The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-05
L0ND0N'S LATEST MURDER.
HENRY WAJNWRIGHT AND ALICE
DAY REFORE the COURT.
The Female Prisoner DischRrged-The Dead
Body Rccoanizcd ms that Of Harriet Lane
strong Testimony Against wainwright.

Prom the London Times Srpt. 20.
The court was thronged, and an intcilso
interest was taken In the proceedings Mr.. Ben
son was the presiding mapistrate. and Mr. llav-
kins. Y. c., and other gentlemen occunied seats
inglv quiet when placed az the bar, the female
prisoner being especially calm and seif.Dos-
for the Treasury, peared for the prosecution
Mr.; Besiey for the prisoner Henry Weinwriehti
and MI. Louis Lewis Tor the prisoner Alice Day
~ am here, sir, by the instructions from the
he nIisops1 snry th WON oEa nv
last occasion he wac before you, was charged,
with the person by his side, with being In the
possession Of the mutilated body OF n person
unknown The charge ! have now to make
against him Is that Of the wiful murder Of
young woman named Harriet Lane, and IN maxi
ING this charge l think II is but right to state
that the Treasury has considered II u duty un-
der III the circumstances Of the case, TO give the
police ali the legal aid necessary. 80 far, then,
~ the case Stands IL Ia this; The woman dlsap-
| peared In September, 1874, and was never seen
| alive utter a given date Of that month. The
| prisoner then ~ found accounting for her ab-
! sence by saying that she was travelling on the
| Continent, and ondeavorinR to Keep her hiends
| from pursuing their inquiries, and the prosecu-
| ton say that this woman, Harriet Lane, was
| murdered at No, 2l5 Nhtechapel road, whence
| her remains were removed on Saturday week
| last by the prisoner. The prosecution. more
over, say that the prisoner Henry Wainwright
murdered her, aud thnt he buried her IN the
| house In which the murder was perpetraied, TO
conceal the crime.
''Of course the features Of the dead oman are
destroyed, and identity from the features Is im-
| possible. But then we have the fact that the
| aud Harriet Lane % years Of sgc. Then
II is the body Of awoman S feet high, and Har::
riet Lane was i've feet nigh. II was the body OF
| woman who had bad children, and Harriet
Lane had had children. The woman was one Of
small fe lures, and Harriet Lane was woman
of small features. This was the body OF q
woman with a peculiar shade of auburn hair,
| will testify that they have not the slightest
| doubt that the body taken from the prisoner,
| brought by him from 2i5 whitechapcl road to
| Hura h M hat "a THAR rela-
| tive, Harriet Lane.
| ALICE DAY DISCHARGED.
with regard to the prisoner Alice Day. so far
asans, her is that stokes followed the cab and
saw her meet the other prisoner, evidently by
1 appointment, and get into the cab: Wainwright
was smoking at the time. perhaps to prevent her
| or any one else from noticing the smell from the
| parcels, and she went with the cab to the Boz
| rough. When spoken to she Indicated VAIN
| wright as her husband. Perhaps she WINS IN
duced TO eo into the cab to prevent Inquiries
being made. We do not trace her 10 yl5 White
| chapel road. and the evidence Us TO her. so far
| as the Crown Ia concerned remains where II did,
| and probably YOU will think It right not to de-
tain her IN custody"
Mr.. l.. Lewis then urged that the prisoner
Day should not be detained IN custody mo-
ment longer than necessary and that the agis-
| trate would dismiss her and that too. with an
| expression OF opinion that she left the dock
4 without the slightest suspicion upon her.
Mr.. benson said he was very careful not to
| commit himself bv any such expression Of opin-
stances were at present excessively awkward for
| Alice Day. As the Crown withdrew any charge
| against her she was discharged.
The Young woman exclaimed d" oh, thank you.
| sirl'' and as she passed by Wainwright from tile
| dock he whispered some words In uer ear.
tn. P pTSsr eny y Sr Is
G SOD HIM come American esS'e s; fr,dI week The
what he wanted Il for IL wac similar to the American
class 10 october last and i placed seeoani
chased he two Yards in september he was In the EN-
pl9y OF At, n%n la SSfnehhanuler NJ, AM, .o.,.
i have k,own the prisoner as ns ,, s'Su,
sSaucl road In SEPTEMBER isst Year .oiG him some
.ras q e ns,s s9 sniy on tue gSSk' BTo
70, Of lime o. o. 500 4 either to the PRISONER
Pslafsr 4 Wa packed up In boz and sent into his
fEsiiaoNy OF HARRIET LANES FATHER.
Ishs ASSs ~ IN
sSs bad s sa fss arc Tow ss
iS sSs sss on a. as he
lamar ysa AR . Jasssrs 5ne en SSp d, no.
ngr snG sne served good par, Of her
ward came TO London Win eompAnon-l DON'T Know
S ss 1 IN Il S % Is. s:r S
far . her s t.1 Hfsa n.c % 10 S2
"A week or more At lime. an not certain
Ses 90 or tSS e ns before heard o.
this matter Il vas more than atweveuonth before this
sgpss5S$ SSoS SSaiis E@;s sss .ss Jag S.a
st tne "a tSryewenth ago. dd not see Ser siys
again. According 70 my Judgment she vas not mar
and up I 10 the tune vhea alive had never
SG M Eel T9s him Gs
told Wsnwrighl Who vas, and said /" wha! has
ne s her e1G S5 sy s s% a,rTe Lane
her mat she ia, gone away With another msn|the
Mr. p Ts or s s said s SaS shos
ny GsSsh!er he sa,d sL q come, to an exposure
You but an exp sure win come worse for You t1sn 1t
sill for me" esnnot rsmem6er more ana tnat was
DAY last head ,ns he wa. in custody; was shown
Mr.. Pc land-ATe you able to say whose body
that was'
Issy as said then, that It the body cf my dausl;
ss leg. me coor . he ss i on the
iisht sa5dy har s5,ae,X the same as my d"nsh'or''
SISTERS STORY.
lon H{de rsrh sSIarcmMy father Is
knew she eso two children The ars va: born n is7s
ney road, At the time, Known BY The name Of Mira
VINO kGs was yssa Mr. VAN
understood from my sister. the father o. my sister
,Sa4e A5 1sa u s a. my :s lHd d
LIVED "a Ns: KIM the children 'e ssr Win ,ye her 70
S Ssat 10 Sir r Ssinwrsnt:.,o The prisoner
place where RIsS s sa. no!
ss s vent the pfis5 R1.
sSme on very SnpesA,Snt aaar car , gSI tell me
%as her si.ser he said IT, have no doSS'
| that" lie then eeid 4" | cannot tell where
| she Is only wish could" He added " The day be-
fore your sister mi sing gave her fl5, anu she
said she going to BLghton and gave her flo on
to 20 10 Brighton Whltechape He did say when
she missing. The prisoner went TO say that
had gone 10 Brighton too, and with gentleman who
had come into large fortune-with Mr.. Frieke The
prisoner said, dare say when they spent their
fortune they viii return, and will let you know"
said TO MN, From what hear YOU have had
some tldngs OF my sister," lie replied, Yes,
In a ami YOU may depend she Ia all right and
her luxuries. She will be back when she has
frollc out" He said IL his foreman who had
| her In cab. SAID, " How about the two dear eh :.
| taken care OF by Mrs. Wilmure, and pay ing
ty-hyc shilllngs week-do You not thiuk that hand
some ?" | said was. ami then he SAID " snail not
take your sister back can you bame me?" said
Not under present circumstances. lie SAID what NJ
dong In regard 90 the childen ne shonld continue
ana soon Ms the nIst chlld wns old enough ne
would send 10 school That was all that passed on
| that occasion. | saw him thlrd time few weeks
after the second nteIView-l thlnk It wac about o.
| vembtf
LETTER AND TELEGRAM.
He said he hal received letter a teiegram-tht
letter from Charlng cross and the lelc ram wac
from Dover The words, A. read by hun ia the letter
which he fetched from up stars, to the beet OF my
reeollec Ion Uor he did not give them TO mel were
81 have the missing lads under my protection, dart
All IN the letter believe. The telegram We are
nov on TO Paris anu mean TO have jolly spree.
NO name OF the sender was as far aa can reculect
given. The letter, he said, came IRON AharlnR Or \,
Hotel aud the telegram from Dover. have only seer
the prisoner on those OCCASIONS nave never sem ny