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London, England, 1828-08-08 00:00:00

stays were made of white jean ; I laced her stars, and I
saw them before the 18th of May ; the day, before she
went away, she put :he busk and bones intoher smallest
stays. was tight down the font she put in an ash busk,
Initead .of bone; I ttegaentfy taw: the bask before it
-leak pat in ; it was " Masker fkaympti" made
The ,shoes she wore were in, thp forepaw Denmirk
and the hindpart leather. Atter Maria was
:diessed,:-Cortleir
sretaivned ; Marie-was 'up'. steins ; we
togither. &Uri! Ise said—" Mrs. Marten, the
reason I go tiattswich .m.day is, because bhp ilaair
ha*, the constable, came into the stable this. waffl-
ing. and told me .that he. bad got a letter from Mf.,
Whitmore. of London, and in rill letter there was
wefts* to have Maria takettoP and-prosecuted for her
bastard children.;" I said to him yoki
.had but married. Maria, as I *jibed you to tin before
'the child was bore, all this *Mild be settled;' he se-
" Mrs. Marten, don't mike yourself uneasy,
am going to Ipswich to-day, and we shalt be ',tanked
to-morrow morning." I then
,said, e. %them:- vital
will you do if you can't be married Cor fer re
plied," Don't Make yourself unhappy; she shall be my
lawful wife before I come home." I then said,
What will you do if you can't ?" and he said,
" He'd, gets her a place." This is all the c.'nversa-
tion we hid before Maria .came down. Afte;r she
came dowit, she asked 'llle -to go into the yard to
see if there was anybody Amu who would see her
to away ; she was dressed in man's clothes. Col-
der and she well away together. , She had a .man's
hat on; she bad a large, comb and two small side
one.; she had ear-rings in her ears; it was about half-
past twelve • o'clock when they weist. away. Maria
went out at one door; and he at another ; Cordes
went out at the door next the road, nod, she went by
the field and met' him iu the road; I Saw theniiiiet ;
they got over the gate, and crossed the -field ia COM-
pany, in the ditectiort of-the Red Baia:: I did not see
either of them that JAY ; L have never Teen Maria Mar.
ten since: when Corder went away he ha 4 a goitis and
when Maria went away she'had • a (men utsibtella s tit
was a cotton one; it had a bone handle; it had a button
to it; I have seen it before. The next time I saw COrder
was on the Sunday night, but I did not then speak to
him ; I was in a shop, he was in the chamber where his
brother James was; the next time I saw him was at my
house on the next Sunday; it was about nine o'clock in
the morning; I then said—" William, what have you
done with Maria ?" he replied—" 1 lett her at Ipswich,
and I have got her a comfortable place—she is
going with Miss Rawlings to the water side:' I said,
" What will she do for clothes?" he replied, " Miss
Rawlings has got plenty, and Miss Rawlings would not
let, her send for any e. he told me that he had got a
license; but that it should go to London to be signed,
and he could not marry Maria for a month or six weeks;
he also told her that he had changed a check for the sum
201. and had given the money for it; he told me that
they went. by Stratford to Ipswich; I asked him where
she changed her clothes? and he saiii slie.puther things.
on in. the barn, nd put the great coat over them until she
could get into some bye lane; the coat and hat were put
,into the gig on the 18th of May; my son George told
me a circumstance which I mentioned to Corder; I did
yso the week after; what I said was, "William, you did
not go from the barn so soon as you said," Corder re-
plied, "Yes, Mrs. M. that I am me I 'did, for I left
half an hour after I left here." I replied," No,William,
yeast did not; my son George saw you go down the
Thisdplane" (which adjoins the Red Bata), He re-
sure Mrs. M. that. was not me, it was Tom
:Aims. who was planting trees on Mr. Hoyeshill.'l—
brother John died about July twelvemonth ;
;Corder about this time told me Maria was well, and
that she was with Miss Rawlings et Yarmouth.—
Whenever be was absent from borne
.he used to say
that he was going to see Maria ; on his mato on being,
asked, he used to say that Maria w.asperely ;Oh He
used also to say that he would bring her home at Mi-
chaelmas. I nevet received any letter From Ataria ;I com-
plained to Corder of her not writingto.me—he replied
'that she had got a bad hand. Pi eviously t his leaving
Polstead he came to take leave of us. He told, us that he
was going to the water side for. bishealto, andfie.said
that he would,take Maria with him and be married at
Ipswich. Maria had a wen upon her neck, and a
cough before she went away ;
_she had . one .tabth
drawn and one fell out; 'hire was one out, of the
right side of the upper jaw; and one out of ,tbe lower,
I believe. When she went away she had.a ilk hand-
kercliia round her neck—it was placed over her .chin
and earrings. I recollect the funeril of. James Corder ;
the prisoner was there; he had an umbrella with him;
it was Maria's; this was a short time after Maria had.
gone away. After the fanetal 1 said to him, " William,
you had Maria's umbrella with you at your brother
James's burial ;" he replied that it was not Maria's um.
brella— it was Deborah Plyke's ; I then said, I think it
is Maria's; he said no, but it was veryfilce it. About
a week before he went away, he said that he.had been to
Ipswich .to meet Maria, who came from Yarmouth;
she lent it to him to bring home with him, or else he
should have got wet ; he said he should take it back
with him before M irsa and he went away. He showed
me a gold sing, and told me it was Maria's wedding
ring, and that he bad bought it at Colchester, alter
Maria came home from Sudbury.
Cross examined by Mr. BRODZIIICK....Has three chil-
dren unJes her care, her husband's, besides Maria.
Mania did not seem to be anxious to be married to
Corder. They were riot absent three months when they
went to Sudbury. Prisoner brought deceased home in
his gig; knowing the death of the child, It died in her
arms. They went away together to have it buried.
Knew noshing about the child nut being buried at Suit.
bury. Never made any inquiry about it. Maria always
told her it was buried at Sudbury. Corder told her the;
two nights they were absent they were at Mrs.Corder's.l
Maria said so too. They told the witness to tell the
father they had been to Sudbury. Maria dressed a
little fine. She and her sister sometimes quarrelled
about it, and she, and witness, and her father too.
Maria was sometimes very low about it. When
they went away, on the eighteenth, Maria's sister,
and George were present. No secret was made about,
it. Corder snapped his pistols by the fire when lie
showed them. On that day he took two slices of ham,
from his pocket for Maria. •He gave money to thel
witness weekly for the child. She had five putuids
splatter for her child by Mr. Mathews. Never heard
the bastardy warrant mentioned' by an one except by
Corner. Maria never went out of the •cissor after she
came from Sudbury, except the two nights, and the
Sunday night prior to the 18th of May. Witness and,
her husbaud were afraid Maria would be taken up.
she went away on the 18th, she *as 44. Co,-,
der often brought a gun-to thi house. Wert examine,
before she Coroner (Mr. WAyman,' areas is 'alio *Moths
rot the
,prosecuitonti Mr: Wa'yitari,
.the tarone:
elautiord Kupoti her was their
nor wris the primmer; he Nit es gait time. Doi •
net know
Asis beam
.Coi Oci. was In the room it the In
pies vrhen *are
.was eXamtned: Thothas Carder • irra
Drowned bey!, the lb tit "The*Mintage wit •

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talked about at that time. Corder, when they were
talking about the five-pound note, said, Maria, ii„.,
talk about it ; as long as I have a shilling, you and your
child shall not want." They seemed very fond r.f each
cther.—This witness gave her evidence very well.
, Thonias Marten is a mole-catcher at Polstead; Maria
was his daughter; she was about 26 years old in Mav
last year ; the last time he saw her was on the 17th or
Mlsy ; did not see her on.the .I*in he
_ went nut early;
knows the prisoner, who had been in the habit ()Terming
to the posse of witness fre9urentlii found out on the 19,1 t
that they bid gone away; saw Cadet' as the Sunday
at his hou'ses, w > said," tirkin'your daughter to
lisswiifi"tri be snaffled to her, buts the literise must go
to London before we can be married ; Corder said he
had grit her the plate with Miss Rawlings, the sister
to a young man he had gone to school with at Had;
:ley,; sale him frequently afterwards till September, and
. the answer to his inquiries always was, that his dough:
ter was.quite, well. About a month co five weeki
after obe.,.wgilt s,”, witness first asked Cordef
why she did not write ? The answer was; 44 a sore on
,the back of her hand prevents her holding a pen."..:.
Asked , him once after that the meaning of her not
writing; Corder said, "she is so full of business that
•she has not time to write." Corder came to take leave
of witness in September; had seen him about a week
before ; said he had got a new suit of clothes to be mar.
tied in. After this witness received two letters; they
were given to Mr. Wayman, or somebody, at the first
examination; heard nothing more from him after those
leiters. Searched the Red Barn on the 19th of April last,
in the Iron Of which there is a yard ; the witness de-
set ibed the mad use gate is six feet high, or perhaps
higher. Someone Was with him; the bays of the barn
were covered with litter; Mrs. Clit der's bailiff,W.Pryke;
was in before him ; they began to poke down in the shay
to see if they could find any thing ; the straw was thick,
and thiy removed it ; at the second or third time of roll;
Mg it off; they found some large loose stones in the bf y,na
the right, going in. Witness thought there must halt
teen something there, for the earth seemed to have been
disturbed. Poked down with the handle of a rake and
mole-spike he had with him. He turned something up
black (Pryke assisted him), and something that ap.
pealed to be flesh stuck. to the pike. Previous to
this they had cleared the earth off a few inches down,
Both were struck upon seeing this, and waited for
some one to come and help. The moles-spike is
round, and sharp at one.eitd: Pryke went to see for
somebody; they did up the doors, and witness waited
near the barn. It was on a Saturday. No one came
back with Pryke. Witness went home, and returned
in about two hours. Went into the barn with Pryke
and William Bowtell. They cleared the earth away
till they came to a body. They then cleared towards
the head part, and found a handkerchief that appeared
to be tied round the neck. The outside of it seemed of
one colour, but on undoing the folds they could see the
colour ; they then cleared towards the feet; the body
was lying down, bat not stretched out ; it occupied about
three feel and a half; the legs were drawn up, and the
head was bent down a little into the earth ; there were
three of them, but they did not brio* what to do with-
out somebody eke ; witness went away, and returned
to the barn with one other person; found Pryke and
Bowtell there ; they had not then gone so far as to find
the shoes; got Mr. Whitmore, of Poland, to come,
who came, and advised witness to let it alone till the
Coroner came, who came on the Sunday, and witness
was present, as was Mr. Lawtln, the surgeon. The
body was then taken from the hole—they put a door
down, and raised the body up to it. When they turned
the mouth up I thought it looked like my daughter's,
Maria Marten ; she had a wen on the centre of her neck;
she always had a husky cough a year before she went
away. The things found upon the body were given to
Baalham, the constable. (Witness described the things)
The shawl was Insderteath the body when it was takes
Ip. There were ear-rings and a busk with the stays.
These were partly decayed. There was something tha
Looked like the piece of a shift. Combs were taken out
of the hair.
ctoss-examined--Pryke had a fork and tried about
with it, and with the handle of a rake. They hid tried
about before they took the straw off. The mole spike
hid struck the hip. Mr. Wayman ezamined the %nem
on oath artheCock, and no Magistrate was there, nor
was the .prisoner.
Ann Marten was at home on the 18th of May, when
Corder and Maria left the house. Her sister had melts
clothes on ; she had combs in her hair. Heard Corder
' say to Maria she was to change her dress *hen she got
into the barn. The testimony of this witness was bim.kir
to that of her step-mother. Saw the dead body on toe
,Monday, when the Coroner and the Jury were them.
Saw it taken Ow of the grave. It was the body of
Maria Marten. • She knew it by the things she had on,
and by her features, and the mouth, and the face. Mati4
had lost two teeth as described. Witness knew tie
ear-i logs.
Cross-eiamined by Mr. PRENDERGAST--WLen her
sister left home she was very low spirited and crying.
William Corder said they were going to be married
Her sister said nothing about it. Sometimes the si,ter
quarrelled with witness and the father and mother.
George Matter, a lad apparently about ten years old,
examined—Remembers the day when Mall/ Merit
away with Corder, who had a gun with him, v hicb he
said was loaded. Saw Corder with a pick rse co his
shoulder ; he was going home over the corner if 11"0‘1.*
field from the Barn. He went down Thistly Lie.
It
was between three and four in the afternoon.Wit*"
was within 20.iirds of the prisoner, and is quite sure it
was him. Maria was crying when she went out of dcors
Phoebe Stowe examined—;-Lives at Polstead ; krrim
Corder. Her house may be about SO rods from the fits'
It is the nearest cottage to it. Remembers Corder call'
ing on her one day in May last year ; it was about
o'clock. She had known him a good many years. If
said," Mrs. Stowe, has not your husband got An old 'Psi.,
he could lend me ?" She lent him one. She was Wells
and had lately been confined. He said to witness,
look bad moue, but I'm in such a hurry, I can
to talk to you. She bad been confined on the 2911:
April, and was churched that day month. Cordele,
before she was churched. Does net remember thatole
ever borrowed a spade of her before. The spade ca
oaLk. Does not know who brought it. One day I;
t
harvest, in her house, Corder talked with her *bth
child. Witness asked him where the child was
,e 4.1
Maria Marten had by him ? He said, " °...ess
o t
and butted, and she'll never have any more." "R"...
Pave 0214"
said, •• she is a young woman, and may e
)et." Prisoner said, "No ; Maria Marten 'NI .
no more children ; she has had her num,l,se pr.::sol::Lan:
d, mother you our I can know that.
• I can ; I'll be d—d it she'll have any mom
,"
You are mat t et' to Maria Masten ;
y lctit
ots lave atth her ?" Prisoner bard, she's wiser
,) e 1r
to t er aqy day or any hotu just when I lit:
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•ss said, " Perhaps you arc rather jealous
tr• m hei ; Ist ships y. u think sourebr4l_,,l2
erthiltinens.Ure nobodyrs
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