Star.
London, England, 1824-03-25 00:00:00

YXECUTIOV.

Monday morning Jame.; (lover, "din was-convicted
on Friday of the wilful murder of Elizabeth Marsh, an
old Lady residing at Shotslden, near Deal, was executed
at Penenden Heath. The unhappy man, from the time
his being condemned, conducted himself in a man-
ner becoming his awful situation. He paid much at-
tentn 'to the pious admonitions of the Rev. M. Winter,
who ealou,ly strove to prepare the mind of the culprit
for the change that awaited him. He rose early on
Monday morning, and after he had breakfasted beulade
a full confession of his crime, which we have subjoined.
At ten he received the Sacrament in a very -devout
manner, itmil soon afterwards, evefything being in.
readiness for his departure. he ascended the wagon
that was to convey him to the Heath, and the melan-
choly pt °cession then. left the jail, attended by the
Under Sherid, William Scudarrete, Esq. the Governor
of the Prison, and the usual attendant!. On arriving
at the place :if execution he spent some time in devotion
with tie worthy Chaplain, after which 1:e ascended the
t,cafrold with a firm step. When the rope was adjusted
he addressed the spectators, beseeching them to take
warning by his fate. He acknowledged the justness of
i is sentence, and confessed having perpetrated the mot,'
der him-elf, remarking that he saw the blood flits, from
the old Lady. lle expressed that he knew not whether
lie should go to heaven or bell, but he hoped to heaven,
and he trusted that those around him would pray that
he might be received there. At the conclusion of hill
!tclilltts the cap svas drawn over his face, and the drop)
Malting almost instantly, he was laUnched into eternity.,
His suffer appeared to be very brief.- The body, aftcr,
hanging the usual time, was agn.eably to the sentence
delivered over to Mr. Whatman, the surgeon c t the
pr isn't, for dissection. He was tolerably_good
and only 20 years of age. He had 'been a most abau-
doned character, and had frequently suffered imprison-
ment fos his offences.

SHE CONFESSION OF JANES CLOVER ON THE MOANING OF lIIS EXECUTION.
" The robb:Ty of ElizaLeth Marsh's house was first proposed by
Stephen S:bt on the Thursday previous to its co:institute:a.—
Joseph Shelvy and' myself left Stephen Sheivy's house between
eleven and twsive o'clock. I deter mined to murder the old wo-
man, but did not mention my intentimu to Joseph Shelvy ; my sole
and only motive for so doing was, the expectation that a good deal
of property in Bank-notes right be found in her possession, anti
that, by some marks upon them, we might, in the passing of them,
he detected. This induced nib to determine upon mutdci ing her.
I thought if the murder was done there could he no one to swear to
any property after I was the death of her. After we got into, the
house, Shelvy walked up close behind use with a candle in his hand;
as soon as I entered the room I went to the foot of the bed, the
old woman sitting upright making a noise, and singing out very
laud to know what we Were about. I never spoke to her; I had
the road-hat in my land; I imMediately struck her a violent blow
with it on the left temple ; she did not fall; I then struck her a se-
cond blow with all my force, aiming to hit her on the same place;
she dropped, and I perceived the blood running from her mouth
and nose. Shelvy was at the top of the staircase when these blows
were struck, and must have seen them. • Both of us went to search
a chest., when hearing a snuming as of blood, I conceived that the
old-woman was dying in misery ; I took up the road-bat, making
aim at the same place where,' struck her before, and gave her a
violent blow with both hands. 'Die only conversation that passed
between me and Shelvy was, that we hoped the old girl was better
oft. On the •!orday evening I told Stephen Shelvy everything that
had been done in the concern ; he said he should like to have the
coals out of the house ; I proposed going for them that came night,
but he thought it was too Inc. "JAMES CLOVE U.
" Maulstone Jail, '.7‘21 March, I ;‘`.l."