Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-04-20
From iase London Patser.
OLD BAILEY, January II.

/ Wylde Mitchell, was indicted for the viii.
iul murder of Sarah Mitchell, his child, a
giri or nine years old, by outing her
throat with razor, on Tuesday, Decem-
Der 10, 1904, at No. 81, Wheeler street,
! opiiaiiields. The following is succinct
statement OF the circumstances as they
I appeared IN evidence: The prisoner is a
SILK weaver by trade, lived in q garrett in
the house above named; and on the day
preceding this shocking catastrophe, his
wife and he, in consequence Of a series
OF disputes and chickering's, had mutually
agreed to separate. The deceased child
remained with her father. and was usual
ly employed in quill winding silk, prepar.
atory to the operation of weaving it by
her father. On the morning Of the day
above mentioned The prisoner was observ-
ed going down stairs, and asked some
| Person in the house what /: wa. O'Clock,
and on being answered desired the land
lord TO send some person UP stairs to
take care OF his employers property.
| The prisoner himself went 10 the house
OF friend, named Dealorce in Keryon-
street, ohoreditch, who was at his work.
he prisoner told him something had
happened to him that morning OF a ma.
.ure tina; had never happened 10 him be-
'ore ana asked him to come out, and he
would tell him. Deiaforcc was induced
10 cunt his business and 20 out with the
prisoner, who, when he pot about fits
yards from the door said tn him he had !
murdered his child by cutting, her head |
nearly OH: they w.t. together To a pub- |
nc house, the Cock and Ma~pye. in
Worship-street, when The prisoner had
some drink and smoked pine, and when
.ney came again, DeaForce walked with |
him some way, and asked BIN what he
n'seh' TO do with himself. He answered,
ne was no" going down to ShadweII, to
some friends who we're rope makers. and
WHO, he said would give him a few sb;I. |
-iings while he should DO in prison. He
'nen asked Delaforce when the sessions
would begin; and was told. He then
said, he would give himself up to- Justice.
and added, . we'll Ned, must die, b,,,
what odds will il make To me if | am cu,
IN thousand pieces? When go, hun
dreds viii 60 at the same moment.n
oeiaiorce being now obliged 10 return. 10
MS wark, shook the prisoner By The hard
saw MIN no more till he saw him at the
oiHee- IN worship street, wiilher he had
been brought from Spi,aiields watch
houses having been aFDrehended by Crice
Waterman, of Beihnal Gree. pa,isb.
"ho' with iothcrs, had taken him, i'm con.
sequence OF the information they rece;v.
ed from The prisoners landlord. Kenedv.
an officer belonging 10 Worship of'
iice, went with several of his brother off
GERS to the house where the nr;soner ~.
eu' at one O'Clock, upon the 18th of De
ce,npee' and, on examining the prison.
ers room they tound The child lying dead
on 'he boor' her throat cut quite TO the
spihe' the floor covered with her blood, We,
warm quill wheel little beyond her
inc CLOCK oi winch was marked with blood.
and tracts OF blood from that 10 where che
lay 1; beside The wheel was a low cool
and upon the floor lay razor omen. and
the blade bloody. Finding, on inouirv.
that there were no persons amone,st he
hu'noer who crowded the room, Thai were
OF the prisoners family, Kensdv cleared
she foohi, and locked it up, to secure villa,
properly was there, and then went in
( search OF the prisoner, whom he found a,
one O'Clock next morning, at the watch
house. IN SpitalficIds parish. The pri.
I
turning about said,'' Kennedy, have vi.
ven you great deal Of trouble IN look
ing Tor ms" Kennedy said he had. and
asKtd u he was aware that he was charp.
ed With the murder of his daughter, as
ne tad been to his room, and saw her ".
ing dead, and found razor lying on the
floor. The prisoner answered, @ Then
, you saw the razor--with that azor have
many time shaved myself, and with that
same razor committed the bloody deed"
: Benjamin Moser, Esq. one Of the ma
RistraIes Of Worship street Office. produ.
: ced the written declaration 9th murder,
\ made voluntarily before him, and signed
J by the prisoner bimseIl-Afier which
f, the prisoner was called OF e. his defence
, when the wretched man addressed him.
self to the Court and Jury nearly in the
following words -
"My Lord. and Centlemen---f stand
} before you in this place 10 day, wretch-
ed and awful example Of misery, oe Guilt.
and Of disgrace have committed
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