The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-11-06 00:00:00

NOYES,

The examination of these women before the Magistrates at
Watford was protracted to eight o'clock Ott Tuesday evening,
when they were taken back by Bishop end Simmons to the
Essex Arms, and were immediately conveyed from thence to
St. Albans gaol, in separate post chaises. The female servant
and boy lately in the employment of Mr. Probert wore also
examined. The former described the circumstance of her
seeing Hunt lying on the sofa on the evening of the mu;der,
sad also spoke of the circumstance to which we yesterday
alluded, namely, the sofa squab being stained with blood.
Mrs. Prober' slid Miss Noyes were found at their lodgings
in Castle Street, Long Acre, and in a basket belonging t 6 the
former a•psir of man's gloves found, which were very muddy
and dirty ; it is believed they belonged to Probert. There
were other stains on them, but whether of blood or not is not
stated. Both of the unfortunate women, at the conclusion of
their examination, were much depressed and greatly fatigued.
—They were taken down to Watford by special summonses,
and their commitment to custody seems to
_have been a step
justified by the disclosures which were made during their
examinations. _ .

Mrs. Probert is a pretty little, plump, fair woman, shoot
24 years of age. Her sister, 3liss Nuyes, is not so riod
looking, and has lost the sight of her left eye. We stated
yesterday that some important information Lad been
obtained by means of the eirim,naticn. The Magistrates,
acting upon the intel!igence which they derived from the
inquiry, issued warrants for the apprehension of some
Ipersons in London. Tire w..remts were placed in the
hands of Mr. Bishop, who arrived in town yesterday morn-
ing to execute them. If Bishop should succeed in finding
the individuals whom be is iu search of, they will of course
be conveyed to Watford to undergo an examination.
The father of Mrs. Prohert and Mr. and Miss Noyes w.ts
' a gentleman of cansiderable respe:tabiiity ; be carried on
an extensive and lucrative business as a !mixer at
Flozfield, in Wiltshire; retiring from business, he resided
for some years, highly respected, at Hampstead ; be has been
dead some time. _

Lemon, who is the man of wisoas so touch has been said
under the initial L., has not yet been taken ; and as he
knows he is " wanted," his keeping out of the way in-
creases the suspicion which has been excited, perhaps
unjustly, against him. It is stated that he has direated tits
furniture to be sold, and that his chere wale is taking steps
for that purpose.
The chambers of the late Mr. Weave. in Lyon's Inn,
have not been as yet examines!. They are padlo:k rd ; ,and
the examination is not to take place till the arrival of tits
elder brother in town. It is suspected, however, that thee
were visited by Hunt on the Saturday after the murder. It
will be recollected that he left the servant-bey of Proht rt
waiting fur him behind St. Clement's Church while he
went on some errand. The key of the chambers, and the
key of the escrutoire within them, were always kept by Mr.
Weare, attached to the purse which fell into the hands of
the murderers. so that means were afforded of rifling the
MOMS of their valuable contents—if the parties in Tiestioa
were so disposed.
Late on the night of Monday last a stranger left a pantr
at the house of Benjamin Rouke, Esq., the Coroner fur the
county; it was anonymous, and contained information that
early on the ensuing morning a person world leave Londau
fur Probert's cottage, in search of property. It further
stated, that the note was arm by the person who c onmstni-
cated to the Coroner the circumstance of Woo Is being
decoyed to the house in Manchester Buildings. In conies
quesiceof the receipt of this note, Mr. Roake immediately
left Hertford, well armed, in his gig, for Coll's Hid
Cottage. Yesterday the water in the large pond
where the body of the deceased was first put, was drained
entirely off, and a general, hut unsuccessful search made fur
the clothes and property of the deceased.
It was stated, that J. Timidl had written to a friend
of his in whose house he had lodged, requeszing particular
care to be taken of an air gun, and it was added, that no
such thing could be founa. This is erraneans. When J.
Thurtell was apprehended, Ituthven found upon him J
small ballets, or what are called buck shot, which saited
the calibre of the pistol found in his pocket; lint when
asked about them, he denied that they belonged to or
were intended fur the pistol, and slid they were cast fur
an air gun, which he had bad for some time. lie subsea
quently wrote the letter alluded to, req.'s/sting. that care
might be taken of it, and this letter being intercepted,
led to the finding of the deadly instrument. The letter
was addressed to Mrs. Walker, a young wool its who bad
lived at the Cock, in ttie Ilayinarket, as bar in aid to 'rho%
'Fhurtell. She married lately to a man named Walker, a
tailor, and lives in a garret in Windmill-street, Haymarket.
Upson; the ()Aker, upon having this letter pet into his
hand, went to the Cock, where in a room occupied os-
-1 casionaliy by John Thurtell, he found the air gun toil
its apparatus. The gun itself is in the shape of a
common walking stick It is composed of metal, cased t; site
tin, and colored so as to look like Wood. There were notes
upon it to resemble knots which are seen upon certain de-
-1 scriptions of sticks. The top part of the stick takes off, sr..l
the air pump, which is separate from the rest, hut so sma
as to go into the pocket, is fixed on in a moment, and the
gun tilled with air. The ralibre is very small, it being C4l.
culated only for a species of bullet very laths larger Vial
swan-shot. The gun has been tried by the officer, and to a 111
to be most perfect and effective in is oiteratians. It tv...l
send a ballet through an inch deal hoard at a tnodelate
distance.lt has been shown to a gun maker, and pronoanced
to be one of the cornpletest things of the kiwi ever menu-
featured. In time room where it was found was a cupboard,
tie door of which was full of p .rforations, and no doaht
had been made a sort of target by John Thtutell. It is
stated that this instrutnene was purchased by him for the
express purpose of assassinating air. Bather Beaumont, the
managing director to the County Fire Office, thrones
whose exertions chiefly the bill of indictment was found
against the Thurtells and others, for conspiring to defraud
that estab i.hosent. John Tourtell was often seen at night
lurking about the back entrance of the house in Regent
Street, the way by which Mr. Beaumont usually entered.
'That gentleman was frequently warned by the firemen
and servants, of John Thur•ell's epp.rently lying in wait
for him; but their fears were lotglittA at. It was stipiess:al
he only meant to intimidate. When Mr. 13:!auttiont went
to John Thurtell in 11-rttnrd gaol, at his request, to
receive his confession, 'newel' dam declined to give it
until after he had cousulied Mr. C. Pearson, his Attorne.
.Ir. Beaumont asked him if it was true that he in •ant to
kill him as hr had threatened:: he replied, No sir. Ile was
then asked why be had been so often about the Coanty
Fire Office of a night? lie said lie used to spend Ilk even-
lags at Ward's, a politic house close by—Ward denies this;
wsd there is little doubt teat the Managing Director was
of a of Lis intended victims.

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Since th!fisvting of the air gun. Bishop, the principal of;F:•er
of Bow Street, went to Mrs. Walker's, in Windusiit tilreet,
here. in a clothes trank belanging to John Thurtell, he fou:sd
e ba:,o let, highly sharpened, which he brought away.
Oa the night of Wednesday last, when John Tuurtell and
hunt were taken to Watford, 'their conduct was marked with
extreme let ity. The writer of this statement was in the•room
with thi m. at the Essex Arius, before the lavesiigstion.
cum-
u e iced, and they had s:arcely been there half au hour, w'.. n
Hant commenced singing. lie sung one entire song, and us
melted verses of several others, until checked by the utEcer