The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-12-15 00:00:00

John MOnsford-(produced the stool or steel of the trees'
wEeloce Ilith former stick had been cut, and which fittest
each other exactly.) .
CrOss.examined-Prisonet did not resist Soli, they were
puttini • habd-euts ow him, he then said Ite bad dm
nothing tonserit sash treatment. The sticks were hande.l
to the Jary fur examination. • The prisoner now appeared
to be very much dejected, and oppressed With heat, Thco
Court was crowded to excess. He laid his hands upon iii.a
ridliog..in front of-the dock,' kid' his head %von them, ant
thereby exposed the back of his waisttOst under his sumer..
Gnk, oii which were scrotal Spots of blood. 1% .Lord.
ship ordered him a edit, and water if required. - Thu
gallery,was 'crowded with respectable females.
John., Hayden deposed to finding the hat, stick, coat,
knife, Going, lopectoelee,, pencil-else and two keys. The
stick is the thick one just predated, and was covered mitts
bleed. In ' :
Liy the Cot:la-Knew the devised well-4a Was at sr-
sigiotedt. , .
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.• Yemen Pilablii--eat the 'Wool •evf tkis hazel tree *hide
had heel predated.; the topper part of it hid bob riesh.borf.
Jamul it Siva or six puler frotn the initiate to the lane
from Quendon gate---st had been cat with a necked knit.;
does not think it was oat with the knife produced, that
found in poisoner's right hand bra eelses pocket.
(Here theprociedinis were interrupted toy:howl sishhieg,
which proceeded (rpm a brother of the -deceased. She ap-
peared about lb years old. The Juilpe desired him to he
rout/eyed outside of the Court. and pre direetiobs for hie
being t artieolaily attcodeel to.)
John blurufjrd spoke to baying received a paieof shiers
from the convahle; they were those now produced ; has
had compared them with the marks in the ttirnip field, with s
wßich they exactly corresponded : I e ttied them in up-
*Ards of lOU places, and found in every place they agree t
from the *narks the person must have gone fron;the rued.
and at first must have run, loathe tees were imprinted hea-
vily, and the heels scarcely at ally trey lead to A spot where,
a person sat down, and which is about sit rods front the
road ; there is a hole these by', anal which is tic tetly,shee
size of the sticks which had evidently been theast loos ie
while the person was sitting down; from this place ti,'
marks lead by another direction hack, iipio ism the road ;
there were turnips growinV on this plot, some of which hada
• been scratched by the nails of a shoe, these on co eipari nit-,
-with those in the prfsoner's shoe, also cot re:mended ; he
carried the shoes in his right and left hand, and Mu-dye:wit:
as lie went on ; IV. Read accouipspied me, and pointed oat:
the spot where the cloth. 's wire found.
%Vu.. Read epoke to finding a ktsife, h cone', a spectacle.
ease and tiro keys.; he also confirmed the statement c.
Mr. NI waved ; the coat and hat was at a short List:sou.;
the steps Ical to then. ; witness gave them to Lieorxr
Hayden. . . .
The constable here produced diesel articl.s. The coat
was covered with clay all over the hark, and the (tat wa s
' also much knocked ahaint, ant 'contained two incision,,
wield, had been made by the ship.p part of the stlrk..
John Mouton, was recalled. and spoke to the identify of
the knife. which he had given to his ',rather about si ;
weeks ago. but which be had not leen since. The coat woe
that worn by his brother.
lieorge Muonferd, a led *bete slateen. and who was
obliged to he stippoeted while tieing hew testimony, ....si•S
he lived in lit. John's Street, Clerkenorefil I hid seen bi •
brother on Monday, the Sth, it which tittle he' saw the knife
now produced in the hands of his brother. who was sharp.
ening it; he also knew the Spectacles to he those of..his
brother; his brother left London that day by the Saws
Walden coach..
Otero Aikers, surgeon, at Sateen Walden, saw the
body of Mr. Mumford on Tuesday. the 9th; there was A
lacerated Wound on the left jaw, extending about three
inches; a person not accustomed to examine their wounds
would think from its exterior it was done with a k nife.
He removed a piece of the skull, and foetid that the right
aide of the bone was consipletely smashed, and was frac-
tured in inourneralle places ; the wounds appeared io haves
been produced by heavy blows with a stick, sack as that
produced mania do it ; the wound was sufficient to laay.e
killed a thousand den.
John Cock on the 27th. saw Pallett mid three others
drinking in I public-house at Walden ; went in with ltaeon.
and Pallett on. seeing him said, '4 11-..111 me, 421:C1i, *ill
you drink." Re said he must mind and nut get drunk, as
lie bad been madeto p toy for so doing ' • witness asked who
made him pay. he taut, *little Jem 11nonforti. a —, if
he had him here he would smash hint, bat he would be
d—d if he would nut be his match." The allosion-he
understood to be a (me imputed et the Petty Sessions far
getting drunk.
Susan (lead, about three Weeks ago, beard Pallett say
lie shounl not mind hacking his .vessel ; understateds tt.a:
to mean cutting his throat. •
Thomas HAIL clerk to the Magistrates at Walden, took
the depositions when the prisoner was before the Alsgis-
trate.. The knife identified by George :Slumlord he tee
said lie found about a fortnight before. Saw him o s
Wednesday at Chelmsford ; he wits then in a hart oppuriy .
the Saracen's Head ; hail not any private intercourse o its
him till then, when on his request I tame to him. fie
spoke to him ito a very low.vmar, and asked me to get i.:t s
the cart. lie then told me Kidwan had given him tr., It, ,f.
with %%Welt lie cut the stick. tVitness then asked hint i
Kidmen had any thing to do with the murder; he said
•• No ; I alone did it;
Mr. BRODERICK stated this to be the ease for the prosecu-
tion ; but in coosequenee of Mr. Jessop wishing to have Kid•
man la the box, and :Is name being endorsed on the bit!, ire
was called and sworn. %
By Mr. BRODERICK ..011: name is Thomas Kilman.
Cross•ezamioed by Mr. Jessor..-Was in company with the
prisoner at the Coach and Horses, Q A endon street-they drink
together for two or thtee hours-they hail tea pints of beer-
lett the place together -saw James siumffird, whom he Wok
for another person, but afterwards said tt was the deceisaid-
told prisoner it was James Maniferd that had gone doW'n the
lane-lent prisoner a knife to cut a stick because be asked hick
for it-he went dowb the lane, and witness did not sea hi-w
again.
Re-attnined-The knife produced (the one found to the
pocket of prisoner when taken) is the one I lent him.
The prisoner, on being asked what he had to say is Isis
defence, said-•• I have nothing to say, Sir, I leave Rill i4l
my Counsel."
His Lonostite-Yonr Counsel hes done all that can 1. O
done for you by the examination of witnesses, and great is..
the attention which he has given to the evidence ; are theist
any witm bes fur the derelict ? • "
Mr. J EISOP ansivet ed i n Vie negative. . ..
, His LORDSHIP proceeded to charge live Jury-11- firAC
I drew their attention to,the apparent maitre hit vengeance. ,
; dediteilde from Vie later part of the eslelance--Obly titres '
I weeks since the prisoner hatishres pureed to hav'e liarhanteit
tan ill-will towards the. deceased.-His 'Lordship then re. •
iferred to the knife found on the prisoner, and rwdralt>
loatie been seen in the hands of yhe decease I, in
.London, ac
it o'e fork on the Jay the on oiler .vas eusunsitted.-The Jury
-WtablathereforarJuitge; olsethee the ,eircomastaueecoLi dui u
Ittiehnows- rarreing the* liJay, Les •eitfocieet PAIR**, of his- ,
.itottocence. His isordalilp'cmaiiisitiled at some length upon
V:e departure of prisoner from Qwendon Street, as soon as
the same of Mr. Mumford had been mentioned. As to the
i prisoner hiving drank ten pints of beer wit:a iii.iinan -it
did no: appear that it had prioluc .1 h: cf... J. . it,itici•