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THE LATE MURDER AT ST. HELENS

The adjourned inquest, on view of the body of the late Mr,
Henry Grayson, was held at St. Helens on Tuesday, before
John. Heyes, Esq., coroner. Mr. Wiliam Storey, superin-
tendent of the county police, said that having received in-
formation of the murder, he went to the deceased's house on
the morning of the fatal occurrence, and gave directions for
the apprehension of the Woodses, the Jacques, and the
Lucases, who have been taken since. Serjeant Brandwood
told witness he bad captured a man of the name of Meadow-
crofti who had marks of blood upon his trowsers, which ap-
peared to have been scraped with a knife. Meadowcroft had
a knife in his possession, which had the appearance of blood
on the blade, and which he stated was moss. told him the
marks were not moss ; and he' made no reply. Jacques had
had some drink, and was very dirty, as if he had not been in
bed all night. Meadowcroft was drunk. I passed them on
to St. Helens, and took them up in my gig between the de-
ceased's house and Denton's-green. As I passed Denton's-
green, I pointed out the spot where deceased was murdered.
They said, "Isit ?" I had them locked up separately.
When I first took Jacques into the gig, he said, " 1 will tell
you something." I said, " Well, what is it ?" He said, " I
shan't tell you until we get to St. Helens." When he got
to St. Helens, he said, " I shan't tell you anything now."
Prior to going to Rainford, I examined the marks of a foot
which I saw near the spot where the body was found. I af-
terwards compared them with the prisoner Woods's shoe,
There appeared to be marks of a scuftle,—a regular ring was
made round the body., About six or seven yards from this,
I observed the footmarks,. which I believe corresponded with
Woods's shoes. There were several large nails in the soles.
After Charles and Robert Woods had been apprehended, I
took their shoea up. The left foot shoe m Robert Woods
corresponded with the impression. They had been brought
to the police-station about twelve o'clock. Robert was
brought first, and Charles afterwards. When I first saw the
shoe, I at once thought it corresponded with the footmark.
The pocket-handkerchief of the deceased was found near the
footmark. When I compared the shoe with the footmark, I
first noticed the mark of the three nails in the centre of the
heel, and one makes an impression by the side of the other.
I found they were exectly alike. Since that day I have ap-
prehended Molyneux and William Jacques. The handker-
chief now produced by me was left at the station-house, by
Thomas Lightfoot. The stick I produce was found by me in
the ditch, near where the deceased was found lying. There
is now a little himaan hair on the stick ; it had more when I
found it. A knife was found on Meadowcroft, which appears
to have been used for scraping mud. On searching Meadow-
croft, I found one shilling and eightpence, and a tobacco-box.
Christopher Blades sworn : I keep the Gerrard Arms, at
Denton's-green. On Saturday, the 4th instant, several per-
sons were drinking at my house in the evening. One of
them was Mr. John Marsh. Between twelve and one o'clock
I accompanied him on his way. home. On the road we. saw
two men; one of them was a tall man, who wore a light
harragan jacket and trowsers, and a cap ; the other was a
shot t man, in dark clothes. Marsh remarked to me, that he
did not like their appearance, and requested me to go a little
further with him, which I did. When I left him I returned
home. I saw the men go in the direction of my door, but,
on inquiry. I found they bad not been there. They must
have gone in the direction of the Seven Stars. It was one
o'cloc when I got to bed.
James Ranson sworn : I live at Eccleston, and keep the
Seven Stars public-house in Gracious-street. On Saturday
night, the 4th instant, about ten minutes to eleven o'clock,
Isaac Jaques, Thomas Molyneux, who had a fiddle, and
Robert Woods, came to my house. They had not anything
to drink that I know of, and they appeared to me to be sober.
I know Meadowcroft, but he was not with them. John
Parr had been in my house, and I understand they afterwards
went to his house. I did not see Thomas Woods that night.
It was a club night, but they had nothing to do with it.
They left about twelve o'clock. They had neither stick nor
gun with them.
Ann Eccleston sworn : I left the Seven Stars on Saturday
night, the ,Ith instant, about twelve o'clock. I saw Robert
Woods, Isaac Jaques, and a man named Molyneux there. I
left them there at twelve o'clock. They had nothing to
drink. Molyneux wanted to play the fiddle, but he was not
permitted.
Henry Colquitt sworn.—l live near the Seven Stars. On
Sunday morning week, some persons, whom I did not see,
broke my door open. I slept at my father-in-law's. A young
man who courts my wife's sister fetched me to see them
fight another man. I went to my father-in-law's. They had
some ale in a bottle, and we drank until it was all gone.
We came out at about five minutes past one o'clock. A
man fastened on me by the collar, and said, " Will you see
fair play ?" I said " N es." This was before I had the ale.
After I had seen fair play, and had the ale, I went home.
I found three men there. One was asleep on the dresser.
It was before daylight. It was between five and six o'clock.
One of them said that if I did not get out of the house,
he would make me. They asked if I had any money. I
said I had threepence, and would give it to them. They
were not open at the Seven Stars. They then left the house.
I had been drinking brandy on Saturday, at the Seven
Stars, and ale afterwards, and I was very drunk. One of
the men played the fiddle, and we danced, and I don't
know what. I went with them. We first went to Arnold's
beer-shop. There were two men there. After the bell rang
for church the landlord would not fill us any more drink,
and told us to go out of the house one at a time. I then went
home. It was not my house, but Parr's, that the men or-
dered me out of. Jacques said to me there, " Will you
forgive me for breaking your door open?" I said yes, and
he then told me how he came to break it open. They had
broken into the house to get something to eat. The men's
names are Woods, Jacques, aad Molyneux. When I was in
Arnold's house, Jacques said he had, on the previous night.
peeped in over the window-shutter of Blade's house, and
seen Marsh and some other men there. I had previously
seen the men at the Seven Stars. I know that my house
was broken open, as I have had to put another lock upon it.
Jacques had a stick with him, about as long as the stick
produced, (that found near the body.) 1 heard of the mur-
der in my own house. I did not at first know who it was.
It was my wife who mentioned it.
This witness, who had been out of the way for a couple of
days, was brought before the jury in a very advanced state
of intoxication. The coroner did not reduce his evidence to
writing in consequence, and the courtiwas further adjourned
until to-morrow.
Mary Colquitt, the wife of the last witness, was afterwards
examined. Her evidence went to corroborate the chief
points spoken of by her husband.
Sir John Gerard, Bart., on returning from a hunt with his
stag-hounds, called at the Town-hall to make inquiries as to
the progress of the coroner's inquiry, and a messenger from
Knowsley-hall was in waiting some time to convey the result
of it to the noble resident of that place. The Earl of Derby
haslaudably intimated his desire to give £5O, in addition to
the reward of £lOO,- which is 'already offered by the govern-
ment and the deceased's relatives, for the discovery of the
murderer.

ST.HELEN'S,WEDNESDAY MoaxiNG.—The prisoners were
again brought up before Samuel Taylor and Charles Orrell,
Esqrs., the magistrates, to-day. The additional evidence
taken by the coronersince their last meeting was read over,
and Colquitt, who gave evidence at the inquest while in a state
of intoxication, was re-examined, and corroborated in every
particular what he then deposed. He affirmed more confi-
dently that the stick he saw in Jacque's possession the night
before the murder is the same as that found near the place of
the murder by Mr. Storey, with human hair upon it.
The magistrates, after a long deliberation, concluded upon
discharging three of the prisoners—namely, Charles Woods,
Thos. Meadowcroft, and Wm. Jacques, on entering into
their own recognizances to appear again when called upon.
The other three—viz., Isaac Jacques, Robert Woods, and
Thos. Molyneux, were remanded until Tuesday afternoon,
to await the decision of the jury on the inquest.
There were several other parties whom the jury thought it
expedient to have examined ; but not being present, they de-
cided upon an adjournment until Thursday afternoon at half-
past one o'clock, then intending positively to close the
inquiry.
The Coroner adjourned the inquest until Thursday.

ADJOURNED INQUEST
ST. HELEN'S, THURSDAY ATTERNOON.—Mary Colquitt
again examined.—She went to the Seven Stars about eleven
o clock for her husband, and there saw Isaac Jacques, Robt.
Woods, and Thomas Molyneux, also in the house. She
stayed there until twelve o'clock, and left those men there.
She went to say further, that she saw Jacques strike the table
with something, but saw no stick.
William Colquitt was also again examined, and said, the
stick foUnd near the place of the murder was very like the
one Isaac Jacque had on Saturday night, at the Seven Stars
public-house. It was cut in the same manner at the end.
Re left the three prisoners—lsaac Jacques, Woods, and
Molyneux, in the Seven Stars, at twelve o'clock. After re-
capitulating the substance of the evidence as detailed above,
he said it was about seven o'clock when he and the prisoners
went to Arnold's beer shop. Arnold had just got up, and
was dressing. They had some ale. The prisoners paid for
none of the drink. They stayed until the bell began to ring
for church. Arnold asked them whether they had been any
where else than' Ranson's the night before, and Jacque said
they had been to Blades's, at Denton's Green, but did not
enter in, and looking over the window-shutter, he saw who
were in, mentioning John Marsh, John Tasker, and some
others. There was some paper produced after this was
mentioned, which Jacque said he had found on coming back
from the Green, on the side of the road, wrapped up in a rag.
The rag was of a dark colour, the same as a pocket, and had
the appearance of a purse. It was the size of a small money
bag, about as large as a man's hand, and had no string to it.
It was jagged at the top edge, as if it were roved. They stuck
the rag and paper in the fire altogether. The paper was
printed, and figures written upon it. Arnold read it.
The coroner produced two tickets lifrom the Red Lion
weighing machine, where the deceased had been the day be-
fore, and weighed some potatoes, the tickets of which
it was supposed he must have had in his possession when
murdered, and Witness was asked whether papers he saw
were like them ?
Witness replied, that one of the papers was given to him,
and it was like one of them.
Re-examination continued. —I heard Arnold read them,
and " potatoes " were mentioned. I believe the name
" Grayson " was mentioned. They gave me one ticket,
which they said was dated the day before (Saturday), and it
was the only one of any use. Arnold said I might perhaps
get a quart of ale for giving it to Grayson. I put it in my
pocket—the side pocket, I think. It remained there, I be-
lieve, until last night, when I think 1 used it in the neces-
sary. I have looked for it to-day, but cannot find it. The
other papers and the rag were burnt, I think, by Arnold. I
had not at that time heard of Grayson's death. I have heard
since how he was injured, and that his pocket was cut out.
The rag which was burnt at Arnold s was not a bag, but like
a bag. The prisoner Molyneux was in our house afterwards
that morning. While the prisoners were talking about being
at Denton's Green, one of them called prisoner Molyneux a
dirty d-1 for sleeping on the midden, and he replied that it
was not on a midden, but on some litter on the back-side of

a midden.
Mr. Storey here said he had examined the place, and
found a number of potatoe-top; lying, which had the ap-
pearance of a man having lain upon them; but it had rained
a great deal since the night of the murder, so that the marks
of a person having lain there were but feeble.
William Arnold, beerseller, Eccleston, said—l remember
Jacques,Woods, Molyneux and Colquitt coming to my house
on Sunday morning. They had some drink. Theyremained
there until the church bell rung. No one ever produced me
any paper to read. I never saw any in possession of any of
them, and neither a bag nor rag. I did not hear them men-
tion about being at Rawson s. They did not say they had
been at Denton's Green. They did not say they had peeped
over the window. The three men who were discharged yes-
terday called at my house last night, but I had no conversation
with them. None of their friends have bad any conversation
with me.
This evidence being contradictory to Colquitt's, lie was