Blandford, Wimborne and Poole Telegram. — 1875-10-22 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

THE WHITEOHAPEL TRAGEDY.  I:SQU I ST.  The adjourned inquest on the remains found in the possession of Henry Wainwright, who was on Wednesday committed for murder at the Southwark Police Court, wei, resumed on Thursday, before Mr. Coroner Payne, at the vestry of St. Saviour's, Southwark. Mr. Poland appeared for the Treasury, and Mr. Beßley watched the proceedings on behalf of Henry Wainwrighf, Arthur Cox, 290 M, stated that shortly after five o'clock on the evening on the 11th he was on duty in the Borough, when the witness Stokes pointed out a four-wheeled cab to him. There was woman sitting on the back seat, and two parcels, on the front seat covered with American cloth. In a short time he saw Henry Wainwright come from the direction of the Hen and Chickens and open cab door. He took out a parcel which was Wog on the front seat. The policeman Turner said, "What are you doing with that parcel 1.. Wainwright took a cigar from kw mouth, laughed, and said, "All right policeman, I arii only waiting for a friend of mine. Why do you interfere with me I" Witness said 'We have received information that whatever you have got in that parcel is wrong.' The witness then proceeded to repeat his evidence to the same effect as that given by him at the pollee court. William Andrews, the cabman who was called byhenry Wainwright on the day in question, repeated his evidence as given at the magisterial inquiry. After picking up the young lady Henry Wainwright told him to drive until he was told to stop, and he was told to stop at the corner of the London and County Bank. As soon as Henry Wainwright had gone away with the parcels two constables came up, and afterwards they all went to the police station. The witness Andrews, in cross-examination, said that he neither saw any person running after the cab nor heard anyone calling during the journey from NVhitechapel to Southwark. Chief-inspector Macdonald proved the finding of the wedding-ring, keeper, jet-buttons, and ear-rings, all of which are assumed to have belonged to Harriet Lane. By Mr. Healey : The articles spoken of were found amongst some ashes, but witness could not say if such ashes contained the burned debris of some clothing or linen.  —lnspector Fox deposed that the wedding-ring. keeper, and buttons spoken of by the last witness were handed to him (witness), and were the same as those produced to the various witnesses in the case of the coroner's and magisterial inquires. Two buttons (produced) were obtained from Mr. Taylor, the brother-in-law of Harriet Lane, and were similar to those found by the last witness. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor identified the two buttons produced as those taken from Harriet Lane's box. George 'William Rogers, a former manager to Henry Wainwright, proved that to that best of his belief the letter signed E. Frieake," and addressed to Miss Wilmore from the Charing Cross Hotel, was in the handwriting of the prisoner Thomas Wainwright. The whole of the witnesses were then called forward and their evidence read over to them by the coroner, and then he summed up the evidence. Without leaving the court the foreman consulted each of his colleagues, and in four minutes returned their unanimous conclusion—" We find that the mutilated body is that of Harriet Lane, and that she was wilfully murdered by Henry Wainwright The Foreman added—The jury wish me to state that they quite endorse what the learned coroner said as regards the witness Stokes, and at the same time desire to give their opinion in regard to the police in this matter. They think that luspector Fox has shown a great deal of activity energy in this case, and they also wish to mention the two policemen. Cox and Turner—the two men who arrested Wainwright, and who in their opinion showed they were to men who knew their duty and did not kteeitate to d.o it. The jury hope that the gentlemen representing the Treasury will take the conduct of these men into their consideration.