The Sun.
London, England, 1812-04-08 00:00:00

8 ANKRUF TCY ENLARGED.

Solomon Jacob flargerbur, Jacob Solomon Ilargerbur, Simon
Solomon 11Jrgerhor, Aaron Solomon liargerbur, Abraham
Solomon Bargerbur, and Joseph Solomon Bargerhur,
street, East Smithfield, shipowners and ship-atents, from
March 11, to May 3 , at ten, at Guildhall.

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Tbtirsdat morning the Court opened at nice
o'clock, and proceeded w mat of William
Brookes, Clefli, for the murder of Hannah Miller,
a young womali, 14 ears of age. The Jury being
sworn,

Mr. Clarke, COunsel for the prosecution, briefly
sta!ed tlica:e, the particulars of which will be best
seen in the evidence.

The'firSt witness called was William Tew ; he
lives in Cow-lane, Warwick, and knows the prison.;
er, who had lived for some time with Mr. George.
On the s'h of March last, he heard the report of a
pistol about two o'clock ; he came to his strop win-;
dov, ar►d heard a cry in Mr, George's yard like
person in great distress ; he went into the yard, and
saw Hannah Miller sitting on the ground, and sup
potting herself with her right hand ; she held a let
te.r in her left hand : he went up to her, and asked
her what was the matter ? she said, Parsori
Brookes has shot me with a pistol." He raised her
np, and with the assistance of Mrs. Hall, carried
her into the front kitchen. He looked at thTback
of the girl, and saw a hole in her gown, and blood
running Boar it. Soon after, the prisoner came id
with nothing on but his shirt, and both hi= hands
were behind f►im"; he did riot say arty thin, ; he
staid iibout half a minute? and then went away._
Two women took care of the girl, but the witness
did not leave the room. He soon heard the report
of another pistol towards the stairs- (this was abdah
a minute aftir the deceased had left the kitchen to
be taken up stairs) : and saw the deceased
lying at the bottom cf the stairs as though she was,
dyad. He examined her, and saw another hole under
the. left ear,-ai;dlhe blood running down. Witness.
rook the dtcoa,k,!d into the front Kitchen. Prisoner
said, " I could kill half a score of you if I liked, it
is of no use-holding me."

Cross'-examined by Mr. S-rjeant VAUGHAN.

,Witnes;3 had known the prisotwr 'our or -five
years: He had beard him called Aitr4 •Brookes.—
Witness one day saw hint walkit,g in the yard with
nothing but his slprt on. He knew the prisoner
frequently lay in'bed for t long lirne,
The next witness; Elizabeth Hammond, said,
s!,e took the girl up ,stairs after she had bear shot
the first time. While she was taking the deceased
un stairs, she saw Broiakes standing on the stairs.—
Witness said to him, " Brookes, what have you
.been doing ? go to bed instantly:' His left hand
was concealed under his right arm ; he drew it fro
under, and site saw something in his hand ; 'she
screan:ed, and turned round to go away. She. imy
rnedi3tely heard the report of a pistol, and soon after
saw the girl had been wounded in the neck. She
believes the deceased was 14 years of age the day she
died. •

On her cross.examination, she said she had beard'
him called by different persons Mad Brookts, the
Mad Parson. She, knows he has been confined in'
the house where he resided, she believes he was-
tied down. Witness has seen him in the yard with
only his shirt on ; she had seen many other oddities
of his at different times.

Question from the Court.—Have you any doubt
on your mind whether the prisoner was deranged at
the time you saw him on the stairs when the welder
was cony-flitted ? Not any.
Ann Cooke, John Squires, and several other wit-
nesses, deposed to the same effeB ; when Mr.
Serjeant Vaughan observed to the Judge, that be
thought it was .useless going on with the trial, as
evident marks of insanity had been pzoved by tile
witnesses.

The Learned Judge addressed the Jury, and told
them, that if they were satisfied as to ihe insanity of
the prisoner, no more evidence would be produced;
but if they were not, he would bear all the witnesses
that had not been called.

The Jury said they were quite satisfied as to the
insanity of the prisoner.

His Lordship again addressed the Jury. - He said
it was proper they should be satisfied that the pri-
soner was undrr mental
.derangement at the very
time the Inuakr was committed. After making.
a few comments on the evidence,. the Learned
Judge concluded by ob•erving, that if the prisoner,
was acquitted of the murder, in.i;inity must b be,
ground of that acquits!, ai,d Under such circum-
stances, he would be confined duriog his Majesty's
pleasure!.
. , .
The Jury consulted about two minutes, aid
re-
turned a verdkl of Guilty of the murder, but acquit-
ted on the ground of insanity.

BIRTHS.
On Friday last, in Great Coram-street, the Lady. of Henry
Albers, Esq. ()fa Son.
On Sunday last, at his house in Lin:otn's-inn•fields, the
Lady of Alfred Thrale Perkins, Esti. r a Son,

MARRIAD.
I.lst week, James Kenny, Esq. to' Mrs. Ho!croft, of
Camden-street, raid of Thomas I lolcroft„ Esq.
Ott Thursday last, at St. Ann's, Soho,. dr. G. Dixon, •
Merchant 'I aglow. of londou, to Miss E. Kent, second.
(taught( rof Kent, Esq. of Clapton.
Yes tatty, Mr kicharrt Heatley, jun, ot Mincing lane. •
to the ou.y daughter ot the late t.,eorgc DAM; Esq. ot thL
Island oi Jamaica.

DIED •
At his tionse•insßutlancl.squ'ire, Dublin, Matthew Forde.
Esq. et" Seaford, hi the County of Down.
On Thursday se'rmight, at A Inwick Castle, the Right
lion. Lady Julia Percy, aged 29, daughtfr of his Grace the
Dyke of Northumt erlaud.
On the 28th ult. G,eorgina Teresa, only surviving (laugh;
ter of John Riley, Esq of Windsor, Berks.
On Monday the 301 ult. of a brain. fever, Sergison,
Esq. of Cuckfield Park. Sussex.
ttn the. ad inst. at the lion Mrs. Murray's, Paragon, 4-
Blackheath, Frederick, the infant son of the. Rev. Henry' -
Hodges, ot 13eshicy, Sussex.
The same day. at Hornelirirch, in Essex, in his 135th year,
Richard Wyatt, Esq. one of the eldest servants of the Ea,t.
Inca Company, having resided 36 years in the Island of Su-
matra.

On the 4th inst. at his lodgings, in Vrawfortl- street,
Mary-le bonne, after a most painful and lingering illness,
MJjor Mary-le.
Shaw, late of the Hun. East-lintia Company'a
Madras Establishment.

On Sunday ?horning, in his 7sth year, Mr. Gocifree, of
Mil'bank-Slit:et, rn i n s ter.
The saute day, at lt.:r liutir at Stoke Newington. aged SO,
Mrs. Montetiore, rend of the late. M. V. Nlontefior , Esq,
of l'hilliot-lane.
On the 7th inst. after a long aud'painful illness, in tly:•63d
year of his age, Joseph cqueler' Esq. tniny
years one. of the agents to the lio).1 Wine Company. of A'
Oporto.

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Morning, zo min. after tz. Evening, 4.5 min. after 12. ,