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o'clock on the 43(1, and observed his daughter's room , .or °Pen,
which was an unusual thing : he went out at the hack door', which
he•found ajar, into a pent ho use; here he saw lying on the -;:rottittl
a dung-fork that he had placed against the w.il over-MOO' : he
picked it tip, and went into the garden, to see if his danOitt r was
there; he then went into the village to empire for
her at another
daughter's, and here he heard, for tin' first time, that his daughter
Sarah was with child ; he next prom eded ,for the same pnpo:e to. 1
third daughter's, who is married and resit!ea at thuntaleton. Was
told upon his return home, that the dead hotly- of his danghtn was
fonvd, and was much atiecied on siew lag it ; te•sre was a se. on
the left temple, and a hole on the bank !nal of flit' lies‘l : lit' now
saw blood on the du"e foil, which lie itad ii,,t oltwver: before,
and likewise on the %vial of the pent-house, and on tie s,l4lies :
his daughter had washed soute stockings far him the preee:ling
night ; these had Leen hung up to dry, and one pair was blootlN* •
he did not hear ally thing in the night : the pond, where the body
bad been found, was about sixty yards from tire house.
Joseph Price said he lived at Honeybourne : an alarm being
given, about seven o'clock on the morning of the 23d of Jame, lie I
went to Harris's home, where he saw blood in the crevices of the I
stones. having' previously observed sonic. 011 a dung-fork ; there
was likew!se an appearance of blood having been wiped op, and
saw a pair of stockings which looked as if they laud been used for
that 'purpose: saw blood on the back door—pnrsued the track, and
discoveted the body in the pond, which, when fantod, had no shots
on ; witch it was brought to the surface, the water was tinged
wit..blood for some way round : hr observed a considerable bruise 00
the left temple, and two holes on the back of the head. There
was a path lay, the pont'. 'l'lle witness went ter a constable, and
taw the prisoner (who had been suspe.ted) in company with Mr.
Beane 141 his father's firm, &soot half a mile from liatris's lions e;
the prisoner was taken into custody, and had on an old lirty smock-
frost. Being disappointed in obtaining a warrant, no searelt of
the house was made at that time. A day Or two afterwards, witness
saw the hinge; of thr doors (five in number) leading from the room
of thealeceased to the pent-house ; they were much oiled, and would
open and shut without noises !Die prisoner was present sat the ingnest,
When he said he had no oti:er smock-froek than that he theta w ore ;
be was discharged in cons-quence of the verdict of the Coroner's
.fury-z—ll'iTui Illuider against some persin or persons unknown.
..." nother application for aWarrant was made a few days afterwards,
when the house was searched, but the prisoner was not found.
William Brain corroborated Prier's account of the finding (tithe
Lody, and pruceeded-to state, that he went into a fiehl whet e the
prisoner was at work, ploughing—witness told him he was come to
arrest him in the King's 11R111C, when the prisoner asked for what ?
Wi'rlt-fS said be knew. well enottglt ; and the prisoner replied, he
d 4 not. Witness then told him that Sarah- Harris was murdered,
and the body found in a pond, iisti- that he (the prisoner) was sus-
pected. Prisoner said he had not sem her for three or fi.ur months.
Prisoner was taken into custody.
William Bemwtt saw prisoner in custody on the f3d of June, and
eanversed with luau about-what he was 'charged With : prisoner
said he was in the habit of going to seethe deceased at nights, after
;! her father and herself were gone to heel; thaChe used to call her
,ttt up ; and that the. last time lie had seen-ter was a fortnight before
- Fattitt r. Upon witness's asking hint why he left off visiting her,
'rammer said; after a little hesitation, that he went to call her up
nue night, hut she would not come down to him. Witness asked
him if he -thought she was intimate with any body else? prisoner
said no : when witness told him he was suspected of the Murder,
prisoner said he supposed he should. •
William Newman eat !d, that he' lived in the adjoining house to
'Harris's ; had known ths pt ismer ten ortwelte years, and had seen
him several times with .Sarah Harris ;• that between old and new
Christmas-day, prisoner was iu deceased's hod-room, where he staid
two hours, whilst old Harris was at his labour; had seen prisoner•
there often in the evening, before and-after that. time. One Morning
between four and five o'clock; hadveca•ion to get up: it was day-
light, and he saw the prisoner come out of the back door Of the
pent-house ; he walked a smart pace , oat of the yard, got over the
gate. and went along the road. by tire-pond. '
Mary Stanle--
and her sister
and asked him
lie replied, he
John Harman
wore a dirty --

tiess was
; found some
, prisoner was i
told him %%here he ,ii the herb, and a‘ke,l if it was his
retired, yes, but not for his own use. Whilst the prisoner w
custody at Camden, witness went to lioncyhourne ; when he
lack. prisoner asked, if he had got any more witnesses ; and,
being answered in the aiErmative, said, lie expected they
bring one atter another till they had hanged him !
A variety of witnesses were then called, who bore testima
the circumstance of the prisoner's having been seen two day
Minns to themorder, with ailitlereni frock nit front the one in 1
he was first apprehended.
Joseph Albott, keeper of the gaol at Kidderminster, stated,
the prisoner lived at that place as much as two years, in diffe
4ervices, hesnie he was taken into custody and that be past,
the name of Farmer John. Witness appreheoded him on tlu
,•sf April last, alter some „hours' search, a• he had abruptly k
phve that !twining : witness accosted him, " Well, John, !to'
you il' when the prisoner turned round, Minh:hog, and said,
sou weNit me i'" at the same time askiaes him what he wanted
6,11. The witness answered. that Mr. Itayeett, the Magistrate,
thrion hiio : upon which the prisoner sa,,l he en old not go wi
then, t.'s he iiie t tz. to his last ,lace ; lief tee w iiness told ann lit
go to the' Magi. s: rate th.st. After walk Mg alan: : a lime!) ett bards,
'o'er star;eil oil into a house, a,!(1 sal-it at wanted to t!to up
when the witnes % Collared Info, and tool.. him hekre the A,
trate ; they tcere mit it a room together. The pi isomer
.iskeol wile lie ... ante,i ;him? :oat witness replied, there was ,
serious eharge at.!,,,inst him, at thc same finir askin.: hint if he
;Inv thing about t^;•wv.l3oneybourne, or Uoucestershire ? Tl
sutler repeated " Ghilieotcr-hire!" and, starting, put his ic
his head, and smile(' to 5;4.11 tears. The Magistrate then "a'
and asked him if his eft-re etas rot Luke Heath ? The Mai:
next asked several qnesions about his toottily ; poisoner said '
left lions.e. very young. art 1. had not i:Call from them; its a I
born at Witlizt,y, in Oxfordshire. 'Vhe Magistrate ipkoal if he
a young wemai, of the name' of I-I,tris, or had heard of he,
murdered ? to wi:irli prisoner re!dittl, he neither koe..v her, n,
beard of the min-o'er. Upon being acked where ht: was in
180'), prisoner said "tt sea, and for tw-elve months befor
Officer of ATarines, %Vim happened to come itota the room
moment, asked him %%Oat ship he was met kmard ? w hen r.
slid, he could not tell the name; and tieing asked, how MT
she carried, replied seventy-eight ! The o!iietT elk eiving t
a rate he had never liN:rd of before, asked him his Captain's .
' l'risorer said Amos, or zomething like that. To a question
the number of masts the ship Lad, prisoner replied two ! wit
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officer said, he was convinced he n:'l never been G?/ board
' he knew nothing about it. To go:esti:2" all to his :!i‘scha'
being a deserter, he answered in the nenio:'es saying, 11"*:
deserter, for he had given a man two guineas to :..O.I;e him fro
ship in a boat. The witness that took him to prison.: ..r th(
ohserving him feeling for something in iii ; pocket, witness den
his knife ; prisoner said he had not got one ; Lut on searchio
I witness took a knife from his pocket.
i• The prisoner called nine m ten persons, who spoke well as
general chaeaeter for humanity; and here the evidentie close
Mr. Justice Dampier, then proceeded to sums up in :!, 010'
and persitietions manner. commeatieg on the testiimmy 0,.
resent witnesses; and the Jury, after a quarter of an bout
sideration, returned a verdict of—Guiltv.
The prisoner was ordered for execution on Monday; w
I confessed his guilt.

YORKSHIRE.
The KING v. OVEREND AND omuns.-7-Ml'. Topping
that this 'Was an indictment against the Defendants, who
overseers and inhabitanti of the township of Denton. for co;
to effect a morriage between two paupers, for the purpose
theta,* the township of Rarth with An additional charge.
male pauper was ti widow of the name of Ann Place, al
years of age, and who had !mtg. been a heavy burthen to tli
ship of .Dcuton.; she bad been left by her Impband with four
tketi, atasidet his death had nearly dOubled the number.
the time this Marriage was solemnized was supposed to
pregnant. In the aajoining township of Barth, resided
.Lockwood, an old man and a_ pauper, whom tlte deft:tidal'
.lixed upon as a proper husband for this lady, though there
earthly reason why Matthew should wish for a wife, excev.
was cotd weather, beiiig the month of November. To atm
this union, it wits suggested to old Matthew, that it would .
cOukuieut to him *to have a wife, and that if he would tak,

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the only
entsieti &llim Wa'4 fr ock he had. —Wittie
; her TOOIII was nearer the stair•ease ;II his-. so that she all id s
which ‘i A,„in front of the ••peeial
could go down stairs towards•the kitchen, constableoutd searched prisoner's house
house, without passing his apartment. Ile rose smilv after four in the loft, bt listen 9 spade and the roof: when
o'dock on the 43J, and observed his daughter's reom its.:or open, told him where he found the herb, and a‘ke,l
...mph wsafi sn namsnal thing :he went out at the hack door, which repred, yes., lint not for his own nse._ Whilst I

'ley, sitter to the • ereasr, , knew that the prisoner
r were ac I um' ~i... 1.,.. • s prisoner at the inquest
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kir he came
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they would
testimony to
vo days pre.
me in which
stated, that
in different
le passed by
on the WI it
iptly left his
bOW ate
1 said,'.
Do
wanted with
szrity,%voishi
go with limb
a:in Ind lutist
ett yirds, i-
eo up stairs,
i the Magis-
isoner then
e %%as a eery
11 if he kiiew
? The pri-
Lis birds to
11C11 rain(' ill,
Magi‘trate
✓ said he had
a lie was
d if he knew
of her being
her, nor had
tvas in June,
before. An •
room ht that
iten pi isomer
)ve many mint
iing that was
,tint's name?
question as to
ro ! when the
ward ship, as
:!iscliarge, or
WaSllO
him iron, the
the dooll•
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earching
well as to his
.
e closet!,
ino,st a;;2e
• the die.
n how Scon.
lay; and hi,
pping stated,
ts, who were
Fur conspiring
urpose of but-
irge. The te•
ace, about 40
to the town-
?Mt tour ciriV
umber, and at
d to be again
ided Matthew
Sindants had
► there was no
except t tat it
Co complish
would ue very
ould take Aug ,