 The jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against some person or persons unknown, and the police were put on their mettle to discover the unknown and daring murderer.  Once a Week - Page 27edited by - 1870Full view - About this book
 | William Howitt, Mary Botham Howitt - 1853 - 558 pages
...the floor to the bed. demonstrated that there had been violence used by some other party. The inquest returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown," and agreed so far in the force of circumstantial evidence with the police and surgeon, that the two... | |
 | 1854 - 310 pages
...Spiller : VERDICT OF THE JURY. The Jury, after a consultation of nearly three quarters of au hour, returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder " against some person or persons unknown. The Coroner expressed his entire concurrence with the verdict. The funeral of the deceased was a private... | |
 | William Fordyce - 1857 - 848 pages
...procure eggs and butter ; and the plate and money were found on the edge of the cliff. The coroner's jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown." On September 3, 1847, at Seaham Harbour, Robert Brown, Esq., mayor of Sundcrland, and a considerable... | |
 | Joseph Whitaker Stapleton - 1861 - 418 pages
...particularly upon one portion where the reporter said, " The jury fully concurred with the coroner, and returned a verdict of ' Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown,'" which, he said, was inconsistent with the allegation that the jury were dissatisfied with the conduct... | |
 | Isaac Butt - 1863 - 374 pages
...his testimony could throw no light on the mysterious transaction. An inquest which sat upon the body returned a verdict of "Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown." Wallis had been among the number of those who crowded the chamber of death ; but he dare not come near... | |
 | 1864 - 694 pages
...evidence «as given by Thomas Titsy, the police, and others, bearing out the above facts, and ¡he jury returned a verdict of "Wilful murder against some person, or persons, unknown." The police are using strenuous efforts to fathom this horrible mystery. It is to be hoped that persons... | |
 | Mary Elizabeth Braddon - 1864 - 328 pages
...This closed the evidence; and the jury retired. They were absent about a quarter of an hour, and then returned a verdict of wilful murder against some person or persons unknown. Henry Dunbar, Arthur Lovell, and Mr. Balderby went back to the hotel. It was past six o'clock when... | |
 | National Association for the Promotion of Social Science (Great Britain) - 1865 - 754 pages
...find that in one year I held eighty inquests on children ; and in seventy-five of these the juries returned a verdict of wilful murder against some person or persons unknown. Although eighty cases are brought before me in a year I do not think that represents more than one-half... | |
 | 1867
...had not been out in the wharf that evening. An inquest was held upon the body of Mr. Block. The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown." An attempt was made to bring the crime home to the apprentice of the murdered man. A satisfactory o/i&i... | |
 | Eneas Sweetland Dallas - 1867 - 874 pages
...had not been out in the wharf that evening. An inquest was held upon the body of Mr. Block. The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown." An attempt was made to bring the crime home to the apprentice of the murdered man. A satisfactory alibi... | |
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