The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-04-03 00:00:00

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The NI is au rgtroct from a Portsmouth
Paper, the Hampshire 'hiezroptr, of Vseterday
On Thai Orly James Neshet alias Watson, who was appre.
headed its this town, un stuipiciun of being coucerned in the
noirder of Mr. Parker, and Stroh WOWS., his bloom keeper,
no lit 3d of March, at Woobelch, was sent fount our
gaol, fur that thee, its charge' of Mr. Hoist, and Hill, the
turnip y. The 'additional citetimatasscu Which have trees.
tired to induce belief that this man was the perpetrator
of the above horrid crime', are the folbriVillg:—He left
tills rho* Soh the 10th of Febenary, bras 111 WU°lvoilela
severwl dayis peeviou• or the murders; awl. at six o'clock on
the issue 't ...sing, hr took lease of his wife andsieyoung
chit*. 11. wile. live a few doors from Mr. P.it k. r, saying. with
none ili an:east emphasis--" I an. rouge to lake my leaver"
you, for over. Vu,, will never see me sgniii—l rut going to
France." luta supposed that he catered Mr. I:stoker's horse
about seven o'clock, and commenced the dreadful crimes of
murder and arson, as stated in the papers, and that he was
this, occupied until eleven o'clock al night, when the tryst
door of Mr. Parker's house was heard slammed to very
bard. About one o'c!ock the premises were discovered
ou bre. and the doors being broken topes) by the aohliers, the
horrid crimes were diwthiatil The death of Mr. Parker aid
his housekeeper were both effected by blows un the head
with a Slimmer. Ikeshel, it appears, immediately left the
place, as he was next moruirsg taken up by the Cliteliester
coach, and brought to Milford, whence he walked to Shone-
bill. where lie was 131teo up by the Hero coach, and retain-
ed by it to Portsmouth. Whilst on the road, be offered
to sell the coachman (Falkner) a child'. silver Forel, which
he said hr had picked up, and that be had gives his then
companion ten shillings for his claim of a share. !Stahel
was known to Mr. Poker, who always bash a good upi.
Ilion of bunt, until about five months shier, selieu he
was otrunely 'respected of having 'broken into the Artil-
lery Paymaster's room at Woolwich :. he ever after al.
bided to him with lear and •ppreheusion. Nesbet, on that
occasion, broke fount the custody of Iwo constables. It
seems, that lie borrowed money from the publican in whose
house hr loved hire, to take Lim to Woolwich; and that
when 10-ociatned, he comm.-heed in the employ of a smug-
gler,'Uf contraband articles from France; mud wheat he load
Ma& his first trip, he called at • public-Atmore in this
.
'lOwn, sod offered French silk fur sale: the landlord of
'which swiss after had strang reasons for believing that his
guest was the only perpetrator of she recent horrid murders
at Woolwich. lie Cornisiallilfated the circumstances to one
uf our Magistrates, Ethemil Cutter, Esq. and lie was awe.
bended at the Red Lion, as stated last week. Mr. Ridutsh
the high constable of Woolwich, arrived here on Sunday ;
and on being shcwit the Prisoner, they mutually reeuguise d
each fisher. Mr. Itioloolt load loin to search of him in all
trailers, except at Portsmouth, since the minder of Mr.
Parker. He was very sullen, and said but little to Mr.
Itidout: he had relossed to take ant sustenance since be
was apprehended ((oil( slays), but he promised to take a lit-
tle muse mid a biscuit with Mr. Ritlout.

On Tuesday morning Mr. Jackal's, son-in-law to Mr..
Parker, and his son, relived here, and they instantly rerun.
wised the following articles which were found iu Nesbet's
trunk., as belonging to Mr. Parker:—The watch taken
front the Prisouer's fob, with seals marked T. P. four table.
spoons, tea-spoons, sugar-tongs, the late Mr. P.'s spectacles,
various trinkets, Ist.; but a gold broad.bsaded ring, which
Nesbet wore, having in the ceuire a diamond, set in blue
enamel, worth 410 l ,is not owned by Mr. P.'s relatives. This
article is supposed to be port gf the Pails of same oiker rot.
Dog ; and as it is • remarkable ring, the public attention
should be drawn to nif circumstance: a suapiciuts exists that
Nesbet was concerned with Maury, in the pa. allel shock-
ing murders of Mr. Halal and Ida housekeeper, at Greenwich.
It has been mentiourl, an proof of Nesbet's intimacy with
fearful crimes commit trot, that his steeping meats were din.
tutted by constant at g convulsive emotion. of mind and
body. The female with whom he cohabited here states, that
the moment his eyus were closed, and his senses appeared
steeped in forget fuluess, he •ppeakd ielrrified with approach.
ing scenes of hdrrnr, which manifested itself in sudden starl-
ings, and incoherent expire 5, frequently repealing,
" What's that! What's tbat ? don't pluck use !" Sbeofteo guts-
lloostd bias upon his uneasiness, and his answers were, he could
tell ber • invert, but that hr bad atrerly told her too much; the
two men whom he hail before told her he had killed, were m
duels; but with respect to the woman, he would say nothing
more than that he struck her: that she must not be acquainted
with all his secrets He used to sleep with a loaded pistol under
his pillow, and soother at his bedside. It appears that dor.
ing his recruit slay at Havre, he succeeded in seducing •
young woman, who was assistant at a boarding-schoul ; and
he married her, baring first persuaded her that, according to
the custom of that country, the ceremony could be perform.
ed to any place. The marriage took place in a billiard.
rtuom ; su accomplice, of the name of Cutfield, performed the
office of priest. Mr. Hunt, our gaoler, went to Southampton,
after the young suntan, but she had wanted to France spats,
attached to the f ly of an Etas:lash clergyman. She kit
Nesbet previous to hoe committing the warders al Wool.
wich.