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London, England, 1823-12-12 00:00:00

room 1 •T 1 e constablearrived ht about half an hour, and
I told him the eireementnee of finding the body. at Pal-
lea's back; the constable then took him into Custody;
he was asked by Mr. Campbell how be came by the
body? Pallett answered, hea found him on the road,
and intended to takebis to Prior's-hall, where he lived.
Pallet; made a violent resistance, swore he would not
be taken, and it required seven or eight men to put the
handcuffs on; when that was effected, he declared he
would smash them all; he was kept in this house all
night, and next day was taken before a Magistrate.—
Pallet; was smothered with blood ; his shirt collar was
bloody all round, but there appeared no bruises on him;
whets I met Pallett he was alone. I asked Pallett how
he knew the deceased, and he then replied, he thought
it was him ; Pallett had no light with him ; it was
rather a dark night; we could not recognize the de.
ceased, although Pallet; at first said it was Mr. Mem-
ford. The head was knocked all.to pieces ; the face
was much swelled and very disfigured. When I asked
him how he knew the body was that of Mr. Munsfurd,
he appeared much confused.
By a Juryman.—Subsequent to Pallett's being in
custody, while you were assisting in keeping guard over
him, did he make any observation?
Witness.—On the Tuesday morning, the constable,
George knight, took off Tallest's high shoes ; he said
nothing about that; some time afterwards, Mr. inlin,
Nlumford went past the window of the room ; Pallet;
asked where they were going ; I said, " They are going
,to try your shoes in the track on the ground;" Pallett then
replied,. " Then I shall be sure to be done ; it is a hard,
thing to be born to be hung ; I shall be sure to be hung.
If I could get off by transportation, I should not care."
I All the way to the House of Correction at NeWport, on
Tuesday afternoon, he repeatedly said he was sure he
should be hung, and cu led bitterly all the way. I asked
him why be was sure of it, and he then remained silent.
When Pallet; was taken into custody on Monday even-
tag, he was searched by the constable, George Knight.'
George Knight, is constable of Widdington, sworn.-i.l
i took Pallet; into custody on Monday night by desire*
of Mr.. Campbell, at this house, on suspicion of murder-
ing Mr. James Mumford. Pallet; said at first, " Very
well; I am willing to go with you." • I took him Into
another room, and he wished to have something - to- eat
and drink. I refused to let him ; and he said he would
be d—d if he would not, at the same time jumping up,
he knocked over the table• and broke the plates and
glasses on it. I then tried to handcuff him by 'Mr.
Campbell's desire, but I was obliged to call several
people to assist me. About an hour afterwards I searched
him, having previously tied his legs; Lfound in his
right hand breeches pocket it knife, a comb, and 2s. 4d.
in a canvas purse; in his left hand pocket was a buck-
horn handle knife, which I knew to have belonged -to
James Mumford, the deceased; I knew it. from Mr.
luniford's having shewn it to me about five or six
weeks ago, and his observing, " It is a nice little knife,
I intend to keep it." I have often seen the knife in Mr.
Mumford's possession, and aM sure the one I found in
Pallett's pocket was his, I afterwards pulled Pallett's
shoes off ; this was by the desire of Mr. Thomas Mum-
ford. jun. one of deceased's brothers: when I was taking.
Pallet; to prison, he said he should be hung.
John Hayden, of Widdington, farmer, sworn. About
twelve o'clock on Monday night, I and a little boy,
Richard Townsend, jun. and Thomas Eaton. went to
the spot where the body was first seen by Mr. Smith,
about forty rods from the place Mr. Smith described to
me. I saw by the candle I had with -me, 'a mark of
blood at the side of a clay .pit ; the pit-was about three
feet deep, and four yards long.; the blood was about the
size of my hat, this Was about two yards from the cart-
track in the road; I then went on the same road above
fifty rods further, and saw a pair of gloves and a stick,
which were taken by Mr. Townsend ; there was a great.
deal of blood on the road near whzre the gloves and,
stick were found ; the blood had run down the cart-'
track. The next morning I went to the spot again, and
found a stick about six rods from the spot, among some
turnips. .(The stick was g 6 inches long, and about an
inch thick; it was very much stained with blood, and
split in several places, apparently .as if it had been used
by the murderer). About 1.5.r0di further, just as the
stick was found, another person called to me and :hewed
Me thebat and coat. I could not recollect the hat, but
I knew the coat to bave.been the deceased's. A little
further I found two keys, a knife. a new steel pencil-
case, and a new pair of spectacles in d red morocco
case.—(The deceased warvery short-sighted).
The articles mentioned were all produced. A knife
found on the prisoner, and belonging to him, was
much notched, and the stick with_ which it was sup-J
posed the mtuder was committed appeared to have been +
cut by a notched.knife. Thedeceased's bat was bloody ,
in the inside, and.was cut on the crown as if (rem a blow.
Mr. John Mumford, of Henuam, farmer, sworn.—l
am brother -to the.deceased. About nine p'clock on
Tuesday I took the prisoner's shoes from the. constable,
and proceeded towards the spot where my brother i.as
found, where I saw a deal of blood. I was 'hewn some
feet marks on a piece of wheat land, about three or four
rods near where the blood lay ; a.. great many persons
had been to that spot, and the marks of the feet were ob 7
literated; but about twelve rods or more from that place,
there was a pliers on a ridge of wheat which appeared-
as if some person had sat down: there was a bole close
to it, which seemed as if a stick had been stuck there:
There were two marks in the hole, as if it was a split
stick which bad been there ; I followed a foot track
which began about three or four rods from the place
where the blood was ; the foot track ran across a piece
of land sown.veith wheat, belcinging to Mr. Murkin,
and it appeared evident that the person bad sin; from
the place where a persons appeared to -have sat down,
the same footstep. seemed to have gene towards some
turnips; where, the bat, coat, and some other articles
mentioned, by 'Mr. Hayden, had been found; the knife
found there by MT. Hayden T can swear to as my bro.
ther's propeety It 1 gees, him the handle, and begot new
blades put to 4
of It Lossdon; the footstep went further
up to the side the .turnips, and then slanted off
onwards the Daleeolgue. leading back again towards
the spot where the murder had 'been perpetrated.-
1 cesnpared the high oboes of the. prisoner to the marks
of feet in the ground, be inning with those nearest to
where the Wood was, and from thence to the mark o 1
the seat on the ground, and to where the things were
found; thence in the direction towat ds the blood,. across
the lane; I compared them in several hundred plaes
and found them* to
.covrespmd ;lu two articular lop
stances, the, perton in crossing the to ld trod with
his tee on some turnip's, and the nails sae of the shoes
exactly agreed with the bruise's On thll4llroip,
..• thp. sp4.'
I stick Which appeared, to. have Wen need ,:b,y.,1l T
m ..
*e'er; exactly -fitted the hole heroic-o=r -
.ticed that the stick had been- cut with. a ' t
lap or two in it; Ind a knife juthe constable's ,--