The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1890-06-21 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

AGAIN BEFORE MR. PRESTON. Oa Mandy the yoank man Frederick Bedford was again brought before Mr. Preston, at the Borough Police Mart, charged under big own confession with 1 being coneerned in the warder of Francis Maria Wright, 19Xemotibury•terroes,Loudon, on May 16th, ma. _ _ . _  I-Superintendent Clarke reported that he had received information from London concerniug the prisoner, boil it was virtingy of no use, as die London police did not say whetter they wonld feten the prisoner or not. They seemed' to have known some little about him, as he had resided in London some yenta frgo.. A written report erair lb the effect that prisoner twelve-years ago had been employed in gelocers shops there, moiler what naves, they deeld not my, but he had left on hie own accord. He was fined 40s. and costs, or a month, at Hantmerarnith, on October 23rd, 1883. for travelling without ticket from Hdge Hill Station to Willesden Janetion, and in that case be nave the mime of Frederick Hassell. On lie 4th September, 1885, he was charged at Horton; Police Station, on Ills own confession,with being ciontrerned in • burglary with • man nassedGcorge Platt, A the Crown and liceptre publis- house, Ware-sneet, bingland-road,, on the 27th Abgnst previous. He was tried at the Central Criminal. Court, in Septlma. : bet, 1885, and Platt, who inn caught in the act, nes instanced to 18 months' hard labour, and' Reeser Do six months' haul labour. The Chief Commissioner eiraplY forwarded the facts and °fired no corm:DeutzMr. Preston: IS this true? Prisoner: Yee, year worship, day are the only times lever was eonvicted in my-lit., and I gave' myself up to the_police then. lilt. Preston: Haws you anything farther to say. with the charge made on you own contention? Wiesner: No sir, I have not, bet the detective said I was not the one be wanted, and 11 suppose that clears, me, you know.. Mr! Preston: I think there ought to de something more definite from the police regarding diiik whether they will prosecute or not. Sept-Clarke : The detective said they, would not prosecute, but he is not here now. Mr. Piesten : I know be said in his opinion they would not prosecute,. and that in his opinion the prisoner was not the man. Sept. Clarke: It was the opinion et the Felice that they could not make out • eine against hi. Mr. Preston : I shall not discharge him- until I have a more definite answer from the Criminal Investigation Department whether they will -prosecute him or not. If they will, he will be sent trIloodon; if they will not I shall be bound to discharge him. He must be further remanded till Thursday.. To the prisoner). You have nothing to cnmplain skeet regarding this delay,u yon have brought it upon year- , self, supposing it is not true. Prisonem I did not know until the detective said they had bad eleven persons arrested for it,, or I would not have come.  Mr. Preston: Well, you mast take the conannenee now of yore-not. Prisoneroeas then again moved to the cell. On Tharoday prisoner was again brought before the Court. Soperintendend Clarke said lie had communicated with the Assistant Commiseiener of Police in London and received from him a reply to the effect that they did not intend to prosecute. Mr. Preston : There is no further evidence ?Superintendent Clarke: There is not your worship. I told the Commissioner we had no further *maims* against bits and this letter is in answer to that. Mr. Preston then addressed the prisoner: After this letter from the Assistant Commissioner of Police and there being no further evidence here, I have nothing to do but discharge you. Whether you are one of the accessories to the murder or not I do not know. At all events there is no evidence accept your OWD admission that your are One of the men, and as the police do not prosecute I have nothing to do but diseharge you. If any further evidence crops up you will be re-apprehended.