The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-18 00:00:00

soner at the bar with a soldier. The soldier said to
witness, " Will you get me a policeman?" The pri-
soner said, " Oh, I have done it now—l have done it. Do
pray for my guilty soul."
John Adams, a police-constable, stated that on Wed-
nesday, the 3d of December, he was in Scotland-yard.
He saw the prisoner brought into the yard by Gaze.
She did not appear to be insensible. The soldier gave
her in charge to witness. He gave him the note, which
has been produced, and witness gave it to inspector Part-
ridge. The prisoner was present when he did so. He
conveyed the prisoner to the Gardener's-lane station.
On their way there she said, " Constable, don't expose
me, for I have done it."
By Mr. CLARKSON—Was examined before the magis-
trate.—(Mr. Clarkson asked for the depositions of his
evidence, but it appeared that no depositions had been
taken.) The witness afterwards said that what he had
now stated he did not say before the magistrate. Was
examined on the 3d of Dec., and was not sworn. Wit-
ness attended the examination on the Bth, and was sworn
at that time.
By the COURT—On the examination that took place
on the Bth of December, witness told the Magistrate
what the woman had said. It was not taken down.
Ce uld not say why it was not.
By Mr. CLARKSON—Has already sworn that he did
not say what the woman had said to him before' the
magistrate, but he alluded to the first examination on
the 3d, when be was not sworn, and no questions were
put to him. Did not speak to the woman when she
came into Scotland-yard.
Mary F'iskin stated that she resides at No. 11,
Rochester-street. Remembers the night that the in-
quest was held. Was in Mrs. Gaze's room that even-
ing. The prisoner afterwards came into her room with
Mr. Gaze. Mr. Gaze said that there ought to be
another inquest next day, as Dr. Atkinson was
not satisfied, on account of the state in which
the bed-room was found. Mr. Gazo went out of
the room and left the prisoner with witness. The pri-
soner said that she felt uncomfortable on account of the
inquest the next day, and if it was not for the state of
the bed she would not care. She also said that it
would be a great trial for her, as so many things
came across her mind. Witness told her that
it was a pity that she did not open the door
when Mrs. Cheshire knocked. The prisoner said
she was very much excited at the time, as
she was holding down Mrs. Mundell in a fit, and wash-
ing her face with water. At about four in the morn-
ing she sighed heavily and said, " What are we when
we are left alone? we are worse than beasts."
Witness saw her on the following Wednesday, and ac-
companied her to Gardener's-lane station-house. On the
way she said, " What will my mother think of me, a
murderer, to die on the gallows ?" She asked witness
several times to pray for her guilty soul, and said, " I
did deprive that poor soul of her mother."
She afterwards said " What will my Jem think
of me—a murderer—to die on the gallows ?" Was
present at the examination of the prisoner at the police-
court, but was not examined herself.
By Mr. CLaisxsoss—Witness went with her all the
way from Scotland-yard to Gardener's-lane. The police-
man walked behind, as she did not like him to walk with
her. She asked witness not to expose her. She was
raving and-tearing her hair on the way.
Harriet Smith stated that she is the sister of the last
witness, and is the landlady of the house in Rochester-
street. Remembers on Monday, Ist of December, after
the inquest the prisoner passed a part of the night
with her. Mr. Gaze was there, and said that he
was not at all satisfied with the appearance of
the bed, as it looked as if it had been
turned. The prisoner said, that if it had been
turned, it must have been turned by her, as there
was no other person in the room. Between four and five
in the morning she sighed and said, " Oh dear, what are
we when we are left alone? we are worse than beasts."
On the Wednesday following she saw the pri-
soner at her house. She went to the water-
closet, and then went quietly along the passage
towards the street-door. She had her bonnet
and cloak on. Witness spoke to her, and asked her
where she was going ? and she said that she was only
going to see if Mr. Gaze was coming. She asked witness
which way Mr. Gaze had gone, and she pointed to the
right. The prisoner immediately turned in a hurried
manner to the left. Witness followed her, and said
that she had better stop until Mr. Gaze came
back. Witness said that she could not be in a
hurry then, as she was not in a hurry before Mr.
Gaze went out. The prisoner, however, refused to
return, and told witness to tell Mr. Gaze to follow her
to No. 9, Bedford-street. Witness stopped her, and
Mr. Gaze then came up.
By Mr. CLARKSON—Was in attendance at Queen-
square, and was not examined. The police knew of her
being there.
Matthew Little stated that he resides at No. 71, Re-
gent-street, and is in the employ of a baker. Remem-
bers being called into the house of the deceased. Mar-
tha Browning called him in. He went up stairs, and
saw the body of the deceased lying on a box. Hei cut
the rope that was round. her neck.
By Mr. CLARKSON—The prisoner did not request
him to cut the cord. She did not go into the room, but
only went as far as the door, and pointed out the place
where the body lay. Witness believed that the cord was
only once round her neck.
Rowe, the beadle of the Coroner for Westminster,
stated that he received the rope produced, and showed it
to the jury at the inquest.
Mrs. James Matthews stated that she is the wife of
Captain Matthews. The prisoner was in her service up
to the 10th of November. She received only 3.'. 10s.
while she was in her service. She left on account of ill-
ness. Does not know whether she had any money
saved up. Never heard any advice given to her as to
where she should place her savings. She complained of
her head while she was there.

Captain Matthews stated that he never had any con-
versation with the prisoner about her savings, and never
told her where to place them.

Francis Partridge, inspector of the A division of po-
lice, stated that he was on duty at the Gardener's-lane
station on the 3d December. The prisoner was brought
there in a fainting condition. Constable Adams en-
tered the charge, and said that she was taken on sus-
picion of murder. She made no observation until
creature, tore her
they hair,
might andd said i
ad s she
they:
the charge was entered and witness had read it
wasli an
nfukedover to her. She said, " It's all right, it's
uall right."ortnat e She
then o
and e
with her. After the examination at Queen-square, wit-
ness searched the prisoner's box at the lodgings of the
deceased. He found a piece of cord, which he
has since compared with the cord round the
woman's neck, and it is similar in every re-
spect. There were two duplicates in a Prayer-
book. The Magistrate committed the prisoner on the
Bth. Witness was aware that there were witnesses who
had not been examined, and informed him of it, but he
seemed to think the case sufficiently proved.
Charles Bedford, the Coroner for Westminster, stated
that on Monday, the Ist of December, be held an inquest
on the body of Elizabeth Mundell. The prisoner
was the first witness called. Has the notes
of her evidence. No medical man was examined at that
inquest. Would not have examined such a witness had
he presented himself—at least he would not have
examined him as a matter of course. (The depositions
were here read over.)
Mr. C. Davenport stated that he resides at Nos. 4 and
5, Bedford-street, Strand. There is no number 9 in
the street. There is no number beyond No. sin the
street. There is a silk warehouse between Nos. 5 and
10, occupying the whole of the houses.
Mr. Atkinson, a surgeon, stated that he had attended
the husband of deceased during his lifetime for more
than two years. Saw the deceased last alive about a
month before her death. She always appeared in uni-
form health and good spirits. Had known her
altogether about four years. Had never heard
of her having taken poison, On Monday,
the Ist of December, he was called to her
room. She was dead, and must have been dead
for some time. The face was swollen and livid, and the
eyes wide open and staring. Blood was issuing from
the mouth, nose, and ears. There was a cord upon the
ground. Witness examined the neck, and found two
deep lines on the front of the neck, and only one line at
the back. Her death was undoubtedly caused
by strangulation. The appearances presented would
correspond with such a cord as the one
produced, It wss very improbable that the daceased
could have destroyed herself. Has drawn the inference
that the rope was drawn twice round the neck, and the
power was applied from behind. There was no mark of
a knot on the neck. Examined the hands of the deceased,
but there was nothing peculiar to be remarked with re-
spect to them.
By the counT—if the deceased bad fastened the rope
to anything in the wall, and leaned forward, the same
marks would have been produced.
Examination continued—ln such a case as the one
put by the Learned Judge, he would expect to find the
body leaning forward, and not lying on the box. There
were some pegs in the wall, but they would not have
borne the weight of the body. His attention was not
drawn to the bed.
This closed the case for the prosecution.
Mr. Cl4n4ison then rose amidst a profound silence,
and addressed the jury. He asked them if they
were prepared to believe that the prisoner at the
bar was capable of being so artful as his friend
had represented her to be ? Could she, within a few
hours of the commission of so heartless a murder, have
prepared so consistent a statement for the coroner
has had been read to the .Court a short time
since. But, acting upon the supposition that she was so
artful, would she have left the room where the murder
a as committed while Mrs. Meedell vvas in the agonies of
death, if death bad not already seii.,ed her, to speak to
the watchful Mrs. Cheshire? Would she have left the
remainder of the cord with which she effected the crime
in an open box in the room, open to the examination of
every person who chose to come into that room ? Did
she not call in every assistance that she could, and
manifest every anxiety to do all that she could
both for the deceased and her friends ? The Learned
Counsel afterwards proceeded to comment generally on
the minor points of the evidence in a very able and
forcible inepno„ eonclusion of 'hp a dress,
which occupied nearly two hoers,
Mr. Justice PATTESON proceeded to sum up the evi-
dence at some length. He lamented the manner in which
this prosecution had been got UT, The prisoner
had been before the Coroner, an had stated the
facts which had been read to them, but he
could not help thinking that it would have been
better to have called Mr. Atkinson. Indeed,
Mr. Atkinson ought, considering the appearances
he had observed immediately after the death,
to have gone before the Coroner and to h te
*tated what he had Kea. With regard to the witnesses
that had been before the magistrate, and had not been
examined, it was much to be regretted that the rest
was so.

The jury, after consulting a short time, expressed a
wish to retire. They were absent five• and-twenty