The Sun. — 1845-12-02 (London, England)

THE KENNINGTON MURDER. LAMBETH POLICE COURT. The prisoner was brought up for farther evidence. Win. Quennell, Kennington-lane, is half-brother to the prisoner by'the same father. Prisoner is about 22 ; witness is 39 years of age. Prisoner was in his employment as a labouring man. Knows Daniel Fitzgerald, the deceased, who was also in his employment up to his death on Thursday last. Witness heard of his death about five minutes after witness had paid him half-a crown ; then the other labourer came back and said he was shot. Witness went to Peacock-street and found deceased had been carried into the public-house. Witness had not discharged the prisoner. He worked on witness's premises last Wednesday week. Witness told him last Saturday-week, at night, on paying him his wages, that he had better look out for work somewhere else, as they should be slack. This he told prisoner on Wednesday previously. On Saturday he added as a reason what Fitzgerald told him. Witness's wife first began, " Samuel," said she, "how came you to say what you did say, against William, after he has been so kind to you ?" Prisoner said, " I don't know I have been saying anything wrong." What you have been saying to Dan, that you had a good mind to go and give prisoner a b—y good hiding ; and if you got money you meant to set up in business against him, and go round to his customers. Prisoner said he had said some things, but Dan had told more than what he had said, and that it was through Fitzgerald that he had said what he did say. That Fitzgerald had tried to get him to say things against witness. it was all Fitzgerald's fault. A person came in at this point of the conversation to pay witness an account, and stopped its progress, when prisoner went out. Prisoner gave no reason for Fitzgerald's doing this. His manlier of saying this was his usual manner, sullen and indistinct. Witness never heard him speak against Fitzgerald. To the best of witness's knowledge, prisoner and Fitzgerald were always on the best of terms. Before the Saturday, witness heard of these words from Fitzgerald, but had said nothing of it, lest it should excite jealousy between them. Witness's wife, seeing some difference between witness and prisoner, asked Fitzgerald what the reason was, and thus came to know and to speak of it. After 'Wednesday week prisoner did not work for witness. The conversation happened on the Saturday following. Witness saw prisoner on Sunday morning near the Ship public-house, but had no conversation with him since the conversation in question till the death of Fitzgerald. Witness is not aware whether prisoner ever after came to his yard. Prisoner lives in Frederick-street, which is near Peacock-street. One might go from Kennington-lane to Frederick-street through Peacock-street. Five o'clock is the proper hour for leaving off since last Saturday week. Witness believes prisoner knew this. Twelve o'clock is the dinner-hour. Had not seen the prisoner on Thursday. Fitzgerald had been in witness's employment seven or eight years, and the prirs,ner for five months. had observed prisoner and Fitzgerald, and thought them too familiar. Had not seen his brother lurking about his premises. By sullen witness means a disagreeable manner of answering. By