The Sun. — 1860-11-15 (London, England)

TILE ROAD MILD MURDER.  ROAD, Nov. 14. This afternoon Mr. T. B Saunders resumed his sittings at the Temperance-hall in this village. The attendance of spectators was very small. Mr. Pollaky, the detective, was again present, and since the last meeting on Monday has been seen in Frome, Westbury, and Warminster, prosecuting certain inquiries. He returned to town on Monday night, and after a short stay proceeded to Bath, whence he started for Road this morning. Mr. Hughes, chief of the Bath police, is still in London. The only person who volunteered any statement tc-day was  Charles Lawnsdown, labourer, in the employ of Mr. Wilkinson, of Tillisford-mills, living near Roadhill-house, who, in reply to questions from Mr. Saunders, stated that he saw nothing to attract his attention on the evening of the 29th Jane. Got up at half-past 4 the following morning, and went to Mr. Wilkins's, a distance of about a mile and a-half from Road ; called Quance, a fellow-labourer, about a quarter before five, but whether he was gone before could not tell. Neither Mrs. Quance nor any one in the house answered the call. Saw nothing while waiting about for Quance that morning. Mr. Saunders—Did you see any man, woman, or child about between your own house and Quance's ? Witness—l have no recollection of seeing any one. I did not go by Roadhill-house to Tillisford that morning. Sometime we met other labouring men as we were going to work. Did not look over into Road-hill-house grounds that morning. lam quite certain of that. Can't say where I first saw Quance that morning, and do not recollect whether I went down with him or not ; if I did not go down with Quance, I saw him first at Tillisford. I have never said anything to my master or to any one else respecting seeing any one on the morning of the 30th of June. I have known Mr. Kent ever since he has been in Road ; have never worked for him ; none of his servants are related to me. I have never sold anything to Mr. Kent, and he has never paid me any money for any purpose. I never had any connexion at all with him. Mr. Foley never spoke to me on the subject of what passed on the morning of the 30th of June. In reply to Mr. Saunders police-constable Urch stated that he did riot think there was any chance of Quance attending the inquiry voluntarily. Mr. Saunders stated that since the last meeting he had received the following letter from the chief constable of the county of Bucks : " Chief Constable's-office, Aylesbury, Nov. 9. "Dear Sir,—lmmediately I learnt that Mr. Summers's mime had been called in question in reference to the Road murder case, I wrote to him desiring he would put himself in communication with you, but it appears he had previously done so with Superintendent Foley. In consequence of a letter received by me from your friend, Mr. Ward, I have driven over to Chesham and fully questioned Superintendent Summers on the matter in question, and trust you will find there is no reason to doubt the correctness of his statement ; also that it has arisen from a misunderstanding on Mr- Grocer's part. Yours faithfully, " WlLLouonnv H. CARTER, Chief Constable." " Mr. T. B. Saunders."  Mr. Saunders then read the following statement, which had been made by Mr. Summers to Mr. Carter, chief constable of Bucks, in reference to the assertions made by Mr. Groser on a former occa