Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1889-01-12 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

THE GODALMING MURDER.  The Press Association says that the murder of Emily Joy b 5 her sweetheart, Ebenezer Jenkins, at Godalming, on Monday, continues to absorb public cariosity and interest at Guildford and Godalming, both persons being well known in the district. The self-accused murderer is about 20 years of age, and since residing at Godalming had set himself up for an artist. He frequently spoke of money he expected to some into, and said he had besides his income a sum of £5OO. At Christmas he drew up ' a document promising to marry the deceased whenever she should appoint. Owing to disagreement with his parents, Jenkins bad lodge.' for some time with Mile Joy. the mother of the murdered girl, in Church-street, Farneornbe, jut outside the toms. The date of the marriege had been fixed tor March 15th next, Riad Jenkins was to have purchased the furniture this week for a house he said be had takes at Bognor. The deceased was unly  19 lost month. Inquiries' made by the police, under Deputy-Chief Constable Barker, suggested the probability of premeditation in the crime. On Monday night Miss Joy noompanied the prisoner through the tiwn to the hut which he used for a studio, and else was seen in his company about half-past eeven by a policeman. In the hut the girl was forcibly outraged and then strangled ; a handkerchief was stuffed in her mouth and the boa was tightened round her neck. Although several houses are near the place, no one seems to have heard any cries. Prisoner, alter his oonfeeeion on Tuesday to Mr. Boilers, lareilon of the Punch Bowl Inn, woe conveyed to Guildford, where he amplified his first statement. Re was formally charged with the crime, and having been taken before a magionate, remanded until Saturday. Jenkins has several wounds upon his hands, which he says were caused by the girl biting him during her straggles. In prison he hag been calm and rational. Mn. Joy ea Tuesday reconed a letter from the prisoner, posited at Moosehill after the murder, in which be said he and his sweetheart had determined to die together, and wished to he bulied in the same grave. _Mrs. Joy .Iniiewes the prisoner wrote this before he %Ellie hones with the dense/id on Monday. The only motive suggested it Psalm:my. The inquest on the murdered girl, Emily Joy, lop told lit 4odenging on Thursday, when the jury returned • verdict of " Wilful murder' against Jenkins.  .1 hear that the Emprees Eugdnie bee derived sonsiderable benefit from the treatment of the lemons amsterdani specialist to whom she resort. ed let the hO2O thet be would be able to rid her of 114 iheumatisai. She hat a flight cough, but otherwise is vary well. The Empress lives C very quiet and retired life at Farnborough, in the house now palled the Castle, which she brought front Mrs. Lady Wood, whose husband le now in command at Aldershot, often cones over to the service in the church, which atter five years building is still ineomplete. Mess is celebrated every morning in the Empress's private Chapel in the Oastte. In the ehuroh on Sunlay there are three services, to which the public are admitted.—PaU Mall Guelte. 4. hag of gold lost at Canterbury has been re. . tweeted under peculiar eirenuistanoes. It seems that • poor woman named Champ bilked against it es it lay on the pavement outside the bank. She pisgs4l it, ay and took it home, telling her husband, who wss in bed dangerously ill, that the "Almighty lesd.beenkini to theist, end had sent them this bag o sovereigns." She took out five or Dix of the ooksii, sag nave tbs remainder to her husband, who •pst then in ,the bag under his pillow. The women . mat to a tredesman and purchssed some goods, end It was coneeguence of this that anspieion fell upon her. On Tuesday ram nirg the pollee visited her house, and found forty.ais sovereigns sonoealed ! nder the bed olothee. The money was at owe given up.