The National Register. — London, England, 1819-08-23 00:00:00

AUGUST 05. noreisary to ask any question but one, %ditch was, whether King, the wafter, ILO stated that t,n minutes Llapsed betwccu tit,: in troduction of tile prixnur of tb. rOOlll where Mrs. S-ent and the tint sin iek of the warrivn. King said, that time had, he helteer•!. clap tea. The \fa';istra•es then directed that rs. St..nit should be con ditcted from the Magistrates' room to the Public °thee. She was hrotight in by Ltailheater. the Ntarshalman, and I futlstichl, the Officer, and placed M aCi Mit c10..e to the Awls tr tics. She via.. greatly agitattal. Iler sister stood on one aide and her father en the other. The prisoner mniutaitml conyoune—we could not perceive tiu slighttat change in his deportment. Alderman S,nith Own called upon her in the most compassion ate manner to give her evidence. She said, she was the u ire of Henry Stent, and that her name was Maria—" I arrived," said she, " from Liverpool on Thursday week, and put up at the ha. racen's Head, Snowhill. I sent a letter to my husband to Pimli co soon after twelve o'clock, and in consequence of that letter he came b rrvn a C. and 7 in the evening. as well as I can recollect.— My u:.;itation was so great that I remember nothing of what oe curred after I saw him till I found myself in Hartholotnew's hos eital undressed." Alderiu.in hinith.—" Did you find yourself wounded ?" Mrs. Stent.—" Yes—l was wounded, principally in the neck— I Wialll4lVd in the thumb." Aldemisa Smith—. Were you not reminded in the breast ?" Mrs. Shoot—" I had a wound under my brims." Alderman Smith—" You have no meal ection as to what oc currtd immediately after you saw your hushand?" Airs. Stent.—. None whatever." Alderman :smith then observed to Alderman Bothwell and Mr. Hasner, that wLat Airs, Scent wanted in recollection was fully supplied by the eel:lento of the waiters, and that there existed no doubt as to the manner in which the wounds were inflicted. The Alderman then called upon the fulicr of Mrs. Rent, and asked him whether he woidd be answerable Mr her appearance at the arossvution of the prisoner. It we, a painful duty, Alder. MAO Smith said, to put such a question, but public duty required it. Mr. Beecher, the father of Mrs. Stem, said he hoped it would not be presssil upon hint. Ile was averse to it, and she hid out comply. except upon compulsion. The Alagistrate said he might refuse to do SO. Mrs. Stent, who seemed to great agony, tooic her father by the arm, and whispered—. Oh, for God's sake, father, do not!" Mr. Beecher said, My dear, I shall not ;" and then said to the Magistrate, " Sir, I shall not do so." Alderman Smith said, that every body regre'ted the dreadful calamity, and felt fur the prisoner in the strongest manner. Alderman Smith then said, that in the performance of his duty, be was obliged to call upon the father of Mrs. Stent to answer tor her appearance upon the trial of the prisoner, whom it was his duty to commit. Mr. Beecher said, that he had no objection to enter into recog nizant-2s for her appearance, if it was obligatory. Having b.-. 11 told, that it stxurity was nut given, she must remain in prison, the father iinmediately entered into recos ' ni. zances. Ile said he was a isibibet-nrist er. and resided at No 53; Strettnn Ground, %Vestm'nster. II inlsfield, the ()dicer, who produced the knife with which the stabs were supposed to have been intiietesl, was then bound user to prosecute in the namo et the King. and Mr. Beecher was nude responsible for the appearance of Mrs. Steno. Mrs. Stent had retinsl before the examination had proceeded to this length. Air. I tanner. after some conversation with her, requested that she might be allowed to have an interview with her husband before his committal. Mr. Harmer said he merely made the re quest. He had not advised that a meeting should take place. Alderman Smith said it would be impossible to refuse u except upon the ground t h at the meeting would be coo much calculated to produce distress upon both sides.. Mr. Harmer returned to Mrs. Stent, and stated the objection of the :Magistrate. She begged hint to press it. The Magistrate then suggested that the Compeer would be the best place for an interview, and said he should offer no impedi ment it' the prisoner had no objection to the meeting. Mrs. Saint was satisfied at hearing this. Alderman Smith then addressed Stent.—" On this occasion," said he, "I should be extremely sorry to wound your feelings, by asking you whethet you had trey defence to make. Your So licitor. Mr. Harnett... mortises you to say nothing.-1 suppose you are willing to take his advice." The pnsoncr said, " Yes, Sir," and bowed most respectfully. Alderman Smith said, " We are anxious to grant you every humane assistance. We understand that it is your wish to re main in the Coin` ter till your it ial. We comply with that visit." The prisoner then was taboo to the Compeer, accoitipasied by his brother and Mr. Bryan. Mrs. Stem was conveyed to the hoe pita INTIGOVIEW lETWEI MR. AND Mat STEMr. —Al thou.;h very strongly urged and rec 1111 l mended by her friends to delay her interview a ith her husband, until they arm each recovered (ruin the agitati 111 l of the ling and aifecting examination of Wedntsday, we h was the anxiety of Mrs. Stent to see him, thus the could not he persuaded to defer her visit, hut would.strip at the C pter on her return from the Justiee.romn to St. Itartholoniess ',hospital. Mr. Teague, the Governor of the Compter, having nu intima tion of her visit, was from home at the time, and Mrs. Stein was obliged to aait patiewlv in his opus tments till his re turn, as none of the officers felt themselves annulated to al low of the interview %Oland his permission. On his re turn, at 4 o'clock, he readily complied a ith her request, but a kb the enndittion that the interview took place luluspie tenet, send that her husband cousented to the meeting. Mr. Scent was aceotdiiigly itifornwd of his a ife's desire In Fee bon, noel replied he had no objection, hut a iritcd that some ft wilds be had a Ira him should also he pre•ent. Mr. Teague tiles; showed Ni Stem and her titter into the Committee mom, where het husband and bib friends oche also immedi ately introduced. On his entrance she seized his hood, ktued him veil alfectiountely, tool inquired, with peal ap parent eagertie- , , after his heillth, and how he had borne his tonlinemelit He replied to Mr a ith lindoess and ettfahi• lily, but seemed earemlly to ovoid any thing like the ap pearance of returning facetious. The snuggle ait Is Mena If was evidoillv great, while she pressed his hand mid moist ened it with her tears. After some fin Ober conversation, in which she inf.tatteil him she had been much fati;ued in the hospital by the kindness of minimum. friends, und the visits of Other persons from cut ifiSity, amid that the 111411111 to go hone to tier father's to-, 1111 l row ( 1, she asked his pt rut is -0.111 to 'se him again ; to a hie h he replied he had too °Nee- She then ugaiii kissed hint and look her leave. fly 9 rich); k Friday morning she t, as at the Compter, and wain saw her husband, in the pr. seta e of Ur. Teague; the inlet view a and at he, departure she obtained his entsetit to see her aphis. At smithy' of these viols, has NI rs. Stent ventured the slightest allusion to her luau loircuolducs, or bet husband's sever ity she serial well aware that lie is as vet too touch irritated squinst her, told wishes to ;scabious ilia to the ingot of tier ultimo! resentment. UNION-lIA Wane,: Cox r Esti, av roorulag, about three o'clock, a mato, t‘ 4o bialltd bib lialaS Iv le Thomas TIM NATIONAL REGISTER. Wood, called nt the watcli-house, of the Surrey-road !nut, where be informed Ilaskett, one of the pallid, that he had been gui:'y of imirM•r, and rt tl/11.. , 1tl he iniAt lie mkt before a imsgisrate, foe the put ic,sc of mak and stating 'with 11:4bk•Al 1111)11;411i I In the ethic, a here he o great comp.-use informed Mr Allen, that on the 6.1. of June lust, o tole at Leicester, called on David Evans, a cobbler in flaiik-sirect, in that town, tint reimcbted would lend bitn of his lotig whirls lie did ; he ~ e h caitcrt eat a )(wog 14 01111111 named Nlary Stai ~ who lived a 11l her ft imith in Mink sh irt, and asked her to take a owith bon. Tttey went Imo the Abbey-meadow, w bete, r a ..tout-w ear, nod hell! was a considerable depot of w,tt, r, h, slabbed her under Ihe left breast, wilco site (hopped duwu at& died. lie was retnaiultd. HATTON GARDEN. In our paper of last week we insetted an account of a young woman applying at a him v in Grorgeormirt, Ayles bury-street, Clerkenwell, for a lodging, which she obtained, and was snot, lifter put to bed and delivered of n lin. infant. Iler health being rutleiently restored, slit was on Saturday examined +it ill l ll Other. Several is Pm s-es o err in ;mewl liner, amongst o bong were the it iiman of the lows, %here ►he • lodged, ove of the female lodgers who followed and watched her, and the mair who took up t lie box,; their ilerilllls col roborateri the principal parts of our former stir a 111:w uF PeipeCi:ible appenranie, also at• tended; he sa ruled mach affected at big wir's soon tom.— From iiis start ment it appeared that- kis won., is conw•qurocr of a severe halt site fail formerly received in her head, was at !hoe. deraiggeil, and he gook' no otherwise account for her haying quitted a c fortaltle house in the nimbler she had 'loam ;lid fur bet lieasit'rillrlll CAlNllllllinary conduct, than by supposing she had +ivied tinder the influencc of the unfertto nate malady to which she was subject. The 51;10:4r:tie, gilder rill the circumstani es, said he would admit the ionfor • Inmate wornau to bail, on her husband enteriug into a rerog nisatice fur 301., and ii iiting too houst•Leepers to join hint in Y3l. each for her (more appearance. The husband eat neetly solicited the 91agiatrau• to take Lis security for ,the whole suin, urging as a reason tie- deplorable state of his at home ; one chid hay alg died since Isis wife lett I us, and too others at present ty mg dangerously ill. Its ; esidelieg was iu yoi k•hire , and he 11.111 no al ipranitiince w ho were Iroise keepers in London that he could ask to become hail. The Magistrate olesersed, be id sincerely coin miso sled his situation, but lie could not on this occasion depair froin the regular course ; o benever he and his bail were 'catty, the unfortunate woman might be biresated ; ;till then she must return to ber confinement. Expitax Stetxxxx.—A young min, a native of the island of St. Croix, lately came over the sound frotn Cronenburg and Helsingburg, and thus much outdone Leander and Lord Byron, who swain across the Hellespont. The distance from Abydos to Ses tos is only an English mile, but the distance which Lord Byron and Lieut. Eikenprad swam, in one hour and ten minutes, is estimated ut tour miles, because the strong current carried them away.— The distance between Cronenburg and Helsingburg is four English miles; bat as the swimmer could not land at Helsingburg on account of the strong current and surf, he had to swim down to the village of Graves, two English miles further, making ais• English miles in all, which he did in two hours and forty minutes. A Danish officer and three sailors followed him in a boat, and never lost sight of him. In the middle of the Sound he had to contend with violent waves uud a high sea, which dashed over him. Tile Ow cunt tic Society of Liverpool having addressed a letter, tha magi' their Chairman, to T. W. Coke, Esq. of lloiklaarra, requesting his penalties' to enrol his name as au honorary member of that Society, Mr. Cuke has ad dressed to the Chairman the lidlovri rag reply : " llolkham. July 5, 1819. "MY Dr.An Sta.—l am much flattered by the opinion entertuned of me by a Society of which you are President, and hal honoured by their wish to have me sunongst their 3lenrbers. I beg you to express every thins that is proper tbr me on the !object. My political sentiments are too well known- to require to be expatiated upon, and my steady adherence to them Callallt he doubted. Ms . /lilac-ma Ft/km—Friday morning, about halt past twelve o'clock, a dreadful fire broke out at No. 37, St. Macy-Axe, in the occupancy of a proprietor of baths; so rapid was the 'impress of the dames, that the inha bitants escaped with difficulty, not bring able to preserve any of their property. Three other houses soon caught file, two of them were nearly. reduced to ashes before water could be procured in any quantity, and the flames "sere scarcely subdued by four oclock. The chief suf ferers are Mr. Sibley, Mr. Grooby, Ms. Nash, and Mr. Tailor. Great damage was also sustained by the pre mises backwards.—Another fire broke cot about two o'clock, at Mr. Paul's, undertaker, in Old 'Change, which also communicated to the King's Head Inn and wavnn office. The extensive stock in trade of Mr. Paul was COTl3llllled, and we understand that eight horses perished in the flames: considerable injuly was also sustained by other pretutses. Thursday a roan ascended the epire of Salisbury ca thedral, and sot astride the cross, a distance of 400 feet from the ground, sung a snug, and shouted • Astley for ever; the whole so andiule, that it was distinctly heard by the spectators in different pa.ts of the city. Po u opening dinner at Cliatteely-lane, ou TlteMby. was attended bt a select 'laity of amateurs, fifty in !Willi er, and the claret flew copiously. The great Captain of the milling forces supported the chair, and the steady and tried pa trician friends of Lindell. to keep the game alive, ollered. to back Larkin, the lifi,goardsman, far lOU guineas, against ally man in the world. lay Cribb. Sutton, the black. said he was willing to fight any man and make no lets; but he had het the means of bac/sin ! : hints. If. A hundred was subscribed for him in a few and the snatch was made to fight on the 12111 of October. Betting to a considerable 3010111/1 followed, at even, but SM. to 4001. ss swat the close offered upon tar 6uardsmau. Twenty guineas aside were deposited. H ASSIZES. C6 , lthwed from 414 Tr! tk.) Nf1 1 111)E11, John Py malt, of W. st wig k, in this comity, was indie•lcd for the marolcr of Jahn Pactjt, bis infant child, and roor ostiompoing lit vols.:1 his Eiir. Pyclair, with listen, to kill her. '1 be child woos boiled al Wi st lek obi the of Alay last, and 41,..iet a futurist au Monett was taken Louie Mr. FOlgr ~,,, coorotier, and the plisoner was folla cniiiratted fur total. %i,. /limo y Cooooper, wee of the c .el lor the loioSeelitioon, npuoual the case in a very rata manor', and lln•n plo t ceded in the pi usecuiiiiii agaiu•t the prosum o for the murder of the child LIN calling the fullbw eng Viiliiesseit : John Spoom r stated, that he hard at Foinilcoiloall, loot was at %torstrol lair on the I:4;1; of 11a) last, moil wo the following moraine he went to Neiaich with r - that hr afterwards went minim lobo to Air. Polloonors. 4 druggist in Norwich, where lot• reel netted to have doer• , penny %solidi of al sesoir. Puis•mer said he wanted it to destroy the vermin in his gat - ohm. Ann Brown, shop.. entail at Mr. Pm rand's, stated, that either on Friday, the 141 h, or tlattorolay. Het Cith, of May last, too men (one a sic'' , short mar, canoe to Mr. 11101., and the shots man asked or Om c-t•eonyworth of arsenic, stating float lie %salmd it to destroy some vermin; that she solar him that quantify. a n d onion hooking at the poisoner sloe identified I as beiag tile shunt nom, loot said she did not Linow his Itione.—llia Lot olship then silmmiirlided that chemist* should, in footoirc,ask the Dailies of forrsons who pusehasest• poison, and etitei them in thorn MI) •bona.. Hss:. aet s , or Westwick, slated, that the saw p►... srv:ei toile and child in Ilse cottage yard, between S and 6 o't too k iu vile evehing of the hilt May, quite well---lloat the wits' and child watt• taken ill about 8, and the child died a little before 10. Witness went into prisoner's lonise a little after 8, when she (mind the pour woman dreadfully ill, and the child very bad. Witticss never Raw a child so had, the eves stared from the head, and the lops looked very dry: Thil ;shoot 1 o'clock iu the trtorntat prisoner's will• asked for some Ira. WillieSS look &Mil the tca•pot. and saw intuit thing white iii which sloe rob bed bet wes ii her fingers, moil it appeared like pearl ash. Prisoner's wife complained of Ri eat pain in her nick and *lomat'', and a ittisss Saw some meat un the table. When witness first w ent in • flit , . I'y craft said vile load token some of the !Mat, and Ili-mil. some oft he tea, and Mal w as what had made her ill, and that she give the child a piece of the meat to sock. 'flint witness want again to poisoners house t•n the Ilundav, and when she Was at the well, pri• scouter came In her, and asked her Ili say " (liar she had taken some or the meat and drank some of the tea,' irso se won/d go hard with him, for he did it, and no one else.' That ss ion( a• saw prisoner again on the Wi cloesday.m hen he milled her on one side, slid begged of her to say •• she had taken hollie of the meat, and drunk some of Ilse tea, or it %smold go hard with him , as his mutter iii law had found some more white stuff in the tea pot;" adding, taut Ise put some of the poison into Ihr tea-pot on the Misoday night hetnre Ilia wife wait taken ill, and that Ire pm the remain_ der in on the Wednesday, and that he did it ill get rid of his is Child, as be could not live wills her. The morning the t•hild was to be taken tip, piismier said to witioass., •• Now I am done•, for Isbell go to Not wick cos. tie, and utter come back amain," and at the same lime begged of lore to as she had liken some of the meat, and drank roOlite of the tea, as that was the only thiog could save Kim. 'That t. itnris saw prisoner the .Hnnday• alter the child was lon.icol, who asked lour wiottlort sl a would go to Capt. Cudgel's, and swear that his wife clod it? adding, that he would pay Willies's for bar day's was k,. Witness said, " intuit how can you ask me sited a thing, after what y• n l have told trier" This %%ittitss, amoti I.eiog cross examined by the pr;-.., sonees conmiel, a.ritl , that hi a conversation eith ILL.' prisoner, lie told her that he did it, and no one she, and he 'tmid Hot mind being hunted for it if he Uud Loit killed his sr ife as well a% Ilk child. The counsel fbr II e prisoner attempted to prove that Mr. Pilgrim, the coro ner, is hen taking the inyurvr , sail to wathrbd, that he would commit her if *he did not tell a better st.ry, hat %fi e afterwards ein rector' lieraelf by saying, he said (. 51i..1•141 commit her to the Cavite if she did not speak the l.fsta. Judith Munsonri confirmed the testimony ul the last witness. Sarah !Timmer, shopkeeper at Worsted, wife of J.lin 'poorer, of Fundenliall, stated, thin prisoner asked her to buy some poison he March hest; staring that he wanted it to destroy the vermin in hlv garden. Prisoner went r• Not wieh on the 19th of Jlny with witness's linsins u d, no ise tie horse and cart home. That on the Monday after the chit(' died, prisoner tame to witness's hone, and asked whether she had not hefted any thins? It fitness said yes. that Ida child was dead. Prisoner then said it was kissed about that Old Betty (meaning his nil') hint poisoned it. That on the Sunday evening after the child was buried, prisoner came to witness's house again. and after some conversation begged of witness to k. ep all a secret. That prisoner (hell t•onJessed nu witness t h e , h e (prisoner) poisoned his wife and chid. John Johnson, the Governor of the Gaol, -proved t!,eg when he was returning home from She coroner's intsneit with the prisoner, be told witnes► that those persons in whom hr had placed confidence lied thecrived him. Mr. Dalrymple, an eminent surgeon fa 7*m ich, wag then called, who said he held licaid the evidence, and had taken much pains iu the business, which was indeed very ii. ficult. 1 hat lie had braid the ilyiimptutits, and ihifisivt, the) might brie !nisei' limn arsenic, but that they might have arisen hum other tenses. That lie could net •av how mulch arsenic would pled miss death. If a pcisen lie d eaten pot k en which poison haul ! , ern pelt, pail, at the vit of the stinsiaa•k and timid wauktiiiiii alcly follow. 'flits witness proved that Ise taunting it wills particular rare the gu ll e t, th e stomach, with the trcat :mud smaller intestines, but cenlit not di•eove► !hal any of the pints had het n in. jitred by assesitc. nor would he vliserve cams marts. of e s," lowa as, the d r ee shea l. Tin. gentleman gliVe his eViiivilet wills greateaution, and certainty avenled giving an) ►p:. culidise °photon. Hi. after summing up the ' , shit ner in a eery aide matins I - , directed the Ji+r), if the) lia;1 arty 40,011 it. their minds, tu rents* a verdict in favour of the pa i•on. a. Th e Jar), altar estestat!erittg the facia for /moat ten mi nutes, relisi tl a vet diet 111 Guilts.. His Lm d•hip then pe••ed the a•.rtal sent( nets or the 14w npott the ri•tater, art at the state tome. ill Ilir mast res. -is* tamstser, sit tittl:ls• eroattowntlt 1 the antc:let, err, tide, rrrieu•l% to ro±r die (-time lor ss laich he could, iu i :en huur,, hart: tu It NY a