The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1838-08-17 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

WILKINS.—He (witness) bad spent the money. Ile had given some drink to some of the men atthe ropery. Ile had spent the money principally its clothes. He could not remember exactly what he gave for them, but it was about £1 16s. lle showed the money to William Kitson, who was with him when be found the last parcel. He did not claim a share of the motley. The Joyce told the witness that the twat time Ise found money he was to remember that it was dishonest to appropriate it to his own use. Cyrus Allcock, deputy-constable of nuttier*, stated that the hedge was pointed out to him, and near the spot where the money was found an officer picked up a piece of blue paper. He compared it with paper taken from the basket. Witness produced a piece of check cloth. lie had compared that with a piece of check given to him by another officer. Witness produced several pieces of torn blue paper, which appeared to be portions of a sheet of paper which had been used originally as the wrapper of a ream of paper. [His Lordship tried to fit time pieces together. Those pieces which had been used to wrap the parcel in the basket fitted; but the piece found in the field would not fit at -all.] Richard Beswick stated that he was one of the constables of Manchester. lie searched for the prisoner on the Friday following the murder, but did not meet with him till the 2901, when he took him at Chorlton's house. Witness. when he took hiin, told him what he was taking him .for, cautiotting • him. Witness showed hint the spot where Mary Mriore's betty was found, and he replied that he -wna not in that • neighbourhood at all on the -day its question, and if he (Beswick) thought he (the prisoner) had committed the murder he was devilishly mistaken. 'this was about a toile and a half from the place where the money was found. :Witness took hiin past the latter place, and be said he never was there in his life, and denied having secreted any money there. Richard Green, a police-officer, of Manchester, statedlhat prisoner having told hint where he lodged, he went • there, and found a handkerchief• or piece of check, lie had compared it with the piece in which the money was folded, 1,/ corresponded exactly in pattern, and the witness was ofopt-' nion that it corresponded-, as if torn off. [His LortisiliPt"l not so well satisfied of the latter fact, and all that-he wont,. allow was that it corresponded in pattern.] Bridget Allen stated that she lived. in• Tailor's-court. Ox' ford-road. The prisoner had lodged with her about three months. The prisoner went out on Tuesday, the 10th, about eight or nine o'clock, he returned between three aryl four o'clock. It seas past the usual dinner hour, and he said I,' would go to the Cotton Tree and have a glass, He•ereut, and was back before four o'clock. He was in the house sit five o'clock, and he went out before seven. He did nut eon, home before two o'clock. He had paid regularly for his lodgings while he was employed, but he had not paid:for, month, having been out of employment: The handkerehtei: which Greets found belonged to the prisoner. On the •We'., nesday or Thursday she remarked that le had tad' hi whiskers taken off. • eed Mr. W