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London, England, 1818-08-03 00:00:00

VIE NATIONAL REGISTER

primed him to go to Lofti% and he went, lie Aid not -rum with j
witness, but witness eiw him et his house that night, when his ntalouto ei re
wet and duty. he loving Niko into a ditch. Hl:nausea him a pair .•f pen a.
loons, and the prisoner, in tlllllllllg OW his coat-picket, took out broke ai
of buckles like silver, which prisoner said was silver. Ills brother, who wu by,
proposed that witnvis should take the silscr, which he took, and paid him ss.
an outlet lie kept i 7 till the watehis were diseocemd, and then threw it into
the fire, brit took It cut before it wac nu:hot • A part of this silver witness deli-
vered to Mr. Smith, the Magistiate. lie heard meshing of the purchase of
sheets by the pfiscatv
Cron examined by Mr. Nolsoi—Dopesed the prlmeer received a legacy of
dol. on the Wednesday after the ont:d4l.
Thomas Smith, High Constable of Greenuich, received piece: of silver
buckle from Thomas Hut-rev.
Thomas Hussey, betni.! said he delivered the pieces to Mr. Smith,
the Magistrate. anti not to Smith the Milt constable.
Thomas smith in continuation vitt, that h? noticed the pieiss of buckle
not from Thomas Hussey's wife, but from luniself. Ile :lowed th • pieces of
budge to the prisoner, Ishii said those were part of the things th-it Sci :• in the
burdle that 1w found. remarking at the same time that the 7; : i•i.7-n in the
fire.

Itiehaet Smith, the Magistrate,. bcing ertll.l. ad.d that r ; ,•m of buckle
was bnr.:ght over to Mm by TIN)111116 oil Llin March, when he
delivered the watches.

Thomai Smith being re-ear •4 arid, that he rtxxs•:ed the pieces of buckle
from Thornier ltu.sey, and nut from hlr. wife, on the 15th of March. [This
immaterial centetidietlon remained unnxplained.]
Elizabeth Coodwytt, the slam of the prisone7, rmeh effected, and in hers,
deposed, time she Nees at Peckham. The meaner slid not send her a box, but
the box came abut the Bth of Pe..taary. It wet Cull of her deceased
moth, ehtlits. • Aterwards the pilx.ner came, and h::d Recess to the box:
h.: opened the box twigs, the last time on then:it...Way, when he returned from
the country, whi,b was three set after the murder ; she opened the box
Meet or the Thuctlay followieg, end found in it the two watches and the
nee.. r hasband and brrehet book them. There was on the watches the
maw- of PIM. tier lumbago Goodwyn. She Mei not seen the box from
the• time it came with weiring mtp:fel, and when it %astound with the watches
in it. Iter deceased Oster had no sheets.

Jll.9ll.lo()UtiViyYl is a taylor, at Peckham, and the husband of the last witness.
fir ssw watches which came loan the bee. He examined the watch perers,
and on one of thertf war the name of Biel. This was a month after the
murder. He delivered them to Mr. Smith, the neetetrate.
(hearse W. Bird, the son Of the deceased, ideortried tier watches to be his
father's, which were afterwards shown to the jun. The one we a tortoise
shell watch, end the other a metal f rte. they one of than had a watch
paper. Mr. Bird said, the last time he saw it in hr eithe posuleitin was ten
days befen‘ For death. The intense shell watch was leis mothees, 1111.1 rime
her death hung up in the little earn, in which he was flue: t. The meet watch
he had seen in his fatimes possession about three month- hef3re ,is dealt.
Thomas Larkin is a tuneable: went to the lietre et \lnf. I:odds:A, at Dept-
ford on the I Ith March, and round a trunk, which wei produced, with the sane
cord then on it with which it was now fadenfsl. I fund in it two shirts,
three sheets, a silver wine.strain,r, a silver seup-ladle, a pair of gait. w. cotton
rocket handkerchiel, a pete;onere ticket with the name of Cherie; Hurry on
it. Witness imelueed the areeke, which were examined by the Court and Jury.
One of the sheets was marked It. It., another was marked B. at top. s. and Cl,
fuming a kind of triangle, and the other sheet had no mark at all. 11 erten
was at Mr. Itint's holm, ..but CU minutes after the discovery of the murder
The gaiters had marks of Motel and lomiting, end witness observed voinitng
near the body of the housekeeper, when he first scut to the house on the Sun-
day of the mutate.
Mrs. Litton being called said, that the eaten avec:mei to be those of Charke
Hasty, but on emeeertarninatkin she statel she amid not say they certainly
were his. she Intil 'own fin the strap on one of his gaiters, awl remembered
that the gaiters she rc wed the fame colinir, and every way the same as those
produced, hut slit• mull not swes.r that they were the nine.
eceiah Bell &peed te the abet: marked B. H. S. beiug Getwee Bird's. his
wife's name being Sareie she !um, washed the Sbeehi many times. She hat
observed the marks when ,lm hung teem cat to dry. she remeineered the
sireet 1318/iihd It. U., which lieloaged to the family. Itchetsca heifer tee er.tnit-
mother's maw. eee knew the shirt likewise to Iv not' of titter. Ahesashed ou
the Monday previous to the mantle: in Mr. Bird's house. The ether articles
found in the trunk were said to be the preorrer's by Mt. earl Mrs. Litton to the
best of their kaostledge.
Richard fled,ees, the e 3' • dement to the other articles contained in tee
box deposited at Goddard's, which had retnained in his passession el Cr
The winesstsainer and the soup-ladle Mr. Bird, the rein os the deceased, read
not identify. but he sahl that such articles had beef mi ei er since the mur-
der, that sects articles were in the peeession of his tether before the murder,
and reuenbled those he hail seen in his father's hetaie during his life. The
Bank notes were identified to he indorsed by his father, some of them with the
letters " 8., and January /2," and ...Yule is, Bank," with other marks on
other notes. ter tr.ery one el the Wes was the signature of the deceased.
The witness, Dodges, saw the hainter, found on die Ist instant, in the pond
in Mr. Smiths garden. This pond was s isibke from Vaesittart's Terrace. It
had been drained, and the hemmer was discovered, 'the hammer was pro.
dueel, and identified by Mr. Litton, the omper,to he his, the one which he had
lust beestre the lewder. It was molded in the handle.
John i'reason, the constable of Dedeington, hs Oefordsbiref depottd, that
he appreltsosted the prisoner on the Istof April, at Deildingem. IL• took from
him a wawa, and a packet-look, with two letters. He identified the letters and
the watch. After the witness had searched the prisoner, he asked him for the
ring; he had heard he pawned. The prisoner said he put one of them down
the privy at the King's .lens. It was seateiivdi for and found. It euntained an
inscription, "To the memory of six children." The prisoner said this was the
ring he had pot down the privy. Mr. Bird Identified the ring to be his father's,
together with the watch, its seal ate chain.
John Vickery, the Bow Street Olfwor, dep.:reel to the prisoner's being broeght
to Bow-street by the hot witness, and to a ring being found in searching le:
[item, weeli dropped from his boot or pantaloons. MreDird ideetiliel the
ring to be his father's. It was kept in the bureau up stairs, and the box in
which it was conteined was left behind.

r. Searjmnt ouslow now orws,detl to another part of the ease, namely, to
rt-.G tl.e examination and the letktr.

,lehn Bi.A.nes! was then e:Cilist. He is clerk to the Ma,zis:ratcs of the rilstiet
in winch Greenwich is ;:;;.le.ded. I'e took down a ,a;; me.nt which the prisoner
111134:C beftwe the mag,st itl4., and which pri,onet alum eti to be ...erred. Prisoorr
was told that he twill make no stateneent, hut he wished to make one, and /:
was taken down as he spoke. Witness saw the pohnies in the oven. In Van-
sitraers Terinw there are 5C windows, which overlooked the pond in Mr.
Smith's gr-mneh
l'h^ wthie,:, en cross-evamitiation, stated, that the prisoner refesed to sign
the staternent, but declared it WA.' mercy!. The examination was then tail, as
formerly gh go, together .w.eth the over Maul round emhis person whin he was
apprehended.
George Verimt was a servant at, the 'riser's Head. Hg !:.t..nv f limey. Ile
came to the Tig..tas Heal three wee'or before Christmas. nut stayed a fortnight
otter the introit r was ecnimitten. Witr,-rs knows a pee-,r; of the name of I Is-
Metim, who wits a :racial of the prisoners. An 111V:lil`= had Nen rued to Ha-
zleton, who hail fallen user the 'v.ll. Ile had chi his right hand very much.
Ilaeleton came to their heesse A I.ile 'A hand was bleeding. I lussey was dressed
then in a lid..ok cord, a blae,...vaisteuat„ and gray pantaloons. Witness knew
I lu,sey's wor?ingjaeltet. el.: ;.ir. thejackct cm thin. Heine shown the
j.wher, he could ant identifSy it. hail noea.isaket en. Whites, ricollretid
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the Sattailay when the n' reeler wi .ntitted, but dkl not see II: owcy till half.
twat Id at night. Thew was a club eared tad Fellows that met id the 1 igers
I teed. lie 1,41144.4 by the tie morn at hi ltprit tea, :.tad saw there Ilussey as he
sawisi thn dad*.

Mr, We'miry, whei,cintlutTigres Pend, .!tposed, ',he did nnt see Huarey
tit I within a few ntinutcs of ten Vel,o. at night rn haturd.r,., the 7th rd Febru-
ary. but Ord he might be in the ta.,-..r.;oir..irt hour Wine. Sht-sty.. hirn in the
I.o.the !Loom of the Odd Allan&

J.ko,Sparke la a bricklayer at Gevenwi h. Fla been nequainted with the
Flaring!' for germn tint-. lig ve.ntin tip; to .room Of the TigPr's Head on baturnay
night of the e.nriler, from 613 II o'ek d.. He saw Hussey is the tali mom
her it that ni ;lil, abuut 9u minutia' or I isle nit hour past 10 olelci t. If the
pripoip. r hal 4en thirst bt&ie be rne,t tare Erin Lim. Ile kdll' him *rain
next morning, abort 10 Weise*, in lIIC tame hour.
Flalllbcne is Strretary e f the Ledge of the " Odd FeIIOWS." Fir
remembered the loilge eilng on Ne... rdt y. th• • 7th of Felsitai y.'they mule
All Mill FeNnw that evening. lie Lino prismirr. is an Onil Fellow
:00, !nit not of their Lislge. TIE: prisoner , • liot uy.ha sheet a quarter
raE• 0 n'•Eln.:ik. Leda.. :teeth rerrtEril.:.E.• Luttl tnipht they did
act meet till WC 3,241.1r1.:11•-ar: Gila till I^:4 Late istwatde.

AU G. S.

Stephen Epsom was at tom. 0.1.1 rellowY i.e.*, on t•attied.e the 7th L;
Fibruary. Ile did nut know what time Hussey entered, ;t w a., about
hour before Out Lodge dosed, which was at 10 o'clock.
William COUItCY is a painter at t.reenwith. Ile VIM at the (hid relic,
Club on Saturday night. Hussey was there, but he did um anise till twe.d)
min.:les befote 10 ticicek. if he had been there oche, witness would list
tAxerecd him.

Mrs. Bennet proved thlt he dined alth her about one o'clock on Sonlay, th?
Bth of February, and !eft her house limit three.
This was the ease for thy proaoeution,

The prisoner was then asked by the Court, what he
had to say for himself. He declared his innocence. He
said, about 7 o cluck on Saturday he war to :mil some
clothes at a woman's house, though she eumml.l not re-
collect any thing of this. He went then to an eating
house, culled Perret's. He s!opt to hear some
in the street, and went then to the Tiger's .Head aboute'
half past eight o'clock. He then stated what happened
it the lodge at the Tiger's. Head. He then related a
long irrelevant story Aunt his conduct on Sunday, and
afterwards. Ile repea:cd this string of incoherence
with considerable fluency and composure. No look of
terror appeared in his fare, but he seemed fatigued by
standing in a crowded court for so many hours, from
10 in the morning. 611.6 o'clock in the afternoon.
r. Sergeant Lens, who sat as Judge in the Cr-
, minel Court, then summed up. This was a ease which
deserved attention from the Jury, and he was hapry
to see that it received it. The learned Sergeant had
said that time evidence of eirrmamrummee was stronger
than testimony, hut still it must depend upon testi-
mony. Thoq,;z the evidence was long, it might be
brought within a narrow compass. The eirmrEastances
of tile murder could not be doubted ; but the questioz
was, were they vrought home to the individual at the
bar. The time within which the murder must have
been perpetrated was nearly fixed. The murder must Lave
been committed between the hours of .8 and 9 o'clock.
The deceased was a man of regular habits, raids went
tut bed before 10 o'clock. The supper was prepared;
the potatoes were in the oven , the water was boiling ;
and the table cloth was (Ilona to be laid on the table.
The Jury bad heard a circumstantial account of the
state in which the bodies and house were found. It
was not necessary to detail them. There was almost
no doubt that the woman was coming to the door
when the crime was perpetrated, and that Mr. Bird
was in the attitude conjectured. 7he learned. Judge
then went over the evidence, with great impartiality
and discrimiaation. He made towards the conclusion a
very solemn charge to the Jury, and seemed very much
affected in desiring them to make up their minds, amid
pronounce their cookientious conviction, however fatal
it might be to thelmisuner.at the bar. He spoke two
hours.

The Jury, 4ithout retiring, tiller a consultation of a
few minutes, returned a verdict cf Guilty. The pri-
soner, who had during the whole day maintained a firm
and intrepid aspect, tmw became agitated aad pale.
He exclaimed that he was as innocent as the Judge
who sat on the bench, and that he was ready to meet
death to-morrow with such a conviction

Tice learned. Judge then proceeded to pronounce the
awftil sentence of the law, which he did AN ith great
solemnity and feeling. It was a painful duty to him
to attend this day's proceedings, and the most painful
port of it still remained to be performed. After what
the Court had heard to day, and after the conclusion
to wlich the Jury were forced to come, be wished the
prisoner bud spared the declaration he made of his in-
nocence. lie hoped he would stkl be brought to re-
pentance and contrition for his crime, of which there
could remain no doubt in the mind of any reasonable
man ; and in the few hours which yet remained
that he would make his peace withliod, from whom
all tiisguise was ineffectual or impossible. In this way
he ta;ght secure pardon above, while there was no
chance of it here. 'Nothing now remuined for him hut
to pronounce the sentence of' the law, which was, dl;
the prisoner be taken hence to the place f:om whence
he came, ard on A.utalay be carried to the place of exe-
cutien, and there hang by the neck till dead, and his
L:dy given to be anatomized, and the Lord have mercy
on his soul.

At the conclusion of the sentence, the prisoner cast
.an anxiobs agonising look towards thehench, apparent-
ly <wishing agi.in to address the Judge. Ile did not Co
so, however, but retired under 'charge of the •officers
without speaking a word. His composure and ::tainess
of nerve during the whole trial was remarkable, and
could only be explained on the supposition of a
confidence in his acquittal. Indeed, he entertained arta
expressed such a- hope up to the morning of the trial.
If any thing could have affected him, it was the tam-
duet of his sister and brothers, who were so overpower-
ed by their feelings in giving their evilence, they could
neither look towards him or the Cot:rt. His sista
espe.!ally seemed overwhelmed, and wept bittvrly.—
Her voice was so stifled with her distress, that she could
not be heattl by the Court. On her examination, a seat
tsar: ordered her, nod her depositions were obliged to
-b repeated to the t.onrt and Jury, by a gentleman et
the liar who sat near bor. Towards the evening the
crowd without the court was i unnerve, And their anxiety
to now the verdict extreme ; but there were nu tec-
t imonit:s, either of sittisfinttion or disapprobation, shown
at the result. The trial lasted frtita lU o'cluel; is
mmt:ng till near It)

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POLICE.

GUILDHALL.

Wednesday P. Chevat was charged with 'having stolen e
Crank, containing about SW. worth ot ALitichuster goods, and
11,41. in money, the property of Mr. Junes of Manchester.--
Mr. Jones, who is a manufacturer of linen, stated, that the
prisoner, with his wife and children, hail burn residing iii
Manchester in great distress. A few weeks ago IL:besot Caine
to hint for employment, stating that lie knew persons in 4a.1
near London, with whom the witness could exchange 1111 Pa
for silk goods upon advantageous terms. Tile witness rtn:
Lriteed the offer, clothed and led the prisoner and his family,
and took lidn into tinecert ire. About it week oxo they come
to London together, laringing a large quantity of linen, stuff's,
and otherarticles, tw•the Red inn, in Wood-street. After
reniainitnt there two or.three days, the pi nosier said he had
Legaciated with a dealer at Deptford far the exchange of
ponds to the amountol•nBl. Witness selected SW. worth of
which, with 191. in Bank notes, himself and the pi i
caner conveyed to Deptford. On loading, the prisoner took
the goods and the money, upon pretence of taking them to
tisk merchant with whom the exchange was to be made, hot
. Ins never returned, nor was seen till Saturday last, when the
witness, met him and caused him to be apprehended. SIIICM
iiisiaprehen,ifm, witness had, in consideration of his fu
attire to Laregn a proleention if he would pot Min in the wilt
to iteeoser Ms property, lint he refused withustaelice..
waterni to who conveyed the p urines Across, the River
• that tue prisoner, when ke caw r :At litre tharnoui, wins.
riled hint that the trunk contained estiiiranamf tears, and.
vii4lied him to tell Mr. Jones that he 4111,1 IlSttit their return
• that side of the :liver, as if hr toiik ut tee titan one pen ~,,,
mita the goods the boat would be limbic to twizary. Wit' n
vv. r tell the boat at Deptford, witness occompoiiiial the
sneer part :,1* the way with the trunk, and he t um endeavour-
ed tamper with him, and to perseade Mai to lend his as
;vice to trick Mr. Jones. The prisoner said, lie bad le :-
self urea ileeei veil, awl that he via•lti uot trtl %%401 had tte•
came of me property. He denied the charge of fecni, and
was remanded.
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