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TO IHE CHARTISTS OF THE "UNITED KINGDOM.
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j £ fu 0 * C 0 H 5 OB has appointed Mr . G . M . Bartlett # . Trinity-place , Waleot , Bath , reporter to the Star , fgr Bath ,-Bristol , Trowbridge , and Bradford . Mr- B . begs the sub Secretaries of the above place * togive Mm fimel $ [ notice of all public meetings about to be held in their districts , that he may attend and report the proceedings at aU such meeting * . Is Pasties who send communications here wish them attended to they must write only en one side . We invariably lay aside , without reading , every letter that we see written on both sides the paper . . CgABLES Bomun , Droylsden , shall hear from us by letter if he wilt give the particulars of his address .
( Cables Caxfeell , o / Bawriggan , Baltotlery , County Dublin , will be thankful to make good use of as many Stars as eon be sent to him . They are much needed and wanted in this locality . fm ym ! party who has lately sent the Gatesbead Observer to John M'Farlan , of Northampton , f avour that individual with their address , per posit Jl Cobbesmwdkut writes ns to say , that : — Those Ioectdrkbs who are desirous of doing good by diffusing sound political knowledg amongst the people can find ample employment in the pursuit of their noble and patriotic calling by visiting the North of England , vis , Westmorland , Cumberland , and North of Yorkshire , where they are
desirous that lecturers should visit them , there being no regular lecturers employed , and , conse quently , seldom hear the voices of thine v > ho proclaim peace , and carrieth the glad tidings of the Charter ; they should not , therefore , be neglected , but the principles of our glorious Charter should be carried into every town , hamlet , and village , and every slave should be made to know- the degraded condition in which he l ives , and be taught to spurn from him < Ae tyrants that oppress him , and break to pieces the manacles that have so long bound him , and give his every exertion to obtain that freedom which it is his inherent right to enjoy .
Thomas Dpsxikg . —Politics may be legally discussed on Sundays . Johs Smth . —The report of a mer&ng on Tuesday , the 1 st instant is a little too stale . Pbo Boko Ptjblico should have sent us his name and address . We cannot give statements like his without knowing our authority . CoBSEsyoxDKsrs . — Will Mr . Thomas Hurst , trhose name appeared a few weeks back tender this head , be so Jnnd as to send his address to Air . George White , 39 , Bromsgrove-street , Birmingham . The "Noeihbbs ^ tab . " Any reader of the Northern Star wishing for a file of the first two years' Papers may hear of one , perfectly clean , and in good condition . by writing to A . C , at this
Geobgb WHiXBr . —Ton cannot stop the expence of the smoke-jack out of your rent . If the landlord won't remedy the grievance leave the house . If you have no special agreement with him you must give six months' notice , so as to quit at the end of an exact year . A Woolwich Caj > et is in type , but displaced by other matter . - . Thx following Auebatiox came too late to be inserted in its proper place . — " The Darlaston
and WalsaU Association to beatHorsely Fields precisel y at ten , ajn ^ and wait the Wolverhampton and Bilston Associations : the whole body then nbve to the Railway , and arrive there at twelve at noon , to receive Mr . O'Connor . Ms . Geoegk Tuns , of Nelson-street , Bradford , Yorkshire , is desirous of receiving a few lines immediately from Mr . Mackintosh , of Cupar Fife , end the Secretary of the Merthyr TydvU National Charter Association .
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IHB SHAiEHOLDEBS at Bul are requested to call at Robert Londys , nswMgsnt , 25 , Mytoogate , Hull , on Saturday next , the 17 th instant , at six o ' clock in the evening . Notices of Cash Received left over until next week .
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Fbxekds A 5 D Brother Chabtists , —I embrace the first opportunity offered of retailing thanks for the many acts of kindness that I hare individually received from yon , and to assure you that jny long confinement has not in any measure altered my former principles , or made me less anxious for , or willing to assist in destroying the accursed system under which we lire in ¦ wretchedness and degradation . Bat I mast take this opportunity of observing in reply to the kind invitations cf several kind frisnds , that I hare not the means of attending to them . This , I think they trill readily admit , when I inform lh « m that I hare spent ten out of tee last twelve years of my life in prison aid banishment , besides h&Ting had my home twice broken up , and am now entirely dependent upon the assistance of my friends , who are suffering moeh in consequence of the unparalleled distress that exists in Bamsley .
I feel extremely desirous of assisting all in my power towards obtaining a better state of things , and -would ¦» nimgly sacrifice either life or liberty to obtain such ; bnt situated as I am I must rest satisfied ¦ with hoping £ x better days . This information , I trust , ¦ will be a sufficient apology to those kind friends who hare written to me . Hoping that the days of tyranny and injustice are dzawisg to a dose , I remain , my dear friends , Your obliged friend , Wx . ASHTOS . Bamsley , 18 th March , 1842 .
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Bot Missisg . —Joseph Xenworthy left Leeds in November , and is supposed to have been taken away with some of the show people . He has a light complexion , and fu ll eyes , and carries a deal of colour . Had on when he left a blue jacket , black waistcoat , sad cotton trousers . He is thirteen years old , "Whatever informatioa can be given to his father , & $ iKenworthy , ; No . 6 , Bread-street , Leeds , will be thankfully received .
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CROWN COURT , Satubdat , Mabch 5 . Before Mr . Baron Rolfe . BmiLAKY . James Drake , ( 20 ) was charged with hating on &e 25 th of September last , at Northowram , burglariously stolen a top coat , two silk handkerchiefs , two cotton ditto , two pairs of boots , a desk , and Is . 6 d . in copper , the property of DaTid Parkinson . The prisoner pleaded guilty , bat begged the mercy of the eourt as he had been led into it by two other men who made him drunk and enticed him to go with them . He called the prosecutor , who was his Jtt&eter , from whose statement it appeared that this ** 3 not the first time ae had "been charged with felony . Sentence deferred .
Charlei Rhodes and Thomas Lealham were indieted for a burglary in the house of Thos . Bramall * itd catting and wounding the said Thoma 3 Bramall , in ofence which , notwithstanding the relaxation of ore penal code , is still capital . Sir Gregory Lewin and Mr . Stanhope conducted 2 ie prosecution . The prisoners were defended by Mr , Wilkins . It appeared from the statement of the prosecutor , wiois an old man , and keeps a public-house at Mtfflkbretton , in the West Riding , that about three o dock in the morning of the 27 th of July last , he was awakened by some noise about the lower part ofhis house . The wind , however , was very boisterous , aad he vas for some time in doubt whether this "was
Wt the cause of the ni ise which had alarmed him . The dog , however , began to bark , and was then heard to yelp as if he had received a blow . The prosecutor roused hi 3 wife , and went down stairs . Ha found the front door sjar and the door of the bar as well as the cellar door open . He closed and locked the front door , and proceeding np stairs lit a «* ndle . He went to one of the bed-rooms where his meee and the se rvant maid slept , and finding they were both there , he again went down stairs . He descended into the cellar , and iad very nearly reached the bottom of the steps , when he saw the ^ wo prisoners , both of whom he had known before . They had & candle , and immediately on seeing him
R hodes made a blow at him with a poker he had in im hand , which took effect behind the ear on the right ade , knocked him down against the wall , and caused Wood to flaw in great profusion from his mouth and nose . Leatham then made a stroke at him with a plongh coulter which he had in his hand , and struck aan a severe blow upon the shoulder , narrowly ™ ssnjj his head . Khodes again struck at him with we p oker , but missed his head and struck the wall * Sh such violence as to take a chip off the stone Storing this scuffle both the candles had gone out . petwo prisoners then made off up the cellar stairs ; » nt fte prosecutor , though enfeebled by the blows « had receivedkept hold of them bothand called
, , out for assistance . The prisoners forced their way , *™ figmg him -with them up the cellar steps , and ¦ while so doing , Leatham endeaToured to stifle his by putting his hand over the prosecutors aouth . The latter , however , got the thnmb of his ssailant in his teeth ; and Leatham , being unable » a extricate himself , called out to Bhodes , who finally weeeeded as the prosecutor himself expressed it , ttj" throttling him ofiV On being released , Leatham £ ew b ^ » gVep « two , and g * re the prosecutor a tw o-handed blow with a piece of iron , which cnt « n > Mfc i ^ ni ghtcap , sererely lacerated bis head , to
• oeinged him in blood . He fell , and was unable * &di to get on hia feet . Rhodes then drew the K » teutor 3 Bhirt orer his head , saying to Leatham , ¦ Hang it , tfcou hast killed the old man ; I did « W intend he should come to any harm . " Mrs . * £ FMtt , alarmed by the noise , came down **» s , » nd finding her husband on the floor , r ^ nied out . She heard a roice mimicing her , ^ turnin g towards the door , saw a man , whom r behered to be the prisoner Bhodes . Her en-J was corroborated by her serrant , who slept ¦ * Sain , ana who pnt her he&d out of the window ,
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to gire an alarm . She saw a person come out of the door of the house , whom she believed to be the prisoner Rhodes . He was , when she saw him , stooping down , as if about to p ick up a stone , and , tinder the impression , he was about to throw it at her , she drew her head back into the window . On looking out again , she Raw him going round the corner of the house upon his hands and knees On examining the premises , it w » found that about 8 \ bs . of butter , a quantity of bread , mutton , and other articles had beea taken , and there were also ftund two hakes of s heavy poker and a plough coulter , forming a weapon of the most deadly kind . The prisoners were taken into custody the next day
, one at his own house , and the other in the magistrate ' s court , where he was attsndiag the proceedings . . Farther evidence was given to show that Rhodes , in company with several other men , had been seen lurking about the house of the prosecutor the . light before at a late boar . From the depositions taken before the magistrates , however , it did not appear that either Beamall , his wife , or the servant had mentioned either Rhodes or Leatham by name to the constable , when the first information of the robbery was riven . All , however , now deposed that the name of Rhodes , at least , was mentioned , and in this they were corroborated by the constables .
Mr . Wilkiss addressed the Jury for the prisoners , contending that the absence of the name of either prisoner in the depositions showed that the prosecutor ' s accusation of them was an afterthought , consequent upon their apprehension by the constable . It was clear that the prosecutor knew th * persons and residences of both the prisoners , and the name of , at least , one . If , then , he had recognized them as these parties at the time . of the attack , was it not clear that he would have " pointed them out by the description of their residence at least , to the constable , and
would not such description . have appeared in the depositions ! Was not the absence of such description conclusive that the prosecutor had not pointed them out , except as stated in the constable ' s deposition , by a general description of the persons of his assailants , and was not that , in its turn , conclusive that he had not at the time of the attack recognised them as the parties now accused ; but , with his imagination , biassed by prejudice and passion , had mingled up his recollection of the parties before the attack with that which he had acquired since their apprehension ?
His Lobdship having summed up , the Jury retired for some time , and returned into court withaverdiit of guilty against both the prisoners . His Loedshi ? expressed his intention of looking carefully into the depositions before passing sentence , to see if any facts in the case would justify a mitigation of the punishment which the law imposed for such offences . ?
wrcajfDuaiSH . Andrew Maclean was indicted for setting fire to the parish church of Thirsk , on the 20 th of July last . The , prosecution wa 3 conducted by Mr . Blanshakd , the prisoner was defended by Sir Gregory Lew ik . It appeared from the statement of the witnesses for the prosecution , that on the 20 th of July the Parish Church , of Thirsk was undergoing some repairs , and several workmen were engaged in the clock tower . About mid-day the prisoner was se « n in the church , and after looking round the monuments for a short time went away . Abtut eight
o dock , after the workmen bad gone , the sexton came to ring the curfew bell . He left the church by the south door , locking it after him . The north door was bolted in the inside . When he came to the church on the following morning , he found the south do « r , by which he had left , bolted in the inside , and , going round to the north door , found that open . His first impression was , that a robbery had been committed , but on farther search thispr « v « d not to have been the case . In the coarse of the iay , however , he found that an iron pan had been brought from the belfry , that a fire had been made in it , and that this fire had been placed under some stairs leading to a pew , which communicated with the r » of .
The materials used m making the fire had , apparently , been the sexton ' s wand , and some lo * se pieces of wood which were lying in the church . One of the steps was nearly burnt through , but the fire had fortunately gone out without doing any farther damage . A reward iru offered for the discovery of the incendiary , but no information which could lead to his detection was obtained until August 27 th , when the prisoner called on the Incumbent , and in the presence of the churchwardens stated that he wa 3 the person who had set fire to the church . He said that he had gone in to see it abont mid-day on the 20 th « f July , and that the id # a suddenly seized him to set it on fire ; that he went away , and returned about five o ' clock , at which time the workmen were still employed in the belfrey . That he took the opportunity of their
absence from the body of the church to cone * a ! himself in a particular pew , drawing the curtain t » prevent his being seen . He heard the sexton , accompanied by another person , come in to ring the curfewbeJ ; andhe thenweut on to detail aeon versation which took place between them . He said that when they were gone he brought the pan from the belfry , lit the fire with some lucifer matches , and placed it where it was found . He then got out at the North door , which he had previously opened to facilitate his escape , and went home to his lodgings . On getting up the next morning he was surprised to find that the church , was not consumed . If it had been it was his intention to have given himself up . Hearing , however , no alarm , he left the town , bat on Beeing the advertisement of the reward , he came forward to surrender himself , lest any pel son should be induced to make a false claim to it .
It appeared in the course of the trial , though not by strictly legal evidence , that the prisoner bad origina ll y been a shoemaker , had then been in the army , and finally had become a teacher of modern languages . He had been resident in Berwick-upon-Tweed , but had been very unfortunate , and bis disappointments in his endeavours to support his wife and family were supposed to have affected his mind . The Jury , after some deliberation , brought in a verdfet of guilty . Sentence was deferred .
BOBBKBT . Robert Crow , 25 , and James Bates , 21 , -were charged with having , on the 3 rd ef September last , in the township of Emley , robbed William Dyson of 18 s ., a pair" of spectacles , and two memorandum books . Mr . Wasnet and Mr . PickebIng conducted the case for the prosecution ; Mr . Wilkins defended the prisoners . The prosecutor is a carpenter , residing at Clayton West , and on the day in question he was atHorbury , near Wakeneld . He left that place on horseback , between six and seven o ' clock in the evening , and when he had cot near a branch road leading to
High Hoyland , he saw two men on the left hand side . He was shortly afterwards struck on the head , in a most violent manner , with a piece of wood by a . third person on the right side , and on turning round he saw it was the prisoner Crow , who again struck him on the head which caused the blood to flow . Crow then took the prosecutor ' s foot off the stirrup and threw him on the ground , and by tho assistance of the two other men , one of whom was the prisoner Bates , his pockets were rifled , and the money mentioned in the indictment was stolen . Two or three witnesses deposed to seeing the prisoners with another man in the neighbourhood of the place where the robbery was committed , and a short time previous to its taking place .
After Mr . Wilkins had addressed the Jury , and the Judge had summed up , the Jury found the prisoners Guilty . The Judge said , in passing sentence , that he entirely concurred in the propriety of that verdict . He had no doubt at all that the two , together with some othe > guilty man not yet taken , were the parties who perpetrated this outrage , and being so satisfied , he would not be doing his duty to the public if he allowed them to remain in this country . The sentence wf the Court therefore was , that they be transported for the term of fifteen years . The Court lose at half-past fire o ' clock .
Monday , March i . SHEEP STEALING . Samuel Wragg , 28 , was charged with having , on the 13 th of Oct . last , at Hunahelf , stolen a sheep , the property of Joseph Parkin Hague . The prisoner pleaded Guilty , bnt said he had been led to commit the crime by another person .
BUEGLABY . Thomas thornhill , 21 , Jas . Ward , 22 , and Andrew Ward , 26 , were charged with having , on the 21 st of August last , at Shefifold , burglariously entered the dwelling-house of George Hiller , and stole therefrom ten hams , two sides of bacon , a crop of pork , a quantity _ of Boulogne sausages , and other articles . Mr . Wabben and Mr . Ovebbnd were for the prosecution . Mr . Wilkiks defended the prisoners . The Juby found the prisoners Guilty . To be transported for fifteen years . When the prisoners retired from the dock they very vehemently reproached Thornhill for having committed the robbery , and being in James Ward ' s house they affirmed had caused them to be transported .
5 HKKP STEALING . The Grand Jury ignored the bill against Thomas Ratcdon tPt chargedwitb having on the 9 th of Jan , last , at Emley , stolen a sheep , the property of Jos . ^ Sie iV » rned Judge in addressing the Grand Jury wished to mention » circumstance relative to the murder alleged to have been committed by a man named Goldsbrough , about eleven years ago . One of the principal witnesses appeared to have died since the prisoner was sent to prison , he believed by his own hand , and he had made a deposition , which , if properly laken , might be received in evidence . Snch evidence , however , was net so satisfactory as though the party making the deposition had been
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present . They might yet receive it , and that deposition might perhaps supply the defect which existed about the identity of the party supposed to be murdered . HORSE STEALING . James Greensmith } 37 , who had been oat on bail , was charged with having on the 5 th of April , 1837 , at D * ncaster , stolen * grey mare , the property of John Blacker . Sir G . Lewin was for the prosecation and Mr . Wilkin 8 for the defence . On the 4 th of April , 1837 , the prosecutor , who resides at Rawclifle , near Leeds , seat his son to Donc&ster fair to sell a g * od grey mare . He went there and pnt up at aninn , and next morning he went into the Mr to sell the mare at an early hour . Whilst he was there a man came up to him and said he thought it was a nice mare what did he ask for it The joang man said £ 20 , but the man bid him £ 15
They parted , and when he bad taken the mare a little further , a person of gentlemanly appearance came up to him and asked him to get off the horse and trot it on . He did so , and as he was going past another horse it kicked him , broke two of his ribs , and rendered him insensible . When he came to himself he found a man , —not the man he had before seen—standing beside him with an old brown mare , scarcely worth anything , but having upon its back the prosecutor's saddle and bridle . The other man said— "here ' s your mare , I ' ve been standing a long time , and I thought you were dead . ' The young man replied that the mare he thea saw was not his mare : his was a grey one .
The other man said " this is the only mare I ever saw , " and asked if the young man had any friends there . The young man said he thought he had , and shortly afterwards went up to a person whom he knew , on seeing which , the other man absconded . When the prosecutor ' s son searched his pockets he found that Hi . had been taken out of them , which he had on going into the fair . Nothing was heard of prosecutor ' s mare till about a month afterwards ; Information had been given to the police in the meantime , and the prosecutor seeing an advertisement in the newspaper , induced him to go to the bouse of a man named Barstow , who resides near
Bradford , and who is a carter and deals in horses . The prosecutor found the mare upon bis premises , and Barstow said be had bought it of the prisoner the day after the robbery at the Red House . Search was made for the prisoner . Vut nothing was heard of him until February , 1838 , when Mr . Brigg , the constable of Bradford , discovered him in the Penitentiary , London , and in September last , he was apprehended . Mr . Wilkins addressed the Jury for the prisoner , and called William Smith , butcher , of Bradford , who deposed that he saw the prisoner buy the mare at the Red House , at Doncaster , the day after the robbery , of a man called Burtchell , for £ 14 . The Jury acquitted the prisoner .
BOBBEBT . George Parsons , 18 , and Charles Alexander Hooley , 18 , very respectable looking young men , were charged with kaving , on the 1 st of September l ast , at Sheffield , stolen from the warehouse of J * bn Harrison , a German silver bread basket , kalf a dozen German silver grafe scissors , two dozen of German silver snuffer trays , and * ther articles The prisoners pleaded guilty , and two letters expressive of penitence , written by the prisoners whilst in the Castle , were kanded to his Lordship . The prosecutor recommended the prisoners to mercy . The Judge said he should take the recommendation and the letters into consideration .
BOBBESY . Wm . Haley , 24 , Joseph Hardy , 25 , and Jonis Ackroyd , 33 , were charged with having , on the 7 th or 8 th of October last , at Horton , broken into the dwelling house of Wm . Wilson , and stolen therefrom a silk dress , a g « ld locket , a copper kettle , a pair of men ' s boots , a pair » f women s boots , and other articles . Hardy pleaded guilty . Mr . Wasnby and Mr . Wabben appeared for the prosecution . Mr . Wilkins defended the prisoner . The prosecutor is a Weeleyan minister , residing at Hortoa , near Bradford , and on the night of the 7 th of Octoher , he retired t * rest , being the last person up , and leaving the premises secure . Abont thre * o ' clock on the fallowing awning , the servant was awoke , and , on looking up , saw tie prisoner Hardy with a light ; she gave an alarm , and the
prisoner ran away . Mr . Wilson , hearing the alarm , ? ; ot up , and found that the house was in great conasi » n , and that an entrance had been effected through the cellar window . Information was given to the police , aid the house » f Haley was subsequently searched , when a kettle was found , which was identified as the property of prosecutor , and also two pieces of silk , which corresponded with some that belonged to the . prosecutor . Haley and Hardy were seen together near tfce prosecutor ' s house , abont a * hour before the robbery . The evidence against AcVroyd was that he called at the house of a person of the name of Ackroyd , a relation , and left a pair of boots , saying he would call for them again : these boots beltnged to the prosecutor ' s wife , and they and the locket in question were found on the premises of the prisoner ' s relation .
Mr . Wilkins addressed the Jury , who found Haley guilty , and Ackroyd Net Guilty . The prisoners were further charged with having , on the 5 th of October , broken into the dwellinghouse of Harriet Jagger , and Btolen therefrom articles of wearing apparel , &c . Mr . Wasssy and Mr . Habdy were for the prosecution , and Mr . Wilkins for the prisoner Ackroyd . The prosecutrix lives at Shelf , near Halifax , and o « the night of the 5 th of October , about eleven o ' clock , she retired to rest , leaving all safe . Ab # ut thre * o ' clock on the following morning she was disturbed by a noise in her house , and she saw a light
opposite ner bed-room door . She got up , and found that the houBe had been entered by the cellar window , and she missed a quantity of linen that had been washed the day before , besides some other wearing apparel , and some knives and forks . Within five or six days after some of the property missing was found at Haley ' s house . On the morning of the robbery Mrs . Jagger ' s poker was missed , and in its stead another poker was found , which proved to belong to Ackroyd . Mrs . Jagger ' s poker was also found in . Axskroyd ' s house .. The latter prisoner was allowed to give his own statement in defence , and he said that Hardy lodged with him previous to the robbery , and had brought the poker to his house .
The Jury found both the prisoners Guilty . Ackrayd was further charged with having ,-on the 29 th of September last , at Thornton , burglariously entered the dwelling-house of Jeremiah Briggs , and stolen a tin kit , two tin piggins , and other articles . Mr . Wassey was for the prosecution ; the prisoner was undefended . The prosecutor lives at Green Head , Thornton , near Bradford , and when he retired to rest on the nitfht of the 29 th of September , all bis . doore and
windows were fastened . On tho following morning , between five and six o ' clock , when lie prosecutor got up , he found his doors were open , and that the cellar window had been taken out . He also discovered that the property mentioned in the indictment had been taken away . On the 8 th of October , the prisoner left a kit and a piggin at the house of Mary Ackroyd , saying he should leave them for a few minutes , and would call for them again , but he did not do so . The Jury found the prisoner Guilty .
The three prisoners were then sentenced to be transported for fifteen years .
BOBBEKY . John Athlon , 24 , was charged with having , on tho 19 th of October last , at Shefiield , robbed James Paramore of five £ 5 notes , two other promissory notes , fifteen sovereigns , and about £ 1 in silver , and used great personal violence towards him . Mr . Wileiss and Mr . Oveeend conducted the case for . the prosecution . Mr . Heaton defended the prisoner . The prosecutor is a grinder , residing at Owlerton , about two miles from Shefiield , at which latter place he had a number of htuses , and on certain days he went there to receive the rents . On the 19 th October , after he had coDecUd his rents , in
the evening he called at the Crown Inn , which was kept by Mr . John Lee , his son-iu-law , in Gringle Gate . When there the prosecutor had in his inside waistcoat pocket , five £ 5 notes , fifteen sovereigns , a promissory note for £ 80 , and another promissory note for £ 311 s . He had in his right hand trousers pocket about £ 4 in silver . The prisoner was in the Crown Inn whilst the prosecutor was there , andhe left the house about the same time- When Mr . Paramore had proceeded some distance , and had got to a lonely place called Groves Row , where there was no gas light , he heard some footsteps behind him , and turmngroundsawtwemen . This excited his alarm , and seeing a person before him , he hastened towards him , thinking to avail himself of his assistance if it was required . He , however , turned out to be one of the parties , as the instant the prosecutor got up to him , he knocked him down . The two
other men then came up , and one of them said " d—nhim , murder him . " They then used great violence towards him , squeeied his month , and made the blood to flow , and robbed him of all his money . After they had done so , one of them said " d—n him , murder him oat , " and they " punched" him on the side and injured him severely . The prisoner was like the man who knocked the prosecutor down , the latter lost his hat , and took one from the ground , which afterwards proved to belong to the prisoner . The prosecutor went back to the Crown Inn , immediately after the robbery , and when the hat was Jroduced , it was identified by Mr . Lee the moment e saw i t , there being a hole at the top of it . The servant to Mr . Lee also knew it ; she had noticed it particularly in the summer , and saw there was no lining in it . The prisoner told her that he had got into a row at the fair , had lost his own hat , and had got another , and had torn the , lining out of it lest it should be owned .
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The prisoner was apprehended between two and three o ' clock on the following morning , at Sling ' s house , , in , Hol y Cross , Sheffield—Guilts ; . To ^ be transported fifteen years . The Court rose at six © Vslock , TPKSDiY i MAECH 8 . ¦ " . ' : " ' : ¦ HOB 8 B STEALING . ¦ ' \ . . ' ; l ~ - ' "' / , -. : ¦ ¦ . ; William Harrison , 27 y was charged with having on the 4 ; h or 5 th instant , at Hjtt&ld Parva , in ¦¦ ihe East Riding , stolen a bay ho * fe , the property of Thomas TauntoB . ' ¦ ' ¦¦ : : The prisoner pleaded guilty .
SACRILEGE AT ROTHWELL , : J < u ^ Lt ^^ 2 ti ^ i ^; Bwi ^^; ' ^ . ^ iMrt Hughes , 19 , were charged with having b » the 6 th October last ; at RothweU , burglariously entered the parish church , and stolen therefrom two keys , two books , bix wine glasses , and twenty bottles of wine , the property of the parishioners . : Mr . Hall and Mr . Hill appeared for the prosecution . Sir Gregory Lewin defended the prisoners . The facts of the case aro as follows : —On the evening of Wednesday , the 6 th of October , the churoh was locked up safe , and about half-past five o ' clock on the following morning , it was discovered , by Luke Barrett , gardener of Rothwell , as he was going to
his work , to have been broken open . In the church were found a crow bar and a hammer , which had apparently been used for breaking the church open , and which had been stolen the same night at Lofthouse , a short distance from Rothwell churoh . The persons who had broken into the churoh had taken some wine glasses , bottles , &c ., and some of the articles were found in the possession of two of the prisoners on the following day . ; Footmarks were discovered in a garden adjoining the church , and leading to and from the vestry door , with which the shoes ef two of the prisoners were afterwards compared and found to correspond . The prisoners , and two persons named Crew and Wriggles worth ,
and a number of others , were in company together at the Queen ' s Arms Tap , Kirkgate , Leeds , from about six to ten o ' clock on the night of the % "th of October . They were talking about housebreaking , highway robberies , and church robberies , and Crew asked Edward Rayner , the waiter , what there was to rob at churches , when he replied there was the communion p late , wine , and different things . All the company left the tap-room together about ten o ' clock . About eleven o ' clock the same night a person having the appearance of Hughes , and five other men , were seen together proceeding in a direction from Hunslet towards Lofthouse . They were sten at the botiun of Bell Hill , and near a house
occupied by Mary Brooke . On that night the shop connected with the Robin Hood Quarry , whick is between Bell Hill and Lofthouse , and about a mile and a half from Rtthwell Church , and which was occupied by Mr . Armytage , was broken into , and the hammer and crow-bar , which were afterwards found in Rothwell Church , were stolen . On that night also , the shop of Messrs . Charlesworth , of Lofthouse , was broken pen , and an account-book and some paint-brashes were stolen . These articles were afterwards f » und in the possession of Burdett . About » quarter-past two o ' clock on the mtrning of the 7 th of October , as Thomas Thompson , one of the night police of Leeds , was on his duty at
Woodhouse Hill , he met Hughes and Burdett going towards Leeds . Hughes asked Thompson what time it was , and he told him it was a quarter-past two . The prisoners were about six or eight vards from eack other , Hughes bting first , and Burton told Hughes he was going the wrong road , and pointed to a bye-road leading to Hunslet . They then went in that direction . About a quarter to seven o ' clock on the same morning John Cowburn , one of the Leeds police , was on duty in North-street , when he observed Hughes and Burdett in Harrison-street . They were going towards him , and seeing him they made a halt . He passed the street bottom as though he had not noticed them , and waited a second or two
till they came up to him . They went down the street to where he was , and Hughes appeared to have something in his pocket , and Burnett had something wrapped up in a pocket-haidkerchief under his arm , and appeared to have something in his jacket pookst . The policeman eeizsd Bardett , and Hughes went away . He asked Burdett what he had got , and he said nothing but a sup of ale . Cowbarn examined a bottle he had under his arm ; which appeared to contain wine , and was full . He told the prisoner there was wine in it . and that he had been breaking into some gentleman a house , and he should take him into custody . Cowburn found another bottle in Burdett ' s pocket , and he took it
out when he got to the police-office , and found it to be full . When the prisoner was searched , a wine glass , which was accidentally broken , but which was identified by the churchwardens and sexttn , was found upon him , as also five paint brushes and an account book . About twenty minutes to six o ' clock n the evening of the 6 th of October , John Hudson , policeman , was on duty in Call-lane , Leeds , when he saw the three prisoners in company with two men named Crewe and Wriggleswortb . On the following day , about f » ur o ' clock in the forenoon , Hudson went with Serjeant Hepworth to take Hughes into custody . They found him at his mother ' s house , and Hudson asked him if he had been with
Burdett that morning , and he said he had . Serjeant Hepworth also asked him what time he went to bed on tie previous night , ant he replied that it would happen be about ten o ' clock . Laycock was apprehended by Serjeant Epworth the same day , between twelve and one o ' clock , at his grandmother ' s house in Hunslet . He was in bed and partly undressed , and Epworth made him get up and dress himself . He told him he should take him to gaol , and the prisoner said What for ! he r » plied for robbing Rothwell church . The prisoner then went down stairs , and Epworth asked him if that was bis coat that was hanging over the chair back ? and he said it was . Epworth found two keys in the pocktts , aad the prisoner said there was none without
Epworth had put them in . Epworth said did he know anything about the keys ? upon which the prisoner said Oh , yes , I had forgot I had them . " He then went ton drawer and tried to fit the small key to a loose look which laid inside the drawer ; he said he had got it of a man to fit the lock . Epworth afterwards tried it but it did not fit , but it fit the lock of a cupboard in Rothwell church . These keys were identified , and they bad been taken from tne vestry table on the night of the robbery . Epworth asked Laycock if he would account where he had spent the evening before 1 and he said no . Sir Gregory Lewin in defence merely submitted that there was no eVidence against Hughes , but did not offer any observations in defence of the other
prisoners . The Jury found Laycock and Burdett Guilty , and Hughes Not Guilty . The two prisoners were sentenced to be transported for ten years . The Grand Jury ignored the bill against A brahatn Mitchell . 33 , charged with having on the 24 th Dec . last , at Qaick , stabbed Benjamin Stead , with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm , and against Ely Cropper , 22 , charged with having on the 19 th of August last , at Halifax , committed a rape on Ellen Pickles , agirl under ten years of age . Thomas Hartley , 40 , charged with having on the 1 st of November last , at Dewabury , stolen a mare , the property of Thomas Wormald , was acquitted .
BUBGLABY AT SHEFFIELD . William Liidlum , 32 , was charged with having , on the loth November last , at Sheffield , broken into the dwelling house of Nathaniel Phillips . Sir G . Lewin and Mr . Phillips were for the prosecution . Mr . Wilkins defended the prisoner . The Jury found the prisoner Not Guilty .
HIGHWAY BOBBERY . John Scott , 29 , and Thomas Rawhsley 20 , were charged with having on the 14 th of November last , at Sowthowram , robbed Isaac Holdsworth of two sovereigns , a half sovereign , and 27 s . in silver , and used personal violence towards him . Mr . Pickering appeared for the prosecution ; Sir G . Letwin defended Rawneley . The Jury found the prisoners Guilty . Scott said , I can safely say that I am innocent if I was going to die this minute . " They were sentenced to be imprisoned one year . The Grand Jury ignored the bill against William / fitf , 48 , charged with the mujder of Jane Rebinspn , of Eskdaleside , near Whitby , on the 14 th of September last .
BUHGLABY . ; James Lawson , 18 , was charged with having , on the I 9 ihof November last , at Harum , in the North Riding , burglariously entered the dwelling-house of Ann Lawson , and stolen a piece of cotton print , a silk handkerohief , a pig ' s under jaw , half a pig ' s face , a piece of butter , and other articles . To be imprisoned one year to hard labour . - The Court adjourned at six o ' clock . Wednesday , Mabch : 9 . This morning , the Court was crowded at an early hour to hear the trial of Robert Goldsbrough for murder . ¦; - ¦ -. - :.: ; : v : '¦' v ! - ¦ .. : - - \ ; v * ; ' V ' - -
MURDER AT CSATHOBNE . Robert Goldtbrough , M , was charged with ^ having , in the year 1830 , at Crathprne , murdered William Hantley , by shooting him with a gun . . , _ Sir Gregory Lbwin , Mr . BLres . and Mj . Pullbinb were for the preegution . Mr . Wilkins defended the ^ William Garbutt , solicitor , of Yarm v deposed that he had known William Hantley , ¦ •* £ whom he paid a legacy of £ 85 . 16 a . 4 d . on the 22 d of July , 1830 He had a large head and a projecting tooth on the left band under jaw ; very low between the e yes , and the head particularly long behind . A scull was lately shown to witness b y Mr . Gernon , which he had examined and believes to be Wm . Huntlej ' s scull • ¦ .- -: ' '¦ : ¦ ; : •• ' ¦ ¦ - ' ¦ ¦'¦¦; li-.- ; V .
. . _ . George Farnaby , of Hutton , remembers Huntley disappearing in 1830 ; saw him and the prisoner together on the Thursday before Yarm fair . First leard of Huntley being missing about a week after-
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wards ^ Recollects eeeiqg Joseph Dalkin at thepri-Boner's house , on one Sunday after the fair . Dalkin asked prisoner if he could give him any account of Wm . fiuntly . Hieftold him he bad gone to Whitby to take shipping for America . On the Friday before the fair saw the prisoner about three o ' clock in the afternoon in his own house . He came in with something like a sack on his back , and went np stairs . It was a strongish sized sack and there was something in it . Cant say whether it was heavy or tight . Saw the prisoner again the day before the lair * at
which time he offered to lend witness £ 5 . to buy a cow ; witness declined the loan . Robert Braithwaite , tailor , of Hutton Radby , de < posed that he knew Huntley , and that the last time ae saw Him was on the last Friday in July , in 1830 . Saw him go to the prisoner ' s yard , and ha knocked at his door and gamed admittance . Prisoner looked out of his window and seeing who it was , Huntley was admitted . There was a particular tooth in his under jaw which projected his lip out . Saw a skull at the inquest ; there was a tooth in the skull similar to Huntley ' s . : ¦ ; . ..: ' C .: ; \ . ¦¦¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦< . v "¦ ¦ ., - . " . '¦' -:, '¦ . ' [ .- ¦'¦ > -
James Geare , of Hutton Rudby , labourer . Knew Huntley , and remembers the time he disappeared . Last aaw him on the afternoon of the 20 th July , 1830 ; he was then in company with the prisoner and one Garbutt , going dowa a lane towards Middleton . On the first Wednesday in August prisoner showed him four or five £ 5 notes , and a quantity of eilver , which he took from his breeches pocket . Prisoner told him that he got it from Stockton Bank ; that he dealt in poultry , aad conld always go to the Bank when he wanted money . He had previously known the prisoner to be ill off , and had many a time lent him a meal .
James Braithwaite , of Middlesbro ' , bricklayer , resided at Hutton Rudby , in 1832 . Knew William Huntley ; knew the prisoner ; saw William Huntley in the prisoDtr ' s house on the evening of the 30 th of July , 1830 . On the Monday following , went to Yariri Fair . Saw a pool of blood , about fifty or sixty yards from a bridge near to Foxton Bank . About ten days after , I was passirg along the yard by prisoner ' s house about ten o ' clock , when I was struck by a strong smell of burning . I went into prisoner ' s house , and told him I felt a carious sort of fmell , like w < ollen , burning . He said he had been burning wiae old rags . The . fire was a large one . I said it was about bed time , wasn't he going to bed . He 8 » idno , he couldn't sleep .
James Maw , of Middlesbro ' , green grocer , lived at Hutton Rodby in 1830 . Knew Hahtley very well . Knew the prisoner , and knows George Garbutt saw them all three together on the evening of July , 1830 , about nine o ' clock ; they went from Rudby towards Middleton . Prisoner had a gun . Hantley invited the witness to go with them . Witness declined , as they were probably going a poaching ^ Huntley pat his ha * d into his pocket , palled out some notes , and said , "I ' ve plenty of money , I ' ve have been to Mr . Garbutt ' s and drawn part of my fortune . " I saw the notes . Prisoner called out and said , "put up thy money , thou fool , why art thou exposing it that way ; we'll have nobody with ub . " The witness went on io describe several
conversations between himself , Beawick , the constable , and prisoner , after Huntley was missed , in whioh Beswi « k asked prisoner what he had dose with Huntley . The prisonerseemed much agitated and confused ; said that he bad set him as far as Eosby Bridge , on the Whitby road , to take shipping for America . Witness said that was unlikely , as no ship had been advertised to go to America from Whitby . Prisoner then said that he had set him on the Tontine road to take the coach for Liverpool , and so to Liverpool . That is in an opposite direction from the Whitby road . Prisoner afterwards Baid that he had set him up Carldon Bank , to go into Bell ' s Dale , to see some of his friends . Witaess , with three men , who are since dead , searched the prisoner ' s houBe that night ;
found some old clothes which he could almost have sworn were Huntley ' s clothes . " There was a pair of woollen-corded trousers , an old waistcoat , and an old coat , We found six shirts marked " W . H . " No . 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ; they w ere new shirts . We asked him how he accounted for them . He said that Huntley had given them to him , and we then said Huntley was too greedy to give them to him . Then he said Hantley owed him some money , and he had left them in part payment . There was a watoh hanging up on the chimney-piece , r and Stephen Catphasides took it down , and Cook examined it . It appeared to be silver ; it had a light coloured case , and on the backside were the initials " W . H . " Pri 8 OHer was * asked how he accounted for it ,
and he accounted for it in the same manner as he did the other . We went up stairs and found three parts of a sheep . We fou « d three parts of a sheep in a tub , and a weaver ' s apron and a towel spotted with blood . Prisoner said he bought the sheep of a country butcher , and he accounted for the blood on the apron and towel , by saying that he had wrapped up the mutton in it . I saw a gun in the chamber , and to my judgment it was al new one . The gun I saw in the night looked newish . Sophia Goldsbrough was in the house and orying , and she Baid M Oh , Robin , this is the thing thous either hurt orkilled Httntiey with . " The prisoner said Hhold thy tpnge , thou fool . " She was his sister ia-law . When she made this remark the prisoner seemed to
be very much agitated . I and others searched for Huntley , and then I saw a placenear to Foxtonbridge , where the earth seemed to be newly dug ; it wasTnapotatoegarth . It was perhaps fifty yards from the place where it was said blood , had been found . After the search , we met the prisoner in a little garth just above Rudby . He said to us ?? where have you been searching to-dayT ' Several persons answered " we have been searching Foxton Deck , Foxton woods , and Middleton , and Crathorne woods . " He said that he was far more likely to be in Stokesley beck . Previous to this I searched on Lord Falkland ' s side of the beck , and I saw the prisoner on the opposite or Sir VViliiam Fowlis'a side of the beck . There is no public road
there but for farmers to their land , and geiitlemen goisg a fishing . We pursued our search , and the prisoner proceeded along on the opposite side * I saw prisoner after that in his own house , when the conversation took place I have already spoken to . Oh the Friday night , Huntley had a green coat on , yellow neckcloth , and I believe darkish coloured waistcoat and trousers ; I particulary noticed his coat and neckcloth . Huntley was rather poet marked , with a broad face , and a dent between the eyes . He had a particular tooth , which stuck out on the under part of the left jaw . I have seen the skull , and the projecting tooth ; and , to the best of my judgment , it was in about the same place as Huntley-a projecting tooth was ; it projected in the same way ;
John Ridley Saunderson , is a farmer at Crathorne , lives about a quarter of a . mile from the place where the blood was taid to be found . On the night of the 30 th July , was up later than usual , and between eleven and twelve ; heard a shot coming from the north-west . Got up and heard another shot fired ; opened the window on the north part of the house and looked out , and then went to the south side , but saw nothing ; to the best of his belief the shot was a quarter of a mile off . William Garbutt , clerk to the magistrates at Stokesly , deposed to the taking down of the statement of prisoner which was read to him . Bartholomew Goldsborough , farmer , of Middletbn » pn-Leven , heard of Huntiey ' s disappearance in 1830 , on the 2 nd August , saw the blood on the road as described by previous witnesses . Witness described the sitaation and appearance of the blood very minutely . He had not then heard of Huntley ' s disappearance .
Thomas RvchaTdsoaj tile-Tnaker , of Stockton-on-Tees , deposed to having sold the prisoner a gun on th « Monday before , Yarm fair , in 1830 . Joseph Dalkin , a tailcr , recollects the disappearance of Huntley . Prisoner told him that he had set him on Stoke 8 leyrlane , and he was going to take shipping for America . He was toBail for America at four o'clock on Monday morning . This was Sunday . Huntley owed witness something , and he determined , therefore , to follow him , and if possible to obtain it . He went to Whitby that day , and searched the town for Huntley all round . There was but a small vessel there , and there wa 3 no vessel going to America at that time . George Bewick , examined by Sir G . Lewin—I am
a linen-manufacturer at Rudby . In 1830 I was constable of Hutton . I remember Huntley ' s disap-?; arance . In consequence of that I went to Jane atterson ' g ; Huntley used to go there . I afterwards Went to Hall's shop . Prisoner and several others were there , but I can't say whether James Maw was there .- Hadtley's wife went with , ine to Hall ' s . I said to prisoner , There is a report that Huntley is missing , and I hear that you was the last person with him , and I , therefore , thought you were the likeliest person to ask . " He said Huntley had some relations at Bilsdale , and he ( the prisoner ) believed he had gone there . I said , "Why did you tell Jon Dalkin that he had gone to Whitby , and given him an unnecessary journey of sixty miles I *•' ¦¦¦ I don't exactly recoUect what the prisoner said to that , but it was hot an answer
that satisfied me . Prisoner seemed agitated a little ; he showed it by trembling . I said "I understand thou has Huntley ' s five shirts , how hast thou come by them ! " Prisoaer said he had bought them of him . I said •* I understand you bought a Wib between you of George Farnaby , which made yea five each , 60 that I thoaght it anJikely for theo to bay . them and Huntley " "to sell them . " I eaid ' . Here ' s Hunt-Iey ' fi wife says he had only a bad one on , and a worse oE" The prisoner did not make a reply that I recollect . Huntley had something more remarkable about his appearance than any man . He had a very short face ; his head looked lees than it really was ; he had a remarkable tooth ust above the eye tooth on the right hand of the ower jaw , so far as my memory aervea me . I lave seen a eknll .
John Kay , Maria Richardson , and Elizabeth Shaw , were examined , but their evidence : was not material . " 'V- - ' . ¦ ::- ¦¦'¦"¦ ' . ' : ' ' .,- "¦' - .- ' ¦ ¦ - ¦ Hannah Best , a washerwoman deposed to the fact of the prisoner bringing in a sack , whica he took up stairs while she was washing at his house on the
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Friday afternoon . He refused to allow her to go up stairs to put the child to bed , and put it to bed himself . ^ :- ; - -. ¦ ¦ ¦ : ... ; . '; : . " ¦// / . ¦ ¦¦ : / -: / ;' - ' -: ¦ . :- ' ¦ Anthony Wiles , ah ostler , of Stocktpn-on-Tsaj , was of the jiarty who searched for Hontlej ' s body . Prisoner came up to them , called them a lot of fools , and said if they would wait a fortnight , ho would bring him for ward . v John Duck examined by Sir G . Lewin . —In 1830 I was overseer of Sexhow . I knew the prisoner at that time ; he lived at Hutton , but belonged to our township . Hecame to me for relief in the forepart of 1830 ; he and his family were relieved with 5 s . a week for four weeks . ¦ ; . :
John Neiist , a farmer , at Seamer , and Mattheir Robinson , labourer of Stokedey , deposed to the finding of the bones in the Stell which divides Stokesiey from Seamer , and the lodging of them with Gernon the policeman . Gernoa , the police-officer , deposed to thereceTvine of the skull , and ; produced it in Coert ; subsequently this witness gave the following evidence :--In consequence of the bones being discovered , I went to Barasley , on my own authority ; it was on the 123 rd of June . I found the prisoner in his own house in the evening ; told him I had come to take him for the murder of William Huntley , eleven years ago ; he seemed much agitated ; he had to assist himself with his hands ia rising from his chair . Hia
coat was on the chair by his side , and he was going round the house to look for it . I said " have jou a watch ? " He said " no , I have not , I hare not had one fer two or three years ; I gave it to my son . " said" where is your son !'' He said "in . the north , at Stockton or Middlesbro ' . " His son then came in , and the prisoner said—there is my son . I said to prisoner " you told me your son wan in the north . " Prisoner said " Oh , my son and I have not been friendly for the last year or so , neither have I seen him . " I asked the son where wa » the watch his father had given him sometime before . He said he had sold it in Hull about half a year before , but he did not know to whom . I put . the skull on the table , and told him to look at it , when
he looked round and Baid , " I ' m innocent . " Ho also said , they might swear his life away if they thought proper , but he never had any olothee , or Watch , or anything belonging to Huntley . The last time he hod seen Hantley was on a Thursday . I did net detain him , but apprehended him sixain on the 10 th of August , at Barnsley , and took him to Stbke 8 ley . ? v . - .: ' - ¦/ - .. - ¦ . ¦ ¦ . •¦" . ; . ¦ ¦ ¦ _ ;¦ : ¦' :. William John Strbtheri surgeen , of Stokesiey deposed that the bones were those of a male , and the skull indicated the form of a head , face , and skull , such as the witnesses had described of Huntley ' s . He should say fr * m the appearance of the skull that the person had died from violence . The skull was broken in . " . '¦"¦"¦ ¦'¦ '¦ ' - . /¦ : ' ¦ ¦ .- ' ¦ -:. y : ¦ . ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ -,: ¦• ¦
Wm . RobinBon , examined by Mr . PuLtEiNE . —I live in Kingston-place Barnsley ; I am a weaver . In the autumn of 1830 prisoner came to reside with ine ; he took a loom of ; me , and called himself Robert When we inquired after his other name he said they called him "touob-tne-ligktly . " When he first came to my house be had on a pair of brownish woollen fawn-coloured trousers ; he had a black coat . His box came some weeks afterwards ; after it came , he had a grten and black plaided cloak and a top coat , two hats , a black one and a white one , two watches , one of them
apparently old and the other new . They appeared to be silver watchee . I never saw him with any money , bat from his way of living lie appeared to have money . He lent me two sovereigns . After he had been a few creeks he went away , and said he was going into the North ; he was absent near a month . A woman came back , with him , and he said he had married her . They stop * ped some time , b « t did not sleep in my house ; they had their meals there . The watches had both cases to them when he first came , bat when he returned from the North , he had lost the case of the old watch .
Croas-examined . —It was the latter part of the year , towards Martinmas , that the prisoner came to my house . ; - ¦• ' ; . '¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ :- ; . I :: . -: . !¦ ¦ . . ¦ ¦ : . ' :- . ¦ - . - . ' ¦¦ . /¦ " ^ VWm . White examined by Sir Q . Lewin . — -I am a watchman at Barnsley . In the spring of 1881 I was living with my mother in Cordeux-row . I saw the prisoner there : He went by the name of Robt Towers , and came to live near my mother ' s : He once offered me lor sale the watch he wore , and he also told me he had the inside « f another , weald I bay that , and I declined . < The prisoner had been then in Barnsley about four or itve month * John Wrightspn examined by Mr . Bliss . —I am a farmer , living near Hutton Rudby . I knew Huntley twelve © r fourteen years . I have Been the skull , and I believe it is similar to his skull , the face , and everything about it * . ; :
vVilliam Jackson examined by Mr . Pblieine—I am a draper and hatter at Rudby . I occasionally sapp \ ied Himttey With hate . He had a rather particular shaped face , a very short face , a broad flat nose , and very much sunk between the upper part of his nose and the low part of his forehead , ' The low part of his forehead overhung very much and then fell back , and the back part of his head was very large . The last time I sold him a hat he required a very large hat ¦ . . ' ¦ : ; ; . . ¦ -.-, ;• ¦ / . - ' - ¦ - ¦ ¦•¦ : ; ' .- ¦; ' " . ¦ " ¦ ' .- ¦; "''¦ ' : ¦ ¦ ¦ Jeremiah Balnsey examined by Sir G . Lewin . —I knew William Hantley when he was a boy , and we used to plague him about his teeth . He had a tooth which projected out , but I cant exactly swear to the place . . - ¦ .- - . ¦ ¦ . '" ¦ '' ¦ ¦ ¦} " ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ' : . . " , ' : ¦ ¦ .. ¦ : ¦ " ; .. ... ; - ¦ ' . ¦" . ¦ . ;
Wm . Reed examined by Mr . Bliss — I am a police officer at Stokesiey . I -was present one day at the pri-Boneir ' s examination , and I saw a man named : Thomas Groundy there . I brought Qrouady to the Castle as an accescory in the murder . Croaa- « xamined . —Qroondy appeared in his right mind . ¦ ¦ "• • * - ' . . ¦¦¦ . ¦ : ' ¦ : •• - ¦ ""¦ ' ¦
Mr . John Noble examined by Mr . Puheine . — Thomas Groundy was brought into my custody on the 18 th of August last ; I saw him in bed the same day ; he had destroyed himsel f * ' , '/' Crow examined . ^ An inquest was held , and a verdict of felo de se was returned . I spoke to Groundy twice ; he did not appear flighty . ¦ V Mr . Garbutt recalled . —The deposition now produced was written by one of my clerks , in my presence , before the magistrates , and in the presence of the prisoner . It was read over and Signed by Groundy , who was duly sworn . ¦ - \ ' /¦' ¦ - . ' ¦¦ - ¦ . This deposition was read by the Clerk of the Court , and was to the following effect : — ;
"On the Wednesday sight after Wm . . Hantley was missing , Robert Goldsbrongh came to me and asked me « I would help him with a bag to Stokealey , and I told him I would go , and we went We went by Nevill ' s house , and we went down the wood behind the stone bridge . . He took the bag and laid it down on the ground in the wood , and I laid hold of it , and I found like a man ' s head , and I asked him what it was ? and he Btood about five minutes before lie spoke , and he then said it was a bad job ; it was Huntley , and as he was going past him he shot him . I iheh felt frightened and wanted to go home , and Goldsbrough said— 'If you mention it , I'll" give you as mnch . ' I did not mention it , and wanted to make off , and I dia so . The body was in the wood , between two hnndred and three hundred yards from the bridge , and it was in a lone place . He never said anythi : g more to me about it . I was frightened , and darst not mention it . Huntley had a long tooth , and used to twist his month . " ¦
After the deposition was taken , witness went to the place with Groundy , and Gernon , the police-officer , and tliey found the locality where the bones were found to agree with the-statemeht of Groundy . ; Robett Hall deposed—In 1830 , I was a butcher at Hutton Kudby . I saw the prisoner at Yarm fair in that year ' -laying a small red heifer . The pnrchase was £ 7 , and is . again . I saw him pay for it . I saw him have paper money , and gold and silver . I saw Bewick at my shop on the Thursday after Huntley was missed . Mrs . HuntVey was also there . Bewick came to enquire of" Gd | d 8 brotigh what had become of Huntley . This was the case for the prosecution ; and it was determined to hear the remaider of the trial next day , the jurors being provided with ; proper accommodation daring the night . / - ' .- ; ¦ ¦ THuasDAT , Maiich"id . Mr . Baron Rolfe took his seat upon the Bench at nine o ' clock .. ; \ ;
Mr . VViikins commenced his address to the Jurjr for the defence at half-past nine . He went with great minuteness through the statements made by witnesses who had been nailed forward , commenting on each with great force and eloquence , and deducing inferences favourable to the cause of his client . He also cited oases from Lord Hale and others , which bore upon the peculiar oirenmstances of the present case , and furnished instanoeswhere , though underclear cirbumstantial evidence parties have been found guilty . The deceased persons had afterwards turned
out to be still alive ; He concluded by a feeling and eloquent appeal to the Jury , and sat down at halfpast twelve ; his address having occupied three hours . The Jury then retired for a iiew minutes , and the Learned Baron summed np at great length , and with much minuteness , going entirely through the evivenee , and commenting therenpon , in a lucid and most impartial manner . His summing up occupied until shortly after three o ' clock , when the Jury retired , and were absent from the Cpart about half an hour , and then returned a verdict of Not Guilty . ' ¦ ¦ .. ¦ ' \ ::: - : ^ -. -- - ' - ¦ ¦¦ : . - ' . ¦ .:.. . ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦¦' .
STABBING AT LEEDS . Job Byrom , 35 , cbaMfed with having , on the 24 th of July last , at Bramley , near Leeds , felonieusly stabbed Joseph Goodson with intent to do him grievous bodiw harm , was acquitted . ¦
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&EATBMENT of Monies received at the Northern Star Office , for M Wlrs . Froat , the Whig-made Widow . - ¦ ¦ .. ¦ ¦ . •¦ "" , '¦ ¦ ¦ " ' ::. ' ' - ¦' : - - ¦¦ ' ¦ ¦¦ '¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦¦¦ : ' ¦ - ¦ ¦; . ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ 1842 . ' ¦ .-- - : ; :- . ; :-.- ¦¦ ; . >¦¦ . : £ B . a . ¦ . '¦ - : . Jan . 1 . As per notice in Star 2 2 5 15 , ; - ¦"' - ; # »• ¦; , ¦¦ ' . : ¦ ... 2 5 0 - ¦ .. ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ^"> ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ •»•¦ ¦ . ¦ ' . .- 2 ' 3 6 - ¦¦ ¦ - ¦ ' Feb . 12 . ... ... ... 2 10 11 ..., - . . .:-. - 19 . ... ... ... 0 17 6 Maroh 5 . ... ... ... 0 0 « - - ¦ " : ¦ - ¦ -: ¦ - /¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ :. ' a /¦ ' - - £ 12 14 6 * By cheque to L . Pitkethly , March 9 , 1842 „ . . ; . £ 1214 6
To Ihe Chartists Of The "United Kingdom.
TO IHE CHARTISTS OF THE "UNITED KINGDOM .
Tobkshiee Iient Assizes,
TOBKSHIEE IiENT ASSIZES ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), March 12, 1842, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct421/page/5/
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