Year: 1870

One of the Most shocking Tragedies on Re-


cord-Arrest of the Murderer In the Clothes


of One of his Victims.


We md in the Pail Mall Gazette OF the 26th instant
further accounts of the horrible tragedy at Denham
England:-


ARREST THE MURDERER.


on MAY rs the supposed murderer was arrested in
lodging house at Slough. He proved to be tramp,
and said mis- name was John Jones. He was dressed
in Marshals clothes, and had pawn ticket for one
of the watches In his pocket. He had a carpet-bag
with him full of food The evidence at the inquest
given by the constable duty near the house shows
that man quite ansN ering the description of the
supposed murderer, now in custody, met him soon
after O'Clock Sunday morning, asked his way to
the oxford road, and told him story OF how he had
interfered between a man and wife, and prevented
the man throwing his wife into the "cut" (canaD.
The man was then dressed shabbily, as common
tramp, with very old boots, and seemed footsOre.
The policeman did not like his look, and followed
him short distance on his way.


The most extraordinary evidence given however,
was that of a witness named Elizabeth Simpson,
living about 100 yards from Marshals house, who
went out to look for key she had lost the night
before. 1t was then little before seven the
Sunday morning. A man came out of MIR. Marshalls
she at first thought it was Mr. Marshall, but it was
not. He asked her what she was looking for and
offered to assist her In her search, telling her at the
same time the story he had told the policeman, that
he had that morning prevented man throwing his
wife into the 'cut." He volunteered the informa-
ton that he did not live at Marshals and that the
family had that day gone for holiday. 1t was
proved that tramp, who went by the name of
bridge. on Saturday he said he was going to see
brother. He was out all Saturday night, and re-
turned on Sunday morning in new clothes. The
clothes worn by the tramp were Identified by the
policeman those found in the house of the victims.


The clothes found on the man now in custody
have been identified as those taken from Marshalls
house. The murderer-for such we may now call
him without much injustice-was taken at Reading.
His name is John Jones, and he speaks with strong
Scotch accent. On him was found the duplicate OF
Miss Marshalls watch which he had pledged at Tx
bridge, and on him also was found bright steel
barrelled pistol which the tramp 'Jack" had shown
when staying at UXbrfdge


EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER.


SLouGH, 2 P. M.-The supposed murderer (of whose
arrest you have heard) reached Slough at last
night, and was taken from the railway to the police
ham. great crowd waited to witness his arrival
The police, however, say they know him well that
name is John Jenkins a boier-maker of Stafford
shire On being spoken to this morning, the prisoner
asked grufy for "more grub, and said If 1t was not
given to him he would refuse to take food at all.
All day yesterday the prisoner persisted in telling Mr.
DunhaIn that two men whom he did not know had
done the murder and had given him the clothes of
think they would believe he had done the murder
himself because he had the clothes on"


This morning the accused man was brought up
before Sir Robert b. Harvey Captain Farrer, and
MIR. Coleman at Slough. The court was closed to
the public, but large and excited crowa congre-
gated outside, their shouts and loud conversation
being plainly heard through the open windows, and
occasionally reaching pitch that interrupted the
The prisoner who had remained in the police cells
all night was brought in shortly after IL O'Clock and
placed in the dock handcuffed lie IL apparently a
man OF AZ or 43 years OF ege, and was dressed In
clothes which had been supplied by the police. In
appearance he is short, thck-set with black, bushy
beard and moustaches closely cut round. His face
was ghastly pale, and he looked like man who had
not slept for several days. He leaned over the bal
| of the dock and listened, apparently without emo
ton, to the circumStantal relation by Superinten
dent Dunham of the position in which the severa
victims of the murder were discovered, with the
| marks each bore OF the blows OF the axe.