The Sun. — 1867-02-08 (London, England)

BOW-STREET-THIS DAY. EXAMINATION OF LIEUTENANT BRAND, U.N.  This afternoon Lieutenant Herbert Charles Alexander Brand, U.N., was placed before Sir Thomas Henry, charged with the wilful murder of George William Gordon on the 23d of Oct., 1865.  The warrant for the defendant's apprehension was placed in the hands of Constable Taylor, who, on proceeding to Lane's Hotel, found that the lieutenant had removed from there last evening to lodgings in a private house a short distance therefrom. Accordingly the warrant officer was in waiting for the lieutenant, and this day, about one o'clock, he succeeded in taking him into custody, and at once conveyed him to Bow-street Policestation, and from thence to the magistrate's court. Lieutenant Brand on entering the court, and having taking his place at the bar, Mr. Burnaby, the chief clerk, said—ls your name Herbert Charles Alexander Brand? Defendant—lt is.  Sir T. Henry—Lieutenant Brand, I wish to explain the exact nature of tho charge against you devoid of all technicalities of language. Tho charge against you is, that you, as president of a court-martial at Morant Bay, signed a sentence of death against George 'William Gordon without lawful authority, and that therefore his execution, the prosecutor alleges, was unjustifiable. That is the charge against you. Your are not called upon to say anything on the present occasion ; but you will have to meet the charge made against you. Mr. Skean, for the prosecution, said he did not propose on that occasion to do more than road the depositions of Dr. Fiddos and one other witness, given on the occasion of the granting of the warrants, and upon that being clone ho should ask for the remand of the defendant until au oarly day next week. The depositions having been read, Sir T. Henry, addressing the defendant—Have you no professional adviser present? _ _ _  Defendant— I don't know. Sir T. Henry—lt will be advisable for you to havo ono . Have you any friends ? Defendant—Certainly not. I have no friends; I'm a lieutenant in the navy. Sir T. Henry—lt becomes my duty to remand you until Tuesday next, when I am informed other persons will attend at this Court to answer for the condact they pursued on the occasion. I suppose, Mr. Shean, as lam about to admit the defendant to bail, his own recognisanees to appear hero again on Tuesday next will be sufficient ? Mr. Shean—Well, no, Sir Thomas; I don't think that I should feel inclined to assent to such an arrangement as that. I think that as there was some little difficulty in apprehending the defendant some substantial guarantee for his appearance ought to be taken. Sir Thomas Henry—Then it becomes my duty to call upon you, Lieutenant Brand; to find two sureties in the sum of £2OO each, and also to enter into your own recognisances in the sum of £5OO for your appearance at this Court on Tuesday next. The defendant was without a single friend in court, consequently, the required sureties were not in attendance, so he was removed in custody. General Nelson intimated that he will attend at the proper time and surrender to the warrant of the Chief Magisrate.  POLICE INTELLIGEffCE.—This Day.