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London, England, 1806-04-07 00:00:00

conveyed up flairr, and to be placed upon a bed.—
As loon as this was done, the witnefs requefted,every
body to leave the apartment, excepting Mr. Jones,
Mr. Ynunge (a for eon at Rotherhithe), Patch (the
pi ironer at the bar), and a gentleman of the name of
Fognfon, a friend of the deceafed. Mr. Cooper
then proceeded to examine the wounds, and dileo
wed twb, une about two inches below the navel, in-
clining to the right fide, and another in the loin, in
the fame direflion. The contents of the bowels
exuded from the wounds. The witnefs pronounced
the wounds to be mortal, but recommended a light
dreffing to be applied to them. The next morning,
at about (even o'clock, Mr. Cooper left the houfe of
re', deceased. The witnefs having looked at the
goo of 4110 wounds, felt it his duty to make Tome
eng,,iry concerning the mina who had committed
the horrid at, and afked Mr. Blight whether there
was any pe.con whom he could ftifpeA ? The de
ceased replied, "N., Got) &owe, I *ever did ally man
ice•iry which road lead him to fat my life ;" and,
be added, " Patti bar mentioned to me a man of the
same of WeVer." The witnefs immediately turning
to Patch, enquired, " Who is this Webber !" To
which Patch anfwered, " He is a man who was fur

peeled to have robbed thefe premifes. and spina
whom a fearch warrant was granted. The houle was
examined, and his fon has fence abfennded."—" But
Learch his dwelling again."—" No," replied the pri.
toner, "far nothing woad he found, and fn. shin}
It *emend, he woad tertainlyfrot we." The witnefs
underftanding that Mr. Blight's affairs were not fet-
tled,
went to hitbed fide,l and reprefented to the
deceafed his danger, and requelled him to calm his
mind, and difpofe of his property. In confequence
of this fuggeflion, Mr. Blight defired that his will
might be brought, which, he (aid, Ise had neither
concluded nor filmed. The will being brought, fome
alterations were made : Mr. Patch and Mr. Fergana
were added as executors, after which, with a siolerti
effort, the deceafed figned the document. Sabin,
quently Mr. Cooper. went away, promifing to return
in the afternoon, and to bring with him a phyfi-
clan. At about four o'clock on the fame day he
returned, and found that Mr. Blight had expired
tibont three quarters of an hour before. The body,
Of the deceafed was afterwards opened by the witnefe.'
On the will being demanded from the panner at dial
bar, in order that it might be fafcly depofited, it was
delivered to the'witnefs without the leak helitation.
On his ants examination he faid, that the will was de-
manded about two hours after the death of Mr.,
Ut, and before the Coroner's Jury tat upon the
Mils Anne totiifal Davis faid, that on the 19tIs of
Septeltalier fhedleis near. the premifes of Mr. Blight,
between eight and nine o'clock in the evening. When
the had pallid the gate a few yards, the heard the
report, and law the flats of either a pilled or gun.
In the fituation in whith the flood, the was enabled to
4e the whole of the fide of the wharfs and was po-
fitive that no perfonsefcaped, either through the gate
or over the fence. (The model of the buildings
being (hewn to the stitnefs, the eiplained to the
Court her (rotation with refpell to the premiles.]
Mill Martha Eliza Davis confirmed the teftimony
of the former witnefs, in whole company the was. •
Michael Wright Rated, that he lived at Greenland.
Doak, itotherhithes and on the night of the 19th
of fiepteiniser, was returning with his wife from
Deptford. At about ten minutes pail eight, he was
freaking with a Man who lay inebriated by the gate
of Mr. Blight's houfe, where he heard the report of
a pifial from Same part of the premifes. The wit.
tufa difeoverid nobody, until Patch came up. The
palace Mked himi If he had feen any minus min-
ting down the Akta or had met any one in the lane?
The witnsfs told him; he had feen nobody. The pri-
foner tithed Wright to Rep in with him, as he had
been fired at, and remain with him till the fervent
✓eturned. The witnefs then entered the houfe, and
the prifoner taking a candle (hewed him where the
ball had perforated the (butter and the window blind.
Upon fearching the floor, the ball was difeovered a
few feet from die window through which it bad en-
tered. The bullet appeared to have been cut or
bruifed, as it was only femi globular. In the Mean
time, the fervant Kitchener entered with fome oyflers,
and the prifoner explained the circumflance to her.
The witnefs enquired of Patch, if he fliould fend for
any perfon to remain with him ? to which the pri-
Inner replied, " No ; you need not give ynurfelf that
trouble." The witnefs nbferved, that the (hot might
have proceeded from Come fmuggling veffel ;—but
Patch appeared of a contrary opinion. The witnefs
recommended, that the occurrence should be adver-
sized ; to which Patch anfwered, that be might de-
pend upon it he (hould do fo, and would offer a re-
ward of Sol. In the mean time, Froft was fent for,
and the prifoner being Aced, if he had any fire arms?
laid he had, but that they were ufelefs, for he bad no
ammunition. Mr. Froft offered to fupply him, but
he declined it.
Richard Froft being again called, confirmed the
former teflimony, that the prifoner faid he had fire-.
arms, hut no ammunition. When the witnefs offered
to fimply him, Patch refufed to accept it. They all
proceeded to Frott's heufe, and the prifnner declared
his intention of (non going to bed, exprelling his con-
vietion, that the villains would not again return.—
The depth from the edge of the what fto the mud was
about ten feet.
Mr. Kinnaird, jun. depolcd to the corrcanefs of a
model en the table, prepared under his direelion.—
On faid, perfims might have
efcaped over the railings, as in fome places their
height was only five feet fix inches, although in others
nine feet.
Eliher Kitchener was called, and examined by Mr.
GARROW. She lived in Mr Blight's ferrite for two
months. The family milli:led of her mailer and
minters, two children, the prifnner at the bar, and
herfelf The witnefs remembered when Mr. and
Mrs. Blight were at Margate. The former went again
on Tburfday the (9th of September, and Mr. Patch
accompanied him as 'tar as Deptford. They were
accultomed generally to fit in the parlour facing the
River, which was called the front room. Before
slight Mr. Patch returned, and in the evening fist
alone in the front parlour. The wand's was defined
by Mr. Patch to go for fome oyaers for his flipper,
and when the returned, in about nine or ten minutes,
the prifoner was converting with a man and woman
,at the gate, whom the afterwards learnt to be Mr.
and Mrs. Wright : immediately he law the fervant,
:.; exclaimed, " Is that you, Luber? I have L