Star. — 1830-10-09 (London, England)

TRIAL OF CAPTAIN HELSII4.II.  We brought down our account of the proceedings of this trial till half-past two o'clock yesterday, and we now give the conclusion a. The following witnesses were called to character:—Lieut. Baker, of the Navy • Thomas Tillintnn Bernard, the bander ; Wm. Ales:lder Hank confectioner, of Bond-street ; Ballet, Erg of mexaeuthire ; Thos. Maguey, Esq. formerly a solicitor in Duutin, who had resided for six y care with Capt./lash= at Boulegne.sur.ffler ;‘Vrn. Henry Hunt, a Magistrate for the county of Kilkenny for the last 20 years, and who had known him for 20 years ; Stephen Fagan, Doctor of Medicine ; Joseph Niell, Commander in the Navy ; Heine Gerald Chesterton, Esq. Thomas Webb, Esq. Fred. Augustus Trig. gear, &c. dt.e. the whole of whom described the prisoner to be highly honourable, mild, inoffinsive, good.tempeted, and generous to a fault— a peaceable and humane man. At half-past six o'clock, Mr. Justice BATLEY commented summing up the evidence to the Jury. Before going into the evidence, his Lordship said the points for the consieleration of the Jury were as follow—first, they must be satisfied that the prisoner and the deceased were both subjects of his late Mrjesty—that Joseph Crowther was the identical person shot—that the deceased came by his death by a bullet fired front a pistol by the Prisoner, and that the pistol was fired maliciously and with maker aforethought, with intent to kill and murder him, the said John Crowther. His Lordship having explained the law applicable to the case, namely, that if two pekoes went our and put their lives in jeopardy, in the event one falling, the rurv:vhr ass guilty of murder, went minutely over ihe evidence. The Jury retired for twenty-five ininuits, and on their return the Judges, with the Recoreer, again clam: into Court The names of nee Jury were called over, and the Clerk of the Airaigns put the question to them in the usual manner. The Foreman 01. the Jury—" We, find the Prisoner—Not Guilty." An immediate burst of applause followed the announcement (.1 Me Set. diet, which was with difficulty stopped fur Mwae seconds. Mr. Justice BAYLEY OfhectS, 11101,1 t net ahy vie of the persons who have been guilty of this it:tete:iv:ion. Gentlemen of the Jury, I by no means find faith with the verdict you have returned, and I feel conscious it,: yen will feel setisfied that you have done your duty to the istidic. I never Express my feelings, whatever they way ht., hut a Vernal Jury muse not he biassed ill this way.—(No one pointed cut any individual. and the te:iireil Judge ten. tinueo. I—l wish any person will point .me of the individual.. wi o have items icsulted the solemn proceeo!np of the Court.—(No answer.)-Gentlemen, you have done your duty, and the coulitty is it.elebte; to you for lour services. Gentlemen, you are now d6citttigetl. aptain Helshsm then left the bar, and was immediately tut-rem:did by his numerous friends. A ternale, elegartiv aircvsed, alto had Leen watching closely the proceedings of the clay, anti who had never left the Court, was heard to taciturn from the gall( 11. • Thank GOD !" which was mimed/A to by several Gentleiiii n ariint.d her. supposed to be ill:. mediate Wends of the highlv•respeets:el family of the individual who thus, by the trial of a British Jury, returned to the bosom of iiis suffering family. The Cour: was crowded to races throughout the day, and up to the close of the trial. There was a conaulerab!e number of ladies proem who did not leave the Court until the vend RA was returned. The trial laced ten hours.  This morning, between nine and ten o'clock, as the wife• of Mr. Jones, draper, of Knightsbridge, was etor•iog the toad at the top of Piccadilly, 'be soddenly fell down ; some ticrsons who were pas•. ing by, went immediately to her assestanc, and endeavoured to raise her up—but she never spoke nor moved. lies husband was sent for, who had her conveyed home; a gentleman fronts she hospital attended, and endeavoured to draw blood, but none would flow—the poor wetaikn was no more. Apoplexy was the cause of her death.