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Show I X' OP ClRCUilSTANTlAli i. ii -i.,rKv;i)ENCE: i. " - 1 erldence ia'ciirta lu the GtnlUman't Mag- 6TWrtt6 --i ... i "In the relgofof ; Qatcn Elizabeth; I MrM"qjri trralgnm blforc Sjr James Comrqqnficaiurf mnJpdictideAi for i tlm drddr of h man, w'op dwelt , in be f. Aims aristi"witJi tfio hrlsoncr. ; JThi' first J trilriti1 nguinit hlm uepdscd that, ou(,a J ctrlifii daymcntioncd t'tho, w,HnVf.W tli;Ta6rMnJaa he was..goingtlifpab' I clw. 'Which 1'1aartrcoIarfrdearribcd. al ft me distance Jfroiii the patli, ho saw i K proa Ijlng iii a condition ttmt" deiiotc H him to be, ejr dcid1 or ,dirWk;Jt1jat; m vehfto'tbe party; and fai'nd Wmaetonl ft jt deSVar wonn'di ajjfiearing on bl B breaitfanid'bli ibtrt aiii clothes muc! tincd with bfood; thiit 'tho' Vourid nf fieared to the'witncM to bate been girc K Ktho puiicturi ,of a fork or tome iuc ft tnsfruUHthtaad looking alOtit li diiscoi ft ' ,$rlt Jjlag; ncojr tins corVf c, wbic heiook' upland ohserred It to it marku ft with the initial letter of the prisoner1 ft aamof'ilio-Vfifntlw at tlw anie time; prt ft duced the fork in. court, wbtcli'the prisotic ft $njd to be liitj uiid Waited askiiig1 ih K witn'tn anqiitstionVi ft A ccond witn'cM dejiowd, thai, o ft thmrnlbOf tbedotm jtbTcb tbedi K Mid raa killedj the wltiiMa) bud ris? ft r)y with ih Intention loo to a nclrl K wriojf market town, which be named ft he-ra ataitdinj; h titc entry t ft blrowq dyfelliiip' bouie. iha. street dot being ojiun, fie mjiv the prisoner coftie bj 4rred fn t anit of clotliej, the color au tMhiou or wjiicli the wltpcra descrllsei ft fast be. (tht'wiineits) wa prcreiiteti froi poinp to miirket, and that afterwards tt fimi rfthrfs Uroiigbtttotfcii to the to o( the riath and trauuda, of the ilecatei K and of tbo prfsoner' fork tieiitg fonn awr tin corpse; that bpon this report tl m Jri5ner wna apprclicndcd, ajid c.i rricd b ff' a rtistic of the liciicr, wbOtu ! ft aanibd nart:j;oiatci-l4it( benB then pr ft jent in lb vonrt;' tbut be (the witnew M fallowed tba priaoijrr io the jujtlct ft i'ousc, aiidattcudcdiliU examination, du ft which bo observed tha excliauge ft Taiment which, tlm prisoner bad mat ft mce (tie time wben tlio witness liad fir ft ,a httq n 'tbo worniug; tiiat at tho tin ft U each exaiuiBation tbo prisoner w otewcdin Uieaamfl-cIotheawhlchbo In ft oo at tbe.tima of tho trial, and that ft tbo witnew charging him with bafii ft ebauged bif clothci, he gate aereral hi ft mug a'awent and woul4 bate denied i that upon the witaen' liavioff njeutioni ft tali cJrcnunUnco.of the change of drei wejoiiico grauted a. arrant to lean hs prioner!a ,hopo for tbo. clothes di cribed by tha wituaw as bating been p alaco the wornlng; that tbo vltneaa i I Vwjw and' awlt(4.at tba aweb. S .f oqofty for o tetint i cculedlfl aatraVrWcd. He tht a prodoct ike ckilhes iu eowt wlikh tl Kfteoacr awe4 to bt bia cloibea, and I bate tbrwrt into the at raw bed wH M .iateitiMi'loc cowceaL tbe, ,oa accow of tkak, beHg bkodf.t , v, '- r i Th prUouor aUo KaJreA tekieg U ie4d wit My iftiOB.' r ;AJbkd w it deposed to hi batif baard tba pnaaHar tklitw crtam wtu tMkbH,t))e decmedj frost tbecctl areceeiitar iataaded t Wr a proof i ( mlipriftm Ia!anawcr:t .wrlikh, tl prwoaer proposed certain qaectioua to tl Wart; laad)Bt to a discoter ef tho occ n'oa:3f the maaactaK expreioM depOa , to, and froM the ttituea' antntr to tho qcioii, it appeared that thaj-tJecca bad fint menaced tho prbioiitr,' 'Tho. p'riioner beiaff called upon Bk b'u defence, addresaed the followir iiarrntioii to the coarti aa toatatlling, i ha knew concerning the maimer: aod ci eamaqces or the deatbf tbq decease , ttl ? I I 'v V v" 'That.be rented a close, ,ln the; tan p.amliiwitU..thei deceased, and that' tl , deceased rented-another nloe vadjdbjlr to It: ' That.the oiilj wqy tubls-dwntl(i a;tbroiigh' t.hit -of 1he',decetd, at r that qix.lhe dy tlie laurdcr iiMho? indie - wutwaifufd tqbeconiiuittci),hc roicear, : frMM?.P'ntf i ufifer-io go to work i bia close; with. ttla fork-lit , Li hasd,. ai pajising tbrough'"the1 dccciil'a grdiiu hiobsertcd.ii tnaii at sVut'.diVtuW fro tb? path, rying loTlj,,a if.ileiid oi1 drOnl that bo tbongfi'tjbim'siif bound.. to ' 1 what eoudiliobtlic'wrsoitwkV jiiiuid h on getting tip to him hu foand bnu i(t H ' latCAtrimityVrth;twso, wounds Ju-.l; liredat;;from whicba gre"at;dcu; 'Of blo had jsaaedj.that tu.ordcr ;to"'h:le.re hi f be juised bim iip, oiid, with grtat diiDiil ' thinrtit JiU;lupf'tbal.bo: tbtd- the t! ' ceased ho ""was, jgreatly, concerned, at I onhapfijfntc,aiid the nioro-. o,a.,tbe f nuemed'to bo too tnuch reason to oppi liend tbat ht.bad.becimurdceil5 that i iiitrcated the deceased to discover, if pi sible, the occasion of his misfortune, uss'i iiighim.be would use his utnioit eudti ora l do justice to bis aufferingsj tbatt deccased.iccmed to .be seuslblo of wh . bo said, and in the midst ot his ogonl ' attempted, as bo ihougbt, to Seak ' hlra, but. being seized with a rattling bis throat, after a hard' struggle, be g a dreadful groan, and vomiting a gre dat of, blood, aome of which fell on I (the pruoucr'a) clothes, bo expired in I arrna; that tbo ihock.be felt on eccou ( of tha aeculCDt.wraa uolto; l-, cipra and the rather, as it was well known tt . there had been a differcuco betweon i deceased and himself, on which nccoi he might possibly bo suspected of tbo ni der; that ho therefore thought itadvnjal to learo the deceased inthe condition j was, and to ioko no further notice of 1 mattcr'tbat,in thoconfusionhe was in wl ho left the piacc.thot betook away the i I ccased's fork ; jiud left bis own iu the roi .. of it, bjr the side of tlie corpse; that bcl , obliged to go to his.worl, be thought k belt ta; shift ibis clothes;, and tbut tl a might nt bo seen,, he confesicd that ,f bad bid thcm.ip, tbo ploca. where tl r werV-'faiin; tha'it'W'as Iruo'be' had i e' nicd;; before the jastice that he 1 it changed Jus, clothes, being conscious tl 4 this -was 'au, oglj circuaistapcu that oi!) a' be nrged against him, and-being -.unw 14 ing'io be brought iuto trouble if he,co it help it; nud concluded bis story witl: a solemn declaration that ba bad rela d nothing but tlie truth, without adding c diminishing one tittle.aa be should augt , it to Qod aVloiigbty. Being then cat Is on to produce hu witnesses the priso h uuswered with a steady, composed com nance, and resolution of toice, 'lit fine ij icitneis lut God and Ait own conscunct. Ii "The jldge then proceeded to dell r- bis charge, in which he pathetically h larged on tha beiitoutnesa of the cri d and laid graat stress on the force of 's evidence, which, although cirenrastaa 't.ouly, lie-declared' :ho thought fo be ii ;r sistiblo, and Jittle inferior to Ike m le iojnivf proof; that the prisouer find ded cooked up a tory plausible tc iu but if such, or the like allegations, n e-' to be admitted, in a case. of this kind, mi uiurderar would ever be brought tq ., h tlcv, oc bloody deeds being gener 1; perpetrated in the dark, and with of greatest secrecy; that the p?cr,i t at was exempted, Jn bis opinion, irnm J, possibility of doubt, and that ihpy. OH id not to hesitate ona mom'ent about fine d; tb& prisoner gulltj m ''Tho forerasu bagged of his lords it ns this was cutg oflifa and death, 1 Fiiithr Jurr might be at liberty to withdj d, and upon this motion, an uu'icer id 1 sworn to keen the jury, iicj "The trial cumo on tbo first in le-'uioming, and the judge bating sat ti bo uvuighi, expecting: tuts return of the j eHat hist sentun oilicer tp Inquire if 1 a) iwcco. ogrQed.in their verdict, and to si Vfy.to-tucm tbut his lordship would jr-'nulpnger for them. Borne of them of1 turned 'for answer that cteicn of t do tKidy had been of tUe.tamo mind from rat first, but it was their misfortune to I ue u foreman that proved to be a sing as iustancc of the most Inveterate obstiu ad who hating taken np a different opi on from them, war unalterably fixed ii ng The messenger was no sooner retur uf but the complaining members, alarm it; the thought qf being kept under can ed meat all the night, and despairing ssr'briqging their dissenting brqtbtr ot cu their own way of thinking, agreed to es-'cede tp bis opinion, apd hating acrjn int.cd him wjth their resolution, they tea at- officer to detata bis worship a few mini .odlaid by their fortAati braaght la tbo upj oser cot gxdlty.' Hij Jqnlikip Coald aad alter fcltiogf the jury a aetefe' ad w tiltion. h refused to record their ten tad aeHtUwat backagafti, Wltk direct that they Vhoabl be locked' up all a -lrHboatfireorcamlte. Tbe'wba-tabl - - was pablklylaW on the foreraatf by. W reat'of the tnembera,- and., they,. spent nff bt.ia lOadu hirawrthrearttioa,- bewailing their onNappy.fate Iqbeiug sociatedjWitb o hardened Vwratch J ha remained qalte laflexiblb, constantlj W clarlag he would satfer deatb.Tatheri w ckaage his.opiaiqn. ' 'r.' r ; , V "Aa coon ail-bii lordaIup'x:4m . M)urt, the, next mbrnlng;,be e'nt agai the jury,-on which alt.theeleten mew ? joined inircquestlufj the foreman "to'gi to Court, assuring liim thty would ad . . to tbelr former , terdict,;'whatcfer wai . coiiscqncnce,'. and? on7 befng reproai with their fornierinqous'tancy, tbcy'pi r iscdtieter to,tdesert,-,or;reciihate i I their, foreman any more.' ;. Upbn the'si " urance,,they proceedtd . Into" .court, again brought, in th prisoner,; hot fga The judgennable(Lt( cdiiccar Iiht'raij ujrerdict, which jippcared -to' him itf most ,,. iniquitous, light, rctiroachcd t with' tb,fe'ercst censures,' uiid disni them with kthi cutting .rellcc'tionj the j ' btcd liMa JeamttJ lay at Ikcir rfar;, if, . "The prisoner, 'on bl jairt.JeU on ,Jj knees. Hud" with iipKfted eyes' arid lis j . thaiiked Ool;for iiiireUterai(ccf and ! dressing ". himself to the judge, cried j , . 1W teti my lord, thil God find a, good uUtiudrtlht taiofvMtssril ji- , 'tT'ieseircuiMtalicc road a deep 1, prwsioli'oii tlie uiiud tjf the juilgev'iiii ,i3 soon as be 'was rfciirid from tbo tour id entered .;iut6t. discourso wltii.tho -m sberilfopou what bad passed, arid pi ir ulnrly exanifntU bim'as to b5' kuowl lew 'of tbia leader pftbc jtiry- The ul lis' this gentleiuiiii gavii bis larclship Vat Xe tie bud-bec'U acquainted wfib1;liini t c- years; that.be had'ancstate of bis or ttboCtoO,pcr annumj and that he )S; ed a very considerable farni bejldc'i; if, be. tteter knotv hfrii charged wti a lT. action, uiid tbut ho wiis uuiversnlli lie teemed iu hs nelgbborbood. at "J?or .further InformnUou bis lori ies likewise sent for the minister of thep to who gave tho same favorable accou in his parishioner, with this addition, te be was a coostnnt churchman, uiid s at tout communicant, Ida "These accounts rather increase! Ilia lordship's perplexity, from which be Hit think ot no expedient to deliver, till td; baUbythmtidg; a taaferene'i In. pi nit with the only penoti who could givi .he satisfaction. This be desired the t int to procure, who readily offered bb nr- Vices, and without delay broagbt i ble the desired intertietr, be "Upon the jDryman'a beine introi ho Vo the judge, bis lordship; 'aud fie r ien to a closetivwbtre'.liU lordsliip opeue ie. reasons for desiring -that tisi makii im scruplc of acknowledging the .uuea "B be was under, ,aud conjuring bis v , frankly, to discover, bis reasons for ai jy tfngtbe prisoner, r The Jiryman ret ha for ausWcr, that he bud suflicient re ley t'o'justify 'blsconducCad.tbat be ueilher afraid '.'or ashamed, to i 'd them, but' that ashc had'hUherto, h iiat tbeni np iu bis own breast, and, wasj 5ht ( 'compulsion to disclose fibi'm; b' 'ill' pected bis lordship Atonld 'edgage aid his honor to keep what be was aUo 1 a unfold as secret us lie himself bad which nut lorasnip uating jiromiscu or the juryman then proceed to git vr lordship the following account: Ttia led deceased being litheinan of the or where ba (the juryman lived, be ba te morning of his' decease, been in his I no juryman's) grounds amongst his con ' iud doue bim great injustice, by t iter more thair his due, and actiug otk en- in a most arbitrary maimer. That me, lie complained of this treatment, hi the not only been abused with S'.'urrilom tial guage, but that' tlio deceased bad lil i re- struck at him several times with histo.' iosi had actuulty wounded him in two i in- tliescAra of which wouuds lie thwisl iry, to Ills lordsliip; that the deceased se 'ere. bent on mischief, and he (lliC jnn r no bating no weapuii tu defend limuel jus- uu other way to preserve hi uwn-lij ally by ttosirg with the deceaM-d, and w the mg the fork out of bis bamts, w.hicl rase ing cffccttJ, the deceaked attempt nil recover tho fork, and in the Scul: ight ceittd the. two wound, which hud iuig aiuncd his dculli; that bu was int-x ' .bly concerned at the uccideut, m hip, pcciully when the prisoner - was tuk that on the auspicioit of the murder; th raw, I former astzes bt;ing but just over, I was" tiuwilling lo siirrrnlpr himself, a cotiftisatbo mutier, litcuutc bis fan the affairs would bate been ruined by II 9 iug-in goal so long; that bo wt a nry, bate been nccjuttlcd on big trial, fo they Jhe had consulted the ablest lawyen igiu- tbo rase, who had, all agreed, that wait deceased bad been the aggress re- would only have been guilty of heir slaughter at the most; that it wu the ho bud suffered greatly in his own aave on the prisoner's account, bilt betu, ;ularjassumi that imprisonment would ,acy, ' less ill consequence to the prbonei uiou i to himself, be bad suffered the law i it its course; that iu order to read qed, 'prisoner's coatluemeiit ns easy as pi :d at i he bad given him every kind of a.tsl i fine-lan,d bad wholly supported his famil ; of ! since; that iu order to get him clea r to i the charge (aid against bin, he i ao 1 think of no other expedient tbau t sin t' procuring- himself to be summoned it an jury, aad set at tho boad of them, step, with great labor and expense he h aris oowrJubed, hating all alqag date c5 Ja Jijf out; breast, rtkr it) Mo! "His,loW.lp exprcsted great sa lief tioa at this accennt, and after tlm tons bin for it,- sad making this further ghi latiotr, that ;k case libji.ldrdihip' i "me wvitahba, ha atigbt Uieb .be at 't tin to-vreUtfhl'aty,nhat;1t. mlglit l th liVertsI (hjwu tfHtcritybe.-,conf ad broke op: i' ' : if. "TbtaljuryaMW lived' 16 gears' but wadf33 0 Wqafred after bbii fder yarand'liappeiiiiq;t"o. iiirtltV bl bau lltereil tka abate nlatlon'w . .. Mel -; vdvii ronl'it aits:; , , |