The Sun. — 1823-09-05 (London, England)

MURDER OF MR. SMITH.  Yesterday the town of., Greenwich was a scene of the greatest bustle, in consequence of there-examination of That. Tirnotl4,. and the apprehension of James Webster, another of Coleman's accomplices in the murder ef,--the above GefitleMail• The investigation took place in the office of Mr. IC&NELL; E the Clerk to the Magistrates in London-street, and the greatest, privacy was obserVed throughout the proceetiure. After Timothy's examination on TnesdaY last (frotn-circum. stances which are at present withheld) a warrant was granted for the apprehension-of Websteri who, it will be remembered, was one of the men, amongst others, named by Coleman in his confessionin Maidstone Gaol." This Webster soon Vier the murder was perpetrated, was arrested on suspicion of being one of the murderers,•but for want of sufficient evidence he was set at liberty, andhas been at large ever since. It being well known that Webster used the Noah's Ark, Deptford,' Bowditch the. constablekept watch for him all night, end-About Seven o'clock on Wednesday morning be'saw ,him enter the houie, and thereupon seized him upon the charge alleged in the warrant. When taken, he appeared to be un. daunted, and exelaimed, ".What am I wanted again.", . When brought before the Magistrates, the evidence of Con: lay and his•wife, Whittle, foreman in the Patent Ship-builders at Deptford, Anne White (alias Swedish Hannah), and Ann Steele (who lived with Coleman), was adduced, after which Timothy, the prisoner, was interrogated for nearly two hours, in private, and from what we could- learn, he made a full confession against Webster and one or twoothers., The prisoner, Webster, was then brought into the presence of the Magistrate, and the testimony, of the various witnesses were read over. to him, and he was asked what be had to say in: his defence, the Magistrate cautioning. him to beware, lest he should criminate himself: • Webster protested his innocence of .the crime, and was ready to tueet any consequences that might befal him. He was then fully committed to' take his trial for the murder. And Timothy was again remanded.  Exccuvor4.—Qn Wednesday last John Tar, tor, convicted at the last AsSizes for LSomerset (with John Pap:tuts) who had been previously reprieved on account of his age), for a burglary in the dwelling-house of Mr. Collett, at the Red Lion, Woolverton, suffered the awful sentence of the law on the New limp in front of lichester gaol. Ever since his conviction he has conducted himielf in the most hardened manner, relying on his being enabled to effect his escape from his cell, which hope he cherished until a few hours before, he suffered ; having on that morning wrenched a bolt from the door of a cell in the. passage in wjfich he was permitted to walk, during the momentary absence of the person placed to watch himovith Which be ineffectually endeavoured to force the lock of an iron gate leading to a passage over a part,of the debtors' rooms, with the hope of crossiirg the walls. At_9 o'clock the Chaplain administered the Sacrament to' him, soon after which' the Under-Sheriff arrived. At eleven o',elock the unhappy culprit ascended the platform, where he continued in prayer with the Chaplain for twenty minutes, when he was launched into eternity. lie was a native of Nottingham, and only 24 years of age ; he had commenced his carer of crime a shprt time Only ; but had been concerned in numerous burilaries B ath, and its vicinityt and was only acquitted at the last Salisbury Assizes.