Star.
London, England, 1814-10-29 00:00:00

OLD BAILAT.

SITIADSR AT KZ.VTISII-TOWN.
Yesterday Thomas Sharpe was indicted for the wilful
murder of Elizabeth Dobbins, at Mdfield-lane, near
Kentish-town, on the 4th day of October intent, by
beating her brains out with a poker.
James Dobbins deposed, that he works at the triter-
works of the Hampstead Water Company, and lived
in• Miltieid-lane, Kentish-town. The deceased was
not his wife, but had lived with him twenty years,
and passed by his narrie ; her real name was Eliza-
beth Buchanan, and she took in washing.
:On the.
day the murder was committed, witness came homel
to dinner about twenty mintues past one, and staid
best part of an hour. When hr went out she was at
Work, sorting her linen in the room below. There is a.
little passage between the room and the door, On
that day a man named Clarke worked with him, and
about a quarter past three o'clock witness sent him to..
his house for a mug to get some water in. They were
then putting their tools into his barth.about 13 yards '
from the house. Clarke came -back, and said he
could not get in, the door was fast.. He had called
.to his wife several times, but received no answer. In
consequence of this iiitimmation, witness went home
immediately, when he found not only the outer door
but that of the lower mac-. also side open, and saw I
the deceased lying on her side by the copper, groaning
and bleeding. He tried to raise her, but c wild not,
on which he 'called Clarke, and with his assistance
they raised her, andput her in a chaff. He perceived
. that her bead was cut open. He trolleyed the brains
were in, but the bones were scattered about the floor.
He found the poker, upright-on one side of the cop-
per, bent and bloody. She lived about a quarter of
an hour, but never spoke after he entered the house,
James Clarke deposed, that between three and four
o'clock, on the day of the murder, he went to Dob-
bins's cottage- for a mug, and tound the door fast.-4.-
He called to Mrs. Dobbins twice or thrice, but vs.
ceived no answer, on which he returned to Dobbins,
who, on his information, watt himself for the mug.—
Soon atter Dobbins called tOkint, and on his going to,
- the door be saw the deceased lying fat the floor, with
.her head very much cut. Hethen, at Dobbins'- re-
quest, assisted Id placing her on a chair-, :
James Bateman, a carpenters at-Kentish-town, on
.the day of • the-nntrder; paisecT'D'obbins's cottage
about belt past two o'clock, wilere he saw the prises
' • ner standing with_Msbick towiseitshirn i • but hetyr-
ned, and w4t iritesi had view of his face. Priiriner
had on a black silk handkerchief and, a initian jacket.
About tour o'clock he saw hurti-ia custody, and knew
him to be the same man. .
• William Tyler,. i labouring man, Was, on the 4th
of Oc•ober, at woik about 150 yards from Dobbins'il
cotta!f,e. He welt Cure to borrow a barrow, ainl,l
saw the prisoner in the house eating bread and butter,
Saw him again in the evening, and knew him to
the elan.
' Thomas Camber, a iabonret, on the 'ante day- Was
at wor 30u )ards from Dobbins's cottage.—i
Seel an' Bremmer were a-wising with bins. About
half pan three o'clock saw priSouCr cominftowardi
him oat of Milfi •Id-lane, with an arm full of clothes,:
traded and hinging Intisely about. Owsireing witness,
prisoner turnhd across thcroad, and went 'through ia
gap in the hedge into a field. • He and Bremener sod
Seel followed him, and saw WO kneeling and packing'
up the lines eat. red handkerchief- with white spots..
Seel rated hies wheeelle got the linen ? pr'.soiter an:
swered, he had bought- it within a mile it Ldgeware,'
of a gipsey man for -nine .sf.illings. They took him'
to Mr. leers, the Magistrate, where theyheard of the'
muaderc •'
.
' James Sea confirmed the former evident as to fql.
towing the pi isoner into the ti. id. After he had heard
his Account of how be elm- by the linen, witness told
him it WA4 A poor lame story, and he must have stolen
it/tear the spot where they then were : but prisoner
persisted in ifishaviag bought it, addtng, that it might
have b..en stolen, or it might nOt. Witness advised
him to take it back to wherehehad stolenit.; but poi.
sinner Anse': red h: did not fellow where to ukeit. As
they weie laktog him down-- he road, fie said to wit-
ness—" Good Goy A Luinure. !• young min, don't
burr me ; I'll give yeti the bundle .1? I taxiiht it, and
it *would be a sad thing if -were let into. further
trouble about it ; I am the eldest cf
They then took him to the Justice, where -they were
informed of the murder. •
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• James Bremner corroborated the evidence of Cim-,
ber and Seel.
John Evsk, a constable, received the bundle .fritri
Seel, at Mr. Ivers's house, on the 4th iitsz. which he
produced in Court.
James Dobbins (re-examined) said, he the same
day the murder was committed missed some shirts
and handkerchiefs, one of which out of the hun,fle he
identified to be his own. He also swore to the 'aioody
poker, which he was positive was not beat wizen he
were out from•dianer. He also proved a washing.
bill found in the bundle taken from the prisoner to be
'deceased's hand-writing.
James Jonet, a servant, deposed that Mrs. be-bbin&l
waslied icr him, and proved 4ve shirts and a silk
handkerchief, found in the bundle, to be his property.
Georgiana C( llins delivered some things belonging
to lie: mister, Mr. Lingliatu, which she swore to be
the s,me touud in the bundle.

Dobbins, re-examined by Lord EttEynorrovoti,
ult.!, that when he left his wife after dinner, she did
net complain of having been robbed of any thing.

Lord ELLENROROUGII summed up the evidence,
and the Jury withuut hesitation luund the pr is Ater

Guilty. .
• The prisoner, on being asked what he'had to say
why sentence of death should not be passed? Laid, he
had bought the things, and denied • all knowledge of
the murder.
The RECIRDER then passed the sentence :That
he should be hanged on Monday, and his body F.iven
to the Surgeons for dissection. When he ;:ad finished
. with the usual prayer--" And may Gon, id his ion-
hitt. gnotlnes?. have mercy upon your sold !"—the*i
:hardened ruffian said, " and may the curie of Gon
attend you day and night, both in this world and the
next !" It is impossible to describe theshock which this
htnriti exclamati.,n excited. The prisoner, throughout
clic vial seemed perfectly'at his ease. He was dres.,ed
Ina gaol jacket, and in his appearance completely
fuolretl.the character capable of committing the act