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

Ctoss.examined—The prisoner managed his mothet's
'arm ; witness has lent the men some spades at chance
ime d,d n t tell her husband any thing about the

spade; can't bay whether she did or not.
Re ex amined—Was asked no question about conver.
salami, except as to the spade.
R chael Bugg—Knows the prisoner, and saw him ifs
August last; she lives in:hefirm house, where he calbe
to her, and said, 41,4A-itax Marten *ill not be your mis-
tte,s; si;e is gone to France by the steam packet."

William Marten—ls a cousin of Maria Marten.-1
K,,ows the prisoner, who, in the latter part of last bar-
west, in reply to " Where it she?' said, She is not at
Sudbury now, but she is where I can see her any day I
please." This was at Corder's own house. Prisoner
gave w tuess a pint of his harvest beer, and told him
to make haste and drink it, and not to talk loud, for
tear the pe.iple of the house should overhear their cons
veTfatior.

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Franc's Stowe, is a labourer at Polstead,and harvested
at Mrs. Corder's. William Corder, the prisoner, paid
him. Knows the Red Barn. The first corn chat year
was put into the Red Barn. Witness attended- with the
first and second load, and unfixed them both. William'
came into the barn the while. The" first load was: put
into that part where the body was found. There was-
a lock on the barn, but witness did not take much notice
of it. The bags were ready foddered whew he want
with the load. Was at dinner or beaver id Thistly.
field, about five o'clock one day. Corder came to him
and said, " 111 give you a pound note if you will cut
my throat." Prisoner seemed to be smiling when he,
said this, and witness thought it a joie.
Cross-examined—Did not lend a spade himself 16
Corder. Remembers being examined at the Cock, at
Polstead, and at Bury.
William Town,. a labourer in the employ of Mrs.
Corder—Knows the Red Barn ; assivted in Orgill it with
`corn last harvest. It was filled with wheat by Wißisall'
Corder's order, who directed them to get up A Meriti
`Bill first. They put it into the right-hand bay (where
the body was found) lit' that bay they generally pot
the wheat for several years. Can't tell how long the
'bay had been littered. It was an old litter. The barn
Was clearfrom corn before Stoke fair. Witness threshed
'the' last wheat in the barn this year. He began this in
February, and finished it some day towards the middle
of March. As he took away the sheaves, as soon as be
had room, hcbcgan to lay the Strad. Could not see
the ground.
Re..riamidia—lt is usual to litter the bays with straw ;
has known prisoner eighteen years; never saw bids nut
of temper, he Was always kind to Witness.
William Pryke is-farthing bailiff to Mrs. Corder; drove
Corder away t:om Polstead on the filth of Septemeet
last; the name Jf Maria Martin was mentioned; prises*?
said he bad not seen her since May ; he spoke very highly
of her; witness assisted Thomas Marten in searching the
barn. His testimony 'Confirmed Marten's.
Re.namined—Wes at toe Inquest, but was not asked
a single qiiestion; the prisoner was not called in, and 00
application that he should be was-refined; no anagiw
trace was dive.
LORD Carer BR Rfftr-Th is is very naustral, is it not?
Mr. Barroatet-=Very, my Lord; and it is very is.
proper too for a Coroner to act afterwards as an attorney
for the prosecution.
Mr. ANDREWS contended that itlras staid for ptisonersisse tole
mean.
Mr. Paintecaiisiir—l beefoor etudes- it is mintracy to every
prEociple of the British Constinsouss.. Lord toke's words are
against it.
William Chaplin, the ChurebtMides, and the prosecutor, Pis;
heed the letter,,.

Cron-examined by bk. Boonlice—Knew of a sermon preached
by Young at the Barn, but did not hear it. He didriet interfere
and teU them not to prejudge the prioceter, and prod once bins '1
guilty before his trial. There hadlieen-sboita abet Ptilatilk, add
in Buty now there was a camera obscure.
Re.eitamisied—:He isnot a Magistrate, and did not lidnkte had
the power to interfere.
Marten, the father, was called to prove the imad.writMg the '
letters, but could not.
George Gardner was called, who had frollavot4 correaroltdol._
with him. 13elieves the bast to be ba prisoneeti hand-g• is
the middle of last sumemr bishida,Movoisedlan with Corder; asked
him where
.Maria blotted wits,? lee rar " She k
enough. &Ikroteedooo°w•
Ihe letters were field. Thsatrit--. •
London, 11011-bta;Misidenbeiterste.
-Peps Marks tab-Ott/IMM
Staring that he had just arrived in Loadde,lllMtlhiliti to-be
the happiest-of -men with kitbags- to an
Newport in the Isle of Wight, where he had left ker. tryz4
pressed a wish to malte:byr oolnlnerthk. ':hitinia wished him to
give her lore to p(2141; and s lass Iyr leer *de: boy. -Proviohros
ye, vary m*oo* ars. ibo • Isia of . Wigks ; -1- think nehherelt
than any part of England. Thalik -Goa we ary - hitch well—v
hoping this wilt Bad... you- all she Mine, We -1-kagreekink been
a area deal ofi . ttref.. and ba,Ve had • sense good ova sick-
arses, which I" esse Awes hfen *err iamb& to us,both.—
My cough. I: knee loteentirely, erbieb.io o...tnat consolation.—
lo :sal truth t 14el,beiter than I.tvet fl§d totteorin nay. only
in this short *sagii. *Altar* told you in her • • bow Olt I was
for two &it At Ptirtsmisotb, which is seven miles over the
to the Isle of Wight, making altogether 189 miles from rolitao4
I would say more, bit rime will not permit ; Hier:lore Maria writes
with me for your welfare, and mar every blearier ;Mired you.—
Mind you direct to W. M. C. at the BoU lon, Leadenhall.street,
Lusdon. Write to-morrow if Joe eau, if pot write soon
fur Saturday's poet, that I May pot it on rsendsyrnornieg, when.
shall return to Maria directly I receive it. Bncimp Mr. Peter's,
and let us know whetliei he has acknowledged little Henry. Yes
must try and read my scribble, but I am fearful you will
mike it out.—l remain out weilderisiter. 'W- Z.
I think iota had better bird 'air letteri,Siter taMng the direttingi,
that nobody may form the least idea 'of .yourretttlince. Adieu.
Fur Thomas Marten, PolsteacL 'sitar Stoke tr
The above letter'was ma:yetis( by MirCen,sdenyinji
the receipt of any letter front his daughter, and there-
Upon he received the toile* iag

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N October 23, 1927.

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TIMMAS Ma I received your letter id'
reached London yesterday; but letters are nif daffivered opt mini
Sunday here ; that I discovered on making inquiry itstaterday• How-.
ever, 1 could not get through my business beforetids *miaow, and
an going down to Portimotith by this night's-casts. I have beep
this day to the General Post-office, reeking' into 'Agent' the
Mlittek
aria sent to you, on the .Oth of September, 'Bich yoalay'otele,
toyour hands. 'lle tierk Oi the olicitraceskilip'tsleoks back:
is the date it was wrote, manse said Matter abreact mei
to you, never came through'llieir dike' Which I' dank le 4110/
wale ' • howevyr, I aat deiermined to' find tut Ito* Wire/sleet, M
possible. But I nest think of cominesver the ;sestet to Pketallimistb,
wh;ch I will inquire about to-inertow, Whets Illslipeto teed iit lbo
mystery. It is, i think, very odd that letten Should-be lost
mange way—was it not for the discovery of ow reoldelmel
',linty would indict the post-office; but I cannot do that witbleft
ruakiog our appearanCe at a Court Marshal, which would be rely
u•ipita.oot to us both. " Yoe *Ash* for us to come to pphtead;
Ise should be very happy.to,dn, but you arena aware of dm
'You may:depend, it we ever fall into Mr. P.'s hinds, the
glue rice. would At f tal—tbes efore, should la/snits to you, or sheid4i
he come to Pointed, yqa Must tell .liim you hayy tot the
knowledge of us, hut*yuu think we are pop. sonsefo:icatn Pare
I ttok, if you do-40 brat from bolote..lo!tg, oo •bottiM
wow and tell kilm •you caatitot 'prom y without some
moitance, fo know pot Whale. If tel -

, tor we are,gi me you . e..... you km'
Y" Lear from us be wafter, you to sax wheie vie was; tbirefore
I it wilt be best not to acknowledge any thing ai aIL I incloie
one pound, and you shall bear'from us again ih a shots time; this
will not reach y u before Wednesdiy Mottling, is I ails 'oblate for,
thi, night's poet. YOu said your wifi'did not like to take any bf
s thotbes ; she'said in her lait letter that her old cluditelvere
at 'heir service—l skean fair wife and :Nancy; but she slientrrite
again as soon as possible. I must hoer 'bid' phi adieu 'the erthek
will start in about ten minites. I have been so nitwit enigitOyAl all
"Yi 1 could nut write before.—Beikve me to be .yotirwidlisirtster
I.ir your future welfare .
• To Mr. Marten, P:iistesd; neer Colchester (prat p 114"
Peter Matheverp E'sq. examined by Mr. KaLi.v.l re-
side in London, miirhave relations maujoial6ll; 'l"kaer

'•l•.

Y~

Nl4ris M.l ten, and al,o the prisnner, W. Corder;
knew Maria Marten for some years; I..sw her the last
time, 1 believe, on the .31st Angell, 1826 ; 1 was at
Pol,tead in lily, 1827. and'ssw Corder !brim 1 con-

versed with him on the %object of Maria Marten; I
wished to seeCordeq to make inquiry of him respecting
a note which 1 444.1u5t ; it was a 51 Bank of England
note; 1 put a variety of questions to him respecting the
(mete and,letter,.and he said he knew nothing them;
.1 told him it was a letter which I had sent on the 3d

Of January, 1827, with a 51. note inclosed, and he de-
_

,nied alanowledge of it; 1 had a second interview with
him, in consequence of a letter the prisoner brought to
my sister's house ; I have in my possession a letter
which I received'hom the prisoner in August; I pro-
duce it; I believe it to be the prisoner's hand-writing;
I had a subsequent ooneersation with him referring to
this letter.

Gardner the witness was recalled, and proved the
letter to be the handwriting of the prisoner. A few lines
of the letter were read ; it acknowledged Mr. Mathews's
forbearance, in not prosecuting him for stealing the 51.
note from the letter.
Mr. Mathews continued—l produce another letter,
which 1 received from the prisoner in August, 1827 ;

it is in the handwriting of the prisoner :
" Sunday Afternoon, Aug. 26, 1887.
" Sta—ln reply to your generous letter which reached roe yes-
terday, I big to inform you that I was indeed innocent of Maria
Marted's residence at the time you requested me to forward the
letter I took. from Branford, and wilt candidly confess that Maria
lies keen with a distant female relation of mine since the month of
' May. About Ave weeks ago they both went into Norfolk to visit
iosneof tety kindred's friends. On Friday week I received a letter
Hone my !incised, who informed me that Maria was somewhat in-
disposed, and that they were then in a village called Heringby, near
Yarmouth. I returned an answer by the next post, and inclosed
your' hater for Maria, which I found reached her perfectly safe.
Al I took the Yarrnouth coach last Wednesday from Ipswich Lamb
Fait, mod Mein to Horingby, when I was a rry to learn that Maria's
indisposition was caused by a sore gathering on the back of her
hand, width Mused her great pain, and which prevented her from
writing to you, as het Angers are at present immovable; knowing
14141 *mild he anxious to hear from her, I particularly wished her
to write the Arst snonient she found herself able, which she pro-
mised very faithfully to do. I gave her a particular account of our
dialogue It Polsreall Han, not forgetting the remarkable kindness I
experienced Amu you, which I shall ever most gratefully acknow-
ledge, and likewise.return you my most grateful thanks for your
tombless io respect to the enterprise on my account when in London.
" I remain, Sir, your most obedient servant,
" WM. CORDER.
as P.S. I have already inclosed your letter for Maria, with my
own, which I shall post with this immediately, and beg permission
to add, that I have fully determined to make Maria my bride
direetie 1 can settle our family affairs, which will he in about a
month or six weeks' dale. Tell them Maria will continue with my
kindred. It mocluding, if I earl at any time render you my see-
"ice whatsoever, I shall be most happy to oblige, as I am truly
seesible of your generosity.
" tor Ater Mathews, Esq. Bonfield, near Workiagham,
Berkshire."

Mr. Mathews revs seed—When I saw the prisoner, in.
July, 1827, he said Maria was living somewhere in the
neighbourhood of Yarmouth ; I made a memorandum
in any pooket•book of the evenink; it was the 31st
of July ; ire connected Maria Marten's name with the
51. note; I left Poistead on the 9th of 'August, 1 ; I
bad a conversation with the prisoner on the 9th of Au-
gust, about a letter which I had written the day before,
and directed to Maria Marten; the prisoner said be
really could not tell 'how to forward it by post, for he
could'not tell what direction to put on it ; I told him I

was afraid he was deceiving me, and I must insist upon
his forwarding it; he said he would forward it; be
did not exactly know where she was, but it was some-
Where in Yarmouth; 1 met the prisoner on the t9th
of November afterwards, near Somerset House ; I .eked
him* If he had forwarded a letter .to Maria .Marten,in•
closed to him for her on the 2d of September-? Retold
eisotoatbettasd; I told him that 1 was-surprised-at-not
istceivigg any answer, or any letter at all from the,young
wespaa; be said either that be had, or beihought he
bad, written an answer ; 1 told him the only letter,' had
Isasehted was the ose rioted the/26th. of August; -I put
iit to the prisoner where Maria .Marten then was? he
tad' be hadleft her in the Isle of Wight; l.taldbim
that iset..fatlses bad written to me once or twice,,and_that
brwas newasy not.kaossing where she was ; he said that
be had-written'andinformed• her father *here she was;
larked' him. if he was married ? and he said no..atul he
bad not yet settled his family affairs ;ad assigned that
414:41' rowan for. tits delay and net basing • married her
before. keen' state positively to thel9drof 'November;
,because f was leaving town that day.
der lwea 440, :.ersimained. by Mr....Ausaswa—l am a
potienlidisen*Jsmakersh-strevt ; on the..442d of April of
,this year, f went to Grove-house, Ealing, where the
iplltoner resided; at ten O'clock in the morningi' I saw
'tbe.priooner,and told. him I bad a little business with
Mimi be said,•walisento thedrawing.room ; .I did so,
,asscr told' hiser•l-was-ao &fiver from London, and. came
et/apprehend him on a very serious charge; I tuld him
AO; rptut consider bimse3f my prisoner; he said very
well. I said the charge was about a young woman.of
the name of Maria Marten, that he formerly kept com-
paarwish. 1 said that she had been missing for a
length-of time, and strong suspicions were attached to
him. . I said to him, believe you know such a per-
son, a, young -.woman you. kept company with in Sot
folk?" Me said no, he did not know seckeperson. I acid;
did you never knew such a person? he said no, and that 1
Must have made a mistake, for he could not be the person
I wanted. 1 said, no, 1 have not made a mistake—your
name isCorsierw and I am certain you are the person.,
Lsold kiln to recollect himself; I had asked. him twice,
if bs ktresonsoch a person as Marie Marten; and I would
lak him a third time; he replied, that he had never,
known such a person; .1 then took from his pocket
Lunch of keys, and took him to the Red Lion at Ealing,
ad ots the way I told Lira the body-alike young woman,
had been found in his barn; be made no remark
*ad we proceeded to some distance, when he asked.
when was she young woman found ? I told him on.
Saturday last: he made no further reply ; I then -left
him at theßed Lion in costo4o -and returned to his
house ;.I saw Mrs. Corder and her brother, who showed.
me into a dressing-room; I opened two writing desks.
with the keys the prisoner had given to me, and I— . ,
: Mr. Booming °objected to the witness siting evidence-as to
what he found Ina house ethers °that people were twitting. • '
Witless continued--I had a conversation about some
pistols with the prisoner ; they were the pistols I found
in the prisoner's dressing-room; to the best of my, re-
etilketionthe prisoner said, I will make you a present'
of the-pistols you have found; the prisoner said he had
had them ever since be was 10 years of age ; I don't'
recollect that anything had passed before. about finding
the pistols; whilst we were in the chaise the. prisoner
said to. ale—those. pistols you found I will auk,. you
a,present of.; AI bought :them at Ipswich when I wasters
years of-age; I was then bringing the prisoner fury.,
Polstead-tu Bury gaol; my deposition had then been
taken down in writing before the Coroner ; I brought
the prisoner down before. the Coroner at. the. Inquest,
and my deposition was read over ti him ; I faund.pis-
sole in a dressing-loons °fiche ptisunoes 4ouset banging
on a• mill in * Mack bag ; I product them.
Me pistols, Inabkch velvet bag, Wars di" produced, but Im-
mediately put bl.l
• Mr. Aunnkwa again -caUed' foe dm pradiedon of the

BIRMILiCK abjectod, that it did not appeo that

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the pistols mere the prisoner's, or f .und in his house; for
non consiat that the house was, the house of the. prisoner,. '
there bem other persons.
By the•sluane.,....They. were iarroy room all the time
the prisoner was there.
The Chia/ BA aost—l think I shoniskbpatrs Wog the;
point very far, ill r.jected this evidence.
[The pistols were then produced.]
Examination resumed—On the &Ma-April, Ift:tend
a sword there, which I bad previously,taken from the nail
on which it hung when I was formerly. at the house!
Robert Offord—l am a cutler, residing at Hadleigh,
in this. county. Last year the prisoner called, at my
house; this was in the laver part of March or.beginniog
of April, 1827. He brou4ist a small sword, and said.
" Mr. Offord, I have brought a small sword, which
wish to have ground as sharp as a carving knife, lot
the use of a carving knife." He. wished to have it
done, and he would call for it that night, He said he.
had got a.cousin about marryting in,about a fortilight..
1 think I should know ikagain,
Lea was then recalled, and produced the sword he
found in the house in which he had taken the prisoner;
it was in a truhk in the dressing room.
Offord tecallesl—ldentified the sword as the one he
had sharpened for Corder. (It was abow two lees ip
leng h, crescent shaped, and pejettly br,ight.)
Offord's examination continued—l grouted it up quit
sharp. I took a good deal 0 Libour to sttai'peis it up.
bright. The prisoner took h house the same evening.
Croas-eaaminesl-1. %ill not swear thi this was not
before Christmas, 1826, I don't keep a io.h-hook, a,nd
hp,ak only from recollection. I as wi.iking by can-
die light ; and so Ido at Christmas time. •
Re-examined—. There are two or three stains which
ate now on Alt froot and the side, which were not on it
when I delivered it to the ptisoner ; there are two of
three scratches on it ; these is a spot or two on :t at the
back, and some el ewhese near the point ; I cant say it
they were on it When I gate it back to Corder.
George Gardoer (looks at the sworcl). hnye seep
one like this in Mrs. Cortices house.
Cross•esamined—There was an alarm that Mrs. Cor.
der', house was about to- be robbed, in the spiing of

1827; I sat up All pigln, and Ns wai in the house;
there had been robberies in the lace Oust! t me,
and the people armed for ;heir. pr.owitio9;
John Ilaalhant—l am the canitable at Painful. I

knew the prisoner and MOrin blortOn. I had pewee e
warrant to apprehend her. I never told the pi4stmer
that I had a warrant to apprefiendheri or thee; bag a,
a letter from Mr. Whitmore to aiipiebeit bet,, •
t
clothes which were on the body wile givento Coif at •it - ,
inquest. I have had th.m ever' amt.
Cross-examined—l had heard it reported in the pl. eei
that Maria Marten would be talked tip for having a boo-
card child ; I have known the prisoner alt 134 We, lad
never knew him out of temper.
Henry Haroourt—l am a gunmaker atSadbary, and
know the prisoner. in February,. 1897, he came and
brought me a pair of pistols, trilbe repaired: I •don't
know if these (those which Lea produced)'be they. They
were percussion pistols, and so are theie. .Percussion
pistols have ebeesi invented about seven or eight years.
Cross-easmined—che prisoner and a Toting' woman
took them•away. • I did mrs,kriow•her. They 'called for
them on the sth of March.
Thomas Ayres.-II •lived some time at Polstead ; I
recollect Stoke Fair in 1827; I know the Red •Btrn at
Polstead, end.the Thittirlene _there; .1 never went over
that field with a pick-axe on my shoulder.
Cress.mtawrioed-1 -closil Anew what I wis doing ai
checks, of Stoke• Fair.; II dote' know that I worked with
apiok-axe at all that year; I wore a velveteen jacket,
and :so did therpiisoner.
John Lawton—l am a surgeon ; J was present when
the Coroner's „Jury went to View the body found in the
Red Ilarn•on the 20th of April. It had not been dis-
turbed, except th a t4beearth had been lemoved from the
top al it ; if,lay int:.e holein thelain in which it bad
'been-buried ; it.was in the right.handbay of the barn;
Weiss, in-patts, much ,decomposed, -parts mote than
ashen; troop : any: ezansinujon ,of • the 'body, I. thouW
hate saitd.iiLbetbbdien in the ground nine. Of • ten 10009thill
le.llaate,:hasE.L4anown orodsititef it ; the -stayerllatioel
petticoat.shift,n handkerchief &mind t,te neck, sackings
aarlgartera, and high. obc4l4.4eigil-p ,r itins-of a- legbom
UMW Warned witbkiack.-7,-(praducesnilibbandker,
chief)—this was found underneath her hips.; • thin is the
baorkketchief I
.A00k.9,1 . Ales. nirok. . (The rest of the
ittticies he .eneetjoed, the .wksess produced; they
were altarlY iindistitvgliiishaide as to -material or • form
pf. article.) Them ;was ~.part of the sleeve .of ,a blue
coat, and the body was in part of a sack ;Jim right
Itand.mas clothe rigbtrliregt •.She,,inas,qteite crowded
down. close toilette; ; , jt.miasta-Jefllselei.l)(4o.-!--a 1u 1.
young woman. I. examined the face; it was in
a yery.bad Mate, .hut there. was, an, appearance of .blood
about it( particularly pn the light litie„pf it. , I fomirl
the, green-striped handkerchi. Crotmcl.h.r peck ; stairs
tied in the usual way, but drawn extremely tight, ie ele
to forma complete groove round the neck; it Was "rip.
patently done for the purpose, as-if is had been pulled i
so by some person; it ,was sufficiently tight, that
I . should , say it ..would have -killed any .• one ; it ,
mould, baee produced ,strangulation; thebaudmight
pass. bOtekeen the interior and. the -exterior folds of
tbskb.andberchiet. ; Theicwas in the,neilt. an appear.
IWO of as stalk *hoot an inch. and a ball in length; it
•Wed perpendicular; it extended ,deep kilo .the, ilex k ; -II
Qum's, sat•Wbas•Pasts particalady_wereininted hy it,
the body was so putrid; there was a wen on the pecks'
;oboist. the miadle,pf the ;Rock, •io fiont ; -there . was,tbe 1
eppeatance,.o(. att.ialary.fvoitiog.,twen .dpoe-to the right ;
eye, .oitif the right-side of!ditiace. r 144.piteated as if
soinethi&ig bid4satted.iuto the Meg deePoi."o44, r °tb
i4'
injuring the bonciapd:theonose. ; I.,floinlff il Wel °Me ill
IWO. Wodys.; byisomeAking:passiag io at .114,1,1144*k.
and then out at jibe
.right„ ()oil ; And-,there was atmab
Also ; it Appeared ay_ it. a „bag hod possed.l4o,4o-#.
left Cheek*-Xeillaving ttle3l,o•lofet ge.lg4iFe...•. Wkilt!Pß
was. in. suck. W.etete .that; it. Was 44aPROAbletetitialk
any thtpg out of k; I.,Opp't• this*. 4,:hali ..q, p-smeg,
through would .of ifoelf.,eaustt 4e.0 ; .but...with.,the
strangulation,.
.and
.the job :in
„, th.e ACCIFP-111*d.
hive been sufficient, with the ball, to produCe.digth.
The bone dividing the ,nosteitoyeae qui:e broken, and
chives; quite ,out of its, place, _4wpm/fatly Ise, ,the bail
which had passed thritogh; I pprowd,theklieAsisti.i.flid
not disoorm any myself; theto,,wag an ftslbOttoo .4...1he
lungs to the uteatbtane, which. ,linet „the ASlst pli„ltte
!ight.sideL this, wattld is li,catt,e, istOttPlAoff,,,. POct
she would. have copipkisinold'afscough, ,with pule; * fa.
side; I found Ant small,piecee, oitione in, the,koati
which might have fallen through during the prmedd
of decoppositipa ;. they. , wemparid .of .the in tcytur,, of
the nose.. as .1_40.0d thipk. Ilie: left hind Tos Perlt!
_rated from the liiotly& ichad the .uggearapce of it,,ske7
leton 494, and ,worylel,liove,lnve prodoceds.blitlSs9,4l-
position. ; .illopld..thiek..tbay, he. injvr.ies, wither
the handkeithief,would. ocit.have ;Mart. deatli.7-pos-
-I+4 they, m,glil front, inll,,,utmatipn.,
,I . have stoic
seen the, heart. fmkribs •
the head; the ribs: .Una....tbe
.Isitait were ' brOught byl .havg psysell,a _ portion of
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something had penetrated between the sth and 6th ribs,
and there was a stab in the heart which. corresponded
with the opening in the ribs. It award foliate been
done with a sharp instrument. That lapin would haire
blensytheient alone to Roclucedeath, :I.found a cor-
responding markl on Ate shift; thengening.in the. thift
corresponded in n with, that o( the. ribi. ISW no
mark qn the stays ;they: were too isrflit 'decomposed
to, ;liars. se" the opening oU them, if at bete had;fornieilt
been
.one. I hay.ele#o. at the swerd which hai been
produced, which appears to fit the wound through the
ribs and the °mon in the shift. I. penetrated
.two in'
three inches ; it pi(ssed 'down' the wound to that 'relent,
I.found one part of the wound' svMetitad'tbe ,otheenar:
row, so as to correspond with the sword; the ribs were in
'a tolerable state of prenreatiOn., it, appeared as if *the
A Mad In the heart hid been madeby.ao Minus:sent like
this sword: Tatted it' also into a wound in the spbe.
rpidal linos ;it oi4ireteifiiiici. about an inch ; I ha**
'examined the wound bead'irias. '&1144.
..(Oit
orrily. ii gained. 40 that no bullechid been frasnd in
'the hart, but the onesprilien . 4.4 as found. in the Nub
`ret"icl4e containing the ptstols.l The U)tet OiOtr
.thit
'he p titinf.ttie ball was first fired before the's*.
w 'sa some• blood on 'the' shift, the stay's, the handl:et,
c ref round the neck., the lawn handkerehiecand the
silk haodlierchief,' and apparently on the bonnet; 'I
don't recollect any part et a shawl; I took off the gar-
tett; tbet were made of narrow white tape ; in tilting
hold of one of the dines, the fort came off; the lower
and upper jiw had each a tooth out; but cannot say
on which side the left jaw ; trite one o.n.the right, I think,
nad been out a long time; I am able•to distinguish
between the cavity of a tooth extract-d while living,
and that of one out by decay; I have the bead
here—(jaw produced); this is the jaw. and there are now
two teeth gone, the one on the left I think has fallen
out since death, the, other has been out much longer.
Cross-examined—l am thirty in 'October. I have
practised twelve months for myself. I was six years
with Mudd, of Gedliog. I have never seen a body
d.ssected which had been buried nine or ten months. 'I
did not perceive the stab in the ribs,. or the pistol bullet
in the harts ; this was because! could not tbeu clean the
bones inffiejelnir to examine so Minutely. There was
flesh on the face, bat greatly decomposed. In a wound
made during life the edges gape Open; one made
after death gapes very little. I opened the chest and
the abdomen to the'barsi; When I opened the 'chest. I
made myself one wound in the heart; I am positive this
was not the wound I have spoken of ; theme I made was
in the right ventricle, 'upper pact of it ; the other was
just at the apes of the heart between the right and left
ventricle; I saw no injury other than l have spoken of;
none made by a spade. The weight of the body might
tighten the handkerchief round :the neck in that way,
if it had been raised up by the handkerchief after death;
I took the shift from the bOdy, but saw DO mark in trip
shift at that time:, / did Oot look. till Iliad dis-
covered the wound in theheart ; the ribs, when brought
to me had the skin on. I should have made the obser-
vations I did with respect to the body if it had been
taken from a grave in the church-yard; my judgment
is formed- from my 'own observations, unmixed- With
what I have heard since. I can speak with, certainty
that the hall came out at the eye, from the manner its
which the bones are driven ; the bones are eery ninth
shattered; at the barn, I didiot with certainty know
Whether this hid been date' by a pistor-bullet, or was
the effect of decomposition.
Re-examined.—l have seen the dissection of dead
bodies for 15 years. I could distinguish between a
v!cli;a4 infiicted.on digging up the body, and one given
many months before. Ibinieve that none cf the wounds
that I saw were done at the digging up of the body.
did not very particularly examine the hips when the
bridy was Liken up. The groove round the neck, pro-
doted by the handkerchict, could not have been pro-
duced by the lifting.up of the.body by the external fold
of handkerchief at the discovery of the body. It
Might have bait produced 14:tlie lilting it tipin'thit
manner just as the Orion *is dyiig. From the Sip.
penance thii must have beat oecasiesed at the period
of the sleothialdtepersoo. After cletnningthe,bi?nes.
sould,eee. the injory,done to. them better, than I Auld
before. have no, doubt it was done by a bullet at 'song
time or other.
Mr. ANDREWB then proposed to call another medical
witness, in order to carol:rotate the testimony of the pre.
ceding one.
The It.oaD Cum &sox asked the Learned Counsel.
whethei; after the fatigue which they ma all undergone
during the day. hi would proceed 'any further that
night. He should eonteiire that the witness whom the
Learned Gentleman bad called would not. be the only
winless whom he would have occasion to call in support
of his case.
Mr. ANDREWS replied, that he certainly had other
medical witnesses to call in confirmation of his care;
and not only medical witnesses, but such ethers as were
necessary to identify the different articles found on the
discove:ed in the barn, as articles of dress belong-
ing to Maria. Marten.
The -Loan CHIEF BARON said, that as that was
the case, be thought the hour had now arrived at
which it would be expedient to adjourn the Cottrt.
It.. was quite evident the case could not finish that
Right. ,There were several witnesses, it .ape eared, to
be examined on the part of tire prosecution; a' d
after that 'there *was, if he was tightly iritornied,
Nit of that he knew nothing) a defence of considee-
able length to be delivered by the prisoner. After that
itiwould..be his duty to charge.the Jury ; and, to say
setthiogpf. other iorsonvenierices to public justice, he
must obseive, that at the end Of that time, he himself
iliotild searee(y'be iii conditinii to make those remarks
on'theetidence, whit)) wined naturally be expected from
him. In a civil case, he might perlil.s have been in-
Flined to have proceeded with-Abe trial te-night ; but in
a case of such solemn importance to the prisoner at the
bai, and of' such gieat importance to the public in gest
octal, he could not piesume to enter upon an analysis
of the evidence, when they must all of them be so ex-
tremely fatigued. Under these circumstances he thought
that. they must adjourn till to-morrow morning.
It was of course determined that this adjournment
should take place. The crier then proceeded to swear
in the different officers of the High Sheriff, each of
whom had to remain during the night in attendahce
upon a juror, to prevent all communication (except
among,tnemselves) on the subject,or'„titia.,trials.
Tneprisoner, who had during theearlinart of the

day maintained an air of indifference to his awful situa-
tion, there being generally a sritile'Playing• upon his
features, although his eye had a heavy firedness, occa-
sioneally convulsed with a sudden movement, betraying)
with a character not to be mistaken, the emotion under
which he laboured during the delivery o( particular
passages in the evidence, seemed to have lost a ins.
slain-1)1e part of his confidence towirds the deist Of tte
day. Much of this alteration may4ertsepai be ettri.
bumble to the fatigue incident to situation.
fact of the alteration. was, however, too„anparalt t 9
ex peobservetion. His attention was intens4y dire ted
towards; the surgeon during the whole vf his examinaiien;

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