Star.
London, England, 1823-08-21 00:00:00

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to brae their lives ; but you are it h uitl, and I believe it is
true, the wore of them all ; therefore your hie must go firs:,
snithe rest in rotation."

The post-mark upon this letter seas Manchester,
April S. 1823, and it was addressed to Samuel Ilur-
rocks, 51.i3. Lark-hill, Preston, Lancashire.
Cross-examined by Mr. J01423.-I never saw tl:e
prisoner before in my life, to my recollection ;
there had been no personal quarrel of any kind be-
tween us; the time of people returning from church
on Sunday is necessarily a very public part of the
day; but I wish to add, that just at that moment
there were not many in the street ; it was neverthe-
less a puislis,tinie enough; on my way to Mr. Mil-
ler's I bad to go down the public street; I never ob-
served the prisoner following me—indeed, I thought
no one was near at the time. Iu as walking very
slowly; the occurrence took place in sight of all the
"windows in front of the house; it might have been
seen by anybody who happened to be at a window,
for it occurred as I entered the front gate. I never
heard, however, that anybody did overlook the at-
tack, but I heard it was se-n from a window in ano..
cher house; it must have been within sight of the.
windows of several houses, and of several cottages..
After I had secured the cleaver, he (the prisAner) ap-
peared to me to look about for some other weapon.
He was taken before he quitted my sight. I did hot
hear him say, 4. Take me, take me," alter he had run
some yards. I thought he attempted to get on, and
not stop, when he was about 20 yards from me. I was,
no doubt, surprised and astonished at the assault.—
I cannot say that . the man looked wild, but he was
certainly very furious. I could suggest no motive at
the instant for such an attack. There had been, two
years last Spring, what is called a "turn-out" of the
spinners; but that had been settled at the time, and
I am not aware of any recent quarrel of the same
kind between master and man. When that turn-ont
took place, it was not confined to one class of ss or k-
men, but was general against all masters. 1 cannot
say how many masters were affected; perhaps fifteen
or sixteen different houses. The letter alluded to I
received in April. I did not know it was written by
the prisoner until heacknowledged it, and until I had
compared it with the letters he had written to me
since. The prisoner, the moment the letter was put
into his hand in my bed-room on the day after, said
it was his hand-writing.
Prisoner.—Did) ou see the letter put into my hand ?
Mr. Jonas.—Prisoner, stop; don't interrupt my
examination.

Mr. Horrocks resumed.—He certainly had the let-
ter long enough in his hand to see what the nature of
it was. His admission was in these words—, It is
my writini. and I put it myself into the Manchester
post-office." gate of Mr. Miller's I.ou-se was 4.00
yards from the church, And along the public siro.s,
where I stopped.a little, thinking I might meet Mr.
Miller there; this stoppage allowed the church crowd
to subside, so that I cannot say there were satiny peo-
"le near the spot at the time. The cleaver might be
concealed in a man's coat pocket. When the man
was taken, I heard that he avowed and justified the
;act, but I did not hear hint, as he was instantly taken
out (Amy sight. I cannot suggest or conjecture any
season for the attack. I believe he is a Paeans man,
but I have no recollection of ever seeing him before.
On the following day the prisoner was brought to
my bed side. I was then in a very distressing •itua:
den from my wounds ; bat I don't lumov that the
prisoner exulted at my situation.' My shirt and
clothes, hi the state in which they were. ftom the effu-
sion of blood, were not exhibited to him in my bed-
room. The man was asked if he was not sorry frr
the condition in which he found me ? He itplied,
" No, lam rather relieved." He WAS in the bed-room
a quarter of an hour. but I 'dbn't itialect that he said
anything more; he did not noisy pretence refer to
some passages in Scripture in juitification of his, at'
tack, nor exhibit any wildneis of manner ; hiSapPia:-
ance looked to me as sensible as that of any other
Man in the room. I did not see him since mina
Saturday last, when I accidentally saw him in theCtut-
ile. The cleaver was flat tharp, but at 1 it cot;
.I
don't apprehend that it had received any particular
sharpening fcr use at.tbe time.
Cross-examined by the prisoner.—You say, Mr. Hisrroeks,
,that immediately after I struck you I said " I would kid you ?"
—I have answered that already.
After I struck yoo,did I not look at your head, and then down
upon the ground, in this way? (The prisoner accompanied his
words with significant gestures.)
When the prisoner rose, after attempting to regain the cleaver,
be than looked at me, as well as I can recollect, and turpsul
round, looking about him as I thought for something the to
strike me with, as I had postillion of his cleaver ; he seemed
to be searching for some other weapon,• and node bang them,
be ran SWay.
After I struck at you, and the weapon fcU from me, you saw
as clam no doubt I—lies, I did.
Then did I nut look at you,.first at you! bead, and then down-
wards on the ground, three or tour times ?—1 do not recollect.
How long do you suppose the cleaver lay un the ground bultare
you took it up ?—A very few seconds.
Was it not Sit seconds nothing near that from first to last.
Yon did not sire tue attempt to take up the cl while 'it
lay on the ground, before you grasped It ?—Yes, I did, indeed.
Will you be so good, Mr. Hurrocks, as to describe to his Lord-
ship the manner in which you say I endeavoured tptake up the
ckaver. Pray .do, Jr. Hermits can only describe it by
going to the spot where thee.nleaver lay on the ground, about two
yards front *hire I iko.4 mid then *soaping as if to take it up.
Cao you positiirety saY iltstithe cleaver ley ewe yardshom y 0..?
Can you safely say it was ratua than aos yarstw—i think, as
ateas4y as possible, Weft, two Yon* •
Now Horrocka, that is not an sewer to my question.—
Can you safely say that ft was more than one yard ?-7Tes, cer.
tainly, I can say it watt:sure than ow yard. "
Did you attempt to catch the cleatrer id year hated as it fail
(Mk mine ?—I do not think it fell. I Mask (was saes in the
act of wardingoir a blow Whit'll you walts wukiaii ax as at
the time.
How was you warding It olV—Wills asp IrklsaJad, and I
think by my action I knocked checker** eat of your eightAand,
Yon say you think ; then you only think yess-dit soi—That is ail.
Dui youlida so n0w?.....Y.5, I atw.oeitawito think so MOW.
9k. den. you are only bullied •to think ao?-1 Adak the
emote lay thew, Mr. liseconlis, for 30 wpm* ; mut way do I
think w ? jljeeasael saw it lying thvrt Migirrit la+ Rase to be
that time ; I looked at it. several 'times ; and let me ask ykou„
Aid you sot stand with your Kis open ar thus suomest
really cannot tell you hew I woodwaapajat .ft. time..
„AIM.. you stand with one lug Wing, sad owe kir behind,

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