The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-27
WYMONDHAM'S MURDERER.
.-<HE STORY or A CRIME That IGI-
LATED NRE4T BRITAIN.

a., NJ ,Iou.e-IIis Son X ilicd by the same
. murderer 4 Trial Of Absorbing Interest
An Injured woman's Prophecy r"'n'eo'
B Nine miles from the CITY of Norwich, In
,Hneiaud's great agricultural county OF Norfok'
d the pleasant little town OF Wymondham. WIN
all but one OF it's present surrounding hamiets'
NJ vas granted by william the Conqueror TO
William d'Albanl, TO be held by the service OF
butler TO the Kings Of England on the day OF
Hbelr coronation. The one hamlet not Included
In the grant WAS Stannsld Hall Manor. This be-
bonsod, IN the Conqueror's time, TO the famous
Enl Warren, aud subsequently 1t lapsed TO the
ionce great house OF Biood, ancestors Of tue
Duke Of Norfolk. Passing through various
hands II at length came to the Robserts-a name
which Walter OFT his made famous, and In
154e Sir John Robssrt and Dame Elizabeth. his
wife, resided here. Their daughter married
dord Leinstsr. In l64s the estate was purchased
ny Lord Chief Justice Rich ardson, whose sister
aud heiress married, IN 1735, VIM Jermyn, or
Jermy, who thus bec1me owner OF the estate.
Dying without issue, II devolved on his rela-
!tions, the Prestons, an ancient county family,
who assumed the name OF Jenny. Thus IL came
about that In November. 1913, the owner OF
Stanneid Hall was Mr.. Isaac Preston Jermy, Re-
sorder Of Norwich, gentleman OF good stand
aud position In the county
stanneld Hail Is a large and stately mansion.
the additions had been kept carefully in har-
mony with the more ancient part. 1t stands In
ANAL mark, and two sides Of the mansion are
surrounded by moat.
on Tuesday, the 2sth Of November, 1sis prob
ably few people, save those within range Of
thirty miles 81 Stanheld Hall, knew Of its ex.
tstence. by the lst OF December It was about
the best known mansion In tue three kingdoms
On that evening the Jenny family sat down
f... Of
MIR. Jermy, his son, and his son's wife. 1t
the last meal 81 which two OF them ever par.
took. Mr. Jenny, Jr, aud his wife quilted the
dining room "a short time before the o'her gen
Eleman to hayo game OF plduet In the drawing
eoom, leaving him to sip another glass OF port
before he Joined them. As lac sat Illuminating
over his ruby liquid and comfortably watching
the Joyous flicker Of he iire. stlwar. tguie
whole situa ION. sir. Iermy arose and went
out OF the dining room and Thought he would
Nee what sort of night II wAs. He had scircci
EeLched the porch when the report OF = gan WIS
heard, and he was dead shot through tbs
heart. His murderer then, II mas been surmlsoi
with tn" intention OF leading those In the house
70 imagine that II Was attacked ny several men.
passe1 To gard u door and entered y ssaee
leading TO the main EN- rance hau where he
dropped two papers.
Tue papers dropped In the hall were In large
dseuised hand, written on the outside covers
OF book, aud were IS fo'lows' " Ihefe are
seven OF us-tnree ouisids anu Tour inside me
hall-ali armed. II ans Of yoI attempt to L.. We
the premises you Will be shot dead. (Signed)
j. JENNY, the owner
Gu his wav the niurderer encountered the hut
Yer. That functionaiy, alarmed ty the ssht OF
the armed and yelled Intruder, who made signs
TO him to get out Of the way, beat an instant re-
treat to the psntrv, locked himself IN. and then
lowering himself from the window. which was
over the moAt, made tracks " as rapidly as TO
could Tor " yniOndh an. Meanwhil. tue younger
Mr.. Jertny had heard the shot. aud after MN
ute or two left the drawing room TO inquire
what It was. As ne entered The passage hs con
frOnted the murderer. The latter nrsd, anu the
son, too, dropped de Il.
Mrs. Jenny nearing the second shot near at
oand rushed from the drawing room. and almost
Tell over tue corpse OF her husband. Eliza Cnet-
ney. too bad,wuis IN the servants halt. heard the
shot. and hurri Il toward the hall. GA reaching
II she sprang toward MIS-. Jenny whose scream
brought the murderer from the dining room.
He saw the women, dreaded recognition. and
promptly DRUG. shattered The servants tnign.
Then frins again. ne broke tue arm Of ID Jenny.
name aide door At which ne hai entered.
while dinner was being we'd IN t evening
In the stately dining room at staun-ld a ali,
there sat at tea IN neignooring farmhouse,
known as Potash 7 nm its occupant, one am 80
ford. Rush was over nfty. When he sat down
TO tea Emily Sandford could not refrain from ali
observation IA reference 10 his evident ag,t .tion
He made u remark anls response. He said that
be had been thinking great deal about the
swell" said hr, II. too. have failed i've or SIX
times; perhsps may succeed in my object this
Miss SANFORD felt alarmed and asked what
pc meant lie replied, with tears III his ewes,
shall IKE you me better u you Ion ask me
On returning to Pot sh Farm about AN hour
lats,' he said II any inquiry should be maze 80,
piRht Tor tue nrst time for a long period he and
Emily SandfOrd occupied different rooms
About half past two In the morning ne rappec
again at Emilv sandford'- d DOR and said -" "
you be firm say was out only about ten min
utes."
Prom tho very first, suspicion settled upoi
Rush Indeed, IN may be observed that although
had thought Of going there to give an alarm OF
10 seek assistance. ~ two o'clock In the morn
ing several policemen were watching tue nous
and at daybrsak they kuorked at the door
Whom they stated their errand Rush expressed
the utmost surprise ana constsrnatinn. tie Wa
soon on his way To the county Jail IN Notwicn
II would be impossible To- tx ,g-ela . the e1
element the affair occlsiOnen ~ Engl mi. Il
.wss, remember. November, lsto-a period o
almost uneqhalled y 'iiticai interest. Europ'
was In commissions kings were topping 1rnu
their thrones. and none d re naz 'rn what ~ gu
not happen. but for three days after the stan
neld h ~ ass ASSN ,tions II ~is not the name
Louis Napoleon nor tho Iuile.e- that yOi
heard In mems mouths, bat s'anneld Hal
iRusb, Jenny, and Eizi Chesiney. Inc trA
did not take III ce Until tho following spfine, a
there was no inter assizt, sud, Indeed, n an
case II must have Oeen delayed To admit 81 th
IecoyerJ OF important witlssse-, On OF who %
Mrs. Jenny, could not even th.n tend, he
nervous system having oeen shattered;
few days before the trial. kllzl Chestnev
VINO had displayed tho utuCst intreLldit, II
crying to snelter Mrs. Jenny rom me assassin
shot, was carried 10 litter-she could no boa
the motion " d csrrage-irom Stanned Hail l.
Norwlch. Inose VINO saw The Lttls Yrocessi,I
mover, we may lie sure, would forget It. IN
palanquin, winch was closely irtained, stopped
every fOrts yards TO rest earned and carIirrs
"A body Of county police attended hs an escort
aud at point called Hartford Bridges y larg
force OF Guy ponce fell In. ihese formed In
In front and at the rear Of tIe county pOlce
and thus the heroic maid servant, MnG o. - ,On'
hoyersi between lifs and 49," ma'e "er en-
IT, ,r,ai 80 nj Oh MARCH, 20. and ended OF
AMI he presiding Judge, Baron R1lfe hao
pehed TO be Norfolk man. lie cOmportel
btmself Oh t1is occasion with patience, III =
nifty and unsN fryinR inpartiallty that won Ia
The respect u all iirit In.
The court was crowded with notabinties. Tn
@shop Of Norwich, the hmiaDie and ueluve,
DR. STANLEY, ther Of tue Dean u " esluinstet
Roe Dean 81 Norwich, The lion. ID. /. llew, su
OF Lord Exmouth, the hero " AlAitrs, WHO'S
only SON ful Of MS graudfatner's seuse II duty
IL doing good service In New York to-day al ia
Bureau OF Charities aud other suca av0c al III
Bhe present Duke Of wellington, and al.nos
every eminent man In tho county VI Norfoi
were In Attendance. Probably th.Ts were hun
drsds who would gladly have paid e. dAy f.
a seat Tho prisoner uOre himself with remark
able self possession, the trem Oing Of his nhnd
being the only outward indication Of his emo
zion.
IL now becomes necessary to state some &
the motives whicn Rush had for the perpetr
zion Of this crime. Revenge, although no d Ju
aplea- ing ingredient, was not the main cause
bts commission. Toe loot OF all evil was I'll
"a in gtANw