The Sun. — 1849-01-10 (London, England)

MURDERS AT STANFIELD-HALL FURTHER EXAMINATION OF RUSH.  NORWICLI, TUESDAY.—Tcsterday James Blomfield Rush, the suspected assassin of Mr. Isaac Jermy and his son, at Stanfield-hall, underwent another magisterial examination at the Castle of this city. The magistrates present were the Rev. Edward Postle, of Yelverton ; Sir J. P. Boileau, of Ketteringham-hall ; and the Rev. C. A. Woodhouse ; Mr. J. S. Cann, of 11, ymondham, being the clerk to the bench. This unexpected examination took place in order that the prisoner (Rush) might hear the additional statement which Emily Sandford had made at the last meeting of the coroner's jury, and which had not been taken in the evidence sworn before the magistrates on the occasion of their fully committing him for trial.  On Rush being brought forward by Mr. Pinson, the _Governor of Norwich Castle, the prisoner's unhappy dupe, Emily Sandford, was introduced by Mrs. Bryant, the matron of Wymondham Bridewell, in whose custody she still remains. Having been duly sworn, she went into a more lengthened detail of the prisoner's conduct on the night of the murder than she gave before the coroner. She minutely described his coming to her bedroom door on the night of the murder, and his gently knocking for admission ; that on his entering he leant against her bed, and she, perceiving his violent trembling, inquired, " Good God, what is the matter ?" That he told her she must be firm, and if any one asked her how long he had been out, to say that he had not been more than ten minutes away. That she again asked him what was the matter, and that he replied, " Nothing ; but you may hear of something in the morning." All these facts were reduced to writing, and others which tended to show the intimidation he evidently held out to the unfortunate creature not to divulge his movements. Rush's manner towards the witness on this occasion was calm, and contrasted strongly with his violent behaviour towards her on the former examination.  The search for the weapons with which the witnesses are positive the murders were committed still excites the greatest attention. In an official letter the search is thus described :—" The Potash farm is no longer in actual possession of the police ; one man is, however, still kept upon the premises. To discover the pistols, twenty pits have been pumped out, and every particle of mud removed from them : had a pencil case been at the bottom, it must inevitably have been found. The fences and ditches have in like manner been cut down and drained out, every rabbit or rat hole has been probed to the bottom, furze and other bushes grubbed up, muck heaps, turnip heaps, mangel wurzel heaps removed,. turnip fields most minutely examined, ploughed lands perforated with heavy crow-bars, grass fields pierced with iron spears having arrow points, so that nu loose sod could by possibility avoid detection. To test the labourers and policemen employed in this labour, pieces of turf were cut out in different parts of the fields in which they were placed, and replaced, so as to be impossible to be discovered on one most minute inspection. They were all found and bronght on the points of the barbed arrow by which they were pulled up. In the house, fire places, hearths, floors, have been removed, chimneys examined, house carpenters and masons employed in every part. Only one stack has been removed; but each remaining one will undergo the like examination, whenever it may be required in the barn for thrashing. The field at the back of the garden has been completely dug up from one end to the other. Every tree in the park has been mounted and minutely examined. In fact, such a search I really believe was never made before. Not that the evidence of the pistols is now at all necessary, in my humble opinion, but to satisfy the public mind, and the country, in general." Several interesting facts have been collected by Michael Haydon, a shrewd officer of the London (City) detective police force, which will tend to establish a strong chain of evidence in support of the prosecution. It is not the intention of the authorities to applY for a special commission to try the accused. are Mrs. Jermy, and the maid, Eliza Chesttinceayb,ie, it progressing favourably. As soon as ondon• is the intention to remove Mrs. JermyPtroaLc  PROPOSED SUBMARINB TELEGRAPO BETWEEN day a most interesting