The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1876-12-22 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

KING MUD DER IN LON I /ON. On Saturday morning, about ten o'clock, Frederick Tresdwell, 5), a draper's assistant, son of a hosier, in High street, Horurey, went to 99 Stanley street. Pin li e ce, the house of Mr. John Collins, a retired builder, who was uncle to a Miss Stepheicon, 19, to whom Tread well had, for the past IS months, been paying his addresees. She did not live at Mr. Collins', who was her guardian, hut frequently visited thrre Mr. Collins objected to the match on account of Treadivelni Mroumstatees. Treadwell otayrd at the uncle's tion.e to, dinner, and afterwards hail a conversation with his' boo, the result of which was that the latter refused to sanction the engagement Tread well thee, drew a revolver, and fired twice at Collies, the shot. taking fatal effect. This occurred in the uuderg mind breakfast room. Mrs Coiling, who had beet' away trout the room, was met by the mordwer in the passage. He fired at her, and shot her in the neck. She closed with him, and be threw her, knelt upon her, and tried to strangle ber' finishing by dashing her head reveral time. on the floor, He then ran away, she following. A young man who was p tssiug pursued Treadwell at Mrs. Collins' suggestion, but lost sight of him to 'Clarendon street,. The murderer was arrested on Saturday evening, at Moroni', with a revolver in hi. priest...ion. From circumstances) lately dieclowd, it appears probable that the object of his crime was plunder. The detosed was known to have cwried money In a belt, which was found empty. Frederick Treadaway, who is accused of the murder of Mr. Collins, a retired builder, was brought before Mr. Woolrych, it Westminster Police-cour-, on Monday. , The court was densely crowded, and a large crowd oallected outside. Mr. Reader conducted the prosecution , The prironer is very young and gentlemanly looking. The prisoner, on being asked if he had anytling to :pay, said, in /6 faint voice, "No," and hainethately fainted in the dock. The prisoner was not defended, but he 16 111 be by the next remand. The scene between him and his mother st.ii father , on Sunday was most affecting. The privoner gain to his mother, "My dear mother, I don't know what happened until I heard the report of the pistol." Mrs. Eliza Collins, wife of the murdered man, win examined, and stated that the prieoner dined with them on Friday evening, and after dinner she cleared away the dinner things and left the prisoner and deceased alone. She heard them speaking, but there were no high words. Soon afterwards ehe heard the report of fire. anus, [Here the witness became very faint.] She immediately rushed to the dining-room and saw the prisoner at the doorway, and he caught hold of her and fired at her. The prisoner then dew to the area door, and she caught hold of him. Ile then knocked her about. She could not remember what happened afterwards, except that he beat her head and that she followed him up the area steps and cried out to the people to "Stop the murderer." Mrs. Collins gate her evidence in a weak voice, and bad to be revived several times with water and smelling salts. Dr. Folwell wee examined as to the cause of death, and also as to the severe injuries sustained by Mrs. John Edmund., a labourer, stated that at Mrs. Collins' request he pursued the prisoner on escaping from the area, but did not overtake hint, Police-constable Wort, who apprehended the prisoner at Isleworth, at the house of John Wiggins, stated that he found on the prisoner a six-chambered revolver, with two barrels fired off. Sergeant Elbrook said that at the station prisoner asked for a handkerchief, which witness refused, and he said, " Nonsettee, I could easily have committed suicide before, as it, was dark, if I had wanted." He added, "Well, what I have done I did in a moment of madness." Inspector Fognett dated that when brought to the Rochester road Station, and told he would also be charged with attempting to murder Mrs. Collins. prisoner appeared stupefied. Hes mid, "I don't know how I mime to do it; it seems a blank to me." While in the cab prisoner said he bought the pistol in the Seven Sisters road, and intended to use it on himself, as things were very miserable at home. Prisoner added that on the morning after the affair he had only twopence in his pocket. One penny he spent in tobacco, the other in buying a newspaper, which had it all wrong. It was not true that he went to the Victoria Station to go to Dover. Ile took the north road through Barnet to St. Albans. but retraced his steps, as he wished to see Dirs. Wiggknr, at Isieworth, again. lie picked up a pair of spectacles in the road at Kentish Town. He afterwards stated that he spent the night of the murder at Castle road, Kentish Town, remaining till ten on Saturday morning. He wished to write a letter, but was advised not to do so. Prisoner was remanded to the 2lith inst. Tux