The Sun.
London, England, 1828-04-14 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

George Cully and Thomas were convicted of
stealing, on the 28th of February, a cask, the property of
Mr. Danis, a brewer, residing on the Hampstead-road.
Several brewers having recently lost a great number of
casks, Duke and Brown, two Hatton-garden officers, were
employed to look out for the thieves, and whilst they were
watching the premises of a Mr. Linton, who carries on
the business of a retail brewer' at Islington-green,
and who was suspected to have some concern in tbs
depredations, they observed the prisoners; Fagan had 3
cask on his shoulder, and went into Linton's yard and de-
posited it.
On being taken into custody* they stated that they hsd
found the cask in Smithfield. It was proved that Fagso
had been in the employment of the prosecutor, and that bo
therefore he had ample opportunity of knowing the mars'
on his casks.
The prisoners received an excellent character.

EXECUTION OF CATHERINE WEL.CI4

FOR INFANTICIDE.

OLD BAILEY.—(THIS DAY.)
The case of this wretched woman has excited the
greatest interest, from the evidence being wholly
circumstantial, and in the opinion of most, insuffi-
cient to convict her of a crime which must be es-
, piated by death. The Jury in giving their verdict
teemed perfectly conscious of this fact, as they hu-
manely recommended her to mercy, on the ground
of the evidence being eirewmstantiul; she was con-
victed on Friday, and contrary to general expecta-
tion ordered for execution this day. She protested
her innocence most fervently, and shrieked out in
agony as she was dragged from the dock, that her
soul would be in heaven. It will be, however, a
source of genuine satisfaction, both to the Jury who
convicted, the Judge who sentenced, and those per-
sons who from praiseworthy philanthropy exerted
themselves in behalf of this unfortunate woman, to
know that she has confessed her crime to the fullest
extent. Although she continued after leaving the
dock franticly declaring her innocence, yet no
sooner did she sec a priest of her own persuasion
(Roman Catholic), than she made every disclosure,
Her defence that the child had died at the age of o
fortnight, was a falsehood; she confessed to the
Rev. Mr. Rolfe, the priest, that she had been living
at a public house in the City-road, and there carried
on an illicit connection with tie waiter. Het
maiden name was Catherine Hayes. She left
that situation, and was intimate with a man
named Welch, who shortly after married her. The
unfortunate infant was born about seven month,'
after this marriage, and her husband, who frequently'
upbraided her with this fact, and his conviction that
he was not the father, deserted her, with the intima-
tion that he would never again live with her while
the child existed. Her affection for this man, who
may be justly called the instigator of the murder,
conquered even the natural fondness of a mother fat
her child, and induced her to destroy the guiltleo
Mahe. She admitted, with horror, that she strangled
it by pressing her hand on its throat. The eyes of
the little innocent were by this application violently
strained, and she finished her infernal act by pressing
them close into the skull. By these means the
eye-balls were nearly crushed. Horrible as was her
crime, she still entertained hopes of an acquittal ;,
and imposed on every one by her protestations et
innocence before her trial. She was a native of Ire-
land, as was also her husband. Her appearance,
both at her trial and execution, was that of 0
ruddy artless country girl, of rather prepossessing
features. Whilst with Mr. Rolfe she expressed the
most sincere penitence ; and stated that, if she were
sure of forgiveness hereafter, she would not mind the
pangs of death, were they ten times greater than elle
expected. Extreme unction was administered to hei'
the chill stonryllasid,'
this morning, at a few minutes past eight, and she
Rev. Mr. Cotton attended to administer to her
aebtrieltean:;ofirilbiededpeinahtiooltdi.ingTanhye
cCwo'airnlsrirnstthuicanrric"aPatrirloetnsilalb'Nuevtditshhfoea Protestant, consequently he
did not officiate till on the drop. As she pissed
through she prayed in corn'
pang with the priest, and kept her face toward;
heaven with ten expression of intense supplication.
The hue of health yet shone on her cheeks, and sbe
might have been an object of strong pity, but she
was a murderess. The prison bell, which had pealed
-mournfully on the dying moments of many a wretch,
pealed not on her's. The burial service lent not it',
melancholy influence, and the sad procession move"
ill silence to the place of death. She was tied with
great celerity, and died while the prayer of peniteoo •
fell broken on the breeze. The fall was short, bor.
mot so the struggle, for it lasted several minutes be"
fore she ceased to move. The crowd contained many
females, whose heartless laugh and wreckless gaietY,
while waiting for the horrid exhibition, proclaimed,
them strangers alike to feeling or propriety. Severn'.
female charity-school children were there, and bY
their presence reproached the persons who ought t 0
have taught them better. A curious coincidence
occurred in the similarity of the above wretched
woman's maiden-name and that of Catherine Haye',
who was executed, and afterwards burnt, about a
century ago, for murdering her husband.. eeees
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