The Sun. — 1855-09-10 (London, England)

TED • PARRICIDE.  BATH, Saturday.—This morning the young man, Thomas Tutton, who is suspected of having administered repeated doses of arsenic to his father, Mr. Chas. Tutton, an auctioneer, and a member of the Bath Town Council, .was brought up fir his first examination up tin the charge of attempted murder. A large crowd bad assembled around the Central Police Station, and upon the prisoner being removed in a fly, they followed him to the County Magistrates' Office, where the examination was taken—Mr. Tutton's residence being just beyond the limits of the borough. The court was crowded. The prisoner, who is about 24 years of age, is well known in this city for his very "fast" habits, and on being placed at the bar he manifested no concern for his position ; but appeared to treat the proceedings with the greatest coolness. He took copious notes of the evidence. Sarah Warner, the servant of Mr. Tutton, sen., detailed at great length the facts of the case.  A solicitor, Mr. Wilson, had been retained by the prisoner's friends, but ho declined his services, and proceeded to cross examine the witness at great length. Mr. Charles A. Harris, the surgeon who attended Mr. Tutton, was next examined, and proved that the illness of his patient had been occasioned by arsenic. James Ryan, a detective officer of the Dublin police, deposed :—Between 4 and 5 o'clock on Wednesday, the sth inst., the prisoner came to the detective office, Lower Castle-yard, Dublin. I was not present at the time, but was sent for, and a newspaper was handed to me by Mr. Superintendent O'Neil, containing some particulars of au attempt to poison Mr. Charles Tutton, and of the absence of his son. After I had read a few words, the prisoner said, "I am the person who is referred to in that. I will write a letter ti the Times newspaper this morning denying the whole facts of the case." I then obtained the Police Gazette, anti found his description in it. I asked, "Is your name Tutton ?" and he replied, " Yes ; Thomas." I told him lie was described under the head of " Wilful Murder ;" and he then asked me it his father was dead. I said, "I believe not." " Oh, well," said he, "when I get the other side I'll make all that right." I then searched him, and found on him one halfpenny and two keys, and a portion of a letter which he said was a copy of the one he had sent to the Times. I telegraphed to the chief officer of the police at Bath, and received an auswer to bring him over. On board the boat, on the way over from Kingston to Holyhead, the prisoner said, " I shall not be heard before the magistrates when the case is being tried ?" I told him I had nor doubt the magistrates would hear what he had to say. He then said, "If you say nothing against me on this case, you shall be well treated in Bath." I told him anything I had to ,ay I hhould give it in evidence, let it be for or against him. Cross-examined by the prisoner--You were not drunk when you were on board. I could say nothing against you beyond what I have now stated. I had not seen the case in the Police Gazette at that time. You did not nay that you had written to the Times, but I do not rec'illect your saying that you had written home, and that you had surrendered yourself immediately you saw it in the paper. There was a torn copy of a letter on your perand you said it was a copy of your letter to the Times.  Mr Hughes then applied for a remand till next Saturday, when he said he should be prepared to complete the ca,e.  After a short consultation, the magistrates re, solved to adjourn the further examination until Satin'. day next.