The National Register.
London, England, 1821-10-14 00:00:00

MURDER NEAR RUMFORD.

APPREHENSION OF THE MURDERER.--CORONER'S
INQUEST, &c.—We arc happy to have it in our ',lower to
state, through the exertions of the local police of Rumford,
&e. this delinquent has been apprehended. lie was tukeu in
bed at a tavern at Gravesend, and conveyed before the
Mayur, before whom he was examined un Saturday last.—
The prisoner, whose INIMO is Daniel Seward, is a dark ill-
favoured man; he is about 24 years of age. He was charged
with the wilful murder of J oho Ballard. by cutting and stab-
bing him in five diderent parts of the body. On the prisoner
being brought to the Tuwre Hall at GI avesend for examitui.
Don, thousands of persons had assembled, unxinus to catch
a glimpse of the accused. The evidence neatest him whs
the )(Jung woman wI he formerly courted, and who was
in the patty of the deceased when the prisoner stabbed
him. The following is her evidence :
Mary Smith sworn. She was servant at the White-horse
Tavern, at Chad .% ell, witch is ;deed two miles from
Himn-
ford. Site ktie a the prisoner; lie had at one time paid his
addresses to her. She knew the deceased, Ballard; at the
time of les death lie was her lover. oii Wednesday last she
went with the deceased to Rumford, to see the statute fair;
while she wits there in the fair site observed the prisoner fol-
lowing them from one part of the fair to another.—At eight
u'eloek time deceased and herself returned from Rumford
towards Rush-green, and there met the prisoner. He said,
" Mary, I want to speak to you." She replied, " speak,
then, H can hear you." Ile rejoined " I want to srek a
word privately to yon." She answered " what you have to
say to Inc speak out." He refused to do so; and entreated
her to leave the deceased and walk aside, and hear what lie
had to ,ay. Site welt up to ulieprisoner, some short distance
f. Lint the place iv here t be deceased stood, and prisoner heeeed
she would quit the deceased; she said that she certainly
would not ; that site did not w isla his (the prisoner's) coin.
pithy ; she had done with him, and requested him to leave
lie r. He declared that lie would not, and seemed greatly
agitated ; hr called h.tr vile mimes. and stall that she ails
w--e, timid she k..ew it. Deceased stepped up, on hearing
such infamous late:tea ge, aria told the prisoner to go about
his business. Tile prisoner appeared very furious, end seemed
itichned to do her • harm; he used (lie grossest language,
r.sti towards her, and thee the deceased took him by the en!.
tar, and it scitfilt i nod lately ensued. Th.: prisoner struck
the deceased a blues, which was returned by the deceased,
mid they fought two or three rounds. The deceased appeared
to have the hest of the light, and at the (hied scuffle, the de-
ceased cried out " he has murdered me ! he has cut out my
bowels!" and put his luoid to his belly, to prevent his
buivele protruding. There being a number of houses near
the spot, she alarmed the inhabitants by crying " Murder."
The prkoner rail nil before assistance arrived. The deceased
walked a short distance, and then was carried to the Crown
Tavern, Wavering Well. She did not see a knife in the
prisoner's hand at the time of the scuffle.
After the above evidence had been received the prisoner
was delivered by t lie Mayor into the custody of Adams and
Finch, the constables of Itoinford, on their producing a war•
rant under the hand and seal of Tulbot, Esq. the
magistrate of RlPllllloill.
Oil Saturday evening the prisoner was taken to Romford ;
he slept in the gimlet night, and un Sunday morning he Was
token to the police-otlice, bethre Talbot, Esq. and
Sierra, R.q. the coroner,
An inquest was held on the body of the deceased at the
Croivn Taveni, Havering Well, before Mr. Starry; and in
addition to the evidence of Mary Smith, the following was
adduced :

James Draken saorn.—lte is a shoemaker residing at
Rumford. lie had known the prisoner for some years, they
had together for a considerable title; but not re-
cently. Oa Wedoesday last the prisoner ctune to his house
about five o'clock in the evening, mid borrowed a sharp-
pointed knife which he (witness) used for cutting the edges
of shoe soles. He said lie a anted it to cut a stick with.—
Ile went away with the knife, au! returned a little after nine
the same night. lie took a seat, and said that he had been
almost murdered since he neat away. He had not brought
the knife which he borrowed back, having lost it; but he
%%unlit pay him two pence for it. The knife was six inch•
long in the blade, with a common wood handle to it. Ile
(witness) asked what had beer' the matter? He replied that
that he had been as far as the hurtle maker's at Rush•green,
and had met with a young man and woman, and he talked
to the young woman with the knife in his liand,and whilst he
was talking to her, the young mail that was with her came
up and struck him, mid in the scuttle he lost the knife. The
pmisoier then asked him to go as fur as the %Vhite•horsa,
Clunk% ell, to learn what was going forward, and what ant
doing relative to the quarrel n it's the deceased. He refined
to go. His (witness'.) wife said to the prisoner, " I hope
von have Mit done any bad art with the knife." The psi•
sorer replied," No, unless the man fell on the knife in lb:,
setae." lle(witness) then became alarmed, and ordered
the prisoner to leave the house, which lie did.
Mr. Carruthers, surgeon, of Itionford, was examined, he
descritted the nature of the wounds inflicted by the prisoner
uu the body of the deceased. There were five %minds ; three
ul them were mortal, one of them was bet wren one and two
inches hi length and depth, across the belly, below the navel.
Tile Jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder against the
prisoner Daniel Sewaid."

Between one and three o'clock on Tuesday Morn-
ing, some sill:lies broke opeu the dwelling-house and shop of
Mr. Charles Cooper. grocer, 50, Upper North-place, (ira)•
ion-lane-road. Fruits a tea caddy w hick was standing oil a
table in the parluur, they took 104 sovereigns, 911. in Bonk
of England and Country notes, 131. in Filver, and a silss r
caddy Flamm. It appears that they itai.t have remained a
outsider:lb:4. lime in the horse, as they broke open the cedar
and wintry door., and regaled them:wises in the kitchen t
he table was found iu the ttttt stressed si ith cold meals
Mead and cliec.e, ale, aiue, and gin, toot her mill
the
hunks and glio.es. There aas also a bottle of nine inol a
bottle of gin, partly drank, aith the empty glasses on a
table iu the parlour. The robbers entered the ship, and
selected grocery mid oilier artii a hich I !Ivy had paced at
the shop doer ready IYa he earl it'd .11'w the 711111/Ullt of WOi•
A quantity of plate, u Inch Ihe villains had taken from
paitour closet, ails hidden in is chest ibi tea. From the
tringititude of the property placed ut the door ready to 1...
taken away, it is supposed they must have had a cart, or
other couveyance uu the spot to carry the goods assay. but
were disturbed.
'iltere is now growing in a garden belonging
to t'hns•
Garstang. at. Beaidwurd, nearßlack horn, a hollyhock.
in full flower, the middle branch of which measures Id
feel (i inches high, and two side branches 10 feet niches
high, of this year's growth.