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be found the deceased dead in the plenty of money after the murder of wash-house, lying on her back, and Mrs. Pooley, without having any the body in a putrified state; inso. visible means of getting it; and much that it was impossible to ascer. tradesmen proved having sold him tain whether there were marks of various articles to some amount. violence about her. Her pockets John Grey, at whose house May. were turned inside out, and some cock lodged, proved his having been trifling articles were lying by her; absent from Saturday cvening to and on witness going over the house Sunday night, the morning of the day be found that the drawers, &c. had when the murder was supposed to been ransacked. Witness opened have been committed, in company the door, and let in a Mr. and Mrs. with Pope. On the return of the Humphries ; and it was discovered prisoner in the evening, he was par. that some bricks had been taken ticularly anxious to know if any out of the wash-house, by which a one had enquired for him, and the person might unbolt the window. wives of the two prisoners were shutters, which he found fastened. waiting for him at that moment. Thomas Burgess, a corn-porter,

Mr. Graham, the magistrate, here who was at work with Maycock, produced a written confession made was taken ill on a Thursday; and by the prisoner Pope, in his preon the Friday he heard of the mur. sence; he had never advised Pope der of Mrs. Pooley. He also knew so to do, but, on the contrary, had the prisoner Pope, the Barleymow cautioned him against the measure. public-house, and that of the decea. It appeared, that a proclamation sed. About two months before he had been issued by his majesty, of. heard of the murder, Maycock infor- fering a reward for the apprehen. med him, asthey were going to work, sion of the party concerned in the that he would put him into a good murder, and for the pardon 'of an thing, if he would go with him to rob accomplice who was not actually the house of an elderly lady, who had the person that inflicted death. This always money by her, and who lived proclamation had been shewii to -alone, and kept her house shut up, Pope by Mr. Graham ; and he after. and who could easily be done out of wards confessed being one of the her property. The prisoner did party in a letter to Mr. Graham, not say where the bouse was, nor which also expressed a hope of his did witness inquire.-The prisoner majesty's pardon. described the man who was to go Mr. Gurney submitted to the with them as a ware bargeman; but bench, on behalf of the prisoner witness did not consent to be of the Pope, that he was entitled to an ac. party. On hearing of the murder, quittal by virtue of the proclama. and the house where it was com- tion, he having made a full confcs. mitted answering the description of sion. After a good deal of argu. that described by Maycock, witness ment the learned counsel carried gare information before Mr. Gra. his point; and a verdict of acquittal ham the magistrate, which led to was taken for Pope, who was after. the detection of the prisoners. wards put into the witness-box to

A body of evidence was here pro. give evidence against the prisoner duced to prove that Maycock bad Maycock. Here another point

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was argued on an objection taken The prisoner was ordered for exby Mr. Lawes, counsel for May- ecution on Monday, and his body cock, who contended that Pope to be dissected. The prisoner often was not a legal witness after having laughed during the trial; and sen. been indicted. His objection was tence being passed on him, he ob. over-ruled.

served on going from the dock, Pope stated, that Maycock ad. 6. Thank ye for that; I'm done vised him to assist him in robbing sug enough.” the house of Mrs. Pooley, and on William Duncan was indicted on the 9th of August the plan was put a charge of the murder of William into execution. The following is Chivers, esq. in the parish of Bat. the substance of Pope's testimony. tersea. They were drinking together at the The witnesses brought home the Barley-mow on the evening of Sa- charge very strongly to the prisonturday, the 8th, the back premises er; who, when called upon for his of which house are contiguous to defence, thus expressed himself: those of the late Mrs. Pooley. At “I beg leave to assure your lord. ten o'clock at night Pope began to ship, that I never bore Mr. Chirers pull out the bricks; and having suc- any malice whatever. On Saturday ceeded, he unbolted the shutter, morning I had been employed in entered the house, and opened the digging some ground; and with my door for his companion. They were space in my hand I went to the prevented from getting further by green-house to give it some air, and the door of the wash-house being there I left my spade. I then went fastened, and they were until day. for some refreshment, at 11 o'clock light attempting in vain to open it. in the morning, as was usual ; and They rcturned to a cellar and wait. on going into the kitchen I saw the ed till Mrs. Pooley came down. footman, of whom I asked how long On her opening the door, which was it was since Mr. Chivers went out. fastened, Maycock met her, and the I then went into the garden, and to old lady cried "Oh!” This was at the green-house, into which I let a cight o'clock in the morning, and little more air. I then went with Maycock held her throat until she my spade in my hand and looked at was strangled. They then rifled a vine. I saw Mr. Chivers, told the drawers, &c. of the house and him that I had finished my digging, got 901. which they divided, and re. and said, I was sorry to have left so mained in the house until ten o'clock good a place as my last, and now to at night to prevent detection, at be turned off. A few words pass- . which hour they went out at the ed between Mr. Chivers and me; street-door. Maycock rifled the and the lastexpression he used when pockets of the deceased and took I had the spade in my hand was You the keys therefrom. The jury scoundrel, I will break your skull." without hesitation found the pri. He shook his cane over me; he soner guilty ; and the judge in pas. made an attempt to strike at me, sing sentence observed, it was a . when I, turning aside, escaped ; he murder the most barbarons and again endearoured to strike, and I cold-blooded he had ever heard or avoided the blow. After this, he read of. :

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intention, and he will be acquitted on Mr. Gibbs's premises, at twenty of the capital part of the charge. minutes before two o'clock; witness,

The jury, after having conferred then saw a man standling at the head for a considerable time, found the of it, and on his asking his business prisoner guilty of murder.

Witness described The prisoner, during the whole of the deceased as lying with her gara: the time conducted himself with great ments stripped up to her arin-pits, composure. He was a tall athletic and he found articles of her apparel man, of respectable appearance. lying in a cart which was tilted up. 21. At the Kingston assizes, Tho. Å handkerchief, which was suppo.

Greenaway, aliàs William sed to have been tied round the neck White, aliàs Wceping Billy, was of the deceased, sufficient to have tried on an indictment, charging him produced suffocation, had been cut, with the wilful murder of Elizabeth and the knot left untied. Winterflood, or Ann Webb, in lig. Mr. Gibbs, who heard his dogs Jer's lane, op the 22d of August last. bark at about a quarter before three [See Vol. XLVIII, p. 436.)

o'clock, was then alarbed, and Mr. Morris opened the prosecus arose; and on the watchman calling tion, and he was followed on the three o'clock, he gave witness the same side by Mr. Gurney, who, in alarm of the murder. a humane speech, explained the na. Mr. Prince, a surgeon, who exa. 'ture of the evidence he had to offer mined the body, was of opinion in support of the case. The circum- that the deceased had been strangled stances the learned counsel had to by the handkerchief.

He saw a offer were the following: The pri. piece of fleshy substance of the size soner had said he slept on the morn- of a small nut, which had been ta. ing of the murder, where he should ken off a secret part of the body prove he had not slept; he was seen, of the deceased by an instrument, about the time the murder had been to all appearance; and there must committed, near the spot, and he have been a good deal of violence then appeared confused. This lat. used towards her, from the appearter circumstance would be proved ance of her neck, and other lacera.'? by two witnesses. He had also de- tions. On comparing the fleshy sub. nied his real name, and that he knew stance with that part of the body i the deceased. The learned counsel from which it had been taken, it? concluded by recommending the ju. corresponded with it. ry to weigh well the facts he should Mary Horner, the principal wit. adduce in evidence, and, at the ness for the prosecution, who resi. same time, to carry in their minds ded in Higler's lane, stated, that she the life of the prisoner, whose ex. went to the house of a neighbour istence depended on their verdict. between one and two o'clock OR

The first witness called was Tod. the morning that the murder was man, a watchman, who found the committed ; and on her return (in body of the deceased, with her head about a quarter of an hour) she sat reclining against the step of the door a woman sitting at Mr. Tucker's of Mr. Gibbs's house, in Higler's door in Higler's-lane, with her head lane, between two and three o'clock 'reclining on her bosom, her left on the morning of the 22d of Au. hand in her lap, and her right hanggust. A waggon was being loaded ing by her side. . On witness going