The Sun.
London, England, 1828-01-25 00:00:00

MURDER IN MONTAGUE-PLACE.

BOW-STREET.
EXAMINATION OF JONES CONTINUED FROM OUR PAPER

OE YESTERDAY.

Mr. Stafford.—Try and recollect what occurred
on the Thursday.
Witness.—(Me.ry Parker.)—Jones was at home
all day; but he went out about seven o'clock, about
an hour before I went out. lie did not say where
he was going. I went out, a little after eight o'clock,
to Fleet-street. He met me a little after twelve that
night near Shoe-lane, in Fleet-street. We did not
go to the same house in Poppin's-court, but went
straight home. Nothing particular passed on Friday.
We stayed at home all day on Friday until the even-
ing, when we went out together, and parted in
Fleet-street. Nothing passed between Jones and
me about money. I had received no money that
week, except half-a-crown that a gentleman gave me
to buy a pair of gloves. On the following day
(Saturday) nothing particular happened.
Mr. Ham.s.—Do you recollect the occasion of
your leaving your lodgings the following day ?
Witness.—Yes : Mrs. Williams came to us on
Sunday about twelve o'clock. She said to Mr.
Jones, " William, I have got some bad news to tell
you ;" and she said, " there have been some Bow-
street officers after you in Wootton-street. They
called at Mrs. Mills's to know where I had gone to
live, and they asked her (Mrs. Mills) if I had got a
young man and a young woman in my house." I
said " What for?" Mrs. Williams answered, that
they said that they could break into any house for
murder. I said, "he has murdered no one; it is
his friends who are after him." When I said, "he
has murdered no one," I meant Jones. I then said,
" Jones, for God's sake go home this evening,
and do not let them send after you any more." Jones
said he. would, and then said, " Mrs. Williams, no-
body knows where we live but you." Mr. Jones
desired me to ask Mrs. Stapleton to let her little
girl go oat and see if there was any one waiting
about. I agreed to meet Mr. Jones down by the
Surrey Theatre, and after a little while he came to
me. We went and slept at Lombard-court, Fleet-
street

Mi. Stafford—You told us that you washed some
things belonging to the prisoner, did you notice any
particular stain upon any of them ? Witness—l re-
collect a stain of pickled cabbage on one of the
sleeves of his shirt ; a piece of pickled cabbage fell
upon it one day at breakfast, as he was sitting at
the table without his coat. This happened two or
three days before. I saw no other mark upon the
things I washed for him.
Mr. Stafford—Had Jones ever told you any rea-
son why he wished to keep out of the way ? Wit-
ness—He said he was afraid to be seen, because he
had left his place when his master was out of the
way. He said his master had something to do with
the law.

Prisoner's Solicitor—Was it not the prisoner's
habit to stay at home all day, and go out at night ?
Witness—lt was.
Mr. lIALLs—You stated that Jones did not tell
you where he had been when he joined yt,u in Fleet-
street on the first of the new year at half-past twelve
in the morning? Witness—He did not tell me at
the time, but he told me some nights after, that he
had been to the Adelphi to see a piece called Nelson
on Monday night ; and I said, " How sly you were
not to tell me."

Mr. HALLS—Did he say he had been alone, or
with any friend that night ? Witness—He said he
had been treated: that he had no money himself.

Mr. HALLS—Was he in the habit of sending you
for newspapers? Wiiness—He sent me for one, a
Sunday's paper, about three weeks before.
Mr. Stafford—Did you and he ever walk towards
the squares, or did he ever tell you that he had any
acquaintance in the neighbourhood of Russell-
square ?—The witness replied in the negative.
The witness was then asked if she had met with
a person named Knight, of Cursitor-street, Chan-
cery-lane; in the company of the prisoner, or if she
had ever heard him mention such a person ? She
replied, that Jones told her that he had courted one
of Knight's daughters before he went to sea; but
on his return, about five months ago, he found that
she was married, and living in the country. Jones
told her that he was acquainted with Knight's son
and Mrs. Knight, but she never beard he was ac-
quainted with any one else belonging to the family.
Mr. StaflOrd—Did the prisoner ever mention any
relation of Mrs. Knight's—an old person. Wit-
ness—No, Sir.

AI% HALLS—You never heard him mention the
mother of Mr, Knight Witness—No, Sir. He
never told me be knew Mr. Knight's mother. He
never mentioned her name.

(The witness having concluded her examination,
which lasted nearly five hours, signed it, and was
allowed to retire for refreshment, in company with
Furzeman,)
The witness, Mary Parker, was re-called, and in
answer to a question by Mr. HALLS, she said that
she remembered having seen a small black razor-case
at the lodging in Wootton-street.
It being now nearly five o'clock, Mr. HAT:Ls said
he should defer examining the rest of the witnesses
until to-morrow (this day), when the investigation
will lie resumed at ten o'clock in the morning.

in the
vemence in
oases, are under
Sunday,
JAN. 22.—The overflowing of the "'avant
course, and the general excess of watelricionntnaioll.or,
the
earth, have occasioned much injury and ;neon
oofnSailiitotrltilialay;
afternoon
This cellars of
Chichester, more particularly the suburbs.
most, and the ground floors of many /1
water. In the Hornet, the entrance
;rtinoctiwi
road is impassable, except in carts or on`-* vehicles, and
Ithonstadan;l,inthge tihveatefira:'aswheaigtilileerr
than it had been i.t all. Deli 1")le pond has overflowed its
banks across the road to a considerable extent. Some of
the roads in the neighbourhood are completely under water.
—Brighton Gazette.