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that, being privy to the intention to catmint before Vole
done, he pithesd the means at carrying that %tante° few
effect. It seee "taus of premeditation, committed if col of
blood, atereded with every circumstance Of aggravation of WA'
such a crime could well admit. In proportion to the:enormity of
the crime aught to be the strength of the oof; and De would Out
ask for their verdict, bett on such evidence as wouldlaive no fears
or rational doubt of the guilt of the prisoners on the pried of a..y
man. When they considered the nature of the ese and the 04,-
gravations with which the crime was attended, they mutt feel ttut
it called for strong proofs; for if the prisoners west.ltuilty of the
crime alleged against them, they were guilty of murdering a moan
with whom they had been in habits of intimacy, it trot of friend.
ship. It was said that the deceased had done one of them an injury.
Whether he bad or not was doubtful ; bet with respect to the other
no injury was pretended tO hare proceeded from the deceased; he
fell their unsuspecting victim, Inveigled into their
_power on the
specious pretenceof enjoying a few dose pleasure in their company.
Murder WWI a crime which might emphatically be called a deed of '
toasty. The murderer chose his own time, place, and op
any ; he aimed a time when he thoug n ht, at least, no h eye
saw him, no ear heard him ; and therefore it was gen y most
difficult to detect him by the evidence of eye or ear witnesses to
his deed. In most cases the prosecutors were compelled to resort to
cirammilential evidence ; and frequent?: such a combittation of dr-
cumplairele
paild lie traced a. amounted to an equality of certainty
wilh re vs testimony of eye-witnesses. There was another
=of evidence—that of accomplices. It was undoubtedly de.
in all eases, that all the criminals should be reached by the
arm of public justice, but it was not always risible to insure
the conviction of any of the °raiders, without admitri:ig
same of the parties to become evident* &gait* 'the otben.
trest=ta rem swine erhoinals se eeeepd; dor for the
onilaliednent el elm *sty *deo tided to
amp, the "Menet of these whom they detected. On • conftd and
aexfous consideration of the case, the Colonel for the promotion
had decided upon submitting to his hardship the prppnety of ad-
mining one of the accomplices to become evidence. He all to
the person they had just acquitted ; and as something had been
said on that subject, he was entious to assure the Jury, that there
vu no b-eseh of faith--no shadow of a breach of faith—towards
the prisoner Hunt. Whets faith was pledged it was essential to the
integrity of the compact that it should be kept on both sides. If
the party admitted on condition of disclosing all he kndy, dl not
perform that condition, he had no claim whaterer on the merciful
consideration df his country. The persons whom it became his
1.31 r. Outnejt's) duty to introduce to the Jury, in order that they
might Understand the case, were, first, the deceased, the late Mr.
William Waste. It was said he was a person math addicted to
play ; and it had been suggested that he was connected' with
gaming-haulm but whether he was the most or dealt retimitge
member of society formed no part Of the consideration of the Airy.
John Thortell, the prisoner at the bar, had been on terms of ac-
quaintance and in habits of play with the deceased, soda had
been alleged that Thurtell had reason to complain Orat the
deceased, at play, bad tricked him out of some money. The other
prisoner, Joseph Hunt, uhro hew Wane, but was not in habits
of play or intercourse with him. William Probed, whom the
Jury had just acquitted, had a cottage in lidl'a-bill-lane, which
was a by-lane going 'tom ran*
This cottage, which ";
had been made cor PIT!'
4'robert was often
was but a small •
uoinmotist ion as
ter of Probert's
ten, _(the brother
would seem froth
invited, ot, it lea
into the aruntry,t
few days, on a she
toiler, the day of
billiard rooms, kep
urr,re Alit day, Ti
at the same Teems.
having been with '
Inn, adjacent
packed up a
took with him
aloe of a few
relied gin, and
ney.coddi, Art
between
Charina.dalei t
Nevin" dAteins
returned INS, r
taken eat of tits_
the esteems winch .
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Thurtsil, Therms , _
?Mimes wife, were. 111
Craidalhettet. Baring ththreUte=h
(Mr. (1.) begged distinctly to state, thrli there wag no to be.
lien e. that Thou Thurtell or Noyal *ere in any respect privy to the
guilty purposes of those in whose company they were assomblee:
dome conversation took plan, end Hunt said he was going thous
something, and he particularly asked them if they would be in fe,
Hunt hid !Prepared the gig. and he announced to Thurtell thin if
was ready and Thurtell- then left the house alone in that gig,
between four and five in the afternoon, saying he ill to
take up a friend oti the Mid. Before he
bweegng be ea
Probert that that Mend was to be killed, wh grtiteft did not
then believe he meant seriously ; and he Plebe' to bring
Hdnt down in his gig. The accommodations of the use it
had been already observed, were not firth as would veceire wilts.
That evening Thurtell tea seen in a gig with a horse of it thy
remarkable description, resin y, :a roaa or ison grey hone, with
white face and whip legs. He was men again beyond Edifying
with some person in hie ennipany • and feet that time, until ids
arrival at the Cot of Probe; there anth no Witness 'the coal(
speak sitively unto *lst had become of big itompanith, Pro:
bcrt bad a horse and gig of his own, which It appeared went hater
than Thurtell's. Probert and Hunt bet out after Tiled!, and oath.
road overtook Thisrtell and Wears In the gig. Hunt then thane'
to Probert that rumen had got Mai, and lie told him to past on
without notice, but they afterwardd snipped idler= pithrie-ei
on the mad, and at either the first se redid Molten at% Watt
passed them unperceived. They loitend far some time, expecting
them, but at last Hunt and ProWt arrived at a place • mile hes
yond Elstree, when jltin said be was to get oat there by ?Metal
dither and Probeit lift him, and drove towards booth Near the
Erhe mat Tlantell hi the gig alone. Thurtell inquired tit
." Preheat told him he had left Hunt behind. Thanalt
said it was of no use Hones remaining there, ail he bad
killed the man, and he desired Pudica to fetch Hunt. Be wee
back for that purpoae, and found Hunt where he had left as
told him what Thurtell had said, and Bunt retitle/L.. Ity. it was
to have been done hare:" thus avowing his
,ty to Thunman
fit, nd his purpose of assiating in its . Hunt then
tne 'l`hey met Thurtell again, thin be reproached
Mit for not being punctual to hie appointment. Hunt
that it was no great matter, as Thane] had the toes. TZ=l
captained this term, by saving that the pistol wad no been thee •
pop:gun, he heeded It in the man's face. but it did in
succeed. Thurtell added, that Wears then got out of the
chaise and ran aural, &Hinz out that he would give Itim
back his thee, ff be would but spare his life. Thorne!
said be followed ban and overpowered him. He Rest cut his thetat,
and finding that ineffectual, he then rammed the pistol into hh
brains, and meted it round that he might be sure be was done. ft
would be shewn that that night, at eight o'clock, a gig says driven
by the cottage of Probert at a quick rate. Eire's, the, master
dawn, the servants listened. A neighboui had also beard Oise
report of a pistol, some voices, and a groan artchadhig it. The
spot from whence this was heard, yrs at a little distance from
cottage of Probers. It would alsO to found that Thurtell sare ro el
at about nine o'clock at the cottage. He set out from .Condint-
street between four red five. Ile was seen on the mad with Wean,
and he finally leached the cottage with the double-barrelled gun,
and backgammon table belonging to Mature. It also upper&
the hit horse had heated and been axpltd, and that circumstance
answered to the fact that he had stopped a considerable tea e.
had kit Conduit.street before tive, and a space of four hmtra
elapsed before he arrived at the cottage. It was evident, therekre,
that he had had some other occupation than that of procedininii
his journey direct. On his arrival at the cottage he implied after
Probert and Hunt, and he was told by the servant that they had
arrived. lie then walked out to meet them. SOOll after-Woo
servants heard a gig approaching, and he came bark with Preset
and Hunt, they riding in their gig, and he Milking alociside.
The boy then went to clean the horse, and his auenti.th was
withdrawn from them. They all went into the house, when- k was
certain neither Thurtell nor Hunt had been expected by ter famity.
Thurtell then introduced Hunt to Mrs. Probert, to whom he was
then a strange. A little while befot‘e supper they went out en
pretence of calling on Mr. Nicholls, a neighbouring Elmer. 11t.7
went down the lane. The body wawa:imaged through the hedge
into a field. It was then found enveloped in a Keck which C 4.16
over the head, and reached down to the knees. 'Mort,* ndivroffs
hackets, stating that he lead taken pet before. aril thfy ill ems
ck together to Probert's cottage. Thurtrll had Scou,ett writ
him a large sponge, which having dipped into some' **ter. he west
into the stables, and sponged out Wine spots a bro., upon ins
clothes, many of which had been befora distinctly Ik tql by Pte.
brit's boy. In the course of the evening Thurtell ro.h.ctd
a gold watch without • chain. and that having oecaiimual
some remark, he subsequently produced a gold cart) chain, w.Jih

horn 1 out of therondon to Bt. Alban ~
which was about two of three miles beydnd Eldreb,
de conducive to the accomplishment of the crime.
ften in town. Il is wife resided at the consign which
ill one, and afforded little acromtpadation. . ditch se.
as it could give was pretty fully otettpied Ey the O.
wife,a Must Noyes, the ehildten of Thomas Thur.
her or the prisoret), a nil:id-servant, and a boy,. ft
rom What had since transpired, that Weare het been
t least, had made an engagement with Thurtatl to go.
ry, or the neighbourhood of Proberes Minim foe ill
▪ shooting party. Some days before dip 3/t of ve.
rof the murder, John Thurtell met Vreate deend
1, kept by a man named Be:worthy Louden lbc Died
y, Thursday the Thurtell and
sans. On the ftilloiting day rriday. if*
rids Kezworthy, went horde to his eharobers In yonsi
t m tie Strand, and havind
of uderoute O
badbis,
cargo linen in • green bad, tail
• suds Wags as seemed suitable an exeur.
a di) Among these things were a double-bad
d a board. He then Finto a beck,
Adds be soot his laundress, and IlYou's In
fod? tteloeb in the afternoen4 tote kg
f tilts k 4 Hennes:4lZ *b. ft,
taw be dot oat eosek, tine - *tau.Hi
L accompanied by another roan.. ite thiogs weed
bbids e coach,
cm and hreviuue depedj nd, hi eapecl elation or reaclahls ni,
' it p btann be 'MTN
ke/
eeeseary to state some dratoodiassina wiLds
t2tc dm amosidipilm ict dm deal TUC
bed bell le Imbibe of greatlacl47llD_tlit
MIS I,lll4ollNllMltisWkli_
ey. were dimismsa of saam=oir Bay, 11,11
*eh% b.dStjtisieet.-7.ffay went deist the
4184 and this, ahem two monde. The,
wan bete seine dikes Waft the murder, .one eincri
IFfiday, the 24th of October, two WM,
of Martell and nom, emt.td a pa
and poitabrisd • milt oT pocbet
de day Not kind a egointier oboe Insimut
%skid, la dm county- of. Komi As des 11104
to could macre a sack , and as was hs we{
mt,. he was sold of • pbtatzel, W
e did procure a mi.
rmas Thant 1, Probert, and Nay
were all assembled at the COMO '
L Having mentioned the. thdrii of thorny Aid
mei d,istan..thr In ••••• that thaws ._