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SCAFFOLD PENITENCE James Kikk and Patric...
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THE EMIGRATION SWINDLE. The investigatio...
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Murder: Madmen At Large. A Widow, Named ...
and on looking up I saw the bedclothes being pulled down stairs . I could not see who was doing it . I heard William go out of the house by the backway into the garden . I heard nothing more for about half an hour , until my brother Joseph came into the room , followed by William . Just before this I heard William ' s voice down stairs , speaking to Josep h . He said , " Joseph , I ' ve killed my mother . " I then heard Joseph ' s voice crying bitterly . William said , " _WhaJJ ' s the use , being that soft , she is better off ? " They then came upstairs and into the room together . The first words said were by William . He said , " If you had been half-an-hour later it would all have been
sided" ( cleared away ) . Joseph then took me out of bed and carried me to the house of the next door neighbour , where I was put to bed . I stayed there all night . Before my mother and I went to bed , William was sitting at the front door . He asked my mother what she was staying up for , and told her to go to bed . She said , she was sitting up few Joe . He replied , "Never mind , I will sit up for Joe . " My mother and William had not had any quarrel that day . They generally agreed very well . She was always kind to him , and he generally to her , except that sometimes he would " sauce" her a little . They had had no quarrel , but two or three days before I heard him " sauce" her .
Thc prisoner was asked if he wished to ask his brother any questions . He turned quickly round and exclaimed , sharply and loudly , " Eh ? " The question was repeated , and in the same tone he replied , " No , I ' ve nothing to ask him . " Joseph Thomas confirmed the latter part of this story . He had found the body in the garden , about two feet under ground . He said there had been a difference in his brother's manner about a week before this occurred
He seemed to be getting gradually worse . Whenever I went in lately he ordered me out of the house . The prisoner ( loudly and angrily ) . — " Thou art a liar . " Witness . —He hael been out of his mind previously , and a surgeon attended him . He was never violent in his conduct . There appeareel to have been something wrong about his head for nearly a year . I heard my mother often allude to the circumstance . He was never violent , but for the last twelve months he seemed to be getting foolish , and during the last week he became rather more excited .
There was additional evidence offered as to finding the body . Mr . Isaac Byerly , a surgeon , gave evidence as to the wounel which had caused the death . He said" I know the prisoner , whom I have attended professionally . Six or seven weeks ago his mother called me in to see him . He complained of hcadacb . He was also suffering from elrowsincss , and betrayed other symptoms indicating an excited state of the brain . He was bled , and other appropriate remedies were used , with a view of abating the excitement . He improved , and at the end of the fortnight lie told me he felt quito well and able to go
to work . Two or three weeks ago his mother camo to mo and said he hael not been able te go to work , and _reejuested mo to sec him agnin . I went down . His headach appeareel relieved , anel to me he , spoke quite rationally ; but his mother informed me that he occasionally made absurel remarks , anel was odd in his manner . I again orelcreel blistering anel lowering _remeelies , and his mother informed me that he improved . On Friday morning , the day before tho occurrence in question , she _calleel on me and suiel he was not quite so well . I gave her a blister to be applieel em the back of the ne _> ck , anel told ber 1 shoulel like to see him , but ; she eliel not bring him up , anel I never saw her again alive .
An inejiicst has been held , on which a _vewdict e _> f "Wilful Murder" wa . s returned . William Thomas i . s cennmitteel for trial . Maria Chitty , a woman forty-five : years ohl , tht : wife of a bake'i- in Guildford , was _trieul at , Guildford , em Tuesday , for the murder of her _e-hild . The : husband of this woman was seized with violent maelncss in Octeibcr last , anel since , that time , with the exceptitm of si short interval , lie bus been in Retlilem hospital . There was every reason to be _* lie : ve : that the mother also was e > ut of hew mind for senile : we : t : ks before the murder . It was proveel by the testimony e > f several _witnesses that she ; was very femd of her _chilelren when in be : r right mind .
'Iho following iu-ce ) unt is give'ii by her son , William Chitty . He : hael two sisters , Eli / a and . lane :, of the ages of nine ; anel seven years . Tht : y slept , in the ; same : room with the mother and si servant nauieel Klle * n Young . About four e . Yloek _eine ; morning William was nwoke : b y his mother , who calleel feir the : key of the shop . About _setve-n ei _' _e-loek he : heard a sort of _e-ry in his mother ' s room . lie we : nf af once fe > the room , and f ' ouuel the ; _meithcr beating her _ehilelreti with it weioele'ii mullet . The : nialle'f was of he'iivy woeiel , anel hud a hunelle : e : ightee'ii _ine-he's lenig . She : was about _one-e : more :
te » strike : Eliza when fhe : son arresteel her ari | i , and forced hew fo hew own heel . She struggled hut , feebly . She dropped the ; mullet , anel cried out , " I have murdered my children . " . Jane , erne of the : children , dicel fhe same ; day . A surgeon was He : nt for , anel arriveel soon after . On his entering the room the : niol . _hew wrung ber hands anel _exeluinicil , " What have I done ? I have : kille : d my chilelren . I could not help it . I elid not know what I was about . " The ; surgeon found ( hat . 1 : nie was rapidly dying ; " her skull was fractured , unel tbe ; brain was e > e >/ ing out . " The other child was seriously injured , but bus since : recovered .
Murder: Madmen At Large. A Widow, Named ...
The jury returned a verdict of " Not Guilty , on the ground of insanity ; " the prisoner was ordered to be detained in custody during her Majesty ' s pleasure .
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Scaffold Penitence James Kikk And Patric...
SCAFFOLD PENITENCE James Kikk and Patrick M'Covey were executed at Dundalk , on Saturday , for the murder of Mr . Eastwood . They were attended from the prison to the scaffold by the Rev . Dr . Kiernan , who , as he went , recited in a loud and solemn tone the Roman-Catholic Litany for a soul departing . M'Covey prayed aloud the whole ' time , but Kirk was silent , and apparently penitent . The halters used were of silk , and had been " manufactured for the purpose in Cork gaol . " M'Covey addressed the assemblage as follows : — "My dear beloved Christians , I am bidding a last farewell to you . Charges have been left on me , and I have been accused of many murders that have taken place in this county , but I want now to free myself from these charges . I have been accused with M'Entagart ' s business , and with Mr , Mauleverer ' s , and Mr . Coulter ' s , but I had no hand in them at all . It was said that I was in a
conspiracy with James Kirk for the murder of Mr . Eastwood . I never stood inside the house the nig ht it was sworn to that I slept in the town of Dundalk . That night I was at home . I had nothing to do with the M'Entagart ' s murder . I had nothing to do with Bateson ' s or Mauleverer ' s . And now , my dear Christians , I am going to bid you a last farewell ; and , in the name of Jesus Christ , I ask you to have nothing to do with secret parties or Ribandism . The men that would bring you into them would be the first to betray you and turn on you . Take
the advice of your clergy , and be ruled by them ; and if I had done so I would not now be standing on this spot . ( Sensation . ) I have now told you the truth about these matters . I have plenty of sins to answer for by these murders . Be guided by your clergy ; take their advice , and if you do you will not go astray . The man who came to you to conspire for a murder , he is only a wolf in sheep ' s clothing ,- and I now beg of you , in the honour of our Lord Jesus Christ , to go down on your bended knees , and to pray to God to forgive me my sins . "
They died in less than ten seeonds . It is stated that the reason why the Riband party made no effort for the defence of these men , was , that tbey robbed Mr . Eastwood as well as murdered him .
Melancholy Child Murder One Of The Most ...
MELANCHOLY CHILD MURDER One of the most sad and frightful of those cases of child murder now so frequent has occurred at Hastings . A girl named Sarah Judge , and aged seventeen years , has lived for two months in the service of Mr . Pagden , a brewer , of Hastings . Her parents are respectable , and she had an excellent character . She had lived for nine months previously with the late Captain Strode . When she first came , her mistress had a slight suspicion of her probable maternity , but tbis was removed by her good character and general behaviour , and her mistress thought no move of it . On Saturday she did her work as usual . On Sunday morning she seemeel ill , and at nine o ' clock went to her room to lie elown . An hour and a half after this she
seemed to be sleeping comfortably ' . lowards one o ' clock , Mrs . Pagden went up to the room anel found it all in confusion ; there ; was _bleiod upem tho ile _> or . She asked , "Oh , Mary" ( that was the ' name they calleel her ) " yem have ne _> t elone anything wicked , havo you ?" Surah exclaimed , " What have I _eleinc ? " The mistress we'iifc down stairs anel sent for Mrs . Hazel , a midwife , and for Mr . Duke :, a surgeon .
Mrs . Hazel , em entering the room , saw at once that a chilel hael been hewn . " _Getod grae : ious , " she said , " what is all this—ye _> u have hael si baby . " The girl replieel , " Yes . " Mrs . Hazel , lifter putting her to bed anel doing what , was necessary , uskeel where the : baby was ? The : girl pointeel to a piece ; of flannel lying em the : floor . Mrs . Hazel then saw the : _beiely e > f u e : hilel bi : ueath it , lying em its face ' . She saiel no more till the : _surgeem arriveel .
Mr . Duke , the surgeon , arrived soon after . Ihe girl was lying em the : heel , unel there were : clots of _bleieiel on the : _lleior . _Heaskeel _, " My girl , what hits _tiecurred ?" "Oh , my poor mother ! " she : re _* plie _* el . On _loeiking about be : founel the : beiely e _> f : i female ; e-hilel in a _llaniie-1 on the . lloew . lie : founel the ; windpipe antl nil tbe vessel completely elivieh'd down to the spine :. The girl appeareel quite frantic . He ask eel " what she hnel done if with P" She : suiel she ; bad elone ; it , with a pair of _se-i . ssors . She Mccmcel overwhelmed with grii'f , and gave ; ne > re'iison for what , she : hael elone * . She : saiel the chilel bail not _e-rie-el , but , if Intel struggled .
Mr . Duke : maele ; coiifusoel anel confradiedewy stateme'iifs as to whether the : e-hilel hael liveel ov not . ; but ye _* t he said there _e-emlel be : no _eloubt thai , the ; wounel in ihe ihruiif Intel _bce : n fhe _e'ltuse of eleafh . The * mother of the g irl saiel she : was aware of the ; _e-onelifion of her ilaughter , but _eliil not think hew time wan so near . She : thought that hew ilaughter eliel not . expert hew _e-oiifnicmcnf till Noveinbew . The * _iiiepu'sf was he'lel on _Tue-selny , when the facts above : narrated we're preive : el , The : jury returned it ve : reIi « : tof" Wilful _mm-eler against Sarah Juelge _* . " The ; girl is still _toei weak to be : removed from Mr . Pugelem ' s residence' .
The Emigration Swindle. The Investigatio...
THE EMIGRATION SWINDLE . The investigation respecting the Australian Gold Mining and Emigration phantom was continued bv Sir Robert W . Carden on Saturday . Captain _Gfreen was again . present , and Mr . Hudson , a solicitor attended for the complainants . Not one of the supposed directors appeared in person , but . they were represented by a solicitor , Mr . Sleigh . Sir Robert Carden expressed his intention , if anv difficulties should arise , to direct the City Solicitor to conduct the case , as he was determined to afford the emigrants the most complete protection .
The depositions of Jones and Gowland , who had given evidence on a former occasion , were read over for the benefit of Mr . Sleigh , who rigorously cross-examined the witnesses without at all shaking their testimony On the other hand some additional facts of much interest were brought out . There was ' ¦ a fat man " present when Jones paid his money , whom he believed to be one of the directors . Jones also went with Tripe to call upon one of the directors [ whose name is suppressed in thc reports ] , who was said to be a very rich man . This gentleman they did not find , but they saw his son , who said , in conversation with them , " The fact is , my fool of a father was , I ain sorry to say , one of the company . " This son further said , that the shares , which were once worth a guinea each , were at present to be had for half-a-crown or five shillings .
Two other cases of imposition were proved against Montague and Tripe . One Samuel Finch had paid them 71 . 10 s ., and had been promised a commission of 11 . a-head for all emigrants he might induce to pay them for a passage . From what he had observed , Montague appeared to be the principal . George Hodsou had applied to the "Company" for a passage for himself and his wife , and they had at first demanded 751 . They afterwards agreed to take him for 451 .,
half of which sum he had paid them . He had never seen a director or a prospectus of the company . Tripe had named to him the director above-mentioned , whose name we have stated to have been suppressed . Mr . John Hodson , the father of the last-mentioned witness , had had some conversation with Tripe , in which the latter had acknowledged that it had no doubt " been a fraud and a swindle , " _^ and had said that he " did not suppose Montague would have taken such advantage of him , or would have acted in such a manner towards him . "
Sir Robert Carden here had the directors called by name . There was no answer . Mr . Owens said that he had considered the proceedings terminated on tho former _eiccasion as regarded them . He would answer for their attendance on any future occasion . Mr . Hodson here applied for summons to several of the gentlemen named as directors on a charge of _conspirae-y .
Sir Robert Carelen thought that for gentlemen alluded to as these gentlemen hael been there can be no either course te > pursue than that of coming forward . It was useless to talk of tho authority of a summons , in comparison with the strong obligation of the gentlemen to appear upon hearing that their conduct had been publicly impugned . The matter was adjemrncd till Wednesday , and tho priseincrs were renianeleel .
I he * inquiries were continued on Wednesday . Major A . _Hawkevs , Mr . Charles Brown , anel Mr . John Lutwyche , who were aiming the directors , were present , anel wewe _representeel by Mr . Robinson , Mr . Parry , anel Mr . Ballantine . Mr . Holder sippeared for Captain Smith , who hael also been summoned . Another case , of James Barker , u grocer ' s assistant , at Erith , was charged against the : managers , unel in this another man , named Greenwood , was implicated . He was sifting in the ofiice when Rjirkcr paiel fe » ir sums , of 11 / . each , us elepe . sits . Tripe then appeared te > be the leading man . Hurkew hael tried ineffectuall y to get his money buck . He had been informed b y Tripe that tho Jauel . t . e Mitchell Intel be'e'ii engageel .
James A . Thorne , a _hiel who hael been engaged by Tripe antl Montague :, hael seen Mr . Greenwood « _' , the e > llie : e : nearly every day ; he used to e > e : e : upy the inner , or _bonrel roemi , with Montague and Tripe . Th orne ; saiel he : hael m : i : u Mr . lirown at , the _oittce , but coulel neit , tell how many times . However , he : saiel afterwanls that he . was not , sure :, thul , he : hael se'e _* n Mr . _Hreiwn more : than one-e * . lie hael se : _e : n Major Hiiwkcs there : a great many times ; ho use : il to go into tho hoard room , antl step a lung time . There was a board meeting outre , whie-h he : thought was attended by twe'lve : g entlemen , or more . The ; city solicitor undertook the : whole ; management of this _e-nse _* , at the : expense e . f the : cewporution .
Mr . SIe : igh , em the pari , eif * Meiiitaguei , unel Mr . Bickle _: y , em _be'half of Tripe , expressed great willingness tt ) give all the : information which they possessed respecting the matter .
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 7, 1852, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_07081852/page/10/
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