The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1826-09-16 (London, England)

MURDER. Riehrird Wells was indicted fo► having, on the 13th of June. while driving in a coach erawn by four horses, inn against a gig in which the wile of Ilenry Yarbr•dee was then riding, whereby she was thrown out of the gig, and the wheels of the coach passed over her head. She ling,,red until the sth of July, and then ekpired. Alf. ANDRE we stated ti!' can. The prisoner, he said, was the servent of 3lr. With rhouse, of the Swan with Two Necks. in Lsdlane he had the character of a steady skilful coachman, but it was evident, notwithstanding this, that he was the cause of the death in question; he was charged in the indictment with the crime of mur. de►, and on the Coroner's Inquest with that of manslott;,hrtet it was for the Jury to dttermine whether or not he was guilty of whet the Grand Jury thought proper to present. There was one dr. cumstaace in favour 44 the prisoner, that he had surrendered himself spontaneously for trial. He then called the following wit. tresses  Henry Farbridge was, on the night of the 30th of June, driving in a one-borne chaise, having his wife on one side, and his mother and a clii:d sitting on a stool. Ile set out from Barnet at rise o'clock in the afternoon towards Lomita,. When he came to Barnet Church. he heard the sound of a horn, and the noise of a mach behind him ; he Liu n made towards Iris own side of the road ; he came within three fe.t of the foot-path ; there was sufficient room for a large waggon to the other side, and, on looking behind, lie saw the leaders eo near his wheel, that it was impossible for them so pass Lint. lle loOked to see if the coachman was pulling up, and ouserving he was not, he endeavoured to get nearer to the near side. and immediately the hind wheel of the mail-coach struck against his gig ; his wife was thrown between the two.wheels of the mail-coach, and he himself thrown under the hind wheel of the coach. It then stopped, and he found his wife apparently dead he had not power to raise her. He said to the coachman. " You villain, you have been the cause of this ;" prisoner replied. ** It was no fault of mine; I blew the horn, and you ought to get out the way." The prisoner then said, ". There was no room to Nola." Witness said, " There was always room for another coach ; there were at that time six or seven feet to spare fur the mail to pass," He measured it since, and tonna it to be so. His wife was then taken to a home, and witness asked the coachman for hti address• which, after considerable reluctance, prisoner gave. It was on level ground, and witness was driving et the rate of seven or Oaf t miles an hour; it was as light as they ; his wife was brought butise after having remain, d there eleven days, and died. Cm's-examined I.y Mr. Bum:inn/et —He had taken a little wine and water, and some ale. previous to his starting from Buttes. Surgeon Morris attended his wile at Barnet, who said that it was dangerous to remove his wife hone, but said she would die, and that she alight as well die at home as at Barnet. John Robansm, a farmer, at Bernet, was walking from market on die evening in question ; saw the mail strike the gig, be was behind ; saw the woman almost immediately under the wheel of the coach ; the coachman had made no effort to stop the coach previous to the mail striking the gig. Witness knew that the mail would strike the gig trout the line it was going in ; there was pleat, Of midi fur the mail to pass without coming against the gig; could not swear that he had heard the horn ; the prosecutor was very name his proper ride at the time. Crias-exasuined by Nlr.