Star. — 1822-12-02 (London, England)

MURDER NEAR AYLESBURY.  . Croker and Randall, who stand committed to Aylesbury j;111 to take their trial for this offence, have maintained a sullen silence respecting the mnrder; and have not said anything from which an acknowledgment of their guilt can be collected. Barnacle, the woman, only repeats the circumstances which she. stated' before the Magistrates at Berkham pstead. Friday, an examination of a mays of the name of Rowe took place before the Earl of BRIDGEWATER, and several other local Magistrates, at the Noble Earl's mansion, which lasted nearly six hours. The circumstances under which this investigation took place were these :—Rowe, who lives in the neighbourhood of Tring, was one of the witnesses who appeared before the Magistrates at. Be. khampstead, and proved his having seen the prisoners the night of the murder at Tring, in company with their female corn, panion. He also spoke to the declaration of Croker, as he and his companions were setting out on their fatal errand, namely—" that they had a job to do, and were afraid they should be too late." It further appeared, a:A Rowe had drank with them in the public-house at which they had been stopping. On, I'Thursday, the same man, Rowe, came forward, and prodked two bundles, which he stated he had found secreted-under a hedge and covered with grass, in a 1 field near -to Cowroest, on the road from Tring to Little Gaddesden, where, it will be recollected, the ' prisoners were apprehended. These bandies, on being examined, were found to contain a pistol, which was known to be the property of Needle, and which he kept at the toll-house for protection ; a gown, and several articles of wearing apparel, which had been Mrs. Needle's ; two silver spoons, also the property of the unhappy Couple, and several other things, which it was evident had been taken from the house after• their death.  The singularity of the circumstance,of Rowe, who was the last person in the company of the prisoners on the night of the murder, being the first ludividual to find this property, the loss of which had.been proclaimed by the friends of the deceased, naturally excited suspicions towards him, as having been in some way a participator in the offence; and berme the Magistrates felt it their duty to again minutely inquire into all the facts of the case, and to al' upon Rowe satisfactorily to account, first for his time and occupation on the luckless night, and next for.the_manner in which he had been led to the secret .clepbiitory of the spoil. Upon these pOints, we understand, Rowe gave every necessary explanation, and ultimately succeeded in satisfying the minds-of the Magistrates as to his innocence. He was in consequence discharged, upon an understanding that he should again attend when his presence might be required. The terror occasioned by this foul transaction has not yet subsided; and among the humbler classes of the surrounding neighbourhood the scene of inhuman slaughter is regarded with a species of superstitious dread. The cow-house or shed in which the mur-. derers prepared their instrument of death, which, as we before stated, was a rough piece of rail, shaped. to a handle at one end, attracts the attention of all passengers, and the chips cut from the bludgeon, as well as the drops of tallow, which had fallen from the candle it was known they had lighted, are viewed with feelings of the deepest horror. Indeed it seems to be scarcely possible that any human being could, with such cool deliberation, and with so little occasion, have resolved on so. bloody a purpose.—Observer. 1