The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-10 00:00:00

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~. ' 'ABINGDON, WZDNUDAT, Jut.v 9. ' •
' ' • 1 ' ' Before. Mr. Baron Betimes. • • •
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..ita. ifatokiste,.a tad. of 16 yeses bf 'age, was indicted
' fee the walls' 'Murder .of Win. Smith, a boy of 11, by
ettlitingthinron the head with'a prong. The prisoner,
tbortlth apparently very Cohost in person, had a remark-
ably vacant woentenance, sad did not.manifest the slight-
, cat tmotion. '.
It appearedein etde.gee, that the ptisoner, with one of
his brothers, and a fkirl named Mary Whiting, were
on the 26th f February Valk, heating thugwitlt ;tongs
ip a field belonging to Mr. Trinder, in the parish 'O7 Let-
comb Regis. . The prisoner observed that his feet were
cold; the deceased said " Cis were cold- too;" the pri•
so sad ha would go'and fetch sonteltay-to 'pnt Ip his,"
she's." nu which thedecrased replied, " that if he did,'
heed tell James," meaning James •Mortimer . Mi
l i ell foreman. Upiin this the prisoner *raised his
prong, and struck the deceased on• his temple sith•Anch
violence as.te driVe in pet of the skull. • The poor boy '
("la, and. was taken tip bleeding and iesensihle,. hot Jan-
gulshed.till the 2.(1 of March, when' he. died: • 'the pri-
soner displayed no marks of seesihility or of fear: When
Aced why.. he 'true; the blow, he replied " he need not
have bee; saucy to 1," and went to work again in an-
other part of the field. where he continued betting dung
(or several hours. The witnesses for the'proseeution, on
their cross-examination, declared that the prishner had
alive).* been 'regarded as an idiot, and that he had three
brothers in the same metancholy condition.
Mk ease for Om Crown being closed, •
Mr.'.Baten HuLettCe asked the prisoner if he had
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•any thing tis say, and receiving no answer, imptired of
hltn If he knew what. hew* brought therefor. The
prismer raised his head, an.t.witli a vacant stare replied.
" for billing a boy." The Learned J ndge.asked whether
he had 'shy reason to give *for his conduct'. The prisoner,
with the:same ,apathy, replied,." .No." His LOrtlship
then allied if die was rot sorry for what be had dome:
The prisoner told in a gruff yoice, " 1 am sorry.—very.."
': On behalf of theyrisoner, his father and mother were
called.'wbo deposed that lie had been an idiot from time
cradle—that when sent to school he forgot one letter as
fast as he karned another-and that be conld not reckon
above three or four in• figures, or count money; They
ad two other sons nearly as bad, who were subject to
liequ,ect fits, and whom they were still obliged to tend as
f thq were eltildirp. . • -
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• TI4 Learoed•Junce rettpitulated the evidence, direct-
ing tie. attention of the Jury to the only question in
sloebt-whitber the prisoner, at the time he committed
the act. was insane by the visitation of PROvIDENCE.
The immediately. aciptilied the prisoner on the
gronint alnimity ; and he•was ordered to be .detained
41aje.'ty s pleasure should be known."
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