Star.
London, England, 1816-04-08 00:00:00

—." Other words then visaed. and the deceased
Ilhecame violent, ran towards the prisoner, thrust his
forward to strike him, and afterwards kicked him se-
verely. The prisoner became irritated, seized the
pitchfork, wielded it round, struck him a vi lent blow
upon the bead, and his master fell, as he thought dead.
He then went away.
Mr. Justice Ammer summed up the evidence, and
the Jury having retired about halt an h inr, returned
with a verdict, finding the prisoner guilty of Man.
slanghter.
'1 he learned Judge, after bestowing upon the pri-
soner a suitable adunention, sentence?, Lim to be con-
fined in the County G iol for o year.
Joha Brock:, (who had removed himself by a writ
of habeor from the G'iltspur.street Comprer down,to
this AS:77t.) WAS put to the bar, charged ter on Ole
Coroner's inquest with the wilful 'mu, ,ter of Esfward
Thompson, on the (4,id of February last. fie was
also increted upon a bill found by the Grand Jury of
this county, for the crime of mandato:liter only, in
foloniothly killing and slaying the said Edward
Thompson, but took his trial upon the first ch uge.
The circumstances of this egizally unfortunate and
extraordinary Case have been so recently b.,fre the
yehlic, that we deem it unnecessary to de-tail at leiigth
ali the evideoce. Such facts, however, as oere not
elicited on the Coroner's lr:quest, and trans: ired in
-the course of the Trial, we shall incert.
Mr. John o,ithwaite deposed, that he resided in
Westmorland Flace, in the City.roati. Had known
Mr. ilit):!ces for si:: yeses, and his reputed wile, S
raft Turkey, for nearly the same period. Mr. B.
having oceasi:ot to go to Scotland early in Jarotary
iest, had placed Miss Tookey Muter his care. She
rernaiped with feint until the 14th of Ftbruary, when
she left his home a the instance of the deceased,
Thompson. Witness expostulated with him upon
hops opriety of his conduct in so ; but the
Lieccaod said, he would have her, and " never give
her up."
Crory exam;ned ty eh: Ci)NIMON S EfIJEA NT.
had every riots ;I: to think that-Sarah was
the wit(' of Mr. B. :col 11..nce exiiostulated with the
eteee.o.ed. Mr. Blockei we; a man of a most hu-
ma oe and tender' disposition.
Ann Tookey :old" Sarah Tookey gave their evi-
t!ence to the same tOcct as hereinbelore detailed.—
, Both, howev-r, sie:lce more disticetly as to Thom?-
' son having pointed. the pistol to Mr. Brookes ; and
i Sarah Tooley stated, that during the corolect, and
I dreadirb, the eortooluenees, she kit for the pistol
loutside the slort coat pocket; of the deceased, but
while doing sp she heard the discharge, and Thorny-
ton fall. She then looked narrowly at Mr. Brookes,
but could not perceive the pistol. Both of them ale.
added, that when Thompson had pot-sited Brookes
, up stoirs, the latter, instead of seizing the kitchen po-
ker, as hitherto described, had taken up a small par-
t
lour one, now exhibited by the officer.
Mr. Ambrose, the Clerk in the Post Office, repea-
ted in strOnr.r terms the evidence he had given be-
fore the Coroner.
M'Donald, who described the hand of Mr. Brookes
as creeping up the side of the head of the deceased.
and holding the pistol in his right hand, did not vary
from his former evidence.

Joseph Eng!Ane, the Officer, deposed, that when
cAled into the s'iop of Mr. Tookey, on the 231 of
Fehruaiy, he luuod the deceased lying up'on a chair,
and bleeding prrfuse:y. Brookes sa:d to him,
• Are you an 0:licJr?" when he replied, es yes."
• Tlien, take that man• custody," pointing to the
deceased. The lat,t.r,• however, immediately said,
46 Take him, uoe him."

The prosecution bring closed, the Prisoner was
called upon for his deletice, thich was delivered as
follows :
g, My Leen —N one can regret more .ban I do
the melancholy accid.nt which occasioned Mr.
Thampsnn's ati) ; and 3101ough I led great sorrow
that a ii:ilow-ceati,re shonlit hew his life in a per,o-
-' nal conte.a with me, yet it is some consolation to
know myself entirely innocent of all criminal inten-
tion. The fatal instrument was brought wady pre-
pared by tbe deceased, who, doubtless, contemplated
my des:ruction ; but, by a singular dispensation of
PIiOVIDENCL the unhappy man became the victim of
his own contrivance. The young woman, Sarah
Tonkey, lived With me for several years es my wife,
and on my leaving London early. in January last, she
was placed in a respeetabie family to board till my
return ; hut hese stir unfortunately menthe deceased,
who prevailed on her to elope with him. On return-
ing to London, I was extremely distressed at disco-
vering her infidelity ; but my affection overcame
every other consideration, and I obtained the assist-
ance of her brother to seek for and recover her. We
succeeded, and, fully intending to give myself a legal
claim to her, we were about going to my brother's
to consult with him on the subject when this onfor-
innate occurrence happened. From the perturbation
of my mind at the time, lam unable-to detail every
thing that passed ; but I perfectly recollect Mr.
Thompson's first presenting the pistil, as I thot.ght
in a menacing manner, although up to that period I
had treated him with peifect civility and good na-
ture. This alarmed me, and, fearing danger, I bur-
. ried•up stairs, pressing Sarah before pre : Mr. Thomp-
son followed, and hearing him, as I thought, close
behind me, I instinctively seized the poker to prevent
ltis intrusion. On my getting near tise bottom of the
stairs, I saw Mr. Thompson with the pistol cocked
in his hand, and hoping to disarm him before he
could level it, I struck once or twice with the poker,
then closed upon him, and, in the struggle which en-
sued, the pistol went off. I (6(1cl-stand that two gen-
tlemen have stited that the pistol must have been in
my hand when it wins fired. In this, my Lord, they
are certainly mistaken. My object was to prevent
mischief, and had I once obtained possession of the
pistol, I should not have pulled the trigger, or for a
moment longer have contended with Mr. Thompson,
against whom I had not the slightest enmity or ill-
will. I will not trespass further on your Lordship's
indulgence, but respectfully submit the facts I have
stated to your LOrdship's attention, full convinced
they will receive from your Lordship aid the Gen-
tlemen of the Jury a humane and merciftd conside-
ration."

John Watson Walrnedey deposed, that he saw the
deceased on the morning of the unfortunate accident.
Knew be then had a brace of pistols. Had told 'him
he was distracted without Sarah, and would scour
the country to find her. Witness' told him it
would leAd to no good end, but he repeated his Sled