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Monthly Chronicle.
passed , and some pitied her , and asked " . what was the matter with , that poor lady . " ' . » - . '' ' The Judge ( Chief Baron Macdonald ) summed up the evidence , and . concluded by observing , that on the whole , if the Jury thought the latent seeds of derangement , after a convulsive struggle of six months , had been called forth ; on this horrible occasion , so as to overwhelm the senses of the unhappy pri- * soner , they were bound in conscience to acquit her , If , on the other hand , the
they believed it was only preparatory pangs of a mind intent on gratifying jts revenge by the death of its object , they must find her guilty ; but they scarcely need be told , that should a doubt remain on their minds ,, common cha-. rity required that the balance should turn in tf ( e prisoner's favour . : The Jury consulted , about two minutes , and then gave their verdict as already stated , not guilty . When the verdict was delivered , she was lifted from her seat , and with the most becoming demeanour curtsied to the Co'urt and Jury . The Chief Baron ordered her to be talsen care of fpr the present , until soma anattgemerit could be formed for her security .
FURTHER PARTICULARS . Miss Broderick remains in gaol , much in the same state , not seeming to have , derived any great succour from her recent acquittal : she wears the miniature picture of Mr . Errington at her breast , on which she often gazes with the ten- , derest affection . His family have returned her picture ( which they found ) by the same painter ; at which she expressed much surprise and concern : — they have , however , behaved towards her , under her perilous situation , with the most Jaudable humanity . During her trialshe jumped with view of refuting the
, up a 'insinuation that she went down with an intent to shoot Mr . Errington ; but her tears forbade her utterance . —She has since said , " that she had only wished to state that she had engaged abed at the Dog and Partridge , at Stifford , and prevailed upon the landlady's daughter to " sleep with her that night , after her return ' from Mr . Errfngton's . " — She was exceedingly averse to the proposal of her friends . to plead her lunacy in palliation of her crime , and requested the chaplain of the prison to prevent their making any defence for her at all . This unfortunatfemale
e , though rather short in stature , has an interesting countenance , and is elegant and engaging in her manners ; she is very fair , has light blue eyes , with brown hair of the lightest colour : she is somewhat more than thirty years of age . The Judges , on leaving the town , directed that Miss B . should be examined before two magistrates , that she might be safely removed , under their order , to ' the place of her settlement , ' with a particular recommendation annexed thereto , | hat she might be taken all of
possible care . The following circumstance happened a few days since at an inn near York : a person genteely dressed and well mounted put up at this inn , where he dined , and after finishing an excellent repast , went into the yard , ordered his horse , and rode away . The innkeeper , finding he had not paid his reckoning , immediately ¦ took a horse , rode after and overtook hirn ; " 1 believe , Sir , you forgot to pay your reckoning 1 " f OhdearI believe I did" lied the otherand putting
, , , rep , 'his hand to his pocket , as if for money , instantly pulled out a pistol , which he clapt to the landlord ' s breast , swearing he would shoot him , if he did not instaiiTly deliver his money . The astonished landlord delivered his money to the amount of about 5 I . and rode back , not a little chagrined at the jssue of his pursuit . ' .: >¦ - > -. ¦ : ¦ ¦ "• ¦ . .
TWO SINGULAR CHARACTERS .. Lately died , in a lodging-house near Gloucester , John Dunn , well known by the name of the Old Irish Linen Man . He had frequented that citv upwards < # .eighteen years . His appearance was wretched in the extreme , and ' his garments worsethan thoje worn by a common beggar , which character he frequently as- fumed ; and by this means hepropured the greatest part of the necessaries of life
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Monthly Chronicle.
passed , and some pitied her , and asked " . what was the matter with , that poor lady . " ' . » - . '' ' The Judge ( Chief Baron Macdonald ) summed up the evidence , and . concluded by observing , that on the whole , if the Jury thought the latent seeds of derangement , after a convulsive struggle of six months , had been called forth ; on this horrible occasion , so as to overwhelm the senses of the unhappy pri- * soner , they were bound in conscience to acquit her , If , on the other hand , the
they believed it was only preparatory pangs of a mind intent on gratifying jts revenge by the death of its object , they must find her guilty ; but they scarcely need be told , that should a doubt remain on their minds ,, common cha-. rity required that the balance should turn in tf ( e prisoner's favour . : The Jury consulted , about two minutes , and then gave their verdict as already stated , not guilty . When the verdict was delivered , she was lifted from her seat , and with the most becoming demeanour curtsied to the Co'urt and Jury . The Chief Baron ordered her to be talsen care of fpr the present , until soma anattgemerit could be formed for her security .
FURTHER PARTICULARS . Miss Broderick remains in gaol , much in the same state , not seeming to have , derived any great succour from her recent acquittal : she wears the miniature picture of Mr . Errington at her breast , on which she often gazes with the ten- , derest affection . His family have returned her picture ( which they found ) by the same painter ; at which she expressed much surprise and concern : — they have , however , behaved towards her , under her perilous situation , with the most Jaudable humanity . During her trialshe jumped with view of refuting the
, up a 'insinuation that she went down with an intent to shoot Mr . Errington ; but her tears forbade her utterance . —She has since said , " that she had only wished to state that she had engaged abed at the Dog and Partridge , at Stifford , and prevailed upon the landlady's daughter to " sleep with her that night , after her return ' from Mr . Errfngton's . " — She was exceedingly averse to the proposal of her friends . to plead her lunacy in palliation of her crime , and requested the chaplain of the prison to prevent their making any defence for her at all . This unfortunatfemale
e , though rather short in stature , has an interesting countenance , and is elegant and engaging in her manners ; she is very fair , has light blue eyes , with brown hair of the lightest colour : she is somewhat more than thirty years of age . The Judges , on leaving the town , directed that Miss B . should be examined before two magistrates , that she might be safely removed , under their order , to ' the place of her settlement , ' with a particular recommendation annexed thereto , | hat she might be taken all of
possible care . The following circumstance happened a few days since at an inn near York : a person genteely dressed and well mounted put up at this inn , where he dined , and after finishing an excellent repast , went into the yard , ordered his horse , and rode away . The innkeeper , finding he had not paid his reckoning , immediately ¦ took a horse , rode after and overtook hirn ; " 1 believe , Sir , you forgot to pay your reckoning 1 " f OhdearI believe I did" lied the otherand putting
, , , rep , 'his hand to his pocket , as if for money , instantly pulled out a pistol , which he clapt to the landlord ' s breast , swearing he would shoot him , if he did not instaiiTly deliver his money . The astonished landlord delivered his money to the amount of about 5 I . and rode back , not a little chagrined at the jssue of his pursuit . ' .: >¦ - > -. ¦ : ¦ ¦ "• ¦ . .
TWO SINGULAR CHARACTERS .. Lately died , in a lodging-house near Gloucester , John Dunn , well known by the name of the Old Irish Linen Man . He had frequented that citv upwards < # .eighteen years . His appearance was wretched in the extreme , and ' his garments worsethan thoje worn by a common beggar , which character he frequently as- fumed ; and by this means hepropured the greatest part of the necessaries of life