The Sun. — 1857-09-16 (London, England)

THE LATE MURDER AT LRIGH WOODS  NEAR BRR,TOL.  Information was received yesterday morning by Mr. Ilandcock, chief of the Bristol police, from the authorities at Appledore, of the safe arrival on Saturday at that place of the woman who visited the beer-house in Dowry-place in company with the young sailor, under the circumstances which have been already published in The Sun. Various other rumours which have been brought under the notice of the police have turned out on investigation to have no relation to the matter, ex" cepling the following information, which is still under inquiry. Mrs. Caroline Green, who keeps the White Lion, Temple street, Bristol, states that on Thursday night about 12 o'clock, a man dressed as a sailor, in blue round jacket, black silk neckerchief tied in a sailor's knot, blue cloth cap, dirty shirt, about 30 years of age, with dark sandy whiskers, slept at her house with a woman he called his wife, who was dressed in a grey alpaca gown with a white frill, round the neck and down the front, straw bonnet with coloured riband, black cloth mantle, with velvetfigured trimmings. The woman wore her hair over her ears, and her boots corresponded with those found on the deceased. The man and woman left together on Flidaymorning about 10 o'clock, after taking breakfast. They brought a paper-covered box with them to the house, which the man prevailed on the woman to leave behind them, and to take the contents in a handkerchief or shawl. They took will h them a bonnet box, and the woman carried a parasol. There are no directions on the ho% which was left behind. The woman stated that she had been mai ried since April last, and had been living in service at Clevedon as maid of all work ; but that her husband had fetched her away from her situation without giving the usual notice, and was going to take her to London, where his mother was about to place them in a small way of business. She also stated that her mother lived in the Hot' well-road, Bristol. A man dressed in a brown coat and bowler hat came in while these parties were at breakfast, and the husband afterwards spoke of going to draw some money from his ship, and coming back to pay for the board and lodging. Th 9 two men, however, had some conversation at the door, and without leaving the house the supposed husband paid what was owing, and the parties left. Mrs. Green and the servant both saw the body Of the murdered woman on Monday afternoon, Oa both speak positively as to their belief that th's is the same woman who lodged at their house ea Thursday night. Inquiries are being instituted at Clevedon to as' cestain whether any such person had left service wider the circumstances stated above, and efforts are being made to trace out the sailor and the w' who called ra upon him. ;The post mortem, examination has added little to the facts already ascertained beyond the finding of the bullet, which was about the size of a large pea, and had passed nearly through the head, with` out however, inflicting any injury on the brain. A plaster cast has been taken of the head of the I deceased in addition to the photograph but the features had been so altered before these measures were adopted that they are more likely to mislead than to assist in identification. _  Yesterday morning a party of the Bristol police force commenced a thorough search of Leigh Woods, for the purpose, if possible, of discovering the bonnet and shawl or mantle of the deceased, and al.° the weapon with which the murder was perpetrated.