He was a second Time indicted for stealing two Pieces of striped Silk Cotton, Value 28 s. fifteen Yards of Seusee, Value 33 s. thirteen Yards of Checqued Linnen, Value 7 s. the Goods of Elizabeth Morgan< no role > , out of her dwelling House, November 9 .

JOHN EXELBY< no role > , aged 28, was born of honest and reputable Parents in St. John's-Street , Clerkenwell , who gave him an Education, as he says, to their own Business, which had he made a right use of, he had never been in those unhappy Circumstances, he now labours under. That he has followed Courses directly contrary to his own Knowledge of Things, he cannot but own, tho' he wou'd not declare by what Means he was led aside. He was very frank at last in acknowledging himself to be guilty of the Breach of all the Commandments, except Murder. Upon which I took occasion to mention to him the barbarous Manner of his cutting the Woman's Arm, which I told him shew'd a very revengeful Spirit, tending towards Murder, and such an one as was very unbecoming any Man, more especially one who was already convicted, and might expect to die soon. He told me the Circumstances of this Affair, and endeavoured to palliate the Offence, by saying, she used provoking Words to him; which he being in some Measure concern'd in Liquor, as he call'd it, soon rais'd his Passion, and hurried him on to that cruel Act, otherwise he believes he had not been so wicked. He protests to be very sorry for this, and all the Offences of his Life, dies in Peace and Good-will with all the World, and desires to rely on the Merits of Christ Jesus for the Forgiveness of his Sins, and hopes for Salvation by him.

He has been a Thief for a Number of Years, and has been several Times Tryed for different Crimes, and has been once Transported, if not twice. The Manner of his Cutting the Woman's Hand, which he did most terribly, was as follows. She was the Person whom he cohabited with as a Wife, and who was taken in Bed with him when he was apprehended for the Robbery on which he was convicted, she was a principal Evidence against him, and he conceived against her on that Account a most inviolable Hatred, she came to see him in Newgate while under Sentence, and went with him into his Cell, and as he has since confess'd, he would have murdered her if he had a proper Instrument; however he then conceal'd his Design, not being able to put it Execution, and invited her to come again the next Day, which she promised, and was so good as her Word; but there having been some hints of his Design dropp'd, the Turnkey when she came, absolutely refus'd her Admittance, finding she could not go in, she put her Hand thro' the Door to shake Hands with him, and he drew a Knife, and in a Butcherly Manner hack'd it in such a Manner, that 'tis supposed the use of it is intirely taken away.