The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-03-16 00:00:00

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et the time were. sievasf sebt-easreetry. sad admissi-
ble evidence; the geed Jii4lKligivf.o4 the same
vpinion. • • • •.
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Two persons statedi that Mr. Howard said he had
Dot the tote with him, but,ir'altoshilve delivered up
os,enoeos kezpold get it from CAtnbeltige:- ;., . •
~ The Fixt,igt,tpecuted was nest provvaloand.that •it. •
31#11 total ruin eF.,1401 Pluiuttlf
Ptfqe74.fr. ; .:
Several reepteftble witnesses. proved that et the
Ouse thmEateut,crges in,.he was .conaidered 'es a man.
io goed:cittpeggteisgee..audnot firs tlsestenst.,spapected
of insolvency. • '-ri- bf-•
The Rev. Mr. Jees, Vicar of Hosted, said, he had
for many years arp-Phinted'llletchurchwarden of the
pariah of Hosted, whleiciresit"place of considerable
trust, as in that character Wreceived charity monies
e•nounting to 7601.-7 e. 11001: per ennuis: So far from
t linking the Plaintig an insolvent man, he wonld
et!the tuna thoChsuker's money become due,
Late lent the Plaintiff this mousy toilers-paid:the:Di.
it he, himself could have spared it. But wk.. the .
tent came ,in, and seised all his property, Wobody,
Amid advance money to him-
The Defendants grosseded their defence,. that the:
tetent was not maliciously seed, hot that they acted;
tinder an apprhhensioo of the Plaintiff's insolvency,
sod that the mortgage was not adequate security ;
mud tbey attempted to prove this by witnesses, .but
the only fact they proved. was, that Ite•bovrowed of a
meighboor. 64111.,. being, be. said, short of money,
ipro Which Nies.. up the keret his barn, containing
nor, tiles ostee iit :cognised once the Sopetvisor
summoned him foe neglecting ha pay his malt ditties,
which trete paid before the dor othearingcaute. .
The Learned ledge, is eumesingwp, •wee clearly
of, opiniosti that the wait wig sued oat withoutpro-
Uhl. cause, and stated-4that, in point of law was,
the note of head merged •in the higher securities-for
the came' debt.
The Jury, after deliberating.for some time, by Mr.
Nauby, their forgiso, tattooed the verdict as fol.
Sows—" My Lord; •we hays deliberated upon oar
• verdict, and we 64i41 fur the Pleiatildemegeol,9.ool:"
Toe verdict Was rZ.ciivedl with .atilaniations by the
audience.
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:MURDERERS 'AT GIiEr;NiVICH DIS. ►
COVERED.
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On Friday 'debt it was 'reported that three-young
wen, gentlemen's servants out of .place, .were vho
guilty persons. That a circuroatanew occurred on
Friday,.which threw suspicion on•a young manliamed
Gimlet lisesey, who wee latelyidiveherged fr..m.ine
service' of a Geetletnan•rialsed • Sesseason,..residing at.
Greenwich. information wasgiveu tooth* proper au-
thority, and stevs-were immediately taken to appro.
hood him, but he had lied. A man named Ilitseldon,
who was w short time ago discharged from the service
qft tiro Porker, a solicitor there, a companion of
Nessey's, was suspected, from his having been at
that lime constantly in Hussey's company. He was •
accordingly apprehended, and taken before Mr. Smith,
the .Magistrate, and examined privately.
.:liossey has a brother residing at Peckham, a hair.
dresser, and a man much respected. He had deposited
iabox•iti his brother's hoes*. As soon as he was so..
pealed, Mrs. flukey examined Ihe 4onteuts of the
box, and discovered three watches, a silver ladle,
goose silver spoons, a quantity of linen and other
'articles, which she believed was the properly stolen
hum Mr. Bird's house. She too: took the property
down to Greenwich on Saturday. Hussey, whom
the oiicers are in pursuit of, lodged at the Th;e4's
Head, and frem the Litcien window had a view of!
hat: t.strd's premises. lie slept in the Tiger's Head!
on the night the murders were perpetrated ; bet
thelandlord of that house does not know 'whether be
iras.at-home or not during the evening of that night.
)I. paid sixpence a night for his .Bulging. Deihl
atetelaie that liaseldon lived witleNr. Parker, Mr.
hifrd's.will was made by Mr. Parker. Both Ilasel-
doe and Humpy are young men of dissipated,-habits;
and*' their characters being suspected, a -native of
Greenwich, W sir. Morgan, a few dlys aftet the murr
delivers committed, went to the. Mirgist rate's office,
and gave information against them. He steed his
reasons why be thought they were suspicious chaise-
• tea; in consequence of whit h they were apprehended
end taken to the Gage; sod the neat day, after being
asked few a questions by the Magistrate, they were set
at liberty.: their lodgings been then searthert,:
Hossey'rat-leest, some of the stolen property; which
he efrerwards removed to hia'brotlier's, would, no
climbs, have been discovererbat that time.
On Saturday night, between seven and eight
o'clock, an easmins lion took place before the Green.:
yids Magistrates; the investigation lasted a conii-
dereble time: The property alluded to was produced
try Mrs. Hussey, the wife- of Mr. Hussey, of Peck-
h4m. Au' elderly woman, who was employed as
char-worm-0 by Mi. Uird, was brongirt-forourd.wo
this occasion to .esamitte the property pa/dueled by
M r;. Homey, for the purpose bf identifying it, which
she inionediately was able to do. -She, it appears, is
the only persons beside. the washer-woman, that bas
any knowledge of theipropertrof Hie late Mr. Bird.
It was not thooght„vecesesey try the Magistrates to
have the Prisoner „ilaseldow brought. 'before them ;
and being in hoVirly expectation'-of receiving inform#.i.
lion of the oppeebeitgion is' they /ordered
lidseidon,loistind tediunsitted far it...elimination-On
a fist Liteelawband-tlie wittiessewwereordered to attend.
We isiorn that besides the property stoletrrefollies,
stninekoritiF•blood, Were In ditieresss bentibeionging
to Charles:, Hassey:. Pretiiebsty.'llo -104 bating ta keit
intro Ike shrvlce of All..Steseasett, he lodine. for •
shoot ;image oemiensiparettof Weenie
Charles Hussey lir:about Weyisatottsf eger,r4es feet
eight incltel high, of is- fair. asiNiestiosy•weeyleyeel
In 'lien leiawohst.inapediltient trei.Speedi.;
• w ore a bib-ik eotliandlawitimeoetimittglietplintakbowe
and a Isetbaild• ;Iteetitilds lint: 't'fhe be hopes are
entertaided .thlia•Sib•activity eff the Pohceood •the
publicity of hisleicellitioni'mlit shortly leadto his
apprelielision: '" . •
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• By a decisioe4t-fisttoes/' gentle* Polige.offido Fri:
day, found d- 41r5746,1ipt0,4itt..c1a. 59, it
- appears kleirt.evely peewit.- kttisag'.*tea W hat
are called-glasgloaches reoshirovvitietwase,- audttie
nause-of theegTice wherissitept,vetintetinison lout-
side pannel of each coach, tinder, the penalty. of•loi.
for every minicab