The Sun. — 1833-12-14 (London, England)

DEC. 13. TRIAL OF JOUN BODLE, FOR THE MURDER OF HIS GRANDFATHER, AT PLUMSTEAD. The trial of John Bodle having been appointed to take place this morning, the Court was crowded at a very early hour. The galleries and the seats on each side of the bench were filled with ladies and  gentlemen. Mr. Justice GASELEE took his seat on the bench at half-pest eight o'clock, and the Jury having been sworn the prisoner was placed at the bar. He was dressed very genteelly in deep mourning. The Clerk of the Arraigns stated, that he was charged in the indictment with the wilful murder of George Bodle, and called upon him to plead. The prisoner said he was not guilty. Mr. ADOLPIIUS and Mr. WALSII appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. CLARKSON and Mr. BODKIN for  the prisoner. As the facts have been so recently before the public, it will not be neces-ary to give more than a slight sketch of the evidence, Sophia Taylor, servant to deceased, deposed to the prisoner coming to the house on Saturday, the 2d ult.; to assisting her in her household work of his own accord, and to filling the kettle, and putting it on the kitchen fire. The deceased and other members of the family were taken very ill after breakfast. Mr. Bodle was so bad in the evening, that Mr. Butler, the surgeon, was called. The deceased died on Tuesday evening. The witness, in her cross-examination, said the prisoner was a nice young man, and on good terms with the family. Any one might have got access to the sugar in the cupboard. Had seen the prisoner's father that morning. He appeared very well. ez Mr. CLLRKSON understood that the father was studiously kept out of the way. His evidence was highly important to the prisoner, and he trusted he would be called.. Mr. ADOLPRUS should not call the father, because his evidence did not affect the case. Henry Parker, the cow-boy to the deceased, deposed to cleaning the kettle in the afternoon of Saturday, and scraping it with a chisel to get the fur off. He did so at the desire of Mrs. Lear. His wo rk was ttrlhdep oi,ni had a dosf goeiidri foundhi him tt oa t before.morning Eliza prisoner. twohsoeeing livedthitel pthriesohnoerushealo)gf the deceased, ica the kettle on the fire. Elizabeth Evans, a daughter of the deceased, deposed to being taken ill after having the cr)ffee, on the 2d ult. Mrs. Lear, who resided near the deceased's house, said the Bodle family gave her the remains of the coffee, as usual, on the 2d ult.; she left it at her daughter's, Mary Bing; hearing that the coffee had made the family ill, she took it from her daughter's and delivered it to Mr. Butler; the deceased desired her to tell the cow-boy to clean the kettle. Uri Bing recollected Mrs. Lear bringing her the coffee; it was not used and Mrs. Lear took it away  again. Mr. Butler, surgeon at Woolwich, deposed that he made a post mortem examination of the deceased; there were evident marks of arsenic; in his opinion, his death had been occasioned by taking into his stomach some deleterious substance • delivered the coffee received from Mr. Lear to Mr. Farraday. Dr. Salton, a physician, confirmed Mr. Butler's testimony. The following witnesses were then examined,—