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68 THE HAMMERSMITH GHOSTS.
very bad. They then met Mr. Stow, and went to the place
where the deceased lay. Smith said that he would deliver’
himself up ; that he had spoken to the deceased twice be-
fore he fired, but he would give him no answer.
The Coroner summed up the evidence with great ability
and humanity when the Jury, after some deliberation,
returned a verdict of Wilful Murder. A warrant was then
made out, and Smith committed to Newgate.
On Friday, Jan. 13, he took his trial at the Old Bailey,
being charged with Wilful Murder.
The first witness called, was Mr. John Lock, who added,
very little to what he had said before the Coroner, excepting
that he consulted Mr. Stow, who was with him, going to a
cross lane, called Lime-Kiln-lane, what was best to be done
with the body. They sent for the high constable of the
parish, and it was agreed to remove the body to the Black
Lion public-house. It was .evident, upon examining the de-
ceased, that the head was shot just below the lower jaw on
the’left side.—The prisoner, then he said, wished to surren-
der himself into the hands of justice ; but the witness ad-
vised him to go home to his lodgings.
Mr. Lock, on his cross-examination by Mr. Const, Counsel
for the prisoner, said, that the neighbourhood of Hammer-
smith had been much alarmed for upwards of five weeks
previous to the death of Millwood, by means of a supposed
ghost. He had, however, never seen any such appearance,
but believed parties went out for the purpose of appre-
hending the person who was assuming the character.—■
The night was extremely dark, and the lane in which the
unfortunate affair occurred, so much so, that a person could
not be perceived on the opposite side of it. The witness
said that he had known the prisoner some time ; his dispo-
sition was exceedingly mild and generous, and he was
very much liked in the neighbourhood.
William Girdler, the watchman, corroborated the account
given
very bad. They then met Mr. Stow, and went to the place
where the deceased lay. Smith said that he would deliver’
himself up ; that he had spoken to the deceased twice be-
fore he fired, but he would give him no answer.
The Coroner summed up the evidence with great ability
and humanity when the Jury, after some deliberation,
returned a verdict of Wilful Murder. A warrant was then
made out, and Smith committed to Newgate.
On Friday, Jan. 13, he took his trial at the Old Bailey,
being charged with Wilful Murder.
The first witness called, was Mr. John Lock, who added,
very little to what he had said before the Coroner, excepting
that he consulted Mr. Stow, who was with him, going to a
cross lane, called Lime-Kiln-lane, what was best to be done
with the body. They sent for the high constable of the
parish, and it was agreed to remove the body to the Black
Lion public-house. It was .evident, upon examining the de-
ceased, that the head was shot just below the lower jaw on
the’left side.—The prisoner, then he said, wished to surren-
der himself into the hands of justice ; but the witness ad-
vised him to go home to his lodgings.
Mr. Lock, on his cross-examination by Mr. Const, Counsel
for the prisoner, said, that the neighbourhood of Hammer-
smith had been much alarmed for upwards of five weeks
previous to the death of Millwood, by means of a supposed
ghost. He had, however, never seen any such appearance,
but believed parties went out for the purpose of appre-
hending the person who was assuming the character.—■
The night was extremely dark, and the lane in which the
unfortunate affair occurred, so much so, that a person could
not be perceived on the opposite side of it. The witness
said that he had known the prisoner some time ; his dispo-
sition was exceedingly mild and generous, and he was
very much liked in the neighbourhood.
William Girdler, the watchman, corroborated the account
given