The Glasgow Chronicle. — 1849-09-19 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

TME BERMONDSEY MURDER.  FURTHER PARTICULARS.  The police having ascertained within these last few days that Maria Manning had asserted her husband sent her away on the Monday after the murder, inquiries were made, and Burton, the officer, ascertained that she left Miniver Place during the absence of Manning. Matilda Wellden, servant to Mr. Bainbridge, informed the police that on the 13th of August, about eight o'clock, Manning came to,ber master's house and remained till half-past lA. He came back at half-past 3, and engaged the apartments, when he sent her to fetch Mrs. Manning. The girl couldnot find the house. He said he would fetch her himself. He returned in about twenty minutes with a bottle of brandy. He Beemed much excited, and when asked about his. wife he said that she had "cut 'into the country, and left hino. Mrs. Page, of No. .5, Miniver Place, informed the police that Manning was smoking his pipe on the wall till near half-past five o'clock on the afternoon of the 9th inst. He talked to her about some railway shares. While he was talking a loud knock was heard at the dear, when he jumped off the wall, and exclaimed—" 0, 1 forgot that I have an appointment with a gentleman this evening. She saw nothing more of him that day, but during the night she heard a deal of scuffling in the kitchen, and a little after midnight the noise attracted her to the back window, when she perceived alight in Manning's back kitchen, and distinctly saw shadows of a man and woman in a stooping position. The evidence of these persons will be handed to the solicitor of the Treasury, and they will be examined at the Southwark police court on Saturday. Yesterday morning Inspeetor Yates received the following curious letter from Bolton in Lancashire, relative to the murder:—  "Bolton, Sept. 11. "Sir,—ln a cellar underneath the house where the body of O'Connor was found is concealed the pistol with which the murder was committed. Should the information be correct, publish it immediately, and I will send you more information, detailing the particulars of the affair, which I am enabled to do by the aid of a clairvoyante.—Your obedient servant, vir.  "P.S.—The clairvoyants says that there are three cellars underneath the house, and she could not see the end of the ene in which the pistol is hid. Search and you will find it."  Wnat makes this letter extraordinary is that there are three cellars, and one of them had not been minutely searched. Burton was directed last night to search them minutely. He perceived some spots and streaks of blood on the wall opposite the back kitchen door. These marks corroborates Manning's statement respecting his wife's conduct towards Mr. O'Connor, "that she induced him to go down stairs to wash his hands, and just as he had reached the passage leading to the kitchen, she put one hand round his neck, and shot him with the other." The marks of blood are very thick, and it is supposed O'Connor after being shot, must have fallen against the wall, and that he was then struck with someheavy instrument. It is very strange these marks were not discovered before, as they were very prorairseat near the bael4 kitchen door,  A