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London, England, 1827-07-30 00:00:00

quisition ; and yesterday morning they w.reacecadingly
placed at the bar.
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Mr.,pergeart Storms said, that the prmeuar,stwv,,. `e'
and the deceased man, Sheppard. in the mentll'drairana
last, had a quarrel, and agreed to fight for a toserailm•
They entered the ring, and fought till both became
exhausted and unable to stand up ; and it beingSt
drawn battle. they agreed to fight again on the 20th
of the same month. 'they icier accordine to their
agreement., and the prisoner Pratt was Sh-ppard%
second, and a man named Harris was the second of
Secret Jerre' and Sheppard fought for three quer.
ten of an hoar, in the Most savage furious manner;
and the result was, that Sheppard received in the end a
tremendous blow on the neck, and he was carried quite
insensible from the grnnnd. Previous to the last round.
many of the spectators had repeatedly called out to part
the combatant,. because it was obvious that fatal con-
sequences would ensue if the fight was continued. Tne
deceased languished for two days, and died in cone-
• nuance of the injury which he received on the neck, is
the .fight.
Mr., timeictss, CoUnsel for the prisoners, took an
. objection to the record of the Inquisition. because it did
not say that the wound the deceased received had caused
his death. From the time he received that wound until
the time of his death,,he might have died of apOplexy.
or of other disease.
Mr. Baron Gaititow said, that he saw the objection
was fatal to the inquiry 'as soon as he read the record.
and it did not surpriie him ; in fact, he should have
been more surprised if the record, like most of there.
. erwhich came through. the handsof coroimi. had
note of less value than the parchment on which it
was wrfuen.—The Jury found the prispners Walser,
under his Lordship's 'direction. -
His Lordship then addressed the prisoners, and told
thank they had had a very fortunate escape. He assured
Jeteei that if the Jury had found them
.guilty upon the
Inas which bad been laid before him m the Career?.
depositions, he should have left him for execution. Ile
(Janes) had been tried at that bar for a felony, and
sines his discharge from prison he bad fought not less
Ono IS or 16 prize battles. If be were wise, he would
be cautious of his future conduct. because the neat fight
fight possibly prove fatal to his opponent and to him.
serf also
e. 4. OXFORD, SAIMAA% JOLT le.
wrOne, e stout-built young man. stood charged
ing assaulted and jobbed William Peggptt,.on
theVag 6 highway, its the parish of Nuffield, on the
Ilth. of April ; and with having forcibly taken from him
his Boma, coataining foot soveseigns and some silver.—..
The ease ticked very great interest, and the Coast was
utwo ally crowdad.—Mr.Jorizteit stated the case, and
called the following witnesses:
AnitWohing deposed, that on Easter Sunday she gave
the wesecutor four sovereigns in exchange for notes ;
she wrapped them up for him in whitish brown paper,
and pinned the paper insideltie purse; in the opposite
aide of doyens there wet. *about &I shillings in silver;
she saw him tot the purse into his breeches pocket.
William Peggett. the . prosecutor deposed that he
was waggocer to.Mesars. Taanatuni•Bayliss, and had
charge of the waggon from Farrington ;on Easter
Monday he had four eoverei.gas wrapped Op as de-
scialcied by the last witness, in his purse' and about
twenty-five shillings in silver; be reached Dorchester
• With the waggon by ten o'clock that night, at which
piece be had occasion to takeout his purse; his money
WIN then safe; from Dorchester to Gangsdea Hill, is a
diatswireof *even miles; there are no turnpikes betwase.
eoll:be tad no occasion to take out his purse while
=rims thither ; Gangsdom FFII is surrounded on
• .
sides with forest trees, and is embanked on both
aides; there is a narrow footpath branching off to the
left, which leads to Munringhans-huter at the bilsoa
of the bill he acre a man in a short brown Amok
and trousers of the same kind; that mos followed
him up the bill, end was frequently se close behind
him, that had he gapped a moment they most have
touched each other; when near the top of the hi
be was deprived of his senses, in a manner of which be
cangive no account; on recovering. he found himself
its bed in s cottage, about half a ad* distant; his hedif
was dreadfully cut; be was confined to his bed eight
video, and is not yet qui • recovered; it was shoat
bait-pest three o'clock when he reached the hill ; a map
named Ecklin was asleep inside the waggon; he thinks
the prisoner is the person who followed Aim up the ha
but will not swear to his identity. • • •
• W. Pover—../4 driver of the Streedwatet coach: on
The morning fif 'Easter Tuesday. about half past three
o'clock, he reached Gangsden Hill with his coach. and
'OW the prosecutor lying on the off side of the road
with his head towards its centre; be was lying on
hia face, will his Svh;p under him, and his hat at some
distance; the waggon was standing still. about SO yards
distant; there was a man inside the waggras asleep,
whir appeared to know nothing i 4 the affair; there was
a great deal ofsblood about 'where the man was lying;
a-waggon, driven by Goodhall, dame up at the time,
and witness helped to lift the prosecutor into it ; he had
then partially recovered his senao, but could give no
account how he became ihsensiblifi -
• John doodhall; the waggoner glided to by the last
witness, deposed, that be •marvied lie p amewasee hi-frier
waggon to the inn at the top of.** Hill. kept by 1
Mr. Carr, and there left him; she prosecutor bad passed
witness on the read about an hour previously, and was
then perfectly sober and in food health; it was a dart
night, and there was no moon.
Richard Ecklin was asleep in Peggett's waggon, and
was awoke by the coachman of the Stroudwater coach.
On getting gut of the waggon he found himself on
Gangsden-hill, and saw the prosecutor lying senseless
on the road tide; he was conveyed tp Mr. Fur's, and
there pot to bed ; his head was covered with diet and.
blood, and one of his arms was mechinjured.
Mr. Farr, the landlord of the public-house, said that
the prosetutor, when brought to his house, was so co-
vered with blood, dirt, and bruises, that although well
acquainted with him, he failed in recognising him.—
On recovering his senses, the prosecutor said he bad
money in a purse as his tight-hied pocket ;• but on
searching, witness could find neither money nor purse.
Mr. Clerke—ls a surgeon, lied was called upon to
attend the prosecgor ; he found twei.contosecl woes&
on tight %idealist upper part of hishead; the wound*
were each circumscribed by a rumefastion. and appear.
ed. to have been inflicted by very bray bides; the
skull was frdttuted-to an extebt of three inches, sad a
portion depttaseds several small' arteriiiii were divided
10- as to mess g great flow of blood; Witness coast.
dered Aral tea.
. in imminent danger then aattfor
eno4.clot Utter does he consider Navaggo
of danger tiara. • - . it"
• Vii!tiarn 9111king...is s waggoner id the onsidenPlel
as the pm:center , on. the Sunday previous td She teb.