The Sun.
London, England, 1828-03-08 00:00:00

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Moses shepherd, the younger, aged 23, was this morn-
ing arraigned, charged with the Wilful Murder of William
Armsworth, the younig- jj
this county.
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CrOaseataninsed by Mr. :MISSING, jue.—lt was a dark
wet night; it was not raining at the time; I cannot swear
that he was dead, but he appeared so,
By the 4,rat aaw the body I saw the
blood.
Henry Harris, examined by Mr. ERSICINE.—I am con-
sta.ale at Fareham ; remember a person of the name of
Tatford, coming Tor me, I went with him on the road, and
found the last witness and Aldridge; I alto bend the body
of a man; I removed it from the ditch; the body was
dead ; foetid a wound in the throat ; the windpipe was
cut asunder ; the wound in the cheek was fresh ; under
the arms there was a little warmth, the other parts were
cold ; the knife found by the body was a common case-
knife, which had stains of blood about it.—(The knife was
here produced, it was a common table-knife,)--]t appear-
ed to have been sharpened upon cm-nailing rough tbr the
occesion surgeon wee sent for, and the body was
put into a barn ; I conveyed it from thence on the Monday
to the place where the Coroner was sitting.
Cross-examined by Mr. MISSING—There was, a cone
siderable quantity of blood near where the knife was
found.
Mr. T, Thatherwaite, surgeon, corroborated in part the
above evidence, and stated the cause and manner of de-
ceased's death.
Robert Amore, examined by Mr. ERSICINE—I knew
the man before his decease; it was the body of Arineworth.
Henry Tatford examined—l live with my father. I re-
member on Saturday evening, the 22d of December, hear-
ing a noise about au hour and a quarter or a half after the
mail went by, which goes at eight o'clock. My father's
house is about thirty yards from the spot where the body
was found. I heard the dog bark very much. I went and
opened the door, and heard three blows very sharp after
one another. I heard a rustling in the hedge after it. I
thought it was somebody chopping the hedge. It seemed
to come from where the body was found.
Cross-examined—l have said 1 thought it was some
one gathering Christmas boughs.
Ann Burges—l live with my uncle, James Dorking ;
I knew William Armsworth, he lodged at my uncle's
nearly five months.; 1 know the prisoner, be lived near
the house where we reside at Brockhurst. I remember
the Saturday on which the man was killed. I remember
the prisoner on the Thursday coining and asking for the
deceased (Shepherd) ; afterwards saw him iu my uncle's
shop. This was about tett minutes after his inquiring.
denied him (he was in the shop at the time) because the
deceased had desired me so to do. He asked Shepherd to
go down the road with him, The deceased said he should
not, and said he did not want hie company. On the Sa-
turday I saw Shepherd about five and six o'clock ; he
asked for Armsworth, and afterwards saw hint, and they
both left together. The deceased took his basket. I put
the tools into it. Armsworth used generally to go home
to his friends on a Saturday at Brockhurst. I never after-
wards saw the deceased alive. .1 saw the prisoner on the
Sunday morning. I told hint I had heard that Arms-
worth was killed. I asked him if he were not at Fareharn
with him, he answered, no ; 1 asked him how he could
say so, for Harris the bricklayer had told the so ; he an-
swered again, no, I was not at Fareham with bins. He
then went to Mrs. Colderwood, who keeps a shop at
Brockhurst, I saw the basket again in the hands of Mr.
Straughton.
Cross-examined by Mr. MISSING—The deceased and
the prisoner were in the habit of being together. .
John Thompson—l am a millwright, residing at Fare-
ham. I remember going into a public-house (after coming
from Portsmouth), at Brockhurst. Shepherd came in
while I was there, with another young man, who 1 after-
wards understood to be Armsworth ; I had a conversa-
tion with Shepherd. I asked him if he was going to Fare-
ham. I heard the young man say to the prisoner, that
be would go and get his things, and go with them. I
called for a glass of gin and water and a pipe, and was
going to smoke, Shepherd said he could not wait, and
I countermanded the pipe. It was about seven minutes
after seven. We then walked on towards Fareham. It
began to rain hard, and Shepherd left us. Shepherd re-
joined us after; he had a sort of dirty drab great coat on.
After the rain subsided, we walked one behind the other,
but they were generally behind rue. 1 parted with them
just by the Bugle, and saw no more of them. It was a
sort of drizzly night, but not very rainy.
Cross-examined—During their walking together, there
was nothing passed from which I could think they were
otherwise than good friends.
Robert Amore examined by :kir. Emirs tens—l assisted in
taking up the prisoner at his father's house at Brockhurst ;
he had a fustian jacket on, and great coat resembling the
one he had on the night before; he asked nle what I wanted
of him. I said, I hid you good night last night at Fare-
ham ; and he said, ow ! 1 said, yes. He replied, "Oh
yes, I did." I examined the great coat : the sleeves up to
the arm-pits appeared to have been washed and wrung nut,
and were very wet; the lining above the arm was quite
dry ; there appeared marks on the outside of the cuff,
which were either blood or iron-mould, but which we could
not make out.
Cross-examined—The prisoner has a sister living not
far from where the murder was committed, between Fare-
ham and Black-brook.
Archibald Flood—l am a baker, living in Puxher-lane,
near Fareham, I remember going to the Lamb public-
house. I know the :prisoner; also the deceased. Saw
them at the Lamb. I went to the Lamb, and on going a
second time, about a quarter past nine o'clock, after I got
out of the lane I met the prisoner and deceased near Lady
Grendall's wall, and heard them talking. About twenty
yards before I came up to them, they appeared to be talk-
ing in a loud tone of voice, but in a friendly meaner,—
When I carne up, their conversation was lawn. The
prisoner had on the great coat.
Cross-examined.—From Lady Grendall's wall to tl:e
spot where the body was found, was about tve 'ar six
hundred yards. They were talking but not quarrelling.
Francis Sparshott.—l keep the Three Tuns at Eletone.
I know the prisoner. I recollect his coining to my house
about a quarter or half past ten, He had a brown coat
on. He was very wet 4nd bespattered with dirt. I did
not perceive he was out of breath. ,I noticed he looked
very pale indeed. I said to him, " Halloo, Moses, where
have you been to in the wet and dirt ?" He replied very
inwardly, and went and sat down by the fire and dried his
coat ; he appeared very pale, and hung clown his head, and
had conversation with but one man ; he staid till I ordered
him to go, it hieing time to shut up.
Henry Harris—l searched the pockets of the deceased ?
Is. 6d. fell from his pocket on taking him to the barn;
1 ts. 7d. was the whole I found in theism ; I went with
Amore to the prisoner's house, and found him at home;
he was in a small room at the back of the premises.—
I met the prisoner and his brother, and told bins I wanted
him on a charge of murder, he made no resistance, but ap-
peared a little alarmed. .more searched the house with
the permission of the father, but I found the great-coat,
which I took ; I asked him if it was his, and he said it was,
and that he had it on the night previous ; the witness here
confirmed the ioniser witnesses as to the state of the arms
of the coat; there were marks in the front part, which I
thought to he blood ; I had a conversation with hint on
his way toFareham ; he said he went to Feral= last night
in company with the deceased ; he told me he went to a
person of the name of Greethann a shoemaker, to ask for
Lewis to accompany him home ; he, Greethans, lives at
Brockhurst; he then as cut to Brockshall-lane, and front
thence he went to his sister's; I asked him how long he was
there, arid he said about a quarter of an hour ; I asked
hies if he had seen his sister, he said yes, and went in, and
sat down ; I then asked hint if he saw his brother-in-law,
Coker, be said yes ; I asked him if he was in at the time,
be said no, he came in after, (I cautioned him on the
road, and told him he need not answer any of my ques-
tions); he said no more.
Mary Colderwood—l remember the Sunday', the day
after the murder, Ann Burgess and the prisoner came
asked her what had been the matter, and she said her
to-
gether—Burgess appeared as if she had been crying—.I
lodger had been killed—l asked her how it happened—she
said his throat was cut, and he was flung into the hedge,
and we should never find out how it was done—.l said that
all the young men who bad been in his company the night
before would be brought up and examined, not knowing that
the prisoner was one—the prisoner's countenance changed
very much—l asked Shepherd if he supposed it WO true

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he►aid he did not know, but that little nary Hobbs had tol
his father so that morning.
Eliz. Foster—l know the prisoner ; I have known him
sometime; I have met him at the house of Mrs. Greethnin
he has remained there as long as • two hours; recollect the
deceased coming in about the colouring of a room ; Shep -
heed was there the next evening; he asked what the de-
ceased did there the ()the': night, and she told him ; i never
had seen the deceaso), but that once there.
The prisonerywho appeared very firm, was now called on
for his defe7,ce, which he left to his Counsel.
8"-oral witnesses were then called to prove that the
).7aarks of blood on the coat and shirt were caused
by the prisoner's having cleaned an ox's head, and
that the prisoner on the Saturday night had called at
his hrother-in-law's, and left S'lbs. of rope yarn for 6ers.
On their cross-examination they prevaricated very
much in their accounts of the same transaction, so that
their evidence went for little or nothing.
Mr. Just4‘e GAZELER then summed up, and the Jury
having retired for some time, and the trial having lasted
ten hours, found the prisoner Guilty.
The Judge then, in the most impressive manner, ordered
the prisoner for execution on Monday next.

.011THERN CIREUIT.—NORTHUAITIERLANI),
IllAiteet 6.
William
_Patterson, John Zewins, and Thw—i
Armstrong, were indicted for a misdemeanor in being Doti
at night armed, with an intent to kill game on the 421st of
January last, on the grounds of SirMat'tliew White Ridley.
Baronet, at Blagthln, about seven miles distant front home.
The Jury &mud Lewins and Patterson Guilty, and ac-
quitted Armstrong, and they were sentenced to seven -years
transportation.
Civet. SIDE.—Four causes were disposed of in tL.s
of the day, hut they were void of public interest.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

COVENT-GARDEN MARKET.

There was a good supply at this morning's tnarhet for
the time of the year, and the trade was bride; prices,
tiough an advance was stubbornly aimed at, about the
same as ou this day se'nuight.

s.
Spinagelf-sieve) 1 oto 1 0
Apples, Common__ 6 4t;
Ditto, Choice 0 0 10 0
Pears 2 6 10 4
Sweet Oranges (100) 4 0 Sit
Seville Ditto 4 0 10 0
Lemons S 0 10 0
English Wahmts(loo) 1 0 2 0
Span. Chesnuts (peck) 4 6 10 0
French ditto :3 6 7 0
French Walnuts 3 0 6 0
Spanish Hazleloits 3 0 6 0
Grapes (per ...... It 3 3 0
FISH-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE.

s.d. s.d.
Potatoes (per cwt.) 26t0 5 0
Savoys (12 heads) 2 0 4 0
Horseßadish (bundle) 1 0 1 6
Celery 1 6 2 6
Forced Asparagus 3 0 9 0
Brocoli
Rhubarb 1 0 1 6
Carrots (12 bunches) 5 0 I) 0
urnips
('oleworts or Greens '2 0 4 6
Leeks
Sea Kali purarnet I 0 2 0
!Wishes (doz 0 3 0 9

There was a large supply of fish this morning, which
went off briskly at the following prices
Prime Turbot, each I Ss. Od. to `24s. Ott.
Ditto small, per do.
Fine Cod-tisli, each
Inferior ditto
Salmon, per lb 3 U - 3 .6
Fine Whitings, per 15 2 0 7 e
Smelts, per 251 4 -0 12 0
Scate. cash
Haddocks, per dozen 24 11 30 0
Brill, each
Fine Soles, per three pairs I 6 10 6
Gurnotts, each
Live Flounders, per quartern
Live Eels, per Mb.
Dutch Plaice, per basked
Fresh Herrings, per hundred
Fine Lobsters, per score ia 0 60 U
Inferior ditto
Fine Prawm, per lb.
Shrimps, per gallon
Fine 1 armouth Red Herrings, per hundred 0 0 - 7 0
Scotch ditto (1 0 6 Is
Best Common Oysters, per bushel
Natives... ....... ...: vt; U sl':, U
Markrrel, per 103 X:I 1U •x 5 G

HAY 11A
ST'. JA:

s. s.
Lowland Mead. Hay 3 stot 5
Upland Ditto 4 0 5 ti
llye.grats Hay 4 3i 3 0
New Meadow Hay nl5 410
A fair average time of year su
as last quoted.

SMITH

t per Load of Trl,Ages.)

ri
Clover .I.lay
Oat straw
Ville4t 'Ditto II6 2 0

and a s:featly trade; prier.,

X. s. X. 8.
Lowland Mead. Hay 3 sto 4 0
Upland Ditto 4 0 5 0
Rye-grass Hay 4 U 5 0
New Meadow Hay 315 4 5
,apply good, trade dull