The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-11-11 00:00:00

THE MURDER OF MR. W. WEARE.

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,A curious scene was exhibited in Manchester Windings.
on Saturday last, in consequence of Johnson; a messenger
of the Commissioners of Bankrupts, breaking into the
premises lately occupied there by John Thurtell,..
200 persons were assembled, and an entrance . being obe - •
tamed, there was a diligent search made for any property,
which might be there deposited. There was very little
' furniture in the house, but there were several parcels of
goods, glass, quart pets, &c. found, which no doubt had
been obtained under false pretences, but the valise, how-
ever, was not snore than 501. Among other things found
in the parlour were a pair of immense dumbbells, weigh-
ing 8 or 91b. each. These were the weapons with which
John Thurtell intended to have murdered Mr. Woods, his
rival in the affections of Miss Noyes. It now appeari
that it is not the Miss Noyes who is in custody wail •
'the object of Thurtell's affections; but a younger sister of
tier's, possessing some personal charms. The dumb hells
were taken to Bow Street. Some blame has been attached
to Ruthven, the Bow Street Officer, for not taking into
custody the man who was in bed in the same room with J.
'f hurtell. This is certainly without foa ndstion, inasmuch
as Ruthven only had a warrant to apprehend Thurtell, and
therefore would not have been justified in apprehending
any body else. !Lis asserted, however, that this mysterious
stranger, of whom so much as been said, is actually in
custody—his name was Ennison, aliss Emicrson, and he is
one of those against whom a bill of indictment has been
found for conspiring to defraud Mr. Utahans of four thousand
pounds.
it is reported that the Magistrates of Hertfordshire are
in possession of evidence regarding the Thurtell's gang,
which discloses acts of even more dreadful atrocity than
the horrid deed which has lately so much occupied the
public mind. This evidence is kept secret, but it is said to
have transpired that one gentleman, who has been mur-
dered, was cast into the Thames from Battersea Bridge;
and that on the Wednesday night preceding the murder of
Wrare (which took place on Friday), the party had sta-
tioned themselves close to the County Fire Office, to com-
plete the intended assassination of Mr. Barber Beaumont,
the Managing Director of that establishment. That
gentleman has been in the habit of frequently sitting. in
his office, or study, on the groun.l.floor, of an evening, and
close to the window (which window looks into Titchborne
Street), without having the shutters closed. It was planned
that something should be thrown against the window,
which would cause him ju remove the blind, and look out,
when J. Thurtell was prepared with his air-gun to effect
the murder. It fortunately happened that Mr. Beaumont
did not sit in this room on that evening, or the following;
and on the third the murderers were occupied in dispatching
their victim Weare.
The late Mr. Weare's laundress will be examined before
the Magistrates at Watford this day, and the shire of that
Gentleman, as well as the linen found in Hunt's lodgings,
will be submitted to her inspection.

HERTFORD. Nov. 10.—Orders have been issued from high
official authority, to restrain all further communication of
intelligence respecting the prisoners confined here on the
charge of murder, and additional precautions have been
taken for the frustration of any attempt to rescue. In lien
of ono watchman to the gaol, si x are now employed, relieving
each other in turns; two going the round of the gaol within
the outer wall constantly during the day and night. There
are also several officers from 'low Street in this town, for
the purpose of recognising any of the associates of the pri-
soner, should they flatus' a visit.
Saturday there was a meeting of the Magistrates of the
County at the Town Hall ; their deliberations were private,
but it was resolved that ■n order should he issued to the
Governor of the gaol, prohibiting the admission of any per• •
son to even a sight of either of the three prisoners confined
there; and recommending it to all gentlemen in the com-
mission of the peace, not being visiting Magistrates to the
gaol, to forego the exercise of their usual privilege; this
order was signed by upwards of 20 Magistrates of the
neighbourhood. A warrant was some days since Issued for
the apprehension of Leman, who is supposed to be now in
Paris, which, being backed by the French Ambassador to
the Court of St. James's, was addressA and transmitted to
Sir C. Stuart, to be laid before the French Minister of
Police. It has been reported that it is the intention of
Leman to surrender himself—this, however, we rather
doubt. The prisoners continue to conduct themselves very
well.
Noyes, Woods, and Probert were formerly supposed t)
he in partnership as wine•merchants, nearly opposite the
Ilungerford Coffee House, in the Strand. The latter was
the real proprietor of the concern, although Mr. Noyes
carried on the business; it is now supposed that be aud
Woods merely sold on commission for Mr. Probert.

THE SCENE OF THE LATE MURDER.
The fineness of the weather on Sunday induced great
numbers of persons to visit the scene of the atrocious art.
At Elstree the curious made their first halt. Here the

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grave of Mr. Weare, in Elstr..e Church-yard, was visited,
and the pond, about a quarter of a mile out of the vilia4e, : .
where the body of the unfortunate man was found. The •
Artichoke inn, to which the corpse was carried, and where
the Coroner's inquest was held, was, for snore reasons than
one, an object of great attraction. —Air. Field, the land-
lord, was on the jury, and is therefore fully competent to
the task of answering the numerous questions put to hint
by his customers. Here the sack, in which the remains of
the victim hail been carried from Probert'a cottage, was
shown. The marks of blood which it bears gave it pet u-
liar interest in the eyes of those who coveted to see every
thing in any way connected with the murder. A few per-
sons were accommodated with small pieces of the sack,
which they seemed to regard as relics of extraordinary
vane.
The two small inns at the end of Gill's Hill Lane were
crowded. Not a few, however, of the horsemen and the mas-
ters of the various vehle.es which arrived, declined making a
halt there, and proceeded ':p the lane. Gill's Hill-lane is a
long crooked turning. It is narrow from the beginning, but up
to the cottage where Probert lived, or n-arty up to it, a gig
can be passed by horsemen or pedeitrinns. After passing the
cottage it gets so extremely contracted that the smallest vehicle
completely fills it, and foram. thins to pass in an opposite di-
rection is absolutely Impossible. Its windings were exploivi
for a considerable distance beyond the house, to get a sight of .
the spot where the crime was perpetrated. Those on toot could
reach this spot by crossing a field. To approach it by the lane
was no easytask, as the road had been so cut up that the clayey
mud is, in some places, almost knee-deep. Notwithstanding
this, many Indies ventured through it, regardless of the injury
which it inflicted on their finery, and the danger to which it
exposed themselves.
The break in the hedge was originally but small ; it is
now about six feet wide, having been this enlarged by the
operations of those curious people, who consider a twig from
the hedge, through which the remains of the murdered man
Had been dragged, must furnish a treat to their equally carious
friends.
The cottage was very closely invested on all sides.
' Here the kitchen .t hen the supper was prepared on the
night of 51r. Weare's death, and the small parlour in which
the parties now in prison passed the night. claimed atten-
tion. The latter is a pretty little room, with a pleasant
10..k.0ut. The nails which had resounded with the mar-
-1 derer's mirth, after t e horrid business of the evening hail
I been performed, furnished matter fur serio:,s contemplation
. and the sofa on which one of the party reclined, and
Iwhich was stained with the tictim's blood, was not
pissed over unnoticed. The cover of the sofa which had
thus been soiled has been taken away to secure its being
1 I forthcoming at the trial.
, The persons now in possession of the honse bad honks
t, sell, containing a nal rative of the murder, %licit a pia-
i of the premises. They did not complain for want ut cnst,
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The fishpond, into which the dead body was dawn bel