The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-08-01 00:00:00

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about ten .Steele., 11leo relltraed, asked for something to
rink • and resit' for some pot er, Zi itnew sass a pair of eaiters
irteitteed before the AlagUtrate ; be :bought they were the
ten of the Prisoner. Some time ..tter the murder. Hussey and
linoleum came together, and he was putting on a pair of gai-
ters. which he said be had bought of an ostler at the Prioceaf
Or.nge fee four shillings.
cruss-examinatiou, witness said, he bad known the Pri-
soner some time, and bad it very gaud opinion of his character.
Witness never took much notice of the place where the matting
nisi rubbish was said to have been laid; there might he some
there without his noticing it. The place where he kept his tools
'was eat lucked; hie childritowsigisebevesteeesa to it.
Maria Lettou, wife of the last witness,. saw Bumey's box
Nonni it first camel there was only a few clothes in it. After
she murder, about a. week, Homey- requested sees-woaid-desise-
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husband to take the boa to Mrs. Goddard's; sin the place
twee the privy. there was not any outfit% or rubbish sufficient
to conceal a bundle. About half past three. Da the day the
usiirder was discovered. Hussey called no her. They made every
possible search for she hammer, avid mild not And it. She had
not beard of are murder when Horsey called, and not until she
event out to get souse porter; there was a great crowd then
(shoot. bad the people cotild have seen the corner where the
t übbih wartaid to have been laid.
William Leto°, nephew of the last witness. recollected the
Sunday of the murder: he went to his uncle's horse; when he
knocked at the door, Hassey came rotted from theskie, and they
*eta it, together; as witness rood at the door, Hussey came on
she bift side; it was about half-past three o'clock; witness did
. Dot stay; long at his uncle's.
Jane Goddard, the next witness, appeared greatly affected,
and was allowed a seat; she said she lived at Deptford. and was
(elated to the Prisoner by marriage; she recollected a box hav-
ing been brought to tier house on the Monday after the 16th of
February ; it stood its the shop three weeks "r a'month before
it was opened; ;he box was opened by r husband; the first
things she took h .1d of, were a silver ladle and some sheets,
but .:id not know how many; saw some old clothes in the
trunk ; the things were again put into the trunk, which was
agaiti'ciaded up. About two or three hours after it was opened
again, she believed in the presence of Hodges, the constable.—
The day after the box was brought. Horsey came and opened
it. Shetlettight she shoe Id again know the articles that were in it.
• James Goddard, husband to the La.t witness, spoke to the box
has ing been brought to his house. and placed behind the counter,
standing on the rad• He oieoed it, and found in it a large
bundle. cuatitining some sheets, a silver ladle, a pair of dark
pear:loons, a wine.strainer, a wai.teciat with sleeves, such as is
worn by. Gentlemen's serylints. G. S. K. were marked on the
sheets. He after ards corded up the truck, and sent it to the
Pilsoner's brother at Peckham. He bad no instruction not to
let any one go to the box; it-had laitflhree weeks before they
examined it. When Hussey tame, he did' not say any thing
• about it.
Thomas Hussey, brother to the Prisoner, said he lived at
Peckham. and is a hair dresser. His brother came to his house
en the Sunday of the murder. at about five o'clock. He was to
have dined with him that day nt one o'clock. He staid all night
'kith witness. He was dressed MO black coat and waistcoat.—
The next morning he saw some broken pieces of buckle fallout
of the /Winer's pocket. He aid not say bow he came by them.
Masked witness Wise had heard any thing of the horrid mur-
der* Greeowich ? Witness s- id he had not. Prisoner theti.
wand= that an old gentleman and his housekeeper had been
*Ordered josi opposite where he lodged. The reason he gave
far not coming to dinner was, that of the murder; and list
(firemerich• was like a fair. His brother had received a legacy
deed. the Wednesday after the murder.
"Thomas !smith. constable, of Greenta ich, had received some
piece of silver buckles from Thomas II u.sey t. he afterwards
shorted them to the Prisoner, who said hey were some of the
Midis that turd been its the bundle which he found ; and, at the
game time, he remarked that they had been in the Hie.
W. Smith, the Magistrate, Paid, that Thumbs Iltsasey had, on
tlw 13th of March. brought him a pair of buckles, which he said
be had found in his brotuer's box.
• Bliaabeth Godwin (sister to thePrisener. who seemed ireatly
Steeled). said she lived at Peckhain ; there was a box Iwlong-
leg to her brother at her house; It was about the end of Fe-
bruars A hen she first saw it ; the Prisoner had access to the box;
she tietieved he came only twice: the first time was three weeks
after the murder. She opened the boa, and found in it two
iyatehe-. which her husband and her brother Thomas took. She
saw a watch-paper, on which was the name of Bird.
Mr. George Bird, the son of the deceased, identified the tor-
toise-shell watch which had been found upon Hussey. He said
the watch os his mother's, and after her decease, it used to he
hung op. His father also constantly wore a metal watch, which
bad been found iit Hussey's box.
Thomas Larkin, a constable of Greene icb, found at the house
s.f Mr.. Goddard a trunk, which was now produced in Court.
It was fastened by cords; he tooled in it tw o shirts, two sheets, a
soap-ladle, a silve wine-strainer, a pair of goiters, and a t.eti-
triune's Beset, with the name of Charles Hussey upon it. Here
elm witness produced she articles found in he box. From the.•
it appeared that Hassey had been a master. Wilma was at
the noose where the murders had Steen -committed about twenty
inhumes after one. The trunk was delivered to he wit,ess on
the lab of March; the gaiters then appeared to have in .rks of
blond, and marks of vomiting upon both gaiters.
Mrs. Lettoss being again called, mid, the gaiters in Court were
of the same eteour as nth those which belonged in the Prisoner;
and the Is d sewed ast a, which sewing was like that on the
present gaiter.; it was only a meuding, and not an original
Pew Pig.
Mr. Letton was again called, he could not positively say that
'hey were !hes:star gaiters that belonged to the Prisoner; they
-were like them In colour.
Kesiah Kell being agnits called, was shown the sheet found in
Ilussey's box, and she positively swore that it belong. d to Mr.
fivorge Bird. It had on it the mark. G. B. Mrs. Bird's
mama eras Sarah. These were the marks of Mr Bird'ssheets.
The artic.es of silver. the shirts, and sheets were then proved
to be the property of the deceived, a. also the notes found in the
box left by the Prisoner at Peckham.
John Poulton, a constable, of Deddi..gton, in Oxfordshire,
said, he apprehended the Prisoner is t Its .1 April. Ile
the.' had a watch on him and a pocket-hook. containing two
letters. the watch he gave to NI,. Bireie, the Magistrate. The
ring was then produced. which the Pr isiso,r est ew 41110 the privy
at Deddoignin. Both were identified as the property of Bird.
John V.ckery, •as I Ificer belonging to Bow street Office.
lie searched the Pri;oner, and in taking ow his bo dis, a ring
dropped either out of .tie of his boot. or his nantalooes. Ile
sal.. t:e found it ,n a bundle its Mr. Smith's ground.. at Greets-
ieh. This was al o proved to be the property of dlr. Bird:
Mr. Serjeatit Oast.ow now proceeded to a other part of the
case, namely, to read .he examination tied the letters.
Mr Bicknell. Cera to the Magistrates at Greenwich, proved
that the Prisoner m de a stateme:t in word., a bi. h he the 'wit-
ness took down in writing, It was reed over to the Prisoner,
and lie said it was correct. Being asked whether he would sign
it, he refused.
Bring cross-examined, the witness said, he saw the fire in the
kilt en ; it was not perfect!. out.,
The statement of the Prisoner was then read, stating that he
saw o man place the bundle in Mr. I mom', ground.. th he
took it up, and hid it under some rubbish and matting, until
the altitudes following,
The two letters, found in the possession of the Prisoner, were
then rca again.
George Young lived at the Tiger's Head. The Prisoner came
to Indoi there three weeks before Christmas, and remained
there about le fortnight after the murders were committed.
liaaledon was somettmes there with him, and he heard them
s_o_s. that Haaledest's band was fetich cut by a fall froma wall.
Wittie-s saw him while it was bleeding. awl the Pri.nner was
theta dressed In a black coat and grey pitotalooos, but did not
wear the jacket produced in Court. The Prisoner's working
jacket was not quite so light. He saw the Prisoner at the
tiger's Head on the Saturday the murders were committed. He
was there about half-past tea io the tap-roam. He wore a
black coat, bug had, no gaiters on. He slept with the witness'.
that night.
Mrs. Walmsley, the landlady .f the Tiger's Head. said, that
she did not see Homey. until about ten o clock, but he might
have gone out or come so without knowing it.
John Sparks knew the Prisoner Hussey. He went into the
tep-room of the Tker's Head at. seven o'clock. and. remained
there . ill eleven. . The Prisoner dud not come into the tap-room
until past ten. Witness saw Wm next morning at ten o'clock
in the same place.
Hallybone saw the Prisoner about a quarter past
sine. to she best of his ressembraoce, at the Lodge of Odd
Fellows, held at the Tiger's Head.
Mrs. Bean*, the washerwoman, proved, that the Prisoner
dined with her on the Sunday the murders were digovered.—
He came there at twelve, and west away al.three,.when the
bells were ringing far church.
Here the evidence for the prosecution closed.
The Prisoner then addressed the Coort literally-es.

follows:
" My Lord and Gentlemen of the Jury, I am in.
nocent. On Saturday, the 7th -of February, at
half-past three o'clock in. the ifterpoon, I west part
of the way to Old Chalion with Wtn..Hazleton.—.
We stopped•at the Ship sad Billet ; I believe we bad
two pints •of beer, and inyself had a pipe of to.
bscso. We meted shortly. after, and I came- for.
'c Head throdertbel3allege 'at my • leisaro;-
'efl there about five o'clock) or somewhere

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