The Sun. — 1855-09-10 (London, England)

CHAIWE .OF. ATTEMPTED .PARR_TOLDFI.  BATH, Saturday.—This morning the young man, Thomas Tutton, who is suspected of having administered repeated doses f arsenic to his father, Mr. Chas. Tutton, an auctioneer, atia a member of the Bath Town Council,was brought up for his first examination upon the charge of attempted murder. A large crowd had assembled around the :'Centyal Police Station, and upon the prisoner being removed in a fly, they followed him to the County Magistrates' Office, where the examination was taken—Mr. Tutt9n's residence being just beyond the limits of the borough. The court was crowded. The prisoner, who is about 24 years of age, is well known in this city for his very " fast" habits, and on being placed st‘the bar he manifested no concern for his position ; but appeared to treat the proceedings with the greatest coolness. He took copioue notes of the evidence. Sarall.Warnpro.the servant of Mr. Tutton, sen., detailed it great length the facts of theecase. A solicitor' Mr. Wilson, had been retained by the prisoner'S frierels, lout he declined his services, and proceeded-to erdiVelamine the witness at great length. Mr. Charles A. Harris, the surgeon who attended Mr. Tutton, vas neva jxamined, and proved that the illness of his pat, ientliio been occasioned by arsenic. Jam& Ryati,4A detective officer of the Dublin police, deposed—B,etiteen 4 and 5 o'clock on Wednesday, the sthineti alsupiiedner came to the detective office, Lower Castle-yard, Dublin. I was not present at the time, but was sent for, and a newspaper was banded to me by Mr. Superintendent O'Neil, containing some particulars of an attempt to poison Mr. Charles Tutton, and of the absence of his son. After I had read a few worde, the prisoner said, "I am the person who is referred to iu that. I will write a letter to the Times newspaper this morning denying the whole facts of the case." I then obtained the Police Gazette, and found his description in it. I asked, "Is your name Tutton ?" and he replied, " Yes ; Thomas." I told him he was described under the head of " Wilfnl Murder ;" and he then asked me it his father was dead. I said, " L believe not." " Oh, well," said he, " when I get the other side I'll make all that right." I then searched him, and found on him one halfpenny and two keys, and a portion of a letter which he Eaid was a copy of the one he had sent to the Times, I telegraphed to the chief officer of the police at Bath, and received an answer to bring him over, On board the boat, on the way over from Kingston to Holyhead, the prisoner said, " I shall not be beard before the magistrates when the case is being tried ?" I told him I bad no doubt the magistrates would hear what he had to say. Ho then said, "If you say nothing against me on this case, you shall be well treated in Bath." I told him anything I had to say I should give it in evidence, let it be for or against him. Cross-examined by the prisoner—You were not drunk when you were on board. I could say nothing against you beyond what I have now stated. I bad not seen the case in the Police Gazette at that time. You did not say that you had written to the Times, but I do not recollect your saying that you had written home, and that you had surrendered yourself immediately you saw it in the paper. There was a torn copy of a letter on your person, and you said it was a copy of your letter to the Times.  gg Mr Hughes then applied for a remand till next Saturday, when he said he should be prepared to complete the case.  After a short consultation, the magistrates resolved to adjourn the further examination until Satueday next.