The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-03-21 00:00:00

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• itir.,ltt Mn. JUSTICE AllItOT.
A trill! :which ea( ited very considerable interiSt"
4eokiplace before Mr. Justice ANEOT on Wednesday
mernifig. It was that of Mr. 77suusas lietiltrorth, an
Oversee., of 1 „'arti_ll orough, in the county of Hants;
charged with the wilful murder or a pauper teamed
Henry Miles. The Prisoner; bti Ariel placed at the
bar, had a prepossessing apreaiante, being a man
of mild features, end abbot 40 sears of. age. 'EMI
irdietment charged him with wilfully and maliciously
causing the death of the deceased, by removing him Id
kis perish in the city of Ne* *runt in a state of es-
teem sickness, and by exposing him daring seek re.
motel In the inclemency of tbh weather.
Mr. Gasst.ag, in a most' feeling and impressive
manner, detailed the pliticirlars of thi- interestitig
case to the Jury. The deceased, he said, was a pa-
rishiOner of the city of New Salem, and Was brought
to the workhouse at Fainfintimagil jti the 'manta at
December last, in a very had state of I ealth, and
almost perishing with cold. After remaining there
shout a atentis. be was taken by the Prisoner in ate
open cart toe M wing of the Migistrates at Odibilesi
being a distance of about twelve miles ; and the Pa•
inner there 'Posited from the Magistrates en order
for the peeper's removal to his parish. He eta ac.l.
cordiagly taken by the Prisoner the same day to He.
'slogstoke, and on- The following worsting removed
from thence, andit the *err of a min hired by lb*
nomadic* deteNewt *Pen core aloe.:-Sires (a dia•
imipirePnibielsr.* miler) with no ether powering
akin ormitir stole ea& a sack. The Prieboer err.
'rived at Pitme &awn- in a fee minutes after the
deceased, and had him taken the same atenittg tit
the parish hospital et- Regulars. Here he watt
put for the eight in the 6' dead howl'," a pistil
with a brick floor, attached to the hospital ;.after
lying all night upon e hurdle with some Straw lied
a blanket, het was esamined next morning by a aka
goon, who ordered every requisite attention to bets
paid tolim; bat this was too lams for death closed
the unfortunate msn's .sofferiega on the following
morning. The L.arned Couosel then expatietado .
with great ability and feeling, on the law nethorklea
which' hose Apost this case, and warmly disclanned
any Wish Improperly to stolid' them. - lie pointed
out the excellence of ner laws, which ordered as
investig•tion sif every untimely death that shell hap.
pest to his 114jetay's subjmets. In cases Molitor till
the present, efts Learned Courting Said. that a Ma.o
gistrate can suspend en rude! of
.removal, when- ins
thinks a pauper unfit to be removetl; and (by a re..
cent law) the parish is not to suffer any loss by such
pauper remaining in it. it is flip duty of Otes-,..etg
to see that paupers are fit to he removed; and Abe
question in the present case Sae, whether the Prig
boner was fully snare of the ogle of the decessed'o
health, sod whether, by timely care before his re•
mescal, his life might not have been saved The
.Learned Counooi stated, that he *as not instructed
so impute haetb'e.s of heart, but extreme inattentios.
to-the Prisoner ; and the Jury. if they had the least
doubt of the Pris,lter koowing the pauper's stile"
must acquit him".
The witnes.vs•called by Mr. GASELLE pall,' ill
resort, point his detail of the pauper", removal. 4....;
Ann Clarke, wife of the master af Farphartessil woMflandea
Sited that the deceased was brought there ill a say tow state.
perishing aid) told, and a wound or sure 611 his tickle; este.
ewe was taken of him, hut lie hod no medical advice there
being DO Servile in constant attendance; he gar be;wr in
heel* whilst at the workhouse, and r..peatedly expressed a
wish io be taken to Aalishoiry, where lie had a wife. Wilmot
sta ed, that the tluardian- of the workhouse have the direction
if It. and out she Overseerv.
Richard Als•on, a painter at the workhouse. proved that be
took the dece..red in a cart to odikam. on theft:l:hot Janostry,
by Mr. belleorthy's direction; that a Magistrate elamiesd
ohs while to the cart, from which he wished not to be removed;
witnew then gave loin some refreshment, and took him to Ha-
itiagintke, a here he put him into a wares stable. with straw
sod a blanket, for the night ; be much wished to p boma to
lialisbury, and was, very content; witness hind another cart
and h ...re to take the detested to Salisbury; pre him a bledlts
Mlet next morolag. aid put a pod meal of Mow, mid a beast
lark taint/141cm*.
Luke thrash was hired by Mr. liellenethy_ to take Ille dr.
keeled from Resin:Woke to thilhiliviryi Mr. R. said, at Wasp.
allike. In alluding to the deceased, !. oat bless the mom, IA
Ida hove what nowrithipest you possibly car. and t will pay
for it." He accordingly hod refreshment roof them on this
mad, ate pert of a wane rabbit pye, aid drank wane bear sort
give its the rand. lie much *imbed to get home that sight. Oo
arrivivg at the Coate and Howe.. Salisbury. in the evening,
*lineal then asked hint bd.. he wastes/ he troowered '• takes-
arliolt ;" witness thee give Ulm :pais of a cake and maw Ewe
.were beer and gig. when Mr. Meliworthy 'waited, mad logy
took kin in the rant to the hospital.
The mistreat or the hospital peeved that Miles was Isfalight
there on the evening of Wednesday, the elst Jan. that. he was
put In the '• deed-brume fdr the eight, was nest at tdr4takea
into the larripthil. laid etstained by the servos, add OM oh
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the morning of the 19d.
Timers, mark Wilmot, surgeon to the hospital. drooled. that
he was called thither on the evening, of the 41. t, but did nut
examine Mitres roue till the nest rourallt. when he wow re..
moved into the berpital. Ile fogad him thee es on extreme
state of emaciatiou, and guttering under a mortsficaties in the
lower extremitie, one foot being mortified is hi it as Meiotic g
hr had two wounds of the diameter of arrows pteee on hie heels
which appeard to have been ceased by lying; the asottificatioa
la the feet appeared to be of a fortnight's coati/more. la the
opinion of oarless the deceased died of t- e otortifiattion, and
hn death was hawcseit.by his piracy; but had he remoulded at
Farnborouth, theprobability was that he would have died.—
% itnetisadded, ,hat it would have beers imprudent .o out Mike
where other peruses were
"leery (Water, surgeon, raw the body of Mile. after his
,fara
tit, and corroborated the testimony of the foregoing wits.ss
as to its apikaraaces. lu tiltness's opinion. Miles'. death eves
'lliesielledrhataatPdvve.4:dribuedsheluiptradj°esoiritaus:j..C.irbitintshigdieMaces.iopra7ofbillistinity was that
that lie had appuiuted guardians to the Hew,.: of Industry at
I..arahnentigh: and they bad me complete 'management of h. He
leassoitied the:pauper at tsdituola, and aired she
_ate. for his
=al. tin gong to btablig,e cane 6! I'l/88161: _ . trl4, •
As able to go se haii r+e boot or repora. 104
ikr.4oort s whit it," lie declared this ciwerfally. and matte SO
,W oess here *Aare*. el..the Judge, de-
=lkillttblei;efed i
oader the imptessolso ' that the pamper
Wei test jedge of kW rows insatiate *rho hoihora aware
of his real wale, be would hare nutpmeistibe order. •
Tare Joints Aid. '• I believe you; Sir. _ ••
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