The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-18 00:00:00

,ROLLS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
4ii3 Lordship sat at ten o'clock.
The Med EARL NELSON V. LORI) BRIDPORT.
re3i, aruments on be half of the defendant in this case were
", g
und occupied the whole day.

ICE-C I LUC CERY .—(THIS DAY.)lllsi
ldonour the Vice-Chancellor of England took short
eatise
the ;•44(1 unopposed petitions to-day, none of which were of
ko:o',g.litest importance. His Honour will not sit
to-
SHERIFFS' COURT._(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCIIELL.
Th RICIL P. POILE. —DEBT AND COSTS.
h 13 wae an action to recover the sum of 211.125. 6d. on a
-arantee
Th •
)a,i„ e defendant was landlord of the Cart and Horses, Turn-
dele'ltreet, Clerkenwell. An action had been brought against
btfen,,(l4 at ' 8 brother, and execution obtained on the goods.
te4euent, however, consented to pay the debt, 1/. Is. 6d. and
I'l ring altogether the sum at present claimed.
ea,at pe UNDER-SHERIFF said they were large costs for
so debt
The •
Colirt Attorney said there had been an application to the
The 5e arising out of the case.
itithat .ND,Eit-Sueruee—So the defendant has to pay costs
NV "'Loh, and this for one guinea.. Gentlemen, this is
lee, erY Cheap law, but vou have no choice. The costs have
'l4lrecl by -
Ile . the proper officer.
Jury gave a verdict for the plaintiffi
ih
(futile' 114
AWt taosrre WALLS r. THICK EY.
yaction to recover the sum of 71. for bricks.
for the plaintiff said that in this case he
`llt es,llhrnit to th.e Under- Sheriff that the debt had been
Lilltrac,;',l", by fraud, and that, upon proof thereof, the defen-1
l'his , under the new Act, be taken in execution as wel
lamiood.toh• f Wells was called—Remembered defendant going
:•41.8.4aTtiler, andgiving orders for
_bricks, to be sent to
th'i'lle-ta "Yous, oil and colourmen, Kent-road. Defendant
ilt Tnhaltle er Trickey but he did not mean to trick
;111' . T." " bricks were sent.' Defendant said they were for
k ~yar,
I who would pay for them. Had since called
44 415.5."L'!211:wh0 refused to pay, on the ground that they
,Th puy paid Trickey.
;43,_ a‘ftbtat-SnEluir said, what Lyon had told the wit-
me lett6',°t ev'elence ; he, therefore, did not consider there
The rhe'ent evidence to convict the defendant. .
• 11 concurred, and a verdict was given for plaintiff.
/tin" P 1 .ft • • BI:s".3IIN v.
landlord a public-house in
14 tur42 tiff in this action s
'l`'n.teese,:rd, Drury-lane;tthe defendant is a truss-maker in
ItNt!jaile court, Ludgate-hill The action was brought to
1 for Money lent and goods sold.
4e,t144441415re10ef -1;-as 'Called, and stated that he had occa-
&At served thesy 'defendant with brandy, cigars, kc., on
1e7,1111,-°f plaintiff, who was a friend, and witness assisted
Ch 4 e;l4iness. He had taken an account to defendant, who
,I h he had been very unwell, and had not been out of
4.40Z1te since he was at the plaintiffs, but when he could
tiitoasue would call and pay. .
6° a ,;lelainined.—Had been a licensed victualler, and kept
4,,,,•° tb.ll°•„eBeY, Bow-street, but had been out of business for
041,11nd had since assisted at two or -three public-
t",„, fleal,lad been on railway business. Was not a stag, nor
441 1/4-,l'enitehares. Had been doing something better. Was
eSlAZiselior,"d but had been taking traffic, employed by
Bl d 11, of Mildred-court. He declned
141111:41)11"v Irian h hail eeceived Plaintiff's house was for-
LA}. ii'lteh S lunch he received. Plaintiff's house was for-
. 'Leh Sam' and before ;hat Money Moses was land-
ti,"'olte tue account charged defendant with 1/. Bs. for a glass
e,"(11111e1,11 the parlor. There had been a scuffle, as defendant
eete t'ad hadlf et ocket picked. The waiter was a man
d.,.4 8 -.I) .44", aliasn " the Starling." Could not say whether
Itlidatil'its, sannlied amounted to 10s. lie could not say that
ki'lote• th'e broke. the glass.
as contended that there was no
IPit:4.111„ iefikeYeluednatuntoirtcowuld the witness say -what amount of i
ieilif,t: been sup'plied, or that defendant broke the glass. I
' the ,"I)tn-SnEniee said the case was as weak as it could
wl/4.l4llivyas no proof of any delivery of an account, but the
04,,w!_r_ed by Kelsey alluded to one of which, if that
kotni.,_esio be believed, defendant was aware of, in which
"1%47 t'aY
.1, defendant.
11.
th 'ttNAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
N144.0r OLD; COURT.
6 the Lord Chief Justice TINDAL and Mr. Jus-
tice PATTESON.)
Oa „T,RE MURDER AT NEWINGTON. . l
tiresele'e‘ Quennell, aged 22, was indicted for the wilful
,11r-',„ef baniel Fitzgerald.
Lga: 'Akin with whom was Mr. Clarke, conducted
`,Sin-°seelltion'; and Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Huddlestone
),/,:ehted the defence.
,fl,°otute stated the case to the jury, briefly °Bh the the leading points of the evidence. He then
,(10,
14, as.6ll,oll`Carthy, who stated that he resided at N o. 6,
1/4„t444i:Vet, Walworth. 13as been in the employment
'..N.v.`174. Quenncll, a builder, in Lower Kennington-
11°Yetei,- as in his employment on Thursday, the 27th of
‘,,!'llili,--„e.r. Had known the deceased Fitzgerald. He
"Ltil "ilia Mr. Quennell's employment, and was there
IlaCtilitaot "ILY• ne left work at about five o'clock in the
titts4 ~I3e and proceeded towards Kennington-lane.
s,ll Z`Zotcl wits in his (witness's) company. They crossed
`ht, Wibington High-road, and then went into Peacock-
-10 it 47when they got there witness saw the prisoner
Or ilbu ayels them. Had. known the prisoner about
Vl:lo),„sweeks before that time. He had been in the
~ r. :gent of Mr. Quennell, but had been dismissed.
• It .., .
L ."(4, 140 carriage-way in Peacock-street, it is quite a
s''.4), bate' rtiN The- prisoner came close to. them, and im-
1, sy LbY afterwards his (witness's) sight. was taken
dirt' t sudden flash ; he at the same time heard a
tk,tt 'she could see he saw deceased lying
lt.4ll.`ei sill
.° soond as
I a
away
a dead man." The prisoner
~,,c'wealkicmi quietly away towards Newington. Witne.ss
tvt:lecl, 'l4a and cried out after him. Witness saw him
TIP d 'vita s then went to prisoner's brother, and
akti2 011,tei$ to methPs ation-house. Had seen the prisoner
h `rta, ()eh t day, not 20 yards from the place
itlie4C° murder was committed. Was present at the
b r hoe the body, and identified it. .
p'°, I)k,'lenry Cutting was then examined by Mr.
,t 4 I', --He stated that he is clerk to his father, Mr.
ip4-11 Cutting, a solicitor in bankruptcy. On Thurs-
,,ltb"°"(. 27, -s; as near the corner of Peacock-street.
Ne ;‘ll,ed down Kennington-lane, which almost faces
,tii,"„llq of Peacock-street. When he got near the
intkilin. he heard the report of a pistol, and saw admban
,7tes-c,„_ clown Kennington-lane. lle was followe y
i?Pper 0?1, who were calling out to stop him. Witness
Ita, aside until the man who was pursued came up to
14
t;1111t1 he then seized him by the collar. That man
Llle ofen.Prisoner. Some of the pursuers came up, and
"110-:4,, ern attempted to seize his collar roughly. The
I: tl4 Sahl, " One is enough," and then " Take me
Issae- station-house." Witness went with him to the
N-11,:heuse. He was then asked whether he had any
Mile
Pistol with him. He said no; but as they were
'lkli i '-° search him he put his hand into his trousers
Lllse-ft when the constable seized his hand and took a
"I'tilo-r°4l it. The cock of the pistol was down, and a
,tlyllol an exploded cap upon it.
'jitjar. 1-11JDDLESTONE—When witness first saw the
k'l4Ct he was 50 or 100 yards off. He was quite cool
Ls; .„\vittless collared him, and stopped at once. There
4°
der, Person with witness when he stopped the
,t44tTP.Y, Martin Hallam was then called—He stated
iNti, eAS a barge builder, residing near the Waterlo?-
L'4ab; ue• Thursday, the 27e'n of November, he was in
iNegton-lane It was about five o'clock in the
Ztfir,"g• Witness was near the Newington-road, not
NaCl24 the police-station. Saw the prisoner,,who was
Nalt towards him from the Newington end. He
St,' Witness and ho then heard some people calling
"Itti- 14P him,. Some erson then collared him; and
t"
the seized him
likpri n also.
4 ',let nenyee stated she was in Peacock-street
She
k,l'i,t° -°ell 'an Thursday the 27th of November.
pe,,t4 the narrow- part 'of the street. She heard the
tltk.tt„q a - tolanel saw a man fall. She afterwards
(Itii" ti-ael)splsot, and when a light was brought she saw
kZh ,W,lits Fitzgerald. She had known him by sight.
re:4'og the report a man passed rapidly by her, and
44(i:4:flocked her down. That man went towards
44.10t0n-butts. Had seen the man before, and 44 knew
„Y,,uight. The prisoner is the man. lie walked to
ks ri" of the street.
IV
Vie " lb. Hope Popham stated that he is a surgeon,
,;14.-ong, at Queen's-row, Newington. He was near the
N 7e public-house at about five in the afternoon on
n12.1' of November. He heard an explosion of fire-
ta4.• In consequence of information he received he
fire-
eat
the Peacock tap-room. He there saw the de-
;7l% left uPported by two men. There was a wound on
ebreast. He was very much exhaused, and died
LkstllB,thart a minute. Afterwards made at post taw tem
'1 hi-ati°n• Found. that the wound passed through
lean and lungs,
tilltt °T,tatss William Carter, inspector of police, stated
klien the 27th of November, he was on duty at the
i-Zstation in Kennington-lane. The prisoner was
he in by Mr. Cutting. After the
''s id asked if he had a pistol or knife about him, and
e,tstilk,"a that he had not. Witness ordered him to be
ta hni, and when the constable commenced he put
wit -44 into his trousers-pocket, and pulled out a pistol..
kkle 4„,...4s seized it, and found a part of a cap on the nip-
. Witness also,found a rule and a piece of cord on
NI ,Witness afterwards searched his lodgings at
,stek-e,tiek-place, Newington-butts. lt was not more
ekit,aweety yards from Peacock-street. A. box was
'pt,,,•-, out to witness as the box of the prisoner. On
/4satA-1114 the box witness saw eleven bullets. On the
kat :4`shelf he found eleven percussion caps, some shot,
, d° Sahli quantity of powder.
t4Cta Wilson stated that the prisoner occupied a room
Iht- °li h°llse. Witness pointed out the prisoner's box to
ce.
Willi
ON, ~Laul Quennell was then sworn—He stated that he
I, he deceased. He worked for witness, and had
britio- hill his employment seven or eight years. The
~,q h-,;,er is .a half-brother of his. His age is about 22.
14 ?„."4 t® .a
employed by witness for about five months.
441;:ltde himself generally useful. He had been to
te `l.,°l'o coming to work with witness. Had told him
°` rout for work elsewhere as business would be
taissi ; that was three or four weeks before the corn-
ll'itea-°ll of the act. The last day that he worked for
()a ti-218 Was Wednesday, the 19th. He came to witness
The e Saturday before the murder and received Ss.
qo„,l3l*Yoner had a conversation with witness's wife
),,,,,u"._this leaving off work. His wife said, " How came
hee,,' 6Peak so unkindly against William after he has
Badwa 80 kind to you." The prisoner appeared surprised,
lag nted to know what it was that he had been say-
thitt ',She told him that Daniel Fitzgerald had told her
op ftl° (the prisoner) intended to give William a knock
he ~,e head, and also that the prisoner had said that if
hexrat nioney he would set up an opposition business
said ,°,°r• His wife also remarked that she had not
that i.l! that Fitzgerald had told her. The prisoner said
lt,s,, eitzgerald had urged him on to speak against wit-
thaiii and that it was all Fitzgerald's fault. A gentleman
eae, cam* in to pay a bill, and that put an end to the
tooiersation. Could not say whether the conversation
te:,.' Place before or alter the payment of the Ss. Wit-
-1,,.; toil him that evening to look for work elsewhere.
4'l,lolg:raid and the prisoner appeared to live on good
IIY M
In.; r. CLAnnsorr—lt is about four years since the
`o94er wen to sea lie returned in January hut.
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