The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-01-14 00:00:00

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(ram me tact. ANVISTISER, JAN. 10.)
• A rbeeifiiiewerful sermation has been.prodncsd in Be.,
aerley any the viefisity.bytheperpetratton of a reorder.
la that beighbourbood; 'committed upon a young may,
• porter, is the employ of Mr. P. 'figar, drugkiit. His
saint was Richard Weaker. and his fate has excited the
utmost horror and sympathy. It appears that the un-
fortunate: *offerer was sent by his master to Driffietd, ea
Friday, the 47th I)ecember : and that be left that plisse
about hlf-paiet two o'clock in the afternoon, on his re-,
tors home. Mr. Tiger was surprised at kis nee-arrival,
end sent a messeee out the subject to his friends the fol.
totting day; which, however. the carrier neglected as.
deliver. In • few days. a pair of shoeswere seat to him
from his father's; inquiry was made after him, bat is
vain ; iiismaster and friends became alarmed; and ea
Monay last, several parties went 'in 'catch of Mm is
the direction of DriMeld. The same day, his body was•
discover.d by his brothcr•in-law, in a field between
Scarbro' and Leckonfield, about a quarter of a mile from
the latter place. It presented an horrid spectacle. The
body was naked from the waist upwards; the forehead'
was completely best in; the right ear was toe's or; a
severe wound was inflicted on one of the cheeks; sad
the throat was cut across so SA nearly to *KM th• head
...om the body!

Divine Providence seldom permits the roarderer to
go nnpunished, even in this life. The followiag day.
circumstances haring transpired which attached snip-
cion to a man named Wm. Johnson, be was taken into
custody at his mother's home at Kelk ; and a mass of
circumstantial evidence has since been collected, which
ceti leave little doubt of it's participation in the dread-
fill crime. We understand, limit the deceased and Jobe-
son were me', walking together, about four miles from
Driffield, on the afternoon of the 27th, by a person who
was formerly a fellow t of Walker, with whom
he stopped and talked. Early on Ilse morning of the
Johnson was seen crossing some fields by a person.
who o ent up to him; and on their entering into conver-
sation, Johnson proposed an exchange of watches, at
the same time producing one with a very particular mark'
on the face, which has since been identified as the pro-
perty of the deceased, and worn by him on the day of
the murder. At this time Johnson had a new hat on
his head (since proved to belong to Walker) and a
bundle under his arm, from which hung a white bat,
usually worn by himself. On the Thuraday following,
he appeared publicly in the streets of Driffield, in part
of the deceased's clothes, and also on the subsequent
Sunday. Time watch has been seen io his possession by
persons. And, as a rather singular, but at the
same time confituatory circomstisoce, we may mention.
that a bone but:on was found lying near the body„
whit h exactly corresponded with those worn by John-
son, one of which was wanting. The hat, bought by
Walker of a tradesman at Beverley on Christmas Eve,
was found in the room in which Johnson was taken.—
On exausination.,it bore marks of the blows which had
been inflicted on Walker's forehead; and on. lha right
side, corresponding is ith the ear which had been torn
off, were marks of blood on the lining. though attempts
had evidently bees made to scrape them off with a
knife. I n addition to this, he was, at the moment of
hie apprehension. actually wearing a red waistcoat
which is proved to have been taken from Walker.
The spot where the atrocious deed 'was perpetrated is
within a few hundred yards of several houses; and a
woman, who occupies one of them, heard the cries of a
person in distress, about half past six o'clock in this
evening of the27th, but took no further notice of thu
circumstance. The deceased was 22 years of age, and
bore an estimable character. Johnson is a farmer's sir
,at, about the same age, and remarkably stoat. lie
lived some time .ago with a farmer in llolderness.
from whence he absconded in the beginning of last har-
vest. and Imagines been in the neishbourhod of Driffield.
Not long ago he was convicted of poaching, and impel-
totted in Beverley House of Correction. Since his ap-
prehension end during his examination before the Magis-
trates, lie has manifested the most callous indifference.
On Wednesday, he was finally committed for trial at the
ensuing assizes, and was yesterday conveyed to York.

CRUELTT TO ANIMALL—The attention of the Magic;
trates of this town is imperiously required to stop th.
cruelty inflicted, two or three times every week, on the
animals which draw those public nuisances
called—
" Vans." On Sunday morning lass, about 9 o'clock, one
of these vehicles arrived in Castle-street, with four
horses so completely knocked up, that they stood still
from weakness, when the man, who rides behind, I.titt
the man who drove, dismounted, and commenced flog-
ging. the horses in a most shameful and cruel manner.
by which means this contrived to force the poor ani-
mal. on about a yard at a pull; near the Horse and
Jockey a trace broke, and the VAII swung round and
nits nearly overturned, to the great danger of persona
passinz ; this cruel scene, we are informed lasted full
halt an hour, the time occupied in going from the
bottom of Castle-street to the turnpike; and, to the
disgrace of the spectators, no person took the perpetra-
tors before a Magistrate. The week before a fanner's
man had compassion en the animals, and drew the Van
up the hill with his master's horse,. Tuesdaylaet, about
a quarter before nine, one of these Vans came down
Castle-street; one of the wheel horses had a raw place
on the shoulder, and the skin banging down at least
three inches, and every step the poor animal took the
blood trickled on the ground from the collar pressing
on the wound. These enormities are practised in a
greater or less degree two or three times every week,
and we trust this mention of the subject will cause a
stop to be pot to them, and that the Magistrates will
have the Van indicted, for it is always loaded to such
height as to endanger the lives of persons io the streets,
as it passes through the town. t e apprehend it must
be contrary to low to suffer it to travel on the Sabbat
day.—(lteoding Mercury)

ACCIDEVT AT ABERIORD —The Debtors in I(
Castle having to go to IYakefiekl, for the purpose
bring examined at the Sessions. nn Fridny last, a cot
was engaged of Air. Simpson, of York, to convey e
to thither and back. On their return in the evenii

um observed that the coachni an had not proper comm,
of the horses, and the jailor, " Sam", whet accompat
the passengers, consisting of no fess than 20 in Dunn
took the reins. In Aberford they changed- horses,
just as they were leaving the torn, it being al
7 o'clock an.l almost dark, the horses were driven di
a very dangerous declivity, on the south side of Abet
(:ridge, and the roach was overturned with a drew
crash. Providentially, no lives were lost; but ot
the outside passengers had his collar hone dislocate..
one of the inside passengers also had his head *erredh
cut, and the remainder of the passeagers were more
lees bruised. They avers taken to the inn kept by !
Morrie. where they were attended by a snrgeon, and
the following day they were conveyed foncir4 to Yr
iltlecrtizer, Friday.)