The murdered murderer; or, the Worcester tragedy : a full and correct history of the mysterious murder of the Rev. Mr. Parker, of Oddingley, near Droitwich, on midsummerday, 1806; and the subsequent discovery of the murdered body of his supposed murderer, in January, 1830; with the whole of the coroner's inquest, to the verdict of the jury, and the confession in full of Thomas Clewes.

  • Clewes, Thomas
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[1830?]
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Credit: The murdered murderer; or, the Worcester tragedy : a full and correct history of the mysterious murder of the Rev. Mr. Parker, of Oddingley, near Droitwich, on midsummerday, 1806; and the subsequent discovery of the murdered body of his supposed murderer, in January, 1830; with the whole of the coroner's inquest, to the verdict of the jury, and the confession in full of Thomas Clewes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    gether at the public-house. I am seventy-seven years of age tins Christmas. William Rogers.—I live at Dod- derhill, and am a labourer. In June, 1806, I lived at Hinlip. I recollect Mr. Parker's murder. The Sunday after the murder, I heard Henry Halbert say that he' saw Heming at Captain Evans's house the night the murder was committed ; he said it was after the murder. Halbert was then about twelve years of age, but he is now dead. He (Halbert) did not say any one else was there. I (witness) said nothing about what Halbert said. William Sraith.~In June, 1806, I lived with Mr. Thomas Clewes, of Netherwood Farm, Oddingley, as cowman, and helped to thrash and do the general work. I recollect, on Midsummer-day, 1806, my mas- ter telling me the parson of Odding- ley was shot. John Clewes was pre- sent at the time. Thomas Clewes told us both of the murder; he did not say who told him of it. He seemed alarmed, and said he was sorry; he seemed so to witness: *' he was cut. I saw Thomas Clewes this morning, in this house. I spoke to him, and he said he did not recollect me. Mothing else pass- ed between us. John Collins.—Lives at Bradley Green. In June, 1806, I lived with Mr. Thomas Clewes, at the Nether- wood Farm, Oddingley. I well remember the murder of Mr. Par- ker. I was informed of it the same evening, whilst I was returning from Haddington Mill. When I got home, about nine o'clock at night, it being then dusk, I found the house shut up, and all closed, The brew- house was shut up, and curtains all drawn. My master, Thomas Clewes, seemed much confused and cut up, as if he had lost a friend. My mas- ter said very little to me. He com- plained of my being so long away about the grist. Nothing was said by either of us about Mr. Parker's murder. I had my supper and went to bed. The other servants were a-bed. John Clewes slept with Har- ding, and I slept with Smith. There were two beds in the room. I was then about sixteen years of age. John Clewes was gone to bed. There was ^nothing, as I recollect, said about the murder by any of us in the night. I have not seen anything of Thomas Clewes for a long time before to-day. He asked me this morning whether I did not live with him at the time the parson was shot. I knew Heming, and have seen him at Clewes's; he was there on the Sunday morning before the murder ; it was betwf,^ii breakfast-time and church-time. I saw Heming the first time that morning and Thomas Clewes in a foot-path leading into the inside of the Trench Wood, talk- ing together. I was then in search of sheep. When they saw me they did not appear surprised. When I went toward them they walked away: neither had any thing with them. I never before saw them together near that wood. It might be twelve be- fore they came home ; it was about three parts of an hour from the time I saw them near the wood. I do not know whether Clewes occupied the wood or not. Heming stayed but a short time ; heard nothing of what passed between them^ further than Clewes said at parting, '* Good morn- ing, Heming. Heming had been at Clewes's, backwards and forwards, a fortnight or three weeks before, Heming, to the best of my.remem- brance, did not work for Thomas Clewes. I never had any conver- sation with the Clewes's about Hem- ing and the murder of Mr. Parker. I thought at the time of the murder, Heming had been hired to do the murder. I thought also, from having seen Heming and Clewes, my mas- ter, together, on the previous Sui -