312 ANNUAL RliGISTER, 1814. 



had never seen any bottles of tur- 

 pentine before, and if the}- had been 

 there, she thought she must have 

 seen them. There was no fire in 

 any part of the house except in 

 the front parlour. People very 

 often came for money, but got 

 none. 



On being cross-examined, she 

 said the jars of oil and turpentine 

 might liave been there, as she had 

 been only eight days with them, 

 and had no great opportunity of 

 looking about the house. 



John Levoy deposed, that he 

 was passing along Half-Moon- 

 street, heard a cry of " fire," and 

 went to No. 9, where lie observed 

 the same appearance as the last 

 witness stated. When the pri- 

 soner returned, and was told that 

 his writing-desk was broke open, 

 he appeared much agitated. The 

 fire opijeared to have been recently 

 lighted. 



The firemen and the police offi- 

 cers who entered the house, pro- 

 duced the half-burnt rags and two 

 bottles, one containing turpentine 

 and the other oil. 



Mr. Denham, secretary to the 

 Globe Insurance, said, that when 

 he questioned theprisoiier, he con Id 

 oot fix his suspicions on any parti- 

 cular peison. He teld his servant 

 to bring him two stone bottles, 

 cine containing turpentine and the 

 •ttlier oil ; and in describing the 

 place to her where she would find 

 ihem, he had some difficulty in 

 U)aking her understand him. On 

 the whole, the answers which the 

 prisoner gave to the witness's inter- 

 rogatories, were made with appa- 

 rent hesitation. 



Mrs. Martin, siser in law of 

 the prisoner, proved, that on the 



day i£i question his wife dined 

 with her, and that he came for her 

 about ten minutes past 8 in the 

 evening. 



Several witnesses were also call- 

 ed to show that the prisoner was 

 apparently short of money, and 

 not likely to have 500/, in Bank of 

 England notes, by him, as he said 

 he had, and which, he alleged 

 were stolen out of his desk. 



An auctioneer also proved that 

 he had made an inventory of his 

 furniture, which he valued at 718/. 

 but which he was convinced might 

 be bought for 600/. 



His interest in the lease of his 

 house had been insured for 500/. 

 his furniture for 1,500/. and the 

 lease itself for 1,500/. which, by co- 

 venant, he was bound to insure for 

 1,400/. 



For the prisoner, a servant of 

 his brother-in-law, at Hackney, 

 proved, that he called there about 

 four o'clock on the afternoon of 

 the same day in question, but 

 tlie family was from home. He 

 waited about half an hour, and 

 then went away. 



A waiter at the Telegraph Chop 

 House thought he had seen the 

 prisoner before, but could not re- 

 collect his having dined at his 

 master's house on the day in 

 question. 



A woman, who had lived ser- 

 vant with the prisoner about twelve 

 months ago, swore, that she had 

 seen two stone bottles, one with 

 turpentine, and one with oil, which 

 supplied the lamp. 



Several witnesses gave him a 

 good character. Verdict — Guilty, 

 Death. 



He confes^sed the fact before 

 execution. 



