The Weekly Journal. — 1904-01-29 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

QUEEN'S EVIDENCE. It. was very far from being a complete cav against the prisoners; in fact, it was hardly a promising one. The police, however, soon found that if they were willing to on of their prisoners as witness they could obtain evidence. When he called at the gaol on Sunday, Sergeant Buffington lieerd that Smith Watt anxious to see him. He saw the man .0 his cell, and the first thing Smith asked for was a copy of a bill that had been publialten by the police offering a reward of A3OO and a free pardon to any person, not one of the actual morderers, who would give information that would lead to conviction of the murderers. A bill was shown to him, and Smith read it through carefully. Would the promise b.' acted up to if he were to peach, he ricked? Sergeant Hollington said be must use his disere Hiram Smith then said that on the Tuesday before the murder he and Jones, wh.i carried a basket of crockery, went over to trimlay, where they expected to see a fight. The fight did not comae off, and Jones gave him some plates to sell and told him to go round and find out where the parson lived. He went round to several houses, eventually finding the parson's house and trying to lel' his plates at the door. Then he went back end joined Joao', who waited for him outilde the village. On the Friday Jones asked him if he would go to Frirnley that night with him and some others. They were to go separately, the one who got there first to wait for the others He said he would go, so that night he watched Jones leave Guilford and followed him over the fields to Amer Frimley, where they met Samuel Harwood and Levi Harwood. Levi Harwood produced two large horse .pisto-s and loaded them with gray stone marbles as he had no bullets. Then he brought out two masks of green baize. Ho gave them to Smith and Jones. Heriveod himself had a light grey mask, and he put on a light jersey.. Then they separated, and met again at the parson's house. As Smith was small, lie !aide he got into the house through the scullery window. He gave them fond and drink, Which he found in the house. Then he loosened the bars, and the others pushed them out, and got through the window. They first plundered the sitting-rooms, then they went upstairs. Samuel Harwood stayed out. aide on the landing, he (Smith), Jones, and Levi Harwood went into the bedroom. Jones struggled with Mrs. Holiest, Levi Harweed struggled with and shot Mr. Holiest. While that waa.going on he was plundering the room. After the shot was fired they ran away and left the house. Levi Harwood fell in the garden. Afterwards in the woods they threw away some of the plunder. He and Levi HerwOod walked on together as far as Long Ditton. Levi Harwood went on to Londou. and he went back to Guildford in a road waggon. The text day the four prisoners were brought before the Magistrates. Samuel Harwood was an exceptionally powerful man. People in Court who saw lam were reminded of the character of Maypole Hugh in Charles Diekens's " Harnaby Rudge.' then a comparatively recent work of fiction. He was younger and bigger than his cousin, Levi Harwood, who was a more truculent and rufflanly-looking fellow. Jones had a coarse, fat, evil-looking, animal face, but Hiram Smith was