The Sun.
London, England, 1835-08-17 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD CIRCUIT, IlroNarourn, Auo. 14.
MURDER.—Edward Morgan, aged bB, was indicted for the
wilful murder of John Reece, on the night of the 30th of July
last. near Chepstow, in this county.
The prisoner is a haullier ; the deceased was a millwright
at Shirenewton, near Chepstow. Qn the.3oth July last the
deceased spent the greater part of the day in Chepstow', which
he left about ten ;-‘t night, accompanied by a dog, to return
home. Next morning he was found in a, field near the road
between Chepstow and Shirenewton, quite dead, with an ex-
tensive and deep fracture of the skull, the place where he was
lying being covered with blood and brains.
Joseph Colos examined by M. PHILLIPS—I was passing
from Shirenewton to Chepstow on Thursday night, the 30th of
July last. When near a place called Cold Harbour, I heard
the report of a gun, and proceedinc, in the direction of the
sound, came up to the prisoner, who was leaning on a gate by
the road side. I heard him say, " Who he ye ? D—n ye,
turn out I" I asked the prisoner what brought him out so
late ? He said people milked his cows at Cold Harbour, and
he was going to watch, and added, " There is a fellow lying
here, anal I have shot at him." I looked over the gate„
and perceived a man lying alongside a mow, about ten
yards from the gate, with his head towards the road. There
was a dog behind him. I and prisoner went in. Deceased
was then breathing hard. I thought he was asleep. I knew
it to be John Reece, of Shirenewton, from his loose boots,
which I felt. We lifted him up, and put him in the mow to
shelter him from the weather.. I asked prisoner if he was
going home ? He said, " Not till I have learnt who this is."
When I was going he said, " I only snapped the gun." Next
morning I told Mr. Ball, of the King's Head at Chepstow,
that Mr. Reece was drunk and asleep under the mow. Next
day I found spots of blood on my trowsers.
Seth Richards, examined by Mr. Phillips—Keeps the
King's Head at Chepstow. On Friday morning the 31st
July, about five o'clock, went to the spot where Reece was
lying. Several persons were there. Prisoner was among
them. He said, pointing to the body, " Its a pity to use him
so." The back part of deceased's head was so open from the
fracture that Taylor put some hay into it, to keep in the
brains. On Monday, the 8d August, witness found an iron
packer in some nettles near the spot. It bore the initials E.
M. It had marks of blood.

The Jury, after a long consultation, found the prisoner—
Not Guilty.
Morgan betrayed no emotion during any part of the pro-
ceedings, and heard the verdict with apparent unconcern.
The acquittal of Morgal caused great surprise in Court.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Miss Ann Forecost summoned the overseer of the parish in
which she resides for having refused to give her assistance in
her distress. _

The overseer said that the complainant was well able to
make her bread by labour, for a more clever woman was not in
the parish : but she had so immoderate a fondness for gin that
every farthing she got was turned suddenly into her favourite
beverage. She then proclaimed war against every thing that
looked like glass, and her hands and arms bore testimony to
the spirit with which she opposed it. The beautiful plate
glass in the gin shops attracted her attention most particularly,
and when a landlord refused to let her have a quartern, she was
sure "to talk" to the windows with her knuckles. The parish
had now the opportunity of getting rid of such sturdy beggars
by means of the Poor Law Bill, and was determined not to
give the complainant a farthing.
The complainant said that the overseer was a most cruel
fellow, and whenever a poor person applied to ask for any-
thing he opened the new Poor Law Act, and began to read the
nonsense. That was a pretty sort of comfort to a hungry
belly. She (applicant) wasn't much of a politidian ; but she
wouldn't desire better fun than, old as she was, to pitch it into
half a dozen of the hard-hearted beggars as wrote that ere.—
( A laugh.)
The Overseer—My Lord, the last time she was drunk she
bit our beadle.

Complainant—Bit him. S'elp-tne G—d, my Lord, look
here, I a'nt got a tooth in -the world. My mouth a'nt fit for
any thing but a nipple.—(A laugh.)
Overseer—My she's able to fight a man. She comes
and frightens our wives, and the fact is we can't have no
more to do with her.

The LORD MAYOIC—You had better take her into the work-
house ; keep her sober, and she will be of use there.
Overseer—She is able to work, and we can't have any
thing to do with her.
Complainant—l am now sixty years old, and they ought
to treat me well, for I have been a trouble to them ever since
I was 20 years old. They think they'll lose me, but I'm blest
if they do. By the blessing of the Lord I'll be with them
till the day of my death. They must get another Poor Law
Bill before they lose me, for I'm blowed if this one will do,
bad as it is. _ _

_
Overseer—l'm afraid, my Lord, that w•e must take her into
the house. _ _

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rle LORD MAYOR—Take my advice, and take care of her.
Complainant—All I wants is a bit of bread, a glass of gin,
and a pipe of backy a day, and I don't care a for the
whole world.