Smuggling & Smugglers in Sussex: The Genuine History of the Inhuman and Unparalleled Murders of Mr. William Galley a Custom-house Officer, and Mr. Daniel Chater, a Shoemaker, by Fourteen Notorious Smugglers, with the Trials and Execution of Seven of the Criminals at Chichester, 1748-9 — John Shaqi
Smuggling & Smugglers in Sussex: The Genuine History of the Inhuman and Unparalleled Murders of Mr. William Galley a Custom-house Officer, and Mr. Daniel Chater, a Shoemaker, by Fourteen Notorious Smugglers, with the Trials and Execution of Seven of the Criminals at Chichester, 1748-9Anonymous
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Smuggling & Smugglers in Sussex: The Genuine History of the Inhuman and Unparalleled Murders of Mr. William Galley a Custom-house Officer, and Mr. Daniel Chater, a Shoemaker, by Fourteen Notorious Smugglers, with the Trials and Execution of Seven of the Criminals at Chichester, 1748-9
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aforesaid, at the Parish of Harting aforesaid, in the county of Sussex
aforesaid, them the said Benjamin Tapner, John Cobby, John Hammond,
Thomas Stringer, and Daniel Perryer, the felony and murder aforesaid
in manner and form aforesaid, feloniously, wilfully, maliciously,
and out of your malice aforethought, to do, perpetrate, and commit,
feloniously, wilfully, and out of your malice aforethought, did incite,
move, instigate, stir up, counsel, persuade and procure against his
Majesty’s peace, his crown and dignity.”
To which indictment they severally pleaded Not Guilty.
This being done, William Jackson and William Carter were arraigned upon
the other indictment as principals in the murder of William Gally,
otherwise called William Galley.
Which indictment the clerk of the arraigns read aloud to them as
follows: “That you, William Jackson and William Carter (together
with Samuel Downer, alias Howard, alias Little Sam, Edmund Richards,
and Henry Sheerman, alias Little Harry, not yet taken), not having
the fear of God before your eyes, but being moved and seduced by the
instigation of the devil, upon the 15th of February, in the 21st year
of his present Majesty’s reign, with force and arms, at Rowland’s
Castle in the County of Southampton, in and upon one William Gally,
otherwise called William Galley, being then and there in the peace of
God and his said Majesty, feloniously, wilfully, and out of your malice
aforethought, did make an assault, and him the said William Galley,
upon the back of a certain horse, then and there with force and arms,
feloniously, wilfully, and out of your malice aforethought, did put
and set, and the legs of him the said William Galley, being so put
and set upon the back of the said horse as aforesaid, with a certain
rope or cord made of hemp, under the belly of the said horse, then
and there with force and arms, feloniously, wilfully, and out of your
malice aforethought, did bind, tie and fasten; and him the said William
Galley, being so put and set upon horseback as aforesaid, with his legs
so bound, tied, and fastened under the horse’s belly as aforesaid,
with certain large whips, which you had then and there in your right
hands, in and upon the head, face, neck, shoulders, arms, back, belly,
sides, and several other parts of the body of him the said William
Galley, then and there with force and arms, feloniously, wilfully, and
out of your malice aforethought, for the space of one mile, did whip,
lash, beat and strike: by reason whereof, the said William Galley
was then and there very much wounded, bruised and hurt; and not being
able to endure or bear the misery, pain and anguish, occasioned by
his having been so whipped, lashed, beat, and struck, as aforesaid,
and by his being so wounded, bruised, and hurt, as aforesaid, then
and there dropped down the left side of the said horse, on which he
then and there rode, with his head under the horse’s belly, and his
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