Star. — 1814-07-15 (London, England)

BOW-STREET.—Yesterday IV. H. Hollins, charged with the wilful murder of Elizabeth Pilcher, was finally examined.—G. Cartwright, Esq. of Lower Grosvenor-street, stated, that on Monday evening, the 4th inst. he was alarmed by the report of a pistol, and on running from the drawing-room into the hall, he saw the deceased, who wa§a servant in the house, wounded, and supported by W. Morton, his man servant. There was also a stranger in the passage, who proved to be the prisoner at the bar; he had a pistol, which Mr. Cartwright took out of his hand, and delivered the prisoner in charge of a watchman. Mr. Cartwright put the pistol into a drawer, the barrel was burst, and is the same now in the possession of William Dean, into whose care it was given at the fist examination Aof the prisoner. W. Morton, servant to the above witness, stated, that about a quarter past 10 o'clock, on the night of the 4th inst. the prisoner, W. 11. Huh lins, came to his master's house, and asked for Elizabeth Pilcher, who was a servant in the house ; that he c tiled her to the prisoner, and she went outside the door with him. The door was pulled too, but not shut 4 and almost immediately afterwards he heard the report of a pistol, and her screams. He ran out of the parlour towards the street, and met Elizabeth Filcher running into the hall, followed by the prisoner, and under her right arm he perceived her gown torn, and black, as if with gunpowder. The prisoner was going towards Elizabeth in the hall, when, being taken into custody, he requested permission to kiss ber as she lay in informant's arms. She was directly undressed when informant saw she had a wound in the right side. S. Lawton, watchman, of St. George's, Hanover square, stated, that, about ten o'clock at night, in Lower Grosvenor-street, he heard the report of a pistol, and almost directly after, the cry 01 66 watch ;" upon which he went to Mr. Cartwright's house, where he found the street door open, and in the ball saw the prisoner, with the pistol now produced in his hand, and a young gentleman, who told him to secure the prisoner; and, on his laying hold of him, the prisoner said, 66 You need not lay hold of me, shall not run away." Informant said to him, ,4 You have killed the young woman." Prisoner replied, 66 Have I ? then let me kiss her cold bps." Thy young gentleman took the pistol from the prisoner. . Lax, another watchman, stated, that he saw the fla.sh aid beard the report of a pistol, and. going dn. mediate)), to Mr. Cartwright's, saw the prisoner, and the young gentleman who had the broken pistol in his hand. That next morning, between four and five o'clock, he found the piece of the brass barrel of the said pistol upon. the steps of Mr. Cartwright's house. That the four shots produced were picked up in informant's presence, inside the street door, by Mr. Cartwright's servant.—W. Dean, of Park.street, Grosvenor.square, constable of St. George's, Llano, ver-square, stated, that he was on duty as constable at Mount-street watch-house, when the prisoner was brought in there, and he took another pistol from him. He said that he had shot the young woman, but that he did not intend to do it ; that he intended to have !>hot himself ; and that the pistol he found on the psis eats appeared to be the fellow of that delivered to dormant at Bow-street. J. Heaviside, of Georgestreet. Hanover-square, surgeon, stated, that on Monday, the 4th inst. he was sent for to attend a young woman at Mr. Cartwright's, in Grosvenor. street, and on his arrival there, he found Elizabeth Pilcher, since deceased, with a wound in her right side, from which the blood issued profusely, and which, on eyaminaLion, appeared to have been (occasioned by a pistol ; that he attended her until Sunday last, whets she died ; that he extracted a great number of shot front her elver, and also from the omentum ; and that the said wound, which was received between the Bth and 9th rib on the right side of the body, was the cause of her dead;. The prisoner was fully committed.  BEAUTIFUL RESIDENCE, PLEASURE GROUNDS, MANOR, and FREEHOLD ESTATE, in the