The Express. — 1862-10-31 (London, England)

THE MURDER IN THE CITY.  After our report left the Central Criminal Court yesterdey, Mr. Payee, the deputy coroner for the City of London, was called as a witness. He proved that at the first inquiry before him, which took plate, on the 17th of September, the prisoner came forward and offered to give evidence, and that he cautioned him, and told him that he was not boned to make any statement, and that anything he did say might be need as evidence against him. After he had given him this caution the prisoner was sworn, and gave his evidence, which witness took down in writing, and the prisoner signed it. The deposition of the prisoner was then put in and read. It was to the effect that he was willing to tell all he knew. That he bad been married to the deceased for seven years, and that they lived happily together, until the girl Humbler came to live in their house, about five years ago, and that after this period his wife was very disagreeable about her, and wished her to go away, and that she left and got married. She only lived with her husband a short time, and came back to live with them again, and after this the deceased mimed to complain of her more than ever, and frequently said that she thought that her conduct was worse since her marriage than it was before. The prisoner went on to any that on the Sunday evening before his wife died the girl Humbler was annoying and insulting his wife, and he determined that she should leave on the following day. He said that he and his wife slept together on the Sunday night, and they were very friendly ; and he got up as usual, and went to his work in the morning, and when he left his wife was in bed with the child. He then enumerated the places were he went to work on the Monday morning, and said that he returned home about eight o'clock, and then found that his wife was dead, and he said that the reason he charged Humbler with the murder was, that he thought it probable that eba had insulted his wife and quarrelled with her after he left, and that this had led to the act. He also said that the deceased was not left-banded.  This closed the case for the prosecution. The witness Elizabeth Rumbler was then re-called at the request of Mr. Ribtoo, and he asked her whether she had not stated upon one occasion, that now she had got into the prisoner's house she Iru determined not to leave it!  The witness, in reply, declared that she had never made any such statement, but, on the contrary she said that about three weeks before M. Gardner died she offered of her own accord to leave the prisoner's booze. She went on to state that one night the prisoner came home late, and appeared to be very angry, and said that both his wife and witness should go, and that be would have the house to himself. Witness, in reply to this, said that she would rather go herself than that Mrs. Gardner should go, and the prisoner told her to mind her own business, and that he was the master of the house, and he should do what be liked.  James Gardner, the eon of the deoeased, was then again pieced in the witness-box, and be declared positively that be heard the girl Humbler make use of the expression imputed to her upon wore than ona occasion. In answer to a question put by Mr. Poland, this witness said that he head Humbler say this about three or four weeks before his mother's death. This closed the case for the crown.  Mr. Ribton then addressed the learned judge, and said the usual hour for the adjournment of the court had nearly arrived, and he inquired of his lordship whether he proposed to finish the trial that night. The Lord Chief Baron said that the inquiry was one of the most important character, and the attention of the jury bad already been directed to it for several hours, and he therefore thought it would be better to adjourn the case to the following morning. He also thought it would only be fair to Mr. Ribton, after the course that had been taken, of calling the young woman Humbler as a witness, that be should, have an opportunity for considering the effect of her evidence.  The trial waa accordingly postponed to this morning, the itlrr, as in all cases of felony, being taken to the London Cuff se-house in charge of the officen of the court.