. ▁H unt ▁himself ▁led ▁the ▁authorities ▁to ▁the ▁body . ▁ ▁Tri al ▁Th urt ell , ▁H unt ▁and ▁Pro bert ▁were ▁ind icted ▁for ▁murder . ▁The ▁for eman ▁of ▁the ▁grand ▁j ury ▁which ▁ind icted ▁them ▁was ▁William ▁Lamb , ▁who ▁as ▁Lord ▁Melbourne ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁They ▁were ▁tried ▁at ▁H ert ford ▁Ass ize ▁Court . ▁Even ▁though ▁H unt ▁had ▁co oper ated ▁the ▁most ▁with ▁the ▁authorities , ▁it ▁was ▁Pro bert ▁who ▁was ▁offered ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁save ▁himself ▁by ▁turning ▁King ' s ▁evidence : ▁giving ▁evidence ▁against ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁freedom . ▁H unt ▁was ▁tried ▁as ▁an ▁access ory ▁to ▁murder ; ▁his ▁coun sel ▁was ▁Freder ic ▁Th es iger , ▁a ▁future ▁Lord ▁Chan cell or ▁( head ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁jud ici ary ). ▁ ▁The ▁murder ▁and ▁trial ▁attract ed ▁un pre ced ented ▁public ity , ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁questions ▁were ▁raised ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁the ▁defend ants ▁could ▁have ▁a ▁fair ▁trial . ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁gall ows ▁was ▁begun ▁even ▁before ▁the ▁trial ▁started . ▁The ▁trial ▁judge , ▁Mr ▁Justice ▁Park , ▁l ament ed : ▁" if ▁these ▁statements ▁of ▁evidence ▁before ▁trial ▁which ▁cor rupt ▁the ▁pur ity ▁of ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁justice ▁in ▁its ▁source ▁are ▁not ▁checked , ▁I ▁trem ble ▁for ▁the ▁fate ▁of ▁our ▁country ." ▁Nevertheless ▁he ▁allowed ▁Th urt ell ▁and ▁H unt ▁to ▁be