At Aylosbury recently Charles Rayner, Walter Smith, and Frederick Eggleton were charged with the murder of William Puddlephat and Joseph Crawley, at Pit stono, near Aylesbury, on December 12. Only three witnesses were examined, and the following statements, which caused much excitement, were read :— RAYNER'S STATEMENT. On the night of the 12th of December, 1891, I was in my house at about seven o'clock. Frederick Eggleton came to my house and asked me if 1 was coming out tonight, and I answered, "I havo got no money yet, as I hadn't seen my master," and he said thac he hadn ! t, but Walter Smith had got enough for a pot along ab the Britannia ; so I said, **I don't like to go along there without no money." "Nevermind about money," ho said; "I can got a drink," so we both started, and we had a little beer, and dfdn't stop long, as I wanted to see my master about somo money. When we was going along to my homo Froderick Eggleton asked me if I was going anywhere that night, and I said it was too wet to go anywhoro to night. Eggleton says if you don't go I must, for I have gob neither money nor food at home for mv wife and children; so I wenb home as asked my wife if my master had boen, and she said, "No. Ib won'b matter about him to-night, for if you want any money you can have some." Sol had two shillings off her, and she asked me where I was going to, and I said, " I don't know," and we all threo of us went down to New Mill public-house. Wo call ib the Red houso. 