The Sun. — 1869-01-26 (London, England)

THE SUPPOSED NORWICH MURDER.  The evidence given on Monday in the Norwich muraer case was voluminous, but mostly unimportant. Of course local interest has not fallen. Sheward does not give the prosecution any more information. The only thing to be wondered at is, that considering the evidence, there was nobody wise enough to put this, that, and the other thing together, and get at the truth. On Monday the disappearance of Mrs. Sheward was again vouched for by several witnesses who did not seem to have any suspicions excited. But there was one witness who did—William Banks, a labourer, the husband of the twin sister (since deceased) of the murdered woman. He said the prisoner married his first wife at Greenwich, October 28th, 1836, as appears by a certificate produced. They stayed at my.house in St. James's about a quarter of a year. After that they lived in Ber-street, White Lion-street, and St. Giles's, Norwich. My wife and Mrs. Sheward were very fond of one another. After the prisoner and his wife hail left St. Giles's, I and my wife came to Norwich, as my wife could not rest. NN e went to a house on St. Martin's Palace-plain, opposite the Bishop's-wall. My wife went into the house to see her sister, Mrs. Sheward ; she was in the house a couple of hours. I did not go into the house. We came to Norwich again after this, and went to Sheward's house in King-street. I came to Norwich because my wile could not rest. I saw Sheward, and I and my wife were talking with him some time in his house. I did not hear what my wife said to him, but I told him that we bad come on purpose to know what had-become of Mrs. Sheward, and what were the last words she said  to him. He said he walked with her to the railway train, and said to her, "If you won't write to me, you'll write to some of your sisters." He also said that she said in answer to him, "No, never." When we were at dinner afterwards his hand trembled very much, and he could not cut me a piece of meat ; he had invited us to dinner. "'Fetid to my wife, " Dear me, what's the matter with Mr. Sheward? He can't cut a piece of meat, his hand shakes so." Sheward never applied to me or my wife about his wife. Mrs. Sheward lived in London before she married, and was in the habit of sending my wife some of her leftoff clothes, which fitted my wife exactly, Mrs. Sheward's shoes also fitted my wife's feet, which were very small. Mrs. Sheward was about Mt. or sft. lin. in height. She was a very fair, light-complexioned person, and had golden-coloured hair. Cross-examined : When I came from Wymondham with my wife, we had not heard from Mrs. Sheward, or from Mr. Sheward either. My wife had heard from somebody that Sheward and his wife had parted. It was in consequence of this that I asked Sheward what were his wife's last words to him. My wife never heard from her sister. When I spoke to Sheward about his wife having left him, he appeared to be out of spirits. He left off talking about her, and appeared to be disposed to talk about anything else but her. When I remarked to my wife that Sheward'e hand shook, he did not make any answer. My wife is dead.  Two other witnesses proved that Sheward married the present Mrs. Sheward, and that he had previously visited her when she was a nursemaid at St. Martin's-at-Oak.