The chronicles of crime; or, The new Newgate calendar, being a series of memoirs and anecdotes of notorious characters who have outraged the laws of Great Britain from the earliest period to 1841 . asserted his innocence of the crimeimputed to him. He entered into a long argumentative statement, con-tending that no grounds whatever existed for believing him guilty of themurder; and witnesses having been called on his behalf, who swore thathis disposition was both mild and humane, the trial terminated at twelveoclock at night, when the jury returned a verdict of Not guilty. The prisoner was arr
The chronicles of crime; or, The new Newgate calendar, being a series of memoirs and anecdotes of notorious characters who have outraged the laws of Great Britain from the earliest period to 1841 . asserted his innocence of the crimeimputed to him. He entered into a long argumentative statement, con-tending that no grounds whatever existed for believing him guilty of themurder; and witnesses having been called on his behalf, who swore thathis disposition was both mild and humane, the trial terminated at twelveoclock at night, when the jury returned a verdict of Not guilty. The prisoner was arraigned on the next day upon the second indictment,when he withdrew the plea which he had put on the record, and con-fessed himself guilty. At the following sessions, held in the month ofApril, he was sentenced to be transported for seven years; in pursuance ofwhich, he was sent to Van Diemens Land. Some surprise was excitedat his having escaped thus easily from the hands of justice, as it was knownthat there were charges of forgery to a considerable extent pending againsthim ; and it was suggested that some persons of respectability and goodstanding had interested themselves in his ^i:;i>z«-&2X^2ii6%^^i2^<?2^ cX^C^^^^ 1^141 THE NEW NEWGATE CALENDAR. 141 It lias been reported, that he has been executed in Hobart Town, forbush-ranging, and that before his death he confessed himself guilty of themurder for which he was tried; but although the idea gained currencyat the time of its being thrown out, we have no means of ascertaining thedegree of credit to which the story is entitled. WILLIAM HOWARD. CONVICTED OF AN ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO RGB. The case of this prisoner exhibits a degree of profligacy and bloodthirstyhardihood, scarcely excelled in any instance in the whole course of thoannals of crime. The culprit was a man whose appearance and conductshowed him to have received a good education, and to have been in thehabit of moving in a respectable sphe
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