The Potteries Examiner : — 1874-01-24 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

MIIRDERRIL—The following letter was written by Butt three days before his execution to the father of the girl he murdered, and is published by request of his relatives :—"Dear Mr. Phipps—You will, I dare say, think it btrange that I should take the liberty of writing to you after the very, very sad occurrence of which I am only too sorry to say I am the cause, and for which I em about to suffer. Bet, dear Mr. Phipps, after which I have lately heard, I cannot but think that you were kept from knowing the position in which I and your late deeply-lamented daughter Amelia. stood; for I can assure you I and Amelia we"e towards one another just as man and wife. It grieves me to the heart to have to tell you this ; but you will, I know, believe the statement of a person in my position; and I sincerely beg your forgiveness, as I hope to be forgiven in the next world, where I hope by the blessing of God, to meet her once more; and I trust that this lamentable occurrence may in no wise embitter you against my poor, poor mother and family. Let me, and me alone, pay the penalty of my sits; and I hope, by the blessing of God, it will be a warning to many others that may be leading one another astray in the like manner; and may they, with God's help, all take a lesson from it that will give them strength to overcome all such temptations. I have nothing more to say now, but again ask your forgiveness, as I hope to be forgiven; and may God, in His great goodness, give you and all your family peace in this sad trial, and ever bless and I protect you all, is the earnest prayer of EDWARD Burr."  Mossmo Ma. Honorees, Q.C.—On Saturday, at the Westminster Police Court, Robert Booty, 21, a painter and Master builder, and joseph Ryan, 21, a general dealer, were brought up in charge of Mr. Superintendent ! Mott, of the A division, charged with being riotous and disorderly, whereby a breach of the peace might have been occasioned, at the Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, and John Donovan, 18, a lithographic printer, and Thomas Ennis, 17, a hawker of photographs of the Claimant, the counsel, ate', were charged with being riotous and disorderly, and using obscene language, whereby a breach of the peace might have been occasioned, at St. Margarete.chureliyard. Mr. Richard Pinkey, chief inspector of the A division, deposed that he was on special duty close to the Rouses of Parliament at (oar o'clock on Friday. and saw Mr. Hawkins, QC., the counsel for the Crown in the trial at bar, leave by the private entrance to the Rolls Court. He crossed the road, and ',liked half way through St. Margaret'schurchyard, when • crowd of about 2,000 people rushed from the direction of Palace-yard and started in pursuit of him. As he emerged from the little gate in the centre of the churchyard to cross over by the Sessions House to Little College-street, and thence to the park, the crowd intercepted his progress, and commenced yelling, hooting, and hissing at him. A eab was fortunately passing at the tims, and was hailed. It pulled up, and as Mr. Hawkins wail getting into it he saw the two mi. Boners, Booty and Ryan, pushing propel in the diretvaa of the learned counsel, and they were shouting and hissing. Witness seized them both, and with assistance had them conveyed to the station. The crowd was tremendously strong, the traffic was entirely mspended, it was dangerous for any one to cross the road, and had it not been for the apprehension of some persons, which diverted the attention of the crowd, he believed the cab would have been turned over, so violent were the mob.  !"; /