The Sun. — 1862-09-01 (London, England)

WORTH.  ---0.- The further examination of Thomas Cooper, with several aliases, WAS resumed on Saturday, at the session room in the Town Hall, before Captain Donnethorne and a full bench of magistrates. In order to obviate the difficulty experienced last Saturday in getting the prisoner through the dense mob that congregated round the entrances to the police station, the 'Pown Hall, and the streets leading thereto, the prisoner was brought down from the House of Detention, where he had been under remand, at an early hour in the morning, and he was safely conveyed in a cab, and lodged in one of the private rooms in the Town Hall, without the public being aware of the fact. Punctually at the time appointed the accused murderer was placed in the dock. He appeared careworn and anxious, but considerably improved in his appearance.  On the prisoner being asked by Mr. Ruston if he had any professional adviser, he replied, "Not yet, sir." Mr. Ruston, the clerk to the magistrates, then read over the evidence given at the last examination. Rosina Barnham repeated the evidence she had given at the inquest as to the possession by the prisoner of three bullets, one of which he said was for the deceased, one for her mother, and one for the first man that tried to take him. The prisoner said, " That is false, Rose, and you know it is."  Harry Everett, a tailor, deposed to having met the deceased and he thought the prisoner on the evening of the murder about 20 yards from the milestone on the Twickenham-road. They were talking together. He did not hear any of the conversation, but the woman sneered at the man. He should not like to swear that the prisoner was the man.  Thomas Maddock, a gardener, said he met the prisoner and the deceased about 25 minutes to nine on Thursday evening about 100 yards from the Chequers public-house. He had previously known him, and he believed him to be the man he saw. Ephriam Caughtney repeated his statement that the prisoner and deceased had had some ale together at the Chequers on the night in question. Mr. George Turpin, a retired officer in the army, said he was going to Isleworth on the 7th ult., and when near the corner of the lane he heard a man and woman inquire of another person what time it was, and the man replied 25 minutes to 9. He had not seen that man at the court. He then crossed the lane and saw the deceased woman standing there, but he would not like to swear the prisoner was the man. He resembled him, however. James Hedges, a groom, repeated his statement that about the time mentioned he saw Anne Barnham and a person he believed to be the prisoner at the Corner of Bi azil Mill-lane; the man had a moustache, and was dressed in dark clothes. He heard him say, " I have told you of it before." Thos. Barnham, a cousin of the deceased, met her and the prisoner together on the night in question . Joseph Burniss, a boy, saw a man and woman in Brazil Mill-lane on the same evening ;he heard them quarrelling; he passed them, and noticed that they shook hands. Soon afterwards he heard a report of a pistol. He did not then see either the man or woman, as it was too dark.  James Andrews, a letter carrier, repeated his former evidence.  Charles Brown, a detective, produced the letters found on prisoner when apprehended, one of which related to the crime, and actually admitted the commission of the murder.  After a consultation, the Bench decided that the letters should not be read. The prisoner admitted that he was in Brentford on the Thursday, and that he had watched Anne because he thought she was going to keep company with other men. John Haw kes, another detective, deposed to having found a pistol in prisoner's pocket. Witness asked him what he meant to do with it, and he replied " Shoot myself." He said he had read all the papers had stated, and was only waiting to get some more information before ho shot himself. While going down to Brentford the prisoner said, "I wish I could have found the grave of Anne that I might have died there too."  Mrs. Barnham, upon being recalled, said the pHsoner had no moustache the day he was at her house, bnt his whiskers were larger. Rosina Bambara and Ephraim Caughtney confirmed this evidence.  The prisoner stated, in answer to the Bench, that he would reserve what he had to say. He was then fully committed for trial.