The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1875-10-19 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

INQUEST.  The adjourned inquest on the remain, found in the possession of Henry Wainwright, who was on Wednesday committed for murder at the Southwark Police Court, was resumed on Thursday, before Mr. Coroner Payne, at the vestry of St. Saviour e, Southwark. Mr. Poland appeared for Use Treasury, and Mr. Beeler watched the proceedings on behalf of Henry Wainwright. Arthur Con. Bin M, stated that shortly after five o'clock on the evening on the Ilth he was on duty In the Borough, when the witness Stokes pointed out a four-wheeled cab to him. There wu a woman sitting on the back seat, and two parcels, on the front seat covered with American cloth. In • short time he Saw Henry Wainwright come from the direction of the Hen and Chickens and open cab door, lie took out • parcel which was lying on the front seat The policeman Turner said, " Mut are you doing with that parcel?" Wainwright took a cigar from Isis mouth, laughed, and said, "All right policeman, I am only waiting for • friend of wine. %%lay do you interfere with user Witness said "We have received information that whatever you have got in that parcel is wrong." The witness than proceeded to repeat his evidence to the same effect as that given hy bins at the police court. William Andresen, the caiman who was called by Ileury Wainwright on the day in question, repeated his evidence LS given at the magisterial inquiry. After picking up the young lady Henry Wainwright told him to drive until he was told to stop, and he was told to stop at the owne.r of the London and County Bank. As soon as llenryWaiusTight had gone away with the parcels two constable. CAM) up, and afterwards they all went to the police station. The witness Andrews, in cross-examination, said that he neither saw any person running after the cab nor heard anyone calling during the journey from Whiteehapel to Southwark. Chief-inspector Macdonald proved the finding of the wedding-ring, keeper, jet-buttons, and ear-rings, all of which are Resumed to have belonged to Harriet Lana By Mr. Begley : The articles spoken of were found amongst some ashes, but with,. could not say if such ashes contained the burned dcbrU of some clothing or  Inspector Fox deposed that the wedding-ring. keeper, and buttons spoken of by the !sat witness were handed to' him (witness). and were the same as those produced to the various witnesses in the case of the coroner's and magisterial inquires. Two buttons (produced) were ulituned from M. Taylor, the brother-in-law of Harriet Lane, and were drum, to tho.e found by the het witn`42* Mr. and Mrs. Taylor identified the two buttons produced as those taken from Harriet Lanes box. ~(hwege William Rogers, a former manager to Henry wsin.riirb t, proved that to that hest of his belief the letter signed ' K Frieake, and addressed to Miss Wllmore from the Charing Crow Hotel, wits in the handwriting of the prisoner Thomas Wainwright. The whole of the witnevses were then called forward and their evidence read over to then, by the coroner, and then he MUD nit.) sip the evidence. Without leaving the court the foreman consulted each of his colleagues, and in four minutes returned their unanimous conclusion— " We dud that the mutilated body is that  of Harriet Lane, and that sho wu wilfully murdered by Henry Wainwright The Foreman added—The jury wish me to state that they quite endorse what the I ranted coroner said as regards the witness iitokes, and at the rune tinle desire to give their opinion in regard to the police in this matter. They think that lusoector Fox has shown • great deal of activity energy in this eau, and they also wish to mention the two policemen. Cox and Turner—the two men who arrested Wainwright, and who in their opinion 'bowed they were to men who knew their duty and did not hesitate to do it. The jury hope that the 4entlomen representing the Treasury will take the conduct of these men into their consideration.