The Northern Daily Times. — 1856-01-24 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THE ASSASSINATION  IN BEDFORD-ROW  Yesterday, the adjourned inquest on the body of the unfortunate Mr Waugh was resumed at the board-room of St. Andrew's Workhouse, Gray's •inn-lane, before Mr. Wakley, coroner, and a highly respectable jury. The inquest was adjourned on the former lay in order that Westron, the murderer, might attend, and be identified by the various witnesses who saw the prisoner on the morning of the horrible and melancholy occurrence. A memorial was presented to the Secretary of State, who issued an order accordingly to the Governor of the House of Detention. Yesterday morning the prisoner was conveyed in a cab, in  custody of Inspector Checkley and Sergeant Haynes, of the E division, to the board-room ; but owing to his temoval being earlier than was expected, but few persons had congre gated to catch a glimpse of him  The prisoner, whilst before the coroner, appeared not to feel the awful position in which he had placed himself by the diabolical act he had committed. _lie stood with his  arms fol  , and leisurely surveyed the proceedings i❑ a  manner almost amounting to total indifferent  Hum phreys attended to prosecute on the part of the executors of the deceased gentleman, and Mr. Lewis for the prisoner. The various witnesses, whose examination has already been given, were in attendance to identify the prisoner, but before he was brought into court Mr.Wakley requested Mr. Whitfield, the principal witness, to retire. The prisoner was then brought into the room, and allowed to stand amongst the crowd ; when Mr. Whitfield was called in, and asked to pick out the man who he saw shoot the deceased. He immediately pointed out the prisoner as the man. Inspector Checkley deposed, in addition to what has already been published, that ott searching the prisoner's lodgings he found, amongst other things, a bAt containing  powder, percussion caps, from twelve to fifteen bullets, and a bullet mould. The bullets fitted the pistol, which the inspector ascertained the prisoner purchased about fifteen months ago, for a guinea, from Mr. Wilcox, tobacconist, Railway•arcb, Minories.  The Coroner then directed the Inspector to remove the prisoner from the room, and have him conveyed to the police station at once. The prisoner was then removed.  Mr. Lewis said it was to be regretted that the prisoner laboured under a delusion with reference to the deceased gentleman, and the friends of the prisoner were anxious that it should be known that so far from that gentleman having behaved ill to him, he had treated him and tharn with the greatest kindness, and had always acted for their benefit. On another occasion he (lir. Lewis) should be able to prove that the prisoner was labouring under'a delusion; but it was useless for him to do so then, as that court could not act on such evidence. This delusion was, if he might so term it,. an hereditary complaint in the family. The prisoner's father, and uncle destroyed themselves whilst labouring under mental derangement, and his aunt died in a lunatic asylum. His conduct in his lodgings had been such as would leave no doubt but that the prisoner ought not to have been permitted to be at large, and ho had had to leave various lodgings from his conduct being, as the parties:stated, that of a madman. On one occasion he opened his window, and set the things in the room on fire, and when remonstrated with, alleged he did it to destroy the devil.  The Coroner, in summing up, made some remarks on the impropriety of allowing persons of the prisoner's description ,o be at large. He looked upon it as an act of cruelty to allow such persons their freedom. The jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against the