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Jury, under his Lordship’s directions, returned a verdict of-
Not Guilty.
This interesting trial occupied the attention of the Court
upwards of twelve hours and a half. The examination of
witnesses, on the part of the crown, took up nearly eight
hours and a half, and his Lordship’s summing up, about two
hours. The prisoner, who seemed not in the least affected
by his situation, is a short, but stout made man, and about
twenty-five years of age. The prisoner is by trade a brick-
layer, and, previous to the murder, resided with his father, a
very respectable builder and farmer, of Castle-Bromwich.
The Court was crowded to excess, during the w'hole of the
day.
It is not our duty, nor can we be called on, to investigate
a case that has already been judged, and decided in favour
of the accused party ; but must leave the evidence, as it
appears on the trial, to the mature consideration of that
public, who will impartially decide, whether Mary Ashford
was a suicide, or Abraham Thornton a lustful murderer.
The Times of October 26, 1818, extracts from the Liver-
pool Courier, that Thornton, in attempting to go to America,
in the ship Independence, was discovered, and the passengers
unanimously refused to take their passage in the same ship
with him; in consequence, he was obliged to find another
conveyance—which took place soon afterwards.
* ■ . ''
UNCOMMON RESOLUTION.
On Wednesday, Aug. 13, 1817, Robert Grove and John
Johnson, two workmen at the metal-mills in the dock-yard
at Portsea, had an altercation on some subject. After con-
siderable provocation on the part of Grove, Johnson seized
Jury, under his Lordship’s directions, returned a verdict of-
Not Guilty.
This interesting trial occupied the attention of the Court
upwards of twelve hours and a half. The examination of
witnesses, on the part of the crown, took up nearly eight
hours and a half, and his Lordship’s summing up, about two
hours. The prisoner, who seemed not in the least affected
by his situation, is a short, but stout made man, and about
twenty-five years of age. The prisoner is by trade a brick-
layer, and, previous to the murder, resided with his father, a
very respectable builder and farmer, of Castle-Bromwich.
The Court was crowded to excess, during the w'hole of the
day.
It is not our duty, nor can we be called on, to investigate
a case that has already been judged, and decided in favour
of the accused party ; but must leave the evidence, as it
appears on the trial, to the mature consideration of that
public, who will impartially decide, whether Mary Ashford
was a suicide, or Abraham Thornton a lustful murderer.
The Times of October 26, 1818, extracts from the Liver-
pool Courier, that Thornton, in attempting to go to America,
in the ship Independence, was discovered, and the passengers
unanimously refused to take their passage in the same ship
with him; in consequence, he was obliged to find another
conveyance—which took place soon afterwards.
* ■ . ''
UNCOMMON RESOLUTION.
On Wednesday, Aug. 13, 1817, Robert Grove and John
Johnson, two workmen at the metal-mills in the dock-yard
at Portsea, had an altercation on some subject. After con-
siderable provocation on the part of Grove, Johnson seized