The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-20 00:00:00

ROBBING THE DEAD.

TUNBRIDGE-WELLS.—George Vousden, Robert Vous-
den, William Ellis, Mary Waters, Ann Underdown, and
Harriet Collins, vstre charged with robbing the dead
body of William Sanders. Thomas Wells, constable of
Brenchley, deposed that he saw the body of the late
William Sanders on Sunslay last. Between ten and
eleven o'clock that morning George Vousden came to
him and told him that a man had been found in the
Clay's Wood pond. On his arrival at the spot he ob-
tained assistance, got the body out of th e water, and
conveyed it to a barn. He saw the prisoners
George Vousden and Thomas Vousden at the pond,
and they told him that 3s. lid. had been taken from
the left-hand trousers pocket of deceasedw, and
the whole
Mrs. Waters had got the money. 4
and they all told the same
trousers pocket. He
been taken out of the left-hand
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of the prisoners, as they hadtaaiall2tehneain3tos. thi;lpohnadd,
said to have been .
the decease, the night before
he was missed, had several
went to Mrs. Waters's,
found
nanthdesphoec pocket.
pounds in his pocket, he went to Mrs. Waters's on Tues.
day morning. Robert Vousden and Thomas Vousden
ledge in the same house. He saw Thomas Vousden and
Mrs. Waters, and he asked them, "How about the money
confessedhrhad
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had had most trouble, he had 30s. Thomas Vousden then
gave him a sovereign audit half, and Mrs. Waters gave him
two half-sovereigns. He next went to Mrs. Collins's. He
did not see Mrs. Collins, but he saw ber husband at work
in the garden, and he went indoors and brought out two
half-sovereigns and gave him. He then went to Mrs.
Underdown, and she gave him two half-sovereigns, and
said she was very sorry at what had occurred, and also
that she wished she had not gone to the pond. As he
was going home he met George Vousden, and took him
into custody. He said he had not got any of the
money. William Ellis also denied ever having any of
the money. He took the whole of the men into custody
in the morning when he saw them. He did not take the
women into custody, as he was satisfied they would not
run away. The whole of the prisoners had been the day
before summoned to attend the Coroner's inquest.
The Bench wished to know if the person who knew
the deceased had money in his possession the evening be-
fore he was missing was present. Witness said no other
witness was present but himself. The inquiry was then
adjourned till the other witnesses could be brought from
Brenchley. The following evidence was subsequently
advanced :—Mary Collins, of Brenchley, deposed that
she was a widow, and the deceased lodged at her house.
She saw him last on Friday. in Easter week. He then,
after dinner, showed her nine half-sovereigns and two
whole ones, 3s. 6d. in silver, and 2id. in coppers. He
left her house about four o'clock. He had been drink-
ing all the week. Sho had not seen him since. Thomas
Diamond, of Brenchley, deposed that he knew the de-
ceased, William Sanders, and he saw the body of
deceased in a barn at Brenchley on Sunday morning.—
The prisoners wero then committed for trial at the next
quarter sessions.

TRIALS Or RAILWAY RIOTERS.—At the High Court
of ,
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as
mobbing
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ba,br yjino,ghnEandmindabexturgaehe,n,o
jnoThnuemsdaacky,ay Henry John Grant,
GicaciivinmG,Lirvan.
JFmauems:etsise-bhbeirii`nßilldggeipon Colin Morison, and Do'nald Shaw, were charged
and houses of the Irish labourerslialiasorchwilelnasfall
fire-raisingemployed there.
against
and
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pleaded guilty to certain of the-charges, and alter evidence was heard
ll'trehioe2tipdnroigsfiners, with the exception of Neil M`Leau.
to the previous good character of the prisoners, the Lord Justice
Clerk solemnly addressed the prisoners, admonishing them as to the
highly criminal conduct of which they had been guilty, and warning
them as to the consequences of a repetition of similar offences. His
Lordship then sentenced them to be imprisoned as follows:—Henry
Brown for two
jsayears,teay at
G.. G.
and John rak
Genrafnotr
foeirghtteweelnvemmononthths,s ; John
Macqueen. John
Colin Munson,i and Donald Shaw for eight months..
The ca
VIScOUNT lIARDINGE'S ANNUITY.—The Bill just
introduced into the House of Commons by Mr. Hogg, Mr. Astell, and.
James
se lle' wasl(i ii°P'Lean.
dismissed as against Neil M `
Mr. Lyall, entitled Viscount Hitrdinge's Annuity Bill (No. 2), con-
sists of one clause only, which enacts that Lord Hardinge shall be,
empowered to receive his full salary as Governor-General, notwith-
etandwg the grant
.of 5,0004 per annum by the East ludia Company.