The cap was split, as if it had been exploded. I
think 1 had swept this all through the bedroom over
the carpet. I gave it to Mr. IVilliam Holiest. I
went into my master's bedroom directly be opened
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the door to me. the room.
Y master went into bed directly.
My master used to have the curtains drawn on the
side of the bed, but not at the foot. I cannot a
say
how the curtains were that night, as I was in such
state of confusion. I think the curtains were un-
drawn, but I cannot speak positively.
In answer to the CORONER,
Sergeant Kendall stated that there were no. other
material witnesses present, but that he expected, at a
future time, to produce other evidence, which would
throw more light on the transaction.
The room was then cleared, and after a few minutes
spent in deliberation between the Coroner and the
jury, it was announced that the further proceedings
of the inquest was adjourned till Tuesday, the 22d
inst., at half-past ten o'clock.

ROBBERIES.
charges preferred
THE LIVERPOOL pLATE
and Martin Maguire, of
aragnaginesmtenwtsilltihaem hearing LIVERPOOL, TUESDAM—According to previous Br.
the
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Liverpool, for having stolen a quantity of plate from
the chapel and house of the Rev. James Fisher, of
Great Crosby ; and also a further quantity of plate
from the residence of Mrs. Finley, of Hill-street,
Toxteth-park ; and the case against Mr. T. C. Sirrell,
Of 54, Barbican, London, silversmith, &c., for felo-
niously receiving the said plate, knowing it to be
stolen, was heard by the county magistrates, at the
Central Police-office, High-street, this afternoon.
The affair excited much interest ; there were, there-
fore, a large number of persons present, and a pretty
extensive muster of the most noted " prigs" in Liver-
pool. The following magistratesm were on the bench ;
chairan J.
R. Thenkstone, J. T. Bourne, R. Neilson, and J.
Rosson, E,luires.
The prisoners, who have been confined in Rirkdale
since Friday, were placed at the bar shortly after
eleven o'clock. Mr. Sirrell was defended by Mr.
Lewis, of London, solicitor; and M'Auley and
Maguire by Mr. Simon, barrister, who was instructed
by Mr. Wheeler, of Liverpool.
The first case taken was that preferred against Mr
Sirrell, for receiving the plate, knowing it to be stolen,
and APAuley for stealing the same.
Mr. Dowling, the barrister, and Commissioner of
the Liverpool Police, •who has been appointed by the
Town Council a public prosecutor, conducted the
prosecution.
He first called Ann Smith, who is servant to the
Rev. J. Fisher. She proved that on the 29th ult. she
locked all the doors and bolted the windows of her
master's house, at about half-past six o'clock. She
then left the house and returned next morning, when
she found the doors opened, and also observed that
the house had been robbed. She missed a pair of
silver sugar-tongs, and some silver table and tea-