The Sun. — 1849-03-30 (London, England)

PRENDERGAST—Did you know the appearance of the prisoner before? Witness—Yes, I had seen him several times at Standfield-hall. I could observe nothing about his dress. He was looking towards the porch• door when I first saw him, but he turned, and when he saw me levelled the gun at me. I saw the side of the head and the front part. I could not see the features, but I could the form. He has a way of carrying his shoulders which cannot be mistaken, and he keeps his head a little on one side. No person of the same appearance was in the habit of coming to Stanfield-hall. Prisoner—What was the hour ? Witness—About eight. Prisoner—Will you swear it was not half-past eight? Witness—No, but I think it was not. Prisoner—How long was there between the first and second shots? Witness—Ten or twelve seconds. Prisoner—Have you not made a different statement as to the time? Witness—Not that lam aware of. The deposition of the witness being then referred to, the clerk read it. Prisoner—Did you not say in your examination before the magistrates that after the first shot you heard a groan? Witness—l might have said so, but I was in so much bodily agony that I could not speak so accurately and guardedly as I would have done it well. The cool: was with mo when I heard the first report. The servants' hall door was epen at the time, and I might have heard a person walking in the passage unless they trod lightly. I did not hear any .person walking there after the first report. On hearing it I sat quite still, and said, "Now silly," supposing it was some of the servants. I cannot say how long the other servants had left the hall after I heard the first report. There were three of them away, Honor Holmes, Mary Clarke, and Maria Leach. Prisoner—Where did you first see your mistress after the murder? Witness—At the corner of the passage leading to the servants' hall.  Prislrwr—flow loam was  beforc  ismaer—  11(  haw only  Prisoner—How did you state to the magistrates tnat had f‘rrneil ft., opinion that it was me? Witness— By the head and shoulders. Prisoner—Did you not say that you did not notice the man's dress, as you had no time? Witness—l may have done so. Prisoner—After you had said so, how could you have noticed the man's hair? Witness—l said the head and shoulders; if I saw the head, I must have seen the hair. I did see the hair, and it was as I described.—(Sensation.) Re examined—Were you slightly wounded in the face? Witness—Yes, and the blood was in my eyes so that I could not see distinctly. She was then removed, and the Court gave way for a few moments to the excitement which so singlar a scene had produced.  Margaret Reid said she had bean five months in Mr. Jermy's service, as cook, when the murders took place. After the first two reports she heard a noise like the rustling of clothes, and then other two reports following in quick succession. She heard screams, and rushed to the servants' hall door, which opened into a long straight passage. She saw Miss Jermy running to the servants' hall. screaming the whole way, " We shall all be murdered." I then saw a man coming towards me—seven yards behind Miss Jermy—and he had firearms in his right hand It appeared to me larger than the usual sized pistol. He wore a loose garment like a cloak, with a narrow cape, I thought, to it. He was a low, stout man. I have often seen Rush at the door, and the person I speak of was of the height and size and carriage of Rush. Mr. Sergeant