The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-07
ENGLISH MURDERS.
The UxbrIdge Seven MUIR
Gers Trial.
the Marshall Family Charge of the
Judge-Hist0ry of the Horror
How Jones was Arrested.

In England on the 22d OF July the Uxbrldgc Az
size Court Commission was opened before naron
Channell.
The Grand Jury were sworn.
Baron Channell lNered his charge. He said the
there being one crime OF considerable magnitude.
which would demand their utmost attention. lC wa
The case o. john Jones, charged with the wiiul muir
der VI Emannel MARSHALL and six other lerSoDs.
The Superinte ndent OF Police would tel them IN
what position he found the bodies leading To the 10
eyltaDle conclusion that murder had been committed
for tne object OF pluuder. IL would be unnecessary
to go through the whole OF the facts; but IN the first
place IL was shown by the cleanliness OF Emanuel
Marshall that he could not have walked across the
smlthy Jones IS charged WITH having the boots OF
the murdered man upon bnn; he made an answer 10
that which wond demand their consideration. it
would a 80 appear that when apprehended in the
lodging house at Reading he at once sad, al
murdered man, woman or Child.o This was before
one word had been said as 10 the murder, but when
charged with the crime he denied 1t. IL would be
shown hat he had Marshai's watch. trying 10 SCI!
IT, and thai he also tried TO dispose Of Key at Read
ing which had beeu found 10 IL the door OF Mar
shals house. II all these circumstances were made
ont there would be no difficulty on their part IL re-
turning q bill.
The jury were shortly afterwards dismissed 10
1t was expected that the trial OF the accused, John
Jones. would commence at an cary hour that day.
ana terminate during Saturday.
Mr.. OMaliey, q. c., and Mr. Metcalfe have been re-
tanned Tor the prosecution, Which ~ under The con
County C0nstabulary, stationed at Slough, through
whose fundamentally the chain Of evidence has
been thoroughly completed and the question en-
which Is the prisoners proper name.
NO less than twenty witnesses will be called,
among whom are several new to the police, who Will
add much important evidence. They include Mrs.
BolcD the Keeper OF tine lodging house at Uxbridge,
where the important conversation occurred between
owen and Coombes, prior 10 the murder, and to
which the prisoner returned wearing Marshalls
clohes Elizabeth Silw0Od, the girl with whom
Owen passed The night, In Chequer yard, UxbrIdge,
after the murders Alderman VINO FIRST broke iuto
the little cottage Oh the Oxford Road and discovered
the hdeOus spectacle; and surveyor, VINO viii pro-
duce plan OF the cottage ana smlthy. The prisoner
Is undeiended.
Jones. charged with the murders al Uxbrdge, was
addressed by the Judge at Aylesbury Assizes at II
O'Clock Yesterday. The Judge said, John Jones, %
verdict OF wilfu murder has been retained against
Won on the corcner's bill, ana the Grand Jury
considering your case. have called you TO ascer-
tain If you have any counsel to conduct your case.
Have you any Onef
PrlsOner-NO, sir.
judge wish TO know whether you desire any
professional gentleman to act for you, as, II so.
Will endeavor to procure you one 7
Prls0uer-I do, sir.
Judge-ls there any one you would like TO have
callcdY
Prjsoner-NO, SIR.
Jndge-Thcn you leave it TO the court 10 exercise
their discretion.
Doctor Addy- Recorder IN Bedtordshire, subse-
queniiy undertook TO conduct the prisoners de-
fence.