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London, England, 1815-07-23 00:00:00

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with her, wrapped in a ltd cloak. Ile told her to pinta in the morning,
jle was sure it was her, ai he knew her and her faintly.--flpon cross:
examination, he proved a iito.t ignorant WWI, sD 4.1P1al au, that h 8
spelt Dropsy Divorce, and fiittilafesterly. He insisted however, that
he was a regular bred Jurdical Mall, and hind aetterul patients ep.vi
it,itking alone, and prgduced a certificate, which, upon epsiiiipption.
proved to be a certificate written by biunieJf.
The girl was confronted with tutu, and most solemnly CiPnicri rFel
having spoken to him.
Ile named also the mottles brother as his patient. Lie happope4 4,9
be in Court, and denied the tact. The witneso sttjd, If out glum Alp
hid had his wife tinder his care."
ills Lordship expressed great indignation at the conduct pi thjg
witness. . _

Ti►e foreman of the prisoner was called to prose a conversation bp_
twee}► the girl And a milkman on the day of the transaction, whirl► 115
deiced. 11,c said two oilier persons heard it, but they weps uut pre:
sell%

The Noble and Learned Judge having detailed all the pridence (19
both aid, s, the Jury, after a very 311urt deliberation, knead tje prisons
er— Guilty
ilk Lordship immediately pronounced sentence of death up.lu bid
and inqupited thin be should leave him to suffer the peuaJty ui Lb! )43,4

KENT ASSIZES.
tinsToNE, Jct.), !O.—Charles Rose was indicted for the yaij
ful murder of gobert Clarion. py throwing him overboord trorn
~jrave'end boat, in the Galleon* reach, on the Pat of 41011
T. Sparrow, the master of the Gravesend boat, said, Ihat )(e
stoner came on board the host ns a passenger, and the deceased wee
also a passenger. They left Gray.esplui P little after loth,
night, on the last day of Vehrilary. The twisoner and the derease4
did not seem to be acquaintances. Soon after they gator pn hoard.
they went below, wheal flit company began singing. The liteease4
was a little hunkped•back man, and 1, sort of sparring emoted the:
twe,en him and the prisoner. He thought it was at first a joke,
The little man was very good humoured, and bore the prisoner's
taunts upon his person without any ill tcpper ; hart Rang sem,'
lively songs for the c.ompar.y. The prisoner told liim several filltr4l9
hold his tongue, and threatened that he would pot him op the Are.,
throw 11;in overboard, Sic. When they arrived aI b ahoe's Amu*
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the prisoner and the deceased walked fury and as far as the running
tackle, when the prisoner gave the deceased a whirl, and a boa ty,
lug on the drels. he struck it, and fell overbOasl. rfhe prisoner is,os
mediately said " he is gone overboard,* to whirl, the witness replica',
/t yes, yon rascal, No you have done it." All the persona in the
vessel camp Tumid the prisoner, ,and &A) be ought to by I.OW jut*
custody,
Ware Spankhurst, a waterman, who was at the brim, slid, the p 4:
seiner and Mc ,degeased eatne on board at ravesend as pasiiengekli,
that they drank a bottle of porter together, hat nobody seeme4
drunk. They went down below, when they began singing ; the little
fellow sang several comic songs, and }etas in very good hansom.
prisoner did not seem in such good Ininiour, but he :,bused tl,e link
man la great deal, mid said he was a Birmingham niao, ntastat of otitis
i and ends of men. The tittle man replied, that articles of great velae
were packed in a small compass; that ill weeds grew apace, ah.c,
Before that the prisoner had proposed to the deceased to jump over,
board for a wager. *The witc.e.,s, thinking it a jpke, said, " Bet
him. any Lord ; jump with him for a glass aaf gin, and give him the
first jienp.'"rhey then went down below. When the vessel inrive4
at Galleon's IZeaclt, the little man came up and helped the weilse4s
to haul the main sheet aft. The prisoner and the deceased theta
' walked forwards; the prisoner hail hold of the deceased, and when
they were opposite to the mooing tackle. gave him a whirl, and
the deceased went overboard. lit fell into the watt; abort foot
feet from the side of the vessel. It was impossible to sase him.
Eldwell, a pilot gave the same account of the qua. red helOW
deck, and stated that the prisoner, att,oioot Other things, said to
the deceased "you shall never reach Woolwich; I will throw yon
overboard info; l yoi get there." lie was asleep whin the accident
happened, hut was awaked by tire bustle. The pi isonei fell (fowl
his J.:lmeg, and said lie did not do it. and bow d they wool('
torgite h,m. The vvitnesa, however, when they wised at Ilittek,
wal!, I ailed the police boat, and delivered him into custody,
The body was found on the I lth of April.
Several witrw,ses whin gave the piislailtr a rem'
charact-r for humanity. They stated hint to be a journey suau Ores.
CIICA maker At Gras esend:
The Learned Judge, m slimming up to the Jury, said, they would
consider whether the pr'soner intended to throw the deceased over.
Pu4;:.l, it! t% hid! C.Olll it 1401)J tic nitirdes i giltetleer jt was meroly a

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