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^ rested in this poor man ' s Vbelialf . And hi *? $ *\ ii \ who mar * nied the daughter of Lord Derby , Vvas one of his counsel . But V ^ i r knowledge of the case , to . aether with the coroner ' s verdict , prevented them from any fear of a
cap ital conviction : so that , I believe , no pains had been taken to avoid it However , the man fas found guilty of murder . Had lie only hit one blow , it would W been manslaughter : but the second blow , though immediately
after the first , in the strict and were construction of the law , ihadeit murder . It was very difficult to save his life . Mr . Hornby exerted himself very much on the occasion ; and so did the
hi &h sheriff and several of the grind jttfy . Tbe widow of the deceased declared her desire , that hii ; lifemtight be spared , I took the liberty of writing to a very benevolent gentleman , who is a member of Parliament , and whose
name I would gladly meution , but thathe tnight think I took an impt ^ perliberty * I will , however , say ^ ttat he was exceedingly active in this good work : and with much
difficulty we oblained , that the prisoner should neither suffer death nor transportation ; but be confaerf in Lancaster castle , for four years . Mr . Higgin , who is keeper of the castle , and who keeps it in * a » imer well known in that conn *
tr Jtobe most creditable and honorable to his character , was great ! ! y pleased with Hbughton ' s beha-J ^ r there , put him among the * W , and employed him to * W < at a manufactory , which , j ^ j fly to Mr , Higgip ^ s honour , ^ wbeen tbie tturans of estab-^ «* Tm th <* prison . And one •^ fctatu */ con ^ etniDg Hough .
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' s work rnu $ t 4 iot . J * e omitte ^ jf which is , that from his weaving he had contrived to save half-x ^ gui ft ea , which he was a"bout to feend to his
wife at Christmas ; but Mr . Horn * by sent him word , that he miistby no means do so > because he mu ^ c do every thing to strengthen himself for tbe labour , by which he
was to support his wife and family when he got out of confinetnent ; and that if he would lay out the half . guinea upon himself , Mr . Hornby kindly said , he engaged to give his wife a guinea on Christ *
mas day . In this connection it may be proper to mention a . declaration of Houghton ' s , whicfe may safely be believed , that between the time of the unhappy
scene at the public house and the ? assizes , his grief i \> r being the cause of Heath to a fellow , creature , was almost insupportable ; and that he and his wife ^ never weitt to bed without tears . It is to
be remembered , that , at this time , he was under no apprekension of being capitally convicted . You may imagine , Sir , how happy we all were , at being able to preserve this man from death . As I said before , you must judge
how far this case is applicable to the views of the Society . At least it will shew , when a rnanV character is respectable among lus equals , and when his lif # is desirable for the support of a wife and eight children , that ifiuch a life can be preserved , without injury
to the' cfcmttiuinify , every wise politician , as much as every humane mind , most say , " Deliver hi in , oh deliver him , jfrorti % 6 \ tig down to the bit . " ^ 1
I am , Sir , - ' - ' j- Vt ;; vy . ;; \ x Yom % vetyresp&eiftrflyi * r 4 " ^ Ci | KLfc ... ? 1 ;
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Mr . Girle , on the case of Samuel Hoftghtm . 64 ft
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1811, page 647, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2422/page/7/
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