The National Register.
London, England, 1818-08-02 00:00:00

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lure_ wineher sba took a sisrirr of ate :tau "r -Ai niettees. The
yrnsiews ',ere shut. end tee 4.er vise open. 'Fee man sacs outside
the dupe the IrOMIIII 41444 Aitntv weeltoi sm. leaving tit • Felice
ee tie: same: position. ;fee saw ebe Bird well enough to know Lnu.
John Litton hen et rertemaieh anidents ; occupies the two
ficcre aistAe dm race. Is a cooper by trade. Wus employed
Si a kballei sseeet murder happened. U,ed to leave his home at
114i:sock to go to the patrol. Has known the pristeer u year. who
left a box et witness's hottest widest he left his service in Mr. Steven-
-50535. Vaneittart's Buildings lie carried the but up swine Theta
wets two pair of staircases up to the apartments occupied by witness.
The box was placed in a ruune nut occupied by witness, but only
preseetl through when goinie to his bed room. There was a front
staircase and a beck one. l'he back one could be used in going es
the room where the priesner's box was depoeite.l. but witness did rot
know if the prisoner used it. Pristiner did not live in W itucss's house,
be lived at the Tiger's H:ad, and frequented wittlees'e 'truce, and
knew every paceofit ; witness has not the keys of she house, but
merely beeps it till it he let. There are two doors, onefrom the front
and the other in the side. There are two privies, one in the front
pace, end arether in a place /cube; into the lane, which has no tup;
there is a spot near it where the children used to play. He never saw
any matting or rubbish iu this place that could have concealed a bur.-
sellee l'here is a teller near this, where a person might conceal any
he was dispesed to conceal. The dour of this eelfees is a'se:ays
-open. Prom this cellar one might get up to the room wirers the box
ettetecirpeveed ; there is a cistern near the staircase that ?lieu or, to
.thrtt,cin where the box was, Assays filled with water. 'I here is a
pump in the kitchen, which kitchen is not in use. Any person nigh
toter it witlxsut being perthired by witnese's family. Witness keptt
his cooper's tool* in the lower ;sun, close by the kitchen. lie worked
in that place, and had tools there as well as to the brewer's. lie bail
a cooper's leuttmer in the place near the kitchen before the murder of
Mr. Bird,. which he mired tdrent ten days or a fortnight bele* that
tvent. He made inquiries about it, but could not find it. It was a
pall rivetting hammer. It had rt pulticular mark t its handle vas
split. Mr. Bicknell's clerk showed him it in the presence of the
constable Hodges. Ile had previously described it to the magistrues,
tared when he saw it, %vat certain it was the same hummer. Witness
bad frequently seen prisoner conic to the host in the ?tam. He never
sirw the box open but once, and thee. it did not eeeni
half illetl.—
♦When preens, brought it, it was only eccurtel by some packthread.
Witness, it: consequence of what his rife said, took the box, a hick
was secured by a stronger cord, to Mrs. Godthwd, Deptentl, who was
a relative of the prisoner. He remitted it about ten days after the
murder. It was heavier than when it came, which witness knew by
taking :t off prisoner's shoulder. He knew prisober when he was
acrvat.t to Mr Stevenson. where he acted as groom. and took care of
a gip, which the witness had seen him washing with water from the
pond ale re the hemmer was found. Witness knew Mr. Smith's
ground, where the pond is. 'Titre was a tree in the earner next to
the main road. W itic.es heard of the ninnies. on Monday afternoon,
and sew the preione: on that afternoon, who came to hi, house about
so minutes past three, or half an hour before four &clock. Ile came
up stairs with witness's nephew, and stayed till ten minutes past five,
when he went by tire teach, re he and, to his brother's at reckhem.
PiLoner told witness that he had promised to " dine wits his brother,
and if hot in time tir diluter, lie should be in tune fur tea." lie
teed witness he had dined at his washerwoman's, Mrs. Bennet.—
When he first cente into witnees's room, witnes.4 said, •• Clarks,
where has e you been, you are quite groggy ?” Ile said he had leesit
at the Tiger's Head tne night before, and had get more than he was
used to take. He said, as he was going to the e tolierwoinates. he
met a person of the name of Jesse. and had pare of three pints of hot
at the Ship and I elm, anti flout that he went to his washerwoman's ;
that he had dined there, and that he could do no It ss, after having
dined with her, than give her something to drink ; that he came from
her to witness's house. The prisoner, after remaining u short time
id. witness, went to his room, mid remained for ten minutes. On
hi, return he asked for something to drink. Witness saw a pair of
gliters at the Nutlonsl School. which were shown by the Magistrates,
and 'titbit he bi lieved to be tie prisoner's. lie remembered a cost-
a:elation about the gaiters hoists:, when the witness said they did not
fit hint, and he said that he had bought them from a hostler at the
Prince of Orange, to whom he paid 48. for them. _ _
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Cross-examined by Mr. N01an.... that he had known the
prisoner when at Mr. Stevenson's. anDdetealittled nothing against his cha-
racter. %Witness pointed out the room for the box, and it was not
clw4en by the prisoner. The house bud not been inhabited for IA
tomtits berme. Witness took charge of the garden, but had not
particularly examined the premises. The box was not locked, and
only xieuied at all times by a COT I. The cord was changed,
but witnes. did not notice when. It remained with witness three
wombs. _ .

Examined by the enurt.—The whoop said that he rout! depose
that there w.ts no matting or rubbish, but only that he Farr none
about the corner alluded tn.

Maria I .itton. the wife of the last witness, deposed, that sIT remem-
bertd the hex that llossey the prisoner put into her husband's house.
She routuldscrod the pri,oner's itsking her to procure n person to curry
tit, box to Mrs. Goddard's. !lei. husband did to at her request.
She rtmeorheresi toe 10,, of the Itumnicr, anti the search made for it
about ten amyl betitre the murder. flatter came to her husband's
hon.! about half-pant three o'clock. anti remaimxl till past live.
%%len silo weal out anti heard of the murder, th, re were many
people about. The pond was seta from the house in Vantattates-
terrace.

Cm-c-intamined by Mr Adolphus.—Witness deposed that Hussey
gave no directions about the person who was to carry the box. hut
deiired her to get any body. She did not think that matting or
rubbish could be in the situation where the bundle was said to be
deposited, without her perceiving st.
William Litton, a nephew of the lost witness, recollects the Sun-
day when the murder was discovered. lie knows the prisoner, and
wont into his uncle', )wire with him on that Sunday about .20 mi-
nutes after three o'clock, in the atter:loom Hussey came from the
side of the luesse were the lima wits.

Jane t.othlanl was called. She appeared much agitated. She
heels in Deptford ; is related to the rammer by marriage : rentem-
bered a box being brought to her htnt,e on the Monday after the
lath of Felarttare. The box stood in the shop ar:d remained there
three weeks lt..tore it was opened. Iler hit-bond opened it ; and
lietntl. the first thing. the !sale. then ,heets. There were at it
eta clothes, whicit the returned m the box. The box wa. again
*pea. I about two or three boors a'i!erwitrola, in the preaence of some
gerv:vr ..1.3 of Gre,nwich. II L.v..» y canny the next day :Vitr the lox
Wax 6.-Issg!.!, opened it. She wa., lotesem when the box was
opened a ux-ratti time, and should know the artiel:s in it.

( by Mr. Nokw.- V. 101.-3.1 neeosvt. that bon WM not
mil that %viten he tune, 6r 1,3,C1 1..., of f.... 10% htg it.
j lin to the et.stenn, of the tau,. M. ij,r„t in., a bw,„11,,,
atit'l ;Iver ladle. There was. a lade ()flows pantaloons, with a sine.straiDer
t,s.,tet. Ile bare ASA 3 wah.teeat with sleeves. Ile &its on one of the
at.t t. the Irmaa t:. s. P., I. Ile th,7l Baer inform:Om, attar hav tog 0un1.,4
tip t`n. troult. The eunstahles, Larkin and hptges, eutne, but he WAS no re.
Ir. I W..tvll Lll.lle.

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$ 't,as exainioest by Mr. .Utolrtitoi.—Dercieed. that nn direeiiens woo eiscn
t, t eke ON of the lax. but that 0 wa‘ 1,41,..irded in the phor for any body to
la.k at. 111*.cy wan reckoned a humour., hem .t man; witness never heard
any thing to the eontrary.
norms Itu,:ey. tht brother of the mi.:041,v, who was ro.e,domly atteeled,
deptl.l that he till:, at Ptvk114111; that he con hit.. about 4 nr 3 ,A 40,1, on
tzt,rday. when 'he murder was thsemenal. lip reiked him to mine :tad
Gtr ..1111 him on that day. He did not come to tlimwr, but aPerwarib. He
did not e,ine in a 7,301, but Olt fosg. %Viten he arrit ed, he said he had tak.n
that had mined nn In, Koma.ll, and asiott attneas if he had heard
it 1,111111.fs at Gr.-m‘vi:h. %Vatic, said. no. Prisoner then void An
a'u emtletnan and 11,, hou.s.:-keeper had limn nrirdcmd ornuOte where lichee&
‘titnew aske.l why he did not ono- to dine, and be Fouverol that it Sal. "wine
to the Phocklig murder W.:loi made I ireenw ieli litx a fait. Proolor we....trena•
lad ia a Mark coat a-10. waho...at -.eh mixed ismtalonn.. %%nne-• a..ked priiower
to go in 'Arndt'', with hull the foiiowme, day. whedt the hatter • t.ay.•
hog hi Lad a plea' glletl V :dialla to tut -4 with at the 110 html at 1%1,10 mm

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W.:wert :jati‘etl him to go to Lou '.m, a:ut he went. Vie did not rettim ui tt
yet witness saw him at his house that night, when lug puntahwma w, t
t: et mud dirty. he having Aden into a ditch. Witten sent him a rtlr of pattht-
loom:. and die prisoner. ;n tutning out his mat yoeltet, took out Irakcn piect4
of buckles Ilie ultitii ye:loner slid .% VI id:Tr. Ilis barother, who was by.
proposed that ui nen shikJl take tic wideh he took. and paid him ss.
num& lb kept it Hi: the wateies were dUkalucted. and Melt threw it Into
the fire, but took it out &Awe :: ass unital. A part of this silver witness dch-
vered to Mr. Smith. the. Magistrate. lie heard tuuhilig of the purchase of
sheets Icy the yris.,sser.
Cron ex:ruined by Mr. Noll-al.—Deposed the yrisomor 3 legacy of
GOI. ma !ne 7letlimsdny after the minder.
Thomas bmith, High Com:able of Creonwiels, received pier, of silver
buckle frcm Thontau Iluascy.

Thomas Hussey, being (ailed, sail he (teaseled the Owes to Mr. Stnith,
Ott. Magistrate, mat not to smith the high eon,tabie.
gloms.. Smith in LaltitinuAtinu said. that he received ie piers of buckle
nut from Thoime Ihissey's wife, twit from himself. tie shirred the ',levet Of
buckle to the Pruotier, who saki those were part of the things that were in th 2
botdle that i e foiuni. remarking at thig &Aloe time that 014 had been in the
tire.

Richard Smith. the Itagl,tate, being called, said that a pier* of buckle
'aot•ght over to him by Thom. Iltuwey, oil the 13th Mach, when he

Aivered the watehtm.

Thomas Smith being re-ealled raid, that he received the pieces of txtekle
f-oni Thomas lit me:, and Dot from his wife, on the 15th of Niateh., (This
immaterial nattratilettoo r.niained titlexpl3lll,-,:.]
Dintbeth lood A yll, tin A:ter of the prweier. much atE•eted, and In tears,
d Toad. that she lives at Petliver. The prisoner did not send her a box, bet
the box ensue Wont the 6th of February. It was fall of her deceased
moth,r+ clothes. Afterwards the pritoner elute, and hot stews to the box :
Le maned the txtx twice, the law time on the Tuesday, when he returned from
the WAS three wel.k3 aftt r the murder ; she opened the boa
lwrself on the Thursday following. and (wind in it the two Mogan-3 'Old the
milts. tier hatband and brother took thew. There wa,t on the watches the
name of Pint. lice husbniel is J. Giaalwyn. She had tint ieen the box from
t Um, it came with wearing apparel, and when it wax found with the estates
in it. ! ler detained sister ban no sty ens.

.terse:, Goodwyn k a t&ylor, at Peekfuttn. and the husband of the ta.t witnesa.
113 se,* uatehot which mute (loin the box. Ile examined the watch parera,
and Gn un•c thsrm am the name of Itird. This sta.; a month after the
murtitr. lie 41.4yeted them to NIT. Smith, the magistrate.

free mire W. Bird, the son of the Avowed, Identified the watches to be his
father Melt were attire-a, I. shown to the Jury. The one ass ft tortoise
shell match, and the other a foetal env. Only one of thein ire a water':
paper.. Mr. Bird said, the la a rime he saw it In his father's al was ten
days befeOre his eteath. The tortoise shell watch was his mother's, and alive
her At At La Meng of in the little roan in • hich he was found. The metal watch
he bad se en ir. fitthee's pima:sac about three months before his death.
'flionve s Larkin is a ornistable : went to the house of Mrs. Goddard, at Dept-
lord On IDs 14th March, and found a trunk, Wllkir produced, with the same
cord then tes it with which was now fastened. He found in it two shirts,
three sleet* , a silver win•setnuner, a sayer velp.ladie, a pair of genets, cotton
pocket hand kerchief, a pensioner's ticket with the name of Charles Hussey on
it. Witness p toduced the vtieles, which were examined by the Court end Jury.
tone of the la Sets was marked It. 8., another was ,narked B. at 'op, S. $llll G.
tinning a kin el of triangle, and the other sheet hrA no mark at all. %Sinless
le as at Mr. kin !inure ahont to minutia after the discovery of the murder.—
"I be gaiters heel marks of Likud and collating, and *ituess observed vomiting
near the body cat the housekeeper, when lie first went to the house on the Sun-
day of the murder.
tans. Litton he lug called said, that the gaffers sppramd to be those of Charles
litisscy, but of. t rOSYCX2IIIIaII3Iif4I she stated she could not say they certainly
weir his. She ta•d sown on the strap on one of his gaiter', and remembered
that the gaiters she• sewed were the saner colour, and 'Very way the seine na those
piodueed, but she cm tiel not swear that they were the same.
K Leith Bell dept "Fed to the Elect marked B. U. S. being George Bird's, his
wife'', name being Sarah. She had washed the sheets many tines. She teed
observed the mirks when she hung them out to dry. She remembered the
sheet marked It. IL, which belonwal to the family, nehmen being the grand-
mothet's name. She knew the shirt likewise to be one of those she washed on
the Monday previous to the murder sot Mr. Bird's house. The other articles
found in the trunk were said to be the prisoner's by Mr. and Mrs. Litton to the
best cf their knowledge.
Richard Rodeo, the crautable, deposed to the other articles contained in the
box deposited 41 Cox7darts, which had remained ha his poILI.S4IOII ever since.
The winestrattier and the soupladk Mr. Bird, the sun of the domascd, could
not identify, but he said that such artieies had been reluing ever sines the mur-
der, that such articles we.e in the possession of his father before the murder,
and ressmhied these he Lad seen in 'as Attu% Roux during his life. The
Bank notes were identified to be indorsed by his father, some of them wi'b the
letters "t:. and January la," and " July 18, Bank,* with other mai ka con
other note,. On every one of the coma was the signature of the deceased.
The witness, Hodges, saw the hammer, (turd on the Ist instant, in the pond
in Mr. Smith's garden. This pond was visrule from Vansittartis Tertaie. It
lead been drakned, and the hammer was discovered. The homelier V/1.3 pro.
duet 4, and identified by :Mr. Litton, the cx.per, to Sc Ws, the GM isSacli lie load
lost liejore thy murder. It was trended in the kmdle.
John nnultsm, the constable of Deddhsgton, to Oxferdahlre, dellomd, tha:
he apnrehmded the eriamer on the :at of April, at Deddinctort. Ile took tom
hint a watch aid a NO:et-book, with two letters. He identified the letters and
the watch. Aster the witness had searched the prisoner, he asked him for the
rings he had heard he pow:coed. The rrisioner ssid hr put erne of them down
th 3 privy at. the Kings ernes. It was SI arched tor and build. It contained an
interiptioa, "To the memory of six children.' The prisoner said this WWI the
ring he. had put down the rrivy. Mr. Bird identified the ring to be hi. father's,
together wit} the watch, its seal end thain.
John Vickery, the Dew Street lifer, depraved to the planner% hellbent:4M
to Bomsereet by the WM withese, and to a rine: being found la starching his
person, which drappevf fuse hit heat tie pati,slorer. Mr. third identified the
ring to be his father's. It was kept his the bateau up stairs, and the box in
which it wan opus:red was kft behind. •
Mr- scarjeant Oftskres now erected:el to another part 'f the rase, nameiy, to
read the es athination and the I: nem.

John Bicknell was Men called. lie is clerk to the Magistretts of the district
in which Greenwich is included. Ile took down a ittattmerit which the tirisonor
mottle before the megis•treto, and which r6111111.T allowed to be twirrnet. Prisoner
we, told that he nerd make nu stateannt, but he wished to make ore, ;Mit it
wte: taken Cairn as he spats. While's aw the 'astute*, in the mem In Van-
eittarfs Terrace there are 56 windows, intie:, trims:teal the pout in Mr.
Smiths ground.
The wittittk, nn eross-etani:ontion, stated. t7..at the priAtiner reftt4rl to .tien
the statement. but declared it was etravet. The examination was theft read, as
formsely given, together with Use two petters found on his person %lan he was
aiTreheaded.
tints e V thing war a servant at the T! lies& Ile knew 11e.+y. idea
enure to the Tigris head three week. thri-tnias, and terrtright
after the mutate, wan tso.mitteti. it intent t nows a saffron of Me +wee of lin-
Acton, wit: was a friend of the tiris,nt .tn otaident liad hart ei:ed to liA-
rleton. who had fa:ltat oscr the wall. Ile hat :tit Isis right hand eery tiso..h.
I lasleton tame hi their house while his hand tgeedi.ig. Itussey sta.
then hi a Mack east, a black wanteead, and pray patitakini,s. Witne- Isa w
Ibnoe 'n working Istelict. Ile had net the faeket un then. Being .huwit the
jacket, he ethild wet identify it. but he hail s:ut afacket im. Wimos.
the Saturday when the murder was town- itted, but did not see I hasty till half.
past In at night. There wa4 a dish milltid Ohl Fellows that met at the 1 ieer's
Wad. Ile passed 11!; the tan.n.c.n sit half-past and aww there ►homy as he
ti:esed the door.
Mrs. Wahnsicy, who keits tht Tiger's Heed, thread. she Ohl not RV )10,41
till within a few minutes of ten u.: loth at night on sstnolay, the ith of lithru-
ars:. bitt that he might he in the tap-room au hour before. Slit taw hint in the
1"1,:e Rardi or the Odd Fellows.

John Spar!:; u a bricklayer at Greenwich. hern antuai.itcd with the
priviner for some time. He was ri the tap-nwim of the Heart gatuniar
iii:thi of the mune', front Ito II t:ekals. aLw Ilies.ry in the tap room I
Arst oti that night, island '2O rnitiutvs to' I.ie.r Ali NMI' Wit 11l erliiik• L. the
nr4ll,lller lw! &vett oboe before lic mcnt lime sten him. Ile saw him again
mat morning, abcut 10 o'clock, in the ,alllC
Hailibnne I. secretor,. of the 14:04:e of the " tkld Feilnw.i." He
mute niiend the toilgc ineettg nn sidensuy, the 71h of FtillniirY. 'ELeY 11144, i
art odd Fellow that evening. He lorw the prironer. He IS an (hid Fellow
tuu, but pot of their Lndite.• pri3Otier a a. ?here that riii,ht about 4 owner
lik't !in...l'lk. The Lodge ni."l° Ser. 1.04 No thatnit.htthnclfd
tout pat till Lear b, and lio ruLauuet did not I.onm till a ions twin atter aid.%

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stepliemP sons w:td at the thld fethwi I.i.l;er on ridttitilay. the 7th or
Abrualy. Pc did not know what Woe llttoey ent•sed. but it was about an
hour before the I ridge likit was at bl tot+ wk.
William Coulter is a iiiiiater at 4 irceniriuh. Ile %CIA at the Odd
Club on Saturlay ni chl. Ilusm y was there. but he did not anise till r%.01
iLlnutts before 19 li he had bruit there earlier, witaas uotild la,
el:nerved linn.

Mrs. helmet proved that he d'ned w.ith her shout sot titiott on Sut3::l), the
Bth of February, ra.l loft her hylee -.boot tho,.
This washe Lase for the prow•ution.
The prisoner was then asked by the Court, what lie
had to say for himself. He declared his innocence. He
said, about 7 o'clock on Saturday he went to sell some
clothes at a woman's house, though she could not re-
collect any thing of this. He went then to an eating
house, called Peaces. He stopt to hear some singing
in the street, and went then to the Tiger's Head about
half past eight o'clock. He then stated what happened.
in the lodge at the Tiger's Head. He then related a•
long irrelevant story about his conduct on Sunday, and
afterwards. He repeated this string of incoherence
with considerable fluency and composure. No look of
terror appeared in his face, but he seemed fatigued by
standing in a crowded court for so many hours, limn
10 in the morning till 6 o'clock in the afternoon.
Mr. Sergeant Lens, who sat as Judge in the Cri.
mina! Court, then summed up. This was a case which
deserved attention from the Jury, and he was happy
to see that it received it. The learned Sergeant had
said that the evidence of circumstance was stronger
than testimony, but still it must depend upon testi-
mony. Though the evidence was long, it might be
brought within a narrow compass. The circumstances
of the murder could not be doubted ; but the question
was, were they brought home to the individual at the
bar. The time within which the murder must have
been perpetrated was nearly fixed. The murder must have
been committed between the hours of 8 and 9 o'clock..
The deceased was a man of regular habits, and went
to bed before 10 o'clock. The supper was prepared ;
the potatoes were in the oven , the water was boiling ;
and the table cloth was about to be laid on the table.
The Jury had 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. Ihe learned Judge
then went over the evieence, with great impartiality
and discrimination. He made towards the conclusion a
very solemn chnrgc to the Jury, and seemed very much
affected in desiring them to mike up their minds, and
pronounce their conscientious conviction, however tidal
it might be to the prisoner at the bar. lie spoke two
hours.

The Jury, without retiring, after a consultation of a
few minutes, returned a verdict of Guilty. The pri•
soner, who had during the whole day maintained a firm
alai intrepid aspect, now became agitated and pale.
He exclaimed that he was as innocent as the Judge
who rat on the bench, and that he was ready to meet
death to-morrow with such a conviction

The learned Judge then proceeded to pronounce the
awful sentence of the law, which lie did with great
solemnity and feeling. It was a painful duty to him
to attend this day's proceedings, and the most painful
part of it still remitted to be perthrmed. After what
the Court had heard to day, and ulcer the conclusion
to wl ich the Jury were forced to come, he wished the
prisoner bad spared the declaration be made of his in.
nocence. He hoped he would still be brought to re.
pcntance 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 be would make his peace with Os], from whom
all disguise was inefiectual or impossible. In this way
he might secure pardon shove, while there was no
chance of it here. Nothing now remained du- him but
to pronounce the sentence of the law, which was, that
the prisoner be taken hence to the place from whence
he came, and on N.onday be curried to the place of exe-
cution, and there hung by the neck till dead, and his
body given to be anatomized, and the Lord have mercy
ma his sca:l.
At the conclusion of the sentence, the prisoner cast
an anxious agonizing look towards the bench, apparent.
ly wishing again to address the Judge. He did not do
so, however, but retired uner !charge of the officers
without siacaliug a word. His composure and firmness
of nerve during the whole trial was remarkable, and
could only be explained on the suppcsition of a
cenfidence in his acquittal. Indeed, be ertertainca and

exurissed such a hope up to the morning of the trial.
11 any thing could have affected him, it was the con-

duct of his sister and brothers, who were so overpower-
ed by their feelings in giving their evidence, they could
neither look towards him or the Court. His sister
especially seemed overwhelmed, and wept bitterly.—
Her voice was so stitl..4l with her distress, t: at she coin
not be ht aid by the Court. On her examination, a s:at
was ordered her, and her depositions were obliged to
be repeated to the Court and Jury, by a gentleman of
the bar who sat year her. Towards the evening dm
crowd without the court was immenre, and their anxiety
to know the verdict extreme ; but there were no tes-
timonies, either of satisfaction or disapprobation, shown
at the result. The trial lasted frau AO o'clock in the
morning till near 10 of night.

M' Cl.

PI')LICE.

GUiL9II ILL.

We4stosday P. Ctievat wits cissr.ted with having stolen a
tnuisaa•mt vem.ili of Main-tit ;les and
.1. in ..lnv p prorty of Mr. Jones of Alaneitester.—
mr. ,•. Nit.' is 4 :44411rartio.er of linen, slant .l, that the
I.:1 and chihhru, 11.441 Oren id...141111g in
cal lesV weess ago ene,at came
i„ hid; I.0;* steitil4 11141 lie low o prrsulis ht 411(1
lull, Willi 101041 the wittiess could exchaisgo !Men
for silk golds upon Olivillll4geolls tenni. Tor witness ctn.
braved the offer, clothed and fed the prisoner and his family,
nad took hist tufo his sersi-;e. Aaiun a week ago they came
tto L„sidea to,,,ether, bringing a large quantity of linen, saes
and oilier articles, to the Dell Ism, in Wood-street. After
-rem:doing there two or three days, the prisoner said he had
siegociatcd with a dealer at Deptford for the exchange of
good+ to the amount of 981. Witness selected NI. notch Of
goods, which, with ISI. iu Rank notes, himself and the pri.
4... met conveyed to Deptford. On lauding, the prisoner took
•the goods and the money, upon pretence of taking them to
the merchant with whom the exchange was to he made, but
die never returned, nor was seen till Saturday last. when the
-witness met Inttn and caused hint to be apprelieutled. Since'
.1:Is a pprelicii-ion, witness had, in consideration of his f.iiiilv,
.ettit red to forego a prosecution if he world put him in the way.
to recover his property, hat he refused with lintels insolence.
'rue waterman who conveyed the parties across the Riser
raid, that the prisoner, whoa he came to hist, the boat, whis-
pered him that the trunk contained contraband goods, and
wished him to tell Mr. Jones that lie must await their return
.on that side of the River, as if he took more than out person
with the goods the boat would be liable to seizure. When
'the!: left the boat at Deptford, witness accompanied the in i-
sccer part of the way with the trunk, and be titen.endeavotir-
,ed to tamper with him, and to persuade Jiltn to lend his as.
sistatice to trick Mr. Jones. The prissacer said, he had him-
self been deceived. and that he could not tell waat had be-
'came of the property. lie dented the charge of felony, and
was remanded.