The National Register.
London, England, 1812-07-26 00:00:00

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afterwards saw Lawrence coming down the stairs with a pistol in his
right heed, and his left hand behind hint, but could not see whether
he had any thing in it or not ; that she ran into the garden alarmed.
atel on tier return into the house by the hill. she went to the front
door, and saw her fairness lying on the ground in the footpath of the
f treet 'leer the carriage. That she called for assistance, and that ante-
reer servant, and the C02011A311, David Ilebditele cane t her, and
they took the Countess into the house. There was a great deal of
blood about her. but she was alive though speechless. Mr. Ball, a
surgeon, was sent tor, who attended immedinely ; but her mistress
died in a few minutes atter he came. That about three weeks ago,
one day when the Count was absent, while she was with the Countess
in her bed-room, they heard a loud report, and she ran down stairs,
thinking it was a rap at the door, but finding no sue there, she called
lerwicece, but ito one answered ; she then returned up stairs : the
Countess met her at the door of the bed-route, and said it was the re-
port of a pistol. The witness ran up stairs to the Count's roomeand
on coming to the door, saw some smoke issue from it, and saw Law.
rence in the room. She asked him what he was doing ? and he an-
swered, nothing. She then went to her mistress, and told her that
Lawrence has tired (Ala pistol. The Countess went up stairs, and
the witness followed her, and heard her talk to Lawrence very coolly,
Taut could not tell what he said, as she spoke French or I teem ; but
the Countess told her afterwards, that he said he had been handling
the pistol, and it went cif. When Lawrence came to the kitchen,
she asked him how he dared to meddle whh his master's pistols in his
absence ; and 1w answered, it went off by chance as he was handling
it. She never knew of any quarrel or anger between the Count and
Lawrence ; said Lawrence was a very sober man ; but latterly had
been more pa,sionate than before. Wednesday morning the wind
hiving blown the parlour-door to with a great noise, the Count spoke
rather sharply to Lawrence, thinkieg he had barged it to, and would
wake his mistress. Lawrence had lived in the family about three
smiths. Believed the dagger produced 40 b. her master's, having
many times seen it hanging in his room.
F.lieebeth Ashton, another servant to the Count and Countess, de-
posed, that when the Countess faille first down stairs, she was stand-
ing at the street-doer to wait on het mistress. The carriage was at
the (herr. Her mistress passed her, and went towards the carriage—
the Count ss as comieg down stairs. Witness heard the report of a
eistol, was sheltie(' by it, and said she wss a dead Woillatt ; turned
round, at sa'd—" Lawrence, Lawrence !" when looking up, she
saw Lawrence enming doe a stairs with a pistil in one hand, and a
dagger in the other ; she esteemed out, and rill into the street, crying
" Murder ! Murder !"—went over to the public-house to give an
alarm, and en her return found her mistress lying on the foot-path
of the sweet, near the carriage, and being so affected that she found
she could not give any assistance, slid went away.
David Hebditele the coachman to the Count and Countess, deposed,
that he rece.vcd orders from Lawrence to have the carriage ready Wed-
nesday morning, the Ail of July, at five minutes before eighr,—that
Le was at the door, with the carriage, before the clock struck eight,—
that as soon as he came there, Lawrence came to the coach, opened
the door, and put into the coach a tin can filled with oil, that he then
-.vent into the house, and soon afterwards returned ; that when the
Countess came down, and was proceeding to the carriage, Lawrence
went into the house, and soon after he passed his mistress, the report
Gf a pistol W3S heard ; that Ott Countess a• ked him (the coachman)
what was the matte-, and lie answered, it eds from the inside of the
house,--that in a few minutes afterwards, as lie was sitting on his box
before the door er the heuse, he saw Lawrence come down the stairs,
a el with a sharp instrument he held in his hand, which the witness
nelieved to be a dagger, strike it into the shoulder of the Count—he
eaw the dageer enter his shoulder—that Lawrence then passed the
Count, and proceeded towards the street door—that he (the coachman)
Kit ft' the hoe as quick as he could ; and as he was going towards his
Master, the Countess passed him going towards the carriage ; and on
•erning round to follow her, he saw her staggering, and she tell, ex-
ciaiming. it was Lawrence, it was Lawrence ; saw blood about her,
and some en e ground, but could not then tell exactly what part it
came from ; did not see I.3vvren, e atterwards, hut in about three
mi-
nutes more keel report of another pistol, which appeared to come
from up stairs ; very soon after the Count came to the door, and blo-d
ran cut of his left coat sleeve; left him there, and went to assist the
Countess into the house ; on surgson comine and desiring her to be
stripped, sent out of the room to look after his Master, and found
;airs sitting nu the be'l in his own room, in a reclining posture, with
his feet 011 the fluor; wss then alive hut speechless; at the same time
s tw Lawrence lying on his face on the floor, apparently dead, wit In some
blood near his month ; Mr. King, a surgeon, then came, and desired
the Count might be stripped ; witness assisted to do so, and held him
settee they got a ..intl;47,i, and some water, and washed the wound ;
after that went away, and drove the carriage to town. Believed Law-
trete: was sager ; he spoke very correct to him (the coachman),
when he gave him his orders, and did not appear at all mentally de.
Hitchen, master of the Sun public-house, at Barnes, de-
pesed, r hat Wednesday morning, about eight o'clock, coming along the
street, he saw Lawrence put a tin can into the Count's carriage, and
tetwei into the house; when he got opposite the door, he heard the
ieport a a pistol; turned immediately round, and saw the Count and