The Sun.
London, England, 1833-01-04 00:00:00

Holt White's-lane two persons passed tie. I bid the gen.
Town good night, and they bid me good night, They
went on the Chace-side-road on the opposite direction to
that which we were going, and towards the Hollybush.
We turned up Holt White's-lane. There are four roads
where Holt White's-lane ends in the Chace-side-road, and
opposite to Holt White's•lane is Parsonage-lane. Pin-
nock's beer shop is up Holt White's-lane. We then
went up the lane, within nine or ten poles of Pinnock's
beer shop, when Johnson turned round. Johnson was
then on the deceased's right, and I was on his left next
the ditch. I was not aware that he was going to turn
round. When Johnson turned round the deceased said,
" Where are we going?" and I said, " We are going
home." We did not have any beer, and we came down
the road back again about nine or ten poles. I was
near the ditch on one side of the deceased and
Johnson on the other. Johnson then said to me,
" I will be - if Sam has not robbed
him ; I will be if he is not robbed." About half a
minute after, while going down the road, Johnson put
his foot out, and threw the deceased down and threw him
on me, and I fell in the ditch. The deceased's head and
shoulders fell upon my head. Johnson fell too. I did
not remain under the deceased half a minute. My cap
was on when I fell ; and when I drew my head from
under the man, my cap was left behind. I felt for the

cap, and found it under the aide of deceased's face. I
ob'erved that it was then wet with blood. On observing
that, I said to Johnson " What have you been doing ?
Don't hurt him—don't kill him." When I was down

under the deceased, Johnson was uppermost. While I
was dowa I could not gee what Johnson was doing. My
first observation was when I found my cap wet. When I
spoke to Johnson he replied, " I have done him." When I
got out of the ditch, I saw Johnson with his
knees on the deceased's breast, and his hands
on deceased's head. When I got in the middle of the
road Johnson got off the man and came to me. The de-
ceased did not struggle, but I heard him make a moaning
noise once—a groaning. When Johnson came to me from
the deceased he acid, " You take this knife, and go and
finish him, for I began him."—(A. thrill of horror ran
through the Court.) I said, "No, I won't." He had an
open knife in his hand ; Johnson then went up to the
deceased, who was then holding his head up, and saying,
"Oh do not hurt me ! oh do not !" Johnson said,

" What will you give ?" and the deceased replied, " Any
thing." I could see his face all over blood. Johnson
then stooped down and cut his throat.—(Another shudder
ran through the Court.) I heard a gurgling in deceased's
throat. Johnson staid by him about half a minute, and
took a handkerchief out of the deceased's jacket. When
Johnson asked me to ge and finish him and I refused, he
shook his fist at me, and said, "Do not you say any
thing ; do not tell any body." The deceased's head and
shoulders only were in the ditch, and his legs were in the
road. I did not interfere, because I was afraid of my own
life. Afterwards Johnson and I went down Holt White's-
lane together. Johnson kept saying, "Do not say any
thing to any body ; do not know any thing about it; do
not say a word." When we got into the Chase-side-road I
wished to go home along the road ; hut at Johnson's
request I went with him across the Cornish fields, which
would lead us the back way to Perry's house. Before
we could get to Perry's house we had to cross the New
River by another bridge. When we got over that bridge
Johnson stooped down and washed his hands and the
knife in the river. 'We then went over the bridge, near
Perry's house, which we had crossed with the deceased ;

We then went in a direction to Giles's house, along the
river side, where Johnson took out the handkerchief
which he han taken from the deceased, and threw it in
the river. The stream runs in a direction towards Giles's
house. I went on only about twenty yards farther, when
I parted with Johnson, and went home. Johnson also

went across the bridge, homewards. The next morning
at ten o'clock 1 was taken into custody, as I was going
with my master's dray. Mead and Watkins took me.
When I was taken my cap was examined, and I was
quessioned about it. I told them I had been carrying
some meat for my master. In about an hour after I made
a full statement, such as I have made now.
Cross.examined by Mr. BODKIN—I never saw the de-
ceased before that night. During the time I was there hr
took out his purse once. It was a brown purse wit►.
slide•, and appeared as if it bad money in it. He did not
unbutton his coat and show that be had a good many
pockets while I was there. They had just done playing at
dominoes when I went there. The first I had to do with
the deceased, in taking his arm, was after we passed
Wagstaffe's. The pot-boy, when we came out, did not
put the deceased under my care. Did not hear him say,
" For God's sake, Jack and Sam, take care of him,
for he has nearly fallen into the river." He requested
Sam to take care of him, and he left him in
charge of Fare and Johnson. SVagstaffe told me I had
better go home, for it would be better for me ; he did not
say he thought the man was going to be robbed, nor any
thing of that kind. The pushing about on the road did
not excite any suspicion in my mind. When I went with
them past Addington's my object was to get some more
beer; I knew the beer houses were by that time shut up,
but I thought we might call them up. It was a star
light night; there was no lamp near, but by the light
I could see that my cap was bloody. The next morning
I went out at five o'clock to my business. I was
dreadfully shocked at what 1 had seen the night before, and
I had no rest. When I saw my master in the morning,
I said nothing to him or any one else, until 10 o'clock,
when I was taken. I had my bloody cap on that morn-
ing. I was asked by the officers how the blood came
there, and I said I had been carrying dogs-meat for my
master, and that the blood came off it on nty cap. The
deceased was very much in liquor, and any one person
might have easily overcome him.

BODKIN—Now, 1 ask you on your oath, atter you
got round the corner of the Chase-side-road into the lane,
after passing the too o strangers, did not Johnson separate
from you and go home ?
Witness—No, he did not.
The witnesses for the prisoner Johnson, were here or-
dered out of Court until they were wanted.
Cooper was recalled, and stated, that Johnson lodged
with his father, near Mr. Giles's house. Johnson was
dressed in a black coat and trousers.

Mr. Edward Browning, a timber merchant, stated that
he was at Enfield on the 19th December. About a quar-
ter before 12 on that night, he was passing the end of a
road leading to Holt White's-lane, when be sa v two or
three men standing together up the lane, and two morn
further on towards the Holy Bush, he did not speak to
therm, nor they to him,

Mr. Joh❑ Horatio Winn, a shopkeeper on Enfield
Chace side, stated, that on the evening of the 19th De-
cember, he was passing along the road, it was between
11 and past, at the bottom of Holt White's.lane, he
saw two men standing across the road. Did not say any
thing to them or they to him.

BY Mr. Justice J. PARKE—Was going towards the
Holly Bush. There was a young man with him. Neither
of the two men said " Good night."
William Wheeler stated that he was a labourer at
Enfield. On Thursday morning, December 20, at half-
past five o'clock, he was going to his work down Holt
White's-lane, and when he got about balf way down, on
the left hand side of the road, he saw the deceased's body
in the ditch. It was lying on the face. The face seas in
the ditch and the feet in the road. fie kickedit, thinking
it was a man in liquor, and called to him several
times, but got no answer, and then laying hold of it found
there was no life in it. He then turned back to go home,
and meeting James Ashby with a load of straw, they
came back to the body together. He then went to
Ridley the watchman, in Parsonge-lane, and got a light.
He went with it to the body, and found on it a few half-
pence, and a small knife; a pair of gloves were in the
ditch. Some shot he also found scattered about. A
heard was got, and the body placed on it. There were se-
veral wounds on the face. They took it to the Serjeant,
public-house in Parsonage-lane. Witness also observed s
wound in the throat. The left-hand pocket of the deceased's
trowsers was turned inside out. (John Head, the con-
stable, here produced the gloves, which the witness iden-
tified as being those he found as described.) Where the
body was found there was the appearance of a struggle,
and much blood was on the ground,
- Curley, landlord of the Sergeant public-house,
deposed to receiving the body of the deceased in his
house at twenty minutes after six o'clock in the
morning of the 20th of December. The witness
accompanied the last witness to the spot where the
body was found, and picked up a cap and two halfpence.
When the body was taken to witness's house, be sent for
Mr. Asbury, a surgeon, and for the beadle. Witness
went to show them the spot ; and about '7O yards this
side of it, he found a silk handkerchief, which be gave to
Mr. Addington.
Mr. Addington here stated that he gave it to Mead,
who produced it.

(The trial was proceeding when we went to Press.)

NEW COURT.

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A sailor name Beth was convicted of stealing 16 Ja
panned bread baskets, from the shop-door of Mr. Edwin,
Alderman, of Norton Folgate, and sentenced to one month's
imprisonment in the House of Correction.
Mary Hill, a young woman of apparently respectable
connections from bar appearance, was indicted for steal-