Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1881-07-23 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

THE EXAMINER-SATIJIIDAI, JTJLY 23, 1881.  THE BRIGHTON RAILWAY MURDER THE EXAMINATION OF LEFROY. Lefroy was examined before the magistrates, at Cuekfield, on the charge of reordering Mr. Gold on the Brighton Railway. The Treasury Polieitor called a pawnbroker to prove that six days before the murder Lefroy pledged a revolver, and redeemed it on the day the crime was committed. It was loaded in several chambers when teken to the pawnbroker's, and, by request, wee unloaded by Lefroy, who took the cartridge. away. The witnea stated that he picked out Lefroy from a number of other prisoners in Lewes Gaol; but, under crose.examinatton, he showed some hesitation in swearine positively that he was the man who pawned and redeemed the revolver. The dew sitions of other witneeees who gave evidence before the coroner were taken, mid they were severely cross-examined by the solicitor for the defence. The accused, who maintained a stolid demeanour throughout the proceedings., was remanded. , It appears that a very *bort time before Lefroy's arrest, two men entered the police-office in Scotland yard, and one of them stated be had important lot ormstion to divulge respecting the murder on the Briehton line. He stipulated that his name should not he disclosed, and that the 1:200 reward should be guaranteed him. The authorities, agreed to the fires condition, and banded the informer one of the reward bille, in token that the pumice theretn contained would be redeemed. Aocordiegly, the man agreed to impart his information, mid be was conducted to the detective department that he might do so. He it eed that Lefroy would probably be found at 32, Smith. street, Stepney. and that his knowledge was derived from some one who had Peen Mies Li-ters. It will be remembered that Miss Bickers bast said that on her visit to 56, Gresham-street, she inquired for Mr. " Sects," and that gentleman—to whom she communicated her mother's suspicions in regard to the conduct of their lodger," Mr. Clark"—answered that he knew nothing at all about the matter, and he wished he could assist her. In reference to this subject, the following letter has been for werdel to tbe press for publication : Sir,—The remarks in the Daily Kites compel me, in justice to myself, to make a few explanations. It is stated HP a fact that I raw Mi. Bickers, and, to any ordinary mind, the natural inference to be drawn from what follows is thnt I ma the gentle' .0-n who now the authorities at Seotland-yard, and quibbled about the reward. In the first place, perhaps, I may be allowed to mention that Mr. P. W. S. Seale, the second cousin to Lefroy, is not, es stated at the inquett, my confidential clerk, but one of my general and copying clerks; he hats been in my service for about two years., and is, as fee as T know, a most respectable and truetworthy Than. When Miss Bickers called at my office she d.d not see me as slated, and I never even heard or her hneieg called till some time afterwards. I via. not, therefore, the person to whom she showed the copy of the telegram. The fact is she saw 0-01 of my clerks, and he informs me that, from certain facts eke stated, he felt it his duty (as it clearly wan) to caumunicate with the police.—l am, sir, your obedient serrent, J. J.