The Herald of Wales. — 1889-01-19 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

THE G ODALMING TR &GED Y,  PRISONER BEFORE THE MAGISTHATES. _ _  Before the Guilford --CO-t-t-n-ty- Bench, on Saturday, Ebenezer Jenkins, described as ati artist, was charged with the wilful murderc hts westheart Emily Joy, id Geclalmiw, on Monday last. Great excitement prevailed in the town, and a large nrowd assr,arbled outside the County Rail wi hour before the prooeedings r.:ourneueed. It appears the, despite his description of himself, the prisoner is an illiterate man, as evidenced by his letters and his utterance since he has been under arrest. To avoid the crowd the prisoner was brought into the court by a bulk door, and, pending the arrival of the magis• Grates, occupied his time in reading a small prayer book. Me P. Ricardo presided over the Bench, and there was a large attendance of magistrates. The first witness was Mary Ann Joy, the mother of the deceased, who showed signs of deep distress. Mrs Joy deposed that prisoner was engaged to be married to her daughter. She saw him with her daughter about seven in the evening on the 7th January. They went away together, her daughter saying "So long" to her as they left. As her daughtez did not return, witness became anxious and went to the studio at one o'clock on Tuesday morning to look for her. She triad the door and knocked, but heard nothing. She also looked through the keyhole, but could neither hear nor see signs of anyone. On Tuesday evening rhe received a letter (produced) from prisoner, saying that he and her daughter were gone for ever, and asking that they should be buried in the same grave. The prisoner said he had no question to put to the witness. Police Constable Steel said that on Monday he was on duty near Godalming, when he met the prisoner and deceased walking arm-tn-arna. On the following day, from information re• calved, witness went to the studio with Sergeant Watts, and saw the body of the deceased lying against the door. Walter Ede, a butler, said that about eight o'clock on Monday he passed near the studio, when he heard a elided aerosol. After going on farther he heard a clattering noise as of someone bamping op against the woodwork of the building. He did not think at the time that the scream come from the studio.  ?diary Ann Hoar, dieter of the landlord of the Sun Inn at Godahning, deposed that on Mor• day night the prisoner came into the house after eight o'clock, and was served with sixpennywarth of brandy, which he paid for with a half-crown. Witness stated that it was a new h%lf-crown.  Arthur Singer baker, Godalming, stated that on Monday evening, a few minutes before nine o'clock, he went to the tinn Lin, and saw the prisoner there. He aid, "I'm off to-morrow." He gave witness to understand that he was going to Egypt. Witness did not node° anything particular in his demeanour. Harry Pennycot, tanner, said that on Monday night he was going home when the prisoner spoke to him. He walked along with witneea, and said, "Are there any rung girls about." He also said, "I shall either come to to the gallows or drown myself." Before leaving him he gave witness his sleeve links and shook hands with him. This was about nine o'clock.  Augustus Sallie, landlord of the ranch Bowl Inn Hindhead, repeated the statements he hal made as to the prisoner arriving at hia house and the conversation which had lcd up to his taking him to the police at Guildford. Sergeant Watts, cf the Guildford borough police, said when the last witness and prisoner came to the police station on Tuesday, the latter stated he wished to give himself up for murdering a yourg lady near Godalraiug, by strangling her, and handed witness a key of the studio where the body would be found. Arthur Joshua Newman, surgeon, deposed that he was called to the studio by the police on Tuesday. He described the injuries to the throat and upper part of the chest. The cause of death was suffocation. In his opinion tha deceased had been outraged. The prisoner, who said he did not wish to say anything, was committed for trial.