The National Register.
London, England, 1816-06-24 00:00:00

SPECIAL COMMISSION.

ELY, RN/ 11.—This day, at ten o'clock, the Hon. Mr.
Justice Abbot, Mr. Justice Ourrough, and E. Christian, Esq.
ChiefJ twice of the Isle of Ely, arrived in this town, preceded
by a cavalcade, consisting of the principal inhabitants, and
immediately repaired to the Court-house, where they opened
a Special Commission for the trial of the persons charged with
having riotously assembled, and committed various felonies at
Littleport and Ely. The Commission having been read, the
Judges proceeded to the Cathedral, where Divine Service
was performed, and a Sermon preached by the Rev. Sir H. 11.
Dudley.

The 'Court re-assembled at one o'clock, and the preliminary
business be,ng concluded, and the Grand Jury sworn, Mr.
Justice Abbot addressed them to the following effect :
GENTLEMEN OF THE GRAND Junv—Vitu have been called
together at this unusual period, and with the present solemni-
ties, in consequence of sonic very daring arts of outrage com-
mitted by various misguided individuals in this town and its
neighbourhood, which mast be still fresh in your recollection.
In contemplating the nature of these atrocities, it is hurossible
to consider without commendation the conductors of those
prompt and efficacious measures, by which, after it had do-
mineered fur several Jays to„..etlier, time spirit of tumult and
devastation was finally subdued. The natural progress of
triumphant insurtectiuta is, to increase in fury, and to grow
larger in its demands, until front robbeey it proceeds to the
burning of houses, and the murder of their inhabitants. Al-
though no offences of this last and highest kind will be laid
before you, yet it appears by the depositions that some crimes
of a very deep die have been committed. Of some of these,
considering the situation of their perpetrators, it may be diffi-
cult to penetrate the motive; and it may be, u often happens
in such cases, that it was hardly known to the otlenders them-
selves. The pretence for these lawless disturbances seems to
have been the necessity of an advance in the wages of husban-
dry, but the circumstances of some among the offeuders does
not correspond with the suppositiou of such an object. It
had happened, that the hardships necessarily incident to a
state of poverty were aggravated by the peculiarity of the
seasons; and the temper of midst which was thus produced,
appears to have been inflamed by designing persons into a
settled hostility against the Walter orders of society, This
spirit soon manifested itself in the destruction of property ;
as it' labour could lie encouraged and wages raised, by the
ruin of those who are to employ the one, and to pay the other.
In no country in the amid are there so many Institutions fur
the humane purpose or admaiistering to the wants and twees-
sitter of the poor—iii no country does both public and private
bounty flow in so many streams fur the comfort and relief
of the slims essed classes of the et iiiiiii unity. It is to be observed,
too, that the money which was taken irons individuals on this
melancholy occasion, was not applied to the support of the
families of the intenders, but was constitned in riot mid in-
toxication, by which the blood was heated, the understanding
confined, and the spirit intiamed to acts of Airtime and -e
violent aggression against the persons and property of their
neighbours. The number of persons engaged in the commis-
shot of these offences is so considerable, that it has been
deemed necessary thus suddenly to call you together, in eider
that the i 1111 l scent may be restored to liberty, witl I delay,
the guilty brought to punishment, and time peaceable inhabitant
convinced that the taxi are effectual for Isis protection, and
his vindication. It is the first time that such a proceeding has
seen deemed necessary en this plata., and I sincerely hope it
may he the last. I sin not aware that the task which you are
caned upon in esetute, however painful, will be attended
with any extraorthintry difficulties. Judging front the de-
positions which lie before mite, the capital felonies which will
be presented to you, resolve themselves the three differ-
ent crimes or burglary, robbery front the person, and stealing
in the dwelling-house. It is fit, however, that I should held
arske °tie observation; which is, that there are many offences
c 'tied by large assentolies of orn, in which the guilt is
oat cuatined to the individual whose hand executes site
net. All those who are present at its commission, who

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f &your it with their approbation *tad coucurrence, or who aid
all encioiratte lir their_ voice or action, are involved in the
sant., legal culpability. This is a principle dictated by yeasty',
a id estah'isho,l lit law: fur, withont thn piestmee of others,
the actlial perpetrator might not have Veit ahle to aeroirrili•ii
the criminal tistrpo•e, or might have been deterred fsoin at
tempting it .by the exertions of the well-disonsei. Welt
record to the pas tienlar csime of burglary, it in iv be (raper
for me to rental k. that it ',midst* iu the breaking, of a boric at
night with intemit to commit some felon 11 hot Cie ovine of
lid: felony may be is not materiol, nor is it nevi s.ary. in order
so constitute burglary, that the felonious intention sbutild have
been carried in'o effect. The ciresimustanees under which the
breaking at night has been effected, must form the evidence
of the intent fur which it was dune. All who then enter are
split:illy guilty; and the svne rule applies to theism also who
keep watch whilst others en'or. Even if the entry should be
math, in consequence of the door being oaeal- i by the owaer
himself, ander the induenee of artifice or thr • as, it is, in coil-
tempi:llnm of law, a burglary; fur the law will not auifer its
waolas re-tr rats to lie evaded l v the +lntl .111 1 elnitYlVall•
est o'l felon. U ron the sithject of rohaery rro:n the person,
it in iv he important for you to ell:tire, lieth,a ths mane
raised by a riotous assembly is to be considered, in the cases
to which your attention yid be drawn, as a voluntary coutri-
hark') of the ialividnah from whom it w is taken, or extorted
by violence, or under reasemohle fe ir. In the consideration,
however, of what amounts to this offeoce, it is not necessary to
advert either to the time or the place of its camtnis-ion. To
shoot in a dwelling-house bas been made a Capital f.dotiv by
mauy ; but it it neressary that the larceny Floull be
menially committed. til:hmnt you, however. by re-
c.:tine a series of legislative enaetmen:s on this snh;ect, I
should advise son generally to return the bills as they are
presented to you, and leave any diffiritlty of legal cenatructiou
to that in ire:manure investigation which it wi I afterwards re-
ceive in Cat plac:,. On the n ettre of ordinary riots an -1 ire irh
of the public. peace, yin ran rept re 11) ill :!rtivtio4 from me:
lint on every urea-ion, nu well as the pressnt, the Court will be
hippy to afford you all the asaista.see in its power. With
regard to the dr seription of proof whirl' iii I hr 14,1 be-
fore yon, th-re is little to ho r.,nt irke.:, for li^r thm there is
reason to believe it will in most vas's be satilfactory—the evi-
dence of eye-wititesees upon acts done in open day and with-
tint any disrnise, in smite ins:waver by iii•ighhoor upon it glr.
boor, so bold an 1 Jinn; was the violation id' the pubic peace.
It the evidence of accompli 'ea in thew• trans tetions shoot! be
offered to yon, yon will reveler it with c %idiom an I give err-
d:t to it only alten coal:rot •sl or *optioned by more unexcim.
thin dale testimony. I eatuicit, howevi•r, co:allele this address
without exhortiog you, to proceed with a c ant 'nail tem-
p?rote, but a ith a tirm and manly determin t; —tio the one
howl. not to concluda, 1C.1.31 yaar in 1 zai,tt. at guilt, too
b eddy against the prisonei • : titml on flu • other, that the serious
'adore of the charges 'hail not deter you from preseti:ing them
to the justice of your country. Lis mil' tli- highest importance
t i the peace and safety, not only of this isle, lint of the sur-
rounding country, Eris it:l who are present on this solemn in-
quiry, and all who read the account of its procevaltiees (amid
there are few parts of the kingdom in which it will nut be
read ), may be convinced by the an fist lesson which may here
be taught, that, wit 'tetra wild or chimerical notions may pre-
vail on the poorer of an armed multitude, the law is too samosa
for its assailants; snail that however triumphant or destructive
their sway for a few doys, those who defy the law will ulti-
mately be compeileil to bah nit either to its judice or its
mercy."
The Grand Jury then retired, and the Court adjourned.
The calendar consists of ts 2 persons, Mae only of whom are
out on bait ; all the rest are in prison.
Tcs.soav, Jeag ts.—This morning, at n'no o'clock, the
Court ic.casi misled; when John an :1 Joseph Easeys ft. jessop,
T. South the younger, J. Walker, NI. Malmo, It. Butcher, G.
Crow, I.llarli y. Melt. 'Nicholas, W. Wy ...brow, and 51'. Jeffer-
son, were indicted for having on Weihie- lay. the 2Jd of May
last, borglorimisly broken open and e:itere 1 the dwelling.
house of Kebecca Waildelow, of Littlepert, iu the Isle of Ely,
shopkeeper, and feloniously stolen and earned away therefrom
one hat and five shirts, the property of 11. Martin, of Lit tleport
aforesaid, fanner, and slivers articles of grocery and drapery
goods, together with 31. and three promissory notes, the pro-
piny oldie said Rebecca Waddelow.
The Jury having been snort', Mr. Gurney rose and address
eil them to the following effect :
GENTI,EMEN OP TUE Jen v I have the onion', ditty to attend
you on this oeco,i,m as the Counsel of the Crown against the
l isoners at the bar. You have already Beard that the induct.
went charges them with the crimes of burglary and robbery.
Plagiary consists of the crime of entering a dwelling-honse in
the night for the purpose of committing a felonious act; dad
robbery is the crime of stealing front the person, by force or
violence, either his own property or any thing which may be
Holler Isis protection. If I were to confine myself to a dry de-
tail of circumstances, you would immediately discover the
enormous voilpablli,l of the prisoners; hut I think it neces-
sary to bring your minds to its use transactions which preceded
the attack, m ordev that von may see what was the object of
the prisoners ut Littleport ou the night of the 22d of May.
bc violence committed at that time had beim preceded by
some threats and excesses in another part of the country, tinder
the pretence of the• lowness of wage., aiel the Well price of
provisions. Some pressure, perhaps, arising from the peen.
liar circumstances of the scosoo, bad fallen on the lower easscs
of the comatituity ; hot it arts eUllSillerably magnified by
tumultuous mrsaeinblira, and great rxeesses were perm tread.
The coat:talon spread ; and Is, fore the 22:1 of May there was a
ferment, which broke out is a 'complete etplosii-p on that day.
A large mob event Wed at Lattleport, armed with bludgeons,
pat:it finks, gnus, and otlwr weapons; they ii issesual th:tri-
ietres of treasure, and had e%eoy species of oseaoisatmou.
House after house was robbed, 211,) person after person. In
toe course of the slight, the mob conic to the :loose of Mrs.
Waddelow. She is an aged niimati, upward+ of 70 years aid,
hos client her life in the practice of every virtue, and us peel'.
hotly known as the friend and benefactor of the poor. Mr.
Martin, hergrandam, resided with her. He is a respectable
former, but hod bacimine onnoxiatis to the prisoners from his
conduct in the affiiirs of the p irialt. Ilefore the unit attacked
(h... house, Mr. Martin heard they were coming, and retreated
from the front door to the back, whence he effected his
',rape. The smother of the mob exceeded 100, essay sole
of whom might justly forfeit his life to his country. The Crown,
however, had selected 12 persons, who were allure actively ean-
pioyed 111411 die rest. John l'alsey with a large dab broke the
window ; Joseolt Easey entered the house ; It. Jessup 'mica
soured to break open the back door with tin iron wi 3;11111 ; 31.
were offered to hint to desist, but he said no inminey should
deter hint front his abject, which was the life of Mr. Martin :
T. South entered Its a hole iu the shutter, armed a Oh a cleaver;
J. alkirr aas a Sly useful person ;he earn, d mug pole,
with a pier-, of print. ml cloth at the end. by vay ut ensign. M.
Benton and R. butcher were armed with bludgeons, which

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they n•eil in• breaking the shutiocs. G. Crow roh'ic:l Mrs.
Cntlack of :it. I. Harley brake p.trt of the furniture; mid Ni-
cholas, Wyebraw, awl Jefferson, were very aetivc in the mob,
an 1 particularly against the life of Marto), Gentlemen, you
perceive that this is not a common burglary. Iu ordinary
eases .if that eaten o, the occuiper of the Lau sr Wake' in the
morning. unJ limbs his property stolen ; lint be has been spared
that terror which twiny men would give ill their property to
avoid. Let not, however, the atrocity of these circumstances
intlanie you with any resentment ficai g the offenders, hut
rut her inspire you with caution in reeeis ing the evidence
which will he bruin:slit against them. Gentlemen' I shall now
leave their fate in your hands, and I am pi rsuadeul that you
will fulfil your duty to Gal and your casuistry.
L. Sallis, a labourer at Littleport, owl servant of Mr. Martin,
was then called, nritl examined by Mr. Itollund on the part of
the Crown. On the night of the 22,1 of flay, about nine or ten
o'clock, the witness saw it inch rollected at Littleport. There
were nearly 100 persons. It. Jessop load an iron crow or poker;
T. South had a butcher's cleaver, and Murk Benton a club-
stick. Jessup began to break the back door: there were
round him at the time. Witness went to lain and said,
same is 51, ; what do yon want to do mischief fur% —He replied,
he would not stop for money, far Martin he would have. He
could not break the door, and went awns, and broke the win-
flaw : he broke the frame out: there were no shutters.
Witness then saw four or five get in, but slid nut see Jessop
cuter, nor hear them say any thing as the y got in. The moti
made a hallooing, and T. South chopped the front door with a
cleaver. He only chopped it laic( ; young J. Dennis palled
him tawny. Witness saw four of the prisoners in the house.
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rite itulement of Mr. Gurnt.y't 'was fully wade out by •
number of witnesm..f. At lenztlil -

H. Marlin VI exam:med.—Witness is a farmer At Littleport.
He lives with Mrs. Wad lelow, who is his graldmother. Saw
the mob first come ont of the putille•house about tight o'clock.
He 1e:1 them a little down the town, having first off 4.e,1 vit. a
day inerease of wages, und to sell the t 1 .;rat td. a stone,
or less, if the Ma!Ziitr.ova •AiniiLl think it ought to be done. He
triderstool, front what he had heard, it was fur that they were
rioting : he heard such things had hi en untie in other parts of
the coontry. It was his grandmother's own house. He went
to the (lour with SI. in his hand : the mob were then coming up
the street. Tht y were 100 yards ftoot hint: he went away
b e they mime, in consequence of tieing alarmed. Did ntit
see them again that night. _ _ .

A conference here took place among the Judges; when Mr.
Jostle:, Auhott told the Jury, th.tt there we' a mistake is the
foam:n.l of this indictment, which would lead to the acquittal
ofa!l da. 'lli -liners, a • fir as their Ike, were concerned, In con-
sequt nve of the description of the property given by the last
witness; and though it w is open fur the Counsel fur the Crum/
to proceed fur the minor felony, he understood from them that
they would not css it, and therefore all the prisoners must be
arquitied. —The Jury accordingly returned a.verdict of—Not

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A. Clwyd!, R. Jesup, Jasrpli Easey, T. Smith the younger,
M. Be iiton, Si. .. , and F. Torrington, were then antlered
tor having, un the night of the g 2.1 of May last, hurelariouslv
broken open and entered the dwelling-louse of J. Dreyer, in
the town of Littleport, and fur having stolen and carriisl away
the' etrom 109 guineas iu gold, and divers articles of fiwnittire
and. wearing apparel s and with having asiansigd and pot in
hoddy tear the said J. Dewey, in his dwelling-house, taking
from his person a 11. Banker's cash-note.
Mr. Gurney, having described the case on the part of the
Crown, proc:cded to call the following witnesses ;
J. Dewey deposed, that he was a retired farmer, residing at
Littleport : that i.e was G 3 years of age, and that his Nile was
upwardsof TO. Ile saw the mob on the 2 zil ;gyro:11011ns hnuse
about eight o'clock in the evening. 'lley were armed with
bludgeons, but he saw no guns. Their conduct was extremely
riotous and vio!ent. Clic. ill was the first who ilemande'd
money ; and on the inch breaking in, he exclaimed, " Go it !"
Joseph Easey and IL Jess!), assiiiitteil and knocked down both
him and his wife, uttering varions imprecations. bureau
was broken open, and he afierwards missed from it two bags,
containing 100 guineas. 'The drawers acre thrown al t
the floor, end Dann was seen with a bundle of linen, uhich,
however, lie restored to Mrs. Dewey. Ile could nut say that
be himself saw either Danner Tarring on in the [lowa,.
Martha Dewey, the grand daughter °film last witness, stated
that she was at his house on the night in question, and saw Tor-
rington in the house.
T. Dewey saw a mob proceeding from the house ofJ. Dewey
about half past eight o'clock, and heard one among them ex-
claim," We have got the money." It was so dark a.s to pre-
sent his distinguishing the faces of individuals.
Mr Justice shame!' obsersed, that there was no sufficient
evidence to prove that Torrington bad been guilty of any of-
fence. The charge of burglary laid in the indictment could
not be sustained, because it did not appear to have been dark
hum the breaking was effected ; hut by the course of law the
prisoners might be cons ivied of a capital felony in stealing
from a dwelling-house. The es idence not being decisive with
respect to Torrington and Dann, the Jury would probably
deem them entitled to an acquittal; bat he must leave to their
consideration *Halter any reasonable doubt could be enter-
ti • II as to the guilt of the ether prisoners.
The Jury, in five minutes, gave a verdict of Gnilty against
• Clievill, Else)', Jessoli, South, and Renton; and acquitted
Dam) :ISO 'Torrington, who are detains d to take their Ural upon
other iiiilietments.—Thr Court adoiurns d al live o'cludv.
Wriest:suits. JLaL 19.--The Court re assembled at nine
o'clock; a lien 'l. Smith, W. Dann, mid R. (*rabbi. were indict.
ed tin fn.-ably entering and feliatiously stealing from the house
of R. Siirechly, yeoman, ot'lattlepoit, sundry articles of wear-
ing apparel, plate. linen, china, and glass, his property.
'The Jury found all the prisoners Guilty.
J. Warner, J. St. ht.itrii, I. Harley, J. Newell, and W. Go-
tnhed, who is not in custody, were indicted far forerbly enter-
ing the house of the Rev. J. V4cheil, putting hint in bodily
fear, and taking fruit his person two 11. notes, his property.
Mr. Gurney described this ease to equal, it it did not exceed
in violence aui atrocity, the circumstances of those which had
already engaged tar consideration of time Jury. Mr. Vac's:ll,
with his wife and daughter, were obfiged, in order to sayl.
their lives, to escape froin their own home at midnight, am!
leave their house a scene of pillage and 'testi uction. lu the
perpetration of these enormities lie should strove the prisoners
to hive be. eminently active.
The ltcv. J. %%schen deposed, that he first observed the
mob assembling about nine o'clock ist night, mill went out with.
in view of permading them to disperse. They complained of
the lowness of wages, and his endeavours to repress the tumult
ere ineffectual. Ile returned I considering that his
family Were in danger, and ordered the doors to he fastened
A both eleven o'clock lie heard a great noise and rapping at Ili.
door. Ht directed his sersalit to unlock it, and lie ask. d theca
whirt they wants 'flue r inimber al this time slid nut exceed
eight or ism, but it 30011 .....ltiplied till it became a cleat crowd.
Tim prisoner Harley said they wanted money, and they intl.,:

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have it. He ;;are them two 11. notes, with which they were
not satisfied; some saying, "two pounds will be of no use to
us; we must have ten." Witness desired, it' the YI. were of
no use to them, that they should return then: to him, villas,
how. ver, they refused to fl 3. He toll them that he had not
cot 101., when the pressure liceanie so violent upon him that
he was obliged to gise way, and the mob entered his house.
Newell was the man who received the notes from him.
C. Crabbe proved that Newell was anionic the mob who en-
tered the house of Mr. Vachell, and confirmed all the material
points of his evidence as they affected Harley au,l Newell,
whom the Jury found guilty; but aequated Warder sail
Stibliurd.

J. Dennis, F. Hopkins, J. Carlene!, J. jeffer,"' and P.
Rutter, were put to ti bar, and indicted for stealing from tb.•
dwellinz house of It. Edward'', in the city of Ely, the inun of
301. in Backers' cr.sh•notts, the property of the said R. Ed..
ward..

Mr. Gurney requested the serious attention of the Jury to
this very important case. They could not fail to see that thio
charee in% (Ave(' very important and delicate consitirnstionst
and if the facts upon which it rested should be made oat in
evidence to their satisfaciion, it must become their painful
ditty to consign the prisoners to the justice of their country.
Margaret Rickwood said her husband was a miller, resident
in the town of Ely. She saw the mob at her door between
eight and nihe o'cl.ock tin the mortaing r. the 2id. Deunis was
among eight or nine others who came into the lionise. He had
a gain in Ins hand, which she was positive had a le.ck to it ;
others carried stabledbrks and bliolgious. They aslved far her
husband. who was not at home. Sae told them she did not
know where he was, anal intprred what was their wish. Some.
body replied, they ninst have 501. or the house and mill would
conic down inatiled:ately. She said, 's tly 'ood men, you shall
have it ; hot don't break or destroy any thing." She desired
her son to go to Nlr. Edwards's, anti get 001. from his bank im-
mediately. Before his return, Dennis said, he could not quell
the mob if the money %vas not fwthcoming, and she then heard .
two or three of the windows crack On the outside. She e\-
claimed, " You shall have the motley, far I see I am going to
ruin." She went up Broad street with them to the hams, but
seeing the ;nob demolishing her windows, said she would go no
farther, unless they were restrained front doing lurtitei oda-
-6141. Some. then brought than away, saying, " Come Moog;
wa are going for the money." Do her way she met Nil. Ed-
wards, to whom she communicated her purpose. lie desired
her to take his arm, and said, if there were a thousand of them,
th"y should not have a penny. She begged him to let than
have the inaney, as it was impossilde to pacify them otherwise;
when a person whom she did nut know, struck Mr. Edwards
on the head, and the blood followed. Mr. Edwards afterwards
observed, that if the monvy must be paid, they were to send
time persmis Into the house to receive it; and the three who
went were, Dennis, Hopkins, and Saudcrson, who is not in
custody.

R. Edwartas stated, that be was Chief Constable of Ely, and
agent there for 3lessrs. Mortlock and Son, bankers, at Cam.
bridge. The mob arrived at Ely between list' anti six o'clock
in the morning of the t3d. Their numbers might amount to
about 200, and they came from Littleport road. Most of then,
were armed either with guns, bludgeoas, or stable-forks. They
brought with them a waggon drawn by two horses, and
mounted with large fowlers' Inns, which projected forward
and commanded the street. 'they were assembled in the
market-place, when the younger Mel:wood cpme to him with
the message from his mother. Ile took his stall. anal proceeded
towards the house. Having met them, he asked what authority
they had to demand .101. This epics was answe red uy
general cry of " We will have it,' and he uas immediately
struck on the head by some person with a bludgeon. Finding
himself likely to he assaili d by others, he went back, and the
mob Ml:owed hint, shouting all the way. He placed his back
against the door of hill house, resolved at that time they should
not enter, and desired his family to remain within. They drew
round him, and he received a second blow, alien, conceiving
It i ttt self to be in imminent danger of his lift., lie thought it ne-
cessary to submit, and he desired that there of them would
come in and receive the money for the rest. Dennis ese;ainted,
" go fur Littleport." He considered, however, that Dennis
was of service to him in preventing the mob from (Male him
any injuiy, and he observed, in general, that he made 'seat
exertions to restrain them. One very turbulent person in
particular was repressed by him front the commission of mis-
chief. lie heard the prisoner Hopkins say he would take for
Downham, and Sanderson for Ely. They came into his shop,
when he told them that they had made a soy improper de-
mand, and before he gave them the money, he not.; hat c their
names. There was a fourth person present, sad Deimis men-
tioned the name either of Wilson or Burridge, bat not his own.
He then gave to each of the three 10 11. notes, and I 35., and
holding the remaining one shipitig in his hand, he asks d who
was to receive that. They said it must be equally divided, .
and he accordingly gave them each a groat in copper. The
mob then quitted the place peaceably. lie give the money
not only at time express desire of Mrs. Rickwood, but from tear
fur his own persou and property. lie was :.geut fur Messrs.
Murdock to whom lie was responsible.
The Rev. G. observed the prisoner „It ff ,rson rely
active among the rioters at Mr. Edwards's house, and crying
"Go it; Go it." 'flue nub, after receiving the money, at
which the witness was present, went away in rldtertut direc-
tions.

J. N. Rainer is a draper at my, and was present at F.dvrarcls's
house, and saw hint *track by the prisoner Jetrer on. tie
likewise saw Ca in:nett iu the crowd. Dennis went in came out
of the house peaceably. I tennis and erminell come to his shop
about lst o'clock and bought ribantl.•which Deur.is paid fur,
and which each of them put in Isis hot.
The Itev.Alr. L.tw, a Mattistrdtt! of Fly, saw istrcrson and
Rutter among the mob. He entreated qutter to go twine;
which he telosed to do, and said be aright as well be [Lanett
its starve. They might, if they pleased, hang hint up on the
at thorn 1,11.:t.

Maly hate was in the service of the prisoner Dennis. She
recollected the mull coming to her [mister house 011 the night
of the sett asking for bullets. They tame armed three
times, and said I) •t.ni• must go with them. Oil her cross-vx-
a 11111 l Maim, she imitl her ma.ster war in utd when th.y emote,
nod that he went with them reluctantly. They said they
would shoot him if be did not go.

J. Martin, publican, of Ely, deposed, that Hopkins and the
others came to hi, hunk abuu: nine o'clueL auJ di% hied money
among them.

The prisoner Dennis, in kis defence, have a recital of the
circusottaacct in tia et , roc the pusituze of shutting that
lie hutil aete•J under cuustc.tult.

F. Hain subaiittesl. that the capital part of the charge
could nut be in.iiniaMed, iio legal prope.ty had tit ea. pitted
to vi•et 'Etinf lid, The Court rtber%eil litc
coaideivil in the 1111.1.: w..c iLL cwt ouglti ►uo.
muted to thy :ury .