The National Register.
London, England, 1816-05-26 00:00:00

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J. Wright, ti working gardener, was charged on Thursda,
with assaulting. with intent to murder, the wife and (laughter or
Mr. Tailor, of Kennington lane' with a poker; with which he
dreadfully cut them on the head and in different parts of their
Their ,C1'141:11ti littrawted the neighbours to the spot,
and then the prisoner tried to make his escape, but was in-
stantly taken. His clothes and stockings were sprinkled with
blood; even sonic of the ties,' which 1...). been cut float the
hands and faces of the sufferers was Annul sticking to into, as
well es a considerable quantity of their hair. W lam asked by
the Magistrate what motives impelled 111 tn to conmiit the crime,
he answered, with cleat 'edit:Crime°, Una he has! on a former
day sold the women tour flower-pots, that lie wear to demand
payment for them, and on their refusing to pay him he heat
them with a poker. It appears, however, from the declaration
of the young woman, that his slurs. is false ; and the snpro,l
tioa is, that his ()Neil was to rob the house. The Magi:aro/el
ordered Lint to Ire rtinit;:lei until th... itte of Coe women is

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lac
IMIN 'IIION OF Alur. ,t NI) Aillt.4 TA NE4,11.-1111.. tiaiiniarri,
the en ige ~,,, on Thursday afternoon reported to Nit-
Evaacc, the inagiqrateohat both hie onfortonate patients were
in ;I State of extreme danger, and that he had little expecta-
tion of their recovery, Mr. Ev•tice immediately went to their
house in kennington-hum, to take their depositions, which
were as follow :

3I is. Taylor stated, that she was sitting in her front room on
the co. mind. floor, on tVt.fillestlity, sti.h her danchter : the door
into the garden was open ; the prisoner Wright earn.' up to it,
RIM Fail " !low do yon do, nustress i" she replied, " How do yoe
do? but 1. do not know you." The prisoner inquired if Mr.
Tillett had Item, there; upon which Mrs. Taylor recollected
that he was the mot wIM a few days before had brought her
some flowers from Mr.Tillett. He staid near half an hour talk-
ing shout the gni don, when he said he must go, as he supposed
Mr. Taktt would not mew that day ; instead of going, how-
ever, hr set himself down, and soon all( 'ward. seized I lie poker,
sand struck the deponent sev end blows net r the head. which
laid her SeIISCICSA un the floor. lirfoie the pi kmier was hi otiplit
back, however, she head recovered her sen-e,„ •toil i iiii nt diately
knew him.

'Alary Anne Taylor, the (laughter, eurrolooiated her nauther'it
•tateweut.

Sit A)WELL.
Wednesday J. Stever, Captain of the 'flianies South Seaman,.
and J. Baxter, the Chief Mate, wercArsamLeil, charged a ith
being accessary to the death of J. Gibson, am appresitire oe
board the vessel, while oft the roast of 1-"evu, in the star MI.
In addition to the evidence formorly addsterd, J. Harrison
stated, that the deesised was ill about too months, and hail lie-
veral sores about his body. About nine days befere his de; th
he saw the Captain but him with a rope's-coil, about tae ti:e.s
long, which he kept on purpose fur him, and also N. &zed hinix
tied to a gun, before his illness. The buy was so wt ak
mould not du his work, and used to shuffle along the deck; in
that state lie used to be beaten. The Mate also u e I hint iu aka
Inamier, and sfort.rd.Lum with a rope's end on th • day previous
to his death ; but witasss did nut see the U.:plain beat hint for
Circe weeks before.. Mr. Ailcy, Cotntsel f. r the p.u:cent:on,
asked the witness what prevented his atteoilane- i.cfere ;
replied. beeatitie he was nut called upon. Mr. A 11011.1111.,. for
the prisoners, here cro .4-examined the witnes.. The boy %vim.*
letters to his fattier, but he did not know his hand iirit.lie
Mr. It. Dukes took them to the Captaiii, who soon it ; be
every person ou board had an opportunity efikomis ing the b. yi
treatment. Witness did not hear the elp:ain sac the boy shii.o-
toed lame, bitt Iv: heard the Hector say ; w ,1:1t 0 ,
would not a :tab his linen, and was ill-used oy ev. i y 011 uoa d.
Witness threw a bone at him going tip the hatchway. a boot
three days before his death. When any person Stlllel 1100, 111
heard the Captain mid Mate say, " Go it ;" this mit.dit be -ix
months before he thud In answ cr to a ipiesiion from the M'-
Ostroff., witenss said he had sailed in six thtlereut ships. b tt
had never set u a Captain more severe than th;• pri ut.er
saw the buy's legs and thighs booste the body wasllllollll over.
board, and they were black and blue ; he did outset his back.
Mr. Adolphus emitendial, that mu ease was madi out acailist
the Captain; ;is it 1:1•111(1 not be proved heaved any otli. r •es es
lily than corieeting the deceased, who was ill's apiirep.ticc, mad -
consequently he held a discretionary power over him, tither um
sea or oil land. Mr. Alley &Sill, he a mild refrein from making
any observations, asst sl'ul not al.', to irritate the public ;
but Ilia opinion un tic law ut the case was perfectly unileisto.el
by the 7sta:4'qt:ties. He would nice it cloleratoud., however.
that any one bribing the witnesses, or prey voting their atichil-
am.e, %souls, hie• prosecuted. 'lute iaagiiu rates ititlertit tile
prisoliers to find hail themselves in 3:200 each, and two suitt.es
each, with a liii h they illllllellia lel:, complied.