Star.
London, England, 1820-08-17 00:00:00

CROWN SIDE

John Simpson was indicted on the Coroner's Inqui-
sition, for feloniously killing and slaying Jane Mor-
gan, on the 15th of April last, in the parish of St.
Thomas, in the Borough of Southwark.
The prisoner was the driver of a Chatham stage
coach, and about eight o'clock in the evening of the
day mentioned in the indictment.. it being dark, he'
was driving at the rate of eight miles an hour,
through the Borough, when the deceased, a woman
far gone, in pregnancy, was crossing the road, and
before she was aware of her danger, shq was knocked
down by the leader, when the wheels of the carriage

weet over her hotly, brokoher ribs, ruptured her ab-
domen, and produced premature pas-Whim. She
was tajtes •up in a dreadful 'taw, and carried to St.
Thomas's Hospitil,.where she died the next day, her
infant surviving her two days. The prisoner, when
spoken to upon his misconduct, behaved with great
insolence, and in the most unfeeling manner.
Tht Jury immediately found
.him Guilty, and the
CHIEF Jusriee, alluding to the but too frequent
carelessness of persons in his situation of lire, ex-
pressed a hope that this melancholy catastrophe
would be a warning to others against a brutal indif-
ference to the safety of their fellow-creatures, and
taking into consideration the circumstance that he had
been already confined for sixteen weeks, sentenced
him to be further imprisoned in.the county jail for
four calendar months.

DURHAM.—CROWN MP-
- John Johnson, aged 21, was placed at the bar,
charged with violently assaulting Jane Grieve, with
intern to commit a rape. Ladies and boys were then
directed to quit the Court.
Mr. COOKSON appeared for the prosecutrix. He
would not narrate to the Jury very particularly the
circumstances of the offence with which the prisoner
was charged. The facts would be stated by the wit-
nesses, and he was sure that evidence on such a sub-
ject was better heard once than twice. If it should
not appear to the Jury that the prisoner had the
tent imputed to him, be felt satisfied they would
him guilty of a violent assault. He then .called ' •
. Jane Grieve, who deposed that she lives at Twee&
mouth, is a widow, and .thirty-eight years of age.
Has been a widow fourteen months. On.the 7th of
July last, was cutting grass Ina field at Tweedmouth;
'no one was with' her ; the prisoner came up to her,
and spoke to her. She had never spoken to him,
but had seen him before and knew.him. She the.
repeated the conversation which passed between them.
She said she wished to have nothing to do with his
language. He then took the hook with which sb
was working from her, and threw it into-.the corn;
after which he chiew her. down, And took indecent
liberties with her person. She cried out " Murder!"
till some people in the next field heard her, and came
t.) her assistance. Prisoner was using her badly
nearly half -an Mtn.: He °asked if she wonid go
home and tell? she replied that •she would and he
threatened her if she did ; and at last he made her
say, " Faith, twenty times, she would not go home'
and tell." She shook and trembled very much,
and could not run away, but at last got from him.
He followed her, and again threw.her on the
She then described the way in which he again a5...1
saulted her, which was brutal in the extreme. She
exclaimed--" Oh! Harry Wetherburn, will you not
save me?' Mary Wetherburn, who was at work in
the next field, hearing her father's name, came to
the place where the witness and prisoner were. - -Pri-
soner then went away, saying, " he had done no illy
for he had plenty of witnesses behind the dyke" (ditch),,
Witness was not able to get up without assistance.
As soon as she could speak, she related what had
happened to her.- She was very unwell for several
days, when she sent ,for a midwife, and was eight
days under her care.
Cross-exainined by Mr. Losii.—She had had two
husbands, bat both were dead. Has three children.
Her last husband was seventy. He bad a little money.
They were married at Lamberton,- iri the Scotch way,
four miles from Tweedmouth.Maintains herself and
children with the help of the.parish.. Had not lived:
with the prisoner, nor spoken to him before. Doer
not live with a man. ' •

one year, and find sureties for his good behaviour
for two years more, himself in £2O, and two surcies
in the sum of £lO each.
••

Bow-Sraeni.-s-ifenterdar a respectably dressed ma i was
charged on suspicion of stealing a letter, containirg
notes,- the property of the Rev. Bradford, who
Leeds' and in tbe month of July sent a letter, containing a X...,
note, and other notes, to a gentleman of the name of Hardy, cf
Reading. This letter was never received, and on cz:qui:y heir •
made, some faits were d4scoveredivhich led, to the a.,7)rehez.:
lion of the prisoner on whom were found £l4l,
country notes. A letter from him to his w ife was ai:out
same time intercepted at Birmingham, which contair.ed the vet •
Xiiio note wlii:h formed part of the reartittance in Mr. Braillote;
letter. He was remanded.
Gottsnitu..—Yesterday, Brand,- One' of. -the Nal sin.lrn.r.
stated, that a poor woman, whodi thsusAhlerman.had °Merv!, t..
apply for. relief to the Parish Officcrs of St. Andrew,
had so applied, and been retusel,/ and afterwards died its.
streetsfrom want. Witen at tht3 (Nice, silo raid she wide
veral fruitless applications to the Parish Liaicers, and had po
sustenance for six or seven:dap. The body had been taken !Ls
the workhouse, and, as bet uspleltood, it w?s• intended to bury
it without any Inquest ?lie ifrerefore, thought it his &Icy toWesi-
don the circumstance. fir, Payne, th 6 Chief Clerk, said, this
was certainly a case Wlainh' demanded enquiry ; the • poor errs-
Sure appeared to harp" died front st at ration ;
Parish Ofikcers should have every protection in the execistk.n r.f
their duty, cher should exercise it with humanity. Sir.Nry.taa ;
LRICHTOI4 thikircitratiniided the Master of the 11:drkhOuse,
happened to be present, to inform his I.lsers that, In his opinio-
there ottilitlo be an Inquest.
titroxiii.—Sunday, the 31st ult.. about six in th.
nnttniug, a very poor man, upwi,rdi of :60 yeinl7:4
itEe, named J. Tilly, was found murdered, ' alma
Fthrown into the river Avon, aboUt 200 yards frtitn
the town of Kingwood, Hants. The inhabitants of
the place *ere at t loss to conjecture thecatve for
the horrid deed ; Tilly being a very inoffensive man,
who- scarcely.ever had a farthing in •his pocket ; he
had, in fact, received parochial relief for malty yea'
It appeared that he had been tived in a most shoc;.-
ing manner, having receiVidi7rery severe blowi ez
.the.head and body ; one'Ortikeyes was' beaten out
of the socket, and lay &flit Oieek. It evidently .zsi.
peared t.x), that the potic-fellow's throat had beep se-
verely pressed, Seai-ito ,cause strangulation. .The
following mon-anens inquest was held on the body,
and, at twelii'eclock at neon, adjottrneo,6ll 'eight
in the ghillie. The inquiry was then renewecC-ithea
ayerdiet:'6ft-;.“ Wilful Murder," was returnetligititnt
some person or perscr.s unknown. . A .strotig:stisii-
cion hiving fallen on. persons near the town, Iva--
rants*ere granted, and a diligent search Tzde,
but nothing has yet been found to lead'to .1;
EEct;tto.x.-LAt twelve 'o'clock on Satur.i'.i',
four unfortunate men, left for execution at Y.t rk,:aere.
conducted-to the scaffold, whole, after juiciug
Ordinary_in prayer, they sung a hymn, in a firm and
•
distinct mannert and .at
.a quarter past. twelye the
drop 'fell, at *Mai • Moment ihey were ipuniy en-
gaged to prayer; -and evinced the•-•aeepesicoh:
trition at their-pail -offences, and acknciwicid:ged-zhe
justice of their scultence% A few minute; bete! n•kax..•
ing the prison, PickensgiliAatl ar. intemietrinvit4,l-0
wile and child;- which was. of 'i1)0 ip944,lftctnyiitt
description.. Solargea colicpurtebf
not been witnessed sincet he execution imf tl to Ltiddiiisl. •

Accrozn.,--Friday last, a meta :cho'y 411:fitc.st•
distressing event occurred. Punka& on RAO, Lei
cestershire. The Rev. C. S. HOLDEN aii4.fapily,.cf
As:on Hall, in the county of Derby, weiitia.the Ktl:,
for the purpose of enjoying'. a feW hours' -atiiirleitient
on thv.w*er,oand amidst the delightful st eaertUitti.
which the Park aboustal. After havingvaitaken cf
some refreshment, Mrs. Hotoew, having ‘expresel
.her intention cif washing her hinds, w.alkerto & s.1)(-:•
distance on the bank, and was observed by 'sorne
the party, who had again asienibled.in the bda.,4'ifl
were rowing up:the stream, to be inthc act of ktoop-
ing,down to dip her bands into the water, when her
foot sipped; Ind she was precipitated into the ;
Ai the place: where site fell in was deep, anti
tern discoloured; ifotWitlkailding the .most pi(4nsn
•
assistance Vl2ll.tffordest,:ten-br fwelveininut !i2i
e'apsed before. the *Ay could' be-found, It %vas,
without lop of time% oolvveped to the keeper's lodge
in the Park,syhete the prices' for restoring suspended
animation commenced inatnediately, and wa, caried
on for a long tiine; -udder the superiutendei.ce of
three medical Gentlertten;one of whoni happoned to
be passing through the Park .at the time of
me-
lancholy occurrence. Unhappily their.efforts ppm!

Mary Wetherburn was working in a field near tb
that where the prosecutsix was at work. She heard
screams, but thought they had proceeded from boys
,quarrelling about birds' nests, and did not take any
particular heed. They give over for a little while,
and then began again. Heard her father's • name
called, and. went to see what was the matter. She
was 200 yards distant. There was sr hedge between
and a short field of corn. Saw prisoner and prosecu-,
trix struggling, and'the man go away. He did not
run away. The woman was crying, with her Clothes
torn, and could not speak. Heard the man say,
,s You need not say I have done you any ill, or used
you badly, for I have witnesses at the back of the
dyke." Prosecutriz went with the witness and wit-
ness's mother home, where she sat ahout a quarter of
an hour, and then went. to her own honk-.
Cross-saaminect.—wows Johnson very. well. He
is a married man. Never knew anything wrong of
the lad. He knows her well, and did not run away
when the came up.
Re-examined.—Proiecutrix complained that she
had been badly used by Johnson the roper. Prosecti-
trix bore a good character for anything she knew.
Jane Alderson is midwife of Tweedraouth. In July
-last atteaded Jane Grieve. Was called in on the These
day after the Friday, when the assault was committed.
Witness deposed to the injury suffered by prosecutt ix,
and which she believed was the effect of ill usage.--
She had practised for 16 years as a midwife, and had
had considerable experience in her profession.
Here the case for the prosecution closed.
Mr, Loan rose to address the-Jury on behalf of' the
prisoner. He said that he thought ;he prosecutrix
did not come into Court without considerable impu-
tation on her character. According to her own ac-
count, she had married a Man seventy years of age,
for Abe sake of his money ; and instead of the mar-
riage having taken place in the. Parish where they
resided, it had occurred at Lamberton, in the Scotch
way, a circumstance which justified a suspicion that
ahem was something erroneous in her conduct. The
.Learned Gentleman made a variety of forcible ob-
,servations to the Jury, and concluded brexpressing
his belief, that in what had been described as having
taken place, the woman was consenting; for the man
`must have been in a state of derangement to have
committed the offence imputed-to hit% with t'be al-'
most certainty of being detected staring him in the
,face. He had no witnesses to call, on account, as.
the Learned Gentleman said, of the expewe that
would have attended their being brought so great
distance, and the prisoner was a piscr man ; but he
had a certificate of -the prisoner's good character. • CO4L M Ac_pciss
The Learned Judge here recalled some of The.wit- Airireb • • Shirs Sold. Mee.
tresses and• put to them some questions, after which 49* Ni.n.wdte..tisat,leid
.451. Ws 641 tn 39s 31
9
his Lordship summed up Pe evidence with his usual —LI
:14s Oki to 40% :,!-
clearness and minute attention. If the Jury thOUNeshl. Hlc II- NV ATta a 'I4)N
the woman gave her consent. tliey'iVottld'aeqUit-t • ;114(141ing •• "P DON SKI DGB TOL:4011BL?
trainee after
prisoner; if, on the contrary, they believed The story - r r4714"4"1"‘" • -• • - ---;• ---;•
of the woman, they must End tok j`6tel ad'itohlithed I.n 4 Je.
) a the-first LOUIII. To be imprisoned tu-the j 4,11 • ,Pl7.cr, Tenvlc.Par.

We-are requested to pnblish thefollortg:;leraer•
patticular4 claiming the attention of thesa
have beenimproperly tirated under this.comPlaiet:
• TO THR EDITOR, OF ?HI STARA
&a—Observing a paragraph in your. Paper Peepectbg
Curr-ef an Hernia (eta large size); by the Medical floare. st
Charlotte Mouse, Greet Charlotte-street, Blackfriar's-read, in
justice to Messrs. Cooraa and Co. I add my personal csetimer}.
Having been afflicted nearly 110.yeart, tied deellesed bearable I f
eadeent Surgeoas, I patiently bore my afilictipa, expecting ever
hoar to be my bet: • I at length applied'io the Medical 130e4.:,
a adhave reason to pray 'for that eacelli-nt Esublisistaent, fer ::-
though k anttwarly .5(1, I waj perfeetki.curedin a few reeks,
now, theta Gbh, enjoy g-tiod health. C. PLEVOLAND.
Dog and Stile, -St. George's-fields:
Messrs. Copra* And Co. are consulted at Wecd-
stock-Ifouie, Woodstock-street, daily, and at (.'ha:-
lotte.tiouse, Great Charlotte-street, opposite the
Rowland
.Hilrs- Chapel. Mechanics. have. Id7ice
gratis every Evening, from Six till Eight ; and
Sunday Mornings until-Twelve o'Clotk.- -
N.B. Private Doors at each House, and .Priv; t!
Doors fur Females.: • , • .

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Wednesday sennight, at Sidraoutla, Lionel:ant-401. Stern
to Charh.tte Ana, second daughter 01,04. Itev..James Bern..:-11
Timer of Combefllry, Somerset. •
August 10, at Tilbury, Watiam Small, Esti. Weymou:h,
to Catharine Frances Coswe'.l, youngest• daughter of the Its
Charles-Coxweli, of Aplingtoti House; Gloucestershire.

• • • • • • •'• IDIP.D.• •
Monday senios!itiat:lrolktone, age.d
of Ashford.

7C, ?Jr, Henry Cre,

August fr, in Dulte.street, Westminster; agedite, the ct:rf
ter of the late Dr. Hutton, more than half a century ago Arc•
bishop of Cantvrtiary.
August 6,, at• 13ouiogne.sor-lisr, Lady Shipley; relict cl thr
lade Major-Gen. Sir t'llarl.3 Shipley, of the Corps of Itoya:
Engineers, and Gove-nor of the Island of Orcuada.
Attest 15, at Dover, aged 85, Thomas llPtentan Lane, rAI
Deputy Lieutenant-Guresnor of Dover Castle, and one of :Jr
Treasulers of Deveriliirhour. •