Star.
London, England, 1830-10-08 00:00:00

OLD BA ILEY.-(THIS DAY.)

TRIAL OF CAPT. GEORGE PAUL 11171.1411A11.
By half-past Wile o'clock this morning, the most eligiide scats in tlei
body of the Court were occupied. Shortly after, the Clerk of Ar
raigns took his seat, and Captain Helshani was put to the bar. r, on
indictment charging him with killing and slaying, by indicting a re..
lain deadly wound, by means of a pistol, on the left side of the
neck of Joseph Crowther, he, the deceased, being at the tine one
of the lawful subjects of these realms, and he the prisoner being also ent•
of his Majesty's subj. eta, on the ist of April. in the year 1829, at a cer-
tain place called Dutilo6me, in the kingdom of Frans.
Captain /Mahout pleaded Not Guilty.
The following gentlemen were sworn in as Jurors Bustard. T.
Wynne, J. Lantbert, A. flamilton, W. Union, W. Watson. W. Cl. eft,
F. Remnant, W. Walter, J. Stapler, T. Reynolds, and J. Westley.
Capt. Ilelsham declined challenging any of tin. Jurors.
The counsel for the prosecution were Messrs. Gurney. Clarkson.
C. Phillips—for the &fent e. Messrs. Alley. Adolphus. and boil"
„The witnesses on both sides were ordered to leave the cow.
ell►. GURNEY stated the case to the Jury, and called the fill, wing
witnesses.

Mr. William Cookson was a reisiil.ent at Boulogne at the time in 1,. es.
dor, and saw the parties, /consisting of Captain Helsilam, Looduart
Alalony, Alr. Grady, Dr. Jiternan, Lieutenant Crowther. and a iireat
number of !tensors, proceeding towards Napoleon's Column. Shortly
after arriving ore the grcnnd witness saw the pistol of 14clut. I:rowt;•cf
go nit; and shortly after that of Mr. lielshant. Lieut. Crowd . t :.1-
s.antly tell. The wound was in hi; neck. the ball having I asi•ti
through it. Dr. Jounina came up. and the deceased was rem, eee:
ro inns carriage; he was quite dead. Lieu.. Mal nv put tl e rpm) trio
dr,: hands of Lieut. Crowther, and it went oft' instahtlt. Capt. Het.„
ham, immediately after Lieut. Crowther fell, gave Isis pistols •tt a ser-
vant, and walked off the grand. Witness did sot sec Air. Itia:ory
give Captain lielshaoi : con!el not speak as to any order liming
boa% gi; HI as to the thing.
Evenly:red by Alr. Justice BAYLEY—Had de/melba. tic diatom
WIS at when the pistol sas fired to by about two hut/deed yam/.
had since treasured it, and found it to he sixty yards.
Mr. Ito, also a resident at Boulogne, was presto: at the tin.e Of
the demi. This witness gave a similar description of the ttans.e.
Lion. and added. that he saw the arm of Captain Helsham ton t
in .the direction of Lieut. Crowther. and in about three or to I.r se-
conds, his pistol went .it: Heard Mr. thatly say to Captain .
I am airaid you have killed him ;" to which he replied. " Oh Grin!
hope not." Captain lielsham then said to his servant, " Tithe
ef these pistols," and wilted off the ground.
Examined by Mr. Bodkin.—Mr. Grady appeared to le acting as
the friend of Captain Heishain. The distance was immured by a
pa son who took as lung steps as he auld. The space was about fittesn
pacas when the parties fired. Saw no s gnat given, but Liewei sat
Crowther fired the moment the pistol was placed in his hand. Captain
Helsham did not fire for three ere foot seciiiels atter.
Examined by Judge BATLEY.—There was no conversation &taw,
Capt. Helshant and Lieut. Crowther, after the latter was called up end
the pistol placed in his hands.
Be a Juror.—There was not sufficient time for any person to t,. let
complained if any thing unfair had occurred before the pistol of Cal t.
Helaham vent off, unless it had been done by a call.
This deeply inter/alibi( trial was proceeding when our Paper went to
press. We arc given to utederstand that no defence is to be enteral upon
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