The Warwickshire Herald. — 1894-12-27 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

THE KENSINGTON MURDER.  The charge against Reginald Saunderson, for the murder of Augusta Dawes, in Holland-park-road, on the night of Sunday, November 25th, WAS resumed on Friday, at the West London Police-court, before Mr. Curtis Bennett. The prisoner still looked ill, and was again provided with a chair in the dock. Mr. Horace Avory, instructed by Mr. Williamson, appeared for the Treasury and Mr. Blanchard Wontner for the prisoner. Mr. C. 0. Huinplireys watched the case on behalf of Dr. Langdon Down, of Hampton Wick. The father of the prisoner was present. Mrs. Eliza Ahrens of St. Alban's-place, Haymarket, having repealed the evidence she gave at the inquest, William Button Moss, a letter carrier, was called, and said that about 5.40 on the morning of the 26th ult. he was going off duty in the company of another postman in Hampstead-road, and when about five minutes' walk from the Elision Station the prisoner came up and inquired the way to Willesden. He appeared footsore and was limping. They walked with the prisoner to the corner of George-street. The prisoner said he had seen an awful murder coming through Westbourne-grove, and that there was a woman with a great hole in her windpipe, with 12 policemen around, and the villain had escaped. The witness directed the prisoner to Gower-street Station, and left him going in that direction. He noticed that he au. wearing a soft cricket cap under a hard felt hat. "The prisoner went away wearing both.  Henry Charles Batchelor, porter at Harrow Station, said that the prisoner came in at 12.5 and asked for a train for Rugby. He first asked the witness if he had heard of the terrible accident that morning at Clapham Junction, saying that 16 persons were killed' including the guard. The witness said he had not heard of it. He told the prisoner that the train would leave at 12.11, and that he would have to change at Watford. The prisoner left by that train. James Longhurst, assistant junior master at Eastcote establishment, identified the razor which the prisoner sold to the trooper at the Horse Guards. He used it a day or two before Saunderson left, and missed it on the Wednesday afterwards. Mrs. May Langdon Down, the wife of Dr. Down, said Saunderson had been with them since December, 1888. He had been away on several occasions for his vacation. Witness had suggested that he should go out to the colonies. He was learning gardening for the purpose, and it was arranged that he should go at the end of three months from the time he left. A young man named Griffiths, who was with the prisoner on Sunday, November 25th, was in the country for his holidays. The letter signed "Jack the Ripper" was produced, and the witness said it was in the prisoner's handwriting. Since the arrangement for him to go to the colonies he had been allowed to go out once a day to an outside church on Sunday, always with other boys, who had the some privilege, in the company era master or matron of the house..  On the prisoner being removed, pending the arrival of a witness, some little excitement was caused by the prisoner making a left-handed blow at the assistant gaoler, and then, darting quickly along the passage leading to the cells, where he was promptly secured.—Ultimately he was again remanded for a week.  MR.