The National Register.
London, England, 1813-09-12 00:00:00

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PROVINCIALS.

Iwnv.rtors Roaasnv.--A fellow entered the shop of Mr. Lendon,
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silversmith, of I:Ainton, last week, and requested to look at smut'sli-
ver wavlies. Hiving chose!) one to his mind, he selected a chain,
peal, &c. for its a.Tompaniments, and while they were fastening oil,
he 10,,ked through the slip window. and loggod Alr. L. t • be u. quick
es possible, lest his horse and cart, which lie had lef: a few doors above,
vl:ould go off ; at the same time pulling out of his pocket, and phlcitig
o, the cower a eanvrs money•bag, seemin2l9 di'tened with hank
notes. Tloe moment the watch was ready for delivery, the fellow
looked iluoaelt the window ',gain, exclaimed• with great earnestness,
Ilutt his li,i'se was set ca. and soutchi.ig up the watc:J, tan out of the
Isl. .p For a few Illiiiliti'S, Mr L pees-,ninety on the apparent suffi-
eice.cy of 11. e canvass bag, which was lying before him, felt no rus• 1
picion ; hot the wait tint leturoine, he ventured to examihe hii seen-
rity, which he found to cotet'st
.pf nothing hot scraps of printtd bulls I
torn tram till' walls. Tie de;rredator got clear off.
AN AWFUL AND REM tIZKAALE CIIICFMSTANCE.--On Tociday
last a Coronet's lonia'st w: ,s taken on the body of Doniel Pooh), I
of Pi:l.. It appelted that the deceased was fonwl dead on Sunday ,i
nunnine last, in a lirld ..,1 the north side of the pori-11 of Wraxall ; II
and that when he (lied be was in the act of :Aline a sheep which he h
had just stolen. In hiz right hand -..is a bloody !anti% and his :I
clothes and beady werc ever.; where s• 'fed trine ghte and (lit t. Near i
hint Let :is gn4:, 4iiscliai,.:,,] ; and .:t a short distance a wounded
shccp -..lt'.ch ha•l rvidralls lit ..loit at, and had a slifzl.t wound 11
iii. 1.,14 the ear, ye! ie was pet 4.',-!•tly ii:cless, rt Ey black in tli I;ice,
and a4totstlicr a luribl" :lie. tad... in a ditch was concealed al'
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rack, -xliicli being .icari.hetT, was lom! to ectitain the carcass of 1,
;mother sheep, paiwetivd, .-I.ained, cleaned, and emit np, whilst a II
patch of nev, ly•tni lied e. ~:liPM hei the spot where the skin and . 1
ofilds were biwricd.--Verdia--LX,II by the T'iNilation 4 "G.,..ii in 1
the act if Felony !---( C.' touco,tr P‘ipa.)
Mu::DR. E--Aloiniay seenniglit an inquisition was taken at Wood- I,
bridge. bail-As, .on view of the body of Tnentas M•nilion, a pri- I j
vate its the Oth ce,jnicnt of riot, who died on Slimlay se'nnight hall
consequet:cc of a wound he received in his left groin from a hay II
rind, on the night pieceding, inflicted by one GriFil, a fellow sol- I
dies', who i, uot more Ilia:1 39 year, of age, and volunteered lute
the i'ic.stli frointlte Tipperar Militia; the deceased was .21 years
of age. It rppeared in evidence, that. on the Sltorday tokiit,
about f ICVPrI o V illelC, Griffin and the deceased were is a lint toge-
ther with several other soldiers. They drank beer, appeared
. friendly, and afterward,. shook hands with each other ; lint Griffin
almsing a brother of the deceased, they fought, when the deceived
• gaint'd the athantate of Griffin. The soldieri:, Griffin, and the
deceased, soon after- left the hut ; ki'Malion awl Griffin were
both quite Puha% In the course of halt' an hour Griffin again saw
the deceased near hi, own room : some words then passed between
them, and Griffin ran away,' In4t inmiediately returned with a
drawls bayonet ; the deceased directly said, " lie will ninnies
me," and tan across the liarrock-square ; Gi ifrin pursued him,
and the cry of murder was hear4l inimediu'ely afterwards. Griffin
then came up to sonic soldiers who where standing, together, when
one of thew seeing something glitter in his hand,'which (as the night
was very dark) he took for a .14 idle, said to 6riffiu, 46 Sine you
'have not killed him." Griffin replied, " Yes and will kill you
too, it' you give me any prate." Critic left them, and
went to bed. He was presently taken by th, guard, and upon
being vecusud of the murder, he den.ied having hem out that
night ; but was asked by the, officer for his nayonet, 4.1 hid) he.
(Griffin) pointed out to him, ,And which was bloody at the poinj
for about two inches upwards, and the blood on It was (laity
In- b. The deceased was attended by the surgeon till font o'clock
on Sunday afternoon, whin he died ; but on that motailnc.,,, abont
eleven o'clGek (then having, Ids perfeet senses) he signed a deposi-
tion in their preaence, declaring Griffin to has e stubbed him. The
Jury, aftei an inve4tigation of ei.tlit bouts, &Irina. which time ten
-witnesses were examined, returned a vetsliet of soUrid murder
against Maurice Clan, who ma° committed to Ipswich- gaol to
take his triA at the ensuing Assizes.

Y 4 R St Fr. 5 --On Wednesday, our General Sessions of
er and Terminer ana Gaol Delivery, ‘‘ ere held at the Hall, bwore
w.-4,-hir, E'9 Recorder, ,ind fini.hed OH Fritlo atterneim, when
John Hann h, ugtri 67 elotigvd iii, Ihe murder of his wile tie stran-
gulation, was found Guilty, and ordered for execution on Moitile.y.
During' his trial. *Nell lasted from ten in the .i.oriiieg till three in the
aftern4oni it~ ue%er once appeared 10 c.h. 'lite countenance ; when the
Recorder p-s-ed the dreadful sentence • Idle law, the whole C pit wail;
nested, but *till he reit:stifled umuuved,

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EXECUTION. OF LUKE HEATH, AT OLOUCEkrEIt.
OH Moll4av se'nnight, soon after 12 o'clock, this criminal was.
executed at the drop, in front of the County Gaol, for the tionder
of Sarah Harris, at Cow Honeybourne, four years ago. Au aniaziug
conconrse of people attended to witness the execution. After at-
tending divine set vice it' the chapel, and spending a considerable
time in prayer, he was brought out upon the scatiohl, seemoi
so oompletely overcome with terror, that it was with gteat diffi-
culty he could snpport himself. He appeared to shrink with lw.
rur from the' a..vfnl scene before him; and, aft.'r remaining a vet v
few minutes in this situation, he uttered a short ejaculation, aod
was homehed hit° etc» oily. After hanging' the usual lime, histody
was out down, and sent to the Infirmary for diseetioo. ap-
parent intlifre! owe and want of feeling manifested by Mrs unhappy
criminal, both doting the progrt ss of his trial, and at the dreadtill
moment of sent, lice pas,ed, have been formerly teentioned :
on his tel to the prison, however, after condemnation, lie. evinced
doe and made an ample confession of his :Atilt. The man-
ner of his perpetrating the horrible crime lie stated a; follow.
' He had fur some time kept cot»paoy with the deceased, and, under
repeated promises of marriage, Ind robbed her of her virtue ; she
was .-ix months advanced in pregnancy. On the night Of the mnr-
der, he went, about twelve o'clock, to her father's house, and
called her out of bed. She (WIC 1101111 Shirt; dist'Ssell, bit without
shoes. Some words passing betvveen them, he struck her so violeocy
with a white-thorn stick on the head and temple, that she fell to
the ground, crying Lni-41, have mercy upon us!" He then (to
use his own words), ‘• with the assistance of the devil !" Niched
tier up, and carried her on his shoulder to the pool of water, into
I which he threw the body, believing thcoo was then but little life
left ! denied making use of the dung-fiok spoken of by some
of' the witnesses, in the perpetration oc his diabolical impose. It
would appear, however, that his conscience, notwithstanding hit
apparent apathy, had been but lil at rest fel. the first year after
the commision of the murder ; for, during that period he had 11CP11
Several times in London, II eel visited 13irmiogbain. traversed Kula
anti Nortlipmptoniatire, been tour months out board a brig belonging
to Newcastte, had gone into sonic parts of Scotland and Ireland,
and still was bereft of the power of settling any mitt re. Atter this
period, he appoars tie have acquired a little more traugnillity of
havaig remaioed about twelve months as a servant in hus-
bandry, at Harvley, Shropshhe ; from thence be went to Kidder-
minsier,laliere he served as hostftr at the Wharf Inn, and was taken
into custody whilst in that situation.