The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-03-08 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN

LENT ASSIZES.

HERTFORD, 11asc■ 5.

INFAMOU9 CASE OF ARPOIi.
James Bead, Ned 40, aad Nardsa, his If.,
were Indicted fnr haring set ire to a barn in the ec-
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eopolion John 01,411, of •nd burning
'hereby so insmons• quantity of cora, his proporty,
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on the 47111 of Angeit

Mr. WALVOND Opened this are for the prows-
dim ; bet in the cnorso of his statement it appeared
that the male Prison*, and his wife had alternately

Hie Lordship proceeded Immediately to pen upon
him the awful sentence of death; sod in the most
solemn manner implored him not to indulge in any
hope of mercy In this wn►ld. bet lose not a moment
in seeking his. peace in the world of eternity, t•
which ►e meat shortly be ceosigoed.

wade declarations open the +abject of settle( are to
the barn, and that the woman particularly had avow•
oil that she was the hand who did it, bat that her
hashaad was present when the met was committed.—
Upon this a long di ion took place, whether the
%cumin, acting a guilty part in the presence of her

hogbatill, nos-not escesed on the iroentl of coer.

(inn ; the Carmel for the prosecution argaing the,
the principle slid not emend to. the crime of sr-

sun, Tam] the Advocates ea the other side contending

that it did.

%TURD kY. Ilisacu 6.
GAME.

JAR Ti,!. Field, a isrWeer: on the binders of this
country end liedfordeliire, James Seel. J. tiro::le,
anti annther. were indicted under the late Game Art,
for • miedes e for having entered a certain
close, the property of J. Leiser, FAq. with intent to
destroy gam.. and being found therein. armed wit►
bludgeons and a pistol.
The Jury Nand them guilty of a genre assault.
The !Awned Jedge immedietele sentenced Field
to three years' ineptisonmens, • fine of 401. and to
find sureties for hi• pod behaviour for filar years, at
the expiration of his imprisonment.
The Prisoner Fluid is an shameless character,
end is supposed to have a gang of poachers in rop-
ier training.

The Jody (Pamir, who else obtained the advice
of Mr. Justice BAYLEY) coincided in opinion with
the Prisoner's Counsel : but desired the case I. pre.
coed as against both Prisoners, upon the ground that
the woman might tern set to be the guilty person,
and not themes.
Mr. WALTOILD having stated the case, proceeded
to call rsidrnee.
John ()awl' said, he kept an estessite farm, and
resided ie the hamlet of Wskely. The Prisoner bad
been in his employment, and be discharged him on
the IStb of May last. His bars was set en fire the
27th of August following, end completely burnt
down. Ds large stable adjoining, sad a shed, were
also burnt down. The barn was separate, some dis-
tance from his dwelling.hoese. In the year 1817 his
premises were set fire to in a similar way.
J. 'rattle said, he resided at Bentingford. On the
night of the 27th of August he was alarmed by in.
fonnstion of a fire at the premises of Mr. °well.—
Ile rose from bed, and rode to the spot. The lire,
which was biasing, appeared to base commenced at
one career. In about two heirs after he had been
there, James Head appeared upon the premises, and
kept walking about, and talking very much of the
former lire at his master's, in 1817. He talked also
much of the Men fire, and witness was induced to
I observe him closely. The Prisoner caught bleep., up-
! peered embarrassed, sled abseiled away, to break oil
the conversation.
George Mickley said he also went le the premises
of Mr. Oaerell the night of the fire. lie also sew
the Prisoner there, who spoke to him, and said it
was a sad job that a fire should that happen again on
his master's premises. His wife, he added, was en.
well, sad had get oat of bed in the night, when he
(the Prisoner) said he thought there was a fire. His
wife replied it was nothing bet moonshine, but he
thought it was a contiguous farm which was en fire.
The Prisoner appeared to the witness to be amassed
land agitated. He lived about a mile frees the place
where the ire look place. Witness did not think it
I possible, from the situation of Head's dwelling, that
he could see a fire while be lay on his bed ; bet ad.
i milted that the atmosphere might be illeminated by a
blase where the fire was not directly opposite to the
flew.

WINCH s.str.tt, Maitre 6.
The Anima of this county commenced on Tuesday,
before the Hon. Sir G. Sobel' lioutvo, Kat. and
the Hon. WILLIAM DRAM' Bese.4e
ALLA 4 Nora v. IIOYCI, ATTIELD, AN D
This was en seise to recover damages for injuries
sashimi' by the Plaintiff, in comeqeence of the up-
setting of the Express coach, of which the Defeo&
anti are proprietors, and which travels from Gosport
to London.Tbe Plsistifforho is a wavy agent and noes-
draper at Geriport, was ridieg OD the butt with the
coachman, in the month of July last. This coach
changed horses at ilill.pnend, about six miles from
Famine', on the road from London, and tie retied
free from accident until it reached a lane immediately
out of Fareham, when the off wheel horse began to
kick and plunge violently, the veins broke, and the
I horses struck into a gallop, !hest, cooing in contact
with some rails on the left band side of the road, the
Ipaseengess were precipitated from the roof and box,
and the coach broken to pieces. By Ibis disaster,
the Plaintiff hsd suffered two dreadful compound
fractures in his leg, the joist of the uncle was re-
tirely destroyed, and otherwise very mach bruised. At
the lapse of nearly a month after the accident, as
soon as the state of the Plaintiff's body rendered ad.
visible, but still when his life was doubtful, ampota.
thin alibi leg was midi.; and osi the hundredth day slier
the misfortune occurred, and since which time Le had
lain at the Red Lynn ion, at Fireham, he was con•
,eyed hnme iu a contairicent state.
W. F.T, asiiitint in Mr. Shute, deposed, that he
fall lb. Plaintiff et the Red Lion, Fatalism, to whom
' he beard Mr. Aitield (one of the propiktors) say,
that Mr. Watts ought to have been ashamed of him.
self for patting such a *lckes horse into the coach ;
he requested Mr. Dffefelli to live every thing
quisite for himself and his attendants, and he had no
doubt there would be a Beetle( of the proprietors,
after the Plaintiff's recovery, and all debts which be
might thereby incur would be liquidated.
John Clarks Deverem stated, he remembered Mr.
Watts coming to his brother's (the Plaintiff), after
the latter's return home, end saying to him that Ito
Icame from Mr. Boyce, in committee' of a letter
Thomas Britton resided at Moodie, close to the : Plaintiff had written, enclosing some bills; he said
Prisoner's 1...t1fe. The latter called him op tie the Mr. Boyce was esta""'lY sorry for the "skint,
eight of ow .j7th of
August
from bed, an alarm and he came to know what Plaintiff's intention was
of bre. Witness arose, and accompanied his to I about the bills, and the damages be espected fur the
the premises j Mr. °sera. The Prisoner told him ' deprivation of his limb. Plaintiff wished the offer
on the way, that when he first called him up he was to come from Defendants. Watts said be could make
rialto', and that his wife threw his meshes to him out him no offer till they beard what Plaintiff bad to oh.
of th„iwdem, when he pet them on by the time he serve. Plaintiff replied, that they must discharge the
(the witness) had got dressed, bills that had been tendered them by the 3d of No.
Richard Tee (an interesting boy) said he was the I ,ember, and allow hila 1001. per "nail' lie said
son-in-law of James Head. Martha Head was his! he could not give an answer to that thee, but weed
eon mother, and Ito lived in the hoes. with them.-11°1 his 1"4111$"3005 before Mr. Boyce.
Ho slept up stairs in a room onside his father's, and l Mr. Shuts, surgeon, of Gosport, related the wa.
through which the latter mist have cents to go en I tore of the dreadful fractures of the Plaintiff's leg:
stairs. Oa the night of the 27th of August be was he attended hint during the whole of hill illness,der.
Bente by a mum, whom be knew to be his father, i log ale weeks of which period the Plaintiff's life was
and who west down stairs and out of the horse. lie I very doubtful, and he was in attendance on him,
returned in about a quarter or half an hour. lie : doiler for two hosts and a half. His bill ammated
knew his voice well, end heard him distinctly say, i t° 150 allineat'
" I have left a brave light behind me." Witness sopa Mr. Harris, landlord of the Red Lion, was called
offer this went to sleep, but was again, in short' to prove his bill : it amounted to MI. 18s. for 100
time, greased by his mother, who called out, " Dick, days, Wilding chalse.bire, nerses, wahine, up.
cot up; your muster's (Mr. chmetirs) farm is on holiterer's bill, Ike. incurred by Plaintiff's precarious
fire." Witness threw his father's smock-frock oat state at that inn.—Verdict 0701.
STARTS AND 1111 Win V. HQ.
of the window to him. The Plaintiff is an Attorney st 'Waltham, add Dr.

t`fondant a Magistrate for this comity, residing at But.
ley-grangt. This action was broeght to recover
5001. denotes, for injuries sustained by the Plain-
; tiffs, by Defendant immersing their chaise, whereby li
Plaintiffs were thrown net, and. received crinslders-
ble injury; Mr. Stares having been severely braked,
and bad a rib Woken ;. the small bons of hit wife's
arm basing been fractured, and her wrist seriously
; strained. The evidence of the Plaintiffs went le
prove, that on the Bth of October, while proceeding
from Southampton to Northam, lis a gig, he was
I overtaken by Defendant in another gig; that in Da-
' (evident's passing Milo at Northam toll.bar, at a quick
pace, Defendant's sherd 'frock the bee of that of the
Plaintiff's, by which they were thrown upon the poet
i of the bar, their gig broken, sad they received the
injury for which the action was maintained.
The defence set up, and in support of which De.
fendant's coachmen was called, was, that the med.
dent warred from the Plaintiff crossing him, from
his nnakilful driving ; and that if Plaintiff had con-
tinned in his propr course, snels would not have
happened.—Verdict far Plaintiff. N I I.
Llll/%51
Sarah Ifitaihogford was Wed, for that shy did, on
the 2 ins of tirinher lest, at Ports..., feloniously,
traitorously, soil wilfully, of malice aforethriuot,
kill and muter, Thorns, Huntington', her heahand.
The psinripul nit . ilr this cis- were S4lO/110
Mrs. Jennings, and Mrs. Tar obeli, who
were esensined upon the Coroner's Irepiess, when the
circumstances were telly detailed in this Paper. She
was found Guilty, and was to be hanged this day.

An■ Bowyer aid, that her husband was in the
employment of Mr. °quell, in Aegost last. Her
husband had money to pay the Prisoner after his dis-
charge from the Prosecutor in May last. He accord.
ingly caw to their keese, bet her husband was out
at bow,. Witness asked him if he came for his
money ; he said, yes ; bet it would not be mach
when he had it. Witness said it would be some for
him, u it was for them; when he immediately re-
plied, " hie old blood (moaning Chervil),
wants my knife in his throat, and another or two
want a knife as well as he. He also added, I'll be
d------d to bell if they don't have it, and be (Overall)
most net lice. Ile greets another light over his head,
and he must look d—d sha►p if he does net have
it." Witness asked him if her hestrand ever heard
him ese sub upteseions, when the Prisoner replied,
" No; bell • bit; the less year husband knows,
the better it will be for him." Witties had knows
Heed and his wife for eight or eine years, bet bad
no immediate intercourse or scquintance with them.
She never had angry words or quarrelled with either
is her life.
Under the direction of the Iftsreed Sedge, the
Prosecution as egsiost the woman was hers totally
abendoned.
Stephen Lavender, the Rnw-street officer, said he
was employed in the iniestiestion or the affair in
question, sod went to the hoes@ of the Prisoner
buses lirsd, which he carefully aumined in his pre-
sence. Ile laid down on the bed from wh►nce the
Prisoner said he hsd seen the light of the bre, and
thought it utterly impossible be could have seen it
from thence.
The Prisoner, in the most solemn manlier, pro.
tested his innocence.
Mr. Justice P tee addressed the Jury; who, after
• consultation of about 10 minutes, pronounced an
ariptilld as to Martha Head, bat found the rtisoaer
Jima