Star.
London, England, 1823-07-31 00:00:00

lU,CPIth'ON OF MURDER.

QUEIIII.4QUARL—TueuIay Militia Dyer, who stands charted
with wilfully dmwning Eliza Anthony, was further examined
before A. Wring and E. MARKLANO, Esqrs.—the office was
crowded to excess, and also the street and geeen-square, with
perrons of both sexes, anxious to we the prisoner, so great was
the interest the case excited from its peculiarity.
The prisoner was then placed at the bar ; he was pale and wan,
and was scarcely able to stand.
Samuel Wilson, waterman at Westminster-bridge stairs, was
' the fur witness examined—He stated, that he was plying at the
upper stairs, Westminster-bridge, when Mrs. Bell, the woman
who passed for the prisoner's wife, came to him and asked seve-
ral questions about Eliza Anthony, the woman who is supposed
to have been drowned ; be asked her whether she was certain of
her being drowned? and she r?plied in the affirmative • observing,
she was told of it by the man who was with her at the time. Ile
then inquired who that man was? She, with some warmth, an-
swered that was immaterial tat him. Ile said the man should be
known and brought forward, To this she replied he was too
harsh ; the man loved her toe well to hurt her. Ile then ob-
served, if so, he would not stand in the water and see her
drowning without making an alarm, when six watchmen were
upon the bridge. He took the address of the mother of the poor
young woman who was drowned, from her, and sent a man
named Arthur for her. She came soon afterwards, and wringing
her hands, said her daughter was murdered. Ile advised her to
apprise the polite. This was all he knew of the matter;
Frances Hopkins, being sworn, stated, that she came from
Birmingham about three. weeks ago; is a dress-maker in the
employ of Miss Woodman, in Coldbath-square. The first fort-
night she lodged at the -house of Mr. Moore, gun-maker, in Pic-'
cadilly, in consequence of an acquaintance of his being servant
there. This servant found lodgings for her with Mrs. Bell, who
lives in a garret, No. 37, Jermyn-street. On Friday night last,
she slept with Mrs. Thell ; she tame borne from work at nine
o'clock in the evening, and they both went to bed at twelve
o'clock, and' were together from nine till that time ; she fell
asleep, but the street-door bell rang at about two o'clock, as she
believes, when Mrs. Bell got up to let in the prisoner, who was
supposed to be her husband. Ile appeared to be very unhappy,
and bad -some conversation with Mrs. Bell. Witness believes
she heard him say a young woman was drowned, but being hard
at work all day, and very tired, she fell asleep again, and paid
no attention to what they said. Mrs. Bell went out, the prisoner
remained at home; believes he went to bed. Mri. Bell returned—
they conversed again together; he still appeared very unhappy.
blacusrsarx—Had you seen the young woman who was
drowned there, since you came to lodge with Mrs._ Bell ?—No,
Sir, I never saw her at all.
Marnsraarn—Had you taken any particular notice of the
prisoner's dress ?—No, Sir, I had not.
Prisoner—You heard her telling me to change it.
Witness—l believe Mrs. Ben, to the morning, desired him to
change his dress.
bloammare--When he came home, at two o'clock, was his
dress wet or not ?—I think it was wet ; but I did not tairmuch
notice of him at that time.
Maeisvaara—lt is very singular, that when you heard a young
woman, like yourself, was drowned, you treated it so lightly,
and asked no questions.
Witness—l thought it was no business of mine, and that it
, was best not to ask questions about matters which did not con-
cern me, lest I should get in trouble.
MAGIVIIIATa—•••Had Mrs. Bell ever told you she was married
to the prisoner, or had the young woman who recommended you
to her informed you she was married ?—I made no inquiry what-
ever about it ; she having a Child, I concluded she was a mar-
ried woman, but that her husband was Anent on business.
Itlaersraarn—Mrs. Bell, had you ever been married to the
prisoner, or had you ever passed for his wife? This is a most
extraordinary account.
Mrs. Bell—l was never married to him, indeed; but I have
passed for his wife. I have always maintained an unimpeachable
character, and Hied by my own industry; nothing could be im-
puted to me degrading to my character, except my having un-
fortunately become acquainted with him.
Matareraare—We had it in evidence, that you had been on
Friday night with Mrs. Anthony, to acquaint her of the state
her daughter was in. Then why had you gone next morning
to Mr. Wood's house to inquire where she lived ?
Mrs. I3eU--Not to inquire Where she lived, Sic, but to ay 'I
bad been there the night before. and to inform them the girl
was drowned.

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MAGISTRATE—MU the girl pregnant, or bad she told you so
before this happened?
Prisoner—She wu with child, Sir. I lupe you will let me
see thr body when it is found.
The officer said the river had been dragged, but that the body
had not yet been found.
The Magistrate ordered the watchman upon the bridge to be
brought forward, and the prisoner was again remanded.

Yesterday the prisoner was again brought up, and underwent
a long examination before Mr. Maizs.&xn and Mr..Wune.
John Ray, 8, Strutton-ground, watchman at the Speaker's
house, deposed, that on Friday night be went on duty as usual,
on the terrace before the Speaker's house ; about two o'clock on
Saturday morning he heard the cry of murder, which was re-
peated two or three times; the sound appeared to issue from
under Westminster Bridge, and to the besi of his judgment was
a man's voice; directly afterwards he heard -the same voice ex-
claim, " Hiza, my dear ! Eliza, my dear ! help, help r—Yhe
prisoner on bearing these words was so overcome, that hi fell
backwards in a swoon; a chair was then brought him, and In a
short time he recovered a little.

Mra. Bell examined by the Magistrate—Did you go with the
prisone'Brewer-street r and Eliza Anthony to the Theatre on Friday evening?
—No 'I did not ; I went only as far as with them,
when the prisoner prevailed upon me to return.
How did they obtain the money to go to the Theatre with ?
—By pawning a waistcoat belonging to the prisoner.
William Williams, green-grocer, No. 11, Shiriard-street,
Golden-square, deposed that the prisoner took lodgings in Ms
house on the 17th of May last, where he resided with Mize An-
thony, whom he supposed to be his wife • while with him, they
conducted themselves very properly, and paid the rent regu-
larly for the first four weeks, but none afterwards, although he
had often asked for it. On Friday evening, between five aid six
he went to the prisoner's apartment for his rent, when he found
Eliza Anthony there with a little girl; the prisoner was not pre-
sent ; be asked her, if shp could let, him have the rent ? she told
him Dyson, was out endeavouring to get money to pay it, and
that if the rent was not paid they wooed quit the lodging that
livening. He told her she might leave, and take her things with
her if she liked, and pay him when they could ;as they were in
distress, be did not wish to be bard with them. He then went
away, end about half-past seven he saw Eliza Anthony leave his
house with the little girl, and saw no mote of her. About ten
O'clock Mrs. Bell came to the apartment, and took away two
large bundles of cotbes., On Saturday afternoon, about half-
past seven, the prisoner called at his house, apparently much
agitated, and told him that Eliza bad drowned herself under
Westminster-bridge; that he saw her float down the stream,
and endeavoured to save her, but could not. Mrs. && 'called
the next morning, and repeated the same thing.
The prisoner was remanded till Saturday. The body has not
yet keen found.

Eotr-BranisTestertlay, Jamis Abbots, a person Ato pre.
fixes the sidir of" Reversed.' to his manse, but wbo, it would ap-
pear, has not yet obtained holy orders, attended at this Ofike
before Sir R. Brum and G. R. lilzkotuutt., Esq. to answer to a
charge under the 39th Geo. 111. for unlawfully pawning a large
quantity of books, value 306 e. the propertyof Abel Brett &ere.
ton, without the authority olds* winter. • •
The Rev. Mr. Brereton stated, that he was residing at present
with bis brother at Sterrington Hall, Norfolk, and is a Clergy.
man of the Established Church. The defendant keeps a school'
at Davington-justaarsinitham, in Kent; and also officiated as
Minister of a Chapel there annexed to the Established Church,
but alienated front the authority of the-Bishop of the diocese. It
was the exclusive property of Mr. Turner, the lord of the manor
upon which it stood. Some time ago witness aside' an engage-
ment with the defendant to iisist hint in his 'aishistil, and also to
oLciate occasionally in the chapel. The defwidapt generally
read proyets and preached, and witness iiniforuily administered
the sacrament, and solemnised marriages there. In the early
part of the present year, in eonsequetwe of Ittdlsaibition,
Seisdetvd him unable to perform hir duties with satisfactiowts
Maw% he resigned his situation and wentinto Norfolk, leaving
A valuable library, consisting of theological books, in the care bf
the defendant, who was to keep them till the Witness could eon•
veniently send for them. About three weeks Intl be was hi.
formed by a Mr. Sainsbury that the books were pawnedrand be
hid seen some of them at Mr. Dty's, a pawnbroker in,St. Ma:.
tbes4ane. He gave the defendant no authority to pairn tfie books. i
'The witness was cross-eunaped by the deltudant's solicitor,

and asked among other things, if he had not been ;linty, while ats
Davington, of repeated acts of inebriety?
The Magistrates immediately declared the question to be a
highly improper one, and said Mr. Brerecon was not at all bounds
to answer it ; but the latter expressed his willingness.to do so,
and said firmly," I have not."
Defendant—Good God! I discharged him for getting drunk.
The Magistrates sharply reproved the defendant fur this remark.
Mr. Sainsbury, of Ben-buildings, Salisbury-square, stated
that he saw an advertisement in the daily papers, for the disposal
of some Church property; o/t answering which, he saw the de.
fendant, who stated that he had a library to dispose of, whisk
he (Sainsbury) pawned for 351. and remitted the money tc the
I defendant.

The defendant, In answer to the charge, read a long written
defence, in the course of which he made very gross attacks upm
the characters of Mr. Brereton and Mr. Sainsbury, the latter of
whom he accused of having cheated him in every possible way.
He denied that he ever authorised Mr. Sainsbury to pawn the
books, and said it was done by the latter wititout his sanction.
A conversation which lasted neatly three hours emit!, in ti,e.
course of which a great deal of invective pa'.ed on both sides..
It ended In the defendant being ordered to pay the sum of zai.
10s. being the amount of principal and interest of the pawning.,
and a penalty of 51. as authorized by the Act of Pailiament.
The. defendant expressed himself dissatisfied with this niter,
and entered into recognizances to prosecute, and appeal ..t the
Sessions against the conviction.

MA MAO otovGit-STREET.—Mary Ann. Pearce, better kn )wn ar
all the police-offices by the title of Lady Barrinnare, was yester.
day brought front St. Giles's watch-house before Mr. Mee, the
sitting Magistrate, charged with conduct very unbecomirg a hdp
of her rank. Green, one of the beadles of St. Giles's parishi,
stated that he found her ladyship on the night before quite
drunk, in the street, surrounded by a mob of about fifty per.
sons, and kicking up a regular row. lle attempted to take her
to the watchhouse, but so violent was her resistance, being well
instructed in the pugilistic art, that he was obliged to force her
with great difficulty into a coach, and by that means convey her
away. During the whole of this recital, her ladyship hppeared
at the bar as mute and modest as if she were in her pristine in.
nocence; but no sooner did Mr. Dv ma utter the words " Twenty
one days at "the tread-mill," than the mild Lady Barrymore eras.
suddenly transformed into the furious termagant Mary Ana
Pearce. She d—d and,b—ted the whole Magistracy, and
every other species of authority, hot in particular Mr. DUCK.
and "suiting the action to the word," she aimed a desperate,
blow at Green, the beadle, who stood rather near her, which,
had it not missed its aim, would have soon made Mr. Green's
face look black. As it was, he appeared rather blue, for she seat
his hat flying to the opposite side of the office. The Magistrate
now said be should add seven days more to her amusement at
the tread-mill, and a month should be the period of her sojoura
in the House of Correction. On the officers proceeding to re,
prove her, in obedience to this sentence, she swore she would net
move an inch, and her ladyship kicked and plunged within t'st
bar as gracefully as a young colt first tried in harness. She di.
rested another tremendous hit at Green's head, which he had
also the good fortune to escape the full' force of. At length,
after a desperate struggle, her ladyship was by main strength
literally carried to the strong-room, where she was left to prance
about until the hour for removing her to her final destination. '
Maxstort-House--A carrier was charged before Aldermaa
Cox with having exercised his worldly calling on Sunday, aithis
the hours of Divine Service, by delivering a puce. The alleged
offence was proved, but the carder pleaded in his defence as
Act of Parliament, which inflicted a penalty upon the fraternity
If they did not deliver parcels within a limited time after their
arrival in town; and he proved that if he had not delivered the
parcel at the period complained of, he mast hay.e.subjeeted hint- ,
self to the penalty. Alderman Cox, in this dilemma, looked
closely at the two Acts, which were so completely at variance, j
and finding the Act upon which the defence was groundol of I
later date than the other, decided in favour of the cattier. 1