Star.
London, England, 1801-10-31 00:00:00

MURDER IN CLEMENTS-LAN!.

Richard Siarh tvastried upon anindidmentcharg-
ing him with the murder of his wife, on the 17th
of this month, by giving her divers blows, kicks,_
and dafhes againa the floor, of which the died on'
the following day.
This Profecution was inftituted by the Parifh
of St Clement Danes, wherein the a4t was com-
mitted, and the profecution was concluded by Mr.
Knapp.

Sarah Pall:min (wore.—" I live at No. t, the
bottom of Clement's-lane, at a common lodgidg-
houfe. I have the two pair of Rain room on the
right hand fide. The Prifoncr and his wife lodged
in the three pair of fairs on the left hand fide; on
Saturday the 17th init. I had been out at work,
and came home about a quarter before eight at
night ; jug after I canna in, the deceafed came in
to me ; fhe was fober, for all that I know; I do
not know what the Rate of her health was, but fhe
appeared to me to be very well. She came in and
out to me feveral times, and fhe went up flairs to
her room. I believe the Prifoncr camebome about
twelve o'clock at night; it was on Saturday night.
The man was very (Ober. At half part eleven I had
Peen the deceafed lying on the bed,with her child in
her arms. She was lying on the out fide of the
bed with her cloaths on. She was afleep at that
time certainly, and her child too. When the pri-
foner came home, which was about twelve o'clock,
he went up ftairs, returned prefently, and came to
me and afked me for a bit of candle to light him,
and I gave it him. He went up flairs towards
his own room, and went into it. In a few minutes
I heard the child and her cry out. The child was
at her breath I heard the child cry out, and the
deceafed cry out; but that was nothing new to me,
for I had heard them cry out very often before. 1
did not hear what the words were. I was waffling ;
and continued at it for a few minutes, and heard a
continued noife, which induced me to go up [lairs.
She was crying outnot to beat her, and for him not
to ute her ill. I went up flairs when I heard the
noife continued. Their room door was jutt Phut
together as ufual. I aCiced them to open it, but
I cannot tell the words I heard : but he was (wear-
ing at her. The Prifoner opened the door direCtly
as I came to it, and then I went in and begged of
him not beat his wife, for he was beating her at
that time, after 1 went in ; I am Cure of that ; I
do not recollet whether the was fitting on the bcd
then or not. He was beating her about, but I can-
not fay whether with his open hand or lift. She was
not crying out then, but the begged of him not to
heat her, for the would talk to him in the morning.
He laid the had pawned his brccches,for I afked him
what the had done. I told him to look over it,and
forgive it, and not to beat her. I defired the de-
ceafed to go down flair, Wth me, which the did :
the came after me. The Prifoner followed her
directly. I got into my room, and the deceafed
was jiift entering my room when the Prifoner
knocked her down ; he !truck her on the head and
the blow orought her down. I (poke to the Fri-
tuner, " For Gov's fake do not beat your wife in
ray place, for I will not have it done." He told me
to tarn her out ; he began kicking her when the
was dowa ; I defired him not to do In, but he con.
tiloted it, but not a great deal. Then I took her
up by her tw" lloulders, and her appearance fright-
ened me, fc.r the trembled very much. I then

begged hint to taste herttp 'lairs. She had a great
deal of hair and it curled, and no cap on; he took
her by her hair and dragged her out,and threw her
down again, dalhing her head again[ the floor:
he did that once or twice. He kicked her very
much on the floor. She got up fome how, but
do not know how, for I was then calling for al:fi-
ance, but nobody came. She pt up the hairs
Come how or other. I went up immediately ter
her. The Prifoner went up hairs at the fame time.
I helped her on the bed. She fell rather heavily
on the bed. I covered her over with a blanket. I
begged the Prifoner not to (trite her any more :
for that I could not come up any more, but I
thould cry out for the watch ; I came down and I
heard no more at that time. I came into my own
room, ant my door, and went on with my walk-
ing again. I afterwards went to bed. Ido not
know whether it was two or three, for I was
ged to get up to iron. About a quarter after fix,
as I was ironing, I faw the Prifoner again, he pall
by my room door, he raid " good morning to
you," or fomething or other of-that fort, and af-
terwards my little girl went up into the room, and
came down again, and in confequence of what I
heard from her, I went up (lairs direftly, which
was about a quarter pall feven. I called " Stark,
Stark !" but nobody anfwered. I thought then
the was afleep. I went to Mrs. Terry, who lodged,
on the fame floor with me, immediately under the
Prifoner's room ; I communicated what pall to her,
and went then to toy work out of the houfe. I ne-
ver faw the deceafed again until the day after.
This Witnefs underwent a long crofs-examina-
lion by Mr. ALLY, the Prifoner's Counfer; the
objea of which was to thew, that the deceafed and
the Witnefs were accuiloma to excefllve drinking
together ; but all that was denied, and the endea-
vour came to nothing.
Mary Terry corroborated all the circumftances
related by the tall witnefs, the having heard them
' all from her room, which was below that of the
Prifoner, and added that the heard the deceafed
fay, " Stark, beat me no more to night, fcr GOD'S
fake, if I have done wrong let it alone until to-
morrow." She heard the prifoner go down hairs
about a quarter before feven, for the knewthe found
of his foot. In confequence of what the after-
wards heard, the went up hairs at ten o'clock on
the Sunday morning, into the room of the deceafed.
She found her lying on her left fide, and the child,
fucking her left breaft. She put her hand to the'
cheek of the deceafed, and found the was dead
and quite cold. She had her gown, petticoat, and
Rays on, but no cap or handkerchief, and no
&pes or flockings. She was covered with a blanket.
She examined Ler, and on her temple there was
the print of a 'hoe ; her right and left tide, and
legs, and feet, were very black, and the thin was off
ivzr Heins : the top of her nofe was alrnoft bit of,
on which appeared to her to be the mark of teeth.
She was from head to foot all over bruifes, as far
as the witnefs law ; but the did not ftrip her.—
There was not any part of the body which the wit-
nefs law, bigger than the palm of her hand, that
was free from bruifes. The witnefs then added,
upon a quell ion being put to her—upc.n my oath,
ias mean to fpeak the truth, the was with me at'
fix o'clock on the Saturday night, and drank tea
with me, and was then quite folxr. She was with
me again at half pall ten, and the was pelf- fly
fobcr. She had been at work all day. She was
perfeftly fober, and had no appearance to the
contrary. I know Mrs. PaCquin, the witnefs: 114 e
was not drunk that day. lam fore of that : I
was perfectly fobcr too.
It then appeared by the evidence of Mr. Crow-
ther, and of Mr. Andrews, two furgeons who ex
*mined the body, that the blows and kicks, and
external violence that appeared on the body cor
refponded with the internal injury which was the
caufe of the death.

The Conftable who apprehended the prifoner,
laid, he found him near Lincoln's-inn-fields, and
on afking him how he came to ufe the poor woman
Co? be Paid he had no intention to kill her.

The prifoner's Counfel called three witncffes in
his defence, whofe evidence tended fully to rub
flantiate, in place of contradicting, the evidence
for the profecution.
On being called on for his defence, he attri-
buted his wife's death to the confequence of her
falling againft a bed•poll in the room of Mrs.
Pains; faid that the was much intoxicated; and
that the had pawned his breeches, which was the
caufe of his ariking her.
The Prifoner's defence being doled, the Learned
Judge fummed up the evidence very clearly, al-
though lhortly, recapitulating the Itrong points of
the evidence as it made againft the Prifoner, and
controlling it with his defence. His Lordthip then
proceeded to lay before the Jury his opinion of the
law on the fubjed. " The law of homicide," his
Lordfliip obferved, " diftinguithed between malice
aforethought and fudden pailion." If the Jury were
of opinion that, from the conduct of the Prifoner,
the interruptions he had met with, and the repeti-
tion of his blows and cruel ufage after a ceffation,
and that he had time to retied, his crime was that
of deliberate malice, they would find him guilty of
wilful murder; if, on the contrary, they could pof-
fibly fo interpret the evidenceas to confider his ern-
dud as influenced by fudden paffion only, they
would find him guilty of manflaughter.
The Jury, after a few minutes confuitation, with-
out going out of the box, brought in a verdict of—
Afttreltr.
The Learned Judge immediately paired fentence
on the prifoner—that he be executed on Monday
morning next, and that his body be given to the
Surgeons to be diffeded and anatomifed.
The prifoner feerned very much affected with
the fentence.

Seven were convieted of felony, viz. James
Weftbrook, for fleabag a pig, the property of
William Appleby ; William Tariat, for ftea!ing
three dozen pair of worfted hole, and other articles,
the property of Jane Clarke; James Smith, for
flealing a Giver watch, the property of Alexander
AVellonberry ; John White, alias Reynolds, for
Itealing two blankets, the property of John Hough-
ton ; William Evans, for ftealing five fhirtt, the
property of Anna Adams; Francis Coilins, for
licaling a quantity of raw fuer, the property of

Thomas rook ; an 3 Sohn tdwards, fcr fle.iliaz
pocket book, the property of Sobirrnip flard;;;.,.
And three were acrlitwd, viz: Iknjdmiri WL:11,
Thomas Smith, and John Humphreys,