Star.
London, England, 1828-11-18 00:00:00

DREADFUL MURDER.

Murder in its most hideous character has beep per.,
petrated in this county, one siretched_ man haling in.
his own person united the crimes of parricide and fra-
tricide, by the destruction of his own father and brother.
This tragical event occurred on M mid), list between
twelve and one o'clock in the afternoon, when Jahn and
Israel Hutchinson, respectable farmer, were murdered
by Joseph Hutchinson, son of the first named, and
brother of the second. The per petreter of these horrid

enormities fled, but was taken ihto custody the same
of ernoon. On Tiles(' .y an inqneA was taken before
JOSEPH FRANK, Esq. Coroner of Stockton Ward, when
the following evidence was given.
William Limb, who was first sworn, .teed that he

was son in law to the Lite John, and noodles- in lam to

the late Israel Hutchinson, who were pint occupiers of
Cowley-house farm, and that he, his wife, aitd child,

together with Joseph Hutchinson, the prisoner, a ser-
vant girl, and two boys, were the whole of the family;
that whilst they were at dinner on Monday the prisoner,
according to his usual practice, left the table before the
rest of the family had done, and went into the back
kitchen, which adjoins tt,e room in which they were
sitting ; he almost instantly returned w ith a poker in his
hand, and struck Israel a violent blow on the back part
of his head,who fell with his head upon the table, appa.

remly lifeless; the prisoner then aimed a blow at wit-
ness, and slight!y wounded him on the temple with the
same weapon; witness tau and. escaped with his wifs
and child to,Eastclose house, ab ut a quarter of a mile
di,tant ; on going out of the door he saw prisoner strike
his father, who fell ; a slight quarrel occurred in harvest
time, but witness believes them to have lived on the most
friendly terms since; lie does riot consiJer prito.ier of
unsound mind.

Elizabeth Reed, who was next sworn, stated that she
had lived with the deceaeJ John and Israel llutchimoti
for twelve months as home servant ; that she was in the
fuldyard solving the. pigs w hen tie murder took place.
When she first saw the prisOner he was going from 0 e
kitchen to the blacksmith's shop with a gun in his hand
to seek for a hammer. lie told her she was to go in
and gtt her dinner, and lie would open her the do, r
(which he had locked after him). She went In with
him, and on her entrance into the kitchen she saw the

"Id man on the ft ►or bleeding ptolusely. S:te told Inns
not to strike his lather Any mole; he said he would
fit ish him, and struck him repe ttedly over the head
with the hammer. Witite,s remaittett in the li-use a

few minutes, and then kit it. She believes the piisoner
to be in a sound state of mind.
William Potter, of East Close, sworn, stated he was
labourer to Lord Viscount Barrington ; that on the
'alarm being given by William Lamb, he proceeded
alone to the house to rend, r any assistfoce in las power.
That on his arrival there he saw the pii•oner standing
at the front of the house, with a gun ni one hand, and a
hammer under his
,left arm„ he p2inted the gilts at
witness, without either of them speak-lig ; witness de-
, siied he wt uld put tl.e and prisoner corr.
plied ; witness then went pa t him into the house, and
bolted the door after him ; he saw Israel Illitchan•ors.
lying near the table quite dead. and Jn!tri lying hel Intl
the door; witness lifted John up, and he groaned ;
soner then knocked at the door, and wilt ed to be let Utz
wi•ne‘s opened the d. or, and said, "Joseph, you have
do e a bad deed upon yourtather," when prisorer
" he is not my fat' er—take a :Ode or a hatchet, anti
cut him in two." Witness remained vnly a fe.v miniites.
and left him in the hi u e abasing his deco aced father
and brother, and teHing witness if he di4-not leave the
!liaise lie would kill him. •
Mr: Thomas Oswald, surgeon uf Sedgfielid, was.next
sworn. and he stated that t n his being sent for to the
deceased, fie found him lying as described by last witness
quite dead, and that he bad examined the bodies, and
trunil these were three wounds on the bat k part of
Israel's head, which had breti made with a blu t
meat, two of which were fractures of t e sk ill resting
iti.on the brain, suffic'ent to cause instants death.—.
John had one wound on the tf p part 4 f his bead, which
had also been done with a blunt instru cent, and qiii•e
sufficient to cause death ; there were several other
wounds dpos: Joht, but none of which i% me of so serious
a nature.

The J,iry, after a short delit,eratlon, returned* a veriict
of 4. Wilful Murder against Joseph Ht.t.hinson."
Sinn af er the perpetration ut vie murder, Joseph
llut.:hinson changed his clothes, and having saddled a
horse mounted him and rode to D'irh Im, where he put
up, as was his usual practice, at Mr. Forsyth% the New.
castle Aims. Hete he took a pint of ale, and asked tl e
landlady's sister td lend him a shilling, he having, as
lie observed, only 14d. in his pocket. M.. F,isyiti's
sister having refasei him the loan he si.licited, he
became very ab'asive and left the house, after paying
fur. his ale. On ternounVng the horse, a fine spirited
;villa!, which bad belonged to his unfortunate bro.
Vier, he was asked if his brother was awate that he
was riding that horse? to which I.e replied, "
yes, he knows very well ; I left him at home
mounted on .41 gray pony." On leaving Durbin',
he proceeJed at a moderate pace along the road,
*Lich leads to the scene of the murder, and was met •
near to Coshoe by a constable (Crossling, ot Sedgfield),
who had set out in pursuit of him, and who, with the
assistance of two Gentlemen in a gig, whom I.e acct•
dental y ovettoa, succeeded in securing tie mut direr,
who was taken!. to Sedgfield to ass art the result • f the
coroner's Inquest. T! e conduct ► f il.e wretched man,
hen in cast .dy of the constable, betrayed, as we are
infotmedy evidet.l poi f. of insanly. He spoke %cry
incoherently ; but when questi,ned about the mintier',
he stated himself to be happier than he had been tor
the last six weeks, and spoke of the crime he had com-
mitted as a praiseworthy act, observing, that it was to .
be done, and that he had done what was right. He slept
soundly on the night atter the murders. It is known
that he was in a state of derangement three years ago ;
and wit'iin the last month his conduct was so out-
rageous, as to oblige his late father and brother to tie
his feet, and floghim ; the recollection of which circum-
stance is believed to have led to this most appalling
event.—Durham Chronicle, Nov. 1.5.

TURK' H PROVERBS.—Wherever speaking ont would
be salutary, silence is improper.—A man plants a •ine, and in
course of time the sour grapes yield an excellent beverage.-41
man's advice forms the measure of his sence.—Despise no enemy ;
for even a fly may become pernicious, it it has been sitting on.is
poisonous tree.—Knowledge constitutes the ornament of the rich,
and the riches of the poor.

An alicle from Oporto mentions the arrival of a
',ebbe! from Pee nambuco, only half laden; the Captain
giving, as a reason, that as the EMPEROR had made
peace with Buenos Ayres,. it was reported that an em.
bargo was to be laid uport‘merchantmen, for the put•
pose of embarking troops for Europe.
GOLDEN FRVlT.—,tees are renteJ in Bengal just as
lands and houses are in this country. A mango tree
iruduees one rupee annually, a cocoa nut eight anal, a
jack one rupee, a tamarind one rupee, a betel nut four
nas, a date two anas, a lime four

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