Star. — London, England, 1804-01-14 00:00:00

• iJ i i vi I . • MED ihater litttleKt. MIYADIfIwr HAMlttLeitiMlTit Yeaerday Franth Smith. an Ercife Offtetr, was Oat to the Bar, upon an indiftment, for that he, on The night of the third day of the pref e n t m ont h , did fe loniourly, and wilfully with a loaded gun, Ansa mie l'holnas Millwood, who died immediately, in conk. emence of the wound which he rec e i ve d, f rom t h e •thos having lodged in his head and neck, and pierced the lOW marrow, contrary to the ftatute, &c. &c. To this indiament the prifoner, at ufudil, pleaded Not Guilty. _ _ . There tieing no Connfel for the profecution, the /Alto Cuter BARON, who WII. the prefiding Judge, called the evidence, and the brit mule& who flood up was Mr. John Locke, wine merchant, Hatramertmith, who, being fworn, deputed, that on the night of the third of the ptefent month, about eleven o'clock, he was miffing through Dever lane, the place where the accident happened ; the pl &Hier came op to him much agitated, and laid that he was afraid he bad killed a man. The witgpfs went with him to th place where he taw the deceafed lying on the ground, and to all appearance dead. He called to him feveral Aimee, but could get no anfwer. The prifoner him. felt teemed to be incapable of uttering a ward for tome time with terror and regret for what he bad done. His intention was immediately to fuireqder Itimfelf, and, when he recovered the power of fpeech, 'he del red that the witnefs would immediately take )rim Inca cullody. They then, along with Kitl e r, a vrateb.iin, proceeded to the W hite Hart public haute, when the itaellion being put to him by the prifoner, whether he •hought that he bad completely killed the s eilpated ? he replied that he was afraid he had. Crots-eMmined by Mr. CoNsrsa. Have _yon hchtd of any gholl which had ap *.ared, at Hancomfvffnith ?—.A. Yes I have, and I snow that the Ml hboitrhood of the place where this bnfortutkotte ifappeit4d has been greatly alarmed, by it for tome ihne pall. What was the appearance of this gholl as you keird'h—A. 3 underllood that it was covered with a kvhite floret, tomelimes with a table Cloth, and at other times with a calf's (kin. Q. Ica appearance was generally white then ; what Was the drefs of the deceafed, was it aoy thing like Oat which the ghoft was Paid to have affumed ?—A. certainly was. The deceafed had his common *working clothes on. a white /acket and apron, and Which is the drefs in which bricklayers generally wo'rk. . This was the occupation of the deceafed. QWhat chard:ter has the prifoner borne as far as ests - lisosirl—A very good one. Wililint !Eider was then called, who, being fworn, Hi:pored, that on the evening of the 31 of this month, to went to the White Hart puL.ic houfe, along with The tall *hoer, and the prifoner. Before this, how. am, be bad met the prifoner with a loaded gun, who told him that he was going to look for the glioit )st Bever-lane. The witncfs laid. that he himfelf would be there on his watch, and they might endea Wrists. to catch him together. They then agreed upon watch-word between themfelves, which was, " Who pea there r'—" A Friend"—" Advance." The witnefs then left the prifuner, arid went sway about his own ballad's. Before he arrived at Black Linn-lane, hc,, beard a gun go off, bet took no notice of it. LORD Cater Daiwa. Why did you take no notice of its Sit,/ . -- iVitne6.--Eteanfe, my Lord, I am icconomed hear the reports of gains frequently, every night, and therefore it heifer occurred to me that any thing aruifb hid happened. I know nmhing more, my Lord. loncsa.—Why, you certainly Paid fomething mo-e Wore the Plaice. Did you not fay fumething aLout A young woman. _ Winc.s.-0 yes, a ruing woman came to me with a candle, and raid tbat I was wanted. He then went rn fttth er to derail*. that as he went along with the young woman, he raw the wanner with a gun in his hand, who appeared very much' alarmed. He mentioned what he had shoe, and Paid that he would deliver !shard( up Immediately. He came to the place where the body of the &crated was, and carried it to the Black Lion . politic hour:. Crofs examined by hir..Gnaw sr. _ _ Q When you Met the pritoner Armci ssirh a pin. P s yuu haje anted, was rot you Tong& armed ako ? —A. Ycs. I was armed in the manner I dually am on the eights when lam on the watch. _ _ HAVC ytiu heard any thing of the ghpft that Nes Alarmed the inhabitants of Hantinerfasith ?—A. I have lien it myfelf. How long before the accident happened, which au know was on it Toefday. did von fee this shoal —A. I 1 . .: .v it on the Thurfday before. 0"). What was its appearance ?—A. it 47.-asce,Tervi tom:thing white, like a white Lilco, or 1 large :able cloth. Q Where was it that you faw ire wat it rear etiver.l.ne /—A. Yes, it *as, alrooft oppoiite to it, ..it the fourth mile (lime. 0. What did tno d s w•lten yob raw rt ?-1 puttied tut it drew tic white nrzr its head and ran an 1, as it was er.trernely darn, ; ennld rilt take The witnel: then listed, th..t the tnu.n nt Ilsrnmer fm:th hld been alarmed with this Ghrit fnr twn noniths nr &c weals befirc deal ••: o.ln:c :Ma been occnioined, by it, !rut tome mif ,-• dnnc. He cntild VIOL of leege it.tte • as to the nur-b;elwilich hcd been it ; but there. seas a g:neral rnrintir that • to: winos?, had been frightentsi. and that very cc• ?inns :nnfeguences had refuhrd tram this terror. — This night svgs very dark, and the lane ahn, when this want tunare af74 happened. Mr. Guitar... Did ynu !mow this man before, and What seas his generisl eharaeter ? Witneis—Yes, f diJ know him, and he always appeased to use to be cicczdingly humane and gctid inpered. Ann Millwood, the titter of the c'eceated, was then calisd. Being (worn, the denoted. That on the night of the third of this month, almost eleven o'cinelt, her bv.ther. the dereakd, same to his fithet's hoarq where he then lived. lice holier and mother were 'rig to bed. and he raid th a he would loon go too. it that he had firli s. g•• tier his who Wag at a Mr. Smith's is the neighbourhood. lie. however. fat down *hoist half an Now. At the expiration of 04 ' 1 tits,,• the R.lvifed bins to go and !onk for hie wife. Its the might he iuhtered or en.targ:•red earning h.ose is tbs datk at that tune of s7ght. tier Irtather I obeyed, and, toying " Good nighty mother," de parteJ„ (hutting the door after him. .-A minute or two after this, the *pants!. rite door with an-Intention of looking after Rita, alien the heard* netfe, and the following words uttered you, who are you. and what are you. tell me this inttard• or I'll thoot you." Immediately after this She heard the report of a gun, and ran into the horde. She M 22 irrefolibly impretfed with the idea that her brother was (hut, and mentioned her alarm to her father and mother, but could not perfuade them to pay any at tention to- what (he laid. The only anfwcr was, that it was both ridiculous and impoffible. She could not, however, !hake off the impreffion which had laid hold of her imagination, and therefore ran out of the hook, when the learned that he had been mur dered. She went to the place where the affair hap pened, and there found Fitr feats confirmed, by the figure of her brother lying dead. She ran to a Mrs. Wells% haute, which was oppofite. after the had leen hint. To a queliion put by the judge, the laid that the could not difliaelly fee the face of the de- . Ceafed, which was black (from the gun-powder) but from the circumstances related at Mrs. Vs'ells's, and the diet's, the was too well fatisfied that the de ceafed mutt have been her brother. Crofi•neataissal4x Iy Mr. CON STilt. She raid that Pie did not obferve the miloner at the place wh-'e her brother lay, but faw him loon after wards, when he appeared much agitated. Q._ As you f.ry your brother inftantly Mut the door after hint, you could not have immediately followed kim out, you know ?—A. I went out in a few mo ments afterwards. Sir. What fort of drefs bad your brotAer on at that time?—A. It was his common working drefs, Sir. which confilli generally of a white iacker, apron, &c. O. HAVI you, Madam, heard of the Ghn& which has alarmed Hammerfaiith for a long time;—A. Yes, I have. How was it raid to be dreired ?—A. Ina white thtet or large table•-cloth, ut futneihing which had that appetuanee. Q . Did you ever caution your brother with re fpetrto his going out at night in his ordinary chefs You knnw they were endeavouring to take the Ghofl, and your brot;ter might with his white drel: be rniflaken for him ?--A. Sir, I never did caution hint, nor did I know that any people were endea vonring to feizc ine Gholl. What is your opinion of the in:entions of the Prifuner? I>o you think he was aCtuated by motives of malice againik your brother ?—A. No, vii, I be. Loft that there was no fort of asimolity in the cafe. Mr. Flower. a Surgeon, wag then call e d. This Gentleinan depel,:d, that he had examined the body of the deceafed; he Caw it the day after this melan choly affair happened, which was , the 4th of this mo:-th, Hr obfaved that the lower jaw where the (hot ;.ad penctra•ed, was broken. On the 6th of this month, h.:, at the tepid} of the Coroner, examined the ty,..iy snore particularly, when it appeared that the (hot, which was of that furl called "No, 4," had entered on the left fide of the lower jaw, paffed through the neck, and pierced the fpinal marrow, which is a continuation of the brain. LORD CHILE BAROII.—Do you think that this wound was the caure of the drath of the deceafed I Witnefs.—There can be no doubt whatever but it was, my Lord. The Witnefs then (tared. that the face of the decetfed was pet-fatly black ; and. in re ply to a queUinn put by the Judge. raid. that he un-, Jcrflood this blacknefs to be meat - toned by the gun-I powder that came with the (hot which killed him. Connie] for the Ptifoi.er.—DiJ you know any :Ling of the Pi honer or his general chant:ter ? W itnefs.—l do not know the Prifoacr perfonally ; but, according to the general rumour which I was' accuflomed to hear. this man always bore a very good charaaer. Inficad of being vindiaive, I un der:lna that he was uncommonly mild in his temper. William Brookes, a contiable. Paid, that hi was calleJ on the night of the ;d intlant, about i t o'clock; that he went along with the Watchman to the place where the body of the deceafed lay and carried it to the Black Lion Publicloufe. He then went to the houfe where the Prifoner was and knocked—be made anis er that he would innantly come down and fairenler himfelf. which he did accordingly. Here the evidence clufed ou the part of the rote cation. Loeb Cmir Bmtost.—Now, Prifoner, bare you any tiling ti. fay in your defence ? krtfaer (tuu . ch agitated)—My Lord l I leave it to my ConAT, Logo Celts Dhani—But your Counfel cannot ad drefs the July hi your behalf, therefore if you have any thing to 14y, you mule fpeak yourfelf. Prtioner—My Lord, I have got no more to fay, than. that ! went out a ith the gun without any bad intention. When the man came up whom I took (or the Ghoti, and made 110 anlwer, after 1 had called t vice. bat dill advanced, I was Co much alarmed that did not know what to do. 1 drew the trig. gcr iii.idveltentiv, without Iscin,4 tivitilde of what was 1 was drendiully alarmed and agitated at the tare, my Lor.l. aid had no malice whatever ao„ 4ioll the imtOriunate roam, whom I accidentally klled. I therefore declare bet,re GOD. that lam entirely innocant of tins crime, as I was aelsiat-d by tin m...ki#,lts or 6,.i motive. but *tied merely from a mon:Lat.lry of alarm. M cv:r; r 4 , nune;,es were then called as the part at I bac !lc fire WAS Vim (.:"6.1,rn,,k c , with whom the decrafed lived, Sh e was his m0t:1...r in .law; Inc :lad heard of the gliod w:.4.11 had terrtisl t!le Hammcifiiii!h, And the drefs in which it VA% 1.441 ln appear. She there• fare had exttioned the Jeczafe 1 against going nut at Light in his white &els, in cafe he Should be sniflaken : fur the drinit, ar.d tome miichici done to him. She recnliceted one evening when they were both fitting at home, the Jecealed told her that two Ladies and a Gcnticman walkiii•• on the Terrace had been fright. cried at him, ar.d lonic ct them called out, " There is the That he had replied, '• That he was net mote a ghoil t'ian they were." Qu this account She him to take • great coat always alien he went nut at right, Si he ;right be kind, or roast bad accident might Mr. GOR;III-litivr often did you give him this caution I recoilca to hare done it no more tban once,. ThnnLlS GTOCtirt was nest &led, whip hid be oat tempt to a Mr. iiorgeh, s tomer. of Ili *ttlinitli. Mr. C'utirt:t—Di4 . viti hi,r (4' any dK•Q about itimmetikaitb. that hes been iu the habit of alarm ing the inhabitant: of late. Witueli—Yes ; I have heard of him. send teem him too. Sir. Very well ; but where did yon fee him ? A. r was walking along with a fellow fervant in the Churelityard. He was at a little dillanee among the totnh-hones, when' I felt fornething• ch4,4 ; k n ut under the thin. I however far: uer.laiiii..and war, dreadfully frightened. 11 1 ,4111 tiretching nut my hand I felt fontething foft like a Iheet or a walla cloth. but dill law nothing. I then called4bot to my fellow. fervant, and limn few fometldng white t'urniug 4 cor ner, but we were unable to iti2C k. We Were dreadfullyalarmed. Witneas were then cancd to the l'rifonet's railer. Mr. Stowe. a Cent!email r rerpea..o.Writy, raid, that he knew the ptirtmer 1....m.yem.5, and during all that time he Lad bete . rernArLibly guar'. charade... Mr. ilichard Hill (Aid, tbat he knew the prifoner t Come time, and tli:it his behasintir was pcilealy decent, and his umduet htiw:Ane And mild. William Downing, Caroline Arcot, BedToraAnare, Paid, that he knew the initiate; for is years intia ate. ly, and that bib general eloaraßer was marked by :ate of lingiilar benevolence and humanity. John Fuller knew him ever Clore lie went tuFiam merfrnith, which was about two years ago, and dur in all that time be Ewe an exe-llent charaaer. John Rutt knew hint fur a l o ng l ime, and Paid that his conduel was always dillinguiihed by humanity and kindners. Thomas noCwill knew him ever fine he went to Hammerlinith, and his condua was always fuch as became a hiandrie and honed man. Infeph Crnmwell km , " him for a humane and rod man as any it, Matthew Smith laid thae Le knew him for two years, and that laic charaEter during that time was tech as entitled hm in general appri batirm. Daniel Foam also knew the pritimer for a long time, and Paid that he always bore an excellent eltarafter. Daniel Springfnrth knew him for two years, and. his changer was tuber, quiet, and-good. William Edwards, who was a !elation to the de cealed, laid that the prifoner always bore • good character, and, he did not believe that in this affair he was at all actuated by malicious motives. The evidence being here &led, The Loan Cater Bl&ON fom:ned up the cafe to the Jury, and flared the law as follows Gentle men—Francis Smith, the prifoner at the bar, is in dided for the wilful murder of Donnas Millwood.— Now, before I begin to fum up the evidedee, it will be necelfary to (tare the law to you with rape to the crime of murder. Gentlemen, malice may he either exprefs or implied. The Judges have agreed. that it is not needful, in order to conftituse the crime of murder. that one thould have any fpi:e or malice againil . th e particular perti.n v.horia he k'i• • but a dill:oil:on to kill. and a preparation Li which argues loch a difpoloion. is the effenee (4-mur der ; no matter whether one kills the particuhr per. fan whom he aims at. If, in an attempt to kill any perfon towards whom he beats a malicious intention. he fhould, in his fteal,.kill a perfon whom he bad never feen, or any of his own particular iiiendir, this is wilful murder. For inflance, if a perfon was to fire a phiol into this Cc•i-t, and taking his chance whether any body fly..rid be killed—if a perfon was aerially killed, thz man who fire ;he pillol world be guilty of um Jer. In thort, it is the intertion to kill. and not the blow Falling nn an individual. that the law confiders, in cafes of this kind, as cot:Coning murder. The only thing that can ezcufe the tang away of life, and reduce the crime to man•flangliter, is, that the perfon who kills has the faneion of the law and ails by authority, or that be is in tech a date of mind as precludes bins from clearly teeing the dif tindion between good and evil. or aft' from fame 'Ridden emotion upon fufficient provocation, or kills a perfon by accident, when be has no intention to do fo. Gentlemen, lam lorry in fay, a n d I h a ve th e authority of the Court along with me, that I Jo nor perceive bow this cafe can be brought under any of thole eircumtlances of enure which I have mention ed. A man goes out here with a deadly weapon, and killing 'dues. An innocent man was murdered, who was returning peaceably home. No matter that the prifoner had no malice againft the perfon killed. His aitions 'hewed that he went out with a delibe ram intention to kill; and if he had killed the perfon who bad ceufed the alarm among the vulgar. about the impious nonfenfe of a ghon, he would have been guilty of murder, as the offence was only a mitile-1 meaner. A man is not even to go and put to death perfon who, in his opinion, is guilty of a capital crime ; for mark what would be the confennenae if he were allowed to do this :—a man mrght.-for any trifling offence put another to death, and then urge, as an eteufe, mat he thought the whin murdeted had been guilty of a capital crime, and th:n the Aqui would be dreadful. It has therefore been hell, Gen. denten, that if a perfon goes out on the highway with a deadly weapon, intending to kill rubber; it h e meets a perfon whom he takes to be a roli%er. hot who, in fad, is net a rnhher, he is guilty ct n Jr.e A man is not annwed to shoot a perf.n guilty of a rnifilemeanorw-for left to &not the tirtt lie •lire!s.un• Jer the prefurertion that it may be the gi:• rerfon. • This cafe. therefore, is a minder ; -• believe the ev•denee, the prifoner is guilty of ono der. ' may, in general, :se held , that all *`.ling '; mat' r. except in the particular cales %%bids I I- .:aro Imo tioned. This is not one of them, and i.lerrisue. if the fads be proved, it is a wilful murder. The p.i. ' fames defence is, that he was Sus-tied %hen he fired, but he went deliberately ont with a deadly we span ready to kill when he had no right fo to do. If there lhoold be any eircumflances that mitigate the crime, pardon remains with a higher Costive than either you or me ; we hare only to do our duty. (Having then funneled up the evidence and the charatiter given to the prifoner), What this charaaer may avail in ano- ' ther place, it is nct for me w fay, but again,* Lifts clearly proved, it CAA here avail nothing. Yoe therefore, confider, whether the fads be clearly el la blithest, and bring in your verdict accordingly." The fairy retired, and, in ahont sin hnor and a half af:cr they went ant, 'corned with a ver,aitt finding the tar if-ner—Gulty of Mtudiaughter. 'Ow Lots Coat tiot9s-4. It dot,, Ger.. - 7 - - tleetth - , tete!' yoirthet•viefeibrlttliWl4444lll6o" TL law has hecn clearly Italia itif-ylletiiilit'ase ewe. crinence of the whole Court. • Yrs eta todeigrofigie vu the Mee, aniehat is your preempt:rim: 'Yet!aare 1 -elpeeed to he men who will reminder ylset.dter cruder the Obligation of an oath, and we ton us WA, the fame obligation. We cannot, therefraM ; tra . aert 3 / 4 4 this eldi4ft 4b we are agreed upon ' the late. WWI regard to the fiats, you are to ) itses 4101 t ,proved, you mull finJ him y oiltyrd ern:2110.44 you 'mitt acquit him altogethe r . 1 berme , that pardon rens with a higher fourie ihatt - ne,'"‘ .• • Mr. Ju dice Rooes.—" The Clowl44Zeille befits" whatever with and to the law, thereto+ the verdiet mull he—Guilty of klrieder, or a aclsoiital form want-wf evidence." Mr. Janice LAIVRIPVCS..-..'s You have heard that orininp of the whole Conn is fueled as to the l a w this !Tint. it is therefore rionsecafery for eta to Itits mire in particular. i per fselly agree widoehe Iseoen ell Judge. who Rated the law in fro 'cigar and abie manner. If an officer kills a 'moron whom he 'bus. a right to apprehend upon fufpicion felony. he ig guilty of murder, eerept in partiiidar crify.ss trim this man was not even attempting t, run away. fop• pofinoi it had beep the very perfon who Was guilty ef.the inifJemeanour. There was, therefrom no es. cafe fur killing him. Btft though it had been the pinion who was alarming the neighbourhood. the psi 'inner had nn right to kill him, even if he Ihnitld at. tempt 'to efcape, for the crime is only a neifdeMcwi sour. Under every point of slew, this cafe i 5.1 52 eye of the law, a murder, if it be• proved by the.faea. Whether it has or not, ie fro yew to determine, auk return your verdilt 'rise Li Isere,tesee thur, dared by justice Foller,end Ali the,ll4ollll* Judges." • , f T.scoeosa 1 perfectly agree whit the Lam* Judges who have fpokeu. Geuilsoma.sieroder pair %erdia again." r . •A The Jury then turned round, and after a lhallWlr lunation, returned their verdiet— Guilty. - • Leta Catee Baeots.—" The cafe, Caddies, (hall be reported to his MAJESTY immediately." The Recoante then proceeded to pronounce the awful fentence of death upon the prifiner. , who teemed to be very much affeltad by his unfortunate lituation. Silence being called, he addrefed hill nearly as follows :--.4 Francis Smith, you have been tried by a mod attentive and intelligent jar,. tfi whom the law on this unfortunate cafe has bees fully and ably hated, that in all cafes of hopnitide it is murder, ',niers the PerfOn oczeicmiag the depth can prove, that t4g aft was done under atelafFitlF by accident, Pelf p%fervation. or bl a voluntary a& ariling hem ladder' and fitacierlt prevaeariqe, la was, therefore, incumbent ots you tot in g, wracb evidence irs mitigation of yocr heinois ea k„ a . ar.y (ado proof could pnilibly have beelVadelscsrLsr r. That ark having been don., the Joey have varlr 6 5 per ly. and according to law, frond you t he tfie cart,' murder cf Thomas Plite;ood. th e la of 1100 and man is. that itheifoe'ver - '• blond, (hall atone fik blinigt4b, hip imp,. • *ironer was their relltetittl; art theuival it; be erecuted ore Monday nett,: Qtr beating .b renee, he eras fo mulkagitchtt) thit he ;X' to w alk back to preba w o p* Ibe . . of thelteepers. '. ' , - _ This Trial. frith frond tit; finirittisity 4.ltaalso cure and the important poisits of Law relative to the crises of Murder which isin,volved, esciistelaw sa t common degree pf cttrioty. The citeutglkanife of the liamtherfanth 'ChM', hovn:ver ridic iet-iyi fclf, Slew • that the minds of osdiaary peon are-44 Fable to be terriffed'VV . A.rotoms. and that of f n fit:dines of barbarous ages are not as yst comsseael, exploded. This occurrence, however, evu I - smite novelty. was calculated to :melt the attensfria of tits Public, eager to wi:neli the Trial of a Mats with whnfe offence a circumllance of this fittularity was 04+nel:fed. The coufespence "as, that Ilse Colart •as uncommonly crr.aded at an early hoot, and a very lively interell in every prngrefs of the Trial might be ohferved to pervade all prefent. With tra• gard to the Prifoner hinafelf, no perfon cotild wit ncfs either his behaviour, or the apparent acetifies of his feelings, without taking a deep concern in his fate. He was drcifed in a Inn of black clothes.— His face was pale, and his fewures fuffered at times by thole contortions which are n.:tutel to a Criminal 1 1 in his very awful fau.:i... Aaieiea by Marne and remote, he was now and then lo ferinullv agitated. that he could with diffiLulty furtitoit bimicif. When Called upon fur his defence, his voice faishered, and his tongue to complexly refuted its oMee, that it was 1 with a confteetahle effort he could articulate a word. Oa the retiring of the Jut y to refieft on his cafe, and the return of their 'media. he betrayed filch apprehen lions of real danger; as to deprive him of the power of tutlaining hinstelf withnist die ft iendly aid a. bye dander. He then became to &int as to be obliged to requa leave to go outliers the air, whi:b, with the accudemed humanity of a B?irifh Court of Itlica. was granted. On his rimsn he fat down, and Limed far a long time fo perfealy benumbed and totally slern:ved of his fences, that it was thought it would have been necefftry to have carried him out el the Cs.ie t. When the Jury returned. he made a f.,, of d-operate effort—ilo.al up . and endeavoured to at t.. Ito the vet ,i,ec given. wViten the dreadful words " ' , VALI v or w,t.) sit. reuitoLa !" were pronounced. he seemingly funk into a caste of flupefattion,eacited by eefpair. He at Lit retired, kipported by the ler want of Kirby. whole humane attention to Prifoners is already too sell known to moire oar panegyric. —The Prifoner is a 'hurt but wellssade also, with dark hair and eyebrows, and the pallid hue of his countenance during the whole trial, together with the Coons of contrition which be eshilated.commanded the fyinpathy of every fpedatsar. _ . In the eourfe of the evening be was reipited dos ing his MAJILITY'S *elute. A General Court Martial, of 'which General Bra taus h Frefident, fat yellerday .it Chelfea. Captain Hucm Li.otts, Adjutant of the hiarlboroogh recruit ing diftrid, is proteerstnr. Lieutenant Cul. Bova. Inrpeaing Field Officer of the lime diftria, is the de fendant. The charges againft him are—sk. Few empinying nnn comrollSimed officers, privates„ and teen:its, in his domellic en:.ceins.—ad. kr snakier returns. It would be improper to Bate parts. c claws at peeks,.