The National Register.
London, England, 1814-09-18 00:00:00

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his own child. He knew nothing almt the unfortunate job by ninth
she came to her death.
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Mr. Gurney then called several witnesses to skew the prisoner's
insanity.
Richard Stone lived at No. It, Swan-place, in the Kent.rnad ; be
was a journeyman carpenter, and the prisoner had lodged with hire
nine months before' the commission of the murder. He bad always
appeared to be of unsound mind. The carpet in his room was often
drawn atid rolled up in a strange manner. lie often heard him singiti,g
at night, and his wife was frequently much alarmed. He wa, some-
times sunk in melancholy: and for the six weeks previous to the sumo
der, had exhibited many marks of derangement. On the night lanes.
diately preceding it, be appeared inure deranged then-ever.
• Emma Mason was .the daughter of a publican in that neighbeer.
hoed, and the prisoner was in the habit of taking his breakfast at hee
father's house. She lied always looked upon him as deranged )u his
mind, from his incohettnt conversation, and occasional depression of
spirits. Sometimes he scribbled on paper in a strange way, and she
was generally afraid to stay in the same room with hint.
James Cohen, a calico printer, lived near the Kentooad ; knew the
'prisoner:three years ago, and then considered hies at dines to be in-
sane. He wits often Incoherent, but not always sober.
Robert Cooper lived in_ Lock's fields ; knew the prisoner twelve
months ago, when be .appeared much deranged. At that time he
!Aged in Witness's house, and WAS sometimes found shrieking, and
„biting the *heels, exclaiming, 6 Oh,Betsity; alluding probably to the
• deceased. He had been suspended from his place he believed, twice,
and was tesnoved about two months ago.
Mrs. Bennet had attended the father of the deceased, wit) was its.
'tans, sad Believed that the prisoner was certainly deranged ; he had
"filename paid his cuurt.to her, and appeared occasionally to be int.'
brieted.
was again examine 1, and deposed, that he hatliteen the pri.
'Mier several times with Elimibeth Filcher, and never observed any
thing remarkable in his behavi ur.
Mr. Ilaron Graham summed up the evidenewto the Jury. The maim
question for Ihent• 'to decide Ives, not whether the prisoner., 4hO had
been, clearly proved to be the peruse who • gam: Elizabeth Pitcher her
death-wound, had been, at times labouring under a privation of reason,
but whether, at the time of committing the murder, he was incapable
of distinguishing what was morally•:right from what was morally wrong.
It was for them to consider whether this kind of plea, which might be
set up in excuse for any crime, had been so supported as to establish a
Sufficient exculpation for the prisoner whether he was, its perpetrating
thi. shocking outrage. under the dominion of malady, or the influence
of an intemperate heart and mind.
In a short time the Jury brotight in a verdict of Guilty.
The prisoner then addressed the Court. He acknowledged that he
had been fairly tried, and most justly convicted Ile hoped his fate
would furnish a warning to all who heard the case against the indul.
genre of violent passions. Ha had loved—he had fervently loved the
unhappy girl whose lite he had taken away. God be thanked, how-
ever, he was now prepared to die, in the firm assurance of the forgive•
ness of the Almighty.
The Recrirder then passed sentence of death, which was l,eatd with
composure by tie prisoner, who withdrew, bowing to the different
parts of the Court.

Johan de Silva (a Portuguese sailor) was tried on the charge of
being accessary to a murder committed in December, 1810, upoe
Thomas Davis, a waterman, in Nightingale-lane, East Smithfield.
"The circumstances of this case have already been before the pub.
lie, on the trial of Cardoza, who was executed for the murder. The
deceased and his brother, being in liquor, jostled against sonic girls
ofThe town, and an affray began. Two of the girls struck the mess.
and were themselves pushed aboat in consequence, when one of
them fell in the 'mid ; one of the girls immediately cried " fiend
for Cardoza ;' and a message was sent to a public house to tall him
that the girls were ill-treated. Cardoza, attended by the prisoner
and two other men, immertiately rushed from the public-house, and
commenced a scuffle with the deceased amid his brother, during
which Cardoza killed the deceased by stabbing him with a clap
Lillie, for which he was convicted and executed, Hannah Brown,
nue of the girls, who was proved to have said, " Don't leave a 1)4
Of life in him," was also convicted of manslaughter, in being the oc-
casion of the man's death. Search was made for the primmer at die
time, but be had gone on a voyage to China.
James Davi,, brother to the deceased, detAiled the circumstances
of the allr,ty. He waiositive that the prisoner %vas one of the
tour who came out fromp the puti!ie house. Ile hal colt:net' the
witness, and both fell in the scuffle; but the witness afterwards
found that he had beau cut iu the urn:. lie had afterwards, solo

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