The Sun.
London, England, 1818-04-06 00:00:00

two Ladies, friends of the prisoner, screamed
and fainted asKay.
.•They were,.cirried out of
Court. The p ironer preserved the same on-
changed look of er.`)irpos!ire throiightittt 'the trial,
and when sentence as pronounced:
Thei4t were •two other indictinrnts,. for felo-
,,iously stabbing M:rgaret Jones, the prisoner's
sister, and Ala)), Reny, in the sallle. place,
on the- satne occasion, but they were ;ip.t ose-
cuted.
CASE •OIF STABBING.
George Mills Mqrgeetill teas chargcd with having
feloniottsly Stabbed Jane Rushton!), at Richmond,
on the 23t1 of September, with intent to kill
,her.
The prisoner is a midshipman,'aged 17.
Jane Rushforth, an interesiing young lady, said
she lived at Richmond in September last'. On the
23d, about halt past six, the prisoner carne to, her
fudging. In 'the course of convelsation he asked
her whether a murdered person went to heaven.
She saidir'was a curious question, bid she thought
it more likely that the Murdered' person should go
to heaven thou.. the murderer. To divett his at-
tention front such a topic, she said she felt un.-
; she had had a bad night's rest. He said he
would ensure her a good night's rest. lie after-
wards supped with her. After &upper he asked on
which side her heart lay She replied, pnttink
hor hand °it her 1, ft side," Here, yOu little fool."
She looked at the watch which hung over the
maiple:piece, and observing it was ten minutes
after nine, said, " Come George, my dear, are
von not going ?" He rose, aid placirg his left.
hand over her left shoulder, stabbed her with a
dirk or dagger, and with a laugh said, " I have
done it."• Site rose, and Tuned the dagger from
her side, then sat down, and fainted away.
Cross-examinvd.—She did not consider her mar-
riage ; she went'thro-ugh what she belies ed
to be a marriage ceremony. It was with a Mr.
Prevost, in a house at 1-4',sex, seven years ago.—
She believed he might be a Clergyman who acted
on the occasion. (The Witness spewed great re-
luctance, and requested to have those questions
waved) ; she always went by the name of Prevost
since, and signed tier name-so. The young Gen-
tleman resides at Richmond, There was no licenSe
for the marriage. Site did not knOw whether the
person who performed the ceremony was a cler-
gyman. She signed her maiden flame On this oc-
casion, because she did not consider the marriage
legal. Mr. Prevost she understood to be' dead
three years'last February. He Was abroad.. They
lived together as man and 'nife. She had passed'
as his widow since his death.

The cross-examination was cnntinued. Their
conversation was_ on religious topics. She spoke
in friendly terms, as 11304 His conversation was
the sante, b►it embarrassed. He seemed.to labour
under a heaviness-Of mind. She knew his mother.
He was liable to very violent head-aches.' She
knew of no insanity in the family. She knew
him for eight months previously. •She was very
-little injured. She •scoUld hardly describe his
laugh. It was wilder than .his usuallaugh. S.he
and lie have been on amicable terms s►nce. She
felt no consequence from the wound latterly. In
dice 4 examination, she Said she had beard of his
head-ache from.his mother. He was Unitd.of her
society, and used to call frequently.
Philip Lugar, a surgeon, observed the wound
on the left side. It was a small ponctored wound
of a triangular shape, such as tke instrument pro!,
duced .Would have made. It did not appear to
have proceeded beyond the
.integuments. it was
about three-fourths of an inch deep. She was ill
more front the shOck than the wound. The
wound healed in five days. The hemorrhage was
but trifling•.
The proseentrix drew out the instrument ; she
thought it like a file. -
The Intoner, in his defence, said, " My Lord
and Gentlemen of the Jury, it was not my inten-
tion to kill Mrs. J,►ue evost, I meant only to
frighten her. I loved her so'rhat I would lay
down my lire for her ; it was not my intention to
murder her ; no, far trop► it."

He is a very lively intelligelt looking youth.
While-the Counsel was opening the case for the
prosecution, he hod his head on the bay; and wept
;dont'. lie was tuucb affected during the whule
trial.

Mr, Biron Woon, in summing lip, said it was
material tOT-their Consideration vaiethir the pri-
spner really inetnit to frighten her, hit was not
maliciously done, he was not guilfy.--7Not
Ile was discharged instantly. He bowed re-
spectfully and retired.