The Sun.
London, England, 1828-07-05 00:00:00

MURDER DISCOVERED.

A murder, perpetrated twelve months ago, in tll
county, has just been brought to light. At Jr
Summer Assizes, Thomas Ellson was tried for stew
ing a. sheep, the property of Mr. Itiadbury, of Dili
tun; but the principal witness, James Harrison
aced 21, had disappeared, and the priioner was coo
quently acquitted. Last week Ellson•vras again of
prehended for .stealing two fowls, the property,:
Mr. Jervis, of Preen,. and when questioned by id
Tweralow, the Magistrate, respecting the mysterie
absence of Harrison last year, he declared that
his return home after trial, he *as• informed tly,
Harrison had been murdered, and 'buried in DJ
Hocknell's field at Drayton.. This- field was do
on Friday last, but the body was • not found
but in consequence of Ellson's information, Josef
Pugh and Ann Harris were apprehended. °
Saturday, Pugh confessed to Mr. Holt, of DO:
ton (who bad him in custody,) and • subs'
quently to Mr. Twemlow, all the circumstances
the murder; and on Sunday morning Pugh
taken to the field where he stated the corpse to hsti
been placed (not in Hocknell's field :) he there, '
the presence of Mr. Twemlow and many othe
pointed out a certain spot as the place where tl
body lay, and on digging there to the depth of abd
four feet, the toe of a quarter-boot appeared. C$
was taken to dig round the body; the position
which was at length made apparent.; and it woo
seem that the grave had originally been made abo
five feet deep, but too short, so that the head Or
pressed forward on the breast. The body had $
been stripped, and though the remuios wereof cote
greatly decomposed, the . waistcoat, trousers, $l.
quarter-boots were identified, and left no doubt th
the corpse was that of the unfortunate Harrison.
From the information ave• have been able to c‘
lect, it appears probable. that Ann Harris (the moth
of Ellson by a former husband) was the instigat
to the murder, for the purpose of preventing kW.
son giving evidence against her son ; she repearet
asked a man of the name of John Cox to bring
(Harrison) to her house, and said that she /1
brewed some treacle beer, and had put poison
it for him. Not being able to accomplish this,
agreed to pay Cox and a man of the name of Fo
3/. to murder him. The murder was committed
a lane. Pugh, it is said, knocked him down, °
Cox strangled him, while Robert Cox, a broth
watched. The body was buried behind aIF
stack in Mr. Hocknell's field, near 'to Draylc
but in consequence of the fear of dOtection,
afterwards removed to the field where it v ,
found. In the presence of Ellson, John C
threatened his (Ellson's) mother with dreadful itol)'
cations, that it she did not pay him the money
had promised, he would bring Harrison's body .°
rear it against her door. Not being able to pay h
the money, she gave him an old coat, and obtsill.
in her name from butchers in Drayton, meat, wh'
she also gave to him. On Monday an inquest 'I
held, and a verdict of wilful murder was brought,
against John Cox, aged 60, John Cox, aged
Robert Cox, aged It, and Anne Harris, aged'
On Tuesday they were committed to our gaol
the Coroner's inquest, to take their trials at our 11`,.
assizes. The five individuals are all either connec'
by birth or marriage. Pugles brother was tried
lour March assizes, 1827, for a highway robbery,
transported for life.—Shreresbury Chronicle.

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