The National Register.
London, England, 1817-01-20 00:00:00

MURDER OF LIEUTENANT JOHNSON.

Pomcg OFFICE.—RaIUeS Was 00 Sit3lday IWHOght
up. The trial of flatten upon the charge of felony having
been e.spected at the Old Bailey, that prisoner and Giddons
were not at the Office. Mr. Price produced a very import-
ant witness in favour of the pri,oner. This was the Mrs.
Potter of whom Raines h spoken, as one who could prim
that Giddon's wrist was in its present condition twelve years
ago. The Magistrate desired her to reflect upon the testi-
mony she was about to give with peculiar care.
Mrs. Potter said, that her evidence could do nobody harm,
and invoked the spirit of her husband, who was draw and two
days after the murder, to witness the truth of her aliegatiou.
The dreadful fate of her husband, she said, gave additional
force to her aleatory; she never heard of any who were sal-
peeted of the crime until she learned from the newspapers
that an accomplice had turned King's evidence, and deciart d
Raines and !Litton principals in the murder. She was sur-
prised at the charge.
Mr. Kitinaird--" Da you know any thing of tiiildons's
wrist?'" Mrs. Potter—" I heard hint say, in the year ISM„
that his wrist would be a protection to him." Mr. Ktimaird
What do you mean by protection i" Mrs. Potter—"
don't know auy more than I say. It was in going to work
where there was danger of a press that I heard say so."
Mr. Kinnuird,—" You peremptorily say, that Giddons spoke
in this manner of his wrist?" Mrs. Patter—" I would uut
tell a falsehood on this subject for my precious grandfather ?"
Kinnaird- -" Yon need not go so high in your genera-
lion?" Mrs. Potter here stated that she remvnibered the
circumstance which site mentioned as having occurred in
1807, in consequence of the civility of Giddou• and Hatton to
her in the absence of her husband, during tic following year.
She knew Raines by sight a long ti.ne, but fro further.
Itaines—" Whea Ciddous worked with use II years ago,
his wrist was as it is now•. We worked on hoard tin East
Indianian, lying down the river, and he was brought to this
office for stealing tea. I remember I was very near mischief
for telling the people who brought hint here that he was a
poor man with a wife and children. He went then by the
name of Gardiner. The officers threatened me for taking his
part. The scoutuh•cl got away, and told use that he got eft
with a tine of Vs.

Otte of the clerks examined the books of I V 13.7, and'S, but
found no record of th. vital ge alluded to by }tames.
Jacob holder, a ',mutat', with It limn Haim s lodged at thee
time of the murder, c lad he did not recollect the absence et.
Raines upon any one night from the beginning of January to
Juni., B 09; that Raines alwa,S 4iipe„72tl a fair dealing num.
and regular in his habits.
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kaines—" The only night I ever dent nut of your bone,
while I was your lodger, was the Saturday 'light before Patin
smody,. Voter worship will remember the scoundrel said 1
was with hint Aieveriti days.
I,,innaird—" 1 will most willingly listen to any thing
ealculattd to SUN' yonr in.locenee. Some circumstances
which have come out this day I:11 location:Ably- are favourable.
to yogi." Remanded till Saturday.

On-Tuesday. about 12 o'clock, a poor man Oral/. neon(' of
of Loveless, a coal-heaver 111 the employ of Ale,srs. It'erraway
ik Co., of Illackfriors, was inn 4r, :$llll bib leg broken,
in the neighbuncheorl Cambridge•hentli, Hackney-rood.
rim poor fellow, in conse.pience of the road being very bad.
uas leading the harse, and slipped upon his hack, whien,.the
It r e going on, the who c. I went over his lrg, near the how,.
where he wis going to unload: and shucking to 'elate, he
us obliged to remain in the street until his tollow-woi Limit
the coals, not one ou the spot Navin4 the hilma_
ty to take him in, when he WAS conveyed in tbe.cart to 41.
hospital.