Alston Herald, and East Cumberland Advertiser. — 1879-04-19 (Alston, Cumbria, England)

THE BARNES MURDER.  A STARTLING STATEMENT.  The police had received some fresh information of a most startling character, which, if true, is likely to present the terrible tragedy in altogether a different light. What the fresh information is it would not be fair, in the interests of justice, to say at present tilt the truth of it has been inquired into. Suffice it to say that for some eigut or ten days past there have been rereasons for thinking that, if not on the night of the murder, yet at least a night or two after, there were one or more women in the house with the woman Webster. This theory was hinted at a few days ago, but on the face of the woman's statement that Church committed the murder little importance was attached to it. Sufficient facts have, however, now been elicited not only to justify the belief, but also to justify the police in starting off on some fresh inquiries, which will probably result in most important information, leading to the supposition that there were one or more women connected with the transaction receiving valuable articles, knowing them to be stolen, if not with being accessories to the murder either before or after the fact. One witness has been heard to say—" If I were to open my mouth, I know enough to put the rope round the neck of four people at least." There is a growing belief that the statement of the woman Webster againt Church will not be satisfactorily corroborated, and that it is but an attempt to shift from herself the guilt of the capital charge.  LONDON, Wednesday night. It is an ascertained fact that Webster had a quarrel with Mrs Thomas on Sunday evening, the 2nd March. On Monday morning at five o'clock smoke was seen issuing from the copper chimney and by seven she was hanging out clothes in the garden. During Monday no one who called obtained any answer. On Tuesday, Webster was a Porter's with the black bag so often mentioned, audit is said that one witness looked into it, and was borrified to see either a man's or a woman's head. He hastily closed the bag and left it where he found it. During the week the jewellery and other valubles were taken to various places in Rose Gardens. One witness states positively that the missing bag was thrown into a deep pond on Barnes Common.  If there is say lady or gentlemen who has not yet tried &adieu's Balsam of Horehound and Coludoot for coughs, colds, bronchitis, or any affection of toe ',hest or langs, let them do so at once, and they will find that roe dose will give relief, and one bottle, in moot cases, sleet a sampler° cure. Don't be persuaded to take any other kind. Ask for " Budden's Balsam," sad see dist yea get it. Bottles Is led mid 2s 94. Agent for Hexbeas—llearrs GIBSON & now, Chemist.; for Alston— Kr Gila. Tacnesoa  Delays are dangerous, therefore if you are 'offering from a bad cough or cold, difficulty of brestblez, Hoarseness, or any °thin affection of tie ohest and lungs, delay not, but at once go and get a bottle of Budden's lialsam of Horehound and Colmfoot—oue dose relieve.; one bottle generally cures. Price is lid and 2. 9d. Agent for Alston—Mr Oso, TtiouPsott, Ohomist ; for HA:ham—Messrs (1/138,)N &