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with all the sytiptoms which would have bean pro-
duced if he had taken mineral poison in the mean
time. Qn the-Sd of .April he savr the bottle again in
the possession of Ann Dodsworth. About half had re-
mained. It was quite different from what he had given.
--The colour at the top was not altered, but there
was a sediment at the bottom ; he took some of
the sediment, and put it on hot iron ; it smelled like
girlick. He took the bottle home, and mixed it up
with a little amitionia, with the nitrate of siher. This
produced a yellow sulphur-coloured precipitate. He
believed a decoction of onion would have produced
the same effect as well as arsenic. He would rather
leave the chymical evidence to Dr. Murray. His own
conclusion was, that arsenic had been put into it. He
sent it to Dr. Murray, having mixed it with water
only in order to get the sediment all out of the origi-
Inal bottle. He was present when Dr. Murray and
Mr. Lambert examined it. He was able to say that
arsenic was detected in its metallic state.
Dr. Murray, a doctor of physic in Knaresborough,
visited Dodsworth on the 6th of April. His tongue
was covered with a thick white scurf, greater than
the degree of fever warranted, from which he infer-
red something acrimonious in the alimentary canal.
Arsenic produces pain in the pit of the stomach, fe-
ver, and diarrhoea. Dodsworth's appearance was cer-
tainly that of a person affected by mineral poison.
There was nothing specific, for the effects of mineral
poison and of acrid bile were very similar. The pa-
ralytic disorder which affected Dodsworth's extremi-
ties was very ordinarily a secondary effect of mineral
poison. In his opinion, decidedly, there was arsenic
in the bottle, which he examined in presence of Mr.
Sedgewick and M:. Lambert. There was the osyd
of arsenic ; it was not metallic arsenic, for that was
not soluble. There was such a thing as overdosing,
of which the effect was to prevent the poison from
actin& by exciting immediate vomiting. He had
examined the broth, which also contained arsenic.
He had no doubt whatever as to the presence of ar-
senic in both cases. .

John Haw gave the same evidence as to the priso-
ner's inquiries respecting the pan which contained the
broth which Ann Dodsworth had given. The priso-
ner sat close by the fire above the pan ; his hand was
closed ; he 'saw him take away his hand ; it was then
open. The witness got some of the broth to taste,
not a table-spoonful ; it tasted like pepper : he fell
afterwards fit to burst. It had that effect instantly.
Mr. Lambert stated, that the prisoner applied to
him on the ‘26th for two or three quarters of a pound
of arsenic for the old man. He refused, and said it
was not the rule to give it unless it was ascertained
that it was for a proper use. The prisoner said it
did not signify, he would call again : he called again
on the 28th with a person of the name of Gee, and
said he brought one to certify that the arsenic was
for a proper purpose. He knew the prisoner, and the
prisoner must have known that he knew him.
Mrs. Webster proved her haring given the priso-
ner some mint-water for his brother-in-law. It never
produced sediment, and was perfectly clear.
The prisoner bad nothing to say in his defence, but
left the case to his Counsel.
Edmund IC nigh tson, prisoner's:father, desired hisson
to get something to kill the rats, they were so much
plagued with them. Amsley, the car. icr, brou4lit it
on Tuesday, in the latter end of March. It was Larger
than a quarter of a pound often.
Cross-ox amined —He did not know by whom he sent
the messre. The message was for such stuff as he
had got before.—Several witnesses spoke to charac-
ter, some of whom said there was not a man in York-
shire heart. behaved or more respected.
Mr. Justice AAI:LEY summed up the evidence.
The Jury retired at half-past three, and in a quar-
ter of an hour retdrned their verdict—Guilty.
His Lordship proceeded immediately to pronounce
sentence. The prisoner seeing this, dropt on his
knees, and earnestly prayed for mercy. His Lord-
ship addressed him thus William Knightson, I
pronounce your sentence thus early, that you may
be assured that you can expect mercy from GOD
alone. Not the least doubt can exist on your case.
--(The convict muttered something) —" It is im-
possible that such a crime as you have been cop-
victed of can fail tcflae visited with the last punish-
ment of the law. It was not done rashly and in
heated blood. It was a cool, deliberate, and fre-
quently repeated attempt to murder a man who had
done you no injury. I hope this case will be a wain-,
ing to all. Deeds of darkness generally, if not al-
ways, come to light. The law allows y-:u more time
to prepare for your awful end than could be given if
your attempt had been successful. The sentence of
the law is, that you be banged by the neck till you
are dead."
The convict looked steadily in his Lordship's face
during the time his Lordship was addressing him.
The Court was excessively crowded.

In March last, as Mr. BENNETT, and Alderman
WOOD were investigating the case of the boys Kelly
and Spicer, a young man, named George Maelhetus,
who was then recently convicted of a capital offence,
for robbing
.his master, addressed them ; and, from
the communications he made, they were impressed
with an idea of his innocence ; whereupon Mr. Al-
derman WOOD undertook to investigate the myste-
rious transaction, and he devoted several days in exa-
mining several persons acquainted with facts con-
nected with the young man's case, and the result de-
cidedly proved his innocence. Upon this, Alderman
WOOD had all the evidence collected, and a memo-
rial prepared and laid before Lord SIDMOUTH, who,
on Friday, sent a pardon to Newgate for the poor lad.
Friday last, the following case was heard at Queen-
square Police Office: On the the 18th of May Wm.
MURRAY, Esq. pulled out a valuable gold watch in
the smoking-room (as it is called) of the House of
Commons, to seal a letter. He soon after took a
chaise from Tapley's, to. convey him to Essex. When
he got there he missed his watch, and all enquiry
after it was fruitless, though he advertised a reward
of £lO for it. At last a pawnbroker produced the
watch, and claimed the reward, though he had only
advanced £l. 15s. upon it. He proved that Berry, a
chaise-washer in Tapley's yard, pledged the watch
with him ; and the prisoner admitted finding it in
the chaise which conveyed Mr. MURRAY into Essex.
Mr. M. not being willing to press the case to the ut-
moit, the prisoner was convicted in the penalty of £5,
and £l5 for the watch, under the Pawnbroker's Act,
and in default of payment was committed for three
r swaths to the House of Correction.