The Sun. — 1867-12-27 (London, England)

MURDER OF A GAMEKEEPER. —Oll. Thursday an inquest was held at Wavendon, near Newpert Pagn,;l, on the death of John White, a gamekeeper in the cmplo•!,-meat of Captain Swabey. The facts elicited were briefly as follows:—While the deceased, in company with an under-keeper named Edward Farr, were in Wavendon Wood on Christmas Eve they were met by James Inwood, a lathrender, and William Emmerton, bricklayer, belonging to Woburn Sands, who were out on a poaching eype• dition. On finding they were discovered I,:mmerton ran away, and he was pursued by Farr. When they had gut away a distance of fifty yards, Farr heard a- shot fired, and on looking round saw White falling to the ground. Farr ran back to render assistance, and as he returned the deceased cried out, " Farr, I'm a dead man, and it's James Inwood that has shot me." Inwood ran away. Farr lifted White up, but he soon afterwards expired. Emmerton could give no account of where he was at the time of the occurrence, but, on his way to the Fenny Stratford Police-station, he made a statement to the following effect :—" I, William Emmerton, was in a field adjoining Wavendon Wood on Christmas Eve, between five and six o'clock, with James Inwood, going in search of game, when we saw two men before us. We then stopped and stood still, when Inwood said, `Shoot 'em and I said I would not. He then said, `God strike me dead, I will ;' when the men commenced running towards us. I said, ' Run,' and commenced running away. When I had got some distance I heard the report of a gun. I• then went home." The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against James • Inwood," but expressed their conviction that there was no evidence against Emmerton. Inwood treated the matter with the utmost iudiligenek  Age st lb Sharpshooter .. 512 7 Ace of Trumps ... a 12 0 Triumpher 6 12 0 Hence 5 11 10 Woodbury Hill (h b) a 11 7 ... a 11 4 Trap ... 11 4 Brandy Apple ... all 4 Tho Robber ... a 11 2 Foxholes ... 5 11 2 Savannah... ... 6 11 2 Harcourt ... 6 11 0 Hopvine 411. 0 Heurlys ... a 11 0 Risk 5 10 12 The Grand Filing and South Country Steeplechase Handicap of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 3 if declared ou or before Monday, Dec. 23, to Messrs. Weatherby only, with 100 added; any winner of a steeplechase after Dec. 16 (at eight p.m.) 71b, twice 101 b extra ; about three miles and a half ; 17 subs.  Ago et lb Sprite (including lUlb ex) a 12 8 Hornet Cabin Boy (h b) Arlescott (h b) a 11 7 Fairy Mount 6 11 7 Hippolyte ..... Garus a 11 2 Sinite a 11 0 Bishopton 5 10 12 The Half Bred Hunters' Stakes of 10 sovs each, 3 ft, with 100 added, for half bred huntors ; 12st each ; winners of any handicap hurdle race or handicap steeplechase 31b, of two handicap hurdle races or handicap steeplechase, 141 b, of three handicap hurdle races or handicap steeplechases 211 b, four or more 281 b extra; gentlemen riders, professionals 51b extra ; about three miles ; 21 subs.  Age st lb Nabocklisb. (inc. 71b extra) 6 10 11 Sylph - 5 10 9 Pixie Birdie a 10 7 King Alfred 6 10 7 Captain Crosstree a 10 7 Balham glO 7 Badminton  Ganymede, Kate Terry, Lawrence, Corvedale, Highflyer, Arlescott, Walterstown, Meerschaum, The Miller, Patience, Northern Light, Sincerity, Kingfisher, Leicester, Orleton, Darkness, ' Sensation, Sugar Hun), Emigrant, Tally-ho, and Forest Lane.