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lent, and hoiiterous, which his’ wife
ind another ‘woman observing, en-
treated him to go to "bed, but he
insisuted on having still more liquor ;
his wife having expostulated with
him, and refusimr to let him have any
more, he attac ed her in the most
brutal manner, beat her, and knocked
"her several times down; in short,J
ii‘otv.-lthstanding her most ' ‘ earnest
Solicitations, and the interference of
other women, who was present, he
used her so barbarously, that she lay
(an the ground almost lifeless. All
. ‘ this happened about‘ ten‘ o'clock at
night, in the presence of Anne
‘$mith, who frequently made efforts
' to assuage the violence and brutality
ofhis temper, till her own life became
in imminent danger, as he threatened
to her in the verysame way, if
she dared to interfere. After he had
eeasedpbeating the deceased he 'went
iobed, and when she recovered suf-
ficient strength to be enabled to un-
dress "herself, she went to bed also. '
The next morning she was in 'a most
friglitful state." Every medical and
. . h I
0 ‘surgical assistance was afforded her‘,
but all to no purpose, and" after
lingering six or seven days morershe
riled.--On‘ behalf of the prisoner it
was stated, that he eras drunk, and
did not know what he was doing;
but, that as soon as he discovered the
mischief which = he had committed,
he appeared distracted, and expressed
the most ardent contrition for rcltat
. he had done, as well as affection for
the deceased.-The Jury, after some
,delibcratio‘n, ‘brought in a verdict of
“Guilty.---Thu!’Rccorder then, in a
‘solemn manner, immediately pro-
. trounced on him the awful sentence
bf death.--Previotis to his execution,
‘he kicked the shoes off his feet, and
appeared quite indifferent to his fate.
.‘ . ROBBERY AT LYNN.
; Some time back, .a.'. clerk to
‘an Attorney at Lynn, went, to‘ they
,‘.l3.=n‘.e in ‘that townpwiicre his niaster
‘, x
w.u.r<tm’s HIBERNIAN MAGAZINE,
desired to have 7001. Without fan
other authority they let him have it
and the business being? done in;
hurry, not one of the numbers of the
notes were taken. Ina Siiolltlmg
after, it was discovered that the
Clerk had obtainedthe ‘$00!. without
the authority of his master, and had
absconded from Lynn with it. 3:.
veral persons were dispatched in va.
rious directions in pursuit"ol' him,
and he was traced to‘ Boston, bu:
there; lost. The Attorney hiring
written off to his agent in London,
with a description of his ‘person, and
the particulars of his obtaining the
7001. be, without delay, gave infer.
street, and Vickery. was employed
to go in pursuit of the offender. He
learned that some of tlxe"Banl: Poit.
Bills he‘ had obtained ' had been
after‘ nine o'clock, at the Bari: of
England.‘ This convinced the OE.
cer that the offender had arrived in
London, and after making enquiry
at several inns", where the Ely, Cam;
answering his description,‘ had arrived
by the Boston coach early that mom-
in g, at the Saracen's Head inn,
lady, who was then in the inn waiting
his return. I In the mean time one
of the Bankersfrotrn Lynn arrived,
and waited‘ with Vickery till 111:
described 0 young man returned, when
-the" Banker‘. identified him as ill?
person who had obtained the 7031-
under a pretence of being authorised
by his master ; upon which Vicltery
tool: him into eustody,also theyoung
lady he had travelled with; and On
searching them ‘heyfound upon ll“
notes to the amount of 6001. Up?“
him he found a gold watch,'clI?-ms.
and seals, for which it appcarcdylffllll
a hill and receipt found upon hull.
he had paid 30.’. forhin LqnCl0fb
- -: at
v
' kept cash, with histhanltzboolr, and
mation at the Public Oiiice, Bo,w,- .
changed on.Mo'nday morning, soon '
bridge, and other coaches put up at, ‘
he ascertained that a young H1111, ‘
Snounhill, in company .witl1 ayourg 4 .