The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1888-11-16 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

AND DKTAILED DESCRIPTION. ThP statement was made on Tuesday evening by Crean,. Hutebin:on, a groom by trade, but now Dorking as a labou-fr. Hutchinson said —On Thursday last I had been to Romford, in Essex, and I retained from there about two o'clock on Friday morning, haying walked all the way. I came down Whitechapel Bead into Commerical S et. As I pam,ed Threw' Street I assed a man standing at t ie eerier of the street, shu as I went towards Flower and Dean Street I met the woman Kelly, whom I knew very well, baying !Kt n in her compiny a number of three. She said, .• Mr. Hutchinson, can you lead me sixpence?" I said, " I cannot, us I am spent out going down to liontioi (I.'. She then walked OD towards Thrawl St] eet, sayiug, "I must go and Look for some money." The man who was standing at the corner of Thiawl Street then came towards her and put 11:s hand en her shoulder, and said something to her which I did not hear, and they both burst out laughing. Ile put his hand again ou her shoulder, and they both walked slowly towards me. I walked on to the corner of Fashion Street, near the public-house. As they came by me his arm was still on her shoulder. He had a soft felt hat on, and this was drawn down somewhat over his eyes. I put dowaNuy head to look him in the face, and ho turned and looked at me very sternly, and they walked across the road to Dorset Street. I followed them across and stood at the corner of Dorset Sti eet. They stood at the corner of Millet's Court for about three minutes. Kelly spoke to the man in aloud voice,saying " my handkeichief." He pulled a red handkerchief out of his pocket, and gave it to Kelly, and they both went up the court together. I went to look up the sourt to see if I could see them, but could not. I stood there for three-quarters of an hour to see if they came down again, but they did not, and 80 I went away. My suspicions were aroused by seeing the man so well dressed, but I had no suspicion that he was the murderer. The man was about Mt. 6in in height and 34 or 35 years of age, with dark complexion and dark moustache turned up at the ends. He WM wearing a long dark coat trimmed \\ ith aitrachau, a white ollar with black necktie, in which was fixed a horseshoe pin. Ho wore u pair of dark "spats" with light buttons over button boots, and displayed from his waistcoat a massive gold chain. His watchAmin had a big seal with a red stone hanging from it. He had a heavy moustache, curled up, and dark syea and bushy eyebrows. He had no side whiskers, sud'his chin was clean shaven. He looked like a foreigner. I went up the court and stayed there a :maple of minutes, but did not see any light in the house or hear any noise. I was out last night until three o'clock looking for him. I could swear to the man anywhere. I told one policeman on Sunday morning what I had seen, but lid not go to the police•station. I told one of the Lodgers here about it on Monday, and he advised me to go to the police-station, which I did at night. The man I saw did not look as though he would %thick another one, lie carried a small parcel in his hand, about eight inches long, and it had a strap round it. lie had it tigtdly grasped in his left hand. It looked as though it was covered with dark American cloth. He carried in his right hand, which he laid upon the woman's shoulder, a pair of brown kid gloves. One thing I noticed, and that was that he walked very softly. I believe that he lives in the neighbourhood, and I fancied that I saw him in Petticoat Lane on Sunday morniug,but was not certuiu.