The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-18 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 18, 1844.

ened me. Richard Wright threatened me. Neither
Wright nor my father was taken up. If I spoke the
truth, my father told INC I should never go near his
door if I said anything about William Howell threat-
ening MWadden at the turnpike. I had told Mr. Lark
that day, when I was sworn at the Queen's Head, thst
only Walter Howell and Shipley were there, and the
prisoners who are gone.
George Thrower—l am a gamekeeper. I remember
M'Fadden being shot, about a mile and a half from Mrs.
Button's. I heard the report of a gun at half past 12
exactly by my watch, towards Gisleham.
By the COURT—It was a bright moonlight night. The
moon was nearly full.
Charles Nagle—l am one of the constabulary. I went

with Dean to apprehend William Howell on the Ist of
August last. I took him at his house in Mulford. I
took him to Mr. Clark's, at Shelver. He was committed,
upon the coroner's inquest, to Ipswich gaol. I searched
his premises. I found the velvet coat and policeman's
hat I now produce. The coat was behind the door, the
hat under the table in the lower room. I produce a gun
I found in Shipley's house on the 19th of November last,
directly he was taken.
Cross-examined by Mr. DASENT—I have knows
Shipley about fifteen months. I took him at Mulford,
about half a mile from his own house. I had seen
Shipley as usual, but not between M‘Fadden's death and
the sth. I know nothing about Walter Howell's hat. I
have observed William Howell frequently with a black
hat and velvet frock.

Robert Arlis—l am a bricklayer. I knew WFadden.
I remember his being shot. I was at Wrentham, working
for Mr. Butcher. Walter Howell was working with me.
I had a conversation about the policeman's death,
between breakfast and dinner. I had heard of M'Fad-
den's death before that. Upon my saying to the com-
pany I heard the policeman was shot against the barn,
Walter Howeli said, "Itis a d—d lie; he was shot away
from the barn next a piece of water." This was in the
afternoon.

Cross-examined by Mr. PRENDERGAST—We were
about four in number ; every one was talking about it.
lie said it was " a d—d lie" quite loud.
William Quadling—l am a carpenter of Wrentham.
I remember the day of the inquest. Walter Howell was
at work for me there. After tea, Walter said, " Did
you see my brother carried by ?" I said I did notice
him, only there was a policeman in the cart. He then
said, " It is a pity that the d—d rascal was not shot
dead, then nobody could be found out."
Cross-examined—Walter said that he went to bed
about ten on the night that M'Fadden was shot, and that
he saw his brother's highlows and buskins.
Three prisoners from the gaol were called as wit•
nesses, to prove statements made to them by the priso-
ners, whilst hi custody. It appeared by their evidence
that Shipley and Walter Howell had given detailed ac-
counts of the whole transaction ; but these accounts ap-
peared to be at variance with each other, and with the
actual facts of the case.

Mr. PRENDERGAST, on behalf of the prisoners, made
a powerful and argumentative speech to the jury, and at
the conclusion of the Learned Gentleman's address, the
Learned Judge informed the jury that in a case of such
vital importance he thought it advisable not to commence
the summing up at so late a period of the day, and also
that it would be better for them not to enter into the con-
sideration of such a complicated case at a late hour of the
night. The Court was then adjourned until nine o'clock
on Monday morning.