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The Sun. — 1832-07-20 (London, England)

SUMMER ASSIZES.  NORFOLK CIRCUIT.--BUCKINGRAM,  JULY 18.  William Alridge was indicted for having, in Fe• bruary last, set tire to a barn and two stacks of hay, the property of William A-Wry, of her.  Mr. PRAED conducted the proiecution. The principal witness against the prisoner was his sister-in-law, who stated that the prisoner came to her house about six o'clock on the evening of the  fire, and pulling out two bundles of matches from his pocket, threw them down on the table, observing that he had brought them for her (the witness).* She told him she did not want them, and he then returned them to his pockets, from which he took an old file and a flint, which he struck together, in order to satisfy himself that he could produce fire from them. Finding that he could, he asked for some rag, and the witness gave him tke half of one of her children's napkins. This occurred at eight o'clock, and in about half an hour the witness went to bed, leaving her husband in the garden, and the prisoner sitting by her fire. She had been in bed only a few minutes when she smelt something burning; she then got out of bed, and stood on the top of the stairs, and asked the prisoner what was burning ? He replied that nothing was, and that if she smelt any thing she must have set herself on fire. Not satisfied with this answer, she looked into the room in which the man was, when she saw him making the rag which she hal given him into tinder. Very shortly after this, the prisoner and her husband left the house together, going in the direction towards the premises of the prosecutor. They returned about half-past ten, when the prisoner went into the bed-room of the witness, where he passed the night, lying in one corner of the room. When the husband came up, he asked if his wife were sleeping. The prisoner replied, " What need have you to be afraid ? It's a good job. I struck the light before we got to the place, else I should have made such a noise, and I've done it very clever not to be seen ?" On the following morning the prisoner went again to her house, and took away her children's victuals, which he had often done before. She threatened to tell Ashley about the fire, and he told her, if she did he would most certainly murder her. She, however, told Ashley a few days afterwards. It appeared that she had three children, whom her husband frequently left three or four days without food, and she was reduced to the necessity of parting with her tea-kettle, and some other articles of domestic use, in order to save herself and children from starvation. A great deal of this ill-treatment on the part of her husband she attributed to the bad advice of the p be en edni n subsequently bh si es qmoney y ipnriionniemr,prwohpoerasmsiasntender.hi m She in had spending to swear the peace against her husband, who is now in gaol. The prisoner made no defence. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and sentence of death was passed on him. He left the bar very little affected by his perilous state.
The Sun. — 1832-03-10 (London, England)

LONDON —MARCH 9, FIVE P.M. do not know you. He said, "my name is William Wheelhouse, and pleaded Not Guilty ; but Mr. O'Connell, leading Counand that the plaintiff had often asked him to call and take a glass sea for the defence, not being in Court, the trial was allowed to les ewith him, and the last time they met defendant had treated plain- stand over till to-morrow...a . Sies tiff with a bottle of wine at the Holly Inn, and he must see the The Attorney-General and Mr. Greene have been sent down P. 1 k ll J 'a,4,1 E 5 plaintiff that night." Mrs. Brotherton said her husband was not specially by Government; and Mr. O'Connell, who came from Districts. '' st L' ' * .a -'`'t,'-`1 at home, but if he would sup with them she would send for him. T. London (specially retained for the prisoners), arrived about nine which he said .. No •he would take a glass of beer." 'Witness o'clock last night. He has not, however, made his appearance E n f 1 Z p, I§. -2 § was then sent to the No; of York for her father, to tell him that in Court yet. \Lel Z \ s'a' \ m \i-o::: `g \ ,r!__, 4.^. t the gentleman was waiting for him with whom he had been It had been rumoured for some days past ,in this and the ad — ,-- —.— —— drinking abottleof wine. Witness went and told him. During jacent counties, that a Grand or Petit Jury could not be found City 0 2 0 0 2 4 n 9 the time of the conversation with her mother, witness held to perform the business of the county. This, however, is not the defendant's horse at the door ; after which they hung true ; for there appeared to be no want of Grand Jurors, and Afloat in the River 5 4 1 0 S 30 18 the bridle to the snitch of the door. The door was then a little though, on calling over the list of Petit Jurors, a great number open. Defendant said " shut the door." Witness was absent did not answer, there still seemed to be enough for public duty. Poplar 2 0 0 0 2 3 1 about twenty minutes ; her father was playing a tune when she It must be observed, at the same time, that Baron Foster gave went to him, and did not like to leave off till he had finished it. notice that he would have those gentlemen who may not appear Shadwell ... 1 3 0 0I 4 4 I 0 They both returned and went into the house together. The at nine o'clock to-morrow, called on heavy fines. horse was still standing at the door. When we got in, father was The state of the Calander is, 22 for murder; 10 for burglary, Lioneho use 1 0 0 0 1 16 13 about to shake hands with the defendant, when mother said, and 21 for insurrectionary crimes. " Don't shake hands with such a villain as that, he has used me Rntherhithe 20002 7 worse !than a harlot." My mother's cap was torn to pieces, blood was runing down from her, and she was bruised all over.
The Sun. — 1832-11-27 (London, England)

GURNEY.  The Learned Judge, Sir C. ROBINSON, in his address to the Grand Jury, said, although there were not many eases in the calendar, be regretted to say there were two of the most atrocious character. The Grand Jury then retired, and shortly after 11 o'clock came into Court with a true bill against Robert Onions.  Robert Chalons was placed at the bar, charged with the wilful murder of Thomas Eaves on the high seas, on the 9th of April. W. Johnson stated that he went out msge of the brig Matilda, on the 2.9 th March last, bound to Sr.• Thomas's and St. Domingo. Thomas Eaves was the C iptain. The crew consisted of eleven, including the Ciptain. The orisoner's brother was shipped as carpenter, but he wont on shore ill, and the prisoner was taken in his place; the• prisoner was not well, and was hardly able to do his duty; but they did not know that until they here !Ting towed out of Liverpool, when it Wal too late to send him on shore. On the 9th April, when they were in latitude 49 deg. and longitude 15 deg., about half-past one in the a ternoon, in consequence of what the cook said, witness went to the scuttle, and saw the prisoner lying on the starboard side of the forecastle, between two chests ; he a.k 11 him to come on deck, and the psis, ner, who was moaning, said he was not able; witness told the capt :in, and he requested him to get the medicine chest and medi•eine book up, and to ascertain what the prisoner's cornplaint was, in order to give the prisoner something ; witness got the medicine hook, and followed the captain to the scuttle ; the captain got about half-w.y down the steps, and then witness heard the captain's son cry oat " Murder." Witness went to the captain, wi:ose body was half down the steps, and pulled hint up on decd ; the prisoner was striking at the captain about his leg with an adze, all the time witness was pulling him up ; witness saw him strike the captain on the thigh and between his knees; witness got the captain up. and he desired witness to go and ask the prisoner what was his reason for such treatment. Witness did not go below but remained with the captain. The captain was bleeding very much. Witness shortly after went below to take the adze from the prisoner, whom he found making his way to the hold with. the adze in his hand. Witness laid hold of him, and !equested hint to let go the adv. They struggled, and assistance coming, the adze was taken from him. After dressing the captain's wounds, witness secured the prisoner. Witness told him what a cruel thing he had done to cut the captain so, and the prisoner replied, " it was nothing." That was all that passed. This took place just after dinner, and the prisoner did not appear while at dinner to be ill, or to have anything the matter with him. From the situation in which the captain was, his head and hands being above deck, it was impossible he could have struck struck him ; he had merely asked the prisoner how be MIL There had been no difference or quarrel between the prison and the captain on that day. The captain was about 35 or 40 years old.  Cross-examined by Mr.
The Sun. — 1832-07-09 (London, England)

OLD BAILEY.-(TITIS DAY.)  OLD COURT.  TRIAL OF REILLY FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE.  Thomas Reilly was placed in the dock, upon an indictment charging him with the wilful murder of his wife, Catherine Reilly, at St. James's, Clerkenwell, on the 15th of June la,t.  The prisoner pleaded Not Guilty.  Mrs. Sarah Bailey, of No 5, Compton-street, Clerk enwell, stated that the prisoner and his wife occupied the shop and hack parlour. On Friday morning, a little before half-past five o'clock, she heard a dreadful groaning from the deceased, and also a rumbling noise. Shortly after, the prisoner knocked at her room door, which is above the one occupied by him. She opened it, and saw the prisoner standing in his shirt ; he said, " She is dead, she is dead." Witness ran down stairs, followed by the prisoner. On getting down stairs, she said, " Oh, Reilly, you have murdered your wife." He replied by asking her if she had any money; that he wanted something to drink as he must cut. The deceased was lying on her back on the bed, with her clothes on, and quite dead, but warm. Witness went up stairs to dress herself, and on her return the prisoner said " I must cut, I must cut, off I must be." She said " Oh, dont cut, for we shall be all taken up, so cruelly murdered this poor creature has been." The prisoner then put a bag upon his shoulder, and went out saying " Hold your tongue you fool, I am only going to get something to drink." Before he went away he kissed his wife, and said "Oh Kitty, Kitty, what shall I do?" Witness pointed out the prisoner to a policeman. She saw the deceased alive on the Thursday about half-past two o'clock, when she went out. She said she was going to seek for some remedy against her husband, which she (witness) told him when he came home shortly after. He said " Good God, why should she do so—so comfortable as we have been." She delivered this message to him about three o'clock. Witness saw the prisoner at ten o'clock at night in the street, at which time his wife bad not come home. She went to bed at eleven o'clock, and slept soundly till she was awoke by the groaning of the deceased, and the subsequent knocking at the door by the prisoner.  John Gibson lived in the house with the prisoner. He retired to bed at about nine o'clock on the night in question, and a little before half-past one o'clock in the morning he was disturbed by a noise on the ground-floor, as if something heavy bad fallen down ; so great was the shock that it shook the partition in his room. He distinctly heard the voice of the prisoner ; he said, " You - whore, what have you done with that ?" The deceased exclaimed, " Ob, Lord, Oh Lord." Witness heard the noise till after three o'clock ; he got out of bed, and opened the door, and heard the deceased say, " Oh, Lord, Oh, Lord." Shortly after, he heard footsteps go from the back parlour to the street door, which he heard unbolted.  The trial was proceeding when our reporter left.
The Sun. — 1832-09-05 (London, England)

SEPT• 3.  THE CHOLERA RIOTS.  The twelve individuals who were apprehended on Sunday evening last, as the ringleaders in the riot and outrage at the Cholera Hospital, in this town, were brought before the sitting Magistrates, this day, to answer the charges to be preferred against them. They were nearly all Irishmen. A number of witnesses appeared against them, who proved that eight of the accused were implicated in the work of destruction, some in destroying the vehicles for the conveyance of patients, and others in exposing the body and begging money in the crowd on behalf of the relatives of the deceased. Four were discharged, and eight were held to bail in two sureti,s of 201. each to answer any charge that might be brought against them at the Sessions. Being unable to find bail they were committed. After the committal of the rioters, the man Hare, the grandfather of the bay who had been exhumed, whom he in the first instance supposed had been murdered, appeared in Court with the Catholic Priest who endeavoured to appease the fury of the mob at the attack upon the hospital, and Mr. Heron, the solicitor, and Secretary to the Board of Health, and made affidavit before the Magistrates that he believed that his grandson had died of the cholera, and had received every attention from the Medical Board and the surgeons who attended the hospital ; and that the Board were not privy to, in any way, the cutting off of the child's head. This affidavit having been read over and sworn to, Mr. Heron stated to the Magistrates that the head of the deceas-d had been recovered, and placed in the coffin with the body. He was also requested, on behalf of the Board, to apply to the Magistrates for a warrant against Mr. Hobert Oldham, the surgeon who was charged with having decapitated the body. The Board regretted exceedingly that such a disgraceful affair had taken place in the hospital, and they were determined to bring the offender to justice. The Magistrates immediately granted the application, and a warrant against Mr. Oldham was accordingly issued. It appears that the way Mr. Oldham came into possession c f the head was, that he had either bribed or persuaded the nurse, who is an Irishwoman, to say nothing about thy, matter, but she afterwards related the circumstance to some of her own countrymen, who speedily informed the grandfather of the deceased, though he accounts for his exhuming the body by saying he had bad a dream that the child's heed was cut off. Workmen are now busily employed in repairing the hospital, but it i 3 hoped that that establishment will be less needed than it has hitherto been ; indeed there are very few cases reported to-day, and for the last week the disease has appeared to be on the decline —thirty and thirty-five cases per day have been very common, but to-thy only nine cases and nine deaths are reported, which includes Saturday and Sunday. In Salford, which is the adjoining township, there are twenty-seven ne-v cases reported to-day. It appears from the affidavit of Hare that he never was denied admission to the hospital.  'Tit.
The Sun. — 1841-02-17 (London, England)

MURDER AT RUTIHN.  We stated - in our paper of Monday last, on the authority of the Carnarvon Herald, that a gamekeeper, in the service of Mr. Edward Lloyd, of Rhuggatt, named Evan Evans, had. disappeared, and was supposed to have been murdered by a tailor, named Edward Chubb. In searching the house of Chubb clothes were found with blood upon them, which corresponded with the description given by the wife of Evans of the clothes he wore at the time of his disappearance. But there being no evidence on which to charge him with the murder, he was committed on a charge of sheep stealing, a quantity sheep skins having been found in his house. It appears that the wife of the prisoner has subsequently stated, that on his return home on the evening of the keeper's disappearance, ho told her that 'he, had " settled Evans," that he.had called him out on the Saturday night in the way before spoken of, and had led him about two miles from his house, pretending to show him some snares that had been set ; that during the walk he bad tried to shoot him from behind no less than three times, but that each time his pistol had missed .fire, and that the gamekeeper, being deaf, did not tear the noise, and mistook the flashing in the pan for a gleam of lightning ; that having failed in these attempts he led him to the bank of a certain slate quarry, which be described, and having told him to look about for the wires, struck him with the pistol from behind, and thrust him over into the water; that there was a fall of 25 yards to the water, and that the pool was six yards deep. In consequence of this statement the pool referred to was submitted to a rigorous search, and several men were employed for four hours breaking up the ice, which had accumulated over it. A small boat used for fishing (a coricle) was then let down, by which means the body was soon discovered, but the boat not being strong enough to raise it, another man was let down by ropes, who succeeded in bringing the body up. An inquest was held on the body on Monday and Tuesday, at which the evidence of 35 witnesses was received ; but beyond the statement of the wife of the prisoner regarding what he had said to her, there was nothing elicited, except. evidence of a circumstantial character. The testimony of these witnesses, although far from conclusive as to the guilt of the prisoner, was quite sufficient in the minds of the jurors to justify their verdict of " Wilful Murder against Edward Chubb," which they returned accordingly.  Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by the Countess of Sheffield, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at Ingestrie House. We are very, much gratified to learn that the usual Lent performances of the Sacred Harmonic Society, in Exeter Hall will commence to-morrow with Handel's favourite Oratorio, Judas Maccabesus.
The Sun. — 1841-08-02 (London, England)

THE BARBAROUS MURDER AT  EXETER. CONFESSION CF BRINSMEAD. (From the Flying Post.) On this dark and appalling event we are happy in being enabled to relieve the public mind by placing before it the confession of Brinsmead, made in the presenee of several persons in the gaol this morning. He says, as has been communicated to us, that there were three of them in company when they left the Cattle Market Inn, as stated by Mr. Taylor and his companion ; but that this third person wished them a good night, and left them at the corner of Southstreet. He says, he knows this person perfectly by sight, but persists he does not know his name. Himself and Pitts then proceeded through South-street and Holloway-street, into the Topsham-road, and thence into the road leading to the river, as before stated. When they got to the bottom, Pitts demarided some money of Mr. Bennett, and that gentleman gave Brimsted sixpence, as he said, to get something to drink. He also gave Pitts a shilling, but the latter swore he would not take so small a sum, and with an oath he swore he would have more, as he knew he (Bennett) had plenty of money. Pitts then seized Mr. Bennett round the middle, and " bang'd" him up against the rails, calling to Brimsmead (as he held Mr. Bennett), saying, "Let go at him." Pitts also struck him a severe blow in the face, and then made use of his knife, which Mr. Bennett succeeded in wresting from him. A desperate struggle ensued between Pitts and Mr. Bennett by the door of the boat-house ; and in this they approached thejedge of the water, and at length Pitts pushed Mr. Bennet into the water. Brinsmead persists he had no hand in this last act, but "heard, the House." Brinsmead now said to Pitts, " You've settled him, we had better make off." Pitts replied, "---- his eyes, he has nearly cut my finger off, and had nearly cut my throat." It is understood that there is a severe cut on one of Pius' fingers. They then made their way to Sellick's lodging,chouse at Westgate (a Tom-and-Jerry shop in that part of the city), and when they got there, Pitts took a knife and scraped the blood from his jacket. (This jacket, which had before been spoken of, presents the appearance of something of this kind having been done.) It is understood that at Sellick's Pitts changed a sovereign, and they took 10s. each.. We also understand that the watch of the deceased gentleman was left deposited at Sellick's, and is now in the possession of the police.  This account goes so far to exonerate the females Dickers and Stapleton. Indeed, the statement of Brinsmead throws an air of doubt over the whole of the story. told by Ann Trinn. It is remarkable also that Bnnsmead, when taken into custody by Stuckes, had a sixpence, and one sixpence only on his person. It is known, as we are told, that Mr. Bennett had fifteen sovereigns in his pocket that 'afternoon ; having drawn that sum. We might here likewise mention that the name of the female brought from Newton St. Cyres, is Butson, and not Vicary ; and being confronted with her, Trinn declared she had never seen her before ; and  ON,
The Sun. — 1841-08-02 (London, England)

EVENING SUN.  of India, our woollens entering cheaper or dearer into the markets of China, and our cutlary supplied to, or withheld from, the United States by our fiscal laws, affect labour in all those countries. All are part of one stupendous whole."— ED. Sun.]  ,11j1uULYR2D3.—EARwhIoNle faLmlilyll3coOnsNisti. ng of four .I I LISBON persons, was mudered, lastuight in a hou.ee not 100 yards , distant from my residence. The victims i were a French widow of the name of Lobo, her daughter about is 1 years of age, her son a boy of twelve years, and a serTant woman. The alarm was first given (=fortunately l'oo late) by a young Englishman, who lives in the house ocPosite, and who having heard a scuffle and seen a man go :o the balcony and throw a little dog out, which he 10:ew was a great pet of the family, immediately suspected that .something wrong was going on, and at once ran off to call L'he police guard. Meanwh.ile some other neighbours who ' had heard the noise, ard were looking out to see what was the matter, saw a man leap out of the first floor re.'ndow and run on. This took place at about one o'clock .in the morning. Shortly * after the police came, and hay..V forced the doors open, found the mother, the little bvy. a„-rd the servant d, Aad ; but the girl, who was still alive, cri.'d out, as soon & she saw them, that the murderer was her' own cousin .Lobo, a student of . medicine, living at No. 4, lira de 5... Bento, and that he had had no accomplice in the .deed. Immediately the guard set out in quest of him, and seized him in a few minutes after he had reached his I_ some, where they found him with his hands and do Vies steeped in blood, and with a quantity of bank not es and Government bends, of which he had plunderer I his victims, about his person. He was at osaaa brought back and confronted with the girl, who again declared that he was •the murderer, and that he had_ requested her mother to allow him to stay in the house that night as his servant had died that evening, and he did not like to pass the night in the same house with a corpse. The girl died at nine o'clock this morning, but fortunately for the ends of justice she lived long enough to give the fullest evidence, but for which the wretch would in all probability have escaped, as lre was to have gone by the steamer to Oporto next day, an,i his relationship to the family would have screened him 1.-orn suspicion. The sensation caused by this dreadful crime has been so great that I have just heard that the Minister ofjustice has gone down to the Cortes to propose,. that by a legislative act the multitude of dilatory forms by which trials are protracted for years in this country should be dispensed with in this instance, and that the criminal should be tried by a summary process and e.xe. cuted without delay.