... been accessory to her death; but finding the presumptions too strong against him, he afterwards de- clared that it was he who killed her, but that it was at her own desire. In this declaration he persisted on the trial, and stated that the deceased brought ...

... cloth for her was paid for in September, in which month ten Shilling* were given for a e-ow that one of her greyhound* had killed. A remarkable entry occurs in November in that year, from which it appears that Anne Bolevu had pawned one of her jewels to ...

... them, you declared so yourself? — Ves, since they always tell me so. Did you love your children ? — Ves. What urged you to kill them ? — An idea Ido not know- They wanted to go out, aid you made them remain ? — Ves. What did you do afterwards ? — Why ...

... which is furnished'bv animals brought, by over-driving, and other acts of cru'eltv, into a diseased state before they are killed. At present the cattle and sheep for the London market are brought from the extremities of Wales and Scotland, and other great ...

... Rowley, the chaplain of Lancaster-castle. Robinson, in the course of his conversations with the rev. gentleman, admitted killing his wife, but declared most solemnly, that at the time he was beating her he had no intent to murder her, aud rejieated the ...

... (I know not with what truth, hut the event has invested tbe alleged prophecy with likelihood) that as he advanced to the scaffold,' he de- nounced all those who had taken a part in his pu- nithment, and, not contented with the spirit of vague divination ...

... s adopted toward t him, which his pride led him to consider as insults. The giant, as was said of a celebrated woman, was killed by pin-scratches! Y r et, even according to this hypothesis, the responsibility of his death would not bear the less upon ...

... dows the exertion of lifting it occasioned the boards of the scaffolding to spring, by which means the ends or the bearers which are placed in the walls were drawn out, and the scaffolding, with the men and all upon -*« te 1 with a dreadfulcrash. We are ...

... lie would not confess, however, tin. justice of his suffering death for the murder of Mr. Patrick, for he said he had been killed in a drunken brawl. His sister, to whom he was very partial, visited him on Sunday evening, and their parting was very affecting ...

... the fact, that a boat was sent to the lire-brig, and that Lieutenant Fitzroy was killed by the Turkish musquetry. Some of the papers insist that Lieutenant Fitzroy was killed whilst he was the bearer of a flag of truce ; but this assertion is now given up ...

... have been immediately killed. As it was, report states variously the death of from live to ten persons. Mr. Tracy, the engraver, yvas in- stantly killed. Mr. Williams died the same evening. A woman and a child v. ere also killed. More than this, we have ...

... nesday proceeded to kill him, but he escaped after re- ceiving a severe blow from a pitchfork. He then towards Wootton Bridge, met a little boy, at Ac name Of Kember, bit him through the leg, pulled him down, and, probably, would have killed' him, bad not the ...