The National Register.
London, England, 1821-03-25 00:00:00

"177 `,47IO:TAL REGISTER

111%.1 LLIGENCE.

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MAIDSTONE, MARCH ty assizes for this
county Conlin:need hcre t.. 'lay ht. fore All. Hiroo Wood,
in the crown court. The Lord Chief liantn did not
arrive until this afternoon, and will MOL continence the
Nisi Prins business until to-ntorrow. Ott the crown
side the business is likely to he very heavy, there being
upwards of 176 prisoners for trial.
The only case worth mentioning tried to day was the
fol low 1118 :
CROWN SIDE.
THE LINO V. G. MILLER, ARIL
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This W 33 au indictment against the defendant, for
feloniously killing and slaving Mr. Jose •h Hoare, at
Chatham, on the 31st of October last. The defendant
had never been in custody, but submitted himself volun-
tarily to take his trial, upon the coroner's inquisition.
Mr. Berens stated the case fur the prosecution ; and
Mr. Gurney and Mr. Holland conducted the defence.
It appealed in evidence, that o.t the day mentioned tot
the indictment, the delendant and the deceased, who
had neter inet before, had spent the evening with seve-
ral other per,•onA, at the hotel at Chatham, in the even-
Of which, in consequence of solute thrferetice of ()pi-
lion upon sonic ordinary topics 01 ctinversation, the
defendant called the deceased (a man upwards of 70) an
old scoundrel. - Upon the 6ui...gsolon of smite of the
party the defendant made an apology for this insult,
shook hand• with the deceased, and they appeared to be
good friends. Some little time Alter, the deceased, in
a hind and taunting tune, bragged that he had never
quarrelled with any man wirhnnt making 111111 apologize
—flys (occasioned a riatewal of altercation with the
defendant, upon which the latter flung his hat at the
deceased, but missed him. He then seized a rumme
of brandy and water, which he also threw at him. an I
again inisse.d him. He then unfortunately laid hold of
a pewter pint ss Melt lie hurled at his head, and the
blow took elf..ct upon the left temple of the deceased,
and inflicted a sorere wound, which hied profusely. A
someoll was scot for, who dressed the wound and at-
tended the deceased to b a Ito, e. This surgeon attend-
ed him until the 24 of November, up to which time he
appeared to be doing extremely well ; bin on that day
symptoms of erysipelas and syiliptuiw of fever appeared,
which rendered further advice necessary, and a physician
was called in, under whose care he tottered wail the
9th when he expired.
The only witnesses examined were* Mr. White, who
deposed to the Iran:action at the hotel; Mr. Fry. the
surgeon, and Dr. Vaughan, the physician. Hotta the
latter gentlemen were of opt moll, mat the blow was nit
use proximate cause of death.
Tile learned Judge put it to the Jury, wit-titer, upon
such evidence. they were of opinion tit it the death was
occast.uted by the defendant.

The Jury inuitediately found the defend .nt not guilty.
'Fite defendant's deportment was most befitting the
melancholy occasion, and he appeared deeply affected.
both navies were men of property, and MCA in in re-
spectJble circles.
SANK OP lINGLAND PROSECUTIONS!

There were eight cases in the Calend ,r of this descrip-
-1100. Six of the prisoners pleaded guilty to the minor
ollettee of k nowingly having in their pOsStS)loli forged
Batik of England notes, and severally received sentence
of transportation logll4 years.
Henry French and L'' (ward were then capitally
indicted for tots ring, tin the 23,i of October last, at Ot-
ford, in this comity, a forged 11. bank of England note,
knowing the same to be forged and counterfeited.
After a few minutes deliberation, they found the pri-
sorter French guilty, and Hall not guilty.
J. linnet,. and Jos. Richardsmi were indicted ior as.
sJultilig J. Blink horn, on the King's highway, in the
par sit of Basle, on the Itstit of Jattnary, putting him
iii lea, and taking front his 1.05011 a metal sea', a sled
key and part of a St, 1.1 Chain.
file prosecutor, who appeared extremely debilitated
front the injuries lie had received, statitig dirt on the
evening mentioned in the itidictineut he was at work in
his brother's null, which lie was induced to leave in
coosetpietice of a noise trona without, and having argued
ionised with a pistol, approached the prisoners. whom
lie Bound tearing away a leaden pipe front the null. He
tired at them, upon which one ran away, crying out,
" 'tinnier the old fellow." 'lns other then rushed upon
hint, knocked hint down, beat and kicked hint most
ttttttt ercalully while on the ground, and then snatched
at his watcn chain, which broke in bad*, leaving a
metal seal and key in the bawls of the prisoner. The
pr.e,ctutir swore most positively to Britten, %shoos he
said lie had long known' and bad little doubt as 10 the
person of Richardson. Upon recovering hintseif a little
tie went to a public-house at hand, where he told his
story, and accompanied by the landlord, was rewriting
home, when they :net Mitten and another man, whom
he Iti,tautly.leserthed to the landlord as the matt is Ito
I..tad attacked uiw. Bunco shake to them as they passed,
alitl wa; reco,oitted by thew bulls. The landlord corro-
ourtleil this pail of the Ca,c.
•Flit• proameas sv. re both ;apprehended the same night,
arch I tear bout being taken off, they were compared
with the traces formed nit the spot described by the pro-
secutor, and discovered to correspond exactly.—The seal
and key %ere found iv/ anntliet witness close to the saute
spot.
IVitnesses were called for the prisoners.
'fire case welt; to the jury under the learned judge's
directions, and they found both the prisoners Gailty—
Death.
.NIAIICH 211—The Lord Chief Baron commenced
business sat Hits court this murrain:;. On this side the
business is rather less in allitattilt than usual, the 11010-
her of causes-for trial being no more than YN, of which
tone are special juries, but the major part of these are
eXcite and CUalollli pro•ecutions.
CIVIL. SIDE.
THE MSG P. T. WARNE, ESQ.

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