Alston Herald, and East Cumberland Advertiser. — 1875-10-09 (Alston, Cumbria, England)

TITESDAY'S HXAMINATION.  The magisterial inquiry into the charge against Henry Wainwright for murdering Harriet Lane was resumed on Tuesday morning at the Southwark Police Court. The proceedings now included the charge against his brother Thomas of being woes. sory to the murder after the fact. Mr Benson was the presiding magistrate, and several gentlemen, including Count Gleiohen and Lord Alfred Paget, were accommodated with seats on the bench. The court was filled at an early hoar, and a considerable crowd in the neighbouring streets assembled to oatoh a glimpse of the prisoners and the witnesses as they passed. Mr Poland again conducted the prosecution, instructed by Mr Pollard, the assistant.  solicitor to the Treasury; Mr Begley appeared for Henry Wainwright; Mr Moody defended Thomas Wainwright. The prisoners were placed side by side in the dock at ten minutes past twelve o'clock, about three quarters of an hour after the oonclusion of the night charges. Henry Wainwright, although he stands under the capital charge, so far as it is possible to judge from outward appearances, has suffered leas mentally than his brother, whose careworn expres. lion and contracted brow were indications of a troubled mind; whilst Henry, although he has become somewhat paler than when he last appeared, entered the dock with almost a smile upon his face as met the gaze of the many eyes which were im. rnediately turned upon him. Mr Poland said that since the last occaeion when he was before the Court an inquiry had been going on before the coroner, and on Friday last, in consequence of evidence then given, and from information obtained by the police, it was thought right that the other defendant now present, Thomas George Wainwright, should be arrested and charged with being an accessory to the murder of Harriet Louisa Lane. In two or three words he would explain why that course had been adopted. There was evidence given by the witnesses that Henry Wainwright had stated over and over again that the young woman had gone away with Mr Frieake. There was so doubt whatever that before she left her lodgings, 3, Sidney Square, on the 11th of September last year, when it was supposed that this murder had been committed, she had been in communication with a Mr Frieake, or some person who represented himself to be Mr Frieake; because you will remember that a letter was produced here in her own handwriting which was addressed, headed Sunday night, to " My dear Mr Frieake." Thus it was clear that the person with whom she supposed herself to be in communication was Mr Frieake, the auctioneer. No doubt it was difficult at present to thoroughly understand how it was that this person, who represented himself as Mr Frieake, was in communication with Harriet Lane—whether to make arrangements on behalf of Henry Wainwright as to the going of the girl to live at 215, Whitechapel Road, or not. But there was some person undoubtedly in communication with her. He wonli be able to bring before the court the persons from the lodgings, who would prove that a person who represented himself as Mr Frieake did COMA there on one or two occasions—once in par. ticular—and will give evidence as to the description of the person. Mr Benson : To where?  Mr Poland said 3, Sidney Square. It wenld also be proved that she left those lodgings at four o'clock on the afternoon ot the 11th of September, and she was never seen alive from that time by any person in this case afterwards. Then it appeared that when those inquiries were made—which were proved ou the last occasion, and more thoroughly will be proved on the present—as to where Lane had gone, the prisoner, Henry Wainwright, was pressed to give an account as to what had become of her. It was said, on the part of the prosecution, that he had obtained his brother Thomas to write the letter, which runs as follows :  "Charing Cross Hotel, Wednesday. "Dear Mrs Willmore,—l am very much surprised at not receiving a reply to my last letter, in which I gave you all the particulars of our arrangements. She is now quite content, and has promised never to see or speak to King or any of her old friends again, as if she did I have told her we should have to part. If her promise is kept I intend to marry her in a few weeks. I distinctly told her that I will not allow her to see any of her old acquaintances, as it will only cause unpleasantness. With kind regards, yours truly, "E.