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London, England, 1821-07-31 00:00:00

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STEPIIANS v. BROCDEN.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH HIM

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Stye—The reliance which is justly placed on the impel..
• tialoy of the public Pies., musette's' war in the hope that,
. when, through in. means. an Mimetic, may have been dune
to an iedividnat, therein, Pearce will be open to his jestifis
cation. In the rase, retitled as above, • report of which
appeared in roar Paper no Finlay lam, • strung impression
has been made to the pri.jiiilice of the Def.itdart ; it is hardly
necessary to remind you, I believe, maiuly through the ince.
moo slot/ rlogllela appeal of Coulter', and nut from any
p.is.t.re fief which was addisced in evidence before the Jury.
—lt may he said. that the Defendant's legal adviser might
Lave rendered nugatory the poiretful effect of that appeal,
by caging a witness to disprove its aggravated features I this
is true, Nod the means fur so doing were folly in his potws-
n'on. Thai he dui not do so, must be seeribrd to whets he
concrlecd to be a raper Peer...lee of diectetion ; the resalt,
itoweve.., has proved that he might base adopted a some
conrie and with a view to do impartial justice, I
feel myself railed upon, and I am the only witness who was
prrsent at the assault, to slate correctly the facto am they or.
• Tarred, and to add, that 1 was then, slid am now, prepared
to swear to their troth. I arts persuaded the value "'bleb
you must attach is the reputation of • fellow.eilisen smart-
ing tinder no imputatioo of brutality which is altogether
foreigu to his swore, will imluce you to Merril Ilse &Hostig
stltement of that which I could have proved, had I heel
ca:led:—
. First, "Ilws, Sir, I could have strewn that the smash was
net the told-blooded, prtimeditnted, planned thing which
Mr. Phillips described in his opeeing speech, but that it took
place within three quarters of an hoer from the lime the Dr.
Pendant wee informed of the slender, of which he bad been
the victim.
Secondly, That when the Defendant charged Plaintiff with
Lavoie called him an informer at • public meeting, he did
not mret it with a direct denial, bet began to go kilo ma et-
ittnation nettle circumstance.
Thitdly, That the Plaintiff received only there or fore
Linos from the thin part of the whip, which is • common
rhstite whip made of lance wood (and far from a thick one),
•tid which was previously broken and tied with string, and
E,nt the cut of the head iIFBI3 fully produced by the stick
Linking in a sharp splintered way.
That the bull end of the whip was never used at
toil, and this pert I consider very important to be made
known, to du away the idea of that bestiality which existed
only IN the brief of Mr. Phillips. '
• Fifthly, That the 'array altogether did sot last half •
minute, and that the blood on Mr. Stepbeees Gee was sot
'err uoiilafter the easselt was over, and the instant Defied.
not saw It he expo-seed kir concern, and efferrd him water
and lowed with a private room to wash himself, which the
Pisintiff accepted.
Siethlj, That the Plaintiff received be apparent injury,
bet the col no his bead, and IMO the coach was procured fur
hum egelosiehis cwn lecke:2lton and wish, and it was with •
good deal of persentiou that he agreed to step into it; and
also, merely because as his neckcloth was bloody. he would
Mier appeared purlieu's: iu the 'street, mud not becalms he
was enable to walk home. •
St sentliii, That. !ale. Strpliess was is the Dcfendlii;e•
boson full an hour surd a quarter after theastaulf took place,
talking the business user, and waiting to are if Mf. Toping.
and inyerlf could persuade the parties tusnme arrangement;
. said when Ie lift, he deeln.-ed he would get . to Mr. Alban
Atsybew, his attorney. -1"
That 1 *seer Interfered with the harm- whlpodsio
thot it alit tesianttocoue, I hail out time to do we nod,
elf enerse, the!course, mot er.enelt sway the whip from the &foss- '1
dant, exclaiming, "Goistit;o4.kiroiliat aft. you at; do you
intend seu:derseg the man!" that no such clecumstauce ever
tu•ik
Alert. -
These farts, Sir, I multi have established beyona
power of ciontiedietiiin; 1 was there fur the purpose. Ai
toe case bad Omen moth raisrrpraarnrell; tar. Bromism was
mace aimitina te lave all the feels of Ike case made publie
than any regmti to pectutiare circumstance,.
I a:eu wish to state, that there were several persons in j
Cant who knew Mr: Brope.. 'fur years,.aota -could have •
spoken as to his general conduct fur henesuleoce and 'rad-
on*. of heart ; who coml.' hive spoke. brilh'as to his public
and pirate conduct; who csen!d have iaformed the Jay •
that the Defendant, wito.had bees described a. • savage, was
the e.ry revs, sir, shod iii his own establishment in the (void-
• inesinause lie his there peraniii its /41$ emptoyment,
barn' in his mrvire, onr fur clev'en. years, our metres; lad
the other twenty Iwo yeses; his domestic serrants, one four,
oue meet., sad the other fifteen yew.. In 'his manufactory.
a deem. could be found that hsve Isere in his rotployin•at
from Ira 1.. hwruty yes.. each. Why I wakuot called it le
out my province to rentals' ; l.ot l am tee t•in that a plain
agesi.meo. of Nett, such ac I keys here tne.ntiutted, was bet:
ter calculated to do the Defendant justice than the eloquence
of any individual. haresever imposing.
remitio, ate, your okortiettol hunthle Servant,
J. W. GARLAND.*
33, Crosa-strecl, lolk.gipsysly ta, 11121.