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coder months.Before Mr. Juelice Dowuxo, and a Jury of Civil Inhabitant*.)Johm 1+hey, Richard Herring, sod Michael Law lee*, worn iodictcd for slaaliog in % dwelling-bourn, end putting an inmate therein in bodily fear. The ritooers, wboee recent escape from tba Phosuix hafk, nd subsequent capture, with the death of their riag-‘eader, Smith, alter divert outrage*, it yet fresh in the •collection of the public, were convicted on the moat conclusive evidence, and remanded for the purpoee of avlog other indictments of a similar nature preferred against them, of which there are no leas than four more on the flies of the court.Daniel Quick was convicted of highway robbery. Judgment of death was recorded against the prisoner*,WEDNESDAY, MAY 14.(Before Mr, Juetica Dow lino, end a Jury of Cinl Inhabitants.)Richard Herring was indicted at principal, and John Lakey and Michael Uwlets at accessaries for maliciously presenting a loaded musket at Constable John Chrwtie, on the Botany read, on the 26Ui of April, and snapping down the cock thereof, with id-lent to kill and murder him. There were several . other counts in the indictment varying the intent, n II It appeared in evidence that the three prisoners at the bar, together with a man named Smith, and four others, were sent on shore from the hulk, where they they had been confined, to procure wood for the vessel, under the charge of the boatswain (Sims), from whom they effected their escape, and committed several depredations at the North Shore, and Parramatta and Botany roads. Four constables, named Cunningham, Christie, Lawless, and Jones, were sent by the Police Magistrate, on the evening of the 24th of April last, in pursuit. Having arrived within a few yards of the Botany bridge they came up with the prisoners, and the man, named Smith, whom they challenged. Smith snapped his musket at ChrMe, which Hashed in the pan, and Christie shot him dead on the spot. The prisoners each endeavoured to shoot the constables, but owing to tbe wetness of the night their pieces would not go off. Herring and Lahey, having fallen to the ground, on being rushed by Coo-stable Cunningham, they were secured. Tm prisoner, Lawless, ran away, closely pursued by Jones and Lawless: he turned twice round, and tried to shoot tba coasubles, but hie piece each time missed fire. Jones shot at him while running, but without eflbct. Lawless subsequently gave himself op to the Chief Constable. All the fire arms in the prisoners, pomession were loaded with powder and peered throughout tbe while of the sVukoce thst tbeee misguided men were entirely led away by Smith 1 deluded by his promise of getting them out of the Country, through the amitince of a brother ho stated to be living on tbe eea coast, they were first tempted to abscond; and throughout the whole of their career of crime Smith only was the person who led them on to deeds of plunder. Indeed u waa mart satisfactorily proved, by the wire ernes for the prosecution, that on the prisoners shewing a reluctance.-* in fed refusing,—to plunder the poor man of hjs hard earnings, their life was, oa two ooeasiona, threatened by this monster is the most determined manner. AM the parties robbed staled if it had not boon for there* terferonoe of the primers at tba bar Smith would hare taken ceoridwabfy mere than he did. Their object seemed to be merely to get wherewith Is «fc%trit cravings of hunger—his to yond them nmno*hA deepest crimes, at which their hearts revoltod.-*^ Keek, of tbe hulk, gave them all excellent chare*, ten, and staled his conviction that, if it had aot been for Smith, they would never hare boss in thri»idfr* awful situation. HU 3 ill o«UThe jury fouad them Guilty, bat re r—minded them strongly to mercy, on account of their previous good character, and their being led away by tb« deceased Smith. ‘.I* *’Hie Honor, in ptmtag the sentence of the law or*I that the jury’s rwoxomeodatigaohoat^ the Governor in Council: at the mire ]lassas^sjB'_ _ _ of which they had here eonvicM re-'qrired the utmost penalty of bererictlyre.forced for euunple, to detor others from •falling into tbe tame error. He could not, nor did he think they lendcy ought far a moment to entertain the slightest hdpe in I tl£ world. He implored them to male the boil
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Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser
Sydney, New South Wales, AU
Sat, May 17, 1834
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