The Sun. — 1861-01-16 (London, England)

THE BRUTAL MURDER AT DUNDRY.  Yesterday Mr. Bruges Fry, the coronerfor North Somerset, resumed his inquest at Dundry on the body of Sarah Waterman, an aged woman, who met her death by violence in a lonely cottage at Dundry on the 9th inst., when her husband was murderously assaulted. _ _ _ _  , At the late inquest evidence was tendered to show that the murder was committed by two brothers named Charles and Matthew Wedmore, and various articles which had been stolen from the cottage were traced to their possession. At the present hearing some new and interesting evidence was tendered. No doubt the fellows' object in committing the crime was to possess themselves of the savings of the unfortunate old pair, and whichwere supposed to be considerable. The only booty, however, was ss. or 6s. in money and some trifling articles. Yesterday Mr. Thomas Waterman said—l am a farmer at Glastonbury. Deceased was my aunt. On hearing of the murder I came to Dundry, and received from my uncle, Geo. Waterman, a parcel containing, as he informed me, nearly 100 sove• reigns, which I will see invested for him. Mr. Shorland, the surgeon, gave the result of his post mortem examination. Mr. T. Waterman was recalled, and said the money was found under a stone, and not under lock. George Waterman's Peninsular medal, with three bars, was found in a small book in a drawer. John Keevil was called to trace the movements of the prisoner Charles previous to the commission of the crime. He said on the Ist of January Charles Wedmore came to him dressed as a soldier belonging to the Marine Artillery, and said " I am a stranger about here, and I have missed my way, and seeing a light here I thought I would make my way to it • do you know any one about here by the name of George Waterman, and another by the name of Wedmore ? Witness said " I know them very well, for Wedmore works occasionally as a gardener for my master, the Rev. Mr. Boutflower." The prisoner was then in liquor, but witness took him to old Waterman's cottage. The witness knocked at the door, which was fastened, and the deceased from within asked," Who's there ?" and witness replied, " It is John, the old policeman." The old people knew him well, as he had often called upon them. The old lady said, " I know your voice, or I should not open the door." Charles Wedmore and witness then went in, and the latter said, " Mrs. Waterman, here's a soldier come to see you." She replied, " I don't know him." Then the witness said, "I believe he is a relation of yours." She gave them cider and bread and cheese, and subsequently told prisoner that his uncle, George Waterman, was not at home, but that prisoner must come again and spend a day with them before he returned to his regiment, which he said was lying at Portsmouth. Witness next brought prisoner's brother to him. In conversation witness told the prisoner Charles that his brother -William had bought a house of his uncle some time previously. It appeared that the prisoners obtained admittance to Waterman's cottage by using the same sentence that Keevil used on the occasion above alluded to. Other witnesses having deposed that on the night of the murder both prisoners were seen at an inn within 250 yards of the cottage, and that the shirts worn by the prisoners a day after the murder were stained with blood, The Coroner carefully summed up all the evidence, and The Jury immediately returned an unanimous verdict of " Wilful murder against Matthew and Charles Wedmore," and the coroner made out his warrant accordingly; Matthew Wedmore is a lumper on the Bristol Quay.