The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-06-04 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY, JUKE 3.

Sacehar, Glasse, and Saran, three Malay% were
indicted for the murder of lutasubuccilus, a laubcar,
on the .23th of April laid. _ _ _

Sarah IVillisus deposed to her having been in
company with the deceased, at the Blue Gate pub-
lic-house, Ratcliffe Highway, on the night laid in
the indictment. She wee proceeing to state parti-
culars, but having admitted that she was almost
insensible at tic- time of the transaction. from in-
tow.ication, the Court observed it would he a waste
of time to listen auy longer to her testimony.
Sarah Smith, servant at the Blue Gate public-
house, stated, that she saw two men Leath% a
third, who was lying on the street.
James Strait!' deposed, the number of men
who were beating the man on the ground amount-
ed to six or seveu. They were user) of colour, and
armed with sticks. They lilted hint up, and placed
him standing against the door of the Blue Gate
public-house, and beat him down again. His
forehead was all covered with blood, and three
Lowers carried him away.
Thomas Turner was at the Blue Gate public-
house on the evening of the sth of April last, saw
Sarah Williams and some men of colour; did not
notice any words. or wrangling amongst them ; the
womaa was very drunk ; here-1Y the house a little
before ten, went into a shop "lout 50 yenta from
the publieshouse, and heard a number of sticks
rattling; he saw four or five men of colohr pass.
and heard a man groan, Wzi hack was against the
public-house door, and his face was cosi:led with
blood.

Mr. Abraham Gold, interpreter to the F.ast In-
dia Company, was next sworn. He was eviked whr-
titer the Malays and 1./vicars agreed together
Ile said not ; they differed in their opinions oz. reli-
gion, and were kept apart in the house allotted
fnr them ; lie atuted, that lusambseehur was
brought home about half part ten on the night of
the 2..sth-of April, with his head very ranch rut,
and covered with blood ; he died the nett morning
a quarter before .ix.
Linn, a Lascar, was sworn npna the Alcorn'', in
the usual way ; whe.i Mr. Vt'illiains suggested,
the custom in India waq to hold the book on the
head while the WitneNA was giving his testimitay,
as it 'nide astrouger iinnressioo on the inia•i.
nen said, on the 25th of Aptil InE,t, about ten
o'clock in the evening, he, hotel, unit Ainiar, two
other Lascans, went to the Gate pntiiii• hone,
to change all. note; nu goiseg in he raw the ,Iccemed
and a Sirlcoming out; also saw Seedier, Glasse, and
Saran; the latter striu!ic the dete444.d a violent
blow on the head Mit li a stick, hut he did not fall ;
Glito:se „truck 'tiro 11:1 ..ale place, owl he fa.
When down, Sacchar said, tt beat him," which all
three did, while he was on the - ground ; decrnred
cried out —tt they beat me !—they heat me I-1
shall die---: Asa die." The three Prisoners then
went away, and gave the alarm. The deceased had
no 1441, and did not di,l'end hi inse!f, nor were
.there env words among them.
• .

Too othcr Lowor. corroLorated the testimony
of To
IRA Wittioro.

Mr. Rooker, a Surgeon, in Jun•-street, Ahigate,
examined the deceoecil, uni found three large
wounit• oa the side of the skull, sliich, he had no
doubt, caused hi, death.

The I.I:4IIV<ZD Jl'Dt::: read ever the eviderce,
whirls wits interpretf d to the Prisoners by a Lora-,
who understood tl-e Malay hingeoße: idler which
tlw Jars, returned a verdict of Man.-slaughter
against the three Prisoners.
Julia Tayhr Wag iniEeted for wilfully stabbing
with n knife %nth IVorstl ; aho stated, that on the
Nth of May last she met the l'risoner, whom she
hash known for upwards of six months, but never
wits intimitte with him, wed always tried to shun
him. On the night of the outrage, be insisted that
she should go home with him, which she refused ;
he follower' her near George-street, Manchester-
square,
-when ne *tabbed her in the abdovrea with
a sharp pointed knife; in attempting to ward 0.1•
the blow, she received a dreadful eat on her right
w gist.

The Prisoner was taken into custody. and !alerd
in the watch-house. where he In:know lellar.t the
etrence. A surgeon belonging to the MiddliPsex
lifwpital dressed the wounri. which aprramt to
hint to have bens done with a sharp instrument,
and in • strait direction. Two other 'Witory.sys
enerrationstol the evidence sir the Plosecutiis, who
is a iii itr,e'l ‘‘sontiii. The J cry foond the Pit-
%Wit' I Csi,ty.