[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Patriot, 05 Jul 1823 - Local News (3)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 05 Jul 1823   (p. 4, col. 2-5)     [continued] 

 

POACHING EXTRAORDINARY.-John MARSHALL was summoned on the 26th of June to appear on the following Saturday at the Globe Inn, before
John HEYSHAM, Esq. one of his Majesty's Justices of the peace, to answer to an information laid against him for using a gun on the
19th of August last, on the Earl of Carlisle's estate, without having obtained a game-certificate. Magistrates present on the day
appointed, besides Dr. HEYSHAM, J. R. G. GRAHAM, Esq. Rev. Mr. RAMSHAY, and W. P. JOHNSON, Esq. 

 

Mr. MOUNSEY, for the prosecution, called John CHRISTOPHERSON, who proved the service of the summons on John MARSHALL, and was
requested to withdraw. 

 

John MURRAY sworn, deposed that he is a watcher or guard over game on the Earl of Carlisle's estate; that on the 19th of August, he
saw John MARSHALL, with a gun and dogs, in search of and kill game on Spade-Adam Common, in the parish of Lanercost; that he was
acquainted with him before, and spoke to him on that particular occasion.-On his cross-examination he said he did not speak to
MARSHALL on the day in question, but persisted in his statement that he was previously acquainted with him. 

 

Mr. ARMSTRONG, who appeared in behalf of the defendant, now enquired if the prosecutor's case was closed; and receiving an
affirmative answer, he said, before he entered upon the defence, he had an earnest desire that MURRAY should look upon two persons,
in order that he might point out which of the two was the man he had seen on the Common on the 19th August. Accordingly, a Mr.
HETHERINGTON, and a man whose name was MARSHALL, (both in shooting dresses) were produced before witness, who swore that the latter
was the person he had seen. Mr. ARMSTRONG said he should feel obliged to witness if he would swear that Mr. HETHERINGTON was the
man. MURRAY replied-"The other is the person whom I saw shooting on the 19th of August. I have already sworn it. I knew him well
before, and I never saw Mr. HETHERINGTON." Mr. ARMSTRONG said he should have another view of the two men; and the witness again
swore to the same individual. 

 

Mr. ARMSTRONG, addressing Dr. HEYSHAM, observed, he would soon shew ample reason for the dismissal of this information. MURRAY had
sworn to having conversed with John MARSHALL on the 19th of August, on the moors, and that he was acquainted with him previously.
Afterwards he admitted that he had not spoken with him, but reasserted his knowledge of his person. Now, it so happened, that the
man sworn to was not shooting at all on the 19th of August, nor was he the person who had been summoned to answer to this
information-consequently not a word of what he stated was true, and the matter must be dismissed, but not, he trusted, without a
severe reprimand of the witness. 

 

Mr. T. BROWN was then called, and deposed that the person sworn to was not John MARSHALL, upon whom the summons had been served. 

 

Mr. MOUNSEY-How came you Mr. ARMSTRONG, to introduce that man by the name of John MARSHALL? 

 

Mr. ARMSTRONG-I did not do so. I introduced him by the name of "MARSHALL" only, and MARSHALL he is, but not the right one. 

 

Mr. GRAHAM-How came the man sworn to to plead not guilty? 

 

Mr. ARMSTRONG-Because he is innocent, Sir. 

 

Mr. MOUNSEY then asked the man sworn to, if he had been on the moor on the 19th of August? He answered-"I was na, Sir." 

 

He was next asked how long he had gone by the name of James MARSHALL?-to which he replied, "I ne'er was caw'd aught else, Sir." 

 

Mr. ARMSTRONG moved the discharge of the information. 

 

Mr. MOUNSEY said he would first send for CHRISTOPHERSON-who, on being called, asked if the man sworn to by MURRAY was John MARSHALL,
upon whom he had served the summons? 

 

CHRISTOPHERSON-No, that is not John MARSHALL. I met John MARSHALL in the Globe Lane: they are nothing like each other; John MARSHALL
is much stouter. 

 

Mr. ARMSTRONG said he hoped the worthy magistrate would dismiss the proceeding; and as to MURRAY, he should be indicted for perjury
at the ensuing assizes. 

 

Dr. HEYSHAM discharged the information. 

 

On Saturday last, it was discovered that Mr. John HEPPER, of Newcastle, had put a period to his existence by drowning himself in a
water cask in the cellar of the Half-Moon inn, kept by his brother. When found, he was in a sitting posture, and there being only 2
feet 6 inches of water in the barrel, the crown of his head appeared above the surface. Verdict-Insanity. 

 

The foundation-stone of a Ranter's Chapel was laid a few days ago, in Peat-lane, Kendal, on which occasion one of the brotherhood
preached a sermon in the open air. 

 

Letter from Cockermouth.-"Farmers are busy with their hay-harvest in this neighbourhood: sown grass and clover, a heavy crop; but
owing to the severe winter and late spring, they were obliged to keep their stock in grass intended for hay longer than usual, which
makes hay-time backward in some sheep-districts. Barley and oats look well throughout the west of the county: wheat thin. In
Workington market, on Wednesday, Barley and Oats were in request at an advance of price. Wheat dull-best only 22s. 6d. per Carlisle
bushel, though the supply was small. Cockermouth market, on Monday, was similar to that of Workington." 

 

Arrived in Liverpool from Carlisle-John, BOYD; Crown, RAE; Rosina, CARLYLE. 

 

 

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