The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-08-21 00:00:00

Mr. Horrocks. From that time I conceived the thought of
getting pistoli to shoot thew. I was then is Mr.
employment, and went to him totinquire if he would lower,
and was ans .ere,l that he would raise or lower as Mr. 11.

did. Shortly after I found that Mr. Horrocks bad dropred
work because he would not give the.wages g and Mr. Key
had also stopped, so that he would not work unless we low-
ered our wages ten per cent. The workmen of other houses
and those of Mr. Key then entered into a combioation not
to' work unless we got the full wages. At Mr. Horrocks'
there is a rule that any body who enters his work must
give a notice of one month before leaving. I believe a man is
now in the llotbe of Correction o; account of it. Mr. Hor-
rocks would employ no one. and desired them goelsewhen
if they cboo.cd. After the turn out we went to Mr Key, awl
be examined its. lie told one that he did nut deserve to come
in, because he w:is a delegate, anti seat him away. He
would not give hits wofk. He charged another with bay-
ing been active at the turn out, a d sent him away. H.'
charged one with drinking,. who was a religious man, and
had determined to abstain from liquor for twelve-months.
and then hail tasted none for five months. I thought it
bard that this to in shoald be charged with drunkenness,
d ajoithat it. Mr. Key got op, and walked
rically roun I thetoota, sod said this man had bribed
him ;. when I said, I was not the wan to take a bribe, nor

would the other give it. We had some words, and when I
went home I was midi agitated,and before going to bed
prayed to Goo to direct me, for I did not wish to commit
murder. I went on my knees, and prayed as I always did,
both before and since the deed. I did not wish to murder
them, but I thought they de d something for their
treatment of the omen. At one of our meetings two or
three constables, one of whom was Waltmin, cline in for one
books, and all of them, like a pack of cowards, with the re-
ception of two or three, ran away. When the consmables
came in they got time hooks and threw them out re mho
window. 'I his was in June, near the Preston Races. Ths
next day I ttas at my work,,and Mr. Key sm lit for me and
said, " So you ate a gr at talker for the poor, and speak•r
at these places?' 1 s dd, did you send um for this ? He sai-i.
" you sometimes spoil your work, and produce some cores '
which I knew coati not be spun on one mule, and- I de-
nied they were mine, because they are not one spinner's
work. Mr. Key then said, " you must leave us;' end 1
said if I aam not better treated than 1 have been since the
torn-out, I don't care much about it. He paid me my wages,
and I left the work. I went to, work for Mr. Glendale; at
Warrington, a arrington, and while there shoe usher wrote to one to
say theme was a better place where I could get work. l
told the manager at Robinsee's of it, 'Jut he objecte Ito may
going, a ithout a 'north's notice, unlemoi I got another nraa
in my place 1 thought my brother would like it, who was
,t work at Mancliestel, and 1 went to him. He went to Ox-
• 'Weir's, and I removed to work in his place at Manchester,
hut got sick, and was obliged to get a man in my place. In
consequence of this I was out of work for some time, and
e elle house July, 1r22. I never tired a pistol, hot did a gin,
and not kn twing how to use it, and determined that what
e did should be done openly and without fear, I gave tip
the thoughts of the pis ols. I then dent to other places t.m
work, but could not please in my wurkohis thought be-
ing always running in my head. I went to Maum hester,
and 'was employed, but could nut work, as something was
running in my head which 1 could-nut tell. I thought of
giving Mr. Horrocks only a slap on the face, but thought
that for this I should be taken up and tried at Preston,
where I knew no ,justice would be done. I determined to
do something which would bring me here, where justice
would be done ; and I may lay open the whole case, an t
see if Government would support the misters against the
men. Some of the min were taken up for a combination at
Preston, by Mr. Miller, and Mr. Horrocks, and one of theme,
Nailor, was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. This
irritated me very much, and I thought that those who inflict-
ed the wrong on my fellow creatures should be punished. I
therefore determined to do something toM iller and Horrocks,
who were the cause of imprisoning several of the workmen
that I mentioned. 1 have done something to them, that I
should be brought here, and the matter made known to the
public, as I was sure that Mr. Horrocks being sometimin;;
more than a man, would have the matter tried. I went to
church on the Sunday in question, and seeing Mr. Hor-
rocks there, I came bone and 'found that cleaver, which I
struck against something to see that it was not sharp, so a,
to do him no great harm. 1 first thought of taking a
stick. 1 then watched hint from church, and near the gate,
struck him with time cleaver on the head, thu igh I only in-
tended to strike him on the shoulder. Now, Gentlemen,
this is my statement, and it is for you to decide if I ant
guilty of a wilful intention to murder. 1 thank you for
your patient hearing. [the prisoner here wished to sea if
the cleaver was in the same state as when be used it. It
was held fast by a gentleman and put so close to him that
he could observe it. He said that he thought it was some-
thing sharper than when lie used it.]
The constable said it was never out of his possession.
Elizabeth Ryding, a respectable looking woman, exa-
mined by Mr. Jonas.—Am mother of the prisoner, who is
in his.2.3rd year. His head was always very bad. There
was a singing in it. He had It in his twelfth year. Atone
time it was so bad, about six years ago, that he went to Li-
verpool. ". t times he had a continual .motion in his head
(which he seemed to have still) He hat a fever about
five years a"o for about a fortnight. His head after this tempi
still worse than before. That illness was the beginning of
the deafness. It caused a running in his ear, which, when
it stopped, he complained of a violent pain in the back part
of the head, and then he said be never knew what be said or
did. This always increased for the worst down ha the pre-
sent. Ile was unsettled. and often changed. My fiesta' nml
and I live at Preston. He went to Manchester to look for
work, and came back on the Ist of May, and since that
has heti' very ill indeed. Since he returned he has ha-I
five weeks' work, and clii ring the remainder of the time we
maintained him. Sometimes he was very down in spirits,
and sometimes very high. There is a house of recovery
and a poor house at Preston. He asked we if -1 couhl
get him into either, that he might be taken care of, as
he knew not what he said or did, his head was in such a
state. He repeated it often, but particularly on the Satur-
day before the deed. He asked me if I had any friends to get
him in, and I said 1 had not, for he would not be taken
in while we could maintain him. About twelve o'clock on
Saturday his brother came in, and Andrew was playing
with a knife, rubbing his hand over the sharpe edee.
Thomas, the brother, desired him to put it down, fir ha
looked as if lie was silly. Andrew flew at Thomas in a
great rage, like a person out of his senses, and he geoid I
never let him alone, and would have seized liiip,iff 141
not stepped between them. I prevailed upon him to gee
and lie down upon the bed. I followed him, and fonothimt-
had got bold of the blanket twisting it, I aolledawhy he
did itp sill hi said lie uses looking for ilea.. The blink-et
was twisted as if it was to sapake.e. rope. I wro MI not lone
him, and ,giit .him down wain, af.aid that be•weak4, do
bituself Tome, harm. He was very low and dulls it talked
to him for near two Wm, Boring which be. Ms e 1 r
lattighlotor ciplig... e laid at home tliat•tiiitbr,-bitt I
not sleep, lie slept:taext me.., He whistled mid sun a
that the other man. wbo maaiwitts bias about a fortas'eht
before; cotilraot sleep with him. On Sunlit), morning lie
conic down, about nine o'clock, very hasty, and sail that.
he wanted his shirt, that he was going to church ; tiiv