The Sun. — 1851-04-14 (London, England)

THE FRIMLEY MURDERERS. APPREHENSION OF ANOTHER BURGLAR. HORSHAM, SUSSEX, SATURDAY.—This was the day appointed by the magistrates for the re-examination of Samuel Harwood, one of the persons charged with the murder of the Rev. Mr. Holiest, and James Hamilton, the approver in the Uckfield burglary. The Town-hall was crowded to excess by persons anxious to hear the proceedings. Mrs. Harriet Stoner was called and examined—She said she lived at Kidford, in Sussex. On the night of the 3d of June last she fastened up her house when she went to bed. The only other person sleeping in tee house was her man servant. At about two o'clock in the morning sho heard a noise, and called out " Who's there?" At the same instant her bedroom door was burst open, and five men entered the room. She then ran into another room, and was followed by three of the men, two of whom had pistols, and the other a chisel. They then got her down in u corner, with the pistols close to her head. She said, "For God's sake spare my life." They said, "We will either have your life or your money." Two of the men then brought her her keys, and she gave them a pocket containing her money. They then left the house. It was about three o'clock in the morning. She was quite satisfied that there were five men in the room, and one watching outside. Samuel Stemming was then called, and proved that he saw six men together about half•past throe that morning, on their way from Mrs. Stoner 's house. At this stage of the proceedings, Mr. W. H. Biddlecombe, the chief superintendent of the Surrey constabulary, the officer through whose exertions the Frimley murderers and Uckfield burglars were apprehended, addressed the bench. Ho id, from circumstances which had come to his kno.Wledge, it was necessary that ho should apply at once for a remand. He came there that morning prepared with evidence which, after it had been read, would justify them in committing both the prisoners; but in consequence of a communication he had received that moining, that John Isaacs had been apprehended yesterday Frome, in sat onaereetshire, and whom he charged as one concerned in that and the Uckfield robbery, if the bench would grant a remand, it would enable him to place the man in the dock with the other prisoners. The magistrates then ordered the statement of the prisoner Hamilton to be read. It was as follows: "The voluntary confession of James Hamilton, who saith, that last spring was the first time I met with Isaacs at Farnham-common; he has no regular residence, but lives in a travelling waggon. He came to me there. I was making bee-hives. He planned it out to make a robbery at Ridford, neart Potworth. He went to Guildford for two men to help, and brought hack three, two of them were Levi Harwood and Samuel Harwood, and the other James Jones. John Harris, alias Smith, went with Lases to Guildford. Isaacs told me to meet him at a place called Hiding's Ball, in Godelming' and bring their old clothes and a dark 'anthem. They all five came and met me there, making six of us. We agreed to go two at a time, and meet in a wood between Kidford and Ball's-cross. We all six met there. When night came two of us went forward to watch the place we intended to rob; the other four, of whom I was one,remained behind until the two othe:s came back to us at the lone lane at the side of the road. We all stripped and disguised ourselves, and put on masks. We all wont to the house on.Cadford. common. The name of the woman is Harriet S,,one. The Guildford men broke through the shutters, and took out the whole frame of glass. One went in and let the others in. We all looked about to find the money, but we did not find any. They then went into the kitchen end found the stair-foot door was fastened. The woman heard us, and said Who is here?' Several of them burst open the door, and we all ran up stairs, The woman =earned and