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London, England, 1819-04-10 00:00:00

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SUFIVI:k A*SIZES Co;N CLUDED).

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In f moo tiorttre of llie mitoooll itontlsor or Pri-
roller., the Inestors• rlid 140 ter; ll ill roe till Frid ty
y•fie;',ite,l•. Twtlo%.l‘vii Prisoners were r4pitally
'mete., d, at d trrel%(ll *l•titetter of ]).ok, inel tots
tot. Jott vt I?,,Npm; 11.111;fint 91,11 11.
1 IsirA, lOr Ipt jog lookto tato the dwelling bruise:
.•l 5..11... rritilsle, 1,1 %Vhitton, near limo irk, and
••,,Irri tow tens•poons, a silver itsn.•poort,
tor, silver s• It shovels, o leather nurse, gold lor.kct-
-101 :I rlllistattife, soda gol,l ;,:rititet ring.
'flits last was s most flaring offetice„ S.
sii•l, OM' III) one lint 'Susan her 'ter-
• lived in the house with her. 0a the 911 of
II .1 ober •Ise retired to rest, having previously se•
rnwd I,er tlorir• and witolore.i. She was disunited
riliont midnight 'by some one trying to force the
door, 01toi, whir!, she tooting. ■ rattle OM of the
..-11tilow, and .own mil: roil off. The noire cenOirtV.
went to 101 l ag.iiii ; but suspected there were
Polite 111,r+owle about Ihr house utter wards went
down, nod found th,.,hiolivr ("wt., nod a 1111,1 at
I It.* window with it Moo', who said lie woYfld Wow
r brains not, unless she let loins in, which she
dill, and too persons came ; the first was
Hanson, who had n Mere 411 Mack fur over his
Inotitli ; Elticord followed with crape over hitt
fare. They forced her ap stair*, Ranson going
lierlire rill: it iiistol, and I lilyaril ltd. I. Hanson
Ihin lo Id his weapon to her head, 311)(1 111,111:111d•
egg boor Leym. or money ; she gave hint a k. v,
1.1 ti I:e took hoot it little hox 5/., having al-
peade 'sized bier watch. lie then emptied her
pocket.. 61 elt,...rds of .5/. and said there wrap five
of them, root they most have In/. rash, A third
nopeared, who she thiiik• etas when they vrelit
awl eery IdaCY, roller:ling a
great 9,1 totity of plate awl vitlitald,,i, tie sides those
stiontiotird in IhY i. do:lntent. During the tt hole
tom- (ant Is tor 111111 tt 11;111) her 11113101-F?rV:llit was Ilia
o,lllltl the lord, ntrl Ihr thieve. eat:tint:illy inquired
for her, ties. l'entlde letethv morltell lloir per-
oi.ll her, and so !wig
to the 1 1111 l .r.

Several oilier witio-oiscs cirri easomi“tod,
r-villetice tended to bring the elfroire home io the
Prisoner., (tort oil Or stolen property brio:: found
in the ir Sours coeivero,it • ill to iittlohc-
'bowie ut Wit rtilitie, Itetwf•Vll Mr. Browne nud Loots
I li!pod, ml.it wry,: to ~hew that they wool /tau-
toot colomitiell Ihr rolittery.
John Goodrich. nho %VII% in Cidcheoer pot with
/.4ws siorke to haring ircrircil trverol articles of
irm, which carte clterwards idcotitied by Mrs.
Alter an aide summing up by his Lordship. the
Jory reit:mixt a verdict of Guilty against all three
iuticrs.

Tide oho', of the convicts on the Liberty side
o-rre ter ricred, hot the frollowlog seven were left
for esreution at Ipswich :—.lo4tssa Mansion,
ham fislyard. Henry Laws, Charles itnyner, J. S.
'Joker, William Nerve, and Joseph
ions the conviction of Willirm Hardy. his
rriy, the Is-co lit 11r ci,-.s.L!,y was oppottrti, its
s-oisrt tins-tier of Isis hasiog rret iuusly hurl the bene-
fit, upon Ins Itial at Chelmsford, when lie was ben-
teuced to six months istoinw.nowirso, mid then dig.
charged. The Jury were sit eel dingly sworn to Mu.
crulMut the identity of his perms's, and they returned
is verslect to that rtftct. The cotsseyttrisce of this
s•, that the Primmer oils sstetetsced to death.
The trial of William Lore excited the utmost
Soietest. and the Cosirt wisp crowsledl to racers.
The Piiterner, who is married, scot loss as family.
Inns. the appearance of a young snail of respectsshi-
htv, tiring only twenty-nine years of age. The
o divisors's COOPlt4itd of ten counts, live of vehicle
cliss•gs d Isom wills le/onions!t blessliiig, and We rest
with Itatithil.silly unshrzzling, shyers sum, of
mooey. n Inch have been calculated at neatly
nit,tatni.

Srtirsl.l M.CIS3r.TT Rtaivil the twos of the case.
sit some length. The lirm of Me.srs. Gurney awl
or Norwich, bade ltrse.ch hook at nosegay,
.14 re duo l'risoner wus employed as tie Ik, at a SA.
huly of 1,20/. a year.
Mr..l. T. Illorgit‘ms. of the firm of liingslturr
• hul Co. solicitors, INlngsiy, deposed, *hot oil the
17t1, of October I.s-t he wive iris Ort k, mimed
llokee, a check for 1,000/. drawn by the. Itrv. it.
Hall, cut Kett and Bock, losokets, of Norwich;
u 1-o 1-2.0. en cools, deseriug him to take it to the
8....40k of dee Prosecutors.
Baker said that be carried the 1,1-20/ as de-
ireit by Mr, Mergititoo, and delivered thrust into the
I sorls I.f the Prisoner, who made situ entry of the
.►

saw hat owe rasa &Nein/ OrertioNl• antl ant know that
twin ;he wore a red coat nowt whitish .r..•.•rrs hml • weapon
in, hi• baurnalte a baronet no a stick ; saw ilesvastsra hod,.
Plid blond minim, front W4llll it,. sink ; saw the men about
four )arts distance (ruin deceased, nod g.ting away.

Cross-ent isrel hit Mr. It OM. Tov.
The place Pas about elm yard. f ilr. Arehdoill'.
Clerk's; heard de d was a Primmer and ...raped Mon
the aerie.; beard that Dimnin was one of the VA RM. and
hid four or Gee Prisoners; heard there was a Profile between
Millais wed deeeased; saw then, &limit a quarter of an butte
before deceased fell ; they did nut rime in sight.

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By Ihr -Noll —The guanl increased as they ran; looms
not who kilksl deceased; paw no one sink or stab at liiso ;
looked and aim nu blood on lite road.
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By Ihe hide P ereeaaed was ri 00000 int first; Inst sight of
them for some time; deceased was miming with his back to
she man.

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Genre.* Dane nwern.—Bew dereate4l on the 17th of
be was on his feet, and !eyries/it on the road, and Ibled'; law
lb. noun(' in his 'leek ; saw a men going front decomint,
lint could not identify him ; dial not Dee his lase) he had a
pole and bayonet ; deceased's wunnil was a then,cornerPil
rat ; Paw no one hut the man with the nil cult and pule
near deceased.

By the Jurg.—Ba. R party ; think* there was mare than
one had a bayonet and pole ; thlak. deceased walked fuel
or five yank In witness's night before he by down.
Charles ArrlidAll. Esq. a MileiisProle, sworn.
Knows Prisoner; saw him on the 17th July. at witneses
house; asked Primmer why he was guilty of *tabbing Somer-
ville! Prisoner replied. it was i r slrfriire of hi. life, and
that Somerville said he would kill /Um with

. CWss•examinrd Ly .Ur. Rot.t.Mo4.
Knew Prisoner to be a peaceable imitistrions boy ; saw
Aklienna. who was known to he a coooroolde Witness grant-
ed a warrant against the Somerville% for a felony. saw the
warrant with M'Kenna on the morning of the 27th July;
understood the Somerville. were ted miller the warrant
sent them to hi. Clerk's in custody ; heard they escaped
from the Clerk's, particularly the dereaseol; he; its. • the Pri-
soner was armed with a bayonet to guard the Poisoners;
believes he rare after &craned to retake him ; five or six
other Prisoners mrsprol from his Cleo k's. Prisoner lohi wh-
iner% deceased resisted; heard nothing against the character
of Primner; knew him to lee very iitiloost ; he wa. help.
iug low father to labour when called to guard the Prisoners.
k further appeared in evidence, that previona to the de-
ceased having receives' lais mortal wound, he had dragged
the Poisoner through a river, and had thrown him down tut
the honk.
Alex Aikin was next sworn.—He knows Prisoner—was
brought to witness's boom on the 27th of July, and on the
following day was coomonoitcd to gaol. The wimps' was now
about to state what be called the confession of the Prisoner,
when

Dmratirn roar to put what he considered sonic intern'
pietimisary queidiemi,namoy—whether the confession he
(the witness) was shout to give in evidence, had b. en 'storied
from the Prisoner by hopes or threats, dm. kr. To this the
witness fairly replied, that he bad not held out to the Pri-
soner either hopes ur threats. He was then questioned as
to the Act of his heing a perfectly disintrresled teasels.
He solemnly declared, that be was—bnt, in his answer to the
♦cry next question Ire admitted. " That pending Ike leis,
he had assisted lke agent:for Ilts Crown fa Mocks:Menges of
certain Jurors! ."'

At this crisis of the proceedings, lading that the Learned,
eulightened, and brunette Judge had, under alt the circum-
stances, entertained serious doubts rtspecting the admissi-
bility of Mr. Ailtin's disinterested evidence, be (Atkin)
seemed ricterinieed, that the tnercifel communication he
hail to make, should not be withheld from the Jury—sad,
although be was direct( d by the Court not to state the
Prisoner's confession, until he should be so required, 7el,
in a parin.tem or ardour fur the due admiuistration of jus-
tice, hr exclaimed, " 'rho. the Prisone► had told bins that
be (the Ps isorres) hurl murdered the detested"

The Learned Judge (Mr. Sericite,* Joy) here interposed.—.
He Arm commanded the waters' to he silent. Ile then rose
Gout his seat on the Stuck, and, in a warmth of Milepost
feeling, and elusilence of expo ssion,:addreased Mr. Aikin to
the following effect :
" Sir—ln the evidence you have given no this trial, yen
have solemnly sworn, that you were a perfectly disinterested
witness, whereas, to my knowledge, both your worda and
actions baireevineed the contrary. On my coming into Court
this monolog, you, well knowing that the Plisoner was to
take his trial at its sitting, fur a capital offence, and that
the penally of kis conviction untold be the forfeiture of his
life; you, Sir, fully apprised of ibis, in a manner perfectly
intelligible to me, and for an object which I could rot utis-
■nderalned, endeavoured to prejudice my mind spina ■■
tosfortunate Priaimer,, whom the beniguity of our laws ►e-
quired me In hold guiltles till the contrary appeared. In
language evidently intended for my ear, I beard you then
declare, w That the Prisoner oaght to be hanged without
Judge or Airy!" I then fell it my duty to euppms my
indigestion at your foul attempt to influence t►e Adminis-
tration of Justice ; hot I cannot now eutheieatly express my
abhorrence of eunduct su highly reprehensible, because I
cousider it as a base effort to poison the very source of Jun-
lice. And, I trust in Gail, I hare the approbation of the
Jury, of the Counsel, nod of every one that bears me, fur
now ordering you off the table."
It is impossible to describe the effect that this admirable
address had on all present.
The Coward fur the Prosecution closed their case.—Coun-
sel for the Prisoner declined railing any witnesses.
The Learned hams theft rerapisalated the evidence with
great precision, and explained the law to the July, who, with-
out hesitation, returned a verdict of—Not Grille.
Counsel for the Clown—Mr. R. JOUT4STOW and Mr.Stitit..
Agent, Mr. BELL.
Counsel for Prisoner—Mr. Romirrros, Mr. DECRING,
Mr. Kena•s, and Mr. grsvrAno. Agrul, Me.