The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-07-20 00:00:00

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rob w ,tine oath given. The
Fees tier tat close by the Adobove the pan; his
was closed; he sew him take away his hand;
9r a •it then open. The witness got some of the broth
'r... a"e. not a tattle spoonful; it tasted like pepper; be
felt afterwards fit to burst. It produced that effect
tiossantly.
. Dr. Merrily,, to a question from the Court, said;'
eta, 1110 wee geoerally, the effect ; being further quer.'
toned, 'Mr, Classes detire, he said that it was so
thwordp rimiest, o(Poisoning which hail come un-
seer his observation ; fire had himself often tasted
arsenic, and it had a pepotrish taste.
Mr. Levehert stated; that She Prisenev applied to
hint un the 26th for two or.three quartet...ora pound
Of arsenic fur the old man. He refused, and sail it
was not the rote to give it unless levies riteerteined
+bat it was for a proper use. The Prisoner said it
raid nut signify. he would call again : he called again
on the 2Sth, with a person of the 'tame of Gee, .and
said he brought one to certify t‘ at the arsenic was for
n proper purpose. Ile knew the Prisoner, and the.
Voisioner must haiekeown that he knew him.
• sCrosteexantined.e—lledid.uot say who the old rue
was. •
Tins. Gee proved being preeent when the Prisoner•
received the arsenic front the test witness, who ask.
'red for t npeoce worth of mercury. •
Mr. Lambert said that arsenic was called for se
'snercery.
Mrs. Webster proved her having given thepri-
Stoner some mint-weter for his brother•in-law. It
'wirer prroluced sedimeut, and was perfectly clear.
The' Prisoner hod- nothing to say in his defence,
but left the case to his Counsel.
Edmond, Knioson, Prisoner's father, desired his
'stow, ifs. get something so kill the rats, they were so
'xnuCh, plagued with them. Amsley the carrier
'brought it on a.Tuesday in the latter end of March.
It was larger than a quarter of a pound of tea.
.Crnss•exarnitiad. —He did not know by whom be
?rent the reessege, The message was for such atuff.att
be had gill berate. . sl'
Sever." eitnesses spoke to character, some.*
*horn ...id three was not a man in. YorkshiseAltiel
behaved or more respected.
. Mr. Justice BAYLEY summed op the evidence.
The Jury retired at half-.past three, and in a
quarter of an, .hotir returned, and gale in their ver-
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• His Lordship proceeded immediately to pronounce
*potence.. The Prisoner sef-ieg droll oil his
leers, and earnestly prayed for mercy. His Lord-
ship 1101P5ifft hith Knightson, I pro..
titmice sour beaten& thus earls, that you may be as.
serval: that p..tits can ',lino Mercy front God alone.
No doubt Carr resist on your case. (1 he convict mut.
xered something ). lt is Aspossible that scoli a,
er;ree as you,hase been convicted of can fail to be
Nisi-H.41 with the last puuishment of the law, It wag
itol done rashly arid in heated blriod. It was a cool,
deliberate, and frequently repeated attempt to mar.
des a m.n who had done you no injury. 1 hope this
case will he warning to all. Deeds of darkness ge.
oerally, if not always, come to light. 'lite law at-
lo es you more time to prepare for your awful end
'than could he given if pour attempt had been sacs
vessful. The sentence of the law is, that you be
hanged by the neck till you are dead.
The convict looked steadily in his Lordship's fate'
during the time his Lordship was addiessing him.—
The Court we; excessively crowded.
While the Jury were oat of Court, Lord We'll's
brought in **sera' bills, and at the sante time stated
shat•the Gland Jury had visited the Jails of the City;
the resolthaw, that not only there was no ground of
eomplaitst, but that every individual Prisoner was as.
'well treated as could be expected. The Grand Jury
thought it, proper to state this publicly to his Lord-
ship, end he hoped every Grand Jury would. make
similar declarations publicly for several reesnesee-
lie had at the same time to state, that the Grand
Jury had gone through all the business beforo them.
IIIr. Justice ,BATLEy felt much gratified by their
communication, and discharged the Grand Jury.
JULY 17.
CROWN SIDE.
John 37itchell, aged 31, George James, aged 29,
Gong, •Mrcr. aged 35, Thomas Smith, aged SO,
aced Willtam Haig, aged 3'2, were charged st ith
having burglarinu-lv entered Cliff-house on lire 22.1
of Fells uaty , and having taken considerable property,
n.
• Juhn,l'hiltips, who haul also been taken up and
committfd for trial. on the same charge, had died
lately in jail.
Mrs. Stroh Booth lives in Cliff•house, parish of
Ecclesfield. , her house is nearly a quarter of a mile
from any other house. Ott Sunda,. the 221 of FP.
bruary she retired to bed about 11. aud.ahoot i'2
she ow( ke by a confused sort of noise, and rose on
her elbow itt bell. A man presented himself in a
flees,
.his face darkened. HP had a light (she
sum-ism! a dark.iantern) in one hand,' and a Ristot
in the other. She exclaimed, " Lerd have mercy..,,
tic: wrist is ice matter ?" He replied,. Yose4
twine', or shoot you." Sbe laid down herlieed.,o
and believing the ;mot to he levelled at her,. sk
said, " 0 take that away. What money I have
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In my pockets." She then stretched out her hand;
towards the other side of the bed. -A hand seised it.l
and at the same instant she beard her watch .torn
ewer'. Thip was done by another person whom she,
slid not see. She felt epteething cold laid to her.,
cheek, and • voice, different from the first, said,
av Mt a word, or I'll shoot y 00.." She %vs so over- I
some with terror that she could tell Whin more talk:
the robbers left the room. She then got out of W.-,
The property she lost was a ;geld watch, two five'
guinea notes, two It. notes,.and a note a one gaiuea
und.a. half and other articleperinferior value. Met
aro a ladder which had been pet op at the back of the
house, below her., irtdow. bet it was too short. The.,
front door was locked. They had entered by the.
parlour wiudew. 11 was certainly before three o'clock:,
when slut came down. The ladder was rim her pro.
perty it had been taken from the vieighbouring farm H
Earab Yardsley.slept at Mrs. Booth's on the ninhtJ
In question. Harinalt Copley, her fellow ,servaidc
*woke her. and said that some MUM, were coming;
up stairs. Two persons, cache into the room, Their
hers were either blackened..or covered with black
clerh. One of them, held a light, and said, ",Lie
sti.l, or blow youi brains out; it is not yen we

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