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the labourer made his appearance , and lifting up a rough flag , descended into a p it . The gentleman followed him , by going down five steps , at the bottom of which there was a vault , which he entered on his knees , and proceeded about three yards , when he came into a cell , seven feet square ; hewn out of a solid rock , in the centre of which there was a tin tube , four inches in diameter , which penetrated to the surface of the earth , for the admission of air and . light . He there discovered the old man sitting , with a prayer-book in his hand , who seemed much itated at being discoveredOn being asked his reason for obscuring himself in
ag . such a dismal cell , he replied , he was induced by pious motives to retire there on the Sabbath ; that his father was the founder of it , and that he hoped there to offer up his prayers to his Creator to the end of his days . Ann Morgan , the wife of a lace-maker , at Olney , in Buckinghamshire , last ¦ week starved herself to death : it is stated , that nature was not exhausted until she had fasted ten days . She had for some time been deranged in her intellects ; and for long period previous to her late rash resolvehad accustomed herself to
a , eat but once or twice a week , and when thirsty , to wet her lips with beer or water : the consequence was , at the time of her death she was a perfect skeleton . The circumstance reminds us of the Bishop whose effigy is preserved in Litchfield Cathedral , and who in a pious mania fasted , according to the inscription on his tomb , for 39 days : perhaps to make the climax compleat , the wondrous abstinence of the Irishman ' s horse should be added ; just as he had brought him to live without eating , he died .
MAIDSTONE , July 20 . This day the Assizes commenced at this place , when John Clarke , Gardener to Charles ' Long , £ sq . was indicted for the wilful murder of Elizabeth Mann , who lived as Dairy-maid with that gentleman , at his country seat near Bromley , in Kent . > The deceased , it appeared by the testimony of Mr . Long's servants was observed , a few days before she was murdered , to appear very much dejected , in
consequence of the prisoner ' s not paying that attention to her tie was accustomed to do , and by whom they strongly suspected she was with child . The day on which she disappeared was on a Monday ; and on the Tuesday she was found by the Steward and Coachman in the Dairy , with a deep wound in her throat , and a cord fastened tight round her neck . From the intimacy which subsisted between the prisoner and her , their suspicion fell on him ; in consequence of which two officers from Bow-street were sent for , who , on their arrival at Mr . Long ' s house went to the Dairywhereafter a strict searchnothing was found that could
pos-, , , sibly create a suspicion that the unfortunate young woman had been guilty of suicide . They immediately took Clarke into custody : he denied knowing any thing of the matter ; and , in stating how he had been employed on the Monday evening on which the murder was perpetrated , he contradicted himself in his several relations . But the most material part of the evidence adduced against him was that of one John Johnson painterwho lodged in the prisoner ' s house : he sworethat on
, a , , the Monday evening on which the deceased was murdered , he went home about a quarter before nine , and asked Mrs . Clarke ( the prisoner ' s wife ) for his supper ; after eating it , he went to the Greyhound public-house , wheve he remained till about a quarter past ten o'clock , when he returned back to his lodging : Clarke was then at home , and was sitting very much dejected , leaning on the table with his arms folded . From the behaviour of Mrs . Clarke , the witness thought they wanted him to have gone , and on Mrs . Clarke ' s giving him a candle ,- he went up
to bed ; he was sitting on the bedside reading , when he heard Mrs . Clarke come softly up stairs , and say in a low voice to her husband , •'• ' net yet , he is not in bed . " Soon after he went to bed , and got up about six o'clock in the morning : seeing Mrs . Clarke up , he said she was up early ; she replied she was washing . He heard of the murder soon after this , and communicated his suspicions to his comrade , Steadrnan , as to the guilt of Clarke - , on which they both went lo him , and told him the rumour that was spread respecting the murder of Mr . Long's dairy-maid : he trembled exceedingly , and appeared very much , agitated he
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the labourer made his appearance , and lifting up a rough flag , descended into a p it . The gentleman followed him , by going down five steps , at the bottom of which there was a vault , which he entered on his knees , and proceeded about three yards , when he came into a cell , seven feet square ; hewn out of a solid rock , in the centre of which there was a tin tube , four inches in diameter , which penetrated to the surface of the earth , for the admission of air and . light . He there discovered the old man sitting , with a prayer-book in his hand , who seemed much itated at being discoveredOn being asked his reason for obscuring himself in
ag . such a dismal cell , he replied , he was induced by pious motives to retire there on the Sabbath ; that his father was the founder of it , and that he hoped there to offer up his prayers to his Creator to the end of his days . Ann Morgan , the wife of a lace-maker , at Olney , in Buckinghamshire , last ¦ week starved herself to death : it is stated , that nature was not exhausted until she had fasted ten days . She had for some time been deranged in her intellects ; and for long period previous to her late rash resolvehad accustomed herself to
a , eat but once or twice a week , and when thirsty , to wet her lips with beer or water : the consequence was , at the time of her death she was a perfect skeleton . The circumstance reminds us of the Bishop whose effigy is preserved in Litchfield Cathedral , and who in a pious mania fasted , according to the inscription on his tomb , for 39 days : perhaps to make the climax compleat , the wondrous abstinence of the Irishman ' s horse should be added ; just as he had brought him to live without eating , he died .
MAIDSTONE , July 20 . This day the Assizes commenced at this place , when John Clarke , Gardener to Charles ' Long , £ sq . was indicted for the wilful murder of Elizabeth Mann , who lived as Dairy-maid with that gentleman , at his country seat near Bromley , in Kent . > The deceased , it appeared by the testimony of Mr . Long's servants was observed , a few days before she was murdered , to appear very much dejected , in
consequence of the prisoner ' s not paying that attention to her tie was accustomed to do , and by whom they strongly suspected she was with child . The day on which she disappeared was on a Monday ; and on the Tuesday she was found by the Steward and Coachman in the Dairy , with a deep wound in her throat , and a cord fastened tight round her neck . From the intimacy which subsisted between the prisoner and her , their suspicion fell on him ; in consequence of which two officers from Bow-street were sent for , who , on their arrival at Mr . Long ' s house went to the Dairywhereafter a strict searchnothing was found that could
pos-, , , sibly create a suspicion that the unfortunate young woman had been guilty of suicide . They immediately took Clarke into custody : he denied knowing any thing of the matter ; and , in stating how he had been employed on the Monday evening on which the murder was perpetrated , he contradicted himself in his several relations . But the most material part of the evidence adduced against him was that of one John Johnson painterwho lodged in the prisoner ' s house : he sworethat on
, a , , the Monday evening on which the deceased was murdered , he went home about a quarter before nine , and asked Mrs . Clarke ( the prisoner ' s wife ) for his supper ; after eating it , he went to the Greyhound public-house , wheve he remained till about a quarter past ten o'clock , when he returned back to his lodging : Clarke was then at home , and was sitting very much dejected , leaning on the table with his arms folded . From the behaviour of Mrs . Clarke , the witness thought they wanted him to have gone , and on Mrs . Clarke ' s giving him a candle ,- he went up
to bed ; he was sitting on the bedside reading , when he heard Mrs . Clarke come softly up stairs , and say in a low voice to her husband , •'• ' net yet , he is not in bed . " Soon after he went to bed , and got up about six o'clock in the morning : seeing Mrs . Clarke up , he said she was up early ; she replied she was washing . He heard of the murder soon after this , and communicated his suspicions to his comrade , Steadrnan , as to the guilt of Clarke - , on which they both went lo him , and told him the rumour that was spread respecting the murder of Mr . Long's dairy-maid : he trembled exceedingly , and appeared very much , agitated he