The Efsex Hue and Cry

BEING,

A True, Particular, and exact Account, of that Barbarous, Bloody,
Cruel, and Inhuman

MURDER,

Which was committed on Sunday laft, in White Poft Lane, near Eaft
Ham, in the County of Efsex, upon RICHARD MOSS, a Youth
only 14 Years of Age, who was robbed and Murdered by a Foot-
pad.

Sunday laft the following bloody murder was committed upon
the body of an unhappy youth, without the leaft provocation
to urge the commission of fo horrid a piece of barbarity ; which
tho' common in France, by robbers, is feldom heard of in this
country ; thofe who in England purfue that unhappy course of life be-
ing contented with their booty, with not to commit actions ubbenefi-
cial to themfelves.

Between the hours of feven and eight o'clock, on Sunday, as one
Richard Mofs, a youth aged 14, was pafling thro' White Poft Lane,
in the parifh of Eaft Ham, in the county of Efsex, he was accofted by
a footpad, who with horrid imprecations demanded his money. The
unhappy lad immediately delivered his all, which amounting only to
fixpence, fo diſatisfied the villain, that he cut him with his hanger in
feveral parts of his body, in fo dangerous a manner, that he languifh-
ed a few hours in great miſery, and then expired. Amongſt ſeveral
wounds which he received one in his back was the almoſt immediate
caufe of his death.

The decaſed was a very amiable youth, and his untimely end is
much lamented by his diſconſolate friends and acquaintance.

In order to bring to justice the Perſon who committed this horrid
Crime, the Churchwardens of the Parifh of Eaſt-Ham, where the
murder was committed, have offered a reward of TWENTY
GUINEAS, leſides the reward allowed by aſt of Parliament.

He is deſcribed as wearing his own hair, of a fandy or reddifh co-
lour, full faced, much freckled, about 25 years old, five feet five
inches and a half high, born in Ireland, and bred a Baker, wore a
light or blue cloth coat, much faded, a pair of black fluff breeches
torn at the knees, and a round hat, turned up on each fide.