The Sun. — 1833-01-04 (London, England)

OLD BAILEY.-(THIS DAY.)  OLD COURT. THE ENFIELD MURDER.  This being the day fixed for the trial of the men charged with the murder of the young man Benjamin Couch Danby, at Enfield, the Court was crowded to excess at a very early hour. At nine o'clock the prisoners, William Johnson and Samuel Fare, were placed at the bar, and arraigned on two indictments, the first charging Johnson with the murder of Danby, and Fare as being an accessary ; and the other charging both the prisoners with assaulting Danby on the King's highway, and robbing him of 11s., his property. The prisoners pleaded Not Guilty to both indictments.  At ten o'clock, Mr. Justice GASELEE and Mr. Justice J. PARKE came into the Court, when the prisoners were again placed at the bar, and the Jury charged with them upon the indictment for the wilful murder. William Johnson is described in the calendar as a gardener, and aged 29 ; and Samuel Fare alias Sleath, labourer, aged 22. They looked exceedingly dejected, and occasionally were much agitated. Alr. ADOLPHUS (with whom was Air. CLARKsoN) stated the case for the prosecution at considerable length, during which the prisoners displayed the greatest eagerness to hear the details. Mr. PHILLIPS appeared to defend Fare, and Mr. BonJur; to defend Johnson.  Mr. Peter Addington stated that he was a baker at Enfield. Benjamin Couch Danby was first cousin to witness's wife. On the I 2th December Danby came to lodge in witness's house, having been recently from India. He resided with witness until the 19th, accompanying witness, nearly daily, in his cart when going his rounds with bread. On the morning of the 19th witness lent him a gun to shoot birds with, and also lent him the bowl of a tobacco• pipe to charge the gun with. He returned to dinner at one o'clock, and afterwards went with witness in his cart ; they returned about five o'clock. There was a public-house in the neighbourhood called the Crown and Horseshoes. He left witness's house at twenty minutes before six o'clock to go out. He bad net returned to witness the tobacco-pipe bowl. Witness never after. wards saw him alive. The following morning at halfpast six o'clock, in consequence of what he heard, he went to the Sergeant public-house, in Parsonage-lane, and there saw the dead body of the deceased. Joseph Perry, landlord of the Crown and Horseshoes, Enfield-chase-side, deposed that within three yards of his door there was a bridge across the New River. On the evening of the 19th December the deceased and the prisoners were at his house. He first saw Danby, Johnson, Fare, Cooper (the approver), Taylor, Wagstaffe, and Jackson in his tap-room at eight o'clock. Fare was lying along a bench apparently asleep, and Johnson was lying across two chairs. A young man named Wager was also lying on a bench. Witness laid hold of Fare, and said he would have no sleeping there. He roused them all. Fare appeared angry at him, and said, " -- your eyes, you would not serve me so, but you think I can't pay for a pot, but I can pay for a gallon," and he produced 2s. 6d. Fare was then a pauper on the parish, and out of employ. The deceased, Wagstaffe, Taylor, and another were at that time playing at dominoes for a pot of beer. At ten o'clock witness had the dominoes taken away. Afterwards witness saw the deceased and Fare tossing for beer. Witness retired up stairs at a quarter to eleven, having previously given orders not to draw the parties any more liquor. A half-pint of gin was, however, served to them, after which they went away together. During the evening the deceased pulled out his purse several times. It was a silk net purse, with steel slides and tassels, and there appeared to be from 12s. to 15s. in silver in it. Cross-examined by Mr.