Surrey Winter Assizes.
The Times, 1824-01-02T00:00:00

.Tiram ,syefll,apro~fnd age and- xespteksblc V.~ 'user 1lidu%iy setting fire to-the wpus~e OF'IMaiy Bonsai, since, ecesas, i, u tA'ytehiepish of-St.Ge3oric-the~.DIartyi,-ii tbe.bor6uglh of outhwsvrl on te 14th of September ILgjt. '" -;z- .I Mr. JESSOr -ttated thp, case, wvhich, he f6r0 eincdtbo jury, mitist, in te.ntureof hins, cnsit whllyof rcurastantial evidenice. A qussin aroe a to eceiing he epositk'n of 1Mrs Bonsa', whic puttha ounsl fo theproscuton oprove her dbath.- MaryAnneLavedercalld.-Ke Afary Bonial, a widow,-de ceasd. he ive wih he nice t te rme ofbher deathi, anfd-diedl on the 13th of October'- Hannah Coffin, niece to the deceased, was called for the same purpose. James Reeves, clerk to the -agistmates, was present, anid took down the deposition of,Mrs. BonsaI, io the presence and hearing of the prisoner. Cross.examined.-Mrs. Bonsai was examined two or three. times at Union-Hall. I believe the prisoner was present at the first exa- mination. I believe-Mr. Chambers made all the examfinations ; he took some notes oni the 15th September, the firstexamination. I took those in the book. On the 19th Ali. Alleni and Mr..Chambers were both there. Mlrs. Bonsai was not then examinied. On the 26th, 'andaNth of Seotenmber Mlr. Allen was the magistrate ; Mrs. Boa. sol was exam-n&l. The only memorandum -of what she said was, [that she was not inisured, and had lost all her piropeity. On the 7thl of October there is an entry of the names, the parties being remand- ed till the following Tuesday.' On the 14th of- Octp,s epate were to appear. at the assixes; her deposition was preparedfor his Lorshi. i wa a rancrit o al te matter entere in te Mla. gisrat's ook frm te wrdstakn dwnfrom her lips when alive Someof he itnsse wihedso akecorections on hearing their depositions ead over, wich wereoma ect laccordingly-k. ikth the rght of opposing the dlepositions as the avpeared in the magis- tateb' hook to the d4position now tendere. T'here might be mnore in the book's whith would serve tO illustrate the spirit and te mper in whicih the depositions had beeti made. This they were entitled to, in consideration that they were deprived, by the~ldeath of the de- ponent, of the righit of cross-examination' InD corwormity with the ernlarged humnanity of the criminal law, th Court wouldfeZi under tese partkcxlar circumstances, that it was dtue to the prisoner 'to a]. low him every advantage, not onlY Suich as were clearly and express. ly ronsistent wvith law, hut also such at were nolt expressly decae to he inconsistent with law.ecrd MIr. Justice PARK. Was cleaZly Of opinion, that this could not be legal e vidence, nor had the couinsel f6r the defence any right to loox into that book, lf thev cbuld show that AMary Bonsai had taid difTercnt things at difiererit times, they might contrast --ris. Bonsal wyith herself: hut they could. not contrast expre-s. sijons~ 'risttn down by Mr. Reeves against t'he deposition of AMrs Bonsai, le pazs before t~ie Court in 'char4cter qf a dqcument.ary, witnes54 ar.d his hoOk was in Court only to refresh bigs own memory. The cleposition was then read, but confained noothing which is not to be found in the oral testimony wrhich follows.. Ilenry Cutbush, cheesemonger. lives at No.7!, Londoa.road, four doorts from Swaffield's.-t w?v% at home on the night of the fire in iny own shop; it broke out at a quiarte a 2 etotatr Swaffield's was thensu;twaopna12itwslgedstha. At aquarter past lieraro ie rnt h pt ta Al r. Swafdield's. Icmecdbeknopntesp-or'; there were othersabout the door. We then swtefr nteakaso the shop; soime distance from the gas lights. I saw notigoth prsne;I did not see the end of the fire. I imjmediatlweto break opecn the private door, knowing that Mlrs. Bonsal, vh ie at the top of the house, was an agedl person. I assisted her to get ot of the hiouse, atnd then went to help say neighbour, who lived next door to the fire. 1 met Swaffield in the London.road on M1on- dlay morning. He said, "1 I am obliged to you for the character you thave gien me." I saidI I had gii'ert him no character; thlat I was the first to break open the door,.and that tme7 fire was at the hack part off the house. He said it wis not. He knew it was on fire 20 mninutes before he left the house. I think I said, " WiTll you take yo-ar oath of it ?" Cross-examined.-Swaffield's house is on the same side with mine. Swaffield came deliberately, up to me; there was no crowd with him. A number of people got about us. He was angry at the imnpu. tation of firing his hiouse. IL thought it ridiculous, fo'r him to say that he wss in the,hoist twenty minizutes after the fire broke out. His words were, "IsI must have been in the itpper part of the house." lie was tak~en on the same MVonday. By the COURsT.-.)r. WaVlmsley was present at what took place between us. George 'WaIrnslev called..... am a pawnbroker, and lived next door to Swaffield's.' Heard the cey of tre tan minutes after twelve. Saw the smnoke, and retumred to secure the property. On Mlondav following, I saw the prisoner, and Henry, Cutbushi with him. It might he 10Oor 11 in the mornini. I heard Swaffield say that he knew the house was on fire twenty mninutes before he left it, and that it be- gan up stairs. Cross.examirel.-I was not there at the first of the conversation. I saw a mob, and then went out; there were 20, 30, or 40 people. I did'nt hear Cutbush say any, thing particular to him. He was standing oppoite wh-en the'bell rung 12. Can't say that the phrase of SwaffieldI was not "1that must have been 20 minutes before I left the hotse, and it must have commenced. usp stairs." Ilie said he' knewv the house was on fire. I did not hear Mlr. Cutbush or any' other person say any thing upon that. Cutbush called again.-I.was standing opposite Swaffield's shop when the clock went 12 ; it was open. I saw no symiptom of fire then. By the COURTv.-I was only talking to my neighbours at that time. Henry Gravat, private watchman, was on duty, in London-road on the niight of the fire. Herd the alarm at a quarter past 12. 1 went to No. 6, Swaffield's. As I ebme up, the shop-door was forced open. I saw some butter fiats on firs at the far end of the shop nerte partition of the little b~ck room.Isw iei the back- room.. Ilcould not discera the-dnar..br the smother. The flats seemed to be close to the partition. I did not remain lonig. I went to Mfr. WValmslev's, and stayed till near 3 o'clock ; it was next door. I saw the shutters brokeri down. I did not see the pri- soner all that time. Cross-examined.-Cutbush was in the shop when I came up. I did not go into the shop ; did not see if the hack room door was of glass or not ; or if the door was open or nor. I don't know how long the fire was in burning out. It was out at 3 o'clock. By the COsRsT.---It is a very long shop. I could see to the end of it. Ilassisted in breaking the privateudoor. I saw some cheese in the window. When the shop windows were broken in, I proceeded to the private door. I did not go up stairs I saw Mrs. Bonsai brough't out iii her night gown. The fire hadnot burst intothe private part of the bouse. Joseph Baker, pork-buteher, of London-road, five doors from the house which was burned.-The firs brokeout at twentv minutes past 12. The shop was shut u p when the fire was discoveried : it had not reached the front shop. I assisted in breaking open the shutters, and could see under the smoke. The bac-parlour was all one body of fire. There was no fire in the front of the shop. There was no appearance of any fire above. I helped to put a boy on the leads up at the first floor. HTe broke the winnows and jumped down. Time fire burnt through rhe ceiling into the upper rooms. I examined the premises afterwards with isome constables. It wasoneofshbedays we went to Union-hall. I saw the constable pick up a candlsi, at the back part : it was a piece of a candlestick.trtc Cross-examined..-I saw the firemen digging in front, but nut be. hLind. I dion't know that every part had been examined by the fire. imen. I did not notice who wvas there at the discovery of the fire. Cutbush was there. The premnises are deep-rather arwhr is a passage parted off from the shop. Re-examinediL-Did notse at'epiorindflctm,il4 o'clock. atepioe naltetm,tl (Iravat calIed'again,and questioned by the Courrt'r.-Therc was a door of communiication into the passage; there was no fire breaking otit fromn the back-room into the passatge. There is a small yard be'hintl the shiop ; the pgrlour is lighte-d by a sky-lighL. I believe there was a passage beltnud the shop. --! James Arridge, cook, lived in London.road, next door to Swvaf- field's. The shop was lighted with gas; the lights were about six feet this side the artition. C~ross-exasninez.-I was bound to prosecute, but dc not bear the expense, nor give any instructions, Ir. Justice PAgss-I rather thinlc that I gave dlirections that the parish should prosecute. Cross-.exmuuiinatiun resumed.-1 didl not emiploy iMr. Buckland. I never said more than I have said now-never expressed opinion or wish about the result.of this, prosecution. I never said I was tie only wvitnes, who could convict the prisonier, and I would bet two to onelInever hail.I have seen one Plank; never said any thingof thewsrt toihim, tomy knowledge or recollection. I can't say exactly. I might have said such a thing. I don't know ; I cant say-I migh't have said it. Idon't know I'm sure-it is a long time ago tf Isaid it. I ' cannot recollect. Such things might have passed in' dlir. Plant's company; bitt I never recollect being in hiii company hut once. Mr. Buckland ?--oh yea; I remember himn; saw hiim in Coasrt-.yesterday...Tuesday I saw Iimt. I might 'have talked to hiim about what he was doing in this prog'ecution. The constable took me to Mlr. Buckland, at dir. Barnies's public-house. Josiah Shiergold, night constable. of Surrey New Road, was pro. sent at the fire. There might have been 20 or 30 persons thiere. I staved till this fire was mit out;- it miight be about 2 o'clock. I k,niw Swafl1eld's person, finS did not see him there I aipprebenlded himu at abotit 10 o'clock on M1onday morning. There Was a mob hissing and hooting him,ead wantiti gto charge him with setting his4 ho.use onfire.. At t'he wateiliouse he asked what charge there was against Iimi. I told Ihim that would be explained before thec magis. trates.Ile saidltihe mob charged htimn with setting his, house on tire -thtat it wazs not thev shop-it was up stairs I beg-zed him not to criminate himself. I should tell all to the magistnites, as was miy duty. 'He then said he knew it was on fire some little time before he left it. I toldbhim the fire was burning twventynimnutes below'be. fore ever' it- got uto stairs at all. That was the fact. The lead over the shop 'wiidow was running down, before the fire had reaced P. tais. ased im f hhadany other shop. He said. liehadtakn ahoue, nd as ittngit ui as a shop in WsElin- atrei. e sid, uck fo himhe as nsured in a triging sum,,and had eenfor-thee yarsin he ame ffie. sdaid hebad agood- man godstelerd,I udestod orthe new shop. I-did not sm' Cross.exarrined-..At twpo o'clock the house was gutted: in about thiree quai-tre-gf ;En hour the r6of feLl in. There 'was no use of helt) 'ifter thlat. ?Ve7 were a stong body of consLtables, and -kept guard aboutnsr Wal~nslev's till four o'clock, so 'that no one was allowed to come near. The rest of. the road was flled wish people. I .say the-mob biiasing andl hootifii Swaffield. i,s-WRa at the -Yvatcb- house that he told me the fire began up stairs. I will not swear tlat t-hemiords were notl, -"it muast hzve been-up stairs," or that they *.ere not "II knew it miust have been-on fire 20 minutes before! h ett s,qb housie."', I understood him.to say, that he knew thle house was fr.c.a sure of' the Word 7akt,m,being uased: lie did. not use the word risat. By the (J6OURT-I.t was not th6 intaxntion of the copstables to kelep o4f tlhe owners of the prouierty, but only the snob. Wnv.&Jane patrol ofthe uryNw-od a one of the first at the fire. Thiere were twoshtesakndo .Iswntig but smoke, and a trifling fire in t !eac roGm.IfonMayB . sal in the passage; there were persons assistingtge mro. There wagatrilliuigsmokeiami the passage, coaliing fo h ieto i)f the doosr, whichl opened -to the right nad of the passage.1 Mrs. Bonsal -was in' hernight.shirt ad night.jacket, with a handkerchifef over her head. I was fith IsIwaffi,all and 'hergold -at the vwatch- house,end wnt wit themto Ueon.hmdll. Swalfield. asked whatwasthe hare. hergld aidthat wvoulrt be'explained befreth maisraes Swif ad aidthy aned o ccsehim of sttin hishous on ire nd sid h kne thehous wason fire abov 20n~iutesbetoreit mappnedbelw. ~trgId oldhimi not to. ~~7i~~t~~~t stibjest. Shergoed x?bes~a~zred Hesid uif, h~bee4i Bo at-the pednitc fbr3ycy~. ~ d34 dt, say hoa, NhiXf_2w oa die --h6,use-having been ~~p fi e DIt not -, ee the ~ pd-so ae r al tb e ti mer o, the a ire. Cros eawncc.t0e time Igotuoitoth o, mwaa mo '5~per8)c~f hewhich could ijesc ea a door, there bel-wa flng reajk of SheaMeld, anet cgl did to me, at eoeI leftit." S a nfr Thomas Aldis, shoemakier,, of London.roFad, was preseint at the- Cross exanir.ed -Te mokew waso gsea iit tcu not see alon th cein~ike pe,ondraing-down a snbid o' remeber ayin tha it roceded romgas.Ithdapcia p Isy-tne U0tRT...4'took out ofilic_ shop three Cheshire cheeses and a hialf, two D)utch cheeses, a bla'dder ofT larel, a half firk-in of [butter, about xwch`e Pounds in it. I wa? rezching sfter the other half firk-on, but could not.get at it for the smnoke.Isa osde of bconhaningat the door. Sa'w nOthing Particulart in the ar. ratigements of the shop. -Jamtes Edwards, shop-boy to Swaffield in September last, badl been with him nearly, three montrhs..I slept in thle Pelorur : it wvas parted off by a slight partition, withb glazed windows. I couldse into the shop when sitt?ing down. There was a fir,e-place in the room; fbr the last three weeks I slet there: before that, at home. In the last three weeksiniy mastdr slept at Watling..street: he bad a shbop there. I haa nersettWtling-street, Wle usually shut up, on Saturday nghts, between eleven n le hr wer ti gas lghts ixed e onl ued three: on Dear the little parlour, within eight feet of it; and twxo in the ho wine os hdn fieinte grate ,that evening ther wa fire in the morning. I thinkz we hKd 'no other ligx;,htsertehavtasnaight besides the gas. I used to light rofYself to bed with a c-andle. There was a. large flAt.1ottonsea candlestick; for my use. Wre used to open on Su1r.dav mornings. There wvas a dog: it used to be tijed up in the shop a~t niight ; but the night of the firt it was in, thpe little ro_oqm. Alaster-told me to remind hiln to take the dog tp WaEtling.street. I 'iut out two of the gas-lights that nighit. Aiy canfflestick had acanale init: it stood in theusital place I put up the shutters. M4aster was seivig in the shop'.Wewnouro. ther. I couldt see into the shop whbile shuitting it up. 'We took some meat and copper in a basket. I did rnot remark-the candle- stick that niglht.I went into the baeck room to make may bed.I was to come back- and sleep. I did not want a light to see while the shop was oemn: the gas wasg eiiough. The money was the contents of the till - It was not lockted. I inight have taken i. Aly mother askced. for. a holyday for nie on Sqnday.- I was to0al1-p in thevback parlour. Masier Iockte4 the shop, and gave me the k-ey. He did not say any thing aboutt a fire up stairs. I went with hius to earr. the basket of meat to Waffing-stirert. It is about a mile and a half distance. Mlaster had only an umbrella in his hand. In going along we observed a fire; wge were got to the coaLch-stand, more than a. quarter of a mile on our way. The shop in Watling-street is nearer St.Paul's, opposite Southwark-bridge. 'Webhesrdthe cry off lire, and the ringing of the bell. We did not sa any thing about it. We did iiottbink It was our house. WVe could tell partly from what,quarter it camre; it seemed to conic from the direction of the Obelisk. We were certain it could not ~e o-r house. WVehad left it all secure. We saidl we had left our house quite safe, and I thought it was towards Prospect.-place. The dog ,was forgotten; T told, ater so, and that he would go w-ithout food on Sunday, as there was none at the shop. He said that I nmight feed hima on. Sunday evening. I went very near homne to Wlatiing-street. Master took- the basket, and told mei to make haste home and go to bed. I wvent home to the London-road. I could not get near the lire. I saw it was near mnaster's house. I went back; to Watling.stTcet, He waec not in bed. It was nearly two o'clock. Wh'en I left the fire, there was noxt a beamn left; it was all down. I told him so. He asked me if I was suire it -was our house-, and said he would go over and look after it. I askecd him if I should go with hiim - He told sue to go to bed, having called up his wife Anud sister. I got into his sister's bed, and she -went into hisvwife's bed. WVhenlIgot toWatling-street,bebhad his coat ff. lie said that he would gg over and see if any thing could be saved. I went to bedl. I don't kniow when he returned. I felt him in bedat ebout four o'cloc'kin the morning. The shop in Wat- ling-streer was only opened on that Saturday morning. I had taken over cheese and other goods on the truck. There was ttirniture left in London-rood; sofa, chairs, two tstbles, fire-irons, ebestof drawers,and boxes. I was employed two or three daysin remioving things to Wlat- ha-street. ItQook an old chair anda bdta.W sdtgttema for the dog from St. George's-marker. It is not open o6n Suinday, and I was to have brought mneat-for him from my mother's. .Cross-examined-Wlheri my- master talked of going over, I told him it was of no use, every beam was burnt down. Hde had alarmed his wife and sister, and was greatly agitated, 1.1easked if1Iwas sure that it was his1iouse In the morninghe toldame togoover,and see if any body was hurt, and if any thing could be saved. WVitness added that thestock was kept upat London-road;that no onehad ever tampered with him to keep him out oftheway; thathe had always beenreay t attnd;tha he ad osthis clo thes, and his master saidhe as erysory bt h wold ake it up to him. I have seeneigh in amil: thre wre u enslseough for them all. Re-eamied..Maser eversai an thing about leaving the hous in ondn-rod, undrstod hr~ithat hie was going to k-eep a young man there to sell on commission. The premises were 40 feet long. I have not been tampered or talked with by myv master. I saw the plan at the time of the last Croydon Assizes, 'when my imaster had an action with Airs. BonsaI. It did Pot comne on. :1 was not at Croydon. I have not seen my master since this charge was made. I saw the model at Mlr. Benton's office. I went there to measure the ground, and to show the different Places where I heard the cry and saw tdie fire. By the COUReT.-I think this was the first Saturday night that master went home to sleep in gratling.street, We used to open of a Sunday morning at 8 o'clock. I don't know what kept himu up till 2 o'clock I was greatly agitated, and did not observe any thing, either books or drink-; dlid not observe if he had on boots or slippers. The dog was burnt. I saw his skeleton. He was not tied up. I must have shut the door on making my bed. We had fresh stock in during that week. Ilbrought in 10 or920 lumps offiresh butter on Saturday. don't know which. Thlere was half of it left at night. WVe both went. Qut togetecr_. I anm sure.all the gas-lights were Out. There was a liglht left for me to come in-a canidle at the back of thee shop, on the little counter; about eight feet fromi the partition. By the Jury.- We have had the gas escape and smell powverfully. WVe had separate pipes to the lights-no main pipe. Two of the gas. pipes were out of repair. Cross-examined.-The ft-o pipes were stopped witlh eor k. Two or three mornings before one Of the corks f'el out. I have seen Evans at the Hall. I think that he showed me the same candle. stick which I left ligrhted in the back p art of thec shop. The dog might have got un and thrown it down. He was a mischievous dog- a French dog,and he would do any thing you bid hirm-full ot tricks. [A mnodel of the premises, with the direction of the gas-pipes, and other circumstances of the evidence laid dlown in it; and the witnins. shows the situiation ofthecounter upon which hepiut the candlestick.): On that Saturday night the gas went nearly out, and whben we Welit out to go to Wiatling. street, we saw the gas flashi uip ag-ain in the street lamps ; the rush miglit have driven the cork out again. 11r. Justice PARK asked the prisoner what he had to say ? The prisoner denied the chiarge, and all the expresions attributed to him as to the breaking out of the fire. Be had cultivated a very good busines in London-road by inidustry and hard labour, wvhichi he never could be mad enough to destroy. The counsel then called evidence far the defence SamuellFearne. Esq., of the Phtenix Fire Office, produced a policy, dated in 1821, for 4001., for the fixturest and stock in trade. It w9as renewed in July l-ast. The office do -not prosecuite in this case. I was the only person from our office whio attended the exa- miiination at Union-H all. 1lk1 Harmer attended for us to wat,ch the case, hut we do nut prosecute. Sarah Swaflleld, sister to the prisonter, sat up forhim on the Satur- diay night of the fire. lie carmelomie betweetutvelve and one o'clock. He generally sits up an hiour or so and smokes a pipe. I went to bed, and was called up bet'ore I got to sleep. I heard what passed betwveen my brother and thie boy. He did in fact go out. Hie lad smoked his pipe. He returned at about four o'clock. Mirs. Swaf'- field let him in. I was in bed with Mirs. Swaflield, The boy was gone intoimine. ie generally slept at Watling-street. The Satur- day niglht before he slept in the London-road. Wmn. Saunders lived from Mlay, 18-21, to December, 1892-2, as sheproan to the prisoner. The secnd year the trade was larger than the frst. The gross returns were more than 5001. I saw the sbop fromn time to time after that. I was there the Saturday before the fire The stock was mutch as I had always seen it. 'The returns were about 401. a week. I don't know what it means by gross re- tuyns. Mr. Swaffield was always arcountedl a very honest man, and paid every one very regularly. Saniuel Wheatley is foreman to M1essrs. Ni'wall andl Co., cheese- factors.-Yie always supplied him with wlhatever he might choose to purchase. We sold im 2001. a vear for the last twAo years. He was alwavs an hon est mnan, and used to pay ready money. fle had1 not called for two months before the fire. J1. Surridge, hurter and cheese commnission agent, had sold goods to the prisoner about 801. or 1001. worth within the last 18 months. He usedt to pay money. I sold 'aim 111. -worth of butter in the week of the fire. Joseph rorch, innkeeper and carrier, in Ijeadenh all-street, had de- livered butter and cieese from Wincanton, to theprisoner. His bill for carriage, in the last two vears, seas 351. Should suppose the goods delivered in that time would be worth 4001. He was always consi- dered as a very honest man. Witness drewv up the ageement for him for the house in WVatling-steeet. Henrv Togg-rell sells cheese for one Apothecary in Wiltshire; IFad dlelivered CO01b. of cheese to the prisoner in the last six monthis. Seventy-two cheeses were on their way, to him whlen witness heardl of the fire, and, but for that, wouldl have been dleliveredt on M~onday miorning, Hiscbaracter was that of anbonestmnan. Cbarles Barfield, builder, in thie L-ondon-road, ha known the prsnefourteen yearas; waLs with hiim oni the evening of the fire ; kne,,Thim to be an honest man, The witness had srmelt the gas, and knew that one of the pipes was inTperfect.and thatit was stopped with-cork. Had tried withna lighted paperito fndlout the leakpin thepipe nearest the partition;, had wgarned Swvaflield of the dstn-er~ of lire from it, who saidI that the pipes were not his, or he should t themn away. Svasfield, however, did not nune that pipe again,cu John Stapp, of 85, Snow,jiill, wholesal echeesenmonger, hiad toM32 Swafgeld goods to tha amiount of betweenq 500 1. and 6001. in the year before the 13th of September. Considered him as a perrecetly honest mnan. Nineteen pouinds worth of goods were delivered to himU on the Pridlay before the fire, Joseph W1ater-, in pprtner0hip with Leedhiam, supplied Swaffield chiefly whit baconi. He paid re~adyrioney used to pay froni 15L to 2-0l. a morith, Upimr inquiryJ! found his character -very gootl. MrT. Pearson. attornev, of Sta le-inan.-SwaffieId. applied to rme about purchasing the lewis`e of the ou'se in London-road. linqluired into thetitle, and ibund the party had none.I a-dvised hinto keep his oneyin hs pcket A mrtgaeebad 1001. on it, and the trety as .~rtha ineret. e ws mstanxious to Purchase, but I preente him had morgageon the house in London- road Mr Peasonappled o. hu~ i,ot eight months ago for thie arevious testtmo v. Wiln. Balks, phins ber, went to search the premises by direction of thie Abiori Inisurance Company found nacr 4cwt.- of' lead. I fouuapifiee ofa broken assdle strc katNothc cback of the premises- tha wichhed benlirdued asver lkeit. This was thessoond dayaftr fit ire Ihre itbarragit among ttie rubbish. There werelare lmpsof btec,wichwe hre ou tothe boys. Ralp Stehensn, aotheplumer,corrbrtdthe evidence of N'ume rous witnesses were called to thec character of the p-isoner, iwho testified 'roost gtiongly in his favour..- At six o'clock the Judge proceedel to charge the jury, wilch duty took upran houreid4 fa haalf. The Jury consulted for 15:minuites, and returned a veraict of Vot $"R1R?'tyy?., ASjESrzD tRuSDb~.,-X . AMOSON.