The Warwickshire Herald. — 1894-12-13 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

LET LER.  Reginald Saunderson, who is charged with the murder of Augusta Dawes at Kensington, arrived it London on Saturday morning in the custody of the detective officers sent to Ireland for the pupa& Tfiel train at Junction at a quartet to a standstill the it, which had he d their charge, was Who eliniultaneotist) I on the platform. aposed, but 'mike( Saunderson wai •court in a call, lice-room. He was described his address being given at Ick. ---__alng brought before the magi. Sims said he appeared on behalf of the frto prosecute in this case. The prisonei ,',wder, or pnpil, at an establishment at e.on. Wick, and disappeared from there between Apt 7 o'clock on the evening of the murder. About 4o'Clock the same evening be was seen in the and at half-past 11 o'clock a num is description was seen struggling with . woman, and ran away. On the follow.Ang a pecnlias-inoking knife was found ,4ng in a scaffold-pole belonging to a builder, don by, and near where the woman was found was cherry-wood walking-stick. On the morning of the 28th ult, a letter was reoeived, bearing a Dublin post-mark, and it would be proved that it was ; the prisoner's handwriting. The letter was as follows: "Dear Sir,—The murder that was conenitied, I did it just to the right of the door of a gentleman. I got her by the throat and tried to ' chuck ' her. I cut her knife (this *aid Ur. Sims, should be :.throat," obviously), with a sloyd knife. It was a very good cut. When I cut her there was someone coming up, and I flew for my life. My knife was thrown away Ins back lane in a back street." Then the magistrate was shewn a plan of the place where the knife was found, and Mr. Sims observed that the place was, in fact, a eul-de-sac, and the prisoner, having rim down there and found be could not escape that way, threw away the knife. The letter continued: "I thought the knife was on the door, but I believe it remained on the roof." You see, said Mr. Sims, the prisoner threw the knife over the door, and not hearing it fall, thought it was on the roof; as it is, we know that it was found sticking In a scaffold-pole. The letter concluded: "I did the murder, so good-bye. On the job. —Jaca rug Mere a." Inquiries were made, and it was found that tha prisoner was missing, and that information of liie disappearance had been given to the police. The letter having been identiEW as in the prisoner's handwriting, communications were made to the Irish police which resulted in his arrest. Inspector Smith, of the F Division, said on Mon. I day, November 26th, the murder was reported to him. Later on the same day a Swedish knife el: into the possession of the police, and also a che • wood walking stick with a crooked handle. On t 28th the letter produced was received at the police. station. He and Inspector Swanson went to Hampton-wick, and saw the head-master of the itched, who made a statement respecting the letter. He (the witness) had the stick and knife with him. Other persons made communications, in cense- I quence of which a communication was made to the 1 Irish police, and officers were sent to arrest the accused.—Replying to Mr. Sims, the inspector said if a remand were granted he should be able to prove that the letter was in prisoner's handwriting.—Mr. Curtis-Bennett: Do you ask any question ?—The prisoner (quietly): No. Sergeant Thompson proved the arrest of the prisoner in Ireland. He told him that he would be charged with the murder of Augusta Dawes, in Holland Park-road on the night of November 26th. Be also said that he would have to caution him as to any statement he might make. Be made no answer. A bag was handed to him by the Irish police. It contained articles of wearing apparel. Among these article was a pocket handkerchief stained with blood. The prisoner was then remanded for a week.  In the  arrived at Willesden to 7.; When the expreSeciune doiol afirst-class codn*rtinent, reeetired for the officers and h. lawn open by Saunderson, 'Who peigeant Thompson stepped on .C.Toung fellow was quite composed, PeM7, , and fatigued. Say Myth btligaVvest London rolice-court VA placed pot Of ho occupation, . Eastcote, Itompton Wick On the'prisoner being striae, lb ' he Treasury to in Was a bonder Ifitinpittm Wick, and 7 o'cloc, 10- • o'Clock Haymarket, arbwering his tb6 &keened iug morning atteki