The National Register.
London, England, 1822-08-05 00:00:00

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9155qe 2ntellisence.
STA FFORD
CROWD COURT.
SATURDAY, JULY C,111:111 was indicted
for maiteleughter, committed iii feloniously killing and
slaying his wife, at Stoke upon Twit, w tine county of
Stafford.
Toe first witness called was James Bayley, the father
of the deceased, and oh course father in-law to the prism.
ner. lie was quite blind, and being very old and decre-
pit, wasexamined sitting at the table. He stated that he
lia eel to tile house with the prisoner and his wife previous
to the nitftiritnitie even! in question In the caseating of
the 19 it of March, they had retired to rest as usual,
without any appe flatlet ul quarrel. Between six and
seven o'clock 11,1 the lollowitig morning lie was alarmed '
by I.uul noises to the cellar, over which his own bed
room was bllll,lrti ; there was a mixture of crying and
sitrirking, w 111 Ch he knew, by the voice, cattle from his
sisegitter. He got up, stressed as fast as he could, and
aatd Weill 'OHO to which his daughter
came from the cellar, and sat on a chair. From What
she said, he misleridood she was much hurt; bin being
blind, be could not tell in what nutalwr. Site lived tall
ADC umming of the eeth of Nlarch, when she died. Her
husband hail left-the house before she came out of the
cellar; and he did not return till die billowing night,
wizen lie said notlinig but went up to bed.
An at Celk in, the daughter of the prisoner and deceased,
remembered hearing cries and shrieks from the cedar,
between six and seven on the mornitt3 of the 20th of
March. Site was :hen in bed, but she rose and went
nowat into the cellar. Her father passed her on the
tans, and oft going down she Mond tier mother sitting
on a barrel, and complainine of a pain in her head.—
Toe deceased came hack, and sat on a chair for halt
an hour, then went out to Mrs. Pope's, a neighbour's
house ; and on return went to bed. Sls:. never recovered
sufficiently to work, but rattiained ill till the 2eth of
March, wheat she died.
Mr. Martin, a surgeon, at Shelton, stated that he was
called its to attend the deceased oil toe 23.1 of March.—
Site was then down suits and sitting in a chair. He
found minks of violence on her head, face, neck, and
shoulder, Which were greatly discoloured and swollen.
Sue Was unable, distinctly to anis ulate, in eilligetittellee
as. the swelling of tier toitgue, which might have been
occasioind either by its being caught between the teeth,
or by i eternal violence. The next day the swelling was
ucreased, and the patient weaker. Toe witness attended
her WI her death.--lie did nut open the bead. because
the witness dad out think it necessary, and the friends did
not dasire it : but he had tau doubt that the external
a wletsce was the Cane of her death.
Mr. Baron Garrow recapitulated the evidence, and the
jury immediately found the prisoner Guilty.
The learned Judge, after expatiating on the enormity
of the otleuce, observed, that this was the find occasion
sin which lie had beets called to execute the new law
respecaug manslaughter, by which a party convicted of
lute (advice is liable to be inlitisited with imprisonment at
isle discretion of the Court, or by traneportatiou for life.
AVere it nut that the law had passed too recently to be
generally known, he should, io this case, so nearly ap-
',machine to murder, have felt bound to inn ct the scve-
test pools:intent its has power. Toe sentence on the pri.
was, that he should Le imprisoned and kept to hard
Litwin iii the house of correction for three months.
Thomas Hostsou was indicted for manslaughter, in
killing Juhu Betts, and Willie's' Weltliew for being fo-
lios oitsly presmt, aiding abetting, and supporting him
in the commission of the crime.
It appeared its evidence that the prisoner Hudson, the
deceased, and others, were at a wake at Yoxall tit
tint of July, at; 1 had been drinking at a public-house
Isom sett o'clock in the evening till day-break on the
tollotving morning Some dispute arose between Hud-
son ant Betio, and they fought three rounds; when
• Betts said, " 111 not fight auy more; 1 have a wife and
Wittily, and if 1 get lamed or hurt, who is to nhihniiiii
ilitiat r Besides, lam in a good place, and I do not
%sash to go home with the scandal of a bla.la eye."—
Hudson then challenged any utau on the ground to
tight ; and Walthe4, who was his master, said lie should
tight any mall, come Irmo where he would. A man,
named Crowley, usually called the " Little Collier,"
accepted the challenge, and asked the deceased to re-
Main and see that he had fair play. Betts assented, and
polled off his coal, to act as second. Oat this, Hodson
went up to hint and said, " You're the man ,I mean to
lick before 1 go." Hudson and the deceased then bekratt
to light; they fought one round and both fell. As Haul-
bon Wai Ming, Betts took bold of hint by the hams and
threw him, %%loco is not considered as exactly fair play.
-IViten lie got up Betts said " I'll not fight any more,"
and went to take tits con and mess. Waliliew said to

Hudson," two eyes, follow him up." Hudson
tu:n went up lu lints anti struck him tra the side of the
k. He len backwards, and rolled first on his side,
ud t'aess on his face, arid itunieshately dit II . A surgeon
tt as sent tor, who examined the head, And found that the
6:isw Ila.i occasioned death.
'Ow prisoner Hudson made no defence. WAllieW
Ilidt lie bud frinsi:4l to lesid Isis set vain 111111 l ry to tight
tor, and on y desired Itfin to strike again, because tit
thought himself tery ill used. A wilnebo, w whose em-
ploy I l sid,tne had lived, gate hint au exceileist cnaracts r
for honesty; and the apothecary who attended W.iline4'll
lamily, bald that when any of them were ill he *trowed
setae anxiety tut their re,torarluis
Mr. BAlni G.ifroni, in addressing the jury, birongly

roiuua~cried u'i the Conti.iet ul me puuD.au Wilt! Ii l

irras.tird the drutl•tnzUll drybreilt ai hit picaliaas, and
taill:tl I lb: :MCIIIIOII Ui the ,lyeul I t tiiktrict to
reAtilattoo of the Wake suuti4l it he tiutlerett
or coitthi4ie. Ile Ili-lied tib,er‘cti 11111
is I is..t.tc.l it, thy ehtertaitt hale ttuato of the
with tti toots the
The jory. iIt,IIVC% :01.1114 add eon guilty, and acquitted

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