The National Register. — London, England, 1818-08-02 00:00:00

I _ . . . I' ,f,t4 t 3,...,.i. • ' .l ll, , . , , 7 N 4 , 6 ? .- .. , • .. - a . t A. . . .. . i . . ;',„, • Yip" , of the h, lure_ wineher sb a to o k a sisr i r r of ate :tau "r -Ai niettees. The yrnsiews ' , ere shut. end tee 4.er vise open. 'Fee man sacs outside the dupe the IrOMIIII 41444 Aitntv weeltoi sm. leaving tit • Felice ee tie: same: position. ;fee saw ebe Bird well enough to know Lnu. John Litton hen et rertemaieh anidents ; occupies the two ficcre aist A e d m race. Is a coop er by trade. Wus employed Si a kballei sseeet murder happened. U,ed to leave his home at 114i:sock to go to the patrol. Has known the pristeer u year. who left a box et witness's hottest widest he left his service in Mr. Steven -50535. Vaneittart's Buildings lie carried the but up swine Theta wets two pair of staircases up to the apartments occupied by witness. The box was placed in a ruune nut occupied by witness, but only preseet l through when goinie to his bed room. There was a front staircase and a beck one. l'he back one could be used in going es the room where the priesner's box was depoeite.l. but witness did rot know if the prisoner used it. Pristiner did not live in W itucss's house, be lived at the Tiger's H:ad, and frequented wittlees'e 'truce, and knew every paceofit ; witness has not the keys of she house, but merely beeps it till it he let. There are two doors, onefrom the front and the other in the side. There are two privies, one in the front pace, end arether in a place /cube; into the lane, which has no tup; there is a spot near it where the children used to play. He never saw any matting or rubbish iu this place that could have concealed a bur.- selle e l'here is a teller near this, where a person might conceal any he was dispesed to conceal. The dour of this eelfees is a'se:ays -open. Prom this cellar one might get up to the room wirers the box ettetecirpeveed ; there is a cistern near the staircase that ?lieu or, to .thrtt , cin where the box was, Assays filled with water. 'I here is a pump in the kitchen, which kitchen is not in use. Any person nigh toter it witlxsut being perthired by witnese's family. Witness keptt his cooper's tool* in the lower ;sun, close by the kitchen. lie worked in that place, and had tools there as well as to the brewer's. lie bail a cooper's leuttmer in the place near the kitchen before the murder of Mr. Bird,. which he mired tdrent ten days or a fortnight bele* that tvent. He made inquiries about it, but could not find it. It was a pall rivetting hammer. It had rt pulticular mark t its handle vas split. Mr. Bicknell's clerk showed him it in the presence of the constable Hodges. Ile had previously described it to the magistrues, tared when he saw it, %vat certain it was the same hummer. Witness bad frequently seen prisoner conic to the host in the ?tam. He never sirw the box open but once, and thee. it did not eeeni half illetl.— ♦When preens, brought it, it was only eccurtel by some packthread. Witness, it: consequence of what his rife said, took the box, a hick was secured by a stronger cord, to Mrs. Godthwd, Deptentl, who was a relative of the prisoner. He remitted it about ten days after the murder. It was heavier than when it came, which witness knew by taking :t off prisoner's shoulder. He knew prisober when he was acrvat.t to Mr Stevenson. where he acted as groom. and took care of a gip, which the witness had seen him washing with water from the pond ale re the hemmer was found. Witness knew Mr. Smith's ground, where the pond is. 'Titre was a tree in the earner next to the main road. W itic.es heard of the ninnies. on Monday afternoon, and sew the preione: on that afternoon, who came to hi, house about so minutes past three, or half an hour before four &clock. Ile came up stairs with witness's nephew, and stayed till ten minutes past five, when he went by tire teach, re he and, to his brother's at reckhem. PiLoner told witness that he had promised to " dine wits his brother, and if hot in time tir diluter, lie should be in tune fur tea." lie teed witness he had dined at his washerwoman's, Mrs. Bennet.— When he first cente into witnees's room, witnes.4 said, •• Clarks, where has e you been, you are quite groggy ?” Ile said he had leesit at the Tiger's Head tne night before, and had get more than he was used to take. He said, as he was going to the e tolierwoinates. he met a person of the name of Jesse. and had pare of three pints of hot at the Ship and I elm, anti flout that he went to his washerwoman's ; that he had dined there, and that he could do no It ss, after having dined with her, than give her something to drink ; that he came from her to witness's house. The prisoner, after remaining u short time id. witness, went to his room, mid remained for ten minutes. On hi, return he asked for something to drink. Witness saw a pair of gliters at the Nutlonsl School. which were shown by the Magistrates, and 'titbit he bi lieved to be tie prisoner's. lie remembered a cost a:elation about the gaiters hoists:, when the witness said they did not fit hint, and he said that he had bought them from a hostler at the Prince of Orange, to whom he paid 48. for them. _ _ _ _ Cross-examined by Mr. N01an.... that he had known the prisoner when at Mr. Stevenson's. an D d e tea l ittl ed nothing against his cha racter. %Witness pointed out the room for the box, and it was not clw4en by the prisoner. The house bud not been inhabited for IA tomtits berme. Witness took charge of the garden, but had not particularly examined the premises. The box was not locked, and only xieuied at all times by a COT I. The cord was changed, but witnes. did not notice when. It remained with witness three wombs. _ . Examined by the enurt.—The whoop said that he rout! depose that there w.ts no matting or rubbish, but only that he Farr none about the corner alluded tn. Maria I .itton. the wife of the last witness, deposed, that sIT remem bertd the hex that llossey the prisoner put into her husband's house. She routuldscrod the pri,oner's itsking her to procure n person to curry tit, box to Mrs. Goddard's. !lei. husband did to at her request. She rtmeorheresi toe 10,, of the Itumnicr, anti the search made for it about ten amyl betitre the murder. flatter came to her husband's hon.! about half-pant three o'clock. anti remaimxl till past live. %%len silo weal out anti heard of the murder, th, re were many people about. The pond was seta from the house in Vantattates terrace. Cm-c-intamined by Mr Adolphus.—Witness deposed that Hussey gave no directions about the person who was to carry the box. hut deiired her to get any body. She did not think that matting or rubbish could be in the situation where the bundle was said to be deposited, without her perceiving st. William Litton, a nephew of the lost witness, recollects the Sun day when the murder was discovered. lie knows the prisoner, and wont into his uncle', )wire with him on that Sunday about .20 mi nutes after three o'clock, in the atter:loom Hussey came from the side of the luesse were the lima wits. Jane t.othlanl was called. She appeared much agitated. She heels in Deptford ; is related to the rammer by marriage : rentem bered a box being brought to her htnt , e on the Monday after the lath of Felarttare. The box stood in the shop ar:d remained there three weeks lt..tore it was opened. Iler hit-bond opened it ; and lietntl. the first thing. the !sale. then ,heets. There were at it eta clothes, whicit the returned m the box. The box wa. again *pea. I about two or three boors a'i!erwitrola, in the preaence of some gerv:vr ..1 . 3 of Gre,nwich. II L.v..» y canny the next day :Vitr the lox Wax 6. - Issg!.!, opened it. She wa., lotesem when the box was opened a ux-ratti time, and should know the artiel:s in it. ( by Mr. Nokw.- V. 101.-3.1 neeosvt. that bon WM not mil that %viten he tune, 6r 1 , 3 , C1 1... , of f.... 10% htg it. j lin to the et.stenn, of the tau,. M. ij,r„t i n., a b w ,„11,, , atit'l ;Iver ladle. There was. a lade ()flows pantaloons, with a sine.straiDer t,s.,tet. Ile bare ASA 3 wah.teeat with sleeves. Ile &its on one of the at.t t. the Irmaa t:. s. P., I. Ile th,7l Baer inform:Om, attar hav tog 0un1. , 4 tip t`n. troult. The eunstahles, Larkin and hptges, eutne, but he WAS no re. Ir. I W . .tvll Lll.lle. _ . $ 't,as exainioest by Mr. .Utolrtitoi.—Dercieed. that nn direeiiens woo eiscn t, t eke ON of the lax. but that 0 wa‘ 1,41,.. i rd e d in the phor for any body to la.k at. 111*.cy wan reckoned a humour., hem .t man; witness never heard any thing to the eontrary. norms Itu,:ey. tht brother of the mi.:041 , v, who was ro.e,domly atteeled, deptl.l that he till: , at Ptvk114111; that he con hit.. a bout 4 nr 3 ,A 4 0,1, on tzt , rday. when 'he murder was thsemenal. lip reiked him to mine :tad Gtr ..1111 him on that day. He did not come to tlimwr, but aPerwarib. He did not e,ine in a 7,301, but Olt fosg. %Viten he arrit ed, he said he had tak.n that had mined nn In, Koma.ll, and asiott attneas if he had heard it 1,111111.fs at Gr.-m‘vi:h. %Vatic, said. no. Prisoner then void An a'u emtletnan and 11,, hou.s.:-keeper had limn nrirdcmd ornuOte where lichee& ‘titnew aske.l why he did not ono- to dine, and be Fouverol that it Sal. "wine to the Phocklig murder W.:loi made I ireenw ieli litx a fait. Proolor we....trena• lad ia a Mark coat a-10. waho...at -.eh mixed ismtalonn.. %%nne-• a..ked priiower to go in ' A rndt'', with hull the foiiowme, day. whedt the hatter • t.ay.• h og h i Lad a ple a ' glletl V :dialla to tut -4 with at the 110 html at 1%1,10 mm ~; W.:wert :jati‘etl him to go to Lou '.m, a:ut he went. Vie did not rettim ui tt yet witness saw him at his house that night, when lug puntahwma w, t t: et mud dirty. he having Aden into a ditch. Witten sent him a rtlr of pattht loom:. and die prisoner. ;n tutning out his mat yoeltet, took out Irakcn piect4 of buckles Ilie ultitii ye:loner slid .% VI id:Tr. Ilis barother, who was by. proposed that ui nen shikJl take tic wideh he took. and paid him ss. num& lb kept it Hi: the wateies were dUkalucted. and Melt threw it Into the fire, but took it out &Awe :: ass unital. A part of this silver witness dch vered to Mr. Smith. the. Magistrate. lie heard tuuhilig of the purchase of sheets Icy the yris. , sser. Cron ex:ruined by Mr. Noll - al.—Deposed the yrisomor 3 legacy of GOI. ma !ne 7letlimsdny after the minder. Thomas bmith, High Com:able of Creonwiels, received pier , of silver buckle frcm Thontau Iluascy. Thomas Hussey, being (ailed, sail he (teaseled the Owes to Mr. Stnith, Ott. Magistrate, mat not to smith the high eon,tabie. gloms.. Smith in LaltitinuAtinu said. that he received ie piers of buckle nut from Thoime Ihissey's wife, twit from himself. tie shirred the ' , levet Of buckle to the Pruotier, who saki those were part of the things that were in th 2 botdle that i e foiuni. remarking at thig &Aloe time that 014 had been in the tire. Richard Smith. the Itagl,tate, being called, said that a pier* of buckle 'aot•ght over to him by Thom. Iltuwey, oil the 13th Mach, when he Aivered the watehtm. Thomas Smith being re-ealled raid, that he received the pieces of txtekle f-oni Thomas lit me:, and Dot from his wife, on the 15th of Niateh. , (This immaterial nattratilettoo r.niained titlexpl3lll,-,:.] Dintbeth lood A yll, tin A:ter of the prweier. much atE•eted, and In tears, d Toad. that she lives at Petliver. The prisoner did not send her a box, bet the box ensue Wont the 6th of February. It was fall of her deceased moth,r+ clothes. Afterwards the pritoner elute, and hot stews to the box : Le maned the txtx twice, the law time on the Tuesday, when he returned from the WAS three wel.k3 aftt r the murder ; she opened the boa lwrself on the Thursday following. and (wind in it the two Mogan -3 'Old the milts. tier hatband and brother took thew. There wa,t on the watches the name of Pint. lice husbniel is J. Giaalwyn. She had tint ieen the box from t Um , it came with wearing apparel, and when it wax found with the estates in it. ! ler detained sister ban no sty ens. .terse: , Goodwyn k a t&ylor, at Peekfuttn. and the husband of the ta.t witnesa. 113 se,* uatehot which mute (loin the box. Ile examined the watch parera, and Gn un•c thsrm am the name of Itird. This sta.; a month after the murtitr. lie 41.4yeted them to NIT. Smith, the magistrate. free mire W. Bird, the son of the Avowed, Identified the watches to be his father Melt were attire-a, I. shown to the Jury. The one ass ft tortoise shell match, and the other a foetal env. Only one of thein ire a water': paper.. Mr. Bird said, the la a rime he saw it In his father's al was ten days befeOre his eteath. The tortoise shell watch was his mother's, and alive her At At La Meng of in the little roan in • hich he was found. The metal watch he bad se en ir. fitthee's pima:sac about three months before his death. 'flionve s Larkin is a ornistable : went to the house of Mrs. Goddard, at Dept lord On IDs 1 4th March, and found a trunk, Wllkir produced, with the same cord then tes it with which was now fastened. He found in it two shirts, three sleet* , a silver win•setnuner, a sayer velp.ladie, a pair of genets, cotton pocket hand kerchief, a pensioner's ticket with the name of Charles Hussey on it. Witness p toduced the vtieles, which were examined by the Court end Jury. tone of the la Sets was marked It. 8., another was ,narked B. at 'op, S. $llll G. tinning a kin el of triangle, and the other sheet hrA no mark at all. %Sinless le as at Mr. kin !inure ahont to minutia after the discovery of the murder.— "I be gaiters heel marks of Likud and collating, and *ituess observed vomiting near the body cat the housekeeper, when lie first went to the house on the Sun day of the murder. tans. Litton he lug called said, that the gaffers sppramd to be those of Charles litisscy, but of. t rOSYCX2IIIIaII3Iif4I she stated she could not say they certainly weir his. She ta•d sown on the strap on one of his gaiter', and remembered that the gaiters she• sewed were the saner colour, and 'Very way the seine na those piodueed, but she cm tiel not swear that they were the same. K Leith Bell dept "Fed to the Elect marked B. U. S. being George Bird's, his wife'' , name being Sarah. She had washed the sheets many tines. She teed observed the mirks when she hung them out to dry. She remembered the sheet marked It. IL, which belonwal to the family, nehmen being the grand mothet's name. She knew the shirt likewise to be one of those she washed on the Monday previous to the murder sot Mr. Bird's house. The other articles found in the trunk were said to be the prisoner's by Mr. and Mrs. Litton to the best cf their knowledge. Richard Rodeo, the crautable, deposed to the other articles contained in the box deposited 41 Cox7darts, which had remained ha his poILI.S4IOII ever since. The winestrattier and the soupladk Mr. Bird, the sun of the domascd, could not identify, but he said that such artieies had been reluing ever sines the mur der, that such articles we.e in the possession of his father before the murder, and ressmhied these he Lad seen in 'as Attu% Roux during his life. The Bank notes were identified to be indorsed by his father, some of them wi'b the letters "t:. and January la," and " July 18, Bank,* with other mai ka con other note,. On every one of the coma was the signature of the deceased. The witness, Hodges, saw the hammer, (turd on the Ist instant, in the pond in Mr. Smith's garden. This pond was visrule from Vansittartis Tertaie. It lead been drakned, and the hammer was discovered. The homelier V/1.3 pro. duet 4, and identified by :Mr. Litton, the cx.per, to Sc Ws, the GM isSacli lie load lost liejore thy murder. It was trended in the kmdle. John nnultsm, the constable of Deddhsgton, to Oxferdahlre, dellomd, tha: he apnrehmded the eriamer on the :at of April, at Deddinctort. Ile took tom hint a watch aid a NO:et-book, with two letters. He identified the letters and the watch. Aster the witness had searched the prisoner, he asked him for the rings he had heard he pow:coed. The rrisioner ssid hr put erne of them down th 3 privy at. the Kings ernes. It was SI arched tor and build. It contained an interiptioa, "To the memory of six children.' The prisoner said this WWI the ring he. had put down the rrivy. Mr. Bird identified the ring to be hi. father's, together wit} the watch, its seal end thain. John Vickery, the Dew Street lifer, depraved to the planner% hellbent:4M to Bomsereet by the WM withese, and to a rine: being found la starching his person, which drappevf fuse hit heat tie pati,slorer. Mr. third identified the ring to be his father's. It was kept his the bateau up stairs, and the box in which it wan opus:red was kft behind. • Mr- scarjeant Oftskres now erected:el to another part 'f the rase, nameiy, to read the es athination and the I: nem. John Bicknell was Men called. lie is clerk to the Magistretts of the district in which Greenwich is included. Ile took down a ittattmerit which the tirisonor mottle before the megis•treto, and which r6111111.T allowed to be twirrnet. Prisoner we, told that he nerd make nu stateannt, but he wished to make ore, ;Mit it wte: taken Cairn as he spats. While's aw the 'astute* , in the mem In Van eittarfs Terrace there are 56 windows, intie:, trims:teal the pout in Mr. Smiths ground. The wittittk, nn eross-etani:ontion, stated. t7 . .at the priAtiner reftt4rl to .tien the statement. but declared it was etravet. The examination was theft read, as formsely given, together with Use two petters found on his person %lan he was aiTreheaded. tints e V thing war a servant at the T! lies& Ile knew 11e.+y. idea enure to the Tigris head three week. thri-tnias, and terrtright after the mutate , wan tso.mitteti. it intent t nows a saffron of Me +wee of lin- Acton, wit: was a friend of the tiris,nt .tn otaident liad hart ei:ed to liA rleton. who had fa:ltat oscr the wall. Ile hat :tit Isis right hand eery tiso..h. I lasleton tame hi their house while his hand tgeedi.ig. Itussey sta. then hi a Mack east, a black wanteead, and pray patitakini,s. Witne- Isa w Ibnoe ' n working Istelict. Ile had net the faeket un then. Being .huwit the jacket, he ethild wet identify it. but he hail s:ut afacket im. Wimos. the Saturday when the murder was town - itted, but did not see I hasty till half. past In at night. There wa4 a dish milltid Ohl Fellows that met at the 1 ieer's Wad. Ile passed 11!; the tan.n.c.n sit half-past and aww there ►homy as he ti:esed the door. Mrs. Wahnsicy, who keits tht Tiger's Heed, thread. she Ohl not RV )10,41 till within a few minutes of ten u . : loth at night on sstnolay, the ith of lithru ars:. bitt that he might he in the tap-room au hour before. Slit taw hint in the 1"1,:e Rardi or the Odd Fellows. John Spar!:; u a bricklayer at Greenwich. hern antuai.itcd with the priviner for some time. He was ri the tap-nwim of the Heart gatuniar iii:thi of the mune', front Ito II t:ekals. aLw Ilies.ry in the tap room I Arst oti that night, island '2O rnitiutvs to' I.ie.r Ali NMI' Wit 11l erliiik• L . the nr4ll,lller lw! &vett oboe before lic mcnt lime sten him. Ile saw him again mat morning, abcut 10 o'clock, in the , alllC Hailibnne I. secretor,. of the 14:04:e of the " tkld Feilnw.i." He mu t e niiend the toilgc ineettg nn sidensuy, the 71h of FtillniirY. 'ELeY 1 11 4 4, i art odd Fellow that evening. He lorw the prironer. He IS an (hid Fellow tuu , b u t pot of their Lndite . • pri3Otier a a. ?here that riii,ht about 4 owner lik't !in . .. l ' l k. The Lodge ni." l ° Ser. 1.04 No thatni t .htthnclfd tout pat till Lear b, and lio ruLauuet did not I.onm till a ions twin atter aid.% AUG.- stepliemP sons w:td at the thld fethwi I.i.l;er on ridttitilay. the 7th or Abrualy. Pc did not know what Woe llttoey ent•sed. but it was about an hour before the I ridge likit was at bl tot+ wk. William Coulter is a iiiiiater at 4 irceniriuh. Ile %CIA at the Odd Club on Saturlay ni chl. Ilusm y was there. but he did not anise till r%.01 iLlnutts before 19 li he had bruit there earlier, witaas uotild la, el:nerved linn. Mrs. helmet proved that he d'ned w.ith her shout sot titiott on Sut3::l), the Bth of February, ra.l loft her hylee - .boot tho , . This washe Lase for the prow•ution. The prisoner was then asked by the Court, what lie had to say for himself. He declared his innocence. He said, about 7 o'clock on Saturday he went to sell some clothes at a woman's house, though she could not re collect any thing of this. He went then to an eating house, called Peaces. He stopt to hear some singing in the street, and went then to the Tiger's Head about half past eight o'clock. He then stated what happened. in the lodge at the Tiger's Head. He then related a• long irrelevant story about his conduct on Sunday, and afterwards. He repeated this string of incoherence with considerable fluency and composure. No look of terror appeared in his face, but he seemed fatigued by standing in a crowded court for so many hours, limn 10 in the morning till 6 o'clock in the a ft ernoon. Mr. Sergeant Lens, who sat as Judge in the Cri. mina! Court, then summed up. This was a case which deserved attention from the Jury, and he was happy to see that it received it. The learned Sergeant had said that the evidence of circumstance was stronger than testimony, but still it must depend upon testi mony. Though the evidence was long, it might be brought within a narrow compass. The circumstances of the murder could not be doubted ; but the question was, were they brought home to the individual at the bar. The time within which the murder must have been perpetrated was nearly fixed. The murder must have been committed between the hours of 8 and 9 o'clock.. The deceased was a man of regular habits, and went to bed before 10 o'clock. The supper was prepared ; the potatoes were in the oven , the water was boiling ; and the table cloth was about to be laid on the table. The Jury had heard a circumstantial account of the state in which the bodies and house were found. It was not necessary to detail them. There was almost no doubt that the woman was coming to the door when the crime was perpetrated, and that Mr. Bird was in the attitude conjectured. I he learned Judge then went over the evieence, with great impartiality and discrimination. He made towards the conclusion a very solemn chnrgc to the Jury, and seemed very much affected in desiring them to mike up their minds, and pronounce their conscientious conviction, however tidal it might be to the prisoner at the bar. lie spoke two hours. The Jury, without retiring, after a consultation of a few minutes, returned a verdict of Guilty. The pri• soner, who had during the whole day maintained a firm alai intrepid aspect, now became agitated and pale. He exclaimed that he was as innocent as the Judge who rat on the bench, and that he was ready to meet death to-morrow with such a conviction The learned Judge then proceeded to pronounce the awful sentence of the law, which lie did with great solemnity and feeling. It was a painful duty to him to attend this day's proceedings, and the most painful part of it still remitted to be perthrmed. After what the Court had heard to day, and ulcer the conclusion to wl ich the Jury were forced to come, he wished the prisoner bad spared the declaration be made of his in. nocence. He hoped he would still be brought to re. pcntance and contrition for his crime, of which there could remain no doubt in the mind of any reasonable man ; and in the few hours which yet remained that be would make his peace with Os], from whom all disguise was inefiectual or impossible. In this way he might secure pardon shove, while there was no chance of it here. Nothing now remained du- him but to pronounce the sentence of the law, which was, that the prisoner be taken hence to the place from whence he came, and on N.onday be curried to the place of exe cution, and there hung by the neck till dead, and his body given to be anatomized, and the Lord have mercy ma his sca:l. At the conclusion of the sentence, the prisoner cast an anxious agonizing look towards the bench, apparent. ly wishing again to address the Judge. He did not do so, however, but retired uner !charge of the officers without siacaliug a word. His composure and firmness of nerve during the whole trial was remarkable, and could only be explained on the suppcsition of a cenfidence in his acquittal. Indeed, be ertertainca and exurissed such a hope up to the morning of the trial. 11 any thing could have affected him, it was the con- duct of his sister and brothers, who were so overpower ed by their feelings in giving their evidence, they could neither look towards him or the Court. His sister especially seemed overwhelmed, and wept bitterly.— Her voice was so stitl..4l with her distress, t: at she coin not be ht aid by the Court. On her examination, a s:at was ordered her, and her depositions were obliged to be repeated to the Court and Jury, by a gentleman of the bar who sat year her. Towards the evening dm crowd without the court was immenre, and their anxiety to know the verdict extreme ; but there were no tes timonies, either of satisfaction or disapprobation, shown at the result. The trial lasted frau AO o'clock in the morning till near 10 of night.