Star. — 1823-11-01 (London, England)

THE CONFESSION. The following is the confession of Hunt, given very nearly in his own words:—" One night that I was at Rexworthy's billiardrooms, John Thurtell told me he wished to see a Mr. Weare ; and on entering the house we saw Mr. Weare sitting there. After some conversation between Rexwortby and John Thurtell, the latter called Mr. Wears out of the room. and they were absent about twenty minutes. I was during that time in conversation with Mr. Green and Mr. Rexworthy about a billiard-table. During that ,gonversatinn, Thurtell acrd Mr. Wears returned, and I and Thurtell went away. As we were on one way up the Haymarket to the Cock, Thurtell told me that Mr. Weare had behaved extremely ill to hint ; for he, with another man of the name of Lemon, had won .C3OO of him (Thutteli) at blind-lookey. When he discovered he had been robbed of his money by false cards, he challenged Mr. Weare with foul play, and Weare's reply was—` You dare not say a word about it, for you know you have defraudedyour creditors of that money.' John Thurtell then observed to me, that sooner or later he would be revenged. At one time in particular he (John Thurtell) was in difficulty, and applied to Mr. Weare for the loan of £5, and Mr. Weare's reply was—' Go and rob for it, as I do.' On Thursday night, which was the night before the murder took place, John Thurtell asked me to call on hint on Friday morning, which I did. Said he—, Hunt, I wish you would take a walk with me.' We walked together as far as High-street, Mary.la-bonne. When we got into high-street, we stopped at a pawnbroker's shop. After looking at some jewellery which was in the window, John Thurtell observed that those pistols (here the examinant looked at and pointed to the pair already mentioned, which were on the table), marked' I believe, were just the things he wanted to shoot cats with. They were marked, a its. 6d. and he gave 11. es. for them. We then returned to Mr. Tatsell's' the Coach and Horses, in Conduit-street, and dined. After dinner, John 'Mundt asked me to get hint a horse and chaise inunediately, as be had to meet a Gentleman who was going into the country with him, on a shooting excursion. He gave me 1/. 10s. to get the horse and chaise, fur which I paid U. ss. He desired me not to say where the horse and chaise were going. Mt. Probart, the proprietor of the horse and chaise, supposed it was going to Dartford ; but it came down into Hertfordshire. As soon as the horse and chaise came to the door, which was at a quarter before eight o'clock, John Thurtell told Mr. Probart, of Gill's-hill. who was present, that in e rinse, quence of warrants being issued against hint and his brother for a conspiracy to defraud the County Fire-office of 1,9001. he should go to his (Mr. Probart's) cottage, for safety. Mr. Probart said, Well, if that's the case, you may as well wait, and we will go together.' John Thurtell said,' No, I can't stop, I have a Gentleman to meet at Cumberland-gate; and he immediately drove off, taking with him a great coat which he borrowed, of his brother Tom. I did not see him pot these pistols into his pocket when he started, but to the. best of my knowledge they were about his person. Mose three-quarters of an hour had elapsed, Mr. Probart, of Gill's-Mb cottage, said, he aid not want to travel by himself, and would be glad it I would take a seat with him in his gig, and spend a plw sant evening or two. 1 accepted Mr. Probart's offer. (Here 'the exanunant described several houses at which he said they stopped and drank.) We arrived at Mr. Probart's cottage, when John Thereat came up and said, I have settled that who robbed Me of '