The Sun. — 1858-12-07 (London, England)

THE ANDOVER MURDER.  Thomas Alexander Banks, the prisoner accused of the wilful murder of Mr. William Parsons, of Andover, has again examined at the Guildhall before the borough magistrates. Mr. Poulden, instructed by Mr. Loscombe, solicitor, appeared as counsel on the part of the prosecution, and Mr. Poland, instructed by Messrs. Earle and Smith, for the prisoner. Mr. Lamb again attended as deputy for Mr.•Footner, and commenced the proceedings by reading oven the evidence adduced at the last examination.  Mr. Poulden said he appeared there to conduct the case on the part of the prosecution. Since the last examination the police had been actively engaged in elucidating the mystery of the murder, and so far they had been successful, and many facts had been brought to light. He would call such witnesses to-day as to substantiate this, and as they had also gained information which they had not had time to investigate, he should be obliged to ask their indulgence in granting another remand. (A map was here introduced showing the locality of the murder.) The learned gentleman then called the following witnessas : James Radway—The map produced is a correct copy of the Tithe Commutation Map, and relates to the parts referrinc, to this matter. The distances have been measured by me, and are correct as represented on the plan. Henry John Hayes—l am shopman to Mr. Wood of this town. On the night of Monday, 22d Nov., I was in the High-street at half-past 9 in the evening. I saw the deceased come out of his own yard. He ran down the High-street. He had a topcoat on, and went down Bridge-street, over the bridge, towards the Salisbury-road, in the direction of Cleacy's house, and the spot where the body was found. He was atone. I then went to my lodgings at Miss Sutton's. When I got in I looked at the clock, and it was half-past 9. Henry Edward Northover was again examined, and after his former evidence had been read over, said—l last saw,Mr. Parsons on the 22d Nov., at about a quarter to 9 in the evening ; he was then in the shop where I left him. When I saw him in the field in the morning I was led to believe he was murdered, by seeing the stick and the back part, of his head fearfully beat in. There was blood on the stick. When I returned to the spot with Mr. Wedge I examined the stick, and found blood and portions of hair on it ; the hair resembled Mr. Parsons's.  Charles Wedge,-superintendent of police, was again examined. After his former evidence had been read over, he said—The stick produced is the one I found near the body. It is an ash stick, and it had the appearance of being fresh cut when I found it— all the knots were fresh. The stick was covered with hoar frost, and at the lower end was blood, which is there now. It had the appearance of having been cut round with a knife and broken off at both ends. There was blood on .the wounds, and on turning over the body, I found blood where the face was lying. On the ground there was a large quantity of blood, and at about six inches from the end of the stick there was a spot of blood. The cap vas on the ground, on the left hand side of the body, covered with frost. The body was about 37 yards from the gateway and 42 yards from the shed. There was a foot track of one person from the body to the entrance of the shed, close to the bank that parted the two fields, where there was a gap in the hedge. On that bank and in the gap I found the footmarks of a person apparently standing on the bank. They were plain and fresh as of a person who had stood there. There are some trees growing near that spot. I went into the shed, where there were marks on the ground as if a slight scuffle had occurred. A person could. get from the road to the