fatal consequences to herself from having been connected with him; particularly as he said to her, “You must say nothing:--you must be quiet; for if I be hanged, you will be hanged with me.” The circumstances which afterwards providently contributed, in conjunction with the above, to lead to the discovery of the horrid deed, are well known to the public. It is only necessary to observe that on the last mentioned evidence asking him why he had murdered the young woman, he answered, “Because he wanted to be great with her, and she resisted him.” The razor with which the murder was committed was produced in Court, and the heart of every spectator shuddered at itc appearance. THE EXECUTION. On Monday morning Hogan was executed on a gibbet erected opposite Mr. Orrell’s house. A great concourse of people attended the execution; but it has been seldom seen that a malefactor has died so little pitied as Hogan. Before being turned off, the prisoner bowed four times to the populace, and in an audible voice, confessed himself guilty of the murder, for which he was to suffer. The Trial, Confession, and Execution OF JOSEPH RICHARDS, For the Cruel and Wicked Murder of Walter Horseman. [Illustration] THE TRIAL. _Old Bailey, February 24th, 1786._ Joseph Richards was arraigned for the wilful murder of Walter Horseman, milkman, in Kentish Town. The deceased’s widow deposed, that the prisoner was formerly a servant to her husband; that he was discharged for negligence; that he had frequently threatened vengeance on the deceased; that on the morning the murder was committed, she was awakened by a noise, and on entering the room her husband slept in, she found him sitting up in the bed, and as far as his waist in blood; that a stick which the prisoner had cut some time before, lay in the room, and an iron bar, covered with blood; that her husband was mangled in a shocking manner:--he lingered a few days, and died a shocking spectacle. Four other witnesses were examined, whose testimony proved certain corroborating circumstances; such as, being from his lodging the night the murder was committed, being seen to melt lead, and to pour it into the stick that was found in the deceased’s room, &c. The prisoner confessed the murder to one of the magistrates who committed him for trial; but pleaded Not Guilty at the bar. The jury, after a few minutes’ consideration, brought in their verdict Guilty. Mr. Recorder pronounced judgment. He said the voice of innocent blood cried to heaven for vengeance. He dwelt upon the atrociousness of the crime of murder, observing, that the Divine Law had ordained, that whoever sheddeth man’s blood, &c., and then expatiated on the peculiar circumstances of the murder, the murder of an innocent master, to whom he owed duty and reverence.