APPENDIX.

The following is an Account of Daniel Jackson< no role > , who was capitally Convicted for the barbarous Murder of his Wife; and who after Condemnation died in his Cell, occasion'd by a Stab which he gave himself the Night he was committed to Newgate for the said Murder.

NOtwithstanding Daniel Jackson, the unhappy Criminal, who was condemned in October Sessions last, for the barbarous Murther of his Wife, escaped a publick Execution, by putting a Period to his Days before the Time appointed for his Suffering; yet as his Life became a Forfeit to the Law for his heinous Offence, we think it may not be amiss, (and flatter ourselves it will not be unacceptable to our Readers) to give them a succinct Account of what Particulars we have been able to collect, relating to his Birth, his Education, his Course of Life before Marriage, his Behaviour afterwards, and the Crime for which he was to have been made an Example.

It seems then, that this unfortunate Malefactor, was not only born of honest and credible Parents, but had a tollerable Education; and this is no small Aggravation of his Barbarity, that he was not guilty thereof through Ignorance of his Duty, wherein he was sufficiently instructed; his Father, who belonged to some Branch of the Iron Trade, having taken abundance of Pains to provide for his Family, and having brought up his Children very decently.

His Son Daniel, when he came to the Age of Thirteen, being a Lad of pregnant Parts, was employ'd a Gentleman belonging to some Office, to write for him, and this Gentleman had not only Prayers constantly twice a Day in his Family, but the Scripture also expounded to them; so that Daniel had an Advantage which few are so fortunate as to meet with, and it was not for want of knowing better, that he ran upon this Precipice.

This good Gentleman dying, young Jackson was recommended to another, in whose Service he continued two Years, and was approv'd of, and liked by the whole Family. At the Expiration of these two Years, he remov'd into the Service of a Lady at Westminster, where having a pretty deal of leisure Time upon his Hands, and being then of an industrious Disposition, he learnt to make Shoes , and became a tollerable Proficient in that Trade; insomuch that upon quitting this Lady's Service, he work'd as a Journeyman thereat for some Time.

Whether he did not then like to follow that Business wholly, or whatever else might be the Reason, we will not pretend to determine, but however that was, one Captain Weaver of St. Mary le Bone, hearing an extraordinary Character of him, was desirous of having him to wait upon him, to which Daniel Jackson< no role > agreeing, he not only was particularly kind to him in other Respects, but indulged him so far, as to let him have a Room in his own House to work in, at his leisure Hours.

During the Time of his being in this Service, he used to go to the House of the Gentlewoman who was Guardian to his Wife, to acquaint her in what Manner he went on in the World, not forgetting to expatiate on his Industry, to maintain himself in a handsome and genteel Manner: Hereupon the good Gentlewoman highly commended him for his prudent Oeconomy, and accordingly took him for an extraordinary sober, discreet, and thriving young Man.

After having pretty often repeated his Visits at the aforesaid Gentlewoman's House, he pretended a very great liking to the poor unhappy Maiden, to whom he was afterwards married, and who lived in her Family; the said Gentlewoman being left her Guardian, by her deceased Parents, who were Persons of good Credit, her Father having been a Coachmaker by Trade, and lived and died in Reputation.

It is not improbable, the Opinion of this young Maiden's being worth Money, may have contributed as much as any Thing else, to this his pretended liking; but however that was, he told the Gentlewoman her Guardian, one Day in Conversation, that he wanted but one Thing to compleat his Happiness, and that was, a sober, and discreet Woman, who would make him a good Wife. Having thus broken the Ice, he afterwards insinuated to the Lady, that he should like one who had been educated under her Care, and at last declar'd his Love expresly to her Ward, Miss. Hester Cole< no role > ; adding, that he should be always very tender of her, and use her with all the Indulgence imaginable, and asked her Leave to make her Addresses to her.