The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-12
ALL JEALOUSY.
Sentence OF Death for Shooting q Sweet
hcart-A Painful Case.

Sentence OF Death for Shooting . Sweet
heart-A Painful Case.
From the Liverpool Post, Dec 26
AT the Gloucester Assizes on Wednesday (as
already briefly reported), before Mr.. Justice Arch
bald. Charles Edward Butt, young farmer % years
OF age, and described IN the calendar as well edu-
Gated. was placed on his trial. charged with the
wlllu murder OF Amelia Selma PtIpps, at Airing
ham on the 18th August last.
The court was densey crowded, among the
audience being large number OF farmers The
prisoner was dressed IN suit OF mourning. He
was greatly detected. and, after he had pleaded
Not guilty." in an almost inaudible tone, he COW
cred his face with large white pocket handker-
Chief and kept 1t there throughout the trial. He
was allowed to be seated in the dock.
THE CIRCUMSTANCES
of the case are OF painfully distressing character.
and are rendered the more SO from the highly re-
spectacle position occupied by the lrieuds OF the
deceased and her murderer. The shocking occur
renee took place ON sunday evening, the l.th OF
August last In the quiet little village OF Arlingham
some dozen miles below Gloucester and about q
mile from the severn bank. The accused lived
with his mother, Mrs. Butt widow lady, who oc-
cupies Church Farm, and the deceased, who was
an attractive young lady, % years OF age, acted as
WHO OCCUPIES West End Farm, 200 yards from that
occupied by Mrs. Butt. Her parents, we-to-do
people, reside at sheepescomoe, near Stroad.
is ono of IL children, anu, In the absence OF his
eldest proJher who emigrated some years ago. he
had since the death OF his lather discharged the
responsible duty of managing his mothers iarm.
For long time he had paid court to Miss Phipps.
and he received what appeared to MIN 10 be en-
enlargement. The young lady. however, was OF q
free and genial disposition, ana there is GOOD
reason to believe that her frank and hearty man
ner conveyed an impression TO Mr.. Butt she was
far from intending fortnight before the mur-
der they were present at dance, and tnen ne
q ner dang w by h
her violent blow in the face. blackening both her
eyes, and she thereupon protested she would never
accompany him alone again. sunday the l7th OF
August, was what IS locally termed Aringham
''feast;' visitors from far and near thronged to
the village, and Mr.. Pnipps entertained party of
brother.in-aw TO the deceased; young farmer,
named Harry Goddard, OF Frocester. and others.
Butt also visited the house, and paid marked at
tentlons to
TO appreciate them, but seems to have acted
somewhat cOOy towards him. while she coquetted
with Goddard in manner which evidently lrrl-
aroused at later period OF the day by the de-
ceased accepting an offer from Goddard to drive
her and Merrett to Gloucester Cheese Fair on the
following day; and, Notwithstanding that Butt
made q passionate appeal to her to allow MIN TO
take her there, she positively declined, and said
she would rather 60 with Goddard, as he had
offered to take her. At about seven O'Clock in the
evening the deceased, prisoner, Thomas and Phl.
(her cousin. and Henry Goddard walked to Mer-
rett's house, where they remained half an hour,
and then returned to Mr.. Phipps' house, where de-
ceased and Butt
WALKED ON THE LAWN TOGETHER,
and while there. Merrett heard Miss Pnipps call,
sJames James, He went out, and deceased said
to MIN, s'Ths fellow BUTT Is going to murder me
with his knife" Merrett demonstrated with him,
when the accused said, "Amella, you nave de,
ceived me-" to which Miss Phpps replied 81 have
told you scores OF times, Edward, should never
have you." He again appealed TO her to accompany
him to Gloucester; but she still refused. and he
said seThen III do to you as told sou; I'm damned
if WON'T" repeating 1t two or three times. Not
withdrawing this tn eat the deceased, some httle
time afterwards, consented to walk with the &C
cused on the lawn. he taking her by the arm. They
entered into conversation in the course or which
Mr. Merrett overheard Miss Phipps say to Butt
and that she talked to any one" In ABOUT min
ute afterwards Merrett, who was leaning over a
gate. with his back towards the TWO young people,
heard
THE REPORT OF A GUN.
and on looking round, he saw Miss Ph1pps lying
on the ground struggling She had been Shot
through the head, and the lower portion OF her Jaw
was clean cut away. she died IN lew minutes;
Butt made off, and 1t was thought ne mad ended
his own existence by drowning himself in the
Severn; but he succeeded in getting away to
place near Abergavenny. where he hired himself
out as a common laborer, and lived undetected Tor
some two or three days. HIS trends, however,
were communicated with but the correspondence
was very clevery intercepted by Mr. Griffin, deputy
Chief Constable OF Worcestershire, ana the prisoner
was apprehended while looking on at some ath.
letc sports to the place where he had secreted
himself. Alter his apprehension he made the fol-
lowing
STATEMENT TO MR.. GRIFFIN.
"She served me very badly. Sometimes she was
very fond OF me, and another time, in the pres
ence OF people, she refused to speak to me: shall
give you the truth. On Sunday morning last
Amelia appeared to be very fond OF me, and helped
her to peel the beans for dinner, and We walked
together on the lawn. In the evening she was
Goddard and Mr. John Webb, which very much
annoyed me. In the evening we all went to Mr..
James Merrett's house, in Ar1ngham. When there
she would scarcely speak to me, and was talking
with Mr.. Goddard about driving her to Gloucester
nextday although she had arrangea PREVIOUSLY 20
got behind Goddard and pulled his hair, and
they both went into the orchard together and
much. After this she walked up the road with
me home, and told me many times she should go
to Gloucester with Goddard. l told her wished
her to go to Gloucester with me, but she refused.
This upset me. / got very excited, went and
fetched my gun from our house, and placed II on
enJreated her TO go to Gloucester with me and not
Goddard. Finding she still refused became more
excited, and when walking on the lawn took up
done it, had no intention OF shooting her until
she had repeatedly refused to go with me to Glou-
cester."
The facts as above stated were fully testified to
by several witnesses.
His Lordship, who was an hour summing up,
reviewed with great precision the various points
raised for the defence, after which
The jury retired, and after an absence Of 20
make any recommendation.
The Judge, In
PASSING SENTENCE,
id:-"Your case Is warning 10 guaro against the
beginning and outetting OF evil passion. You
have been induced to give way to the ptiless pas
sion OF jealousy, and under tie influence of that
you have inflicted an awful and cruel death upon
the woman for whom you professe1 affection. do
not wish to say one word to cause needless aggra-
walton to the agony you must be suffering at this
moments but earnestly entreat you as your life
stands forfeited, to seek, by earnest and true re-
pentance the forgiveness OF God for your great sin.
His Lordship then passed sentence OF death.
The prisoner was carried from the dock swooning.
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