The Sun.
London, England, 1816-08-20 00:00:00

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(*.MARGE OF MURDER.

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IT•Airroist - GAnneN..---Yesterday James Tuck,
landlord of the Bald-feeed Stag, on Enfield Chace-
rite, was brought, up by Read, sen. and Brown,,
c,flieers, and underwent a very full examination,
st hielt booed for near four hoors, charged with
the wilful murder of Mr. John Draper, an officer
bilottoitig to the COMA Court of Requesta, for
the district of Enfield, whose body was ,fotind
drowned itt a well iii a field in the rear of the pri-
soner's house, Limier very suspicions circumstances.
The office wits crowded, and the street rendered
''leady impassable from the numbers assembled:
Richard Thomas, being sworn, said, he is a
schoolmaster, and keeps a BCllool.at Barnet, and
was accustomed to Iw-company the deceased in
',collecting debts, &c. About half past ten o'clock
• on-Thorsthy.morning, the Bth instant, the de-
. ceased, who was summoning Officer for the County
• Cour held at infield, came to witness, in order
to accompany him to put some executions into
P: force., and to point out the defendants to him ;
witness accompanied him, and they met one of the
'defendants, named Daniel Chapnel, whom they
arrested for a debt and costs of 21. 18s: 9d.; they
took him to t he',sign of the Robin Flood and Little
dol,n, at Pottee's-har, to settle it ; ae defendant
toott for Mr. Reynolds, bib kittOril co settle the
debt ; Mr. Revoolds CaltlC, anti paid the debt for
Alit) in three.ll. notes, and the deceased.gave him
Is. 3d. in change out of them. The dectased,
• ladled Out a little red pocket-book, coOtaitting a
'great bulk in Bank notes, about three fingers
'thick, iii order to pot the three pound •notes to
them. Mr, Reynolds remarked to the deceased
that lie• Was stirprized he was not afraid to carry
stith e rantiry of Bank notes,about him ; the de-
-ceased said•he always did so, and then put up his
pocket, hook.. ArVituess accompanied th'e deceased
'to the White Bear at Barnet, and parted with
Lim ;here about ten tHiliateS past seven ii; 'the
evening. The deceased was not then to say kiiher
'Sobev or drunk ; and witness did not see him after-
w;ads, moil he was taken up drowoed Out of the
well, the prisoner, Tuck, having called next
4tonniog on witocss, and informed hint Mr. Dra-
,per wits drowned.
. , Mr. 'Thomas Reynolds, being sworn, said, he
is an attorney,,,and lives at.-Cheshunt, tiers ;
11,,,0, about four o'clock in the evertiog of Thurs-
. Ihty, the Sth inst. witness saw the deceased, Mr.
. „John Draper, at the sign of the Rohiu 1-100(1 and
,Little John, in _Potter's, bar, where he had a client
of witness's in costird v for a debt amitosis anhooo..
jog to near three pounds,. which wittiest paid M r.
,DritpeT in 111ree
.011e.;p01111d notes,. anti received a
,sitilling awl some halfpence in change, and butt
iron Mr. Draper a receipt for the money. Witness
~,,Italy'. Mr. Draper have a large roll of amk-uotes
~jp,, his possessiou at the tittle.
Here one out of a parcel, of notes traced to the
possession. of, I he pisoner,was handed to time is it-
, mess to look at, \vim was asked if he ever saw that
note before ?---A, The .00te vow produced is, one
Got of the tree notes 1. paid Mr Draper ; it wits
the oet,,ide woe of altered, aod teas moo Led 191 ;
3 am sort it is. tote of the notes 1 paid hint; I have
Ito manner of dnnbt abotttito ~ • :
James Smith, heitig sworn,,Sitid, he is a hair.
ilrosser, and lodges now at No. 21, John-street,
Eilgew,...reirwil ; tliat.ohont seven o'clotk in the
4,:voing of Thnrsd ty, Ole Bth inst., witness called
'in at a public-house in Baritet, to have a pint of
forteo; there he met the deceased, who had some
dispa:e with theilantilord, in consequence of which
lie polled oara KlAlin red pocket,-book, and said
Id, them., .'4 Here'S enough to. buy you all," but
he did not (keen_ it : after remaining about haft an
boor, witness accompanied the. deceased to ar,to,
titer, house, where they had another pint, of heer ;
the deceased had a horse and curt, and promised
, to carry stillness, who Wasgoing to Cheshont, awl
the cleeeitsell witts going to:.Enfieltf. ‘Vitotss ac-
coMpanktl-the deceased, to the house of the pri.
Itoocr, the sign otthe liald.facedtitag., at Enfiuld,
wbere they arrived ahout eight or half-pot, eight
er'clocit in the evening, being obout two'mileS ;
they had three glasses a,f gin aud water, two
of which witness paid for, )Jut he does tint
ithow whether;the Ih:ceased paid any ; beHdid
pot see him The deceased was rather intoxicated,
tits4ll.d some Words With Robinson, the black
i4l,kt ; the deceased .was ofiering to fight, and
tole..tooli out his pocket-book anti, was °firing to
ay ten .or twenty pounds • Robinson said. he
would, not strike hint, ,that if the deceoed struck
lino he would take the law of him; the pocket,
book wet; a small red one, and, had no,loek to it
that witness knows; the deceased put 'the book
into his pocket ; witness intreated kilo to go bottle,
but he :vomit! nut; so, about ten o'clock, witness
wished hint a good night and parted, ainthvituess
set out ; in about 20 minutes after, the deceased's
'liaise and cart, without a driver, overtook hint
1111 the riot! ; witness got into the cart and drove
ferekignitiitti the Bald-iaced titg,'Where he foond
Nit-. Draegy „whom he tillain attempted to prevail on
To conie!)-ol ; Ise's,iki be wottid when he had bad-
ttaatht v glt.t4g or I wit ; witness thea staid an hour
ivith Ii iii; darittg whirlt time the hotse mat cart:
apin went from thelloor•ithedectased and Witness
syelit out to look for there, rtatria 'Crossing time field,
oedeceased wet the hostler of the Biltkraectil Stag,
wham lte laid hall rte' by the collar;'atul detnande:l
i‘i know front hint where his horse and cart was
The hustler said,, lie knew nothing 'about them.
The dereased shook him ; they had a struggle, and
both fell, 'hot th:' betide'. did not strike him ; it
ivaS 'near ahe door. After ;quitting. the hostler,
Ni'. Draper. attiteked a haymaker, Ktid offered either
to wrestle or box with'him. Ile struck at the
linyutaker,. :who iet retorn gave hint two or three
Awes or ntishes to keep him off; they were of no
consfAttence, anti coultinot hurt him. He pushed
him front 'him iu his. own tidal-we. ,They were
virted•by witness ; and Mrs,'Tuck, the prisoner's
mote, isitiehroright, the deceased into the 'parlour,
in which- were Robinson, the black, Walpale, tt
butcher, Holmes, 'a constable, the landlord, and
some others, strangers to witness. They had
another Otis, ' - Rich. - Crouch and Peter Satin.
tiers were some of the .others then present.----
When witness could 'not psevall on Mr. Draper
' ti-) accompany him-, lie left ,bim in the rabove,,
named company, Nod set out by himself again
~..i.taitt, eleVen iectock ~, as be could 'not get lodg.