The Sun. — 1862-05-27 (London, England)

JEFFERSON DAVIS."  TUE MURDERS AT MA J 7 CHESTER.  Taylor and his wife, who are charged with the murder of the late Mr. Evan Mailer and of the three children of the male prisoner, at Manchester, were brought before the magistrates again on remand yesterday. An immense crowd of people clamoured about the doors of the Court-house for admission long after it had been filled, and the excitement arising out of the desire to get a sight of the murderers was intense. Mr. Ellison presided as chairman of the bench of magistrates, of whom a considerable number were present. Mr. Austin, assistant town clerk, who was present by request of Captain Palin, suggested that the evidence of Mr. Hudson, analytical chymist, and of the surgeons, should be reserved till Prof. Taylor could be present. Mr. Pope was present as counsel for the prisoner. One of the most singular features about the proceedings, as far as the public was concerned, was to see many hundreds of people enduring all the heat and crush of the court for hours, in places where there was not the slightest chance of seeing the prisoners, or of hearing the proceedings. Sergeant Bateman, having been sworn, produced a quantity of children's clothing, which had been found in pawn, belonging to the prisoners. John Maclean, sheriff's officer, who made the last distraint on the prisoners, proved that considerable damage had since been done to the fittings of the house. In cross-examination he said he went with the execution on the 30th April, and Taylor ejected him. Ho then broke open an outside, and an inside door. Taylor opposed the execution on the ground that he had a claim for compensation, arising out of the boiler explosion in his house. Witness and his assistants stripped the house of everything except a chair and some food.  John Galloway Meller was the next witness. He appeared to be rather faint, and was accommodated with a chair. He kept his face averted from the prisoners. He said—l am the son of Mr. Meller, and was his partner. lam not aware of any difference between my father and the prisoners, except as to business. We never got any rent from the prisoners. The male prisoner had Always complained that no compensation had been allowed him after the boiler explosion. In leaving the office he always used to mutter something which we could never catch. I never heard any distinct threats.  Cross-examined by Mr. Pope—The prisoners agreed upon terms with us on Ist Oct., 1861, as to tenancy of the house in Britannia-buildings. Taylor then paid us 10 guineas for the fixtures, after a great deal of bargaining. He paid it on the 2d October. The rent was payable quarterly, not in advance. Shortly after he had been a tenant of the house, he called to complain of the river having flooded the cellars during an overflow up the sewers. [Mr. Pope—Did he call many times P] He called once about that. I remember the explosion of the kitchen boiler. On Dec. 20th he called to complain that the water-pipes in the kitchen leaked. I have looked at the call book, but I remember the date distinctly, as I have looked at it so many times. I did not know at the time it was in connection with the beiler. I sent a clerk at onto to got a plumber to go down the same afternoon. It was a new clerk, i and I wanted him to become acquainted with all our property. They went down, and the pipe was repaired. The plumber will state--[Mr. Pope objected to the statement being given by the witness.] The prisoner did not call a few days afterwards to say the pipe was still leaking. He called a few days after to introduce a new tenant, and, in going out