The Sun. — 1842-05-02 (London, England)

THE MURDERER.  MERTHYR, APRIL 30.—Yesterday the accused, Richard Edwards, was brought up for examination before the Magistrates. The room in which the examination was taken anti the street in front were completely crowded by the multitude, and the prisoner, on being semoved from the police-station, was saluted with loud yells from the populace. The evidence which was given before the Coroner having been repeated, the following additional testimony was given:— Anne Williams, wife of Richard Williams, deposed that the wife of the prisoner came to her house the Saturday previous to the discovery of the murder. She said, her husband told ber to coMe, and that his mother was perfectly willing for her to come. Witness said she thought his mother was from home, as she had seen a cloak 'hanging over the window the whole of Friday, arid the door shut all day, and that she had seen the prisoner peeping from the outside through the window ; he was pushing the cloak a little on one side through a broken pane. Witness told him his wife had been looking for him on the Saturday morning, rind asked him if ho had seen anything of his mother. The prisoner replied that he had seen her on the Thursday night, and that she was gone from home. His wife had not been living with him for the last three months. GowenriSif'lnnes -przllsi-IWt—titivitig- seen the old-woman alive on the 16th, which is two days later than was previously known.  William Richards deposed to the prisoner's having beggep a bit of bread of him on the Sunday after he abscondod ; he said he had not had a bit that day, and on being asked how it was he was begging, he said that he had beim out of work two months; that he was single, and that he lodged near Dowlais Chapel. Several other witnesses were examined, but their testimony was unimportant. The prisoner was asked if he had anything to say, at the same time being duly cautioned. He replied that he would rather make his statement then, and said ( in Welch) that on Mon.. day morning I went to my mother's house. She had told me that she was going to Llanfabon on Friday, and would remain till Saturday morning. I asked Nary Treharne, the next door neighbour, if she had seen any one looking for me, and when she had seen my mother? She said she had not s ,en my mother since yesterday evening ; that my wife had been there on Saturday morning, and that her father had turned her out of doors. She also told me, that my wife was gone to Caer Drain, to a relation; I went there after her, and asked her if she would come with me. She at first refused ; but after a long Conversation she consented, and we left the house together. about 7 o'clock in the evening. When we wit to my mother's house there wai no fire, and my wife began to light it, while I went into Ewan Davis's shop. When I returned, my wife was sitting in the corner ; she told me my mother was under the'bed, dead. I said, " What did you say, girl?" She repeated what she had said. I went and looked, and got quite distracted. Peggy took hold of me, and told me to be pacified, and I said, " God, God, who has been here killing my mother." We both of us pacified ourselves, and then agreed to say she was from home. The prisoner was then fully committed to take his trial at the next. Glanaorganshire assizes.  The Journal du Loiret states that the Mayor of Lorris, in the arrondissement of Montargis, had forbidden, under a penalty of from sf. t0.10f., any person under his jurisdiction to dance the galop. Ile has also prohibited the bond in the .Pastourelle from being executed •" so rapidly," as the order states, " as the ladies generally desire." The worthy functionary, in his excess of zeal for the morals of his commune, has forgotten that the music must regulate the slowness or rapidity of the dancers' movements ; he should also, there.: fore, issue an order to composers to substitute the andante for the allegro movement.