The Sun. — 1857-10-23 (London, England)

THZ LATE TRAGEDY AT WA.RLEIGS.  Since the inquiry before the coroner relative to the murder of Andrew Border and his wife, the prisoner, Thomas Miller, has been gradually recovering from the wounds he inflicted upon himself, and it was expected that in the course of a few days he would be able to be removed and undergo an examination before the magistrates. In order, however, to avoid the excitement of a police court it was determined to conduct the investigation at the residence of the prisoner, and accordingly, on Tuesday last Mr. P. C. Sheppard, a county magas trate, proceeded to Warleigh and took the depositions; in the prisoner's bed-room, in which he was lying. Mr. Skrine, of Warleigh-house, accompanied by Mr. Phelps, his solicitor, was. present but took no part in the proceedings. Mr. Slack, solicitor, of Beth, was present on behalf of the prisoner. All the witnesses, who gave evidence at the inquset were again examined, in addition to the prisoner's mother, who until to-day was too unelt to undergo an examination. She gave her e vicleuce in a collected manner and without the least indecision. Her name is Elizabeth Miller, and, being sworn, she deposed,—I am the wife of Thos. Meter. The prisoner is my son. He is 27 years of lig He has never been addicted to drinking, nor have I noticed anything wrong about his state of mind further than that after he has been reading I have heard him remark that he felt his head rather light on the top. On the night of Friday preceding the murder I had no rest in consequence of the state he was in. Ho appeared to think there was seine one fighting with him all the night. 1 thought he was going to have a fever. He said the Philietines were coming to him. I sat by his side all the night, and whenever I went away for a moment he called me back. He got up between 6 and 7 o'clock, and I gave him some tea. He seemed much better afterwards. I then went to the Shepherd's-farm, having business there during the day ; before I went I toll Mrs. Hancock to send for me if she observed my son to be worse. Daniel 11, neock cameto me in the afternoon and said Thomas was very bad. I came home at 5 o'clock and gave him some tea. I then made preparations for him to put his feet in hot weather, and when I was upstairs getting the wat,T ready this circumstance happened. As I was upstairs I heard the door open and ties a scream. I ran downstairs as fast as possible ; but when I got down I found no one in the kit hen. The scream I heard appeared to be that of a inan. I rushed out of doors, and as I got to the door I fancy I touched some one's coat. It was quite dark, and I could not tell who it was. I think it was Tom. The door was wide open. When I got out of the door I saw that some one had fallen down on the pathway, and I called to Daniel Hancock to come out t 3 see who it was. It was the body of Mts. Border. She was lying alacut 3 yards from the door. Mrs. Hancock brought a light, and sai t, " Why, here is Mrs. Border lying on the ground !" Mrs. Border neither spoke nor moved. I went into Bradfield's house, and remained there until my son was found. After my son was got into bed I reeurned home. My husband remained in bed all night, and asked me on the following morning what the noise was about. I said that Tom had been ill. The knife produced belongs to my son, and was usually kept in the kitAien window. I did not see the knife that evening. I never knew my son speak in any angry way in. eeard to the Borders. I had not heard him mention their names for some time. My son was a very saving young man, and had some money in the save igs-bank. The moneyfound in the box belongs to me. I think there was 921. in the box. He was always a good and dutiful son to me. By Mr. Slack.—lle was as harmless as a child ; he acted. remtimes more like a child than a man. My husband was not capable of taking care of the money, as ho has not been right in his mind during the last 9 yeer4. He is now in the lunatic ward of the workuse, ho was removed there a few days since. By Mr. Williams, magistrates' clerk.—l don't know whee caused my husband to become insane ; he lost sour; money about 24 years ago. He has told me three or four times that he had attempted to commit suicide; on one occasionhe tried to drown himself at Dundee,. The depositions having been read over to the prisoner, who was cautioned in the usual ay, he made no reply, Mr. Slack advising him to say nothing. The prisoner was then fullycommitted for trial. The magistrate (Mr. Sheppard) declined to wake any order at present respecting the money standing to the prisoner's credit in the Bath Savings-bank (471. 3s. Bd.) or the 921. found in the hones. Mr. Edwards, surgeon, stated that he could not give a certificate for the removal of the prisoner until the following day.