The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-04-10 00:00:00

)oasted that
A Christiar

defence

nen, at five minutes past nine, commenced his
.which he read from a voluminous brief. He
^^,, of the charge. God knew
guilt, and he prayed he
_ nrengthen him to prove it, and the jury to be so
convinced and to do him-justice, for his own life and the
happiness of his dear young children depended upon the
issue. Jermy, the claimant, Larner, and a person named
" Joe," had urged him to aid them in getting possession
of the hall. He refused; but advised them not to do •it
at night. He then explained his conduct on the night of
the murder. " I did not leave Potash on that night
until eight or half-past eight. I then went out to look
for poachers. At first I thought I would go over to the
hall, but recollecting what I had said, I made up my
mind not to go. I walked towards file fence about five
minutes' walk, when I heard the report of a gun or pistol.
Imme-liately after I heard another, but not so loud. I
was struck with amazement, as I thought if they intended
to take fire-arms they would only use them for intimida-
tion. I then heard the alarm bell rung loudly. I has-
tened back to Potash as quick as I could, going ibto the
house by the garden gate. It was impossible. the wit-
nesses could recognise the featm•pa ar ~r

asserted his enti
that his heart

as free from

sastite Ul cue mur-
derer, disguised as he was. I bore no malice in my heart
to Mr. Jenny, senior, though he had tried to ruin me.
Much of the evidence was false, and the prosecution un-
fairly conducted." At ten minutes to eight, the Judge,
observing that the jury were fatigued, asked the prisoner
how much longer his defence would occupy. The pri-
soner replied, about four hour::.Tmd.....;rl i.i

be better then to aj d;,... uuge sam IL WOUIU
rrili„a urn, and the court adjourned at five

On Wedne;day, the examination of the witnesses for
the defence having concluded, Baron Rolfe commenced

als seeress to the jury at a quarter to five o'clock. It
occupied about three hours in delivering, and in the course
of it he was frequently interrupted by the prisoner. The
learned Judge dwelt much upon the evidence of Emily

...Je hnd of rence glit
oe traced in the ca a
-se ; because if RushP ba o vidd
fulfilledmi his
promise of making her his wife, she would not have been
able to have given evidence against him. The jury re-
tired, and, after deliberating six minutes, returned with a
verdict of guilty. He declared his innocence, but was

wing that t

When the convicted murderer left the dock on Wed-
nesday night, after having heard the sentence of death
pronounce] upon him, he scarcely spoke till he reached
his cell ; he became for a time abstracted, but soon re-
covered himself, and after takiir, refreshment, went to
bed and slept soundly ! On Thursdayb a good deal of his
usual bravado returned ; and it is said that he does not
seem in the least to feel the awful situation in which he
stands. Two - •

•
.wn persons are constantly in his cell, and he
will remain so guarded till his execution. He has de-
clined the services of the chaplain, and has admitted that
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