The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-08-26 00:00:00

AMERICA.

CANPEN (q. C.). JUNE 442.
On the 9th inst. Loviek Rockell, who hail been
comfit-tad as accessary, before the fact, to the mur-
der of David Minton, was esecuted at this place.
Minton was murdered oil the evening of the 13th of
April. 190.5.—While sitting at supper with bit
sister, and a :Ir. Robertson, in his own house, a
gun was discharged through a hole in the hack of
the chimney, and two balls entering his back, pus-
tied through his body, and one of them lodged in
lair hand. The assiamins escaped in dark, with-
out Ileum seen. Lovick Je.Ae "Icy, jun.
nadir/lied Jetskies, were immediately suspected and
appreltentled.—Jerikis:s made his escape before
commitment, and left the state. Ruche/! and Rey
were connuitted to Camden gaol. In the fall of
Inno, Fief broke gaol, and made hie recap,. Ro-
che!! remained in 1:moody two terms, and was dis-
charged for want of proseellOnn.—The evidence of
his guilt was stiAM,q, but;foiNirliitt of a principal, the
solicitdr could ildt procard"against I • . At the
! Court, iii titivenilier last, Rey wasagain committed
for trial at the Ye term, wire a bill of indictment
was given nut and found ageing him as prisicip,l,
second .degree; and against Rocket! us mixes-
'before the fact. Rockell was then attending
Court, its a witness for liky, and was immediately
arrested. The Prisoners deinunded their trial,
which was lied before his Honour J udge Smith, sod
lasted three days and part of two night*. On very
full and satisfactory. but circumstantial evidence,
the Jury returned a verdict of—(silty.
hi the course of the trial, die followile; appeared
to bt the horrid scheme of murder a hurt, Respell
planned, and Flay and Jenkins too radiantly ex- •
rented : K..chrll had been sued by Minton, in
Charieston, where the cause hail been smile time
depeading, and in January, 1803, bad been con-
tinued, at Klichell's expense, tinder a peremptory
rule for total in May • followlng. Rocliell, before
leaving Charleston, formed the horrid purpose of
aliening the suit, by Militim's death. 11 tin this
intent. on his return home, he engaged Flu!, to lire
with him, under pretence of acting as his overseer,
although lie had one itlrtmly with him, and his
working hands did not exceed 20. In the mean
time, lie made several attempts to assassinate
Miu-
tnn hiiiiself„ but 'finding him always on his guard,
'hewns obliged to'resort to the assistance of Fley—
' Viet; engaged 'Jenkins, who was a desperate cha-
racter, to aitrhittif ; aria fliichell engaged to give
'them each I the vonstais.iiin of the
mittler. BeforiP.the fiterhight, Hey exaninied the
honse,undertPelvtence ;sflitNiiess, and inide the.
'discoveries neeestriey tO4lllofile them to act with
effect and Menrity. On the night of the murder,
he conducted Jenkins to the place, who tired the
fatal gun.
Various exceptions were taken after the trial in
favour of the Prisoners; and their ease was again
examined at Columhia. before all the Judgeet who
were engaged three days hearing arguments for and
against theta. Final sentence was titere pronounced,
sunlit heir execution fixed fur the 9th of the piesent
month. •

Great exertions were turde by the family of
Rocha for a pardon, hut the (inventor remained
itillexilsle. Fur the parilonof Fley, several persons
at respectability, influenced by the tears of his wife,
and • tertief that he Mal not been present at the
murder, and might be made serviceable in procuring
the'convertion or Jenkins, signed a petition, which
was presented to the !taverner a few days before
his execution wa3 to take place. With • due re-
gard to the.oliti nut of justice, and unwilling that a
person having claims to mercy x 11.114141 metier, his
Excellency respited his execution till the 7111 of
July next, in order that he might have tune to
examine the merits of the applies t i 111 l in his behalf.
' The result of that examination, we ore truthortited
to 'Ay, is, that no Verdun or further respite sill lIC
grouted. .The cowl oct of the Executive, in this un-
pleasant business, has been marked wait equal
prudence, humanity, nod regard to the inturests
of the community ; and, we are confident, that, in
rcaws where the result has keen different, if Mideast
of blindly censuring, we were to examine the per-
sons who nave governed the. Executive, in the exer-
cise of this part of his anthority, iie should ijr.d his
conduct equally unexceptionable.

On Saturday last, au singun,ition was taken at
Teingrace, I)evoss.hire, on the holly of SAMUEL
Hinton, a young man, who unfortunately lost his
life In consequence of a humane attempt to save
some hounds that had 'Mutat* the-water iucouples.
Ilia foot slipprltg, he immediately sunk : it is pre-
thnt, be4ng entangled is the weeds, he
could not list, tom. V ell mt—ACcidental Death.
Thursday morning two thieves were disco-
',Peed on the premises of Mr. F • in Stockwell,
picking up • gmentity of listen that had been washed
on the pr.-reefing day: they were obliged to snake •
quirk retreat, leaving; behind them their intruded
booty.

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