Star. — 1807-03-19 (London, England)

SUSSEX.  HORSHAM. MARCH I 7 .—games Vaugtan Everell, a Ft n er.l young man, aged 24, was indieted for malitiqufly pointing a piaci!, loaded with ball, at'ViOor Amadee Raymond, and pulling the trigger, with in.ent to murder him. _ _  Mr. Courrooees Rated, that this was a cafe of melancholy atrocity on the part of the prifunei, who was the fon.in.law of the profecutor, againft whom be fnapprd the pitiol, with intent to murder him.— The Profccutor, Mr Raymond, had many years kt pt a (chord of great refpeitability at Lewes, in this roomy, and theedefendant came into his family, in January tBos, as an other. While he was there, he paid his addreffes to the profecutor': daughter, but attains the knowledge of the profecutor. They at length eloped together, and were married. The young woman, however, lived with him but a lout time ; fr r, f,om the ill-treatment of the prifoner, the was obliged again to feek•the leiter cf her fatbet's ltoore th- was :1611.411y living 101 th him at the time of the relent tranfadtion, which occurred on the 21ft of November la. On that day the prifoner came to Lewes, and wiled to have an interview with his wife; but acccfs to the hook was deniedrhim. He immediately wrote a note to Mr. Cripps, the Magierate, at Lewes, complaining that he could not leafs wife and child, and begging that Genteman's interference to procure an interview. Although that Gentleman was wholly unacquainted with him, yet he kindly undertook to do it, and accordingly went to Mr. Raymond, who *greed to fee the prifoner, but in the ',Terence- of Mr. Cripps, as he would not venture alone to encounter the violence of his temper. Mr. Capps limn aingly accompanied the prifoner to Mr. Raymond's, and he was there !hewn Ms wife and child. He Aced his la ife Vibe would live with him, provided he could get the means to fupport her ? the replied that the would, if he would not mifeondua himfelf in the manner he had hitherto done. He then sequetted to be left alone with his wife, which lining refilled, his demepnour became fo outrageous, that Mr. Cripps thought it neceffary to order him to be turned out of the houfe. He immediately went away, but he returned again about four o'clock, and knowing the ways of the houfe, he gained accefs to the Parlour door without being obferved, where he found Mr. Raymond and one of his feholars. He immediately drew a pißol, and fnapptd it at Mr. Raymnr,d, but molt fortunately it flatbed in the pan, otherwife the (hot would have probably proved fatal. What motive the prifoner could awl for this conduit he could not forefee; bat;from his inftrultions, it apt eared to be the molt wanton and diabolical that ever he had heard related. It would be for the prifon*, to affign in his defence any provocation, if he c-tild, adequate to Inch dreadful revenge. Vigor Amadee Raymond, the profecntor, Rated, the interview and converfation, as detailed by Mr. CotothOrpe ; he added, that as he Was fitting at tea in the parlour he heard the door open, and fuppnfing it was his AtGßant, be Paid, 66 Walk in." without liking his eyes from a letter he was reading. But heating a voice exclaim, " Nor, God d—n you," he looked up and law the prifoner, who pulled a pif. tol from under his coat and fnapped it at him. The ritiol flatbed in the pan; he attempted to wren it (torn the prifmer ; but the latter being the Rrongell prevented him, and doting the pan. he (napped it at him a tecond time. The houfe being alarmed, the prifoner retreated. Thomas Whiteman, the Conflable, Rated, that he Apprehended the prifoner at the end of Mr. Ray.rtiond's garden wall. When he fiat fan the prifoner, -and offered to lay hold of him, he prefented the pill t.l at the withers, afterwards he (napped it at his own head. The Prifoner, in his defence, urged that he was driven to defperation by the profecutor having allured the affeetions of his wife from him, and Paid that he meant to (hoot himfelf in the prefence of his wife. Verdiet—Gnilty. NVhen he was fentenced he prayed for mercy, and 1 el4red to be ft..r.t front England for ever. Seven others alfe received judgment of Death, but none of , their cafes wettrintereßing.—The Affixes concluded. bI.