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London, England, 1824-04-22 00:00:00

LEN!' ASSIZES.

CIIFSTER, APRIL 19.

r:7? Price, aged 25, was indicted for having, in
company with Samuel Worrall (nr.t in custody), feloni-
ously assaulted and murdered Wm Worrell, at Buer-
ton, by shooting him in the head.
i\lr. Serjeank CuosYi stated the case. The deceased
was a dealer in coals, and lead net out from hi,. Louse in
the night, or early in tlie morning of the lith of MAY,
3822, to purdrase scare. Ile was discovered sitting in
his cart, murdered, a few hours afterwar:is. Several
witnesses would state that two pCrsons, dean il)ed o) be
dressed like the prisoner and an associax, who had ab-
sconded, were seen en the road near to where the mur-
der bad been committed. The prisoner and his associate,
Wont all, had on the Saturday alter the to der, g.me
to the house of a woman, where they Lad spelt the
early part of the week, and being there questimwd as to
being concerned in the marder, l'rice denied it, but
soon afterhe and ‘Vorrall went the back way out of the
house, over fields and hedges, leaving after them two
pistols and a powder-flask; they were thrown into a
pond by the woman of the house, and when the pr ismer
was apprehended, she told what she had done with them
to the constables, who searched for and cot them.
The bullet which had penetrated the head was cempared
Nith one of the pistols, and it was found exactly to cor-
respond. The prisoner had absconded from the coun-
. try, and was apprehended at Ashtou-under-L} ne, in
Lancashire, where he had gonefrunder another name.
After the evidence in support of the indictment had
been hear-d,
The prisoner in his defence said, " May it please your
Honours, I am innocent of the
.1,6. The reason I leftl
the country war, because I had a child fathered on me,
and I was behind hand with the pay, and that was the
reason 1 left, as I understood there was a warrant out
to take me."
P. L. Brooks, Esq. High Sheriff of the County, proved
the signature of Mr. Broughton, a Magistrate of the
County, to a warrant for the apprehension of Price, for
the non-payment of the expenses of a bastard child.
Diana Broadhurst was the mother. The warrant was
dated the 10th of May, 18'22.
The Cc:runs. held that before the paper could be re-
ceived it must be proved that the prisoner was the man
Lamed in the warrant.
Richard IVeaver examined.—l remember the pri-
soner living in the parish of Chickley, as described in
the warrant.
Cross-examined.—l met the prisoner in Buerton on
the Thursday night the murder was committed. The
prisoner wore a white hat ; I saw him about a mile from
ITorrall's house.
By the Counz.—lt was between eleven and twelve
o'clock at night when I saw him. I lived servant with
the prisoner for twelve months; the prisoner was with
another man, and they were both dressed in carters'
frocks; I am not quite sure it was the prisoner; I can't
say Samuel Worrall, the other man accused, was with
the prisoner; I thought the other man was his brother-
in-law, Anthony Sutton ; but I am not sure it was him.
The'CLller JUSTICE described the terms of the in-
dictment. lie would not begin his charge to the Jury
without calling their attention to a remark made by
Mr. Serjeaut Cross, in his add; t.ss, that they ou..;:it riot
to find the prisoner guilty of this, serious charge, unless
the evidence w.,s so co.,clusisft as to leave on their
ierinds no doubt of his guilt. Ile then begged the jury
4) give the evidence of a female witness the most scru-
pulous attention, for it was her testimony chiefly that
affected the prisoner; and they would consider toe
mode in which she gave it, to ascertain if it were en-
titled to that credence so e:aeritia;ly necessary to come
to a satisfactory determination of the guilt of the pri-
soner. Some remarkable variations had appeared with
respect to the identity of the prisoner ; and as identity
was of all others of the greatest importance, when the
life of a fellow-creature was at stake, the Jury would
not decide unless they were fully convinced that the man
at the bar was the person who committed the murder.
They would take all the circumstances of this most se-
rious charge into their consideration, and find such a
verdict as, in their conscience and judgment, as honest
men, they &lc themselves bound to give.
The Jury almost instantly gave a verdict—Not Guilty.
The prisoner paid tire greatest attention to the evi-
dence during the trial, and when the Verdict was an-
nounced did not appear to be much affected by it.
The Court was crowded to excess, and in the Ladies'
&ix was seated Mrs. Coutts.

IMPORTANT TO OOACII PROPRIETORS.—LOWE V. OOOTII
AND OTHERS.
The plaintiff is a silversmith, in Chester ; the de-
fendant is landlady of the Golden Lion Inn, and part
owner of a coach to London, called the Favourite. On
the 16th July last, a box containing some valuable
jewellery, gold and silver coin, &c. was packed up by
Mr. Lowe. and addressed to Mr. Win. Bateman, 108,
Bunhill--row, London. It was taken at ten o'cloi:k
blight to the coach-office, and left there, and 4c. GI car-
ria ,e paid for it. Itetween Che,tor and NI-weastle in
Slafford•hire, it_ was lost, and the action was hroulit to
recover the-value of it.
The Alekr;ce was, that there was no liability. There
were printed notices in the offiCe, directly opposite to the
dour, stating that the proprietors would not be answer-
. able for any ankles: of plate, jewellery, &c. uule-s they
wore entered as.such, and threepence in the pound paid
.as an insurance: It *as admitted that plaintiff's son
had been in the office' at least fifty times; that he had
actually read coachadtreititements which were fastened
to and above the notice, and yet he swore that he bad
not read or seen any part of the notice. It further ap-
peared, 'that the plaintiff had entered into a treaty with
the defendant's boek-keeper, to have his parcels carried
as. common parcels at 2.!!‘1. per. lb. instead of the usual
rice 3d. on account of his.seading One or two every
Week to' ondon..
Thp triatoccoßied the Carta considerable time, and
The LORD CHIEN JUSTIC3. is summing up, Slioke of
the iittprobibility of plaintiff's son being so often in the
.oftge, and not seeing the notice, which was on a board
upwards of five feet long. The plaintil had ?never in-
timated to the book-keeper that hisparcels v ere of mere
than ordinary value.
• Under these circutOstances the Jury retired, and st•
about an hour returned With. a verdict for defendants:—lt
is expected that applicittion will be made for-a new trial.
'• Monday, tanatence of: death svas passed upon. JosciA•
Parc, convicted of the murder of:W. Wood.

The decca:.cd widow of
L3aTHASA taSstoCt Iras left
eb„vc 90,pu0 tic doilArs baneo for charitable purposes,
tv k 4blic lustitutic.l% iii Lis.% ckleo.