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London, England, 1819-03-22 00:00:00

CROWN SIDE.

TRIAL FOR MURDER.
George Walker, of Bra({gate, near Rotherham,
waa charged by the Coroner's Inquest with the
wilful minder of Joseph Utley, late of the same
;thee.
Mr. Serje Int Caoss, in opening the case, stated
to the Jury, that the Poisoner was charged by it
Coronet's Inquest with the wilful murder of a per-
son of the mime of Utley. 'the Prisoner and the
deceased were distantly related, as well as inti-
mately coottected iii their occupations. They
had a cart which was partnership property, and
about which • dispute arose, that ttriiiiiiated
in
the death of Utley. Early in the 'nor ii ittg of
the _Seth of January last, the Prisoner called
upon the deceased, about this cart. Some word,
paased about u debt doe to him from the Pri-
setter ; who fill 100 a violent paroxysm of' anger,
aid vowed revenge ; but Utley, being the stronger
noon, did not regard his IllellACe*. The Prisoner
went away, taking Utley'e own cart, the 'irely of
that belonging to the partnership having been taken
oil by tile decea.sed. Utley no sooner perceived his
own cart gone, than he followed it, sod what bap-
prised, no hunnan being, except the Prisoner, can
tell. In the course of a quarter of au hour, Ut-
Irs's wife, having occasion to fetch some water,
went out, and met the Prisoner in great agitation;
who said lie was afraid lie hurl killed her Joe.—
On further utquiry aloe found her husband welter-
log ill his blood. He was unable to speak, and
continued iii a state of insensibility fur nearly •
week, when he expired. A part of his cart, culled
the cotter, seemed to have been the instrument by
which liis life wee destroyed. Haviiig briefly pre-
mised these circumstances, from which it appeared
that violent expressions were used, and violent
means employed, lie should leave it to the Jury to
determine, whether this war a case of murder, or
one of manslaughter only.
Piirebe Utley, widow of the deceased, was first
examined. She was far advanced in pregnancy,
and was allowed or chair. She stated that her hus-
band was joint proprietor of a cart with the Pri-
roller, besides butting one of his own. Ou the Beth
of January last, between five awl six in the moues
leg, the Prisoner came to their house, and had an
altercation with her husband, boll about the cart
and elamt looney matters. Utley refused to let
the Prisoner have the cart until lie repaid the mo-
ney advanced on his account ; and to prevent its
being removed from his premises, he had taken off
the wheels. The Prisoner was very angry, and
threatened her lineband—lie said once lie would
kill him. He soon after went away, and took her
husband's cart, by whom lie was followed. In about
a quarter of all hour, as she was guitig down the
town for some water, the Prisoner called to her.
It was then very dirk. He said, al Come here,"
but sloe took no notice of him, though he requested
her several times. He went to his own house.
which was near, mud she heard I call up his
wife, and say, " Matty, get out of bed for God's
sake—l am ruined." Ile then called to her again,
""Y".14, " I doubt I've killed poor Joe." She ask-
ed where her husband was, and went towards the
Prisoner, when she found her feet in her liushand's
blood, before she saw him. Ile was laid a little
oil the road, near the Prisoner's bootie. ultimo his
belly. She took hold of his right aria, and Pri-
soner of his left, to get him home. When a light
was produced, his forehead appeared sadly cut,
and lie had a wound on the right side of his neck.
Ills hat was fast to his head with clotted blond. A
doctor was seat for immediately. Ile never spoke
afterwards, though he languished nearly is week in
great pain. The Primmer seemed quite down
about it. Ile wrung his hands, and was mut+ dis-
tressed at what he had dune. Ile is a relation of

hers.
Several witnesses were examined, who confirmed
the above particulars, and George Hodson, a con-
stable, produced the hat of the dee:raged, and the
cotter by which the wounds had been nit Ord. It
was taken from his own cart, and fund by hta sou, i
a little boy, in a garden, • short distance bum the
place where his body was laid.
Mr. James Wilkinson, a surgeon at Rotherham.
examined the body of the dectased, by direction of
the Coroner. He had no doubt that the cause of
his death was the effusion of blood upon the !Irani,
in consequence of his wounds.
In his derelict, the Prisoner said, that when he
went to ask for his cart, the deceased laughed at
him, saying he wanted his money lirst. Ile bail
paid him according to agreement. He said that the
deceased, when he went to his house, treated him
uncivilly. That as he could not get one cart lie
had taken the other, ant. fur so doing the Prisoner
bud struck him several times before lie resented it.
That he had only given the deceased two blows, at
the second of which he fell with his head against
the door stone, hut he did not know he was hurt so
severely. ale wished to be quiet and to have no
awkwardness.
Several witnesses gave the Prisoner au excellent

character.
His Lordship, in summing up the evidence, said,
that if two persons happen to have a quarrel, and
one of them, in auger and passion, gives the other
a mortal wouud, the offence amounts to manslaugh-
ter. In this case the parties had quarrelled, and as
the affray took place in the d'irk, neither of them
Might know exactly where he struck the other.
Verdict—Guilty of Manslaughter.
MURDER. •
Sa►ah Anderson was charged with the wilful