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London, England, 1822-08-19 00:00:00

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TRIAL OF WILLIAM BRIDLE.
Wats. THILIIISDAY, AU6. L.—At eight o'clock Mr. Justice
Rieke:Uses took los seat, and the ULCII4 were tLwwo open to
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THE EIS° V. BRIDLE.
Twelve special jurors—Charles Simpson. George George.
John Jones, William Shepherd, Daniel Stanton, William Dam
pier, Francis Rogers. Jacob Wilkinson, Slouckburgb Howe,
Wiliam Waters, Samuel Halliard, Hwy Foulkes Edged',
Lairs. answered to their armee, and were sworn.
Mr. &Ivo u opened the pleadings. 'I he information consisted
of two distinct charge.; the lirst charge alleged that, on the
lbta of November, 113113, the defendant bring keeper of lichee-
t r gaol, and maliciously intending to injure :Hairy Cuer, a pt
',slier adder his charge, did, without sufficient or justifiable
c coeliac the said Mary Cuer, she basing an infant at her
breast, in a cold and unwholesome cell, neglecting to supply
her during that confinement with nec,ssary firing, or with the
• bread sod water mammary for lien sustenance. The second
eliwko alleged that, on the 20th of November, 11320, the defen-
dant, intending to injure one Thomas Gardner, also a prisoner
ibillobeater ganl,put a blister upon Gmclner's bead and a straight
waistcoat upon his body, attaining him it the same time in a ao-
lifary
To this information the defendant pleaded Not Guilty.
ldr—Sergeaut Pell pened un the pail of the prosecution, and
proceeded to call witnesses to his ease.
"Mary Cner, examined by Mr. Geselee.—(The witness was a
plain looking country woman, about 30 years of age.)—l was in
Picketer gaol about three years mid a half ago. A quarrel
look ptaoe hetween use and nun of my fellow prisoner's. It was
Betty Smith. We were both punished. We were had down
and locked up. I continue', locked up from Thursday to Sun-
day. This was in November. It was very cold weather.—
There was a little sleet and snow on the ground. I list at that
time an infant of four months old at my brand. Thlb was I:10in
one month after I went in prison. It was between one and two
o'clock ou Thursday. I had on fire till Saturday morning at il.
—there was a stone floor iu the cell, and very cold. I was
allowed bread and fold water. I bad not us meek water as I
wanted. Our day I was without any. I was locked up all
that day, and saw no one to ask for water. This was the Friday
after I went in. I got water on the Saturday. It was biougl.t
is a bucket, and the ['ticket was left in my cell. There was
rothing to drink out of, but the bucket. I never had anything
to drink out of but the bucket till I came out ; I was let out for
about an hour no Saturday morning ; I was not out at all ou
Friday. On Thursday evening I came out and went to my bed
cell, and drink at the pump iu my way. I was iu the bed-cell
all the day un Friday. On Saturday when I got a tire, it was
in readier cell ; soy child was with me ail this time ; I had
nothing to supply it with during the whole of thie time. I
f nand my milk ...fled me, and all Friday night I had no milk for
the baby to suck. When I got the teal, ron Saturday morning
I drank a great deal, because I was thirsty ; I was w, II when
I went in on the Thursday. It was very cold when I was let
out ou the Sunday morning, and on Sunday night 1 was very ill
iu the middle of the night, and was obliged to call up Mrs.
Hobbs : 1 was very bad in ray bowels—sick and bad Mr.
hi.nself it was that locked me up on the Thursday. I
know a person nam►d Traganta ; I saw him while I was con-
fided. It was not the bed cell I wan lucked up in on Thursday;
it was not very light or very dark. Mr. Tragaima brought me
out of the bed-cell on Tharaday bight, and I remained there
all Friday. The place I u►ed it, sleep
.in before was up in :re
ward with the wo.nea.
Cross examined by Mr. C. F. bad been three
months in prison altogether. lam not • married woman. I
have two children. I have had three. I saw Mrs. Hobbs
before I was locked up. I had no tea things at Mr. Hobbs's.—
I had my crockery along with the other women. I had a basis
and cop and sewer in the pantry of the ward with the other
women. It was shout two o'clock when I was locked up, and
about seven when I was let out to the bed-cell. To go from
one cell to the other I passed the pump and chunk. I could
not go to the other cell without passing the pump. The basin I
had was as liege as a sager b nn. I did not take my basin bo-
o .use I did not know where I was going. I did not know bow
long I was going to be confined down below. 1 was nut offered
Are while in the cell, I never avid " be d—d if I lace any
tire." I neversaid " I'll be d—d" while I was in the prison, I was
not let down to walk on Friday. Betty Suitli was a'sii confined,
but net with me. Nobody came to rue to the bed-cell of

Friday ; I had uo additional rug or blanket sent on Friday.
Mr. Widrams.—l now ask you on your oath whether you did
not swear before, that you asked for water several times on
the Friday, and could not get it t—;do, I never said so ; I