The Maryport Advertiser March 31, 1882 The Workington Murder | The Workington Murder |
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Page 4 of 9 THE WORKINGTON MURDER MURDER ___ EXAMINATION OF HARRISON YESTERDAY. Part Four. Witness: I mentioned it two or three times. I had heard that they were all together at the North-side. Mr. FALCON: You say the prisoner came to your shop two or three weeks after Lucy SANDS was missing. What did he come for? Witness: To make purchases. Mary LAWSON deposed that she lived in Pow-street, Workington. On the first December she met Lucy SANDS in Speedwell-lane, about half past seven o'clock. Lucy SANDS said she had been meeting a commercial traveller at the Station, who had given her a curl of his hair, and then went on to Whitehaven. Jane SHANNON and Margaret CRANNIE afterwards came up, and SHANNON proposed going for a walk to the North-side. She, (witness) said it was too late and should not go. They all went down the line towards North-side. On Wednesday afternoon after the body was found she was in Pow-street along with Jane SHANNON and ROSSER. HARRISON was coming along the other side of the street, when CRANNIE shouted, "Oh Maynard, it's you whose done it! it's you whose done it!" Did not hear the prisoner's reply. Had seen Lucy SANDS in company the company with HARRISON, but never alone. By Mr. PAISLEY: Had some talk with Lucy SNDS in Speedwell-lane before SHANNON and CRANNIE came up. The talk was all about the curl, and Lucy said the man came from Preston. Had never been with Lucy DANDS to "Cheap John" did not open that night. Had no conversation with Jane SHANNON and Margaret CRANNIE since the body was found. Never heard that Lucy SANDS was at Preston, but Maggie HELLERSHAW said she was in Liverpool, and she was receiving letters from her. Superintendent BIRD: She told you she had the curl from a commercial traveller at the railway station? Witness: Yes. Superintendent BIRD: Did she tell you where he was on his way to? Witness: She said he was on his way to Whitehaven. Annie GIBSON testified: I live at No. 2 North-side, and am a dressmaker. Make dresses at home. Have no place of employment in the town. Remember the night Lucy SANDS was missing. Left the town at a quarter to nine o'clock that night. It was a bright moonlight night and fine. When I got home I observed Lucy SANDS standing against our door. There was a porch to our door and she was standing in the porch but not up the steps. When I was knocking at the door she ran away to the top of HARRISON's, round the corner. As I went round the back corner I saw Lucy standing at the front corner, and I met her there. She was on the move when I saw her. After I passed her she ran down by the front of the houses. I saw her about half way down the long row. I stood for about two minutes and watched her. I went in by the front door and took my jacket and hat off, and then came to the front door to look out. When I saw Lucy it would be about five or ten minutes past nine o'clock. Observed the garden gate open when standing at the door. Heard the following week that Lucy was missing. William HARRINGTON said he lived at the North-side and worked at the West Cumberland Iron and Steel Works. On a day shortly before Christmas he was walking along the riverside when he found a hat. That hat produced was the one found. It was found about thirty yards above the bridge. It was lying on the stones about two feet out of the water. The tide ebbs and flows at that point. The hat was satin on one side and corded on the other. Took the hat home and it was kept there till he heard of this affair. Was coming to the police station and met the Inspector at the North-side. The hat was wet through when he found it. He did not know to whom it belonged. Henry KERR deposed: I live at North-side, and work in the rail department. Know HARRISON. He used to work in the Bessemer end of the mill. Remember being in Workington the 1st of December. I heard that Lucy SANDS was missing. Had no talk with HARRISON before this about Lucy SANDS. Met him on the new bridge. He said that she was in the family way and had run away to Preston. We just met, and he told me this, and we parted. Not another word was said. Mr. PAISLEY: Were you ever out with Lucy SANDS for a walk? Witness: No, sir. The Clerk: Did you ever ask HARRISON afterwards if he got into the house? Witness: No, sir. Superintendent BIRD asked the Bench to grant a remand for a week. Mr. PAISLEY objected to the remand for such a long time. The Bench decided to remand the prisoner till Thursday next. ~To be continued. |
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