The National Register. — London, England, 1817-10-13 00:00:00

Sc.lB • , ATRO,CIOI s 'ENGE. TA'Amtvvritix trNios Hill OF 1). OWE, 11) t ATTKAIPrING TO MURDER JOHN JONES 4 (.4 11:44) LAWI,II.IIIGARET JONES (111 S Al• 4 rElt), ,1S1) MARY BARRY, THEIR SERVANT. It was not positively known that the prisoner would h. , examined on Friday ; yet several hours previous to the -examination an amazing number of persons assem bled, and the business of the office suffered consider able interruption. The Magistrates theretime thought it expedient to remove the prisoner into a private room fir examination. At one o'clock Mr. Jones and Mary Barry arrived in a hackney-coach from St Thomas's hospital, under the care of a surgeon and two nurses ; they wer e so w ea k k• ns sareol;.- to be able to stead. At two the prisoner was brought into the room and confrontel with Jones and the servant ; the latter fainted as soon as she saw him, imd it was with difficulty that Mr. Jones was roused to sensibility. When he recovered, he exclaimed, "0 Gml! I thought I saw him with a knife in his hand." The Magistrates ordered the prisoner to be taken out of the room, as his presence so much agitated the prosecutors. About two Mrs. Jones arrived in a hackney-coach, also extremely weak, and the Magistrates proceeded to hear e idenee. Mary Barry, the servant, stated. „ On the 26th o f Sepomber le , t, a little after I o'clock in the afternoon, I WAS at home with my imistn and mistrese, and heard a knock at the door; I opened it, and h aw the prisoner ; without saying a word he forced himself in • my master was in the back room ; I called out, Mr. Owen is here !' and my master then came out of the back roam into the passage, where he met the prisoner. The prisoner immediately took from under his coat a large pointed carving-knife, and without speaking made a blow at my master, who lifted his hand to defend himself, ar,d prisoner cut and struck him dreadfully on the hand. My mistress dien came out. and she and I attempted to save my master, and take away the knife. I got hold of it. and he drew it through my hand, and cut me very much, and then began cutting and slashing awey at rtilidnin, and cut us all three; he cut me on the arm, stabbed toe in the neck, and wounded me in the in forehead• I then ran out, and called for assistance, and came back again, and found my master lying on the floor in the back room, bleeding very inuelt, and the prisoner lying over him , with a k n ife under my matter's clothes, and apparently sticking in his side ; when I re— turned to the house. a young man returreel with I/12. and he assisted, and we held Owen's arm and got the knife from him. I was then te . :en by some person to the hospital. Mr. Jones deposed to the same effect, and added. that the out he reNived acre, the hand in the passage disabled him fnmi offering nturlt deferice • and he soon became insensible ; when he r e c o v ere d be found himself dreadfully cut in the neck, and part of his left tar off: He formerly had a law-suit with prisoner, but had not spoken to him since August, 181fi. Mrs. Jones stated, that during the struggle between them all in the passage, she hard prisoner saw, " You wretches, kill you all." She received several cuts about the head and face, and a stab in the side ; saw the prisoner attempt to stab her husband in the sides then • became sensless, having bled eauessively. Charles Hopkins, the young man alluded to in Mary Barry's evi dence, stated, that he •saw Barry run out of Jones's house covered with blood, and calling for assistance ; he went into the house with her. and saw Mr. Jones on the floor bleeding very much, and prisoner lyin't over him, with the knife apparently in Jones's side, saw hint arise Mrs. Jones and pull her down ; Mrs. Jones called Melt to take the knife away from him ; he gave the knife to Holmes, the consu ar. and then went to the int:pied with Mr. JOlleb and the servant. Hobnea. the constable. *tato', /lust on hearing the alarm, lw imme rnetliar ay went to the spot, and saw Owen standing on the defensive at Jones's house• with a knife in each Mull ; with great difficnlty lie sem e I Lim. exactas! him, and found in his pockets two other knives as I a rata IM t . '" prisoner being askcellf he had any•thing to say. his soli citor advised him to reserve himself for his mid. • 'I lie respective parties were bound over to prosecute ; .and he was committed for trial to Kingston Assizes. l'he prisoner is a man of dark complexion, full face, and large Mack whiskers, about .5 feet 9 inches in height, aid very stout he smined unmoved at, the recital of the horrid deeds of which he had been the perpetrator, aid appeared to eye the objects of his revenge with a malignity that it is difficult to describe. The fatal in strument was produced by lioluies, rusted with blood ; it was a carving4mife 14 inches long, and the blade about an inch an half wide. The Magistrate said it was a transaction as horrible as ever disgraced a civilized country. The prisonor was sent ow to gaol in a couch, amidst the extxratiokof about 2,000 spectators. Tuesday, an inquisition was When at the Mitre Tavern, Edgware road. before Stirling, Esq. Coroner for Middlesex, on the bodies or John Jennings, aged 7 weeks, and Helen ltoc, aged 3 week,. The inquest commenced at 12 o'clack on Tuesday, and the invc.tigation did not conclude till 3 o'clock on Wednesday morning. Ellen Rose, of No. 41. Park -street, said the du:eased Elden Hose was her daughter. About a fortnight ago she was sent to M r s . .len flings to wet nurse, she was then about three days old ; her own child Sas fire weeks old; witness did not see the child till Tuesday night, the .fish ult. the nurse hroughait to her house, and said it was ill ; witness examined the child's tongue and said it was blistered ; the la+ was also sore ; witness proposed sending Mr. Richardson, her own docuir to see the child ; efM not see him till Friday night; went with Wm to nurse's; he said the child was palely; lie prescribed s. ni :medicine, but not in writing ; vent it home by a female servant; w itii 'pi sent the astute to Mrs. Jennings by her servant; the servant se :t about .sine o'clock, and was gone about three-quarters of an lsour ; witness could go in twenty minutes; on her return the ser , vit said the child had taken half the quantity prescribed, whirls was a •., -,fpnonfetl. On Saturday mending, about twoo'clock, 7 came to witness, and said the child was poisoned; she Mune &oohs vent far Mr. Richardson. who came in a coach, and they pro ceeded to the nurse's house in Falgware-red ; Mr. ltichanlwm said lie thought they would recover, and were only labouring under the in, tones of the medicine . • he gave them both something he brought with him ; it had a boneticiale&vt upon witness's child ; she opened her eves, but about flee o'clock she went off aga in, and was seized with eineullienst Mr. Richardson stayed till the hour of theirdeaths, which was aboutahree o'clock in the afternoon. Messrs. Lc?. Green, Bryant, and Richardson, surgeons, deposed, tlist the bodies sew opened by Mr. Brooks, the anatomist, of Marthivough-street, in •tlee,peetence of Dr. Agar nuil several (mk is:s ntlAnen. Tie wuneacs had examined the prescription, w slimly made of confection of opium, two tea-spoonfids of would only contain the Send poet of a Brain. It WIIS a tiling ii.rs • , dhle that anc tea-spoonful, esztaing the 64th part. wontil hav e a y ffect, unless mixedby other hands in an improper manner. Ou m tit, ock:ies bring dissected. nothing apneas-NI in the stomachs, etrept the girl's. women was a liter, inflamed, but hardly sufficient to erne n e at ; ant) the surgeons could assign no cause for their deallta-- Veedict. Died by de natation of Cod. ATIONAL AUG' YOUNG WATSON'S ,E , ;CATE TO AMERICA. The following account is given by a person from Phi ladelphia, who states, that most of the particulars he derived from conversation with the Junior Watson, who from his notoriety had attracted the attention of several of the l)emocrates and low people of that town. After the disgraceful scenes of the 2d December, he remained concealed by his associates for two months, during which time every means were tried to alter his appearance ; incisions were made in his Ewe to give hint the look of a person troubled with the scurvy, and clothes were made, padded with couon, to give him the appearance of a corpulent man, his habit was that of a qaaker ; his disguise being considered complete, he took his passage in a vessel named the Venus, bound for Phi ladelphia: on their reaching the Downs, she was stept by a look out boat, a telgraph message being received that the Venus must be stein, information being re ceived that Yong Watson was absolutely on board the vessel. Two Bow-street officers shortly afterwards ap peared, and strictly investigated every particular re specting the passengers and crew ; the young culprit, on being examined, appeared a middl e -a ge d tlit man, and behaved rather rudely to the officers, refusing to - give an account of himself; on being questioned his name, his answer was, what is that to thee, get thee away ; he was passed : the vessel was then thoroughly searched, but without effect On the arrival of the vessel at Philadelphia, the Captain was greatly surprised when he learned the old-Quaker was a yeung soon, and the very person elle search was made for, having assumed his own name on landing. He now lives at a short dis tance from Philadelphia. A subscription, begun by an Editor of a Democratic Paper, has lwea raised for his relief. The Gazette of Saturday contains an Order in Coun cil fur the further prorogation of Parliament from the 3d of November, to the I titli of Dec.; and a Proclama tion by the l'rince Regent, ordering the half-soveresgns or ten shilling pieces, to pais as current and lawful money, if not weighing less than 12 dwts, 13 grs. They are issued from tho Mint at the weight of dwts. 1$ grs. and 6,370-10,000 parts of a grain. There is no longer ary concealment attempted re specting assistance being given by the British sub jects to the South American independents. Notices are posted up in several coffee-houses in the city, inviting paiamigers to go OIL board vessels waiting to sail direct for South America. A fourth canto of Childs lluruhl has within these few days been received from the continent. C\IO\•M illnitaxitt AV)) RIOT.--0a Saturday, Simon Henry Butler, Esq. Captain of the slid re h intent of dragoon- 4 madding in Westminster, came to the office, listing the most grotesque appearance that can possibly be Ml:shined. flu tact was pat tly covered pith soot and dirt on one side, and the other aide was whin?, covered with dour,— Ins clothes were torn. lii; shirt frill ripped tiff, and his apparel co vered w ith dirt. h . the gentleman stated he was an officer in his Nlajesty'a service, and tad just arrival Cunt , the East Indio', his veracity Was questioned, for, ...aniging from his appea ra n ce . S t . t;iles'scoulsl not have roductal an object of a more nondescript ap pearance. The presiding 'Ma4istrate aAtal the gettleinan how lie cam,: to be in such a deplorable condition. Capt. Butler stated, that he was walking along Blackfriars-rand that morning. and was ac.tosted by a well-dressed female, who. struck him with a cane, and he caught hold of it and broke it. She said, "You have broke my cane s and you ought to make me a re compense." He offered to give het w.tatcvcr she required. She said, " Come then, and let us have something to drink." and took him over the ruins in the Borough-rust to the back way leadieg into I lover-street, St. Georges fields. lie thought she was taking him into a public-house. When he got into the house, he said this is no public-house ; she rep:ied, this is where I live, bat I will send my servant for whatever you may pleaae to drink. Ile then gave the servant half.a-crown to purchase sonic dumb, as thefenialr said she preferred that liquor. 'limy sat down and drank several glasses of shrub, and lie was about to depart, when she demanded as. for the loss of her time with hint. He replied that he was a married nein— he had received no favours from her, and therefore lie refused to give her what she demanded. Ile had a diamond pin in his bosom, and she seized him by the frill of his shirt and tore it away, pin and all, and then screamed murder, and said that she would call the" ladies." She had scarcely spoken, when the door was burst open, and more titan 30 ladies and two fellows, who he had learned were buillies, were stationed at the door. He seized the tire-shovel, and fought his way out of the house : when he got into the street he wa- tollowed by tne inmates of that and adjoining brothels. and was petted A lilt oyster-shells, stud, whitening, and stones. The mob increased, anti there were near 51 0 persons at one time surrounding him. They said that he should undergo that punishment which, they always inflicted on pectins who bilked their companions. After untictgotng that pmress. having been beat with brushes, sticks, flour-bap, tee , he escaped from them to a constable's house, where he applied for assistance. 'fhe constable being from home, he wan obitged to come to that units, and requested the Magistrate would grant a warr int fir the apprehensio:' of the parties w.in had robbed him. The Magistrate granied a warrant, and dispatched Hall, ea officer, to execute it. Hall returned with the girl in custody. lie stated that tile louse we. 33, in laover-atreet, kept by a 'woman named Royce. When he entered the hone, he saw the fmtale who robbed the Captain sitting before the tire quite naked, ex cept her petticoat. He broug.it tnis female, whose flame is Eliza Palmer, and the servant, a girl about 13 years of age, before the Magistrate. Eliza l'aliner, the prisoner, declared, that the had never seen tlicdiamonal pin. She acknowledged having the frill, and said that she had not attecked Neu without cause. Ilak searched the house where:Cie pristine" liv al, and fignd t!,e frill of a shirt, which wan torn in pieces. The Cap.iin said, that all he warned was his pin which was worth to guineas. The Al agisti atc ordered the prisoner Palmer to lie committed, anti the servant be thacharged. He in formed the ('sprain that it' he would point alit to the officers who were the chief permits that headed tite mob, he would have them ap prehended and kept in cusaitly until they thund goad hail to answer what charges Ite might prefer waists them at the ww:i AVERAGE PR ICES .0 CORN PER QUA !ITER, TN ENGLJEND ANT) WALE:3I'OIC TUE WEEN ENDINO OCT. 4. Wltcat. I Ity'e I Barley Oats Beans I Pena 4 4 I 4 3 41 3128 6 47 3 43 4 I'ItICE OF MEAT, MONDAY, 0 SMITHFIELD. NEIVOSTE S. d. a. it Heads if Cattle ut Beef 30a 4 0 l SatithP hi. Mutton -3 8 a 4I; Beasts, about-- 3,atif) Veal 3 loa 5 0 Sheep i 18.400 I'ork 3 lOa 3 8 Caves 540 Lamb... 0 0a 0 0 Pi. s 390 !TOHER 13. AND LEADENIIALL. Carcase a d. s. d. Beef 2 4 • 5 8 Mutton 5 0 a 3 8 Veal 1 4 a 5 u Pork —., 4 8 a 5 8 . I.amb 8 0 a 0 0 HAY AND STRAW PER LUAU. a:... d. .C. s. d. Aver. 4. s. d. {Hay— .... 3 4) 0 a 3 0 o. 4 0 0 SMITHFIELD Clover 400a70 0_ 6 10 0 t , t,row 1 Lt) ori I Il 0— 1 14 0 Hay 3 10 0 a 5 10 0— 4 10 0 linver..„ 0—• 0 a 0 0 0— 0_ 11 straw 1 15 0 a ..! 5 o 1 19 0 'Hay . 416 oas 16 0 --5 Ig 0 WII/TECHA L TEjCiover 6 0 0a 7 0 0_ 610 0 ( Straw 1 Ili 0 a 4 2 0_ 2 0 6 ST. JAMES'S :LT. IS. Last week, among the criminal trials at Gla.l:ow, there was one for a rape and robbery. The only wiine•s examined was the woman herself. After stating that the prisoner bad first violated and then robbed ber ides. and a bottle whis key-, she stated as a reason fur uut immediately complaining of his conduct, and she was " so sorry about the shillings and the whiskey, that she forgot the rape :" . the prisoner was at' course acquitted. BlfaiiS, Mrs. Budd. of Bedfent-row, of a son, who not survive rosy hours,—At Clipton, the Marchioness of Ely, of a son.—Tlie Hight Hun. lady Carcase Anne Macdonald, of Clanronaldi, of a daughter. MARRIED. Princess Mary. of Metternich. dau. of the Austrian Minlster for Foreign affairs, to Count Joseph Esterhaay, of Gatantba.—At Guern sey, T., Williams, Esq. eldest son of Capt. R. Williams. R.N. to Eliza Helm, eldest dau. of the late Mgjo•-Cseneral Andrew Hay.— At Dublin, Sir J. M. Doyle, K.C.B. and K.T.S. to Mary only dam of Major Bryan.—Capt. J. Bastard, R.N. of Sharpham, 1/ereisshire„ M.P. for Dartmouth, to Frances eldest dau. of the late R. Wade, Esq. of New Grange, York.—At St. Andrews, Hertford, S. New jun. Esq. of Sheffield, to Hannah. youngest dau. of F. C. Searanckc, Esq. of the former place.—P. Prince, Esq. of his Ma jesoos Chstoms, to Mary, eldest dam and T. T. Irish, Esq. surgeon. of Stamford -street, to Anne, youngest dau. of E. Cowling, Esq. of Bedford !louse, %tread , a n Ede, F9li. of Ridgeway Castle. Hants, to Catherine, youngest clout of G. B. Wright, Esq. of Polygon House, near Southampton. _ _ _ E D. kt Blois, on his way to the t4uth of France for the recovery of his health, Major Ifeitland, formerly of the Madras Establislimeat.—At Aix-la- Chapelle. Mrs. Darby, wife. of Capt. G. Darby, of Bev ner's.sereet--At Brighton, T. Walker, late of London, banker.— Suddenly, aged fio, T. Marriott, Esq. Deputy of Broad-street Ward, and for thirty.years an active Member of the Corporation of Loa &a. Ile was seized with an apoplectic fit whilst at supper at a friend's house.—Lately at Tunis, tit the prime of life, that celebrat ed arehteologist. Count Camillo Borgia. lie had spent a considera bie time in Africa, and under the protection of the Dey of Tunis, was enabled to undertake eacavations, to search for antiquities, to take the plans of ?so half ruined villages and towns ; and he had ob tained permission to copy in the Dey's own library three Arabic ma nuscripts. two of which are wholly unknown in Europe.—At Wal worth, Lady Turner, relict of Sir B. Tomer, and sister of Admiral Swiney.—At Interlaken, Switzerland, Lord Melgund, eldest son of the Earl of Miato.—Mr. E. Stubbington, builder, of':•inchcster.— While riding in a gig win Chawton, he felt himself indisposed, and' alighted to walk, when he became worse, and expired the same night..—The wife of Mr. G. J. Craggs, of the War Office, aged 29. Aged 76, Mrs. Bounfillion, wife of A. 6, Bourclillon, Esq.—At Tn genvir, near Falmouth, aged 39, Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson, wife of W. Wilson, purser, R.N.—At Clifton, G. Bat hard, Esq. only son of F. A. Barnard, Eros. of St. James's Palace.—Aged 79, C. Miller, Esq. late of fleneonien,—Aged 19, Henry, second son of Mr. T. Brune, of the firm of Hazard, flume and Co. Royal EY:chomp. LONDON .11.112KETS. CORN-EXCIIANGr. IrttIOAY, OCTOILI 10. There have been but few fresh arrivals of any Crain since Men. day.—Fine Wheat inaintains that day's price. and Barley and Itvans meet a bri,k sale on rather better terms.—Fine new Oats area till. dearer. the quality of what is now at market being generally inferior. —ln other articles we have no alteration to notice. MONDAY, OCTOBER 13. We had a moderate stippl , of new Wheat this morning. from Feat and Suffolk at a decline of Irvin 4S. to ss. per quarter. Fine Malting Harley is in demand, but every other description is cheaper. floilm ; : Pease, were rather thiarcr.—..ltye,•lltans. r.ncl Grey Pease. nearly it, same as last week. Fine fresh (has advanced lc, per tpiarter.—ltapo &sad iwilearer.-I.inscied a dull sale. S. S. Wheat 52 a 34 Fine ditto 6 a 95 Rye SV a 31; Fine Barley 30 a 4$ .halt tin a sl White Ptstses a a 0 Poland Oats 24 a SG Grey Pease 37 a 44 l'ofst:oe ditto 20 a 16 Beans —a Fine l'lnor 75 A SO Ticks Oats PRICE OF BREAD. The highest price of the best Whericn Bread l!wou:lnnut the me• tropolis, 'dated by the 11.11ceri to be I•k1. the gaartern Lour:_ Some }taker.; sell the quarter?: local front id. to 3d. lower. Avlitt.‘GE PIIICE. OF SUGAR, ('omm:tea Imp the Returns made in the week ending Oct. R. is Mts. per ext. cxclu:ive of tite I)uty of CuAnnt, paid or pay a bl e thereon on Juiportation thereof Into tireat Britiun—(.lcituntrais Got , tie.) mut: or wrocr.s7 Bank Stork ex div.2si a 0 3 per (7t lit. Iteducoll atil 3 I' ton. Con,ol. R2I 4 per Cent. 3 per Cent. Navy itql India Stock Ditto Bonds (3 per Cent.) 114 I tfi pr. Exchequer Rills. ?la. prr flay 28 31.. - i3 pr Console for tti/ Long Anr uities I.oanow :—printed and published by 8. \V [LI s, No. 182. 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