The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-01 00:00:00

in the discharge of what they conceived to be their
'duty might commit an assault on the people who had as-
sembled, that four or five, or ten or seventy, or a hundred
might be concerned in this slaughter, and it might be that
all this wsate of life might arise from the violent conduct of
persons in office. An inquest would be held on the bodies;
the jury would sit to sift the inquiries and to investigate the
matter. A. B. would be called and he might say that he saw
the police fire and kill a man, woman, or child as it might be.
They might ask him the question " Do you know the police-
man's number?" "I do not." "His name?" "I do not."
" Would you know him again if you saw bins ?" " Yes."
" Where is he ?" "In the custody of the magistrate."
They wanted him at the inquest, but he was not present.
Now would it not be impossible to identify the guilty party
in such a case? In Ireland several lives were lost in a some-
what similar manner. A number of the police were put into
gaol, an inquest was held upon the persons killed, the police-
men were not identified, and none of them were put upon
trial. Such a case might occur in England. Such was his
opinion ; but if the jury did not consider with him, and if
they wished the investigation to proceed, he was willing to
go on with it. _

Several of the jurymen—Oh, no ; not in the absence of the
prisoner.

- Mr. WAKLEY then referred to the medical evidence given
in the case of the murdered man Delarue, and stated that such
evidence could not be commanded by the magistrate, who
was therefore obliged to take it from the Coroner's court. He
alluded also to the power exercised by a Coroner's jury, of at
once committing a prisoner for trial without their decision
i.eing subjected to the revision of the grand jury at the
sessions. He concluded by again recommending the ad-
journment till half-past nine on Monday morning.
Mr. Hazard (a juror) thought that there was no ne-
cessity for any further adjournment, as the business of a
Coroner's jury was not to try a prisoner, but to record an
opinion as to the manner by which the deceased person came
by his death. When they had done this, he considered that
as honest man they had done their duty, and that it was all
that was requiied from them. He did not see what they had
to do with trying the accused party, and if they 'returned a
.verdict against some person or persons unknown—(Cries of
" nonsense, we must adjourn," &c., from the other jurors)_
Mr. WAKLEY said he must put an end to any discussion of
such a nature, because, however good a man's resolution
might be, his reasoning might be very bad indeed.
Mr. Hazard—l am at liberty to give my own views.
Mr. WAKIr—Oh, certainly; but they may not be cor-
rect, you know.—(Laughter.)
The inqnest was then adjourned till Monday.
At a later period a communication was received from the
Governor of the gaol, stating that the prisoner would be in
attendance, if wanted, this day.

LATEST PARTICULARS LAST NIGHT.
The details 'in connexion with the murder of Mr. Delarue
are hourly, through the exertions of the officers of the detec-
tive force, being brought to light ; and the discoveries stated
to have been made since the last adjournment of the Coroner's
inquest tend to throw great suspicion on, if they are not
found directly to implicate, another party, who, although not
in custody, is under the surveillance of the police.
During yesterday the cesspools at the house of the ac-
cused's father, as also at his lodging in Victoria-terrace, were
searched, with a view to ascertain if there were any other
evidences of guilt secreted there. The poor father of the
alleged murderer offered every facility to the police, and in
assisting them in their search he himself discovered amongst
some•ru
, bbish a diamond ring, of which he at once gave them
information, and accompanied Inspector Furlong, of the S
division, to Marylebone Police-court, wheN the ring was ex-
hibited to the magistrate. It has ben since shown to the
deceased's brother, who at once identified it. On further
search being made, the gold chain described by Mr. Daniel
Delarue as being attached to his brother's watch when he
last saw him alive was discovered, and there are here and
there spots of blood, clearly indicating tha tit was taken from
the body after the murder was perpetrated. Another disco-
very which more clearly brings the murder home to the ac-
cused, and which proves the cold-bloodcd atrocity which ac-
tuated it, has been made. The public are already aware
that a letter was found on the deceased person appointing to
meet him at a certain place, 'and which bore the signature
"Caroline." Among the papers at the supposed murderer's
lodgings has been discovered an exact copy of that letter,
and on their being compared the handwritings (which has
been proved to be that of Thomas Henry Rocker)
in both are identical. The letter found on deceased's
person bad the envelope stained with blood, and the infe-
rence therefore is, that on the murderer discovering what it
was, he returned it to the deceased's pocket, in order to allay
suspicion. A third black kid glove, covered with blood, was
found in the clothes of the deceased, and, on its being com-
pared with the one discovered by the police at Hockea's resi-
dence, it is found exactly to match.
The accused's brother, James locker, still in custody at
the Hampstead station, is exceedingly communicative, but
avoids all mention of the murder. He was visited yesterday
by Captain Hay, one of the superintendents of police, and
Mr. Superintendent Carter. The former also visited the spot
where the murder was committed.
On inquiry yesterday at the New Prison, it was ascer-
tained that the prisoner had made no statement respecting
the sanguinary deed with which he stands charged. Ile
exhibits the same indifference as at the police-court when
before the magistrate. At intervals he becomes exceedingly
taciturn, whilst at other times he cheerfully enters into
conversation with the turnkey. At no time since his com-
mittal has he alluded to the murder of Mr. Delarue, but on
hearing on Thursday that his brother had also been taken
.into custody by order of the Coroner, he for a few minutes be-
came somewhat agitated, but, having made no remark, he
shortly resumed his former firmness. He has not been visited
by any of his friends since his remand.
It appears that Government, on the very day, on the night
of which the supposed murderer was captured, bad deter-
mined on offering a reward of 1001. for the apprehension of
the murderer, and it is alleged that Watson was aware of
this, and wr,s thus induced to give the information. The evi-
dent reluctance .of this person afterwards to come forward,
and a declaration made by him having been heard on Thurs-
day that he would not do so on Saturday, induced the Co-
roner to bind him over in the sum of 501., and it is understood
that his movements have been strictly watched by the police
ever since.