The National Register. — 1820-03-19 (London, England)

YORK ASSIZES, MARCH JO.  TRIAL FOR MURDER. William Booth, William Garrett, and Benjamin Bower, were charged with the murder of Thomas Parkin, a game. keeper in the service of James Archibald Smart Wortley, E.sei. on the 10th of October last, at Tankersley, by shoot. ing him through the body. Mr. Cross stated the case on the part of the prosecution, and afterward called the following witness:— Joseph Parkin stated, that he was employed by Mr: Stuart Wortley to take care of his game and look after poachers. On the night of the 9th of October witness and Thomas Parkin, the deceased, went out to look after poachers: about four o'clock they saw four men upon the road coining towards them. Witness proposed !ts Parkin to go out of the way. William Garrett, one of the prisoners, ran towards them, the other three following close after him. When Garrett came up to them, Thomas Parkin put his hand upon his shoulder, and said, " What, my lad, is it your They then passed the two Bowels, but they said nothing to them: the fourth man Samuel Booth, had a gun, and was not more than a yard or two behind them. Thomas Peskin went up to him, and said, " What, Sam, thou hast got a gun 1 see." lie put his hand on the outside of his pocket, and said, " And thou hest got a pocket full of suickles." S,murl Boo:11 said, " Damn thy soul, art thou going to rob me ?" He turned round and presented the gun, and immediately shot Thos. Harkin, who fell down, and said, "Oh ! lam Matti" The moment the deceased fell, the other men seized the witness, and Booth struck him on the head and shoulder with the butt-end of the gnu. Witness felt other blows, but does not know from whom they came. Witness heard one of the men say, " Hit him hit him!" or " Stick hint; stick him!" he could not tell which.' It was John Bower's voice, At this moment he heard a gun go of, and then, becoming more at liberty, he ran off to procure assistance; but when he returned to search for the deceased lie was gone, and lie afterwards foetid him in a cottage near the ruad.side. Witness said the deceased died on the following evening. The shot entered his left side and came out at his back. Witness, on his cross-examination, said there was no struggling before the shot was fired, and no assault was committed upon any of the prisoners either by the deceased or himself. The deposition of the deceased,taken tinder the impression of immediate death, was then put in and read ; which agreed its almost every particular with the statement of the preceding witness, and which expressly denied that there had been any struggle between the parties. The Jury, without retiring, found all the prisoners- Guilty. His Lordship immediately passed sentence of death upon the prisoners, who were usdeted for execution on Monday. On Monday Samuel Booth underwent the sentence of the law, for the murder of Mr. Stuart Wortley's santekeeper. At half-past 12 the unfortunate man was conducted to the platform behind the chapel. He was accompanied by the chaplain to the gaol, with, whom hit joined in player for about ten minutes, during which time, though he appeared at intervals to attend seriously to the Rev. Gentlemms, be occasionally looked about witb an