Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-01-16 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

PRISONER BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES. . _  Before the Guilfo—rd--Ze-andi Bench, on Saturday, Ebenezer Jenkins, described as an artist, was charged with the wilf al murder of his sweetheart Emily Joy, at Godalming, en Mon day last. Great excitement prevailed in the town, and • largo orowd aseembled outside the County Hall an hour before the proceedings commenoed. It appesra that, -despite his description of himself, the prisoner is an illiterate man, as evidenced by his letters and his utterance since he has been under arrest. To avoid the crowd the prisoner was brought it to the court by a back door, and, pending the Arrival of the magistrates, occupied his time in reading a small prayer book. Mr P. Ricardo pia slded over the Bench, and there was a large attendance of magistrates. The first witness was Mary Ann Joy, the mother of the deceased, who showed signs of deep diatress. Mrs; Joy deposed that prisoner was engaged to be married to her daughter. She saw him with Lor daughter about seven in the evening on the 7th January. Thev went away together', her dough .er saying "So long" to her as they left. As her daughter did not return, witness beuttne anxiou t, and went to the atoll° at one o'clock I on Tueeday morning to look for her. She tried I the door end knocked, test heard nothing. she I also looked through the keytele, but could neither hear nor see signs of anyone. Os , Tuesday evening she received a letter (produced) from prisoner, saying that he and her daughter were gone for ever, and asking that they should be buried in the same grave. The prisoner said he had no question to put to the witness. Police Censtatle St.til slid that on Monday he was on duty near Godalming, when he met the prisoner and deeeaesd walkiug arm-hi-arm. Os the following day, from information re oeived, witness wont to the et Am with Sergeant Watts, and saw the body of the deceased lyiug against the doer. Walter Ede, a butler, said that about eight o'clock on Monday he punted near the studio, when he heard a stdied scream. After going on farther he heard a clattering noise as of someone bumping up against the woodwork of the building. He did nit think et the tune that the scream ccm from the studio.  Mary Ann Hoar, sister of the landlord of the Sun Inn at Gudehuing, depooed that on Mon• day eight the prisoner came into the house after eight o'clock, and was served with sixpenny w.irth of brandy, which he paid for with a half-crown. Witneti stated that it was • new half-crown.. Arthur Singer, baker, Godalming, stated that : on Monday evening, a few minute before nine • o'clock, he went to the Sim Inn, and saw the prisoner there. He said, "ire t,ff to-morrow." • Ho gave witness to understand that he was going to Egypt. Witness did not notice anything particular in his demeanour. Harry Pennycot, tanner, said that on Monday night he was going home, when the prisoner spoke to him. Ha walked along w:th witnese, end said, " Aro there any yi nag girls about." He also said, "I shall either count to to the gallows or drown myeelf." Before leaving him he ,ave witness his sleeve links and !shook hands, with him. This was about nine o'clock.  _ Augustus Sallie, landlord of the Punch Bowl Inn, Hindhead, repo .ted the stab monts he ha a made as to the prison r arriving at his house and the conversation which hat lid up to his taking htm to the police at Guildford. Sergeant Watts, if the Guildford h 'rough police, said when the last witness and ptitoner came to the police station on Tinting, the latter stated be wished to give himself up for murdering a young lady near Godalming, by strangling her, cud baud, d witness a koy of the studio where the body would be found. ' Arthur Joshua Newman, surgeon, deposed that he was called to the studio by the police on 'luesday. He de-cribed the injuries to the throat and upper part of the cia.st. The matte of death was suffocation. In his opiilon the deceased had been outraged. The prisoner, who bald he did not3wish to say anything, was committed for trial.