Star.
London, England, 1828-02-23 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, Fes. 22.

TIMM OF WILLTIAI JONES.
(Contiaded hoof the Star. at yesterday.)
On Isis crosuezamination, Mr. Halls admitted that
the prisoner had declined putting his signature to the
minutes of his evidence as now transcribed, on the
gv.und of inaccuracy. The clerk wrote the examina-
tion from Mr. Hall:: notes, and it was presented for
Ognature to Jones upon Saturday last. He 'erased to
authorise it by a personal acknowledgment, without
particularising the inaccuracies alluded to. He said
that he would prefer mentioning them in private to Mr.
Buller, his solicitor. The witness had asked him whe-
ther be would consent to sign the paper subject to hie
remark? and he declined giving his signature on any
terms, as his solicitor had waned Pim that the act
would rest upon his own responsibility. He (Mr. Halls)
felt coaSdent that he took down, in sir" Wog, the pri-
soner's actual story, as stated by himself. He had suf-
fered him to detail the most material parts of the case
without leading his statement by questioning. Interto-
'scion was resorted to where he (toe witness) deemed it
aeoeseary for eliciting the truth.
The Carmel for the prisoner objected to the exam&
nation of the prisoner at Bow-street being read ; but the
eliestion, after some argument, was over ruled by the
Judges.
The examination was then put in and read.
Elizabeth Williams was then examined. The razor,
which she said she bad lent the prisomr, was produced
t 9 the witness, who said that it was something like the
we which she had lent to the prisoner, but that it hid
anpartieular mark upon it by which she could identify
i:. The case was also produced, and upon a minute
examination of it, the witness said, re it is like the case
undoubtedly, and may, perhaps, be the same, but I
cannot take upon me to swear to it." The witness then
went on to detail the circumstances which took place
when she breakfasted with the prisoner and Charlotte,
on the lit day of the New Year.
Mary Parker..—This woman was so agitated on en-
tering tit. witness's box, that alms minutes elapsed tw-
ine she could proceedwith her evidence. She deposed
as fralmoss.4 am years of age, and have gone by
die 151/Mt efebasiotte; I have been acquainted w ith the
pisciker Iv* moths ; we lodged together with Mrs.
in blisse•stseet I I recollect the last day of the
oIQ nee; Jon aid I went out together about seven
o'clock iq the eviraisig; we crossed Blackfriars's bridge,
asi4 vested at the top of Wide-lags; we met again
shoat heat. past twelve o'clock; we were in the habit
of ;gating in that manner at night. A female, who
was with me and Jones, went so a wine-vaults in
's
-court, and had some gin, after which we pro
boraitogether. Joins said he bad wet a frieird
adill had last bun two or three shiliihgs, bathe did not
4/f..ebere be had spat his friend. It was about ane
• o'clock whin they as teed is Mitraanet. They were-
* in, to (labia of her recollect* by a female lodger,
alai sot the bsibid. Jones went out the following

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- open after breakfast,. and returned again a
Ud
three o'clock, and brought more money
brio,lie with which he said be had borrowed ;
tellme "who had given it to him, or how
much he got; be. igaTe me ss. I released a gown out
and the other two I gave to
odurpllitenddgle with three,
newady.Oo year's morning. as Jones sat
at breakfast, he said he had cut his thumb in cutting
some bread and butter ; be was cut near the nail ; in
the evening they went together to the play, and on
their way called on Mrs. Mills; she they gave the sante
account of the prisoner and her own proceedings. down
to their leaving Mitre-street : on that night they met
again near the Surrey Theatre, and walked about for
some time, utter which they separated, and she went to
a house in the City to sleep ; they met again on the
succeeding day ; and on the following Monday and
Wednesday they passed the nights in the stieets, nut
having money to pay for a lodging. Here the witness
became deeply affected at the recital of the miseries
which she had enduted. I recollect the borrowing of
the razor, and that when it was brought by Mrs. Wil-
liams's daughter, it had on z.sheath or case, which was
speckled, and turned up a little at one end. Die case
was here produced; I think I saw this at Bow-street,
when I was examined there. After some moments de-
lay, during which the witness examined the razor case
very minutely, and zvid.ntly with an agonized mind. I
think it is the same that I s.tw in Woetten street. There
is no particular mark by which I know it, except that it
is speckled alike, and bruized at the end,
Cross examined by 'Mr. Conentnosi—:The prisorerl
went by the name of Edwards; he lad,•;a reason for
going by that name. 1 know that it was past taelsn
when I met him on the night of the last d.ty of the;
)ear; the hell were ringing. He seemed mole cheer-
ful than he had been for many prs mils nights; his
manner belsoke nothing of hurry or agitation. 1 an.
quit. sure his hand was not bandaged wh.n tse went
into the o ine vaults in Poppin's-coiirt. When we got
home, I saw him take • if his clothes; I observed no•
thing particular on them; there certainly vs etc n::
'stains either on his coat or on his linen, nor 0.1 the
sheets of the Is-d. On the following morning I saw
him pot down the loaf at the instant he said lie had
cut his thumb; I looked at the cut, which appeared
as if it had been bleeding. He did not sponge his
,coat that morning—all he did was to brush it be-
fore be went out; I did not wash any thing on that
day. On the evening of the following day we call d
at Mrs. Mails's. and then proceeded to the play together.
It was not until the Thursday or Friday following th it
he told me of his having been to see the Death of Nelson,
at the Adelphi, on the Monday night. His expression
a sending me for the newspaper was, " Try and get
o: e, for 1 must have something to read." Not being
able to procure a newspaper, I got him a novel. I have
been detained in custody at S. Giles 's watchhouse. On
last Tuesday evening Mr. Williams, and Mr. Henson,
the S c .11ed on me there. Mrs. Furansan and
her servant were present when those Gentleman were
with me.

By Mr. Justice BATLICY-.4 had not observed that his
thumb was'cut before, but I think he did cut it when 1
saw him putting down the loaf, although I cannot be
certain as to the fact—he bad a handkerchief rescind it;
I am qute sure there was no mark upon the bed clothes
of his having been bleeding —Here the witness con-
cluded. She was so exhausted, that the yeomen were
o iliged to take her out in. their arms. 0.1 passing the
dock, she cast a piteous glance at the prisoner, screamed,
,and was taken out of Court.
Mr. Justice Har' theta addressed the prisoner, observing that
the time was now come when, if.he had any observations to man,
he might do so.
The prisoner bowed respectfully and unfolding a paper, a
slow unbtoltes voter read nearly as 14;11dowA:
" MY LORD AND GISNI'LRUER Or ?HZ JOKY-1 feel
confident of your atteniton and favourable considera•
tion of the few words I have now to address to you.—
If now for the first time you-learned the charge against
me, my situation would be o .e sufficiently ahorning ;
but how much mote !rightful is it in consequence of the
apteading throughout the couniry of details which have
tacited universal burrs r. I will mention only one in-
dance of the misrepresen•ation with which my name
has been associated. At the very time when the bill
against me was before the Grand Jury, a man was en
gaged near the Sessions ficiiise blowing a born, and
circulating the report tha I had made a full contusion
oi this muscles, aid had committed suicide in the House
of Correction. 1 taigl,t complain also of the way in
which every little circumstance has been turned to my
prejudice, but that I am %calling to believe that a desire
for justice was a pats of the actuating motive. Fr um
the first moment whi n this charge was brought against
me, 1 hsve denied it. W uld ti at 1 c.nild with equal
touch declare myself guiltless of all other offence I but
1 reel that I am obliged to make my own misconduct a
pan of my defence. Whatever m iy have been my
errors however, the slightest thought of murder never
crossed inj mind. I owe it to all aged mother and
other friends, *hose minds have ahead), bled too much
for me, to declare tit a 1 am guiltless of this chaise.—
'Tome° amidst the temptations of the town at an early.
age, my life was wild and dissolute, dissipation led to
clime, and at the time when the offence with which 1 am
now charged was committed, I knew that a charge of
forgery had been made against me, and thus it was that II
Bed at the approach of the officers. With regard to my
examination be me the Magistrates, I beg to say that
many questions were put to me that you, who value,
the principles of English law and justice, must con-
demn. 1 admit, however, that I did make a statement
before the magistrate, but it i. not hue; and thus, in
order to avoid suspicion of one crime, 1 was obliged to
:confess to othets. 0 e :he presumptions against me
is, that I was intimately acqoa nted with tr.e unfortunate
Mrs. Jeffs. I solemnly decline, however, that I saw Mrs,
(Jeffs but three times in any life. The Mist time 1 saw
1 her was at the h.mtse of her son, Mr. Knight, on Ander-
son's-place, Cornwall-road. The second time was at his
house in Cursitor-sheet, when she tail me she invited]
Mr. Knight's daughter and my sister to take tea with her,
and she asked me to actuary ny them. The third time
I UV Mos. .jells was When 1 accompanied Knight's
son and his sister to the house in Montagu pace.—
We saw Mr.. Jeffs upou that occasion but for a short
time. I never saw Allis. Jeff, alter t: e month of July
last. Mrs. Jeffs, Knight, and I, went together to Mon-
' tagu-place, when he went into the house, I believe, to
ask for money. I saw her upon that occasion, which
was some time in list July. and I never saw her after.
I took the name of Edwards to avoid detection, knowing
that 1 had unfor tunat-ly rendered myself liable to the law
in aep,equsuee of %chat I had done at Mr. Duncomb's.
Under such circumstances I should be mole than insane
to havegonetoMonitigu-place,where most like' y I should
have heed refused admittance. As to my dress, and the
circuaisraicet'of suspicion attached to the coat. I am
enabled on the clearest proofs to answer that part of
the charge. Mrs. Williams has a son employed by a
surgeon who resides in lllackhiars Road. That Gen-
tleman gave him a coat which was damaged, and the
stains upon which weie said to be occasioned by blood.
In my distress 1 borrowed this coat, and %tailor-

tunately for me, the very worst construction was
put upon a circumstance purely accidental. In
the same way the blood upon the shirt collar
was made use of as a proof against me, and the
waistcoat was said also to be stained with blood. As to
the stain upon the collar, what becoines of it when it
is proved in evidence that I cut my tl umb? Se little
did the circumstance of cutting my thumb occupy my
thoughts, that when I was questioned about it by the
officers, I totally forgot how or when I did it., and
returned an answer at random. With respect to the
razor sheath, I beg leave, my Lnrd and Gentlemen, to
draw your particular attention. I trust you will ex-
amine this part of the evidence carefully, and say if
any one could swear to a razur sheath, of which there
are hundreds of a similar make and desctiption sold
daily in the metropolis. It is a common razor sheath,
and has nothing whatever about it to mat k as pecu-
liar. With respect to the edge of it being notched,
I can answer it. One day, when I was alone in
Mitre-street. quite unconscious of what I did, I cut
the razor. sheath bit by bit with the razor, and flung
them in the fire. I am most anxious to satisfy you a, to
where I was on the evening of the 31st of December.
Mary Parker and I left home that ni4ht, and pro-
ceeded together to Blackfriars-bridgr. I went to the
Adeiphi Theatre, in the S:rand, and remained there
until the performances were over. I then joined Charlottte
in Poppin's-court, about twelve,o'clock. The bells of Sr.
Bride's were then ringing what they call the rew year in.
b has been said it I was at the theatre I could prove the
fact, but it was impossible for me t.t do s , s tnate a-
I then was. It is not pretended that lam a harde teal
murderer; and if not, i, it I.ltely that I could b • eteeritil
as usual, and have supported a falsehood by bringing Mary
Parker to the theatre? My possession of money, soon after the
commission of the .sffence of which I am accused, is another charge
against me ; but let me remind you, Gentlemen, that a per-
son living the disgraceful and irregular way in hich I lived,
may be one moment without a farthing, and the awn pos-
sessed of money. And here, Gentlemen, I must do justice to
the unhappy woman who lived with Me, by declaring that
she was totally unacquiined with many of my offences,
and that I carefully concealed them from her. There is one
point I cannot pass unnoticed—i mean the letters said to be
written by me in prison. The first letter I wrote, the second
I know nothing about. and the third was written under the impres-
sion that I knew a person named Morris, at the White Lion,
in Wych.sneet. As to the second letter, I only entreat that
the manner in which it was obtained may he clearly stated.—
All I can say is, that deny the last. r. Genth men, without ano-
ther remark, I leave my fate in your bands, under the impression
that you will throw aside any prejudice that may have been excited
in your minds against me, The man who is dishonest may not be
cruel. The thief may shrink from the crime of murder,and I can with
truth declare that Ibis has always been the state of my namd. No
propensity to cruelty, or desire to commit violence on any human
being, ever formed a part of the many evil inclinations by which I
have been influenced. Ido solemnly declare before Goa that lam
innocent of the crime of which I am now accused."
Several persons gave the prisoner a very good character foe bo-
manky and general demeanour; one of whom proved that the coat
which the prisoner wore, and oa which were particular marks,
was given by him to the prisoner some months ago in the iden-
tical state and with the same marks it bore at the time of his appre-
hension; it was stained with won, while the original owner of it
was brewing.
The Learned Junta then proceeded to sum up the evidence that
bad been adduced; and at twenty minutes to twelve, the Jury
retired. At twelve o'clock precisely they came into Court, and
delivered a verdict of gos Guilty.
The Court was filled, and hundreds of persons were in the Court-
yard, waiting to receive the verdict.

THE EVENING STAR.

Lo lioN.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 11401.

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The extracts which we copy from the French Papers,
in another column, will be found of the same character
with that of the other accounts lately received from
Constantinople through the medium of the Foreign
Journals. If we are to believe, however,. an article in
the Gasette de France, notwithstanding the threatening
attitude of the Porte, Austria, after the change of the
Engliph Ministry, had taken a step at Constantinople,
from which the happiest results for the general peaCe is
expected. We understand, also, from a different source,
that on the appointment of the Duke of WELLINGTON
In his high office, he immediately dispatched expresses
to Vienna and St. Petershurgh, to inform those Cabinets
itf his anxious desire to arrange the differences with the
Tut ks. At Vienna his wishes are said to have had the
des,red effect; but great fear is entertained that Russia
has come to a determination to bring the Porte to an
immediate decision, as she is now fully prepared to
march at the first signal. The next dispatches from
St. Petersburgh are expected to be highly important.

The Algemeine Zeitung of the 16th inst. received this
morning, contains no political news. A letter appears
in it. written by a Greek, panegyrising the •irtues, and
detailing the amiable qualities and maortanes of the
Prince ALEXANDER YPSILANTI, Who lately died at
Vienna, in his 86 h year.

An Order in Council extends the provisions of the Act
of the Sisal of the King, to regulate the trade of the
British *po.sessions abroad. to the Purts of Picton and
Sidney, in Os Province of Nova Scoti Is
The accounts from Rangoon in the IliAdras P .rers
to the 17th October. state that matters me very clan•
quit in that quarter.
Yesterday a Coutt of Directors was held at the
East India Hesse, when Cwt. WII MIK EMMA PA Kinn was sworn
to to tie toastoand of the ship Orwell, eoneistted to China direct.

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