The Sun. — 1852-03-06 (London, England)

PARKE.) Henry Harrington, 20, labourer, was indicted for the wilful murder of Enzseeth Cobb, at Tollesbnry. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Rod well conducted the prosecution. The prisoner was defended by Messrs. Parry and Woollett.  The Learned COUNSEL for the prosecution opened the case to the jury, in a clear and temperate address. He said that the charge which they were about to inquire into was one of the most serious that could be brought under the notice of a human tribunal, and the eircurn,tances by which it would be sought to bring home the dreadful crime to the prisoner, were such as would demand their most serious attention. He then proceeded to state the nature of the evidence that would bo ad laced to support, the indictment, slid the following witnesses were examined:—  James Cobb, examined by Mr. Rod well—ln December last I was living with my wife, Elizabeth Cobb, in scot age at Tollesbury. We had no family of our own, but a little girl, named Spurgin, seven years old, lived with us. On the night of the 25th of November last we went •.o bed about' nine o'clock at night. William-Mame, myself, my wife, and Eliza Spurgin lived in the cottage it this time. A man, named Pewter, also lodged with us, but he was not at home this night. There ire two sleeping rooms in the enrage, one opening into ~he other. Mason shpt in the first room, and aid my wife, and the little girl slept in the further one. The child slept in a crib two feet from my bed on my fife's side. On the following morning I got up at a quarter before six. I was called by Mason. Mason and eyself are both dredgermen. When I went out of my room I left My wito in bed lying on her right side. I was dressing she opened her eyes and asked me what time I should he home, and I said half-past one. thee wished her good bye and left the room. I never 4aw my wife alive again. When I got down stairs Ibsen came in from the garden, and he took his basket lad went off to his work, John Wash, who lives in a .ottage next to mine, and who is also a dredgerman, hen came to me, and said he was going to his work, Ind he walked on a few minutes before me. It was not more than tea minutes past six when I left the cottage. the door was not fas:ened, but was merely left on the latch. - Mason and Wash 'worked on the same aoor as I did in oyster dredging, but not in the ,ame boat. The key of the door was left inside, sad 'anybody could open the door from the outside by moans of a thumb-hole. One of tho windows of my cottage opens upon a little flower-garden, and looks into the ,chool-yard. That window was fastened on the inside when I went out. It was large enough to allow a good sized man to pass through it. When I got to my work found Wash, and all my mates there. I did not see Ileum I left ray work to go home, between half-past me and two o'clock; but in the meantime I had heard of something that had happened. When I wont up stairs I found my wife lying dead in the bed with her throat cut.. She was lying at this time on her left side. There was a box in my bed-room in which I kept my clothes. I found it bad been opened, and nearly all the contents were strewed about the floor. I had some money in a rea-caddy in the same room. This caddy had not been couched. Upon going into Mason's room, I found that Isis box had also been opened, and some of his things were lying strewed about the room. Pewter's box, list, appeared to have been opened. The prisoner lived at Tollesbury, but I only saw him in my house upon one occasion, which was much about a month or six weeks before this occurrence took place. He came for the purpose of buying some fish for his sister, Mrs. Wash. Aeon; the month of November I had the intention of buying a boat, and I had looked at. one which I thought would suit me. I did not know the price of this boat, but it was sold afterwards for 01. It was well known about Tollesbury (hat I was looking after a boat. I examined the window sill adjoining the gander. The window was open, and there was a piece of bark and a leaf upon the sill. By Mr.