The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-06-21
Circunlslantlal Evidence.
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Jonathan Bradford kept an inn in
OAiordsh.rc, ca the London road 20
Oxford he bore 4 respectable ohauc-
tor Mr Hayes. a gentleman or for.
tgut, being 90 his way 20 Ua,ogi on @
visit TO q relation put up "a BfadIurdt
lie there joined company with tw3
& n.lcmoa, with whom he aPpal and
IN cooyematior ungaaTledly mentioned
that he bad thcu about him 3 epn.drfa.
bic aua 81 money In due time thcy
rcti5si 10 their respective ebambor
tho apatismau taa tEO be3lad room
leaving as Is customary with many, o
can lia bafBiu. ID tbo chimney comer
Soms hlur a3er they were iu bel one
og,hm "a. .Jh, D.. beard a deep sJ'n
iuau adjoining ehamJe ahd 'igs hs.
ing repeated hg f,yaroAe his irilut
They listened together, aud ths eIoaus
Increasing o Of one dying aui 10 pain
thoY hUfh Instantly aa. aud proceed
ci silently 10 ihe door octhe uagt cham.
ler The dauf ien@ aj9r th.y Aw a
ii.h, ia tie ream They entered bot
30 is impo nlr e. pdui their eaas'ciua-
ton ou paroriy,os g wran aH..alue 30
hI. bioud 10 lAp bed aad aaa si.al.
ius over him. Uj,b iTt lUteu ju
Que hand and knife m o.. olhel ~
The man seemed much rerli 3 d.
thoy themsa.ycs bat hl ,erm elfisl
with 10 all fho appearance ~ .ns.. lbe
gentlemen souu d H uI G-t the
murdered person wa % ,rauser rNIth
whom they bad tlnt aiaht tuppal aul
that the msn whB wa tttuduH over
him wac tacir hot They e.ztd Brad.
ford directly di-armeA h,H1 h. kDlig.
anl charged l.n with being lhe mug
dclcr iIc 81 umed by this imc The
air Of Innocence. pa if'c'y denied tho
crime. aud assorted that b. came ibr.
with tac famr humane intention as ihey
thcmsche for Tint hearing noise,
which Nas succeeded by grooming he
eot out oi bed. struck light, ARMED
h.msclf with kulle for h.a defense. aud
had bu, ihlt minute Cut.rca lhy room
before ,hcm Those astoBs were ol
little avail he wus Kept ia close custody
tiIl thc nest morning. and then taken
before q ueighhofiug justice Of tie
peace Bradford till denied the muf.
der, but with such apparent Indication.
Of guilt, that The justice he.taied u0,
10 make use Of this extraordinary cx.
preston on writing h.s nittjmuz. "ilr.
Bradford either Yua or myself commit
ted this murdrr'
This remarkable a.fiir became = topic
Of conversation 10 the whole country ~
Bml.ord ga, condemned by the gene.
ral voice Of every company ia the
midst of dl this predeiermuaiion. came
on the assizo. at Oziord, Bradford wgs
brought 10 trjl; be plead Got gull l1nuu
Nothing could be stronger thaI
evidence Of the lwo gentleman
testified TO the finding Mr. llaye
dercd in his bed. Bradford at
Of the body with light aud a
aud that knife ia the hand whic
it. bloody They stated that, bn
minutes preceding, they had
the groans Of the deceased
BrIdlord's defence on his X
the same as before he had
noise, he suspected that SOM
was transacting; hc strgcl
snatchcd the knife, tho only
hand to defend himself, and,
room Of the deceased lie
the terrors he betrayed "
the feelings natural to ID +
well as guilt, on seeing s
scene. The defense, how
not but be considered as we
ted with the several power
stances against him Ne
cumstantial evidence 80 co ~ IL
room appeared for cxtel
the prisoner was declared
jury without their even
box. "A +
Bradford was executed =
still declaring that he
murderer, nor priyy 10 th
Mr.. Hayes but died did
hl. 5
Yet were these assertion
The murder was actually q
the footman of Mr.. Hayes
sassin, Immediately on S
master, riflcd his pockets 0
gold watch and snuff box
escaped back to his own :
could scarcely have been
after circumstances showed, n
two seconds before Bradford
the unfortunate gentleman