The Sun. — 1829-09-04 (London, England)

WATSON—I live at Cynvford, about a quarter of a mile from ihe prisoner's house. On the 23d May, about nine o'oipo I was going home on the tram road with a basket of coal on my head ; I heard the prisoner's wife cry murder; I didn't know her before ; I beard her cry murder a great many times; I was at some distance when I first saw them; I saw him kick her vio'ently a great many times; the woman was sitting down ; I gassed by them close ; I heard the wife tell the prisoner not to kick her any more; she said, "Doesn't thee kick me no more ;" the prisoner said, " Thee get up, thy eyes, if thee doesn't get up, I'll give thee some more on't ;" the deceased said she couldn't ; I saw him kick her again several times violently ; I was frightened, and I passed by on my way home, as quick as I could ; I said nothing to the prisoner, I was so frightened ; I might have been there five minutes ; I looked back ; he was still kicking her ; I met Llewellyn Reece; I told him what I had seen; I saw him run towards them ; I left my coal at home and went back again ; the prisoner and his wife was still there with Reece, who was talking to them ; the wife was then standing up ; I saw the prisoner and his wife go down together; the woman walked slow and quiet ; it was light enough to see her person ; there was a hole in her arm, almost big enough to put my finger in ; it was all over blood ; I heard no quarrel before I heard the cry of murder; the prisoner wore thick nailed shoes; I didn't see the nails, but they were of that thick heavy kind which labourers wear, and which are nailed ; he appeared sober ; I am sure I heard no quarrel. Llewellyn Reece, examined by Mr. Jusnce.—l live a short distance from the prisoner's hovel, about half mile. On the evening of the 23d May I met Mary Ann Meredith, and in consequence of her statement I walked quickly towards the place described ; I heard cries of murder from a female, following heavy blows; I then ran and found the deceased down upon the ground, and the prisoner standing over her beating her with both his fists ; I saw the prisoner hit her two or three times ; this might have been ten minutes after I left Mary Ann Meredith ; I ran up and pushed him off, he fell on the ground. I said " What be at, be you murdering the woman ?" he slid " I am not, it's my own wife, I have a right to do as I like with her ;" she got up ; she appeared very poorly and weak ; I retreated back ; he wanted to fight me; she was gathering up some things which had been scattered on the ground ; I asked him what he beat her for; he said she had been abusing him for drinking ; she replied, " No, William, I did not, only for your good ;" I could tell by his breath that he had been drinking, but by his actions and answers to my questions he appeared sober; some other persons came up ; I told him, and he promised to beat her no more.  George Tindal, a boy about 14 years of age—l saw the prisoner and his wife come home on the night of the 23d of May, the wife was crying and complaining of her side; I heard the prisoner say, " if thee doesn't hold thy tongue I'll heat thee more ;" she said, " \Villiam, you've no need to beat me more, I shall never want more in this world ;" this was about ten o'clock on Saturday evening. Mr. Abel and Mr. Charles T. Phillips, two surgeons, spoke to the state of the body, and gave it as their opinion that the deceased died of the violence received ; a rib was crushed, not so much broken, as literally splashed. The Jury, without hesitation, found the prisoner Guilty. The JUDGE then condemned the prisoner to die on Saturday morning. The prisoner begged that his Lordship would not let him be dissected. This part of the sentence appeared to affect the prisoner most.