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known the plaintiff eight yeen. lie confirmed the
testimony of the preceding witness.
Mr. Edward Bowater was formerly articled to
Mr. Williams. I was residing in the spring of the
you at Newington. 1 know Mr. Dennis; fret* his
inorher's death to the time this took place, I eon..
sidered him in his sound senses; I saw him on the
ed of June, at Newington; • clay or two before I
called on him, and staid su hour or two; I fired at
mark with him against • high brick wall. to try
tonne pistol* I was about to bay of Imp, and which 1
ii ii tiny ; he was in his perfect senses at that time.
Os/ Friday he called on me, and ut my request went
at in the evening to try a new gun which I hail
iirrhased. lie was quiet and collected as usual.
Sitorday morning I cancel at his house and
him in a room by himself. one of the keepers
.run' • gin the passage. I staid about ball an
I,aor anti conversed with I • ; he appeared in his
per tett lief 11.01. lie told me he was in confinement
and gave me a connected and rational account of it.
1 returned and remained all night, and slept with
him, that he might have a friend in the house. I
bad much conversation with him ; he appeared in
bus perfect senses. I left on Monday morning.
The keepers were withdrawn about urine o'clock
o i Sunday night. I have frequently seen him since,
and. be always appeared iii his perfect mind.
*4s-examiner/ by Mr. Dentine—The Plaintiff
• .s 111 the habit of carrying loaded pistols.
1;r-examined by Mr. Campliell—lle staid at the
cffice hoe of a night. Boa hail always money with
him. wild had a dreary walk home.
Mr. {largess was at the house of the last witness,
alien the Plaintiff was there, on the Friday. lie
confirmed the testimony of the last witness. I-le
sin the Plaintiff also at his house on Sunday, and
Litisereoil nn symptoms of insanity.
Richard Ronpell —I knew the Plaintiff from his
infancy. I saw 111111 MI his return from the sew-side
lifter the death of his mother. I called on the
Plaintiff on timidity; lie told me lie was a prisoner.
I ,LIW Mr. Dennis's uncle in the passage when I first
ss, lit ni, und he received me very coldly. The
keepers left that slight. first asking for their sim-
pers, which Mr. Dennis refused, as they were un-
ias:ti if guests. 1 staid all nigh,.
('roux-exartined by Mr. DENMAN.-Alit illness
VII the fernier occasion displayed itself in religions
m.l..nchcly ; ;le exclaimed " None but Christ."
CharlAtellorton was then a seri ant in the family ;
stk. 1.-ft his service two or three months ago, The
HA' keeps house in West inorland- buildings

Nlr.. S anti Harris lived next door to the Pl3iitliff.
'l-h,.irul estr;tilied t.. the P1:6(0C% fotobiess for
tie.-311114 tire.work4, Ildt 111.1 not hotter that
the reports of tire-arms were wore frequeot nitwit
1819. Six Itt ver was abstained by diem, and
i•e, er said she

Wilihnote. a Ptirgeon„ knew the Plaintiff;
vie/ hitei fitquititly at his I .—, but never ulr-
ss!ty. fl any thing or itimmity rtnnst him. Ile could
take ulna) linwelf in tag he was perfect:l. clue.
11'. Pei t-1 am o Physician and reside at Mirk-
; 1 iglu- the l'lmintitf tit the sleoire of 31r. %VII-
It in.. 1 had a long mill varied annversati ))) with
and bail theta an unequivocal imprespion that
Ite nas to iltiftf:t 1,11040Kit.1101 611 reason. ISS w
I int agrin, and the 'num.-bona I had litst reccivrtl
wis and from subsequent visits I hail
190 reason t,, opiiiinti.
I)ii crovt•eximunation he said the Pl tintiff
was so frank and explicit that he flail mit think it
vert..i.ar% 1111141 re from him multi- Whim care lie
lleutt 0,1 ti t inner occasion.

Nit ievrim, jun. prolorceil a letter or /nisi..
the Plarirrilf. 'lord 1.4 June last, written
11 :accuracy and prtru,i.i... The witness
totem!. at a chapel called the Jess' chapel; file
rmotiff nseil to ;turgid al-o; 1114 conduct owl:O-
-a:I!. clkenrciclos al dispel. lie has a pli2llt fern!.
1,-efion of the f..lltor, of some honks at thr J cub'
r ha pc I, shah the gravity of the emigre-
; that occurred about I‘.! or 18 mouths ago.
;11r. Mitchell proved that he was with the Plator•
wri,t.ll 1.1-• 11-(lllCArd so Pee 111,4 troASAIOW, and
tl'ey urn dto Int a chimney-pot ;be WS nut
r.r it.

DENMAN addre•srd the Jury on behalf of
r',e Defeinlant, and contended elell there was loot
pretrnt•r. for charging :qr. Talbot with
Prlll 0.11 by any 115011 WC Whatever.
Ile had vouoil solely for the ben. tit of the Maui-
-1,t1; nil the inhumation conveyed by his relative,
NI,. Jusepli I)ruitsi4. lie regretted that Charlotte
florisuit, the latr servant-mold of .jr. I)rtosis, had
nut bran called loy the I'laimift; every endeavour
hid toren stout by the D.frodatot to procure her
eruiruce, but without effect.
fur the defence were then valet!.

Jo..~ph Dennis exatkined by Mr. Denumt.-1
Din paternal uncle of the 1 was employ-
ed by Planitiff to collect his resins. 1 !einem.
brr on illness of the Plaintiff in Altty, 1819. 1
saw him once, he woo 'trapped down t.• the bed.
reinember liir gang into she country with his
10.5ther ; it was in anober. The saintlier died in
Nyvenibrr. 1819. I remember going le Plaintiff's
in llun b, 11330. Cloorltitle Hutton ass in
tk. parlour. The girl viar throwing sip the cm-
der,. Tlw Plaintiff put some powder into • fowl-
tog-piece. end tired, it at her. I ass 'lightened
sit the bale. 1 went again in May, rutty one
morning; lie cone down with a loaded piece in
1.1. herd ; he tol.l me it was lorded, and is.ktil
nt, whieis say I would have it. lie opened
the at rii:t.elour, and said hr would shout the Plarf-
✓ a anil tf llwre were no spariows be would
eimpt.t the I r of till trees 10 Ore Iwo they
oolitic! toll. I begged hi n Hot to do either ; he
• •' They say I rut Will, mid sterling* I eie.".
Ile did hat lire ; lee had no cunt or watiteost 101.
The ono...swot Stow tX ell or marital he had
been Rammed by (:limlionst Horton, and winch he
hal cot 00000 titeie;trd to the l)-(einlitut.
The SOLICITOR CIRRI:RAI. objeCird to that mi.
detter.
The ('HM JUsTICR thought it could not be
▪ Wir nrsa--The iniiires.inst on any from
what I saw. was he sus la &tonged 011111. I
in Mr. Solition on the 1.1 June—he had
a▪
•teistled him before.. I renteitiler oollie time in
May setiog lom fi.e fruits hi, dour tnutb, a e 0110-10,W.
• liew field, at a el y pa*. Sarre of the
hallo but she CHI usury, aid Hone arta (ore the
humor. They were hullos which were fired. lie
-arid he Arai ohms to woke me a job, as I was su

the bricklaying line. I law lk1le: Selma. at Mt. 9
Talbot's, and asked his opinion.-4r mid It wash,
not do any thing till the 4re.+inne-wile felneled.
I told Mr. Talbot to send some Inert Sti• gaLthe
Ere-arms when he was oat, and pat Imo .i some
place where he could not get 144.10. Ho sent some
men on the !Fridley evening (the same day 1 saw
him). I did not go, with the men, but I went and
told Mr. Talbot drat the Plaintiff was out. I told
Talbot that I believed him to he insigne.
Cross-ersmined by irk Souctrott-Gsn
lie collected rents for Mr. Dennis and for Mr.
Talbot ; those of the latter Gentleman he paid
over to Mr. Dennis up to this affair. If he had at
any time said that he 11811 nothing to do with this
business, and that it was all Talbot's doings, it was
from fright. Doe Gesitlessin at Mr. Dennis'a was
walking up and down in the parlour, clasping his
hoods, and lie ('he witness) oriole alarmed that he
war glad to get out of the horse. He never said
that he hail nothing to do with the business to Mr.
Itoupell, Mrs. Harris, or Mr. Boucher. Ile did
not go to Mr. Williams, as Mr. Dennis said he did
out like him. He believed he was the next of kin
to the Plaintiff. He believed he was the only vela.
lion in the same degree.
Dr. Powell examined by Mr. DEW NA am
Secretary to the Commissioners under 11w Act foe
regulating hlatl-houses. I know Mr. Tolbot'a re.
ceptacle fur lunatics
-perfectly well ; I have known
Mr. Talbot twenty years. I went to the Plaintiff's
house by the desire of Mr. Talbot, and called on
bits befire I went, and I went to Mr. De • with
Mr. Dunstan (who was the partner of Mr. Salmon,
since dead), Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Warburton.
We went into a junkier ; Mr. Dennis was sitting
at a desk, und two Gentlemen were with him; Mr.
William. was one. I went to examine Mr. Dennis,
end I began to make some inquiry; I was imme-
diately interrupted and frightened too. My nerves
ale pretty strong. but I had not been used to such
attacks as 1 sustained from Mr. Williams.; he de.
mantled to know who I wa', and came upon me
with a whole artillery of ler! terms, " tres-
passes," at indictinerito," Ike. He forbade Mr.
Demos (who seemed to be in awe of him) from
answering questions ; in consequence I with-
drew. 1 hail no opportunity of forming an opi.
• oil the subject of his sanity. It is very
common for lunatics to be composed in their
manners fur hours together. One may see in.
sanity in a moment, and one may not make it out
iii a week. I should suspect a man very much if
his conduct were irregular within a year of an at.
tack of insanity. It is a very difficult subject alto.
getlier ; more diffirolt, perhaps, to say a man was
sine than that lie was 11111111 P. Itliellily may betray
itself by a single act, first to ascertain sanity requires
a long course of observicions. I knew Dr. Salomon;
he was a man of great integrity and singular judg-
ment in cases of insaiiity.
Throws ailby :-1 rim a keeper at Mr. TO.
boi'A, and bare been so for 14 year., and have
heel* in the habit of attending insane persons at
their own homes. I went to Mrs. Dennis's in
May, 1819, and went after IVm. Dennis, who was
nut, and overtook him in Bishopsgatesstreet ; I told
him Mr. Talbot wished to speak to him no parti-
cular business. He went to the office first, and
than returned with me to his own house. The
fire-arms were removed from the parlour. and
a tword.stick. Ile *sent down on his knees to
!way. From that time he was wider my care:
his conduct during thit time was quiet, but he
raved occasionally. In his room there was a circle
drawn with oil. On the 2d June, 1820, 1 went
to Mr. Dennis's house by order of Mr. Talbot ;
Charlotte Horton was there; we found fire-arms
(a gun and a pistol) ; the gun was loaded with shot.
%%lien Mr. Dennis came home that night he hail
powder iii a flask. I staved there that night. Mr.
Salmon came on Sunday morning, be stayed about
twenty minute., and 'Plum he went away he desired
me to atop. Mr. ll'illiams came on Saturday; he
was in a great 'amino, and wanted to know my bu-
siness, lint I would not tell him. I considered
Mr. Dennis very flighty.
Cross-examined by Mr. Cu RN 6T—Mr. Salmon
sta. tririrwr or Mr. Dunstan, and lie 600.111411 V of
Mr. Warburton, the partner with my master. I told
Mr. Williams it was not my business to give an opi.
Moss mu the subject. 1 did not say it was as much
as my place W:l4 worth so give an opinion. I did
trot tell Mr. ‘l'illialits that I had seen no acts of
insanity. I did not say to 31r. Boucher that I was
iii a sad scrape, and was afraid l should be im-
prisoned for what I had done.
John Foote, a keeper 111 Mr. Talbot's house,
went to the Plaintiff with the last witness, whose
-testimony he corroborated. Ile thought the
lunatic ; he threatened to shout the witness end
Iti• brother keeper.

J. Tient prom! the derauged state or the Plain-
tiff' in Nlay. 1819.

Mr. Cordell proved the han:l-writing of the late
I.lr. Salmon, to the certificate of insanity.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL objected to the eer•
tificate, whiclt was d ion the 3ii of Jane, being
received as evidence; tsie declaration charging the
assault on the ,2(1 of Jour.

Mr. DENMAN contended it ought to he received.
The Sut.tcrroh-G EN ERA L waived his ohjection.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL replied.
The LORD CHIEF J usr ic it summed up the eri-
dence to ilir Jars, who retired for half an hour, and
am tttei► ►rtumn into Court faunal a verthet for the
Platiastiff—Dstnages. %farce hundred Pounds.

As Miss WooDonau. of NeW Ilmford. was re-
turning Iroise bons Nottingham►, bete/era Live and
six o'clock on Werlitc•day week. she weed over
Bowliug-alley-fieltl, *mewled try a small dog, %Lea►
a as in in • white smock frock. with his face co-f,
loured or a 11111. k on. and grasping a ►tick in lair
deinandril her matey ; she bad a handker-
chief in her livid, cmitstning some articles of value,
• and the 111.111 .more so desperately. and threatened
her Ile. that she became much alarmed ; at this
moment her little fintirfol ang lbw at the man,
who struck at it with a stick. but it being nrarty
dark. lie mimed it. sod coutinunig to look. lie
(mord his rage toward. is. The lady seiz,ii the
opportunity and ran away, and fortunittly tscirp•
ed by taking shelter ins Mr. GILL'S house, where
the was hollowed by list Gitlifelmimpauion and pro-
tector.

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