The Express. — 1848-01-24 (London, England)

THE MURDER AT THE LEEDS BARRACKS.—The in- into the well, and they saw marks of blood on the side of the quest on the body of Margaret (Jarred, the soldier's wife, well. Before they attempted to remeve the body, when the who was shot by a private in the 57rh Reich, at the Leeds candle was lirt down, a body could be plainly seen in the barracks, was held on Saturday. The primmer, Michael well. The marks of blood were on the aide farthest from Stokes, who is 20 years of age, was brought into the room, the barn door. The blbod was about two feet below tie where he remained during the proceedings.—Mr. Price, our- suttee* of the well, and in that was, if anything had been gene, sated: I examined the body of the deceased. On brought out from the stable and throws into the well it exposing the Lody it was observed to be much blanched, and would taut probably have struck on that side. Further asa fault circular wound that would admit the point of the 'immix wss then procured, and the body was drawn up fire finger was seen about two-and-a-half inches from the out of the well, when it proved to be that of Mr. Hazel— navel on the right side. Another wound appeared on the John Hall lam a labourer. I live at Dundry. I helped back, immediately below the last rib and near to the to carry the body of Mr. Mizell into the house, and, alter spine. A quantity of blood had issued from both this was done, I got a hayfork and searched the muck heap these wounds. The body was then opened, and the by the pig-sties, but found nothing there. I then searched whole of the wall of the integuments was turned back, and the dung mixtn which is drawn from the feeble, and I found I traced the progress of the wilted. I found the substance the peak hitch in something which ought not to be there. I had passed through the right kidney, breaking up ha di I not know what it was, but I removed the straw from strumre entirely, and that it nail pasted through the muscles above it, and took out a large ash stick, about two feet and id the back and out at the opening I have described. The a half long, and as big Si. my arm. (The snot was here other viscera were injured. It had pained between the large produced, and was a moat formidable wee " intestine and the liver, and both these were uninjured. as any man's upper arm.) On the e There was no disease in the parts. I should suppose that blood and some long grey hairs. TI the wound had been occasioned by some round hard sub- Thee are still attached to the stick. stance, or ball. It could not have been produced by • sword to Hr. John Shorland. I there met or basoeet. It had all the appearance of a gun shot eked him if be knew the stick, wound, and the wour.d was suf&ient to produce death. is the tine with which we prop The I:hemorrhage ooza,ioned try the wound hail caused the wheels. Yourig Hazel' himself death.—W. (lured, husband of the deceased, said : I am the stick so found for that purpose. a private in the Fr its Regiment. Michael Stakes is • pri- the umbrella, which the deceased in the same 'regiment. The deceased was 211 years and ho was missed, on a wall adjoin% 4 month: old. I did not know the prisoner until about four 1 zetphews were in custody upon mouths ago, w'oeo I and my wife came to the Leeds bar- murder, and were attended by Mr. racks. Stoke.* was is the regiment before, bat I had oaf, tol. me severe] croseexamined known him hefore then, as I belonged to another company.. he gave most evasive answers. At fir Since we tiave been in Leeds, Stokes MU slept in the same public-house from 12 to Son Mind room wit's me and my wife. About seven ,-clock on milted that he was absent from the .. Thursdrsy evening theprisoner wax in the room with us. ''He was, after the inquiry, taken into custody upon suspicion I The piercer cane up to Michael Dooley, and asked for aI of being an accessory. The jousts' was ....,,wfiourned.