The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-11 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 11, 1850.

AA Car into tile pasture. One .an sad Williams Ms wen
flitting together. Oa my nosing up saother nwe ton up
end wrack at me, just as I had got my slick up, whisk be
drove wet of say Mead. I vent to Clinton and Rot mother
stick, and altos I asternid I raw another eta gong over
a lease ; I weft 'her him, bat could sot catch him. When
1 got back I law Castes sad Pisnoek etaadiag up, William
Hibbard sitting down, sad lying oa the d.
James Clames—l am ase eif Lord kaopme. I
we Waist yaw Ms Ight iaom I mamba Wick
heftiest thew wham dm 'misdeed Mews up to
me. Aber Wkk ha Mamas, streak Ida IPS the arm to
keep idm tam ightimor--b disable Nis team moist imp his
emeapaillanea mad that I might go mad sit Mem After I
had Mrsek him he ran away. It was Charles Flag,.
It mu Mr light. I had known him Wm,
haviag men him frequently. I then rationed to my
William' Hibbard sad Pease& were both
eithem the head. Billie was lying as the ground quite
Mak mod I lash gays Charles Flagg a blow and
lett kik, ma the he emn eff. I did not gife him a yen
Mod MM. I wasted to weaken his arm or that he could
awl lOW.
Clemmenambed by his Leda Ip—l mom struck a man
beam whew_ he Al net milt

Hi; Lordship semarkod Wt mar =Wart was altogether
unjustifiable.
William Hibbard deposed—l was oat Olt the night
in question at the Ash Car. I saw the men who was
knocked down by the deg. After I left that man with
Claxton and Wick, ago all the men called oat, le Shoot the
dog." The dog was then shot, but was cot killed. Then
they said, "Lot's kill the beggars." There were six or
INTIM of them. One of the other men then fired a gun
straight upon we, at a drama of only five or six yards, but it
missed us. Tray then jug*/ the dyke, and began to throw
atones. Nose of than struck me, but I saw Piano& hit by
one. Soon after that they attacked me with the butt•end
of their guns. I was knocked down shortly after by a gun-
banal. It was Magnus that struck me Or first blow.
Wright also struck me with a gun. It was he that knocked
no down. Magma's gun broke in his hand. I did not get
up again for some time, but when I did the poachers had
made their escape. I only spoke to Wright and Magnus; I
am sure they were the men.
William Firma rid—l heard the shots fired in the Ash
Car. We had a dog with m ; it went and seised a man on
the pasture. I knew ha was a Flog g, bat did not know his
&Astir rms. (Wirer her. ported cut James Flegg es
the man ; the others bed sworn that it was Charles.) I
knew all the neap. I saw the dog shot; and I also saw
thorn fir another gun, and they then throw moan at me.
I was knocked down • my err was cut through, my head
was bre ken, and I heard them say after strain me with a
gun, "That bagger will rise agile." I law Robert
Wright, John Fraser, and Willies Capes there.
&dotard Hibbard said—l us one of Load Leicester's
watchers, and was peasant at this straggle. I observed the
man who cams along the ditch, whom the dog knocked
down. I was stria at, and I struck In return ; and ono of
the mu Here's another of the beggars. That's Ted
Hibbard; let's kill him." I was knocked down ; and when
I gathered mysalf up they win running away. I had four
blows en the had and three on the back. I knew Junes
Flagg, William Caws, John Feely, and James Capes.
( Wirer pointed them out.) I am quite oars they an the
ma. John Fray had a woman's bonnet on. There were
three o hers besides those I have wird. I was situ ked by
Are of them—James Flogs, William Capes, and James
Car. Whittaker said—l am a carpenter living at Wartiam.
I searched the Ash Car on Christmas morning and band
'his gua-rock, this piece of ramrod, and some large stones.
I tracked some blood to Mr. Huron's drift way, when I
found the dog veiy weak. The hammer of the gun was
bloody. There WI no suck stones as those t be knead in
the Car.

Cireere Douglas deposed—l em a general smith at Little
Waßingham. I know Magna, and John Freq. On the
21st of December they brought a gun to be repaired. MirOW
carried it. They both came for it the same day. This
stack (now produced) is the stock of the gun; I have no
doubt of it. I took the money from Magnum, bat money
was peeing between him and k eery.
Charles Bird, pelies•offieer—l went on Christmaa-day to
John Frary's house, and took him into custody. I found io
his pocket a woman's hat, and in another pocket a round
stone. I went on the same day to Marraus's house. He
was not at home. His Burton, which I boned, were wet
with recent mud, and there were fresh spots of blood on
them too. In his waistcoat I found some gun-caps. I went
to Wighton, and traced the foot marks of eight persons
across two fields. _

HR. Rump.—l am a surgeon at Wells. I saw Sillis on
Ceristmas morning. He was labouring from concussion
of the brain. I ascertained that his skull was fractured,
and the bone driven in. I afterwards examioed Charles
Fleets He had a contusid wound on the head, and a savers
contusion on his right arm. The wound on the haul might
have been caused by a fall from a horse, but that on Umtata
was the result of a blow.

Mr. Cooper addreesed the jury at length in the prisoners'
delenoe conteuding that the evident* of identity was in-
suMeissit.

Hu lordship then sunned up, and the jury consulted
in the box for about half es hour, when the foreman
announced that they were not likely to agree for some time.
They were aeeordingly locked up, aed, it bang 7 .'clock,
the court adjourned until heaps' 9, when hi lordship re-
tuned, and the jury having returned a verdict of Guilty,
Charles Fleet' was sentenced to six months' imprisonment
with hard labour, end all the rest to twelve mouths, the last
week to be solitary. In addressing the prisoners, his lord-
ship cinsurid the conduct of the keepers towards Charlie
Plea as wholly unjustifiable, and very brutal.