The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-07-28 00:00:00

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by Marks into her
• talk of .Me. Bnittlitenll4l.llll,l4liißrOar.",
to be sure too low in lifer 'blot she ,irad..sifter seen
soy bUdy so resolute; desiring her not to mentind it
to her uncle or sent Elinsbeth %elk,' the bogie-.
often spoke to her ou the same subject: On
Monday Snell found the witness crying, 40'04
bet not to rest herself. Sks, replied, she wessesity.
tufsertible, and, to relit', Imetuaieri.slowmeetapeokt
to her oracle and aunt about EliatabwtbruattllAtz-
claimed, ",Whit I- and .be meitinred;‘l.lrowbdemet,
for the Indies in Mary Whitby,,, thCaar,.oe-
maid, sometimes spoke in a eketilar Wag"- Ott
turcisrlhe 20th September, when walking alone in
4'raunton, baring,bein,sent by ber.aniat to the seeketi
he was met by „jaiogg Aplldmi,t#4. mu. mono-
?, -rkii latter said, ea set 4 waitim if
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iillrikter,-4oneirmeillisillitraMir *en rTiray. . tie ban
sees blur tire.or .threir. Sides pemieg and repassiig,
and on snaking itrqctrits,es to thefterr, he tinder..
stood 'ilia hi wiip,ai woriiii that way. The mist
IgnoroVegoit joerro'clock, , Mira. Tockett went itito
begmtomo docidiscovered that she was Iva. .9b 4
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tot9P t eery4.,f means of sending in pursuit. of bor..
s. Maltaisie,who with. mach agitotion tol
Where MisaG. bad been carried ; he told her she
„bad been carried of .by a Joel conspiracy, to wh' li
s ,reply was, that she had nothing to do Wilt It
ng a mere elsiter at Mrs. Bowditcles. Ilia w
'bid borers: seen Mr. °unlearn, .and accurately die.,
mdloplhiatesibe. prtoss who medals.: alga a papa
at'llfilliien BoWditch's.
i Oa—Gleam tit, twin oiled, and confronted
with Mr. OzeolmmNl : she swore positively that he
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tell
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, ditch waved his kiiiistili4cl4lll€47,ll/lelag• I** was
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jinn ...• . seen at William o.,deditch's
"iriedeat, .44 Go, Pt YP1.1.11111011,114.4 bit!, declared house, sad who there produced the second paper
et •
---awe is no occasion to repostia." • Ma. Meirelne „whiah she was compelled to sign at that place. Be.
• 'wild, IN% not go 1" sad Bowdlieltalikte, " Aye; fore knew it was Mr. °septum she described him
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_a; iv„ AO life." Witness 0
1144114141011131 p a court tags short man, with.bleck hair, and a greasy face.
q . eY4lllifiliteets ,and they4ad be.. iskto a hoes., : Mary Whitby,tbe surse-maid,cnnfirmed the testi-
. . enyhe.,esdy person she tow. et Sist was Mrs. crony jest given, in theurateristpeints, and denied that
o up 004 They took her int. atwitter, where there was any familiarity between Miss Glenn and
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41 mine prodaced a•paper, end observed, that James Bowditch. She undressed Miss Glenn and
4, ei pushed her to write something, and terrified saw her in bed os the night of the 21st of September,
sr unto signing •it. ,This substaoca of the contents and believed she hadoo idea of elopement.
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being that she would comply with all that James, The Rev. Blakeley Cooper, Surrogate to the Dean
trditch mlght•wisla bee to do. • Immediately after •of Sams, proved the granting a marriage licence to
0 a men entered with W. Bowditchwtom she had James i)owditch, on his swearing that Maria Glenn
if pce seen, and knew to be Mr. Ozenbam, of Tann. was elegy, and bad the consent of her relatioac—
b, on, an,attoruey. He had
,a large paper in his butt, This was the case on the pert of the prosecution.
beaten in a character that looked to her-like Greek. Several witnesses were called for the Defendants,
he was desired to sign it, and be placed her band at but the, did not disprove any of the material facts.
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' diti bottom of it, as she trensisted .a great desk.— Mr. Serpent Pam. was about to reply, when Mr.
;',Yat,e' s and William Bowditch stood on each side of Justice t'Aux humanely suggested that the young
. er, and whets she left, Mrs. Meltraine told ter that Lady might withdraw.l
`he would not now be molested. The neat day was The Rev. Mr. Cooper, who had attended ber der.
Imlay, and when returoitig from churds with her ing the day, said, he was really afraid to go eat
emit, the latter informed her that she was to go in s alone: he requested Mr. Tuckett to accompany
day or two to boarding school at Chelsea. Tne el. them. The Sheriff ordered the javelin men to as
der Mrs. Bowditch was with them at this time; wit- company them. •
nets was much surprised, but felt the greatest plea- Mr. Serjeant Pm. now rose, end was about to
sure at hearing she was so soon to leave Taunton.— reply, when the Jury begged him to afford them a
In the course of that day, Jane Marke brought her few minutes consultation. The Court acquiesced,
a note from Mrs. Mulraine, saying, that James Bow- and the Jury having consulted a few minutes, the
ditch was determined to take her away at the end of the Foreman (Mr. Banks) observed, that it would
that week, or the beginning of the neat : she went to he ennereaaary for the Learned Seijeant to reply, or
bed between nine and ten o'clock, wholly unaware for his Lordship to sum up, they being satisfied that
of what was to happen, and feeling quite tranquil a conspiracy existed. However, they did not see
and happy, at the thought of going to school, and any thing that implicated Elizabeth Snell, the house-
getting free from danger. Her bed-room door was said. She was certainly, in some degree, concerned
Shot,aild her little cousin slept in the samoroom,which in the transaction, but without being so highly cul-
was adjoining to that of her uncle ; she soon fell treble.
asleep, and the first thing she recollected was that of Mr. Justice PAVE acquiesced in the opinion of
being awoke by Salle Marke, who came without the Jury, es regarded Elizabeth Snell; end Mr. Ser.
a light, and in a long black dress, saying, 66 Get jean, Pact. agreed that she should be acquitted.
up, they are all waiting, and you know what Mr. Tee Jury theit returned their verdict of Guilty
Bowditch has said."—Witness was then lifted against all the Defendants, eacept Elizabeth Snell.
out of Leni, bet was unable from terror either Mr. Justice Nag observed, that his own opinioo
to speak or cry : Mark. threw some of her clothes perfectly coincided with that of the Jury ; but that,
ever her, bat without lacing them; she was just able bad it been otherwise, be should have felt it his duty
to pronounce in a low voice, 64 Oh, Jane," as site to go through the whole of the evidence, which be
flurried down. She saw her uncle's study window had been obliged to take down at great length, for
and door open; and when taken through the win. the purpose of reporting it to the Court of King's
low, she saw James and W. Bowditch and some Bench. He was sorry to have occasion to observe,
others in the garden; the two former took her by that the defence set up was so marked with infamy,
the arms, and she could remember nothing further that it seemed like a continuation of the same too-
till she found herself sitting on a step,and Mrs. Gib- 'piracy against the happiness and peace of the yowl
bens on one of her shoes. Mrs. Mulraine said, Lady, whom he could not but compliment, for the
1" Only think of her walking so far without her firmness which she bad displayed on the present oc-
Shoes."—She was then taken to W. Bowditch's cation. He never saw a witness give better evidence,
house,' and thence to Holway Farm. She went up or one who better sustained a severe cross.esamina-
to a bed-room, where she saw a Lady, named Mrs lion, or one who listened with more patient resigns-
Owen, and exclaimed, 46 What will become of me ! lion to the gross and abominable asperaions which
Oh, that I waist my uncle's !"—Mrs. Mulraine said, the Defendants' witnesses were continually throwing
46 You had better not let Mr. Bowditch hear you out against her character for modesty and virtue.
say that ; however, I have had nothing to do with CROWN SIDE.
It."—Mrs. Owen remarked, 66
That it was . most MOST ATTRO•IOUS AND DELIBERATE MURDER.
Scandalous and abominable thing, that so s nun. a Jokes Gallop, aged 29, was capitally indicted for
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creature should be kept in this situation."—Old Mrs. feloniously, wilfully, and with malice aforethought,
Bowditch then said, " You must come with me di. ass-wiring Priscilla Brown, with troth his hands, at
recily," and led her into the kitchen, and forced her the pariah of Bere.Regis, and by squeezing her throat,
to drink a cup of something black and bitter like me-
mouth, and nose, caused a suffocation, whereof she,
dicine. James and Mr. Bowditch afterwards led her almost instantly* eatited•
through a field, and placed her in a gig. Before Mr WILLIAM detailed the facts as afterwards
they drove off she was obliged to drink another Pro'e'l•
Charles Brown, easmined by Mr. Batexs,lie is
cup of the same liquid, which she was sure was
not tea, but which caused her to fall into a stupor. only eight years of age, but knew he was bound to
She could remember nothing further, till she beard speak the truth. He is the Aon of Priscilla Brown.
Jtmes Bowditch in the middle of the night asking Ile knee the Prisoner; he had often seen him at his
-what o'clock it was. They soon after arrived at mother's house (witness pointed to the Prisoner) ;he
used to come very constantly to his mother's houseon
Thortiford, at the house of Mr. Pant, one of the
Defendants, who married a sister of the Bowditches. the Wool Fair day. The Prisoner called him out ;
Paul walked up and down, and said, in an resulting he was pretty sure it was he by his voice; it sounded
manner, "We shall now hear all the bells in the from the back door which leads to the garden. His
parish ringing." Mrs. Paul asked if they had not mother was at work ;he could not tell what the Pri-
soner said. Before he heard the voice, there were
had a tiresome journey. James Bowditch said, 66 Yes,
I could hardly keep her in the gig-; she was one mi• atones flung three times against the door, and his mo.
tl'er went first to the front door, then to the back
They afterwards conducted her into a room where a P
note laughing, and another crying, all the way."—
poor, and then the Prisoner spoke to her ; she went
tall man was sitting at the window, reading some oat at the back door, and went up the garden. She
papers very earnestly. He asked her age?
had no bonnet on; she never came back any more.
She said
'lateen years; and he asked her whether she had the At the top of the garden is a lane called Back-lane.
consent of her parents or friends to be married? and Some time afterwards she was brought home dead.
she said " No." He then said it was plain the mar. Prisoner.—He said before that he never beard any
singe could not be lawful. James Bowditch gave her voice, tnd Thomas Clinch beard him say so.
a severe look, but said nothing. The other said, Mr. Justice Buaaovou pot this question to the
" Never mind; you may be married just as well."— boy *enrol times, but he declared be had never said
She felt ready to fall, and was carried up stairs, be did not know the orrice.
where she remained till dinner time. A Mr. Templer, The Prisoner as boldly asserted that be had said so.
a clergyman, dined that day at Mr. Paul's; she was Mr. Justice Boaarsuou said, Clinch should be
induced much against her will to sit down to dinner, called ea the Prisoner's bebalf.
bet she could not eat any thing. Being in the kitchen Thomas Homer said he lived at Here-Regis, and
that day she did attempt to write a letter, but James was ifarcreet. In the month of May last he saw the
Bowditch came in and snatched it from her, called Prisoner; it was on the 14th • witness saw bier go
!tor a little —, and said nobody could blame him by his house between nine and at night. Wa-
if ho used her ever so unkindly. nub's house is about one hundred yards from the
In her cross-examination by Mr. CAsullto, she hoes. in which the deceased lived. The Prisoner
Mild she wu born in the West ladies, and came to was going towards Priscilla Brown's • he had on a
roagland about is years ago; she had beard her brown great coat, which he did not ;nen wear—it
soother married early in life; whenst Holway Farm was a loose coat, dark brown, and rough. In about
a
.he used to ride on a pony, and James Bowditch oc. quarter of an hour afterwards, near ten o'clock,
witness saw him come back ; but he did .sot see his
casionally .ssisted her on end off, as she was a bad
eider. Sbe walked out twice with him at her aunt's face; yet be was sure it was him. lie had a stick in
ire, but be walked behind her, and they bad no
his hand, and was walking a very steady pace. It
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aptettation. • They were accompanied by her asst's was fine weather, not cold.
servant, Whitby. The letters now produced were John Serey deposed nearly to the same effect.
not in her hand-writing. Ants Loveridge said she lived about 20 yards from
Mr. Tuckett was again galled, and said that Miss the house of Priscilla Brown. On the 14th of May,
G. was the most affectionate creature net known, about 10 o'clock, she was standing at her doer, and
and was devoted to her mother, es she was to his heard a very load cry; it was the cry of a woman,
'kitchen. lie act Bowditch talking is lie wow t and whams believed it to be Priscilla Brown; it *as
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lints ; the Pritoisife foss t• 41s,bis *Wilts; Rua bid
Ifotsitt marriedtarp)llho dopebefore the
14th May. The PritolOst lOWA his lodgings about
sea-set, a little lieftfrirttiuht i't.lsek no the 14th of
'May, and went in this diruetioa of &tie, which ts a
moil, and a hell from hit house; witness went to bed
at half-past ten ecloci; he lay awake ti consider-
able time, and the Prisoner hetet came borne before
without hit hearing him, but he bid not returned be-
fore witness went to sleep. The Prisoner *as taken
op on the following morning, and the body of the
deceased was before the Coroner at the time. The
Prisoner put his mouth to witness's ear and whis-
pered, bet spoke plainly, " Say I wds Id bed by
ten o'clock." There wee nothing more directed to
witness.

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Prisoner.—Tt is false with regard to what he hds
said about what I said Witoess.—He did say so;
and very plainly too.
Robert Lane, a labourer living at Bore-Regis, was
in the back lane on the 14th of May, about 11
o'clock at night, and saw Priscilla Brown I)ing
straight upon bee back. Witness spoke three times
on seeing the body, and no answer being made, be
pet his hand on her breast. to see if she was allie,
but there being no life in her, be put his hand closer
upon the breast, and then discove►ed that she was
either in a fit or dead; she was lying on a dunghill.
Witness went and called Henry Phillips and the de-
ceased's brother. They then moved up the head and
body, and got the Doctor, Mr. Notre and they mov-
ed the body into the house.
Mr. Thos. Nott deposed, that he
.is a surgeon at
Bore-Regis; he attended the ortrpse abort one
`o'clock in the morning of the 15th, there were a
pod many peoplithere; he examined the body par-
tially ; be observed marks on the throat, mouth, and
nose, and a blackness en the throat. From what be
sew, -the appearances were sock as to Induce him to
believe she bad come to her death by• the violence
eyed towards her throat. At 10 o'clock the same
morning, he examined it more minutely. After the
second examination, he was convinced that ►er•death
arose from suffocation. In the afternoon he opened
the head and body, at the ►equest of the Coroner,
and the appearances were such u
.wpuld he in cues
'of saff,calion. Ihe vessels were turgid, .and more
toll of blood than they ought to have been. He also
opened the lungs, and found them more black then
they should have been in a healthy state. He should
think that she was six or seven months gone with
child.
Page Roos, a servant et Bere-Regis, knew the
Prisoner about half a year; on the Ist of May he
saw him threshing in Mr. Homer's barn. Witness
said to him, •6 Not too hard this morning." lie ie.
plied, 44 No, no." Prisoner asked witness if he
had heard any thing about bite that morning. Wit.
news told him be had not, and asked him what was
'the matter ? The Prisoner said, " They have got it
about town that Cil Brown is with child by me; bat
I will be d—d if I know her a man from a woman,
and if she swears it to me, d—n my eyes if I will
not murder her the nest minute."

prisoner.—He has sworn false against me; I never
said L would murder her; and you may depend upon
it, my Lord, he has sworn false against me.

Witness.—l have not, and there is another witness
who will sly that *hat I have tisk' is correct.

Eliz. Harris lived at Aft Piddle, she was acquaint.
ed with the Poisoner, an • saw him in September last
year; they worked toge•h r in the field. and in tl:e
barn, and he said to witness, and siz or seven more,
that he could kill a person in five minutes in a com-
pany, and nobody never the wiser, by taking of
them by the throat and the nose. Witness said.
" How can you do that ?" and he said, " I will
show you." Witness went towards him, and the
Prisoner put one hand to her throat, end the other
to her nose, pressing the nostrils together and the
throat at the same time.

Mr. Justice Buaaouou.—Did he hurt you mate-
rially ?
Witness.—Oh yes, my Lord, but he aid not kill
me.—(A laugh.)-1 was obliged to fight him off
with one hand.

The Prisoner said she bad a spite against him, and
every word she had spoken against him was false. '
Thomas Strickland knew. the Prisoner. On the
let of May last he saw bim in Mr. Homer's barn.—
Page Ross was present, and the Prisoner asked them
if they had heard the report shoot town, that Cil
Brown was in the family way, and if she put the
child to him, he would (with in oath) be the death
'of her. %Vanes, corroborated the very words used
by Page.
Prisoner.--Some of the words are false.
Sarah Welch lived at Bere on the 14th May last ;
about s quarter before I i o'clock in the evening, she
saw the Prisoner. he was coming out of Bere•streer,
and going towards his road home : he was walking
rather fast; be bad a great coat on.
Prisoner.—She swears false; she never saw me at
all.
TMs closed the case on the pert of the prosecution ;
and the Prisoner being called on for his defence, en-
tered at great length into a narrative of the manner in
which he had been employed during the evening and
night, but he did not call any evidence to bear him
out in the assertions he so solemnly made. He de.
dared that be was as innocent as the first moment he
came into the world. He requested that.the witness,
Themes Clinch, before alluded to, might beadled to
contradict the testimony of the first witness.
Mr. Justice Buttionou advised him to consider
well what he was doing, before he called that witness.
The Prisoner persisted iu his being called, and being
sworn,
Clinch stated, that he heard the boy say, some per.
son Clung stones at the door, and that he heard John
Gallop's voice.
Mr. Justice BUR/LOUGH observed to the Prisoner,
that this witness, instead of contradicting the evi•
donee of the boy, had confirmed It.
The Monet said Clinch had told a different story

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