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74HE MURDERS IN Rifrat #.OE-HIGHI4I7: ' . .
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Yesterday afternoon, a man named Theatal,Knigke EXAMINATION OF MR. WALSH.
was brought in a post•chaise to the Police Office, Yesterday, Mr. Wat.su was brought from Tothill-
Shadwell, from Godahning,, in Surrey, "where he had,.
fields Bridewell m Bow-street Office, and underwent
been' detained by torsi Middiecen& On suspicion of another examination. He was allowed a chair at the
being concerned in tliensurder of istr. Man and fa- bar' and concealed his face with his bands as before.
roily, and underwent an examination before the Ma-1 Mr. Vira,ella 111fiteek-broker,, of Walsh stow, at-
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gistrat, S. The circumstances of suspicion alledged tended midst:seed, that he and his partnere have been
against the prisoner were, that on Saturday evening Stuck-broker's to the house of Coutts and Co. for A
se'nnight he came home to his lodgings, apparently number of; rs past, and also brokers for the purchase
very much dejected; that he took off his sz;nock-frock and sale of Government securities. He stated, that
and began to wash it and dry it before the fire ; that he had no transaction with Mr. Walsh on the sth
his smock-frock had upon it stains a good deal resem-, instant, as to the sale of Exchequetßills, and, to
bliog blood, but the wands did not say positively the best of his recollection, never ha any dealings
that suoh was the case ; and that on the morning fol. with him,
lowing he lett his lodgings early;and did not tell his I Mt. Ellison, the clerk to Messrs. Debert and ba-
landlady where he was going. , man, the American Brokers and Agents from whom
The following is the account ht substance which 1 Mr. Walsh purchased the AmericaOtock, attended,
and stated, that he paid the ideAllil Batik Notes,.
the prisoner gave of himself:—He said he was a
Portsmouth man, bred and born; he came to London Drafts, &c. amounting ,to £13,482, 18s. 6d. received
about six weeks since, and remained in the service of from Mr. Walsh, for the purchase of the American
Messrs. Sims and Co. rope-makers, as a hackles, until Stock into the king-house_Of Messrs. Misterrnan
Saturday sennight. His wife having been ill for a and Co. TI ks of that house troved thtidetttity
considerable time, he determined to go down to of the 8100. k Notes, which are deenied so ma-
terial in this ease.
Portsmouth, where she then was, with her father, and
bring her up to town. On the evening of Saturday 1 Mr. JENIKINS, the Solicitor-General's Attorney,
sennight he went to the King's Arms public-house, pmduced a newspaper of last Sunday, which con-
kept by :a Mr. Edwards, to get paid his weekly wages, tamed a letter signed B.• Walsh, dated from Tothil-
which amounted to I2s. He remained at Mr. Ed- fields, Bridewell, charging him with having made a
wards's until about eleven o'clock, drinking with promise of favour .on behalf of the Solicitor• General,
some of his fellow-workmen, when he went home to if Mr. Walsh would give up the property.
his lodgings, and soon after went to bed. He denied 1 Mr. READ and Mr. NARe, the Magistrates who
were investigating the business, said he could net
that he had washed his smock-frock, or even that he- I
took it off, until he went to bed. He was not der dente, but would allow him to give evidence in ec: allow the letter in the newspaper to be read in evi-
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ted, on the contrary, he was rather merry, in conse. :
con-
quence of the liquor he had drank, and laughed with I tradiction to the charge, without any reference to
his landlady, who bantered him for keeping such late ; the letter.
!hours at night during the absence of his wife. Next 1 Mr, JENICIND then stated upon oath, that he did
"not, during the time he was with Mr. Walsh at Fal-
Imorning he arose about half after seven, and went to
Mr. Dodd, the overseer of Mr. Sinis' works, and told mouth, nerhad he at any time since, made him any
promise of favour, nor held out any hopes to him that
him that he was going down to Portsmouth to bring
up his wife, and requested he would take care of his ' any favour should be shewn hint ; but, on the con-
teary, when Mr. Walsh observed to him, that he
tools until his return. He then went to the King's
Arms public house, in hopes of getting Is. 6d. Mr. 'I hoped the Solicitor-General would take are of his,
Edwards owed him, and he remained there a short i family, the witness observed that he might possibly
time with some of his workmates. He then left the do that, but with reicard to himself no favour would
public house, and walked about Shadwell for about be shewn him, as hit-did not deserve any. When Mr.
been taken in tenting,
an hour, when he met two men, named Quin, father Jenkins' evidenced
and son, and he went with them to a wine vault and Mr. READ, tbagistrate, desired that it
..spight
had some gin. He remained with them until ten be read loud enough for Mr. Walsh toi,huat it.
o'clock on Sunday meriting, when ho started for
1 which was accordingly done. Mr. Walsis made to
Pottsmouth. He arrived at POrtsmouth on Monday
reply to it.
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evening, and rode only twelve Mild of the journey. Mr. JENNIES then stated that he had finished on be-
He! remained with his wife and child at Gosport mail half of the Solicitor General.
Thmecky morning-last, when they ail set of top- Mr. READ asked Mr. Walsh what he had to say ?
they for London. On Thursday night he arrived at He made no answer, bat remained in the same dis-
Petersrield; where he slept isith•his wife and child.— . consolate state.
-The nett day, when he was walking through Godal-1 Mr. READ then asked Mr. HARIMR, the attorney,
ping, he
.*as` apprehended by two officers, on a i who has attended all the examinations for Mr. Walsh,
charge-of Which, he-protested tot ov, he was inn°. ;if he had any thing to offer for his client ? He also
cent as the child unborn. He said, the reason aby he i declined saying any thing in the present stage of the
ibusiness.
did riot tell his landlady be *as going to Portsmouth
was because he owed her Ss. and having only 12s. in The witnesses were then bound over to prosecute,
the world, he was afraid .she would insist on being Icherging Mr. Walsh with feloniously stealing £15,000
paid, it he told her he was going to leave the lodg- and upwards, the propety of Sir Thos. Plomer. Mr.
!ings, with whirl, had lie complied, he would have Walsh was then fully committed to take his trial.
been unable to bring home his wife. The Solicitor-General came into the Office just
after the examination had concluded, and regularly
The prisoner underwent a very minute and cross- signed the information which he had given on a for-
examination by the Learned Bench, but he was con- i mar examination.
siitent in all his answers, and adhered to his first '
statement. His account precisely correipondin with
the evidence given upon which the warrant for his
apprehension was founded, except the statement of his
landlady, relative to his dejection,. and taking off his
i smock-frock to wash, the Magistrates expressed their
' belief that this man had no connection with this me-
lancholy affair, but, however, remanded him fur fur-
ther examination, in order to be confronted with the
witnesses examined in support of the charge.
It is necessary particularly to state, that no tidings
have been received of the Guernsey frock and hand-
kerchief observed ljing very bloody in Ratcliffe
High Way, on. the morning of the horrid murder. It
any person or persons did pick them up, and unthink-
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-a inglv washed thern for other purposes, and are fearful
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BORERS.—Molyneaux and Powers have been teach-
ing the Students at Oxford, during the last week, the
genteel and fasionable art of boxing. The Vice-
Chancel/nr and some of the Proctors had not the same
relish for the art as most of the Collegians, and having
got scent of what was going on,by the multitude for-
lowing Molyneaux about the streets, he made a preci-
pitate retreat to a -neighbduring village, after having
given a few specimens to crowed rooms.
Monday night last a Most daring robbery was
milted at the Tontine Inn, Newport, by three Ott
vates of the 20th regimen about two.o'clock in es
morning ; they entere,.! t use at theisack window,
after which they proce to the bar, and took a
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of giving information, they may be assured, that the : quantity of silver and c,., . money to a considerable
Magistrates will secure them from unpleasant conse- , amotxlt 3 they then went to the
ladder,
where they
quences, and their conduct will be honourably rewar- I took several articles of eatables. They are commit-
(led. —The Earl of Yarmouth, and several families of ted for trial; one of them .turned King's evident*,
distinction, visited the premistrs of the deceased yester- ' and acknowledged it was their intention to murder
day ; mcst of them afterwards proceeded to Shadwell the landlord and his wife.
office, in expectation of some satisfactor information! A Gentleman at East Bourne has within the last
being derived from the apprehension of the man. I half year lost three apparently fine horses, purchased
ANOTHER SUSPECTED PERSON.—The following curi- for 120 guineas. On the animals being opened, their
ors circumstance, relative to a suspected perpetrator ' livers were found nearly consumed, from the quantity
of this hotrible deed, transpired yesterday at Queen's-' of spice which had been given them by the jockies to
square Office :—On Sunday afternoon a man enliste.i make them spirited, and resemble blood horses.
with one of the recruiting parties at Pimlico. The A few evenings since as Mr. Stone, of the Old-
same night he was put to sleep with another recruit at street-road, was returning home in his gig, he was
a house in Tothill-su eet, Westminstess. In the course stopped by some footpads, and robbed of his watch.
of the night he appeared to be in great agitation, and I Friday afternoon, as some boys were skaitin on
asked' his comrade if he had seen the bloody hand of ' the pond in the pasturage at Mahon, one of diem
Mrs. Marr over his face. His comrade answered
broke in ; anot
that he had seen a something, and said he hoped he her boy who was near instantly pulled
off his skaits, and resolutely flew to assist his drown-
had no hand in that horrid transaction; he answered ing companion, but the ice gave way and they were
with great agitation, that he had unfortunately assist- drowned. The bodies were found, and every exer-
ed in murdering Mrs. Man, but the infant was mw- tion made to restore animation, in vain.
dared by Black Jack. In the morning his comrade
Tbe following fatal accident happened at Beaulieu,
communicated to their Serjeant what had transpired,
Hants, on Friday last :—A boy went out to cut a
when the Serjeant took the man into custody, and
p-fgun, and not returning for a considerable time,
conveyed him to Queen-square office, where lie un- 'his ) .
needs became alarmed, and went in quest of him;
derwent an examination. He said in his defence that
bon
mach search they found him suspended to the
lie was at the time dreaming, and in a state of intoxi-
hof a tree, quite dead, a stick having caught the
cation, and that he was not then sober. The Magi- wng
neck of his round frock, and his foot slipping, as sup-
strate ordered that he might be committed to Tothil- . posed, at tne instant, he was thereby strangled.
fields, and to be brought up for a further ex.unina- '
don on Thursday. Friday morning William Redford, a guard belong-
ing to one of the coaches passing from Retford to Don-
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• I caster, fell from his seat, a short distance from the
Ordonnaitx, Captain of the French privateer Ma-' latter place, and survived but a few hours.
rengo, has deposited in the New York Bank, 200,000
On the 30th nit. as James Atkinson and Richard
dollars in specie, 33,000 of which were taken from .
Abe English ship the Exchange. I Bond were burning lime, in the kiln belonging to
Mr. Bindloss, Of Greeniide, near Milthorp, the for-
About '23 persons, who were engaged by Mr. I mer, in order to letel the stone, went down into die
Dyke, for the new theatre erected at Barba.'o:s, and kiln, which was fitted to within six feet of the topet-S
who sailed a short time since for that island, are re- 3-le called to his pa*ner for his assistance, NIS
parted to have been captured by a privateer, and car- immediately went, b* hts effoits could TM Illiti.
rigid into a French port. ' vent his immediate kill:cation Bond then gave
Application was on Thursday last made to thet the alarm, when hfichillaV Lamb, servant to Mr.
Bank Proprietors, for the restoration of two thousand - Bindloss, ran to his assistfice, with a ladder, at&
of Company's notes, winch had been incautiously immediately descended, but his humane endeavours'
thrown into the fire, instead of some waste paper, by were i .effektual. He plunged into the cloud of
a young gentleman.. The nwnbers of the notes, it is sulphurous smoke, which proved inAanstaaeou .ly
',aid, have been ascertained, and security offered. fatal.