The Sun.
London, England, 1828-08-05 00:00:00

MANSLAUGHTER •

William Baxter, aged 20 years, was indicted under
the inquisition of J. Wood, Gent., Coroner for the liberty
of St. Etheldred,*for having killed and slain Frances Leech,
in the parish of Grundisburg, on the 6th day of June last.
Mr. PRENDEROAST stated the case for the prosecution,
and Mr. PALMER appeared for the defence.
Robert Brown is an innkeeper at Grundisburg, and saW
the prisoner and the deceased on the 6th of June; they ap-
peared to be going to fight, and proceeded for that purpose
to a field opposite to his house; witness prevented theror
and they then adjourned to the parish of Burgh. They
were also prevented from fighting there, and returned to
Grundisburg, where they commenced the battle ; he was
present, and saw the fight,_ which continued for an hour
and 33 minutes. He did not see it throughout, but save
the people picking up the deceased, who appeared. to be
quite insens►ble. Witness saw the prisoner on the ensuing
day, and told him that Leech was dead.
William Steggell, a surgeon, visited the deceased on the
6th of June ; subsequently opened his body, which wes
in a healthy state; he also opened his head, and found I
quantity of extravasated blood on the brain; this might
arise from other causes besides external violence.

The Jury consulted for a few moments, and then re-
turned a verdict of " Not Guilty."
James Wright was indicted for having stolen a brag;
kettle from the dwelling-house of Peter Beards, of Stoke-bp
Nayland, on the 27th of April last.—Acquitted.
Lionel Lee was charged with having, on the night of
the 19th of Dlay or the morning of the 20th, broken into
and robbed the dwelling-house of Thomas Hammond, of
Tanning-ton, and stolen therefrom notes and cash to the
amount of .50/.

Samuel Cooper, a constable, apprehended the prisons'
on the 20th of May, and asked him if he had heard MP
Hammond bad been robbed ? and he repliell, that, he 1134
not. fie then asked him if he bad any money about hiss,
and he said that he had, and that it was his own.
immediately pulled out his purse, and he (witness) asked
the prisoner to let him look at it. The prisoner consents"
and he took possession of it. The purse, is the same hi
then produced. He brought him before a 'Magistrate'
where the prosecutor saw him, and prisoner then said
hoped he would be favourable to him.
Groom, another constable, produced the notes, the nut'
hers of which he compared with those entered in tY
banker's book, and found them to correspond. The pit'
soner, without any solicitation, told him that he lie"
broken through the wall of the prosecutor's house with!
stick, put in his hand, opened the bureau, and took 0'
the pocket book,

The prisoner having called one witness to character, j
The CHIEF BARON went through the evidence, 0,
the Jury, after a few minutes' consideration, brought in
verdict of Guilty, and sentenced of Death was recorded'
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About one o'clock a rumour was very prevalent 0.13,
Corder had attempted to commit suicide, but upon engo2%
it was found to be groundless, and must have originated
the supposition that he feared to meet his trial. In plOl
of contemplating self-destruction, he was actively engsr,,
in preparing his defence, and for that purpose was yesWo
day supplied with a blank book iby the Governor,

Orridge.
The following are the names of the witnesses who were
sworn in Court to go before the Grand Jury, and '
evidence on a bill of indictment preferred against him.
addition to the finding of, the Coroner. Inquest
Mathews, Esq., Anne Martin, Thomas Martin, Georg"
Martin, James Lea, George Gardener, Frances stool
William Towns, Phobe Stowe, Robert Orford, Rack,„e
Burke, William Martin, Henry R. Chapman,
Pryke, John Lawdon, William Chapman, Thomas Al
Thomas Baalham, and two others, whose names we O° e
not catch. The indictment contains ten counts, &alio
bill it is probable will be returned early to-morrow (IP,
day.)—Since writing the above, we have learned tbaL;
true bill, for wilful murder, against William . Colder,
been found by the Grand Jury, at 20 minutes to eight.