The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-06 00:00:00

HAMMERSMITH.

TIDE ALLEGED ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF TILE
DUKE OF NORMANDY.—Late on Friday afternoon, the
Duke of Normandy, who was accompanied by three
of the officers of his household, entered the court and
requested to have an interview with Mr. Clive, the
sitting Magistrate, on the subject of the late alleged
attempt to assassinate the Duke, at his residence,
Mulgrave House, Fulham, on the evening of Thurs-
day last.
Inspector Shepherd, V division, then made some
private communication to Mr. Clive, who, accom-
panied by. Mr. Nichols, the clerk, proceeded into the
Magistrate's private room, followed by the Duke and
Inspector Shepherd, where they remained in consulta-
tion for upwards of an hour, after which the Duke,
&c., left the court by the private door, without the
result of the application being made known.
On Mr. Cuve re-entering the court he appointed
Inspector Shepherd to meet him at the Wandsworth
Police-court, at half-past twelve o'clock on the
fol-
lowing day, when he said he would aceon,:r.ny him
to Mulgrave-house for the purpose of making ..n
mination of the premises.
On Saturday, between one and two o'clock, Mr..
Clive, accompanied by Superintendent Bicknell, V
division, Mr. Nichols, Inspector Shepherd, and In-
spector Haynes (Detective Force), made an examina-
tion of the premises, which lasted nearly an hour,
during which they inspected the apartments in which
the Duke was at the time, and through which the ball
passed, and also the flattened bullet which had been
found in the garden.
Mr. CLIVE, on leaving, directed the police to use
their utmost endeavours to get all the evidence they
could in the case, and to bring the witnesses on as
early a day as possible in the ensuing week to this
court, when a searching inquiry will be made into the
circumstances connected with the mysterious affair.

EXECUTION of TWO MURDERERS
AT LIVERPOOL.

KMKDALE, SATURDAY, ONE o'CLocx.—George
Evans and Thomas Stew, two young men just burst-
ing into manhood, the former being only twenty years
of age, and the latter twenty-one, have just termi-
nated their short earthly, though wicked, career by
an ignominious and forcible death upon the public
scaffold.

The prisoners were both confined since their con-
demnation in one cell, but on Monday last they were
separated, a measure which turned out, apparently,
for the benefit of both ; and from that period Evans
was continually engaged in reading the Bible, singing
hymns, or listening to the religious instructions of the
indefatigable chaplain. Some of his friends, up to
Thursday evening last, had visited him, and his
father, whom he had requested to see, sent a letter
declining tbe interview in consequence of his being
in a very poor state of health, and anxious to avoid so
agitating a scene.
From the moment of his condemnation, Stew
acknowledged the justice of his sentence. On Wed-
nesday one of the culprit's brothers and one of his
sisters, with his brother's wife, paid him a visit; and
on Friday, his stepfather and several of his friends,
took an eternal farewell of their unhappy relative.
Both the prisoners made a voluntary confession of
their guilt to the reverend chaplain several days before
their execution, and on Friday afternoon each reite-
rated a declaration of its truth. That of Evans was
very short. He said he had had a quarrel with Mrs.
Millen, the day before the murder, about six shillings
which he owed her. He had written to his father
for some money, and his letter had not been answered,
and Mrs. Millen taunted him with it. But it was not
that which made him kill her; something came across
his mind, and he killed her with several blows of the
life preserver. He denied having taken a ring from
her finger, as was stated by some of the witnesses :
the ring was in a drawer with the other trinkets.
Stew, on the other hand, has given a more circum-
stantial account, of which the following is a copy :
"I, Thomas Stew, voluntarily make this state-
ment to Mr.. Appleton, the chaplain :—I courted
Alice Nolan for a little more than four months.
She was as decent a young woman as any one would
wish to keep company with, and I thought we should
have lived comfortably together. About a month
before her death I made her a promise to marry her
in five weeks (the wedding-day was to have been the
Sunday after the day on which she died); but could
not keep my, word in consequence of getting into bad
company and spending all that I had. As, therefore,
we could not live together on earth, I thought we
might be happy together in heaven. I borrowed a
razor, as appeared on my trial, to take her life and
my own. With this razor in my pocket I took her
on her way home, as I had been in the habit of doing,
and when we reached a bank, the name of which I
forget, very near to her house, we stood to talk toge-
ther, as we had usually done before. She asked me
if I was going to do what I had promised (namely,
to marry her) ? I answered, No, I cannot, for I
ilitici nvery hard; I have left Stephen
Bill'shdrinking on Saturdays, and not
beenave
thro
u d
looking after my horses on Sundays; but I got an-
other place on Wednesday last; but it does not suit
me so well as Stephen's place, for it will
not be so constant an employ.' She said,
`Well, then, you must do as well as you can.' I
then said, am very badly vexed that I should have
left the last place, and that I cannot put things for-
ward as I could wlh to do.' She said, ' Give me a
kiss, and I put my arm round her neck and gave her
one. She said, ' Shall we meet again at Sally's on
Monday night ?' meaning Mrs. Shepherd's. I said,
still with my arm round her neck, No, I hope we
shall meet in heaven next.' Then I drew the razor
across her throat, upon which she exclaimed, Oh,
my love, Toni Then I left her, and walked at my
usual pace across a corner of the bank, along George-
street and down Brewery-street, and so along the
several streets to Mrs. Shepherd's. Down the
entry, about half a yard from the door, I went down
on my knees, and I said, hope her is in heaven, and
that I shall soon meet her there.' I then drew the
razor across my throat, after which I got up and fell
against the door, which flew open, and I fell down
into the house. Somebody picked me up, but I
could not tell who, and put me in a chair, in which I
sat with the -blood pouring from my neck. I re-
member no more until I saw my two brothers stand-
ing over my bed in the Manchester Infirmary."
During the whole of Friday night both prisoners
were engaged in prayer and religious devotion. To-
wards morning, however, both the prisoners lay down
for a couple of hours, and slept soundly. At seven
o'clock, at their own request, they attended the usual
morning service in the chapel. After partaking of a
slight breakfast, they repaired at eleven o clock to the
chapel, where the sacrament was administered to
them. They joined in that holy ordinance apparently
with the devout feeling of sincere repentance. The
procession left the chapel precisely at twelve o'clock.
The chaplain, in his surplice, walked in front, read-
ing the funeral service, followed by the Governor.
Next came Stew, walking with a firm step, but with
his face hid in a handkerchief. Evans followed,
walking erect, his eyes closed, and apparently
engaged in prayer • he appeared to be not
in the least discomposed. Never, perhaps, did a per-
son so situated display such firmness. They :,:,c.nded
the stairs leading to the press-room in the same com-
posed and firm manner, and took their seats in view
of the scaffold. The proce: s of pinioning having
been performed with great dexterity by the execu-
tioner, he led Evans to the scaffold, where, after the
rope was adjusted, Stew was afterwards led. Not
the least symptom of agitation was displayed by
Evans. Stew was somewhat affected. The chaplain
followed the culprits to the scaffold, and at the con-
clusion of the funeral service,
the drop fell. Evans,
who was a short youth, though stoutly made, strug-
gled convulsively for some time. Stew ceased to
exist instantaneously. The wound in his neck burst
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open, and the blood trickled down upon his shirt.

few years since
A SAD REVERSE. —Four individuals, who were a
occupiers of as many farms of consi-
derable extent in the parish, are now working on the
roads for the means of existence, at Boarstall, Bucks.
A sad reverse this ! from master to man, from the
land to the road, to
pbe obliged to labour on the high-
ways for the parish surveyors, at the small sum paid
them for their work, we believe eight shillings is the
highest down to six shillings par week. With two of
them it is the more severely felt from their having large
families to support.