The Sun.
London, England, 1826-10-28 00:00:00

(From the Devizes Gazette.)
An inquest was held ou the body-of Mary Ann Matilda
Taylor, on Saturday, before W. Adye, Esq. who briefly
iddressed.the Jury, exhorting them to dismiss from their
minds all that they. had previously beard relating to the
death of the deceased, to.pay strict attention to, the evi-
dence that might be adduced, and to return their verdict
from that evidence.
The first witness called was Mary Irons, who .stated,
in substance, as follows am the wife of James Irons,
of Colebrook, in Buckinghamshire, and travel with pick,.
led salmon. On Thursday. last, I' was proceeding, in
company with my husband and brother, and some other
persons, tower& Devizes fair. A short distance from
Hungerford, we overtook the prisoner and the deceased.
On entering Marlborough Forest, we. we're about five or
six yards before them, when the deceased called to tea
saying " Here's a pretty sort of fellotv I am with; be has
drawn a knife.oit me." The prisoner replied, "If you say
that, you wilt swear my life away." The woman who
accompanied me desired the deceased to come on with as,
and not have any. quarrel with the prisoner. , We stopped
a little, and the prisoner went on before us, but came
back again. • 'We then proceeded towards the Wheat-
sheaf :, the deceased did not wish the prisoner to go ill
with us, nor did I, for I did not like his appearance. ; we,
however, all went into the house together; we were eight
I believe in number : Last in: the corner; the deceased
sat next to me, and my husband and'brother next to her;
the prisoner sat, sennawhere opposite. We had some beer
and bread and cheese, of which we asked the
partake: He at first refused, saying, he ,was going te
have a pipe of tobacco, and that would be 'enough for
him, but he afterwards took seine beer with us, After
we had been here some time, my husband and brother
side of the deceased. Within a minute I prisoner to
left the room, on which the prisoner came and sat by the
her somewhere in the breast with his right hand. (hi
not see the knife. The blood flew upon my itprori,
and
cried out s, murder!" The prisoner then went out of the
room, without saying a word. There had been no jeerieg
or quarrelling ; and bath the deceased and the priSoner
peered cheerful the, moment before. I was so frightelle d
I cannot any who was in the room at the. time. We ha
five or six pots of beer amongst. us.
on the
Wm. Hammond.--I heard the prisoner saY; `,`
murderer." He afterwards repeated this. .
Thomas Copeland, the landlord of the Wheatshout 'a"
the deceased falling from bet' seat ; the prisoner Way eur''
ning off; I went out, and called Mr. Hammond. hi
return- I picked up :this knife. [The knife .with Which 41!
saw him strik.de
bloody deed had been perpetrated was here produeoa;
*as a large clasp-knife, with a sharp point.] There Vit
blood on the lower part of the blade, and also ail ty
handle. Some one present accused the prisoner of bei,e,
the murderer; he replied, " I know I am the murderer',
John Bowman, one of the parties who overtook 4,11
prisoner and the, deceased on the road, said, I saw'
prisoner run out;.followed by a young man, who knoel"
him down, saying, " You have •murdered the' woman,
The prisoner said "I. know have." Twice in nil
Pr
sence be acknowledged having committed the murder.
William Lewis.—! live at Hammersmith, and ale
dealer in pickled salmon. On theroad between Hoge
ford and Marlborough, I was sitting. down dressing 6.1114
the 1~l
wound, when a person 'named Milei, pointing tt:
goner, said, " This man is jealoUs of his.. *rife," hi,
served," Then he had better take my yellow
and tie it round his hat." The prisoner made no ~e pi
He did not appear the leastdiiPleased. I paver spoke
him before, nor afterwards, until we care lo the
house. Neither here nor on the road was all t"isorg
that could put him out of temper. sang sirbe d
good humour, and joined in two or three otners,.;riiiie
ceased might. bear chorus, but I cannot say. some
looking at the figure of a horse on the she'r,h: „,000
cried, " Murder." I. turned • round and
that the t
running out of the room. Corielu4:ng tus'ht al
murderer, 'I immediately foOwed taught doi
knocked him down, and sand,." Whit Tity,:all We?.
you have done murder ;" he refired, toile sant
Mary Lewis, wife of the last witness, gave
timony. • hendker:e
with the pl
Anna Hurley--I slept in the samehouse Tie night pt
times with the hick a his hand'
saner and the deceased at Hungerford, o out, I)
ceding the murder. -The 'deceased wanted totgwo
oe
the prisoner would not let her; he struck her . e
on tn
" Another inch of grouted I will never go with)_,",
get Upto-morroW Mooing, and make the best O,;'Q•7
to Bath ;. there I shall meet with some carriers,
take me to Bridgewater where I belong. :he f6llO
no further conversation ;hen. I saw them 0.11,_140,,,T,
ing day at the Wheat Sheaf, ill perfect f(ooeltP:ono t
heard the crY " Murder r and 00 I°"inghe 01d
deceased, I saw her falling with her face to t
iboroui
The deceased :71
Somerset, surgeon., :residing at
proved the vound to have caused death. co.. heave
The Coroner clearly explained the distin.eolot"lotics.l
murder and manslaughter, and the Jury, wit!'
_dee, Bp'
liberation, returned a verdict of " Wilful Poi
Richard Thomas. of Sl'
. The prisoner states himself to be a nativeor
_pools
Blackfriars, and says he has been a seaman f d 6
of war, Indiaman, merchantman, and in the
_vue dos .
20 years, during which time helms serval c'fii.baesill'hee,
He also states that he had cohabited with old
without being married, upwards of 12 tuonllfit obi
they had heen at Hutigerford for the last 1010', deceit
ing on charity. He acknowledged strikingd'on ea
ea'
three or four times in the mouth with his hal!, hut thal
ing preceding her death, which drew blonling and
was urged to it in consequence of her I°d' go,e,
ing at him, which she had never-0410
.44,4m4 • molt,
• The extensive Mews ereetinbit'b"ebTatllthe
the. site of the dilapidated buildole .de pf Proi
minster Session4touse and the kist slartinetsa.'
street, is in a considerable state
Calculated for the - reception, of ,„ the 'M''
double that number of horses, belonging "lido
• tars and great Officers of State, who hay°
and offices near Whitehall. Ji
A report is prevalent that an Afttelli ettiviso
made to contract a loan at Paris for the 01
that the rate.
Ternmeut at any sacrifice ; and
bag°. le
the Parisian capitalists offer to-take the
two
and not 501., as is reported in one or
ar° Ceirri.agek'
As this sacrifice is enurniOus, peruv-1_,03,
'Cita. further .instructionti from h°l.66'
appears, does not like to 'Conclude the Parr