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London, England, 1812-07-04 00:00:00

On his trots examination by Mr. KraibP, he said
that he had a short conversation with the prisoner,
upon the Wednesdaif hefOre he was wounded, but
nothing passed which could induce him to believe
that he seas deranged in his mind. .He-spoke to hiai
very well on that occasion. He had observed some
slight inttances of derangement in the prisoner's Mind
about two years ago, when he was thrown from 4
horse. He lent the prosecutor some money; for
which he refused,to receive interest.
Henry Jones said, he kept a blacksmith's shop at
Alpurton, one hundred- stud • fifty . yards from ther
dwelling-house of Bowler His shop was also sixty
yards distant from the Grind Junction Canal Bridge.
He saw thfpprisoner, on the. Both of May; coming
,along the. Canal side, between Leue• and five in thel
morning. A quarter'before sever; he saw him againy
the witness wusuccompanying Samttgl Kedney along
the bridge, and they met Bowler with a blunderbuss
in his hand; and-his gsandson coming behind him on
horseback.' Bowler said, this blunderbuss does not
hold priming." •. Kedney said," is your fire arms out
of order ??' he answered " yes." He turned with
Bowler back towards the shop ; he said, " there is
nothing, the matter, I am only going to shoot a dog,
and I don't want this boy to know it." He laid the
blunderbuss behind tl* vice, saying, "it is full
cocked." The witness lifted it, and seeing that it was
full cocked, said, " this will bring him down." 'the
prisoner said," yes, it will," and going out, began to.
walk up and down the road, beside the bridge. He
turned to his grandson,. saying, " here comes Bur-
rows, I wish to purchase some stock from Jinn, and
his coming w;11 save me a -journey." He went and
brought out the blunderbuss, and stationed himself
under the shade of an elm• tree, where he seemed to
wish to conceal himself from the sight of a person
coming along the bridge. Burrows appeared on the
bridge, And Bowler put himself in a posture to fire
within twenty yards distance. He raised the blun-
derbuss to his shoulder, exclaiming, " d —n. your
eyes," and discharged it at Burrows. The witness
came out of the shop, and saw the boy leaping from
'the mare, and Bowler mounting. His hat fell, *he
stooped down and picked it up, and putting spurs to
his mare, gallopedoff, saying to the boy, " d—n your
eyes, follow me." When the shot was discharged,
he saw Burrows fall back in his cart, and the horse
set off at full speed. The blunderbuss was lett in a
ditch, and had the marks of powder-flash in the pan.
He had some observations, of little importance, with
the prisoner, concerning the state of the weather, be.
he attacked Burrows. kie.had seen the prisoner,
during the week, going about his business as usuid.
He talked coolly and deliberately.
Jane Jones, wife to the last witness, corroborated
the testimony of her husband. She passed the'
prisoner opposite the tree where he had placed
himself with the blunderbuss in his hand. She met
Burrows on the bridge. She heard the report, and
turning round, saw smoke issuing from the .bliniJer-
suss, and Barrows falling back in his cart. Sne saw
Bowler cast his blunderbuss into the ditch, mount
his mare, and gallop off as fast as she could carry him.
Mary Anne Barnett lived in the neighbourhood of
Alpurton ; and upon. the 3Uth of May she JAW the
prisoner walking up and down near the bridge. She
heard the report of fire-arrni, and looking out of her
windotv, saw Burrows fall down in his cart. She next
saiv. a toy dismounting from 'a hoise, and Mr; Bowler
mounting it and gallop 4. Sbe ran to the road,_
where she picked up a hat and wig, and abullet lying
beside them. A ball' hole was in the hat..

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Robert Warwick, a smith, at Alpurton, on the seemed in a vele, gnod.way, and in a perfect capacity
30th of May, hard a voice crying murder, and rnii- of transacting business. Next day the will was read
tringeowalds the place, be saw Mr. Burn,'" corning 1 over in his presence, and Bowler said it was all right,
iu his cart at full speed, and his head hanging down. and lie was satisfied. The prisoner went out to bring
They stopped the cart, and Mr. Burro said that iin the witnesses. .Nothing appeared in Bowler's beha-
Bowler had shot him. He had known Bowler long, 1 viour ;be was so composed and calm that he appear-
and always considered him, to be perfectly recollected ;ed fully capable of executing the deed. Two weeks
and composed. l'before this he had called on the primer, and desired
Mary Church, en the 30th of May, heard the re. ';
him to take a j tunt in the country;- he said he was
port of fire-arms, and saw the smoke arising.
.§he 'going ipto Wales, and would call on Mr. Piefold, in
was coming towards the bridge, and ar...t llowter gal- :Oxfordshire. Alter the execution of the will, Bowler
loping at lull speed. She found a .brunderboss lying treated them with a beverage of currant wine. He
on tee side of a ditch, the same which was now lying mixed cheerfully in conversation, and give no indica-
. before her in the Court. - • ' tions or derangement.
Henry Jones•and Burrows proved the identity Henry Kedney, a farmer, at Alpurton, was a sub-
,of the leunderbitss and It ,t. The .blundeebuse wee ii,• scribing witness to the will. Bowler appeared at that
aunt brass barrell'd one, and very wide ofAie bore; i• time in a perfecr•state of mind.. He had some con-
Witham Shepherd knew Bowler ibi, sonic Years.: versaticn with him on the morning that he shot Bur-
He pure' ased dome hay from Bnfeows during the rows. 'Bowler inquired if he was going to market,
month of March ; upon Bowler knowing this, he ex- and if he would buy Lord Kinnaird a load of straw ?
claimed, " I)—n that Burrows, I'll be the death of ,He said he would; this happened about ten minutes
him shotild Ibe hanged for it next week." 'He said, before he shot Burrows. He seemed perfectly calm
fur Gon's sake, Bowler, don't take away life that !••and composed. - •
you cannot restore again—he said, "He be d—d, but I John Abie, a publican, at Alpurton, had known
I'll be the death of him before the middle of June, i the prisoner for 20 years ; he attended as a subscrib-
though Ibe hanged in a week for it." This conver- ing witness to .the will. He saw Bowler sign the
sation happened in the middle of the Haymarket.— ' deedB declaring, when he annexed his seal thereto,
He informed Burrows of this, Bowler at that time, ' ahil was his last deed and testament. He appeared
had a rough unpruned staff in his hand, and was.' at that time capable of performing so• solemn a deed ;
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seemingly about ho business. - • ,he paid particular regard to the prisoner's behaviour,
John eaytmer accompanied several persons on the ' because, about a month before lie lead called upon
lint of June to the house of Bowler, and upon entere4 him, and was informed that he had a swimming. And
ins, he found him sitting in a chair. He took him 'giddiness .in his head. At that etime.popular report
into .'custody and searched him, for fear he ' Valled him deranged ; but at the.time the will-was
:Amnia be armed. He begged that he might not be ;•Made he would have refrained from puttiagliis name'
cairiederom home. He put him into a criaise, and ' telt had he believed him insane.
while they were going along, Bowler said, e Now John Kelso, a carpenter at Barrow, witneeeed the:
pray do consider my family, and let me come baele will, and was perfectly,assured of the soundness of
' again ; being a relation of Mr. Burrows, you can (To the testator's intellect. •
a great deal for me—if you will permit me to come 'Here the case closed on the part of the prosecution..
and live with my daughter and grand-children, I Justice LE BLANC inquired it. Bowler wished to say
will give you ten, twenty or thirty thousand pounds." anything for himself; to which he answered he did not.
He replied, that he would do what be could for him, Mr. ALLEY, Mr. IiNAPP, and Mr. GultNaY, • then
meaning thereby, to bring him where he is. He had proceeded to examine witnesses ou the part of the
known him six and thirty years. prisoner.
Michael Payne assisted in apprehending the priso- I Mr. Hyon said, he was a surgeon and apothecary,
ner—he was for handcuffing him, but on being as- and had been acquainted with Bowler ten or twelve
nutted that he had no arms upon him, he desisted, and years. Upon the 9th of July, 1811, he was called to
brought him to London. _ .. the prisoner, andfound hile in a complete state of in-
W illiam Withers, son-in-law to the prisoner, said, sensibility. He recovered by slow degree!, and a
that some little trivial dispute between his father-in- very serious illness after that settled in his head, with
;law and burrows, respecting the lopping of some a great loss of memory. Since that time he has seen
trees, had happened. After some communication him frequently, and he thinks he never perfectly re-
between the parties, Bowler consented to drop the covered his memory, nor of the affection of his head.
matter, as trivial. He was so positive a man, that he could not prevail '
1 la his cross-examination he said, that he had.been upon him to take any medicine. On the 19th of last
married to Bowler's daughter for ten years—he re- March he laboured under a serious depression of
membered Bowler being taken suddenly with a fit in spirits, and his head seriously affected. He flew into
a hayfield, and remaining fur some time in a state of a violent passion when he offered to prescribe for
insensibility ; since that time he had known a strange him, and swore that he would not take any thing.--
alteration in his father-in-law's mind ;he talked inco- He called again, by order, on the 30th of March, and
herently, and would quarrel without provocation with found him complaining of a pain in= the head, and
his servants. Since March last he had grown much that they would take his estate from him. lie desi-

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worse, his thentofy had forsaken hint, and he be-! Sect hiedtorouse fro itithis depression of spins, but ill -
lieved that .he was to lose his testate rby an eitidn.in . still persisted in the notion that his estates were to be ,
the Exchequer Office, owing to tiome oftysight in .he • taken from hiM. He endeattourecl to console him hi
purchase of the Land-Tax—he,cotild .not be con- (,vain: He would admit of no Other ministration sitsi .
winced that he had made 2 Prdpei purchase ;he aft t that of a blister His Credibility still continued.-- I'
terivards wrote a letter to the witness on the stake 'of .i DOWn froth that period to the day of the fatal event; •
his insanity, desiring him to advertise him fora mad-:':heconthiued in a fluctuating state, from lowness of ,
man in the public papers—this letter was unluCkily Spirits and affection of the heach• •
deitroyed. About four months ago he enquired 'hat I- In his cross•examination, he said, that the Pritos
`would become of the 'property of a man who des- I nertad lost all his former industry, and for the last
troyed himself—he afterwards inquired if the witfless ', nine itibtiths he hasi paid no attention to his business
had get a good education, and if he could data& he ! whatrvef 'lt was his opinirin, that his personal
would play upon the gridirowto him—hesaid that he safely', front his own hands, *as in danger from that
had travelleduhder the Church-yard .6f Harrow, and 'time. The witness had made application to his re:.
had held converiation with persons dead for forty • laticitts upon .hii state of mind, and they hid a con-
yeas ; he would take some-part of his breakfast, and . sultation, Wherein he said, he would see them again .
then start tip* and •begin to play at cards without any lin a few iyeeks. He unfortunately never recommen-
knowledge nf the game—he would breakfast at two
.1 ded catty legal proceedings to restrain his i*rsory.
o'clock in the morning, and dine unapt flesh at eight • Eiaraineafrom the Bench.—He said, that the in-
o'clock, which he would dot permit to remain till It telleee't Of Bowler were never perfectly clear, but at
was roasted on thespit—he would thendisposenfhing- certain Cries he possessed them more than at other'.
self in bed by two o'clock in the afternoon. Suchl • Dr. Ainsley said, from the symptoms of disease
had been his conduct for two months bacic, and he' descrihed, it was difficult for him to pronounce how
considered him to be completely deranged. The !far derangeMent intermingled with them-; but insa
witness consulted with Mr. Burrows at a coffee-housec, nit, ii-it not unfrequently a part cf the composition ,
in Oxford-road, concerning taking out aconamissiott lof such diseases. He had called upon the prisoner I
.of lunacy against him, to which Burrows agreed, but. since hii confinement, and found him in a state of de-
the idea was unfcrtunately dropped. Mr. Bowie rangement,Trom false conceptions of past events .
one day informed the mitness, that his father was aHe had visited him several times, and his opinion
perhaps the strongest man in the 'Ogden, and could was confirmed of his derangement, which was of a i
, carry three sacks of beans in his teeth, and half a load calm nature, and seetned to be of e considerable l
of beans above them—he believed that stroshine was duration. -
-rain, and rain was snow ;he intiarmed the witnesshe Cross-examined.—He said, the insanity was of a. 1
was going to leave the country, and would leave him ; kind that. had calthneis with it upon many subjects ; -
and his daughter a sucking pig, ana some hens, and ' bet upon those subjects which had deraneed him, he
other property. This openness he considered to be a I became immediately intemperate. He apprehended 4
symptom of derangement, because, when in his right that the derangement had attended him pretty con-
senses, he was extremely fond of his property, and in stantly since the fits hie!: he liadin July, 1811: He
no way digitised to part with it. I should not conceive that his mind had been perfectly
On his re-examination he said, that his father-in- sane, and his memory cornet, for almost a twelve-
law, in concert with an old man, conducted the farm, imonth. A man in that state would fancy to himself,'
which was cisiefly of meadow ; he always considered wrongs, and avenge them upon those persists whom
him to be a violent man; he-was in the habit of shay- i he believed to have offended him. He would threaten
ing himself; it was only lest that people would I them with his purposes, because he had•no sense of.
say, that they had locked up a man to enjoy his pro- I delicacy about him.
perty, that prevented him from suing out a statute Examined from the Bench.—He said, the mad-
of lunacy against him. - man would do 01 that with a sense that he WAS doing
William.Wyngley, schoolmaster of Harrow, met wrong.
with Bawler at his own house, on the '2Bth of May, Elizabeth Harlon, housakeepei to the prisoner,
by appolntment, for the purpose of making some alte- said, that he would play at cards, uncorisiipus of thee
rations in his will. Bowler stoid and gave instruc- nature of his game, and was in the' habit of rising
tions of what alterat onshe required. He delivered early in the morning, and ordering breakfast imme-
himselt plainly withotit any embarrassment. These diately, causing hits 'dinner to be peep:ired by eight,
instructions were such that he was obliged to prepare and nine o'clock in the morning. He CsoulZi cause.
a new will. ' He read it over tcrhim, an he appeared- his meat to be served up when not *armed through,
perfectly well to understand the contents, and appro. and eat heartily of it ; this was not his custom before
wed of the whole. This will he sealed up in the pre- the fit which attacked him in July, 1911. We would'
sence of the witnesses, and of the testator, by his de- tgo out in the rain, and lie .down nn the wet grasi,
sire. He. now held that instrument in his lialici. . 1 rermitting himself to be thoroughly drenched. He
In his crots-ex tmination, he said that- the prisonet; ! would' sing -ps dins and songs while perfectly sober,
about two months before the will was drawn ont, was 1 which lie nn•er did beforeenilfak except when be was
in a low state of mind, and aiparently incapable of tipsy. He would 0-eaten til'town life, and make
making his will. The housekeeper objected to draw.; threatening gestureewitti hiStands...-He was anxious
ing out the instrument while the trisiiner was in the to leap from the top of' the Mule, saying he had a
condition he was then in. noble advlnta4,on account of ifs height: She had
John Foster, a farmer at Harrow, had known Bow- taken a -rope- 'from- 'his* pocket, which he said
ler for. thirty years, and had been with him at market, ; he was for ringing a nag with, though he had no
and at parish meetings. He %%as present when he ! pigs to ring. On the Thirrsday before lie -shot
gave•instructions for preparing a new will two days 1 Burrows, he was In.ich in the IAM3 'manner at
.before Burrows was shot. Bowler requested that the he had untillf been; and dsposell. of himself on the
Will should be written. -He observed the schoolmas- wet grass. On the Friday he begun to play at cards,
ter writing, from his dictation ; and he would not and desired to play-at Al fours, though he w a then
permit the saltness to leave the room. At that time he I playing at it: On Saturday ueirhing he ordered his

horse for the purpose of riding to LOndon.: He kept
the blunderbuss, with which he had shot at Burtows,
constantly in the corner of his room.-
Cross-examined.—She said, that her masterorderrd
the affairs of the farm himself.
Examined from the Bench.—She said her master
was in bed when the person came to make his will ;
she told them so, and awakened her master.
Joseph Witlie' s said, that Bowler had been in a
very agytAti'd Mate some time ; that he was attacked
with the fit in July. A few days before that he shot
Burrows, he sow him lying in the rain under a tree in
his garden. He said, that he had made a present of
a rotten carriage in his garden to Dr. Hj on, Ind he
would hang it round with morris bells. He was u-
the prisoner was not conscious of the words
which he had made use of. He saw hint on the
`Monday after he was committed to Newgate. He
said—. 4 That he had shot his cow, his pig, and But-
rows; and he would have shot the witness, had he
met him." •
John Reed, a farmer, and brother-in-lkw to the
prisoner, had known him for forty years ; and, lat-
terly, his deportment was that of a person not ako-
gether sane.
Charlotte Pearce said, that she was servant so
Boller, who had been deranged since July, 1811.—.
Ile was in the habit of talking incoherently ;—and
particularly insi;ted, that he had made a journey. un-
der ground, to Harrow Church, where be saw and
conversed with angels.
Upon her cross-examination, by Mr. AnoLtnus,
, she said she was not afraid to live with him. he used
to scold at:di times, and talked about angels and jump..
ing fiom the house-top. .The meat and other ar•icles
of housekeeping were got by his order. He talked
frequently of cutting his throat and hanging himself.
She pot his razors out of his way, and locked them
up in a drawer. He shaved himself about once in
every three weeks; there was some person always pre.
sent-when be shaved himself; the house•keeper gave
him the razors.
In answer to a question by the Learned Judge, she
said she had seen him shave himself, when they
thought he Was at the worst. .
NI. Mary Withers,- daughter of the prisoner,
stated, that she lived about half a mile fiom her fa:
ther's • she-remembered seeing him the 10th of
July last, he appeared in a senseless states and cond-
i nued so until Mr. Hyon relieved hineby letting blood
—his mind had been ever since in a diffi.r..nt maw
from what it was before.; he' was in perfect pow*.
sion of his understanding before that time, and never
in a right state of mind since. When she ea* him
afterwards he talked incoherently, of haring hems
underground in Harrow and other church-yards. that
he had seen people he had known many years ago,
who were long since dead, and knew who were happy,
and who were otherwise; he got wone every dm I
about March last he was very ill, and fearful he
should die, he was always apprehensive of lodes his
estate. Sometimes be used to wish for a lan.
__ be placed against the house, that be aligbeget to die
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