The National Register.
London, England, 1823-03-03 00:00:00

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/if UR DEB.
—ELY ASSfZE COURT, FinnXV, Fen. 21.
j)lin Rolfe was einivicted of the. %%dill! 1411, of John
Laiodenovitit a hedge-stake in a pliiitatimi tot the l'arm
of junalliati Page, li,q, in llurul reit, parish of Little-
port.
On his first examination, Itolce charged two lalmoring
Feli.eivii, his origlibutir., asareuniplices with him in this
deed, who Were immediately a pprchemleil nodes. a %tor-
sion from Si/ It. Dm 1 Icy. Dm ingly persisting ill
this Charge. ''wiles' them, as bring fire' who .truck
Louden, another exemination look place, in the course of
which thvii hmiteenve.wits maisilested, teat at
length Itolle arketow ledged the t4L,clnhul of hi. vill moons
tale, by declining himself to leave been the snle periietras
tor of the dyed! Alicr Iris 'emulation on Friilaylast, lie
became sullen, and reggi tilts» of his ;yin oaeliiib; fate,
mild a new !mitre battle his execvtion took ;dace, when
lie made the fullowing,voltnitary cuolession of this hurrlble
tritesaction, biz :
" 'that lie went with Linden, flout the lonise of the
E'a'st, on the tight lie committed the murder, to the
plaswation, whale they agreed lu take the game sumo
after they hail arrived there, while L4lllllll can, I,loollllls
to stt • mars, he struck him with the back part, oi 11 eint-
itig-tool—a kind of letnstinde, which be hail lomittlit with
hien limn Lantleies house; that lie repeated ilie blow.. two
or three limes, though he believed the tits' II 1.1 kilicd
hut,, as the only words tie spoke atter were—' Oh altar I'
that he did not straggle at till. The itholgeou i.e said,
produced in Court, lie hush never been before—sill •t Lin-
den took no stick with 111111, 111111 cut one on entering the
plantation for himself. lie, Said that lie 114,1 determined
to kill Lauder two ur three days before lie dial it, and that
his abject was, the booty of the motley, watch, and his
high blues, which lie milaced aitil took Muni his feet ;
bait that lie was also nfraid Louden agaiied
him fur sum.: fowls they had soden wet-thee. That the
fun-:;tale is hick lie brought alum 011 111-
tooled for uisother purliose beside the moiler Of 1.4;1101'11,
whirl' was to dio his ,rave, Awl bitty lam with it; which
be thuoglit lie hail sellicie.itly dime
On Aluiiilay. itt noun, the 111151.14161 C Wretch WIIIIIIEO%
in a earl to the (bop ut the usual place 4,1 exe!.•111/011,
Iltle an immense miiltitude had a..coubled limit all
el the I,le. Ile heard the prayers el the Orisitmey
indifference, but belore hr w.is unveil ell, lie mimed a
few incoherent wont- 11411111 sahib:eh-Me, 1.614 and poro.ll
lug as led to 111, 11110. Ile %%A, 1111,111.s010:11t 0 1010
eternity, and alter le,mainin, on the gallows the lard
time he Ka, alt down, and his holly ciiiisit;iwil to
gibbet near Littlepoil lortpilo'-nand,l to be Ming in
chains conformably to the t emai oiler of his seutence.

CORONER'S INQUEST.
MetourclioLY ClecusiSTAlS.Vg.—Ati inquisition was
held on %,Vetluesday eveniwa, latome Thomas
Usti. Coroner, at the aitilla tires public-house, Souter>
Town, on the body of Alr. Alettaistler Mills wine and
brandy metchain, residing at Nu. 8, Soutii-row, New
Road, Sutuer.. Town, who came by his death muter the
follosvitia circo Instances :
Mr. Wan. Andrews knew the ileaclse'', or
several years. About half past 7 o'clock, on Mop day
evening last, I was passing slung St. droilit'S-st recto oad,
Clerkenwell, when I saw a muse and clErse, and a great
crowd assembled :would it ; there was a laity at vie time
with the deceased iu the chaise. On rectigitizioa
I went up, but wits resented slicakiog to oho by the
lady, and on etiquirin4 what the 'tenter was;l was
iu-
formed that they had been thiowto oni of the chaise pie-
vionsly. The lady at that time held the reins to her
hands, and heing a Fri: I (tithe teecea seri, I ,n1%i.,..t1 the
reins to be taken from her, ant: toe .111:1 chaise 10
be conducted to the Whittlers! Tavern. Site woold not
give up the reins, but asked me to bring a glass of brandy
and water lo the deceased; I declined doing so. The
deceased was sitting at the (hiving side of the chaise,
with his head leaning on his hand 35 if he 11411 I eceived
a Wort. After the chaise was taken to the Belvidere, I
left the deceased, and the lady remained there iti the
company of Mrs. Cook, we landlady of the Ltelsidere.
Mrs. Sophia Powell. sworn.—l lived with the de-
ceased,. and was wilt him in the chaise ott Alood.iy
evening last ; west's out about lour o'clock ; I has e been
out in the same chaise several times benne ; the horse
was generally 'quiet, as far as I knov>. 041 turning the
corner of Foic-itreet, Muorlields, the horse slipped and
fell down ; the deceased W. 13 li,sualllallent,aly pitched Out
of the chaise ; he was throw', forwatil, awl eJille trOWit
upon his head. I was immediately afterwards thrown
out sideways, and received several severe bovises. We
went into a public-house near iv bele the accident occur-
red, while Vic shahs of the chaise, which had beet)
broken, were arranging. Toe deceased Idol a good dell
from a wound he recent(' in the Iteall ; he took it little
brandy and water; I also drank a small eialitny. Oil
011/ way home, the horse was 33.3.111510pite1l
Street-road ; 1 do not know wily, but l believe We de-
ceased wished_to go sir another not:chin, ; a gentleman
at this time took hold of the horse's tread, and a crowd
assembled around us. 'cots was after the accident oc-
curred. I held the reins in toy hands, hot not for the
purpose of driving. When we armed at home, the
deceased was assisted up stairs, and placed on a sofa. I
put a handkerchief oser his face, all,l thought he went
to sleep. 1 did not send lin ally medical assistance, not
thinking it necessary; I conceived Ile was getting bettet.
I remained up with lion all night, and had him con-
veyed into the bedroom about three olerock.
John Ballcock swum.-1 :MI clerk to Mr. Mills. I
saw the deceased go out on M lay ;he was accompa-
nied by Mrs. Powell, they both came home in the
chaise ; he appeared as if kneeling down, with his bead
oil Mrs. Powell's breast; he never slitike a word. I did
not perceive lie had been injured; I assisted in bringing
Item up stairs. About ten Minutes behire he died, Mrs.
l'owell told me of the accident. I observed the shafts
of the chaise had been broken, but I had no idea of
any accident has ing taken place. 1 went to bed a little
after 011ie o'clock, leaving the deceased no the sofa, and
IWO gentlemen iti the 1•00111 With Ales. Powell. 1 partly
undressed him. 1 knew nothing more moil I was called
up at half p.m five next morning by Mrs. Powell, litltt
found the deceased in the mist wow by the fire; he