Sussex Winter Assizes, De...
Tn7nas Stacey was indicted -for the wilful murder of Richard Q Irooks, by stabbing him with a knife, on the 24th of August, at South Ialling. Mr. COURTHOPE and Nr. MAPSUAYL cotiducted the prosecu. tion. The pt.soner was not defended by counsel.- It appeared in evidence, that the deceased, a man named Price, hig vife, and a sister of the latter, labouring -people, were going home on the evening, of the 24th: of August, after ;harvest.work in the neighbourhood of Lewes. When they arrived at a place called- Bridgwick-hollow, about a mile and a half from- Lewes, a little dog by wbich they were accompanied ran into the hiollow-, where somne Gip-ies or trampeys were encamped, ind alarmed-a dog belonging tn the l4tter. Trhe logs; began to fi,ght, when the wife of the decease1- andI her sister descended into t.he. bottomn to separate them.' They were immediately attacked- by two Gipsy women-, vvh6' knocked ;rs.- Brooks * down, and. beat- her -withi n-Iaxge stick. T9he deceaqed and Price flew to assitit her, and -whilst' ir the; act of' rescuing her from farthef. vinlence, the prisoner, a itd another man, niamed ASolomton Stevens,- Camteinto the h'fol1w, nd roeate *ively *ttacked the decearre4 -and Price. - A ortfscuf or'1 notr ensued, ih whichthe deeeaed and Prce defended themelvei.igor. ously, but in the result they wero both stabbed by thii *repetive assailants. Cries of murder from the women brought other pbe to the spot, ans the prisoner andi his companion were saired, the ntu~w ilquohinduaeneedoi ,thate.dnthde.e~inTh f ~thqxestnib ~ttennMiwas rreted, by'the cry, of--O-i dt~" in'thi hollow. :He ied~t0theiijioatid findfiwwhb~viswf&e~tda~iiothei'vrnomd, the- wi~. f?Steens1 Ndiner,.he ~tc~dt& ee. ~IBebre; liew- -aYeA.h etute bldw,- h:'e wn&ghiM.i'eff U'nockedaaownI, and in Iiis' ~wi deenc ti -aditnfficed ihufat-alvotind..: V~e.larnsi.Tw~5~ tYd~t ?y~tailte chairgF bf Vmurder w~aa net Ea giietrii, .etbihcr\ vdence,, butif they belitved the wi1es eoh rowit.1 th o&cnco mf: ~iuitz ~nnade out. The JuYryflound the pristoner guilty or' wusttslaighjtje pnly,'4i.d fie was senft<es1to 42.moths~ti ni~iJ'r l4bonr. principal-witee.jheis'; tearocsi,wthntt to. murder.hirnw : hrwes-a ~il ~~a~mmn~ 'for'thlefirst,nentioned-.charge, bua .hywe tibettocOiC the primoer of the commonl aWsault ifte eeetffdwtie The Jury found the,prisoner (wailtti of the cbmnfiin ~Rqiulf, and he wvas sentenced to nine'months'irnprihontuent anmbard labour. SUSSEX WNTiRR -ASSIZES, Dec. 22;