Star.
London, England, 1824-09-17 00:00:00

PARISH APPEAL. APPBAL.

This was an appeal by the Parish of St. Clement Danes against
the Parish of St. Nary-la-bonne, in the matter of ThomasGladwell,
who had been servant to Horace Twits, Esq. but was discharged
at an hour's notice.

The servant said, that he had been engaged for a year, at a salary
of Ati, subject to a quarterly notice.
Mrs. Twice swore, that be had been only engaged u a weekly
servant, dischargeable at a moment's notice.

Mr. twigs said, that the servant had been looking into his law
books, from which he drew legal inferences in his own favour— (A
laugh). But the truth was as Mrs. Twiss had stated.
Mr. ALbL,T appeared for the defendant, and Mr. Anotmsous for
the appellant. lie had taken a little trouble to find out what suns
the servant could have had weekly, at the yearly salary of £B.
Perhaps Mr. and Mrs. Twitss would assist him in his ,calculations,
for he made the weekly rate, at 52 weeks, three shillings, three fat-
things, and 36.52 parts of a farthing—(Loud laughter).
The appeal was allowed.

OLD BAILEY SRSVONS-THISDAY.

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TRIAL OP JOHR HUSSEY, TOR MURDER.

Joln Hulsey Was put to.the bar, on an indictment
charging him with feloniously killing' and slaying, at the
parish of St. Bartholomew-the Great, on the 15th of
June, in the fourth year of the reign of his present Ma.
Michael Delany.
The prisoner is an athletic figure. He was respecta-
bly dressed, and seemed aware of his awful situation.
Mr. ANDREWS stated the case to the Jury on the part
of the prosecution. The deceased was a lodger .with
the prisoner, who at the time resided in Cloth Fair,
West Smithfield. On the night in question there had
been a considerable degree of quarrelling, and the de-
ceased was induced, by the cry of Murder! to leave his
room. The prisoner and the deceased came in contact,
and the former having got possession of a hammer, fol-
lowed-him up to a room at the top of the house, where
he inflicted the fatal wound, and the follov‘ing day ab-
sconded, and went to Ireland, where he was appre.
hended.—The first witness called was
Thomas Delany examined by Mr. PRENDERGAST.—.
lam the brother of the deceased. I remember one
Sunday, in June, last year; I was in bed, in the house of
the prisoner. My brother slept in the one pair back;
I slept in the garret. I heard my brother crying out
Murder! and I went down stairs. This was between three
and four o'clock. I saw the prisoner and his wife striking
my brother. The prisoner knocked me down. A per-
son named Gannon brought my brother up stairs to my
room. • My brother sat on the bed, and began to un-
dress himself. About ten minutes after, Hussey came
up stairs, burst open the door, and rushed into the room,
where he struck my brother on the head, arid he fell
dossn from the blow. My brother did not do or say
anything to the prisoner, who also made a third blow
at me; but I grasped the hammer, and he did not el-.
feet his pUrpose. We struggled for about ten minutes,
when the prisoner pushed me down, and knelt on my
chest. I then saw my brother bleeding; but I was so
overcome, that I don't know whether I gave Hussey in'
charge to the watchman. I rook the h.immer down
stairs, but I cannot say to whom I gave it.
Cross-ezahtined by Mr. Anotitivs.—There were four other per-
sons in the room with my brother. When I heard the cry of"Alur-
der !" there were six pencil-is present besides myself. Me and my
brother went up stairs when we saw the wi.tchinen come into the
house. 'My brother died the third day after the transaction. When
the prisoner struck my brother, he was taking off his shoes. My
brother had nothing in his hand wh..,n the prisrner stru'.k him; he
had not an iron rod in his hand at the time; I do not know whe-
ther there was such a thing in the room. I saw no marks of vio-
lence or blood sin the prisorer. I have never said, " I don't know
that Hussey struck my brother first, btu I'll swear it, for I will be
revenged." I never offered to forego this trial if the friends of the
stisoner would give me tCI. I never offered '2l. to a person named
Green to come and swear against the prisoner.
John Gannon examined by Mr. A NDREWS.—I remem-
ber the day in question. I slept in the room with Mi-
chael Grogan. The disturbance happened on a Satur-
ray night. I went to bed abour eleven o'clock, when
all was quiet and good humoured. Mich. Delany
then in company with the party below, where I left him.
At day-light I was called up by a fellow lodger, and I
went down stairs and found the deceased, the prisoner.
his wife, and Thomas Delany, with two or three others
-xhotn I don't recollect. They were pulling and haul-
ing each other, and Mrs. Hussey called to the witness
to take nchael and his brother up stairs. I tried to take
them up stairs, butT. Delaney fell, and ttied to get back.
I took Michael Delany up to the room Miele he slept,
hut I could not get in theie, mid took him up to his
brother's room at the top of the botti.e ; Gallagher and
M'Grath were in the room at this timt . I asked Michael

to go to bed ; he was very much intoxicated, and was
in a very ill humour, and wanted to get down stairs
again ; he said be would never go to bed until he was
revenged of Hussey. Tom Delaney then came up stairs,
and I let him in, and he locked the door. Hussey
pushed open the door, and on my tuing round I saw
the deceased lying on the floor. Tom Delaney was
Liken into custody. Hussey again me into the room,
and kicked the deceased about the thighs ; I got out of
bed, and while I was attending Michael, the watchmen
came in, and took llussey away. The prisoner, while
he was kicking the deceased, said.-'" There never was
one reared from your family but I'll serve the same
way." The deceased was taken down stairs in a very
had state; he had a desperate cut on his temp!e, and
bled very much. He was then taken to the Hospital.
Cross-examined by Mr. C. Putwes.—All was harmony when I
rent to bed ; when I went down again all were in a great passion.
The deceased wished to fight more. His brother Tom was as eager
to fight as any of them. Ido not think one of them was in his
sober senses. There was an iron rod in the room in which the
affray took place. The deceased had that rod in bis hand. He
swore he would not go to bed till he was revenged. When I first
went down stairs the prisoner was bleeding freely from the mouth,
sod seemed as if be had been treated with violence. The deceased
might have struck his head against the bed in falling.
By the Cover —I cannot say, whether at the moment Hussey
cot ted the room, the deceased had thu rod in his hand.
Alexander Macerobie, a watchman, swore to seeing the pri-
soner come out of a room with a hammer. He went up to the
first floor, and broke open the door; but finding nobody in it went
sp to the second floor, where he also broke open another door, and
again came out, and proceeded up to the third floor, where he also
karst open the door, and went in. When he came out, the brother
of the deceased and the prisoner were struggling for the hammer.
• 'Witness took them both down stairs, and thence to the watch-
lionse.—The hammer was here produced.
Mr. It. A. Stafford, one of the house-surgeons of Sr. Bartholo.
mew's Hospital.—The deceased was brought into the hospital with
fracture on the head, one inch in length and two in depth. The
deceased died from an ii.fiamrnation on the brain, caused by the
fracture on the skull. Witness thinks the weapon produced was the
one with which the ,blow was suuck. The injury on the temple
certainly caused death.
The case for the prosecution having closed, the prisoner was
riled on for his defence. He solemnly declared that lie never bore
:ho deceased the slightest malice; and added, that they were like
burhers.—A number of persons gave him a good character.
Mr. Justice Gamer summed up the evidence to the Jury, who
found a verdict of Manslaughter against the prisoner.
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I Yesterday, Edmund Lenity, a journeyman baker, was indicted
ander the statute for receiving certain monies of his master's cus-
timers, and appropriating them to his own use.—Nct Guilty.
George Leslie and John Hobbs, two lads in the dress of grooms,
were indicted for stealing a hat from a plan, who had lain down at
a d4or in a state of intoxication.—Acquitted.
Nervy Bennet and John Grady, the youngest of them only twelve
Tears old, were indicted for picking a Gentleman's pocket on the
9'll of July last. Bennet made no defence, and scorned to relax
tnr a moment the iron muscles of his hardened countenance. Grady
was Acquitted. but Bennet was found Guilty.
James Flattery and Letitia Wright were indicted, the former for
robbing his master, Colonel Henry Hely Hutchinson, the nephew
of Lord Hutchinson, with whom lie lived servant, of a variety of
article,; and the latter with receiving the same, knowing them to
be stolen.—The July found Flattery Guilty, and he was sentenced
i to seven years' transportation: The female prisoner was Acquitted.
Dennis Ml:art/ley was indicted fur stealing from James Andrews,
Otis master, two pounds of jalap !
It appeared from the evidence, that the prosecutor, who is a
dug miller, suspected the prisoner of purloining bis property, and
54a5ed Martin, a constable, to station himself in a part of the
N.e,e where he would have an opportunity of observing the pri-
oner. The constable having taken his station, the prosecutor de-
red the prisoner to stir up the jalap, and then go to bis dinner.
Ibe prisoner went to the jalap pot, and after looking to see if be
%as watched, anew a few lumps into his hat, upon which be was
apprehended.—'llse prosecutor underwent a (Jos-examination by
kr. Num%

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I believe this is the first time you have ever knows anybody to
have an affection foe jalap?—(A laugh)—Yes.
Have you seen the article ?—Yes, I have.
Is it jalap ; are you sure?—Oh, yes (opening the paper bag in
which the ialap was).
Oh, don t in es see it, if you please.
Mr. Serjeant Aaasur, from the Ilench—Don't let me look at it,
it will make me sick.

PAILLIPI—Though stay, let me see it; pray would you
swear it was jalap unless you scraped it ?—Yes, jalap is jalap, and
nothing else.
Let me see (taking up a round lump of the root); you say the pd-
loner is an Irishman, pray now, is not that very like a roasted po-
tatoe?—(A laugh)—lt is jalap, I am sure.
Mr. fierjeant A SABIN—Why smell it, Mr. Phillips.
Mr. PHILLIPS—Pray was it for his own use the prisoner wanted
it?—(A laugh)—l really cannot tell.
Mr. Pliziaars—Well, I have heard of a great many things being
stolen in this place, but I have never yet heard of a man taking a
liking to jalap.
The prisoner received an excellent Character.—He was found
Guilty, and recommended to mercy.