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
| Grantley Fitzhardinge Berkeley - 1870 - 364 pages
...Rhue, which turned out to be but too true." The coroner's inquest, according to this account, then sat, and "returned a verdict of wilful murder against some person or persons unknown;" adding " that it was much to be regretted that the belief was very generally, entertained that there... | |
| James Hain Friswell - 1871 - 344 pages
...for Mr. Tom Forster got down as well, and trotted off to his home. And there, out in the country, in the quiet little cockney Acacia Villa, with the cold...dark deed. CHAPTER IV. INTRODUCES MR. EDGAR WADE. JHEN the cock-tailed mare was rattling the magistrate and Mr. Torn Forster up to London at the rate... | |
| 1870 - 380 pages
...been caused by the effects of a violent blow, received, perhaps, in a fight. The coroner's jury have returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown." MRS. B. Unknown ! BOODLE. At present ! but we shall soon find 'em out. MRS. B. Shall you, dear 1 BOODLE.... | |
| Robert Alexander Fisher - 1871 - 722 pages
...v. Waiford, 8 C. & P. 767— Patteson. A coroner's jury, on the investigation of a case of homicide, returned a verdict of wilful murder against some person or persons unknown. The coroner returned the deposition lie liad taken to the Central Criminal Court : — Held, on application... | |
| James Hain Friswell - 1872 - 486 pages
...for Mr Tom Forster got down as well, and trotted off to his home. And there, out in the country, in the quiet little cockney Acacia Villa, with the cold...magistrate and Mr Tom Forster up to London at the rate of ten miles an hour, although the cabman could get no word of our old friend, Mr Horton had him all... | |
| James Payn - 1872 - 298 pages
...was by the excited testimony of Ruth herself. The jury adopted her unfortunate brother's last words, and returned a verdict of 'Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown.' My father was not present ; but Cecil and I had attended throughout the proceedings, and the former... | |
| James Payn - 1872 - 444 pages
...was by the excited testimony of Ruth herself. The jury adopted her unfortunate brother's last words, and returned a verdict of "Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown." My father was not present; but Cecil and I had attended throughout the proceedings, and the former... | |
| Joseph Hatton - 1873 - 322 pages
...an inquest was held on the remains, when evidence bearing out the above facts was adduced. The 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... | |
| Edmund Hodgson Yates - 1874 - 330 pages
...cannot give you any particulars of your poor friend's fate,' said Brighthurst. ' The coroner's jury have returned a verdict of wilful murder against some person or persons unknown, and no trace of the assassin had been discovered up to the time of the papers going to press. I know... | |
| William Oldnall Russell, Charles Sprengel Greaves - 1877 - 780 pages
...against a prisoner for the murder of a person, on the investigation of whose death the coroner's jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown," and the depositions taken before the coroner were in the possession of the officer of the court before... | |
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