TRIAL FOR MURDER.
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On Tuesday, Oct. IA, Hetty Wilson was tried
at Hallowe, on charge of numbering John Val
entine, boy or years old. In February and
March last, the boy exhibited marks Of violence
such as contusions, scratches, Sc was miserably
clad, denied shoes or stockings, whereby his feet
were badly frozen, and often nearly starved
These facts were disclosed by the Witnesses, Sc
|veral of whom testified TO acts OF violence, as
beating, knocking down, &C.. and one of whom
related ,he confession of the prisoner, that on
missing some corn from pot over the tir she
charged the boy with stealing il, and on his deny
ling the charge, choakcd him till the corn came
from his mouth For month or two before his


death, he was in langnishing state, and as the


witnesses thought, could not exist much longer


under such treatment.


! On Saturday, April l2, the boy was missing


John Stockbrldge, uncle to the boy, and living


with the prisoner, stated that he was absent on


the 10th, that he returned in the afternoon of the


1llh, and Was told by the prisoner that the boy


was dead. He proposed calling. the ne'shbours
,lShe opposed il, saying that they had already been


Threatened with prosecution for i'll treatment to


the boy, that she had been absent, and on return
ling, found him on the hearth, nearly dead thai
: she tried to restore him, but without success
! He also stated that she advised him to put the
J body in sack with some stones and throw it into
the river, which he did, throwing the hat among
the ice, to induce belief OF his having beer
drowned.


i. To shew the murderol,s intention of the pri
5 soner, threatening expressions towards the bo,
we're proved such as" II he does not die betor,
Spring, | will kill him." =" Ii he had been m,


own child, | would have killed him before now.
|" He is not human being he is one of the devil
[,IiInps 1t would be no more harm to kill him
y than to kill black snake" "lt would be don,
i God service to kill him." &c. &c But it wa


also shewn tina, she was in the habit of using vic
!, lent language when in passion.


u Verdict NOT GUILTY The arguments o
It the Counsel for the prisoner were very powerful
e and abounded with much feeling and eloquence.