The Sun.
London, England, 1812-09-19 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX. ST2IIONS, FRIDAY, Ssrr.

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Thintas'• Fearnswortb, jitn„was indietr'd for a li-
bel on Thc.s. Fearnsworth, and for threatening 'his

life

The prosecutor; it appeared, was formerly a
bricklayer, residing in Church-lane, ll'iliitechapel,
but had for some years retired, and llred on his
fortune. The presetit defendant's course of life,
it appeared, had be& most dissolute. His father
bad supplied hii extravagance for sonic time with
a liberal hand, till, justice to the rest of his family
obliged him to forbear doing sO any longer. On
his refusing to continue to supply him with money,
le had first charged him with having murdered his
mother, and threatened to avenge her death by the
murder of his father. On the sth and Gth of :Tune
last the father received two letters fr:-n him, in
which this charge was made, and threats held out,
'unless he complied with. his.. (the defendant's)
wishes. These letters were the libel complained
of . they were put in, and proved to be the de-
lendailt's writing ; but on their being read and
compared with the record, it Was found that there
*as a variation between them, which, in the opi-
nion of the Learned Chairman, was fatal to the
indietrnent. -

The Jury therefore, under his direction, acquit-
ted the prisoner.

The defendzat'vtFus put to the bar, on a
charge of havipg as.,atiiteci his father, who is
almost seventy years of age, on the 24th of May
last. ,

From the statement of the prosecutor, it appear-
ed, that he was standing at the door of house in
Goodman's-fields, in which the widow of one of
his deceased sons resides, when the defendant
came up to him ; he immediately retreated down
a stable-yard, in hopes of' escaping him, but be
followed him, and kilock,A .him down with a
broom-staff which he had in his hand, and whilst
he was lying onthe ground, heat him with it most

e :erely.
!This statement was corroborated hy a gentleman
named Herbert, who was drawn to the spot by the
old man's eriys of murder.
The Jury f6und the, defendant guilty, and the
Court sentenced hini to twelve months imprisoa-
ment, in the House of Correction, and at the ex-
. .
piratioq of that period, ordered that he should
find Security for his gorA behaviour for two years,
birnself in 100L'and two sureties in 50/. each.
Scuddell was charged- with puttinz off
too one Herbert a counterfeiil three-shiling bank
token on the 4th of June last.

It appeared that }Jcibert, suspecting. that the
prisoner-was a dealer in counterfeit tokens, com-
municated his suspicions to Hutt, the Hatton-
g mien officer, and a plan was laid to discover whe-
ther they were well founded. Herbert_ went to the
Mitre public-house, in. Goswell-street, where he
net the prisoner, and, entering into conversation
with him, it was agreed that he should, on the
following ,day, meet him there again, and bring
sonic toluns for sale ; the meeting accordingly
took p!ace,' and Herbert bought 12 three shilling,
and 12 eighteen-penny pieces of him, for 30s. all
of which, of course, proved to be bad. The pri-
soner,. however, escaped, and was not appre.
hended for five weeks afterwards. _ _

In his defence, be denied having, any knowledge
of the transaction.
The Jury found him guilty,- and he was sen-
tenced to six months' hard labour in the House of
Correction.

Josep4 Lawtar was convicted of uttering a coun-
terfeit, 3s. Bank token ;, and...it being the second
timed I,e was sentenced to• two years' imprison-
ment in the House of Correction, and at the ex-
piration of that term to find security for his good
conduct for t,vo years mote.