A genuine account of the life and trial of William Andrew Horne, of Butterly-Hall, in the County of Derby; who was convicted at Nottingham Assizes, August 10, 1759, for the murder of a child in the year 1724, and executed there on the 11th of December, 1759, to which is prefixed a particular detail of all the circumstances tending to the discovery of this long-concealed murder / [William Andrew Horne].

  • William Andrew Horne
Date:
1760
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Credit: A genuine account of the life and trial of William Andrew Horne, of Butterly-Hall, in the County of Derby; who was convicted at Nottingham Assizes, August 10, 1759, for the murder of a child in the year 1724, and executed there on the 11th of December, 1759, to which is prefixed a particular detail of all the circumstances tending to the discovery of this long-concealed murder / [William Andrew Horne]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ *7 ] the Yard, and told me there was ftrange News at Annejley % that a Child was found there under a Hay-ftack, and thrown over , a Hedge with a Fork *, that a Man went to fodder his Cattle, and had run his Fork into the Bag. I fhould have made a public Difcovery of this much fooner, if my Father had not injoined Secrecy; but I told it, fome Time before my FatKeFs Death, to one John KelJelL I alfo went to Mr. Cbok9 of Derby9 and told him this Affair, and Mr. Cook advifed me to go to Mr. Juftice Gijhorne: I did, but Mr. Gift or ne faid I had better be quiet, as it was of a long Standing, and might hang half the Fa*- mily. Mr. Cook alfb faid a Difcovery of this Sort might injure my Brothers abroad. About the fame Time I told it to one Septimus Riley p 'a--Te¬ nant of my Brothers; and told it Mr. John tooper9 of Ripley, as I came back from Derby. About four Years ago, being then very ill, I fent for Mr. John White, of Ripley 9 and told him of it, and defired he would advife me what to do. Mr. White faid it was a nice Affair, and he could not tell how to advife. I had for a long Time been very uneafy in my Mind ; but, upon mik¬ ing thefe Difcoveries, f found myfelf much better both in Body and Mind. About lafl Ghrijtmas Mr. Hallows granted a Warrant to take irie up, in order to be examined about the Death of the Child. My Brother hearing of this, fent one Walker to know who had granted the Warrant, and to tell me they coftd not force me to fwear again ft the Frifoner, if I had no In¬ clination fo to do. I told my Father of the Murder not long after it was done, and he im fifted that I fhould never {peak of it. Says he, Charles, if thou fhould'ft declare thi/, when thou art dead