The National Register.
London, England, 1816-03-25 00:00:00

Mr. Justice K ,yley left all to the consideration of the Jury,
conscious that their serdiet would lw Wooded in justice mid
humanity. Sh:iuld they determine upon the guilt of the pri-
otter, he wished their rease•u for so doing to acconumuy the
ah he felt it would be his duty to submit the (*.lie to
the eru•ideration of those who wore better able to decide upon
Its merits, not collectively merely, but perhaps inch% idually,
r:wn hini+elf.

The .Inry Imeinz retired for a few minnte%, venrued, finding
the in r •' under u mistaken sense of duty."
Mr. .1 ti,Cre Bayle•. "Let the pt simmer be recommitted, and
the *elem.( postponed."

Wnsen e was one cause tried at the above As-
p/es, the bsue of which was antie:mned with more than ordi-
nary feelings. It was the trial of Elizabeth Jerome., aged 56
y mid her son. aged I.i years, who stood both charged
with the s iititl murder of T. Anderson, on the 30th of July
last, at tae Lalf-tvay Houses, near Poi tsmoutli. The evidence
t. tided to wet I, that Elizabeth Jerome, front ccrtviews of
her ow,i, be i conceived a rooted dislike to the deceased ( An-
dersi,h, who was married to her daughter ; and to whom she
not owl-, frequently with desperate violence, refused inter-
course with los wife ; but, on the evening, prey ions to the al-
-1 dl ed she openly manifested such a rancorous feeling
taw ard • him, as to three a belief, that should he approach her
house that night, she lied provided an instrument that would
for the future. prevent hint front ever again trouhlieg her.
Audio Mils did go to the housv, u!iout one o'clock in the morn.
iuK; %heti her son, George Jerome, Weil a loaded gnu out o!'
tilt upper window, and killed him upon the spot. The Judge,
trattLeg that the Jury could not make up their minds as to the
vet diet they should retinal, requested they would retire; and,
after 21) minutes absence, they returned a verdict- of Main-
Caughter against the boy, and of Acquittal to the mother.
The Judge, with evidently strong revelsive feelings, in pass-
ing sentence upon the sun, addressed the mother in pointed,
severe, and nervous language ;—" Wretch (said he), now my
bands ire tied (alluding to the verdict of the Jury); but I eon-
s:der that it was through your wicked instigation that your
dalightel 's husband was deprived of his existence. I hope you
will reflect: and remember, that though you are acquitted lty
au earthly tribunal, you have yet ro appear before the awful
Tribunal of the Almighty to answer fur your situ& Go," said
the learned Judge, most emphatically, "Go, old woman, to
thy home, repent, and sin no more."
Yoensitiec.—E. Green was charged with breaking into the
house of Mr. Thomas, of York, and stealing therefrom, a buts,
containing a number of Bunk-notes. He pleaded guilty, when
the Chief Baron, with the characteristic humanity of a British
Judge, told him that the Witmer would affect his life, and re-
quested him to consider the subject. The prisoner replied,
that he w.ts guilty, and that it would only be adding to his
crime to plead not guilty. The Chief Baron said, that the
curt would give him time to consider of the subject before his
plea was recorded. His Lordship then examined the deposi-
tions and the indictment, and alter Inure than half an hour,
again asked him if he bed considered the advice to retract the
plea, and if he knew the consequences of it. He replied, he
had, and still wished to plead gully. His Lordship then di-
rected, that the indictment should be again read over, and the
prisoner formally asked whether he pleaded guilty or not
guilty. The prisoner again pit ailed guilty, which plea was
then recorded; when the Chief BAMllpaised sentence uf death
upon him

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