The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-12-23 00:00:00

MURDER IN HERTPORDSHIRE.

Oar readers will recollect that • most herb:lmm mistake
was committed on the 4th of tiovionh r last, near this
town of Broximitro, Hertfordshisr, where. the hotly of Jobe
Cooper, a native of Chesterferil, Cambridge, a e linter, who
travelled that road to mid from Loodun aluott 4Q years, and
who was mere than 69 yenta of wtr, was found mote Mho-
manly mangled, the skull broken to pieces, and his Awketi
rifled aril their contents terry exertioto has been meal is
the neighbourhood to bring the murderers to justice, and
notwithstanding a reward of 501. has hero offered by the
County, no thJe has burn discovery !, excepting that two
strange men had been seen following the dereane.l stows. the
road, on the evening the murder ha.' been runimit
The Loudon Pohce went to make inquiry, hut were tits.
aweerufuli enhstquently. however, the Wurehip•alreet 41001.
errs ascertained that two hip:tern, well kettle.' Upettp the road,
met the men above alluded to, and reettgui.,ets Ile ett to reside
in or sear Spitaldeldvaivirket„ soil that they hail is h.emuled.
Tbis, combined with the circumstances that the I ccemi.(lll
bad been attacked and robbed in a stable, where he put up,
heal Nevgate-tuarket, a short time before he was murdered,

left very Mlle doubt heat they were Ilse perpetraiosos of she
horrid deed, and 11w higgiers were in cuouguesore brought so
the above Office, and examined heroic the Magistroses
the following itteet :
Jacob IVosbyo, on Ms oath, said, that shook half 'past nine
o'clock iu the evening of the 41h of November lass, be was
travelling wish hrs horse soul cart from Huddesotosa is. Lou-
don, when be arrived oboist four furlongs ibis side of Ambles-
don, he saw the body of the said John C4/411/0 r lying on she
rued. His horse slid earl west ion, acid the cart-wheel gut
eutangled against a post. Witness aisaistiot 1n essricate it.
A great massy persons soon collected ; aud on exa:nisiation
found the deceased's Anti shattered to pieces. 11. e ;It CVO.
ing Opill 11111 was that be had been shut, as the report of
gun or pistol had bee* heard near the quo a few minuses
before, and the body wall sill! warm. The to-sly w•as put
swim a gate or hurdle, and canted to the nowt pishisc-Isnosse.
It was evident the deceased was rubbed, as both his breeches
pockets had been tamed iuside out, and tw bad 'to property
about him !lieu. He never travelb the road *Amid mo-
ney, which was well kuown iu and about the Luudos►
markets.

Job. Smithy, another higglerdleing *torn, ststecl, that oh
the ?Vetting John Cooper was murdered he was going
from London with his waggon and team. %%lion about three
miles from lioddeadon a wan passed bin), and noviied oniw
many miles to Hort.lesdon ; shortly afterwards another twin
passed by him, sod inquired his way to 11..ddesun When he
got through Wornaley, stain. two mars from the place, 11. e
lam men pass.«l him; he in-I them atain warning, wellrint
very fast, ittud whivtling. One of them was *built tour Area
*eves inches high, wore a liglia.coluesed jackti, and • smock
frock; the other wore a dark coloured alai' t frock, and wall
somewhat taller.

Thus trilling description may be the means of 'their appre.-
hension, like Haney, perhaps. Their minus are well linos's,
but from obvious motives am decline ruing them at urs.stnt.
Thrdescri ps ism of their shorn corresponds with tit, tracks news
the road where the murder was committed. huseall kne•
their faces well it Louden, but wit not sufficiently mg:saint..
ed with them to ask them auy qttestion, but lie thanorlit it
very singular to meet them in such a manlier au far out of
lusts. The murder was committed within Ike time titer first
passed him, and their passitit bun a tecond tote Wicts
he arrived a London and heard of the murder, he relms
the cis cuonstaisee publicly, and inquired fur them. but he tuts
am met with them 'Wince. Ile saw the body of 3 olop t'aa.oer
at the public-house in Brusbourn, in the tame Marsh., est
plate as related hy Weaby, MO be believes that be °sea-
ted the circutilialluce of baring uset the wen from Lou-
den at the time.

Another litireer met tlw same men aplon de road na tin
evening of the warder, and described their diem, in the
same manner as the last witness did. They li‘ted to 1,04
for Mr. Worthy, in Spitalfi.Wc,and aotnetinwa did any quite
fob ahoy coo Id set.
The Magistrates sent for Mr. CTortly styli erensined lutes;
he said hr hail horn in tha trial' of empi,,,ong ghtvip %wry.
illy ; they bad left hot prior to thr'nor.l.,., tut he dot
tool know where they wrist to. Tlwy wee. fowl ioutle Vt.'ll4
rather of iiimilote hnhite, and tooth addirtrd hl sfrickesor,
Torir ilnyliivricuil oat Y•tl they
have not Aron Recta in the market sauce the 141.'itlay was
combined.

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throw (nether Itight un the *WI .1 he "Ineer. see h.
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