The Cannock Chase Examiner. — 1876-12-22 (Cannock, Staffordshire, England)

LONDON.  On Saturday morning, about ten o'clock, Frederici Treadwell, 20, a draper's assistant, son of a hosier, Is High street, Hornsey, went to 99, Stanley street, rim• lino, the house of Mr. John Collin., a retired builder. who was uncle to Is Miss Stephenson, 19, to whom Treadwell bad, for the past 18 months, been paying his addressee. She did Oct love at Mr. Collins', who was her guardian, but frequently visited there. Mr. Collins objected to the match on account of Treadivell'a cironmstanees. Treadwell stayed at the uncle's house to dinner, and afterwards had a conversation with his host, the result of which was that the latter refused to emotion the engagement Treadwell then drew a revol‘er, and fired twice at Collins, the shot. taking fatal effect. This occurred in the underground breakfast room. Mrs. Collins, who had been away teem the room, was root by the murderer in the passage. He fired at her, and shot her in the neck. She closed with him, and he threw her, knelt upon her, and tried to strangle her, finishing by dulling her heed severci times on the door, lie then ran away, she following. A young man who was passing pursued Treadwell at Mrs. Collins' suggestion, but lost sight of him in Clarendon street. The murderer wee arrested on Saturday evening, at Isleworth, with • revolver in his possession. From circumstances lately disclosed, it appears probable that the object of his crime woo plunder. The deceased wee known to have carried tuoney_in a belt, which was found empty.  _ Frederick Treadawav, who is accused of the murder of Mr. Collins, a retirea builder, was brought before Mr. Woolrych, at Westminster Police-court, on Monday. The court was densely crowded, and a large crowd collected outside. Mr. Reader conducted the prosecution The prisoner is very young mod gentlemanly looking. The prisoner, on being asked if he had anything to say, said, in a faint voice, 'No," and immediately fainted in the dock.  The prisoner was not defended, but he will be by the next remand. The scene between him and his mother and father on Sunday was most affecting. The prisoner said 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, was examined, and stated that the prisoner 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 wereno high words. Soon afterwards she heard the report of firearms. [Here the witness became very faint..l 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 flew to the area door, and she caught hoki of him. Ile then knocked her about, She could not remember what happened afterwards, except that he beat her head and that she followed hint up the area steps and cried out to the people to "Stop the murderer." Mrs. Collins gave her evidence in a weak voice, and had to be revived several times with water and smelling salts. . . . .  Dr. Folwell woe examined as to the cause of death, and also as to the severe injuries sustained by Mrs. Collins. _ .  ... John Edmund., a labourer, stated that at Mrs. Collins' request he pursued the prisoner on escaping from the area, but did not overtake him. Police-constable Wart, who apprehended the prisoner at Isieworth, at the house of John Wiggins, stated that he found on the prisoner a sin-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, Nonsense, 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 stated that when brought to the Rochester road Station, and told he would also be charged with attempting to murder Mrs. Collins, prisoner appeared stupefied. He said, "I don't know how I came to do it ; it seems. 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, aa 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. lie took the north road through Barnet to St. Albans, but retraced his steps, as be wished to see Mrs. Wiggins, at Isleworth, again. He picked up a He 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 26th inst.