The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-09-22 00:00:00

square. His mare was kept in the stable of a
publican in that street. The Prisoner proposed to
purchase the mare, but the Publican privately cau.
tinned Hutchings not to give her to tho Prisoner
until he should first receive the purchase money;
by this caution Hutchings abided. He agreed to
sell the mare, with a cart, chaise, and harness, for
601. but stipulated' to have the payment before deli-
very. The Prisoner agreed to this, but proposed
paying s part .f the mine in. coals. the next day;
which the Prosecutor agreed to accept ; but its the
cosine of that night the Prisoner agreed with the
Publican to rent.the stable where the mare was, and
came early the next.morning to demand the key and
possession,. which were given to him, lie then said
. the mare was his, as being part of what was in the
stable, and he bridled, saddled, and mounted her to
ride, her away, but the Publican.refused to permit
him until be had the consentiif Hutchings. Prisoner
desired him to go and ask Hutchings, which he did,
but before he returnid the Prisoner rode off with
the mare. HutChiiiiiiaw the Prisoner next even.
ing, and asked* bins *ht.* had done with the mare.
The Prisoner d—d• his eyes, asked him what he
meant, said the mare was his, and that he had sold
her ; upon which Hutchings collared him, and sent
fur a Police Officer, to whose custody he delivered
the Prisoner.

Baron Noon here stopped the proceedings ; told
the Jury that whatever ground there was in this
case fur a civil action, there was none for a criminal
prosecution, and directed them to acquit the Pri.
saner, which they accordingly did.
Elizabeth Ilinchcliff„ a girl of 14 years of ago,
was capitally indicted, ander the statute called Lord
Ellenborough's Act, for feloniously administering
poison to Mrs. Arm Parker, of Tavistock-row,
Covent-garden, with whom she lived as servant;
and also to Christopher John Stanley and Samuel
Smith, two children who boarded with the Prose.
cutrix, on the 16th of August last, with intent to
- murder thins. - . .
Mrs. Parker stated, that the Prisoner lived with
her as servant, and that some short 'time before
this transactionvin consevence of the Prisoner
telling her that the lower
~part of ,the house was
over-run with rats, she sent her with% note to Mr.
Midgely, a chemist and .diuggiit, in the Strand,
requesting him to scud her some poison fur the rats.
He accordingly sent her a smte, parcel, containing
about ttvo ounces, which the Piosecutrix put into
the back locker of a large writing desk in her
,shop. On the evening above-mentioned she desired
~the Prisoner to bring up tea (which she did), and
then sent her out with some halfpence to buy some
mortar to mix with glass, in order to lay over the
rat-holes. While the Prisoner was out, she cut
' some bread and butter for the childrenrand poured
out tea for herself and them. The children drank
their's; her own cup stood until it was nearly
cold, when she drank it olf, and immediately per.
ceired a burning sensation in her throat and stn.
mach, which she cooceiveno arise from pepper,
by some accident put", into the tea. The sensation
increased violently; she filled out another cup to
drink', in hopes of alleviating the symptoms, but for-
tunately was prevented from drinking it by one of the
children being suddenly seized with vomiting, which
she at first attrib4fd to Its having over eaten
.itself ;
and the other child was affected in like manner. In a
little dole her own sensations increased, and she
thought she felt they had reached her bark- bone.—
Slyirtly afterwards the Prisonie.rctiorneds and she
asked her if she had pelt any t 49, into the tea, and
if she had to ackdowledge ittminedlately, as she
could get something from the chemist's to bring up
what she had swallowed, and there should be no
more said about it. The Prisoner positively denied
that the had. The. Prosecutrie then said, she
'hoped the Prisoner had not been playing any tricks
with-the parcel from hir. hlidgely's; this-she also
denied, and told her, if she would ionic at the par-
cel she would find it just as the gentleman bad given
it to her. The Prosecutria then
.went and examined.
the'parcel, and was convinced it remained just in
the same state she had received it. But still per.
ceiving the symptoms 'increase, and being seized
with a tremor, sko said there was no time to be lost,
and she took the parcel and set out for Mr. Midge.
ly's, bet was taken so ill on her way that she was
afraid of dying before she could get there, and that
the children at home would also die, and no one
ever discover the cause. She, however, with real
difficulty, reached Mr. Midgely's, and shewed him
the parcel, told him what had_ happened, and he
made up some medicine, which he immediately ad.
ministered to the children,' and they soon recover.
ed ; she herself also. took some medicine, but a
fortnight elapsed before she quite recovered.
Mr. Midgely stated, that in consequence of the
note from Mrs. Parker, and the desire of, the Fri.
soner that he should send more poisbn then he had
rent on a farmer occasion, he packed ' up two
' ounces and gave it to her; and oil exaniining the
-parcel returned by tfitt Prosecntrix, ho found it
contained less by a ropoir at Ai,' non ce , and that
:it ¢ad been opened, and not tied up in the way is
which bus had tieddit.. ' -He mas convinced that the
symptoms appahnt on the Prosecutrix and the
children were the Oonsequoncesof swallowing mine.'
• ral.PAkoti, and Such as arsenic
:would produce.—
Ile elatitinCd the tot ii.the pot—it had' a metallic
taste.l4Vresureti. some more of the tea, which
wall L nte,s6ottilritish herb tea. lie infused
it.w %, . . vignie ip water, and feiind it had the
WO ' • andipticatntice.with that," the tea-pot
of Mn.s Perltel'. • .
The Prisoner said nothing in-her defence. '
Mr. Joieum Heave summed ttp far the Jury,
who found the Prisoner Guilty. , The Prosecutria, -
howeveri recommended her tp mercy, as did the
Jury, on account of her youth.. , '
UNNATURAL CRIME.' ' ' -
A wretch of 'llie :Rama of &Corgis Rowell wistea.
pitliflj,indietecilor annboudnable offence; .but the
capital part uot% liking trottikbut to the satisfaction
' f the' ,Court; Aar; monster inglonsassiehape teas
e/OMb but vs tiered to boAtiblidadiatiiisied for
hit iiisditnesnor. '. v./ AktstSl ,os. I
v, , •
; ..BYTetterOtwetilttin*Mileatrthe 6th February,
Wry leeitkllla)rthe trrrhy ilistleeColonel MAP:rm..
plat( fillffiCtiVstllrtisVdlasised, at ,Chatterpore. fie
awaited the arrival of an additionakforcc, appoittb.
ato occupy the province during his absence.
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THE SAMPFORD Gtiosr.

THE XNAVERT FULLY EXPOSED.

The sale of the. premises belonging to Mr. Tar,
LET took place on the 11th June last ; and, after'
it was over, which was not until the evening, he
proceeded to Cu.ive's, and signified his wish to
sleep in any room of the house that might be assigned
him. A good deal of opposition was made to this,
under the pretence that he would be suee to pass a
troublesome night ; but Mr. TALLEY, persisting in
his object, and observing that he had never expe-
rienced the least inconvenience during the two years
in which he occupied the house, at list obtained
"CuAves consent to sleep in the room, in which of
all others the knockings were most frequent. . Mr.
T. however, stipulated, that none of the servants
should remain-on the premises, and this was also,
with much reluctance, complied with.
About ten o'clock, Mr. T. went to the house;
and on reaching the shop.door., he observed a tnair
leaning on the counter, and Mrs. CSAYE, on the
opposite side, in apparent earnest conversation with
him. Mr. T. halted a few moments on his entrance,
and distinctly heard Mrs. CHAvE say to the man
with whom she was conversing-4' Now be sure
yoU come when we send for you." The man pro.
mised obedience, and retired by the door at which
Mr. T. was then entering. This man's name was
Dortox, (a most alarming personage for the G host I),
a cooper, who lives at Sampford.
Mr. TALLEY) advancing to Mrs. CHAVE, told
her, he came to take possession of his roomy and
she assured hid', that, in compliance with her en-
gagement all the servants were sent away, and that
no one would remain in the house, except herself,
her husband, and an apprentice lad, about 14-
years of age. Mr. T. thcit said, as he knew his
way, he would go up stairs at once. He accord;
ingty proceeded to the anti-chamber, which TAY.
-Lott usuilly occupies, and which communicates' by
a door in a thin deal partition, to the adjoining room.
wherein SALLY sleeps. It is this room that the
Ghost selected for the plincipal scene of his vaga.
ries.

• On Mr. T.'B arriving at the a fdresnid anti.cham.
bar, he was much surprised to observe a man sit.
ting on the bed-side, half concealed by the curtain.
Advancing towards him, anti drawing back the cur.
tain, he found him to be the identical DODGE, the
cooper, who appeared to leave the premises when
Mr. TALLEY entered. This fellow contrived to get
up stairs by one of the three entrances which lead
from other parts of the premises to the room in
which he then was. The fact of there being these
several entrances, has always been studiously con-
cealed by Cit Asa from the numberless visitors who
have been drawn by curiosity from all parts of the
Country to attend the Ghostly Lectures.
Ou recognising DODGE (fur Mr. TALLEY could
not be mistaken iii him, having kuowu him for
years), he exclaimed, " Why, cooper ! how came
you here !" lie replied—that he came to sleep with
the apprentice boy, who having seen an old woman
descend through the ceiling a few nights ago, was
afraid to sleep alone. Mr. TALLEY then begged
him to tin:tress himself; and get into bed ; which
the other declined, saying, he would rather lie
down with his clothes on. Mr. TALLEY then took
the precaution to lock all the doors ; and taking
the keys with him, went into the bed prepard far
him in SALLY'S room. Haling kept awake some
hours, and finding the Ghost not so complaisant to
him as it is to his charge. d'affaires, the —, he
went to sleep, perfectly unmolested either by slaps
or sounds of any description. ..
Whea Mr. TALLEY drew back the curtain the
preceding night, on discovering Depot, he ob.
'served against the wall a mop-stick, which he im-
mediately suspected was to become the instrument
of the sounds to be produced underneath S.teest's
room.
On quitting his apartment in the morning, Mej.
went into the chamber where DODGE was (who
could not quit his room until Mr. I'. rose to let him
out of it, he basing 'faked the key), and On look.°
lug for the mop-stick, found it had been removed
Into another part of the room. Our readers must
pay atteution to this, and to the ensuing points of
this uarrative, as the knavery mast now rapidly un.
fold itself.
Taking up the mop-stick, Mr. T. said to DODGE'
74..64 How came this stick 'here?" The other an.
swered, that he supposed it was always there, and
knew nothing about it. " That," replied Mr.
T.. 66 is impossible, for this is the third situation in
which I hZve seen this stick since I came to these
premises -last evening. I saw it standing by the
pump-trough in the court when I first entered. I
sew it a second time, last night, behind the cure
tale where you was sitting; and new, for the third
time,
./ find it removed to another part of (hie
chamber. You must certainly have used it, Or
intended -to Miro used it, had I not prevented
you by locking the doors last night." The fel.
low made no /hely—and Mr. T. en examining the
mad of the'stielei iviiind it battered into small spjin.
ters) and cover with white-wash. " Now," says
Mr. T. 44 I think I cafi.play the Ghost wish any
person in the house." And having left the .pre.
wises, he returned some time after, and.!beggin
Mrs. CUATE to go into the pantry with him,: said,
if she was ignoraet hOw the roguery was managed,
he would explain it. They. accordingly went into
the pantry, where NW T. found the ceiling in a
state of considerable Mutlfattbn' from the ghostly
thumps it bad received. -.Mri...14. then &Flowed, by
striking on the battered emit% And on thejoists of
the Leer, how the 401104A,AISPO produced. ,
At the very time that Ily.l T. was uoderneatli'l,,
explaining the roguery, awe have just mentioliedi'
CMAYE himself was in SILLY'S room, exhlballig le
amass who reside!' at Sarapront, named
.lialltSLAMit
(formerly a Serjeant it the South DOlOll ,Mi1104);*
.the place where the knockings were chiefly:hoer&
At this place, two planks of the floor had be 1.e..,
moved ; and when Mr. T. who was undernise ~1
was bestowing his explanatory thumps on the c .' 4
4
CUAYE, who did not know that any one was be it. 1.
told the Surjeaat that the Ghost was come 110014.
Gild that that,7/111S..Pe exact spot where 4,7.ilaia
chiefly heardl,. r• ~ . ..'.!
Serjeant &Ajax t It stantly seized the en4det.
etriword`(whietrat aucef:jsith tignr,liko famweity;
flew at Mr.Covros'a head, and which). for one