The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-05-23 00:00:00

THE CONVICT BARRETT.

On Sunday evening the Governor of Newgate re-
ceived a further communication from the Secretary of
State for the Home Department again respiting, for
seven days from Monday, the executien of the convict
Michael Barrett, now under sentence of death there for
the murders in connectimi with the Clerkenivell explo-
sion. As in the case of the previous respite, it is under-
stool to have been accompanied by an intimation in
substance that in the event of the Inquiries o. hieh are
still pending failing to shake the evidence on which the
cons-lethal proceeded, the capital centonce viii le
carried into effect. The respite was under 31r. Gathorne
Hardy's own hand, and was conveyed to Nes-gate by
a special messenger from the Home-olii a.. it arrived
there a few minutes before seven o'clock, and Mt.
Jonas, the Governor, after acknowledging its receipt
in writing, lost no time in communicating the intoh-
gence to the convict in his celL Barrett, though not
unduly elated on bearing it, is understood to have
modestly expressed his gratitude for the prolongation
of his days, as further enabling him to inepare
The Glasgow Hind (says s
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On Thursday Mr. Poland, one of the solicitors to ho
Treasury, alio artived in Ulasgow (c. Wednesday for the
purpose of tlking evidence in connection n ith the ease of
the condemned prsoner Barrett, as...baled his i
. We iinderdami hint no Wedne day ;nal 'Luc sday oil
witnesses were Mrs. Smith, with whom
Barrett lo,1;:od at the time of his am ;ellen ion, and for
some time previous ; Mix. Brook. with whom 11,rott hot esi
for sine Dine before the namth of November last; Mr.
Johnston. bootmakor. one of 111*NnIty's employers ; Mr
George Browne. detactive officer ; the Rev. Mr. Yawed',
WWI. Catholic Church, St. Amlrew's; Lieutenant Munro,
and Mr. Connelly, keeper ;if the baptismal register, St.
Andrew's Roman Catholic Church. We believe that
some of the evidence taken by Mr. Poland hail re-
ierence to the witness li'Manns, his wife, and others,
who made affidavits upon oath that they were present
at the baptism of a child oh a Isms named Murphy,
on Sunday, tlie Sth of December last, and that Barrett
was present at the ceremony ; but,sire under-
stand, according to the testimony led on Thursday, the
baptism took place on Stiralay, the let of December, exaCtly
a week previous It will Le in the reeolleetion of ohr
readers that a female who was examined at barrett's trial
deponed to having seen a woman jia.Barrett's company in
London, on ,unday, the Bth of liecemhm. and in this state-
ment she was corrolmrated by others. Thu& far, therefore.
the evidence of the Crown witnesses in reference to this
point has been strengthened •, and the witnesses( wbose affi-
davits were taken appear to have confounded the lit of the
month with the Bth. Leith:nee, we believe' wills alp take,
with reference to the state omit made by WN n'ty to lb
effect that lie was so busy lie bad no time to mahe the re
pairs VII Barlett'. loots ; hut it would appear that, from tb,
amount of work which 11'Nulty put this his hands, 1,,
did hot seem to be I. any way opp,e,:e i with labour. !ills.
Smith, Barrett's landlady. sf.-ke, we believe, to the f.tet thn,.
two or more post letters, bearbiz the address; of "Jacks:ma-
iled been left at her lams.; by the postman. The affidavit,
were sworn to in the usual way, and Mr. *Maud VuOlir Isfs
aoparrtue for Lerlden.

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