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house again on the l I th of May, on which secas!cn
he found a frock, winch had then been lately
wished, and about the sleeves were stains of blood.
This, the old woman said, was probably oecarioned
by her son's having cut his leg; hut the son after-
eards denied that any blood was upon it. Upon
these circumstances the.prisoners were fully com-
mitted ; and then it was that the old woman made
a confession to several witnes►es ; but as it was not
made in the presence of her son, it could not be re-
ceived in evidence, as far us it went to affect him.
She described it to have been done between three
and four o'clock in the morning; that the person
who did it (her son) was fully bent upon it. She
was asked by the witness (El. Hart) why she did
not make it known ? She said she could not du it ;
that he went in a smirk frock, without shirt or
breeches ; and that it made a considerable noise,
particularly when the old man fell against the
wainscot, She-added, thnt there was no occasion
to mender the old man, for they could have got in-
to the house any hour of the day or night; but the
person was fully bent upon doing it. The old wo-
man, however, always added, that she was urver
out of her room, and only looked out at the
window.

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Several contradictory statements of the Priso-
ner. beige Riven ni evidence, they were called Uptill
for their defence. The than tend lie was innocent,
•i:d the old woman. that she had no hand in the
murder.

The Learned Jiirlsts:ehrerved to the Jury, that
this was a case, resuming their most serious atten-
tion, that they aught arrive sit a ode corichision,
from all the circumstances which they loud heard
detailed. They would first emisider, a hether the
murder was' perpetrated by the Prisoner alone (iT
at idl hitlsilti) or with any other, and whether that
oilier was the old wanati ? For although site might
Of the murder, Mut afterwards endeavour to
sereenthe murderer, yet that would make her only
iii aeeessary after the fiu:t. ausl not u principal.
His Lordship then minutely pointed oat the evi-
dence, and its bearings as to this point. It appear-
ed, lie observed, by her own confession, she was
looking out at the window. It she did that with a
view:of apprizilig the murderer of the approach of
any one, she WWI as 11111101 a principal as thOU7II
,She hurl ;actually haltered a wound on the deceased.
He advised the Jury, therefore, set.' sly to con-
sider w hat was the just inference from the circuits.
stance's proved.
'Elie Jury withdrew for some time, and at seven
o'clock returned a verdict of Guilty against the
iron, aiirte'bot Guilty for the mother.
Wm. doishis was indicted fur the wilful merrier
of Turner, In shooting him ou the King's
highway, near Farnham, in this county, int the i Slit
at' May last. This was a most aggraiated case.
The Prisoner was a soldier in the 42d regiment,
from which he deserted from 11'ineliester, areeffl•
katuietl by two females of the names of El. Roper
and Mary Fisher.—As he was on the road, he de-
clared to them, that lie t have some metes
clothes, to prevent Isis being taken as a deserter,
and he would shoot seine one to get them. As they
went along they were joined by the deer:toed, and
alter some conversation :shout a bra, lie told them
they should have some straw in his brother's ham
at Farnham. The deceased was walking a ho
-yards hefure with Elizabeth Roper, when the Pit-
fired at I with his musket, and the boll
entered his Lack ; he hail, however,strength enough
to run to Farnham, when he reached this house of
a %Ir. Hots, a surgeon ; he livid two slays, and then
-expired. A party of soldier, were sent out iw pur-
WIC otfilie Prisoner, and lie was algae:beagles,. The
:41.tetinpfd saw him, Rod ideiituied his person, before
hr dies). After he had shut the deceased, one of
the girls &W.A, suit lw and the other took her into
an adjoining clover field. Here he declared he was
rule that the bull must have entered the inua's
• hody, and he could riot have run above .20 yards,
and he wished lie had gone back to lime his money
aerl clothes. ^

The Jury found him Gal/rm.
The Learned Judge, introit diately after the con-
viction of the above mouth rer.., sentenced them to
be hangt d on 11'ednesday morning, and their [mattes
to he d thssecterisand anatomise.
. . . .

The Assiizes here finished, which concludes the
Hume Circuit.