JB/538/394/001

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An old man who kept a public house and whose family had on
some account or other left him at home alone for a few hours or a night was found at
their return murdered. Upon enquiries being made, the Neighbours
had seen a man come out of the house by himself sometime
after all other company were gone. This man by the description
which they gave of him was taken up. His cloaths were found
bloody and I believe things found upon him which had belonged
to the old man, or in short so many circumstances
seemed to prove him the author of the murder that the
Judges though not without a great deal of deliberation
found him guilty, and of course as he was not disposed
to confess, the torture was applied. He immediately upon
the application of the torture not only confessed th himself
guilty but pointed out a private place in which he
had secreted the money he took away with him, and
which was his motive for committing the Murder.
He gave an account of the number of each species of mCoin
which was just the agreed with what the old man had
been known to have.

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Date_1	1779-10-15	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	538	Main Headings
Folio number	394	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
Recto/Verso		Page Numbering
Penner	Samuel Bentham	Watermarks
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