The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-09
THE ENGLISH TROPPMAN.
THE MURDERER OF a FAMILY OF
SEVEN PERSONS HANGED.
The Most Brutal Mardcr Of the Nineteenth
Ccnturv-Piending "Not Guilty" Four
teen Timcs-The Death Sentence RE-
rcived with m Military Salute.

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morning at Aylesbury lie died protesting bis limo
| cence.
| The executed convict. who was 80 years Of age
| and whose occupation was that OF blacksmith,
was arraigned in the Crown Court NJ Aylesbury
Eng land, on the 22i ultimo for the wul murder OF
Emmanuel Marshall. Mary Anne Marshall, Charlotte
| Marshall Mary Marshall Uhe elder), Mary Marshall
Cthe younger) Theresa Marshall and Gertrude Mar
shall, at Denlar, on the 22d Of Lay, 1870.
On Monday, the 23l Of May, the inmates OF Mr..
Marshal.'s house in Denham not making their ap-
pearance as usual in the morning, an entrance was
| effected through a window by policeman The
offcer on looking through tho rooms discovered no
less than
SEVEN noDIEs DEAD,
sud. rom the marks about them, apparently muir
dured with revolving cruelty. OF the bodies,one was
that OF an old woman the grandmother; the others
were trosc of her and his wife three children,
and a. young woman, tho sister Of Eamanuel Mar.
shall Suspicion having been directed to the pris.
oncr, ho was arrested in Reading on Tuesday, the
Ab Of May when arrested he was wearing
clothes that ere Identified belonging TO Mr.. Mar
shall. Clothes that had been worn by the prisoner
previous to the murder were also found In Mr.. Mar
shsl's house.
| THE TRIAL.
The prisoner not having any counsel, alawver was
assigned him by the Court. On being called upon 10
plead, he sail " Not Guilty" to the several charges
| having 10 repeat the words no less than fourteen
times. The grand jury had found true bills for muir
der in the seven cases, and the prisoner was also
arralsued upon the eoroner's inquisition.
| The frat witness was Police Superintendent Dun-
ham. who testified that he visited Marshars house
on the night Of May 81 On catering the premises
by the back door he fouad blood tie bricks and
door.post, AMI in tho front down stairs he dis
covered the body OF Charlotte, the wife of Emanuel
Marst all, lying on her back the floor. The head
was against tie wall; the BODY had a nghtdress on
appircn,ly put on IN a hurry the head was cut.
Partly over Ills BODY the DO y Of another younE
woman, Mary Anne Marshall. partly dressed, hor
boot. partly drawn a. " dressed In hurry. aud
from other indications Il appeared tho body had been
dragged into tho room In the back kitchen he
found the body OF aged woman the mother Of
Emmanuel Marshall; 1t was l5ng on its right edo,
aud had some very severe cuts on TIC orcl cad nnL
head the uac.. Tgrt OF thc head was Battered, anu
LARGE POOL BLOOD
w.s urder the read. Sic was partly dressed In her
nighidr,ss, one STOCK Ing on, AMI an old netucnat
drawn on o. " Va hurry. Close to her side, lying
AGAINST her breast "tS tue boiy OF a young chlii;
| it, read WAS smas, cd in and re child hal nothing
on bot clerisc. L. lie nrcnNee o. the nlck
heals In tie Ire, and their bodies IN tue kitchen
4 --cre hody across the other TIE head OF one Of
= dsremcd ard quite naked cxccr; the ciemisc
The o'rcr body was hat Of Theresa Marshall her
body was living lace downwarus In the hInck
~ Ia shoO wns found tic body Of Emmanuel Mar
sla lying its hrck rear lie dnyh. The faec WAS
black With sOot TIE len side oil the face was
LErERALLY SMASHED II,
and there was n l4rge cui over tie bridge OF the
| nose. and tv GUS on the hack Of the head. TX
aminns The shnv lie ot nr marks OF struggle near
tue door all traces as " TIE body bat been DRAGGED
ttrcc or four yar's. Going stairs snd examining
the three bedrooms, the beds In eae room bad the
| appearance 81 leine slept N; lie TOO osacIothlns
j "ss turned down a. II done IN FURRY; IL Que OF
. blue clotn Gu TIE scyt, I'd one on me rig1t knee,
, nrd one ttace to T.. WIS inund. Tie bo'ioni par
Mas saturated WITH bleol. There Na' also p1ir OF
boots, both saturated s..J blood aud the right boot
Oh te u'ge. leather - tIc zoe r.rt hal sticking 10
Z | inside l.tl lros In another bedroom were found
| . la.s O.. ~ coat ORA. on OIL corduroy j,-Gt..
- W. ,c'.t, u oil bhNc.ck hat, AID a." Old nee-
> h1gdSei''ef lwo J.3Aers il iie rom were o,-'u
was a wa.lh sind, but NJ watch.
ThH ARREST.
In consequence OF certain Information witness on
rr ..D' lay went, With another officer nd wit
. rc.s i..NeI Ccnuibs, To- the oN'orl Aras Ltai1e.
va. poutcd out nv Coosis nc prisoner vas ii,
ting VIII his back toward the Hall As soon a.
Cootnbs s;i. Tha Is the man. the prisoner sali,
, ~ never lacl aayl oiy, either man, woman, or
child Witness caught noli OF Tie prisoner BY the
attention to tie act that tho prisoner was trying
TO st something out OF his pocfct; h' hand was
ssizcd and IN Il pistol was found loaded with ow
e der 1nd piece Of iron wire, Jut not capped The
rr sorer vas then charged with numbering scyen
people, ai7ong hem Emmanuel Marshall The prts-
eno, replied, 81 have never murdered any one but
/ know who did Was there" Witness said, Why
. | you eNOiHGiNl gSA A"'N -Sh
TIE MURDERED NAS's TROUSERS
en- AMI his shoes" The prisoner replied. " That
usy h-." On searching the prisoner, purse was
. iounI in MS pocket containing two hal-crowns aud
sixIcncc, also pocket-k nile and bunch of three
/ keys From the prisoners Ierton were also tai en-
a SILK reck scars white sion, p'ir Of striped
trousers C ,llco shirt linen collar, aud pair "
side-spyinr boots. Witness also prolaceI watch
u received rom Mr.. Lyons, tie pawnbroker.
o Tus puEpERsR's CUNNING.
- On sunday morning, a little before 9, he saw the
| IN he village If DpuiaIp. had n
ycrsaton with hin, Prisoner said, " Policemen, !
il the matter :" nnd prisoner replied, - coming
" aiong the ~, Just uow; there was a man and q
woan & NE eu, and had re ,hrown her in Would
$ have thrown him h'." Witness said, DO yoa know
me rar'E and Pt;''%T rsenea t. Nj an
m you That way If ouly str.nseT, as Il IS only foot
lath Prisoner sS'd An9,neG man nv, was .src
ing alcug the oxford rO0i. Tho l>cner lad black
n coat on which made him appear bulky; there we've
- bras, buttons his slOp; he was wearing ha
similar 10 the one pfodreod ~ supe nicndent Dun
han. Prisoner was then about 4 third OF a mile
%, IS MISTAKEN roR mrs VICTIM,
. Mr. sIupson Of DeEhaai sw ore That she lived /,
II ,tc house next but to harshal's ai about on'
-. huudrd yards distant On tle -lst 81 Nay, ha'in
NJ dropped key, she went Out about O'c,ocN on tn
-k sunday morn ns to sea- c Tor Il and when near ~
" roug beer heuse near a,tsh'll ,, SIC mo! MAJ
~ rcsIrcably dressed In a dark JACKET coming ava
from Mlrshaifs ugcnres. Witness entered M
"a conversations aud walked nhont quarter Of a mi
coming back ~ tle evening AND that lie would lOOl
tor tn KEY. Witness said: Leave tho key at Mr
Fimty = just below your place" Oaklug the persu
Ioi o. g deceased MarslaD; tue peFSo" replied &"
DO not know Fltnes." Witness said: ~ thought
ycu we're lie man from that house Did not ~
up | sou come from NV Tie answer was: Yes, got
W ald Tie man At tlat aoGso, bis vile, Children an
~ | MCtLer, arc
cone FOR A HOLIDAY
ii sho recognized the prisoneras the man whom ST.
nv had met,
Oe Other witnesses were examined who lcnrAe
A the articles found on the prisoner a. helo ging
a Marshall. The watch anil a key which opened MAJ
shalls door were also traced 70 tho lrisuner III
10 medical evidence clearly proved that the death
Emmanuel Marshall vas not caused by his ON
A maud, u at first supposed.
Tie july almost Immediately returned verdict {
guilty,
Being called upon. the prisoner said lie had nOthr
- to say.
baron Channel, slightly commenting upon II
70 enormty of bis crime, passe sentence OF death
30 the usual form The prisoner salutei his lordsh
ir; | In military form, and In q hppant manner said
THANK you sir" lie was Missed y number
Ieoplo on bis being removed nom the dock.
Wv IF you would be wealthy tn ink OF saving ns We