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London, England, 1817-09-06 00:00:00

ASSIZES.

LANC ti TER A •SIZES, SEPTEMBER s.
J. 4,0 1-00".,s• -gvti fur manslaughter,
in havitie, by throwing him d seft and beating him,
caused the death of John Jackson, :it Manchester.
Timmfts Bat her.—l remember the day this hap-
pened ; it was May-day. It was in a pnblic-house,
the Ge ,rge and progo:t, in Stockport. The prisoner
came and placed himself between the deceased and
Mary Oaks. The deceased got up, and went to an.
other part of the room. Mary o..ks sat beside him.
The prisoner came end set Itimstil on the knee of the
deceased. The decease shook bun off, and said it
was not fair. They then tose and struggled, and fell
upon a table. They were separated. The prisoner
then too?: hold cf the deceased and flung him on a
form. lle got up,. ant went to another part of the
room, nod s.t sl .wn. They were not drunk, and tiot
sober. They had
C•ot,-examined by Mr. A•llW(‘ltTlf —The deceas.
ed did not seem much hurt. I cannot sot whether
Jackson first to-k hold of the prisoner. They were
ucquanted before.
.lams Taylor and Mary Oaks confirmed this tes-
timony.
Tlaroras Oiler, a surgeon, prc.ved that the deceased
died of the violence.—Guilty.
The Cuter BARON.—These cases are much to be
lamented ; not it may. happen to the quietest young
man. Young men cannot be expected to be as I:stu-
dent as old men.
....urs Buckley. aged 37, and .*rctlaani Miler, aged
wete tried for a burglary in the house of JAUleti
and Abraham Fielding, at lltitterwordt.
James Fielding.—My brother's name is Abraham.
We live together. 'lre house is mine. This hap-
pened on the 2d of April. We went to bed betwixt
eight and nine. We were disturbed about cleven, by
a window-tickle. Hooked and saw nothing, and
itieht to bed again. 1 had made the doors and win-
dows fast. 1 beard a rlckle about a quarter of an
hour afterwards, and heard the window let into the
Fuld. I went to the bottom of the stairs, into the

kitchen, with a sword is my hand. I saw Buckley
coming through the window, and a pistol in his'
hall. It was a mooulight night. He balked his
• pi-tol at me, and said he would blow my brains out
if I aseddlert vino ciou. He came then into the sink
stoue. I saw some more men behind him. I could
not say boar nsaay. Anothee came in presently after.
Eu: kky took the sword from me, and took his pistol
and paid roe over the head with it, Another gave
ri e vend blows on the head. I gave up to them
then
, and Buckley said, " Come in every one." I
asked Wm to give over paying me, and not kill me.
He asked then where the monies were 1 It was too.
ncy be wanted. Some of them went up stairs. My
' brother was up stairs and I heard him meaning. I
said lee me go to him. I writ. There was one
Ineeled on his neck, another close to him. I asked
hitt; to gut oil 1 Accordingly he did. My brother
lay on the fluor lamenting very much. I desired
them to help me to pot him to bed. Nay. they did
rot help me. I stool-ed down, my blood flowed
down on him, he moaned him sore. They uid it he
would not make-less noise they would Make him.--
I counted then to the valuation of six. They went
&inn stairs. They struck a light and • lighted a
candle. Buckley arid another man came up in about
ball an hour. Buckley had an iron, the other man
•,pistil. The mat with the pistol stood beside me,
anal &Ackley broke a boa and tout out nini guineas.
I saw the lace and person of Buckley. I can swear to
him. He is the luau. My brother is notable to come
over to the Assizes Tbt nine guineas were gnue.
*C.XOSS examined by Mr. &unmask— I Devil' went
Wore a Magistrate. It was atter Buckley was taken
up on another charge. That was two months after
the robbiry. I had seen Buckley before. I did not
kilow him haute ; i did out know that he lived at
Crompton. I saw him at Ractidale in prison. I did
mot say that I could not tell whether he was the man
or not. ' I told him he was the man. and to do the
best he could to hinisell. I told him be and I were
of a meikle (height), ands we were so still. It was
on the Saturday, Ind he was brought before the Ma-
gistrate on Monday. I Went to see him that day,
not for myself, it was with Mary Bamford ; I knew
' him by his face and nose. I do 'sot know that I had
ever seen bin) before the robbery: (Direct). I went
over to Rochdale, because I beard that he was like
the person I bad described. I think the Justices were
nin sitting oa Saturday. I think mypsece was with
me. She came with me on the Monday. (Cross.)'
'buckle), was alone when I saw him in the prison.
Maly Bamford.--I am niece of Mr. Fielding. I
live with my uncles t 1 am married. lily husband
Was not in the house on the night of the robbery.—
(She concurred as to the time. the noise, and the
Moaning.) I slept on the ground-floor in a parlour.
Mellor came to my bed with a pistol in his hand,
and asked, where is the money f I pointed out the
keys to him. and said, " Trice any thing, but spare
my life.". He came again and said, of Mote money,
or your•life."' I said there was some in a drawer In,
the aook. Awe was no more, eseept it were copper
in my pocket. I am gone certain it was Mellor. I
salt him the day before passing our door.
Crosiresansined-1 was frightened when the little
nun set his pawl to me, bat aot so atucit to that I
could not kaow him. I thought they wet killing
say uncks.—l wee troubled but 1 was solid.-1
lOoked at him before be set his pistol. I did not
(tiller My face a bit. I looked to see what came in.
.1 never told.any constable nought about it. '
Mary Taylor.—Nive near Mr. Fseldines. I heard
of the robbery peat morning. It was well known.—
The bigger nsaa (Beckley) tame to our house on
lire day of the robbery, betwixt one and two in the
ottbinoon, and asked tor work. tie passed again to
the evening.
`Deckle; said, there was a man iii the gaol who
knew' all the men that committed the burglary, and
who can swear that we were not there. •
Asstivonve—My Lord, he is admissible. He
bas been convicted, but only for a petty larceny.
'John Dawson—l art a fanner or weaver, or what'
ritt'please. I recollect the 2s of April perfectly.
Leine Reff.freids, in Crornptou. 1 saw Mellor cm the
day.:Are came to sarbouse at o
ared'c 01 the day.
HI bees in Crompton, a mile a half- trout my.
Is.nsos. Fie/diva's house is abole three miles from my
%time. kist stayed perhaps half an house, or more
then 414 .mw ham as three talking with- the elan

who made his father-in-law's will. I went then from
home—he died tlre week before. Martha Armitage
lives with me.
Martha Armitage—l know Abraham Mellor—l
saw him on the 241 of April. I know it was the day,
because he buried his fatherin-law on the Friday
before, and this was Wednesday. I saw him at three
o'clock, and at eight in the afternoon. My master
was not at home at eight.—he stopped till after 12.
11 looked at the clock as he was going out, and saw
that it was atter twelve, and I said to my mistress
that I would stop no longer.
Cross-examined by Mr. COLTMAN...4 looked at the
clock before Mellor went away. My master is often
late when he has agate l'gs. I went to bed :Ind left
toy mistress op.
Betty Buckley—l am niece to the prisoner Buck-
ley—he lodged with my lather, Thomas Smith, in
Crompton. where I live, in April lastl saw him
there on the 2J; I knew it to b, so by the fool's day.
I saw him at borne weaving till eight at night ; he
had his slipper and then went up stairs to bed ; we
all sleep. in a room ; he went to bed betwixt eight
and nine ; 1 went to bed betwixt nine and ten ; he
was in bed, I heard none get up at night ; I should
have heard him if be had gi.t up; I locked the room.
door myself ; he was in bed when I got up ; he re-
mained at home the day alter ; he came a.living with
my lather about; a foitnight before Christmas; he
remained at his work till the constables fetched him.
It was a number of weeks after the 2d of April; I
can't say bow long.
Cress-examined—My father, mother, and brother
live in the house ; he always went to bed at ten ; he
was not well on the 2d, and that was tl:c cause of his
going to bld at eight. A boy mentioned the rob-
bery the next day ; tpy uncle said, " Idon't care
who did it ; it was net I. I was in bed betwixt eight
and nine." He said so to Samuel Stachford ;be is
net here, nor my brother, no one but me. I took nch
Lice of the time he ruse, because of the boy mention-
ing the robbery, in order to testify. [Direct.] We
commonly said, u it was not me," when we heard
any thing of that sort.
William Fell.r-1 heard of this robbery ; it took
place about a week berme Easter last, 1 think at the
beginning of April ; I know who committed it ; they
are at large ; the prisoness are none of them ; whets
I beard that these men were taken up, sly conscience
would not allow me to let the innocent suffer for the
guilty, and I told Mr. Higgins, the gaoler, of it.
1 saw the booty next morning; I never saw the pri
soners before I roki Mr. Higgins of this; I had nn
previous communication with the prisoners before I
mentioned this to Mr. Higgins.
Cross-examineil-..The names are Abraham, James,
George, and Thomas Schofield, four brothers—(after
a great deal of hesitation, it being told there were six,
and be must mention at least another) John Buckley.
who I hear is now a prisoner at Manchester. (These
were six ; you may decline mentioning the sixth if you
choose.) I would rather not mention snore at pre.
sent; I will afterwards. The ricisofields live where
no one can find them ; but I will go with a party,
and can find them.

Jobn Higgins—Fell told me this the fiat day of
the Assizes. It was the day the calendar was pub-
lished ; I believe that no communicaiion in writing
could tax place between the prisoners and Fell.
The CHIRP BARON having summed up the evidence
whit great fulness and impartiality, ettncluded by ob-
setviug, that it was extremely difficult to dispose of
evidence sp coutraaictosy ; but It is was possible to
"elicit the truth, tie Jury he had the honour to address
would do it.— Verdict (alter a consultation of 20 mi-
nutes)—Botli Guilty.
Foreman—On account of a difficulty as to the evi-
dence on the minds of some of the Jury, we rigout
your Lordship will extend mercy to the prisoners.
JVDOE•4 have it not in my power to shew mercy,
but solar as my recommendation can avail, se re-
spectable a Jury will /eve the hill exercise of st. But
if it were not fur the doubt on the minds of the Jury,
such an attempt to establish a sleience by perjury is
a great aggravation.—Foremen—The doubt is only
iu the minds of some of the Jury.
Jopoz-1 shall certainly give all the effect I cat►
to your recommendation.

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