The Sun. — 1841-09-24 (London, England)

CORONER—Do you believe the oath to be binding as you have taken it ?__  Witness—l do lam a private watchman. At ten minutes before ten I went into the Cow and Calf Tavern in Eastcheap, on Tuesday night, and there I saw the husband of Mr. Burden's sister-in-law sitting on a hamper. He had a glass of liquor opposite him. No one was near him. I left the house, and about five minutes after I saw the same man come out of the house. He had he'll his hands in his pockets, and he said to me it was a fine night. The clock then struck ten. I went and called the hour twice, and on my return I found bim standing on the same spot. It is about twenty-seven yards from Mr. Burden's. He said to me, " Watchman, you will be here again in five or six minutes' time ?" I said, " Please God, I expect I will." I continued calling the hour, and when I got to the end of Rood-lane I met the pot-boy calling " Policeman, watchman, you are wanted at the King's Head." A policeman was coming down Rood-lane, and he and I ran on together to the King's Head, and when I got there I saw what had happened. This, I should say, was not more than three minutes after ten.  James Raw, pot•boy at the King's Head-1 was:in the taproom at supper on Tuesday night, when I heard a scream. I ran into the bar, and saw Mr. Blexley run out of the streetdoor. He came in again, and tossed the knife down in front of the bar. The servant afterwards picked it up. It seemed a large knife like the one produced. I went and fetched the doctor. I did not run after the man, nor do I know which way he turned. When I came back I found another doctor there. lam sure it was Mr. Blexley I saw running out. I had known him before.  William Boulter, police-constable 542—0 n Tuesday morning, about half-past nine, I saw Blexley in Leadenhall-market. He told me he had been to demand his wife, and the landlord had ordered hm out. He pointed to a knife lying on a butcher's block, and said, " If I had had that in my hand, I think I should have used it." I said, " Nonsense." He said, " By God, I think I shoule," and then the conversation dropped. He did not seem at all wild or irrational at the time. He said he had not been in bed all the night. About six o'clock in the evening I met him in Gracechurch-street, and he said he had got nu money, and asked me to stand some porter. We had a pot of porter, and he said 'I am going to see my old woman by and by, and I will make it right with you in the morning, for I shall get some money frpm her. He continued with me until eight o'clock. He was sober and cheerful. We had a pot of porter and a quartern of gin between three of us. I knew he meant his wife by his old woman. He has been a little excited occasionally, but he always appeared rational. He frequently complained of the hardship of his wife being kept from him, and his property taken by his brother-in-law. He has been about Gracechurch•street constantly for about four weeks pa,t, since which time only I have known him. Several of the Jury expressed a wish to examine Mr. Brake, the Inspector of Police, as to the conduct of the police, but the Coroner suggested that the evidence of Mr. Brake could throw no light on the subject of the inquiry, and that if any inquiry were to be had into the conduct of the police, it had better be conducted elsewhere. He was glad to see the Commissioner present, and he would doubtless do all that was requisite. Several Jurymen expressed themselves as of opinion that the beats of the policemen were too long, and that it was owing to that circumstance that the murderer had escaped. The