The Sun. — 1845-02-27 (London, England)

THE MURDER AT HAMPSTEAD  LATEST PARTICULARS LAST NIGHT.  Immediately after the conclusion of the examination of. the ac. cused man, Thomas Henry }locker, yesterday, at Marylebone Pollee-court, Inspectors Shackell and Haynes, of the detective police force, feeling convinced from the evidence adduced that the party who had undergone examination was in reality the murderer of Mr. Delarue, considered it necessary further to prosecute an in. quiry with respect to him. The impression made on the mind of the officers was that a sufficiently minute search had not been made of the lodgings of the alleged murderer, or of those of his father, by Inspector Partridge and Sergeant Scotney, at the time they apprehended the prisoner Hocker. Acting on this impression, and under a fear that unless they were prompt in their movements the evidences of guilt against the prisoner might be removed, Inspectors Shackelt and Haynes at once prcceeded to the residence of Hocker's father, No. 17, Charles street, Portland-town. The inspectors, on their arrival, made known to the father of the alleged murderer the object of their visit, and at once, without any hesitation on the part. of the father, every facility was offered them to make a search of the premises. They were first shown into a front room on the first floor, which was the one occupied by his. son, who also had a lodging where he was captured, No. 11, Victoria-terrace. In this room the officers found that which is presumptive, if not conclusive, evidence of the atro. cious guilt of the prisoner. Secreted in this room were a pair of trousers stained with blood and covered with dirt; a pair of stock. ings, the legs of which were also bloody, the blood having gone through the trousers, and a Mackintosh the front and back of which were also splashed with blood. On these things being shown to the unfortunate parent, he identified them as those of his son now in custody. A further search was pursued, but nothing else was discovered, and Shackell and Haynes left the place with the clothes in question in their possession, and Inspector Shackell at once proceeded to the Marylebene Police-court, where he explained to Mr. liawlinson, the magistrate, who had not then left the bench, the impot taut discovery which he had made. After this Inspector Haynes proceeded to the New Prison, Clerkenwell, to which place Hocker was conveyed in the prison ♦an immediately after his remand, for the purpose of making a minute examination of the prisoner's dress and person. With this view he directed the prisoner to take off his coat, which he wore on Friday night, the cuffs of which, upon examination, were covered with blood.  A button was found in the field near the spot where the deceased was murdered, and also one found at the lodgings of the accused, in Victoria-terrace, and on Inspector Haynes comparing them to. gether they exactly matched each other, and what is more conclusive, on the inspection of the prisoner's coat two buttons were missing, and on comparing both of these buttons with the remainder of those on the coat they exactly tallied with them. The pair of drawers which the prisoner had on were on examination found to be also spotted with blood. Whilst at the station.house the prisoner, in reference to a large sum of money he was stated to hare been seen to spend on Saturday, said that it came into his possession fairly, having been given to him by a woman with whom he was acquainted in the New-road; but this, it is understood, will be disproved. The defence which Hocker set up when before the magistrate, that he could prove that he did not leave his residence till a quarter or 10 minutes to l o'clock on the night of the murder, will, the reporter is informed, be denied by several witnesses. An official report of the above facts was last evening made to the Commissioners of Police. It has already been stated that there was strong reason for believing that there were three men wke were concerned in and supposed to be the perpetrators of the horrid  - crime. The inspectors have instituted the most rigid inquiries  uponu this point, and from the information they had received there is but little doubt that more than one person was engaged in the  ta, ••••••. . murder. The reporter was informed that a belief was entertained that another man would be in custody early this (Thursday) morn. lug, if not last night. The a lege(' murderer is stated to be a teacher of the violin, but formerly was a teacher at tLe Christ Church District Schools, St. Marylebone.