The Sun. — 1859-11-29 (London, England)

TEE FINSB URY MURDER.,  .EXAMINATION OF THE ACCUSED—THIS DAY. In consequence of the news that a most horrible murder had been committed in Finsbury-market, the neighbourhood of the Worship-street Police-court was crowded with  visitors. At half-past 12 the prisoner, James Moore, attired in a suit of corduroy, and described as an umbrella and parasol maker, of No. 3, King's Head-court, Long-alley, and apparently about 25 years of ago, was placed in the dock. Upon his entrance into that place he was recognised by a number of friends, with whom ho shook hands. Mr. Inspector Pringle produced a pair of tongs, broken, found in the prisoner's room. Mr. Turner said he lived at 15, King's-head-court. Is a broker by trade. Prisoner lodged with witness. Ho and his wife entered the apartments on Thursday last, and occupied the first floor front room. They had one child, two years and a-half old, with them. Up to ye.tterday witness observed nothing peculiar in prisoner's conduct. Witness saw the prisoner yesterday afternoon. He came in about three o'clock, having been admitted by witness's daughter. He went upstairs, and soon afterwards came down again and called out landlord. He could hardly have gone up stairs and come down in the time. It was about a minute. He said, "Landlord ; are you the landlord ?" Witness said " Yes ;" and he asked "Has any one been in my roem ?" Witness said, "Not to my knowledge," and applied to his little girl as to whether any one had been in since her mother went out, and she said " No." Prisoner then said, " Come up stairs along with me." Witness went up with him. He opened the door and went in first. Witness followed him. He made no remarks about things been turned over, but walking deliberately up to the corpse pulled off the quilt. It was a coloured patch quilt. He then turned over a sheet. Witness then saw the perfectly naked body of a woman lying on its back. There was a wound at the bottom of the belly of quite six inches. Witness then looked up and saw no head. Prisoner said, "Look there (pointing to the body), that's my 'wife." Witness replied, "Good God, how has this been done," and added " How do you know that's your wife ?" He answered, " I suppose its my wife." Witness and the prisoner then went !ri search of a policeman. Up to that time witness had not seen the head. Witness and prisoner then came to the court, leaving witness's daughter in charge of the room, with strict injunctions not to lot any one in. Witness 'saw an officer at this Court, and the accused was charged by 166 A. As witness was coming to this court, prisoner remarked, " This is something to put me away again," and added " I only came from a lunatic asylum on Wednesday." Prisoner said nothing when he:was charged. A solicitor, who attended on behalf of prisoner's friends, abstained from putting any questions at present. Mr. Rattigan, an officer of this court, proved generally the evidence given by the first witness. Mr. M'Bride discovered the head of a woman in a washhand basin, which had been covered by the pillow. The eyes were open, and there were three wounds or gashes over the temples. There was fresh blood in the basin. The prisoner, who denied the accusation, was remanded to await the result of the inquest.