Star. — 1825-10-29 (London, England)

OCTOBER 28.  William Harwood, a highly respectable and venerable locking ream, seventy-one years of age, stood indicted for thelful Murder of his grandson, G=orge Barton, on the 19th of October last, by stabbing him with a dagger. The prisoner was also charged, on the finding of the Coroner's Jury, with Manslaughter. Ann Hill sworn—l have been for eight years housekeeper to the prisoner; he is a coal undertaker, residing in Unien.street, Shadwell ; on the evening of the 19th of the present month of Oct. the grandson of the deceased, George Barton, came home; be asked me for some meat? and the prisoner soon afterwards came in ; I was cutting meat at the time; the deceased asked me to cut him some lean? and the prisoner replied, "it must be cut fair ;' I said, " Nonsense, I am cutting it fair:' The deceased said, "I must have some money." The prisoner said that the deceased should not enter his house again ; the deceased exclaimed, "I will have some money or his (the prisoner's) life, a old —;" and struck the prisoner with his double fist on the moull ; I said to him, " George, for Heaven's sake, don't." He replied, " Curse his old eyes, I will have money—that is what I want." The prisoner left the room for a short time, and went up stairs. He had 'storey up stairs, but I do not know that he went to fetch any. When the prisoner came down stairs, he said to the deceased, "Get out of the house." The deceased replied that he would not, and he gave the prisoner hard blows with his fist doubled, as b:fore, on the chest. The deceased was a powerful young man, tvisraty-three years of age. When the deceased had given the blows, the Risoner struck the deceased instantly with a dagger which he held in his hand ; the deceased, on receiving the blow, staggered against the door; I took hold of his hand, and told the prisoner to go and call the watch, or some one to assist ; the deceased appeared faint, and I said, "George, what nonsense is th;s ; what is the matter ?" The prisoner went for an officer, and came back again ; he did not attempt to run away ; I had, before that time, heard the deceased declare, that he would have his grandfather's life, and I told the prisoner. The deceased, about eight months ago, threatened to rob the house, and he did rah it ; he also threatened to have my life; when he Was stabbed and fell, I said, "Oh ! he's killed—he's killed, go fetch the watch." The prisoner heard me; I saw nothing in the-hand of the prisoner when he came down stairs. Cross•examined by Mr. Cuawoon—The deceased was a very wicked, profligate young man ; the prisoner was very fond of him, and tried ail in his power to reclaim hun ; from the threats of the deceased I lieved the prisoner went is fear of his life. John Jennings, a coal-whipper, sworn—l was in company w ith the dece 'sed at the Phceirix Tavern, on the evening in question ; the prisoner was there, and there was a subs'cription ler a distressed person ; the prisoner gave a shilling ; the deceased said he had half a crown, and some one told him to keep it, as he might want it himself ; he replied that the prisoner should give him more money, or he would have his life. Cross-examined by Mr.