The Sun. — 1845-04-12 (London, England)

THE MURDER AT HAMPSTEAD.  TRIAL OF HOCKER.  CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.  OLD COURT.  The examination of James Hocker (continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday)—He said he had got rather more than he expected. When he took off his coat, I saw that the sleeve of his shirt was torn. He said that he had been with Sarah Cox and her brother, and had got it torn in romping. I never knew who. Sarah Cox was. The next morning he came over to breakfast, and gave his father a sovereign, his mother one also, and paid me a half-sovereign he had owed me for four or five months. I had lent it to him as he was out of employment. He had been out altogether for seven months. On the Saturday night Mr. Watson was in our house, and we had some conversation about the murder. Mr. Watson said it was an awful thing; and I said I heard some people talking about it outside. My brother said we had met to enjoy ourselves, and that was a gloomy subject to talk upon. On Sunday, after coming from chapel, my brother asked me to stay in a littlelonger. Idid so. On the same night I read an account of the murder at a friend's house, and saw that a letter, addressed James Cooper, Hampstead, was ft.und in the pocket of the deceased. I had seen my brother address letters to Delarue by the name of Cooper. On the succeeding morning, I woke my brother, and asked him if he knew who was  murdered at Hampstead ? He said, no ; and I told him it was poor Delarue He was much agitated, and said poor Delarue! I then went to my father's, and returned to Victoria-terrace almost immediately, whtn I observed that my brother had been crying. Afterwards, when in my father's house, my father said he thought it was his duty to go to see the body. He said he would go. Soon after my mother came in, and said, that the body had been owned by the brother. My brother then said he should not be required, and would not go to see the body. My brother showed me a watch. I had been told long before that he had sold or pledged a watch for Delarue. He gave me to understand that he had redeemed a watch which had been pledged, and I thought the one he showed me was the watch. The watch I ee here is the one ha slanwed me. I recollect the officer Scotney coming into our room. My brother let him in. Scotney asked me if J had a watch. I said no ; and then he asked my brother if he had one. He looked confused, and attempted to reply. I interposed, and my brother then went to the pillow and gave Scotney the watch. He also brought him a watch case, and brought forward three duplicates, one for a watch, one for a ring, and one for a chain. I was surprised at seeing the duplicate for the watch, but my brother said the watch he showed me only came there on Friday morning. I did not see the watch in the course of Friday. I believe my brother was on intimate terms with Delarue, sometimes seeing each other two or three times a day fit; four days in the week. I recollect that my brother brought home some three or four pounds, and said that Delarue lent it to him. My brother was a schoolmaster, and could write very well. I don't know that this note is in my brother's handwriting, but it may be. He could write two or three hands. Cross-examined by Mr.