THE CUMBERLAND STREET MURDER.

Bruce Herald, Volume XII, Issue 1195, 16 April 1880, Page 3

THE CUMBERLAND STREET MURDER.

„-t | ,; ; .(Abridged from the • Evemng Star.') j , ' ; I. IThe hearing of the charge of murder agalnßt Robert. Butler, alias Donnelly^ alias' Lee/ was* commencedat the* Supreme Courthouse lat> ten; o'clock yesterday before Mr Justice Williams,. . the building being filled in every part. The Crown Solicitor (Mr; B. G. Haggitt)" conducted the case for the Crownj the prisoner was not represented by T counsel. ; Butler having r taken,, his place in^the^aock, "' '* ' ' } ! - - ' jThe-Registrar (Mr Gordon) read the indictment'^wM^tthe prissier vwas'trrst aSnugned, vie., that upon the fourteenth „daj Of March, in the year of our Lord.. one thousand eight hundred and eighty, he felouiousljv. wilfully,, and of malice aforethought, did kill and murder, 'one James Murray,De^ar,^ai_u3t the peace of? our Lady the Queen',, her , crown \ and dignity. -Prisoner (in a firm voice) pleaded not: guilty. ;The jury were- then' called. -The prisoner challenged the following :— Henry *C; Foster, | Alexander Day, David -Love, Mark Morton, William Blackwood, John Wilson, James I Edmond, junr., Thomas Prices, William Noble, ! David M. Wilson, George Fen wick, and James Clent. The jurors challenged by the Crown were ; James, Durston and Patrick Bourke. With . respect to Durston, who was the first challenged by Mr Haggitt, The prisoner said : No, I don't challenge him. 'His Honor — But the Crown has asked that he * should stand aside. Prisoner— am Ito understand that this juror is challenged ? His Honor—The crown has a right to challenge . Prisoner — Then he will not be called again? His Honor — Probably not — no. He will have to stand aside because the Crown has a right to ask that any juror should stand aside. The Crown has a right as well as you to do so. The jurors who took their seats in the jurybox were— William. H .Quick (foreman), John Walker, David Mare, jur.,< Henry Pizey, Moss Moss, Charles Dale, George Armstrong, Roderick M'Donald, William Richmond, Michael Sulli/an, James Langmuir,, John E Whittoke. His Honor — You appear for the Crown, Mr Haggitt? The Crown Solititor - I do your Honor. His Honor (to prisoner ) — I suppose you have made up your mind to defend yourself. That is the case, is it not? Prisoner I will defend myself. His Honor — You have made up your mind to i defend yourself ? I Prisoner — Yes, your Honor. I His Honor — I can only say that lam sorry you have adopted that resolution. Yes, Mr Haggitt. Mr Haggitt then opened the case for the Crown and addressed the Court at great length. The prisoner presently interrupted Mr Haggitt, and asked to have all witnesses ordered out of Court, which request was complied with by the Judge. Inspector Mallard had also to leave, and only the draughtsman who prepared the plans was allowed to remain. Mary Grant was the first witness called, and gave evidenoe similar to that already published. She was carefully cross-examined by prisoner. James Nicholson, draftsman in the Survey Office, waa next called, and was examined with reference to the plans. The following i 3 the latest telegraphic intelligence sent by our own correspondent last night : — Great crowds assembled within the vicinity of the Court during the whole day, anxious tocatch a glimpse of Butler. The witnesses examined to day were Dr Niven, Mrs Grant, Constables Colbourne and Townsend, the servant girl Gillespie, Donne, Youngman, and the two boys who gave evidence at previous inquiries. Prisoner submitted the girl Gillespie to a severe cross-examination, but did not shake her evidence in the slightest. He is fearfully nervous, evidently fearful of his position. At 5.40 p.m. the Court adjourned till tomorrow, when the case will likely be finished. Water and Liverpool-streets were thronged by persons when he came out on his way to the gaol. ■■■■— — — — —^SS I