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offence now charged. Alluding to a journey in.
tended to be taken fiy Mrs, iliady to London, he had
said, " She would do well'ant to depend on her )purl
ney : she might never be able to mate it: At ainaltetl,
time he said, speaking of the whole family, that V
should not wonder if they were shot, poisoned. e*
murdered in some Way s" at another, that " they would
perish like birds on a twig." And, ins particular, 44
being informed that the bendy family were poisoneacl
he said ‘, he was glad of it ; that GOD'S udgment had'
come upon them in their own house.H e. he knew wbo was
the man that had done it, he wool.; give him some grog."
The nest .piece of evidence enosistei of facts, strewing
that the prisoner had been near the cart of Adams, the
terrier, in its route towards V. odford, the prosecutor's
residence, and had an opportunity to introduce it ; for It
should here be observed, that the parcel found its way into
the cart, nobody knew how, though when the carter found
it at Woodford in his cart, he concluded that some one
-at Biddeford had put it in, and he therefore del;vered,
it as a matter of course to Mrs. Heady, to whom it was
directed. It was now proved that the prisoner was
seen by several persons on the road, loitering about,
near the cart, without any cause assigned, and without'
any which could fairly.be surmised consistently with,
his innocence. It was also proved that in print of fact
the prisoner had, about a year ago, purchased a pound
of arsenic from a chemist. in Biddeford. This was
proved, not with a view to *hew the prisoner's inteat to
commit the offence in question, but merely that it was
to be presumed be had the means in !tis power. But the
most important fact of all, that upon which the pro.ccu-
lion chiefly relied, and that which, if proved against the
prisoner, rendered the evidence not circumstantial but
conclusive, was the note which accompanied tle parcel.
Three witnesses spoke t,r this point. They knew the
character of the prisones's handwriting, and they be-
lieved, on the whole, that the note was written by him,
but they admitted that they had not seen him write for
several ye. rs ; that the note was written in a hand not
so free or so good as that which they had known him
write; that the note was written in A feigned hand ; but
some of the particular letters, and some entire words
which they pointed out. were, in their judgment, clearly
in his hand-writing; and from this they interred the
whole to be su, notwitlistaradin,4 there being no simila
ray through the sect of the note.
bk. Beemsa spoke very ably and ingeniously in the prisoner's
alleinarrelying principally on slight variances whickappeared in
dui em accounts given by the witnesses who spoke of the
primer's declarations; On the Improbability that a guilty man
wedd openly and undisguised!, have made them; and on the
lassaand unsatisfactory evidence which he said bad been given of
the prisoner's hand-writing.
Mr. SKLWYSI replied upon this defence, contending
that the slight variances in question were rather con.
&Oratory of the witnesses, than otherwise. They all
' agreed upon the main circumstances which were likely
to impress themselves upon the memory, and varisid
only in those which were not so likely to make that int.'
pression. That the prisoner should be so indiscreet as
to make the delarations in question, was only anothie
instance of that which occurred every day in the progress
of crime: the drier, for instance, gsnerally by his owe'
conduct furnishing the means of his own detection.l
And with respect to the evidence of the hand-writing,'
in

CURIOUS CROSS-EXAMINATION.

ASSAULT CASE —Toro Snook

Cow/lA—Yon say your is Thomas Snook; that you were all on
the Tuesday at the Chequers; pray what were you doing?—
Witne.s—,lent Tiffin and the landlord were at logreds.
Counsel—Ay, I knew how it was; there was a general row.
Witness—Bless you! Jem Tiffin and the landlord are the beet
friends in the world. There Is not one pint scored at the bar
against Jem.

Counsel—Didn't you say they were at loggerheeds? Wianess—
Why, I don't know well what you call it. lam only a beginner.
Mr. Broom is expected from the 'Sizes, when he will give a pre-
mium for the best answerer in LOrgreds„ or Lugrims, I Wiese.
Counsel—So then, Jem Titrus and the lasuilord were learning
Logarithms, were they? What was the defendant doing? Wit-
ness—He was standing with his implement in bis hand.
Counsel—Was It pointed? Witness—Yes, well painted; we
usts no.other.

Counsel—Was this implement a sword, or was it a bayonet ?
Witness—A sword ! Bless you! It was a needle.
Counsel—A needle! Take care what Tau say. Witness.—Yes.
a needle. We be all Operatives.
ss? Witness—Yes; I was opereting upon
Counsel—Operatives!—operating upon a button-boils. Witness
They used to call us journeyman tailors, but Ur. Broom says we
are all Operatives.

a button-hole.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

it was such as was generally and of necessity given . --01..-
such cases; positive proof never being within reach, MANSION HOUSE.
and therefore never required by law. A ioung man, named Meredith, was charged with having stolen
mr. ,steel ammo' mimed up the evidence' eettateelng In . a neniber of stamps, the. property of Mr. Shirley, of the house
the legal plainest advanced by Mr. tkiwyn in reply. 'Of Smith and Shirley, of Bridge-street, wine merchants, and a
The Jury found the prisoner gatilty--and the Court sentenced Ow, named &mire, who keeps a respectable grocer's shop, in
tearshould be illtprisened for three years ; and further until he 'Duke's-place, was charged with having received the stamps, well
give swung, to keep the peace towards the Heady family knowing there to have been stolen.
he dive years, Minna in MO& and two"securities in 2001. each. Mr. Shirley had ascertained that he had lost within a short
period, stamps of the value of from 501. to 1001. The prisoner
• 111/18.11FORD, Menu 22. - Meredith, who has a brother in the service of prosecutor, was in
Jima Cale was indicted for stealing a mare, the pro.. the habit of going to the house upisn pretence of seeing his brother,
petty of Mr. George Sexty. and was suspected of having made free with a drawer in which the
It appeared that the mate was lost from a field of
stamps were kept; some of thestamps were marked, and having
beene!, dem.
shortly afterwards =abed, Meredith was charged with having
the prosecutor, near Ledoury, in this county, and that
. aw
,02 pursued the prisoner, whom he overtook at Bir- Merchant, the *dicer, stated, that Meredith bad told him that
tlesioshans. He there found him in the custody of an
dikes named Orchard, by whom he had been taken at
?
the Bell lan, at that town. The mare was found in his
p5i....., as were two other wolen horse'.
no rhos* mask no defence. Verdict—Guilty.
see prises**, was recommended to mercy by the Jury
the prosecutor; but his LOrdship said that how-
ever he was ready at all times to attend to recom-
rnir he had sold the stamps to Zentira. The witness then accompanied
him to Zemira's house, and knocked at the door, and asked Zemira
where the stamps were which he had purchased of Meredith The reply was, that he knew nothing of the matter. Witness thee
said, he was in officer, and repeated the question, and, the house
being full of company, Zemira requested that he would not make
a noise. He then sent a servant up stairs, with directions to bring
down the stamps. She returned with about 17s. worth, which
probvierd to be seined abettme that bad been marked by Mr. Shirley,
able
man,
stegi
ncould prove that Zemira was a most respect-
tnendations of this sort, where it was possible, he was y of which, bail was at hand to the amount
bound to say, that this was a case in which he, utlfor. of I,ooot or 2,0001, if reqmired.
Innately, could not do so, consistently with the due The Lord MAYOR =id he would not take bail
rus widerehethenfull committed.
dl
administration of justice; and his Lordship proceeded Thte.?.:l7::
to pass the awful sentence of the law upon the prisoner. allow the case to be hailed. should
(Beforemme taabete
ofystbapply
George
a Judge to
IV. the
stealing of stamps was no offence; the thief was merely punished
HORSHAM, blase* 23. for stealing so much paper. By that Act it was made a larceny to
John ClifiSiln4S and George Lank were indicted for a
the amount of the value of the duty, as well as that of the paper.
A convicted receiver is punishable, by the same Act, by trans. burglary and robbery in the dwelling-house of Messrs.
.
Swan and Baker, at Littlehampton, in the night of the portation for 14 years )
14 h September. BOW-STREET.
Arnrstre vo Potaou.—A young man of respectable appearance,
The prosecutors were shopkeeperi at Littlehampton. tamed Jahn Davis, was charged with having attempted to poison
It appeared in evidence that in the night of the 141 of an elderly man named Harvey. The fact* of the case, which are
September their house was robbed of a considerable somewhat singular, are these :
.quantity of black Genoa velvet and green silk gauze, and The prosecutor, who is a farmer, living near Worcester, was ac-
aboutedeted by the prisoner on Thursday last, near Fetter-lane. The
604 in money, which was taken from an iron
rorisia.t ier, pretending to be a stranger in London, inquired the way
Chest. 'the prisoner Christmas was an in-door porter St apses s Park. " Nay, my friend (says the prosecutor), you
in their employment, and suspicion fell epee him as a seein as ignorant of f.unnon as myself." Upon this a conversation
party to the robbery, in consequence of his having sat oecisrred between them, and they walked together towards the
Park, which they found without much difficulty. Having in.
up very late on the night of the burglary. A watchoi spected tlit.se. Park,t theythey quitted that place,
i and then turned into
41pse Iltbich was usually placed in a particular pat
emfresthmmee,ntandforthensvent into a
Ai prentises,to guard the house, had been removed from public house' and partook k of some refreshment, which the pro.
hisaccustomed sleeping-plate to *distant room,and lock.-
seeittoeinsimed upon paying. They then sauntered about to see,
as the cetiburyman said, every thing that was worth seeing; and
04 up for the nighties alleged, for the purpose of enabling
the prisoner, who had a better knowledge of London thari his corn.
dos robbers' to effect their purpose a ithout disturbance. ft was nearly dunk when
Vow ercenstasees were, however, insufficient to fix their peremlu the
then the prosecutor went
die conclusion of guilt upon him, and he was Still WM* public4loose la St. Martin's-lane, and having purchased some
allowed to remain in the house. From being a steady-
ham and veal. be invited the prisoner to partake of the repast; this
industrious ruing man, pro
a visible
change
was imam. Invitation.o thehe accepted,, andand tht.entraonstuwtoarter this occasion also
afterwards.paid Their
4iately afterwards observable in his demeanour. His copversation, as knight be expected, was about London, which
habits became dissolute, and he was frequently absent the ittoseeutor said te considered was a dangerous place. The
'front his master's house at late hours. This conduct prisoner concurred in that opinion, and after observing upon
the
ehe number of sharpers who infest London, said he hoped
became the subject of vigilance. and he' V 4 as found con- .
Asprzs:mcurtoftrlfd,ld nottbecparry muchee, I nbieeoneyailabnouttunwineth
ahtibnetm.—e
scantly associated with the other prisoner. Until the said
month orjanumy last, however, no satisfactory eel. and ant determined not to be fleeced byp any o'ithe scyamps."—
,dence of the guilt of either of the prisoners was brought " Whi," replied the prosecutor, " I don't carry much pout with
sure, a few sovereigns and a mote or two," and
have; to be
to light. It was then ascertained, that about three me;
phi then "
risoner agpailanye4 Illokm:dn:y ba
pon gto
nthea view of tbhe prisoner.b The
lawaserea
weeks after the robbery the prisoner Bade, oho lived
at Slindon, a few miles'from Littlehampton, had gone committed in Landon, and said, that whemreughemwas stoppberies
ing was
down into Dersetshise, and 'enlist velvet and gauze in very Ininvesisei bed safe place, sad that if the prosecutor would
a CustOm-honse
41141981i0. 'widi his brsither-iu-law.• take stirs spesesra in the same house he would with pleasure re-
Lowever, did not accede to
Illiillyellil Whom he was indebted- for money lent, and tinevebis remsestibir the The prosecutor,
prisoner then left the room for a few minutes.
1.1100111. he represented that he was about to commence When he raterand the glasses were replenished with rum and water
Fimisileolle as a. bheFiltesper. . Alter Earle had quitted and at that stionist a man who was sitting on the opposite side of
IDorsetsbite, his brothepirt-law having reason to suspect idm r00m,.. "kw the, prisoner take a phial from his pocket, and bold-
er the table, he poured the contents of the
that the goods had not been honestly come by, sent
them by the tarsier back to Mindon. On the 26. h Ja. Wad,ihnetndrewhwitthhelleprbasadrceuntorttilejltabsseT.-
Dll2l
rinht—oin.iitt.,:ea g-H"ssesapvuitst under
ee
this,on e
meaty. the 'velvet and gauze were traced to the posses- quid in its place. He then pressed the prosecutor to drink ; who
ilon of both the prisoners, and they were then appre 1"" up, and tasted it, but not liking its flavour he put it down
/tended on suspicion of this and other robberies. again, and refused to take any more, saying, it was queer. "Oh :"
The Jury found both the primme yr* Guilty of a tar in
the sild the prisoner;while drinking off his own glass at a draught,' deo%
dwelling-house to the amount of
Linsch man, drink it." The prosecutor said he w;.ulei not, and wish.
The
The prisoner Geogre Aerie, and his fatherthe ito drink it, but he declined. At this nioment the
Charles
'
Ilinin Whn otilt the liquid put into .be glass, se-pecting all was