The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-05 00:00:00

MURDER OF MR. SMITH.

Yesterday the town of., Greenwich was a scene of the greatest
bustle, in consequence of there-examination of That. Tirnotl4,.
and the apprehension of James Webster, another of Coleman's
accomplices in the murder ef,--the above GefitleMail•
The investigation took place in the office of Mr. IC&NELL;
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the Clerk to the Magistrates in London-street, and the greatest,
privacy was obserVed throughout the proceetiure.
After Timothy's examination on TnesdaY last (frotn-circum.
stances which are at present withheld) a warrant was granted
for the apprehension-of Websteri who, it will be remembered,
was one of the men, amongst others, named by Coleman in his
confessionin Maidstone Gaol." This Webster soon Vier the
murder was perpetrated, was arrested on suspicion of being one
of the murderers,•but for want of sufficient evidence he was set
at liberty, andhas been at large ever since.
It being well known that Webster used the Noah's Ark,
Deptford,' Bowditch the. constablekept watch for him all night,
end-About Seven o'clock on Wednesday morning be'saw
,him
enter the houie, and thereupon seized him upon the charge al-
leged in the warrant. When taken, he appeared to be un.
daunted, and exelaimed, ".What am I wanted again.",
. When brought before the Magistrates, the evidence of Con:
lay and his•wife, Whittle, foreman in the Patent Ship-builders
at Deptford, Anne White (alias Swedish Hannah), and Ann
Steele (who lived with Coleman), was adduced, after which
Timothy, the prisoner, was interrogated for nearly two hours,
in private, and from what we could- learn, he made a full con-
fession against Webster and one or twoothers.,
The prisoner, Webster, was then brought into the presence
of the Magistrate, and the testimony, of the various witnesses
were read over. to him, and he was asked what be had to say in:
his defence, the Magistrate cautioning. him to beware, lest he
should criminate himself: • -
Webster protested his innocence of .the crime, and was ready
to tueet any consequences that might befal him.
He was then fully committed to' take his trial for the murder.
And Timothy was again remanded.

Exccuvor4.—Qn Wednesday last John Tar,
tor, convicted at the last AsSizes for LSomerset
(with John Pap:tuts) who had been previously re-
prieved on account of his age), for a burglary in
the dwelling-house of Mr. Collett, at the Red
Lion, Woolverton, suffered the awful sentence of
the law on the New limp in front of lichester
gaol. Ever since his conviction he has conducted
himielf in the most hardened manner, relying on
his being enabled to effect his escape from his cell,
which hope he cherished until a few hours before,
he suffered ; having on that morning wrenched
a bolt from the door of a cell in the. passage
in wjfich he was permitted to walk, during
the momentary absence of the person placed to
watch himovith Which be ineffectually endeavour-
ed to force the lock of an iron gate leading to a
passage over a part,of the debtors' rooms, with
the hope of crossiirg the walls. At_9 o'clock the
Chaplain administered the Sacrament to' him,
soon after which' the Under-Sheriff arrived. At
eleven o',elock the unhappy culprit ascended the
platform, where he continued in prayer with the
Chaplain for twenty minutes, when he was launch-
ed into eternity. lie was a native of Notting-
ham, and only 24 years of age ; he had com-
menced his carer of crime a shprt time Only ;
but had been concerned in numerous burilaries
B ath, and its vicinityt and was only acquitted
at the last Salisbury Assizes.