The Herald of Wales. — 1888-04-28 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

MURDER.  Mr 4. Braxton Hicks, tho Mid-Surrey coreerr, on satorday, concluded his inquiry at the Star and Carter. Church-rind, Battersea, concerning the death of Clarened Henry Longman, ,igett thee months stud 4 f hight, whonobody wan disc ,verwl, tied up in a it wk, on the fore' shore the Thitmeit, ut rneath the Albertbridge, at Battersea 012 March 28. It will be remembered that the chid Men aniseed by it. mother trout 14 Clayton rO.l.o,Teeklatim,ou the ant ult., and the lather, sole tue eon ot Mi Frederick Luigi:eau, an advertising -ut, of doyen Latig ite Hill, and 76 . Stanbury-road, disappeared on Api il 6, after making various statements as to the whereabouts of the child. The police have circulated a woodcut portrait of young Longman, who is only 17 yearn of age.—ltirs Cateenne Aldrioge, fishmonger, living a• 14, Clayton-road, Pecabam, wini now called, and stand that on March 20 she had a room to let. On that day Longman, jun., came and engaged it, aid moved in on the santeevening. Witness wannot very well on that day, so she did not see hire. Longman. At eleven o'clock on the morning of the 22ild she heard he baby cry and eiticleftly stop. After the baby stopped crying hire. Longman went out, followed in about ten minutee by her husband. \Vanua presumed that ; Mrs. Longman went out first, I because she walked lighter than her husband. On the same evening witneoe's clauglita was' standing at the window, and nifoaned witness that she saw Mr Longman, janr., go out with a brown parcel. Afttratirde, witness Saw the latter, and he told her that he could not open . .  the door of his room because hi wife had 'Mat the key. He then went out, and witness subsequently had a long convea,ation with hire Longman abaut the child. zilie seemed very much upset through the loan of her baby, and cried a great deal. During the hearing of the case the forenompf the jury remarked that it had occurred to gime of them teat it would have been more prudent if the ofiMer on duty at the Camberwell Grow Police Station had detained young Longman win- n he called on the 31st ult.—The Cormer said no doubt the police would have done so had they known as much as they did now. the coroner then reviewed the evidence, commenting upon the fact that Longman, jun., who would have been a most important C itheN3 iu the case, had failed to attend the it,quest at either of the five sittings. The jury, after a few minutes' deliberation returned int, court with • verdict of "Wilful murder" against Chariest Henry Longman, and the coroner is,ued • warrant for his apprehemion. The foreman of the jury said they were of opinion that the child was suffocated by being placed in the sack while alive. The folowiug is a des3ription of ihe missing man: Aged seventeen years; • height, 51 t. 3m.; somplexiou swarthy; hair dark brown(worn on furehea:l,and when oiled appears to be black); high forehead; eyes, full, very dark hazel; very thick Hack eyebrows; nose, well formed; two large sears on back of head, one extending to the left; smell feet; swinging gait, carries hands in p okets; dress, short blue  . , , serge j r acket, gre,n o black cloth vest, gr.l mixture trousers, black hard felt hat, worn on the side of head, spotted silk tie, patent highheeled boota.