The Sun. — 1861-12-16 (London, England)

MARYLESONE.—THE ATTEMPTED MURDER AT PADDINGTON.—DEPOSITION OF THE INJURED LADY.—One day during the past week, in pursuance of a prior arrangement with Dr. Wakefield, Mr. Yardley paid a visit to the lady who was so murderously assaulted at her residence, 5, Fulhamplace. After this he gave instructions that on a future day the three prisoners, Thomas Puzey, George Reeves. and Sarah Collett, should be taken privately to the lady's address to hear her deposition taken. Accordingly at one o'clock, Inspector Braddick, 1) division, Sergeant Potter, 2 D, and House, 97 D, arrived in cabs with the prisoners from the House of Detention, Mr. Yardley and Mr. Phillips, chief clerk, were already there. The prisoners having been placed in the room, the old lady sat up in her bed and the following depositions were taken. She said—My name is Sarah Green. lam a widow lady, aged 71. In the evening of the 24th October I was sitting in my arm-chair in this room (the second-floor front). My servant, Elizabeth Askew, was with me, and I had a fire and a tight in the room, and sent Elizabeth as usual, for my supper. After she left I was dozing in my chair, waiting for her, when some one came to me right across the room from the door. I looked up and saw that it was a tall man with a black mask on. My eye caught the shadow of another man. He came round the foot of the bed, behind the tall man, and was between the bed and the window. He was shorter than the other, and seemed to be stouter. The tall man struck me on the head four or five severe blows with something that had a large knob at the end. I think I should know the ball (meaning the knob) again. I begged and prayed of him to take his hand away, and told him that if he would take his hand away from my throat, I would tell or do anything he Hied. When I said this, he took hold of my throat, and pinched me till I lost my senses; and when I had in some measure recovered he came at me again, and gave me some more blows, besides which he gave me a most severe blow on the left cheek but I cannot say with what. He again clutched my throat but tighter than before, and I again became insensible. I could he,;.! the other man up by the side of the bed, and heard 14,7nething rattling at my desk, which was locked. I ail`frwaids found on looking at it that it had been broke open, but I missed nothing from it. I saw the short an turn his arm and clutch LT _ my watch from the pocket t: t the head of the bed. Il My plate was in a basket under he table, and I cannot tell the quantity missing. The bort man had a loose coat on, and this might have mat:: him appear stouter. The prisoner seems to be abo zit the height of the taller one, but lam not certain. 1,17 hands which clutched my throat were like his. They were thin long fingers. The life-preserver (which was here introduced by Inspector Braddreth) is like the thing I was struck with. When I recovered my consciousness I found I was alone in the room. I knew the prisoner Collett well. She was employed by me as my nurse last winter, and sat up with me at night. This was about seven or eight months ago. She was with me twice. In consequence of suspicions I had about her I discharged her, at the same time warning her that she must not enter my house any more. About a fortnight before the robbery I heard that Collett had been to my house. When Collett was here I kept my plate in the bedroom, near the window, and my watch was always kept in the watch pocket at the head of the bed, and she knew it well. I did not hear the men speak whilst in my bedroom. The lady, who gave the above statement in a very calm and lucid manner, had it read over to her, when she affixed her signature to it. The three prisoners were again taken in cabs to the House of Detention, to be brought up at this court next Wednesday.