The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-12-18 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SOUTH LANCASHIRE WINTER

ASSIZES.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11.
(Before Mr. Justice Wightman.)

..t THE Court met at nine o'clock this morning. Immediately
on taking his seat, his lordship paised the following sentences:
—Lucas Lowe (29), labourer, who pleaded guilty to a charge
of burglary, at Bury, on the 17th September, and against
whom there was a similar Charge for the 18th, and another
for a like offence on the 26th August, four years penal servi-
tide 1 William` Davies (42); packer, Enima Booth (28), and
Sarah Smith, a factory hand, who had pleaded guilty to
forging a promissory note, and uttering it at Manchester,
twelve months' imprisonment and hard labour each ; George
Moss (39), coach-springmaker, who pleaded guilty to a charge
of bigamy, four months' imprisonment; Charles Fishwick
(44), labourer, who pleaded guilty to a similar offence, six
months' imprisonment ; Robert Bird (20), millwright, con-
victed of an indecent assault upon a female, two months' im-
prisonment ; Mary Leman, factory worker, who had pleaded
guilty of concealing the birth of her child, at Wigan, two
months' imprisonment.
Ralph Parr pleaded guilty to a charge of unnatural
criminality, committed at Nateby, and had sentence of death
recorded against him.
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CRIMINAL ASSAULTS.—Seth Eccles, a quarryman (41), was
committed of a criminal assault on Ellen Rigby, at Longridge,
on the night of Friday, the Bth of October, and was sentenced
to fifteen years' transportation; Thomas Howard, an earthen-
ware dealer in Manchester (52), was convicted of a like offence
against Ann Oldknow, a girl 14 years of age, who was his
servant. The prisoner was sentenced to be transported for
fifteen years.—John Ormrod, a lad under 16 years old, was
convicted of a similar crime committed on Mary Ann Smith,
a child only three years old, who had been frightfully injured.
The prisoner was sentenced to be transported for twenty-five
years.

ASSAULT ARISING OUT OF A COLLIERY-STRIKE.—Philip
Hadfield (27), and Benjamin Wild (32), both colliers, were
convicted of an aggravated assault upon Joseph Harper, also a
collier, at Spotland, on the night of the 15th of October. It
appeared the prisoners were both turn-outs, and that Harper
had refused to join in the strike. On account of this, they as-
saulted and severely injured him. They were each sentenced
to be imprisoned for fifteen months, with hard labour.
ATTEMPT TO MURDER A WIFE,BY HER HUSBAND.—James
Hague, labourer (40), was charged with having, at Levens-
hulme, on the 10th of November, feloniously cut and wounded
Eliza Hague, his wife, with intent to murder her. The jury
found the prisoner guilty of wounding with intent to do
grievous bodily harm. Sentence six years' penal servitude.
The court rose at twenty minutes to seven o'clock.

WEDNESDAY.
CHARGE OF MURDER 'AT LXVERFOOL.—John O'Neil, a la-
bourer (25), a sallow-complexioned man, 5 feet 6 inches in
height, attired in moleskin trousers and vest, and a blue-flan-rid
shirt, was charged, upon a coroner's warrant, with the wilful
murder of Thomas Cahill, at Liverpool. After a protracted
trial, the jury found the prisoner guilty of manslaughter, and
he was sentenced to be transported for life.
MURDER NEAR MANCHESTER.—Patrick Healey, weaver
(20), was indicted for the wilful murder of William Bell, at
Gorton, near Manchester, ou the Ist of September last. The
evidence was defective in identifying the prisoner as the man
who stabbed the deceased, who was killed by a stab in
the abdomen, and, under direction of the judge, Healey was
acquitted.

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MANSLAUGHTER AT WlGAN.—James Ascroft (23), collier,
was indicted for the manslaughter of Bridget Ascroft, his
wife, at Wigan. Evidence was adduced; and after a protracted
trial, the jury returned a verdict of " guilty," and the pri-
soner was sentenced to be transported for fifteen years.
MANSLAUGHTER AT HAYDOCK.---Josbua Tunstall (38),
labourer, was indicted for the wilful murder'of Hannah Bailey,.
at Haydock. The prisoner, it appeared,• lived at New Boston,.
near Haydock, about seven miles from Liverpool. On the
night of the 19th September there was a benefit society's
meeting at Haydock, and on that occasion some complaint was
made that he had been guilty of an infraction of the rules.
When he left the club he was in an excited state, and was
heard conducting himself violently. The evidence showed.
that in a paroxysm of excitement the prisoner Went home,-
and seizing a poker, went to the house in which the'deceased,.
au old woman, lived with her son, and attacked her with great
violence, beating her on the head and person. She had eight
ribs fractured, the fragments of some of which lacerated the
lungs, and the wounds caused death in about two hours. The •
jury returned a verdict of "guilty of manslaughter," and-the•
prisoner was sentenced to penal servitude for five years:
STABBING AT LIVERPOOL.—Sarnued Farrell (26), shoe
maker, was indicted for having, .at Liverpool, feloniously
stabbed and wounded Elizabeth Eades, with intent to murder
her. He was fOund guilty. of unlawfully wounding,. and'
sentenced to be imprisoned and-kept to hard labour for nine
months.

STABBING A PotrcE-OnicEs.—Gdorge Tighe (19), dock-
labourer, was indicted for having, at Liverpool, .feloniously
stabbed William Jakeman, with intent to do him son-e°
grievous- bodily harm. The prisoner was found guilty, and+
sentenced to transportation for 1.5-years.
WOUNDING AT LIVBRPOOL.—WiIIiBM Banks (19), an•
AirieriCan coloured seaman, was indicted for having, at Liver-.
pool, on the 14th of August, feloniously wounded James,
Ross, with intent to murder him. The prisoner, on being
asked whether lie desired to avail himself of his right to be•
tried by a jury composed one'half of foreigners and one half
of Englishmen,. said he' would be tried- by an English jury.-
The jury found the prisoner guilty of wounding w,ith intent
to do grievous boidily harm ; and his lordship sentenced him to,
penal servitude for seven years.
The Court rose at half-past six-o'clock,.

brutality. The jury returned a verdict of "guilty" against
the prisoner, and he was sentenced to be transported for
twenty years.
The court rose at a little past six o'clock.

SAWRDAY.
ASSAULTING A BatrAPP,lrEdwin Gaskill (32), was Con-
victed of unlawfully wounding Jaines Berry, a bailiff, in the
discharge of his duty,
.and, on account of some mitigating cir-
cumstances, was sentenced to receive the comparatively light
punishment of imprisonment with hard labour for six months.
MANSLAUGHTER BY THE LANDLORD OF THE AMERICAN
HOTEL.—Patrick Conolly pleaded not guilty to -having, on the
6th December, killed and slain Ambrose Dunleavy. The facts
of the case are these :—The prisoner was the proprietor of the
American Hotel, in Regent-road, in this town, and on Wed-
nesday, the sth Dec.; the decedsed (Dunleavy), an Irish farmer,
and a witness, named Mackenzie, also an Irish farmer, who
had been lodging at the same house with Dunleavy and his
wife, for ten or twelve days, were in a public-house, kept by a
person named M`Mahon, where they met the prisoner. In
the course of the evening some words occurred between the
deceased and the prisoner while in M`Mahon's, about bagatelle,
at which they had been playing. They afterwards made up
their quarrel ; and about twelve o'clock they all left M`Mahon's
house together. The prisoner invited Dunleavy and Mackenzie
to his house, saying that he would give them something to
drink. M'Mahonf left them at the corner of the street, and
Dunleavy (the deceased) and Mackenzie went with the prisoner
to his hotel, where they staid for some time. While having
some drink, the discussion about the bagatelle began again be-
tween the prisoner and the deceased. They got to angry words
about the game; and the prisoner at the bar afterwards told
the deceased that he could get him work at the docks. This
excited Dunleavy. At this time Conolly was standing near
the door of the bar, in which position Dunleavy struck him,
causing him to reel several steps into the bar. Dunleavy im-
mediately turned and ran cut of the door, into Blackstone-
street. The prisoner at the bar stepped three steps further
into the bar than he had been knocked by the blow, and put
his hand out as if picking something from a shelf ; he then
ran after the deceased. Mackenzie followed, but he was for a
moment stopped by the door closing with a spring. When he
got into the street, he found the prisoner and Dunleavy on the
pavement, nearly close to the door face to face; holding each
other and struggling, but not striking. As he came up, he
saw Dunleavy suddenly throw himself back. Mackenzie ran
forward, and seized the prisoner by the waist, and the-prisoner
then called out police. Dunleavy ran away to the left, and
crossed as if to go down Regent-road. At that time; the po-
licemen, who were on duty at the Bramley-Moore Dock, came
op, and about forty yards from the door in Blackstone-street,
at the corner of Regent-road, they found the deceased man
lying senseless, unable to speak, and dying from the effects of
a wound in the heart, and another in the lower part of the
body, As the police were coming up, the prisoner threw some--
thing down on the grating close tethe house. Mackenzie con--
tinued te' hold the prisoner, who' said he was stabbed, and
that if he ( Mackenzie) had not come up, he should have been
destroyed. He appeared lame of oneleg, and required holding
up. On the' policemen coming up; both the prisoner and
Mackenzie were taken into custody; and the deceased was
conveyed to the Northern Hospital, where it was found that
he was dead. On search being made by the police, the
knife was found on the grating near die prisoner's house,
and the deceased had no such knife as that in his possession.
The above facts were clearly proved, as also that the wound
on the prisoner's thigh had been inflicted by himself in the
struggle with Dunleavy. The jury, after a' brief deliberation,
returned a verdict of "guilty;" and the prisoner, after a
suitable admonition from his lordship, was sentenced to be
transported for twenty years. The prisoner, vvho•betrayed no
emotion, was then removed.
BURGLARY AT ASHTTON-ErNDER-LYNE.—JolitoOgilen (48),
a factory-worker, and Joseph Taylor (60), a Jimmy, were in-
dicted, the former for stealing, and the latter fbr- receiving
several articles, the property of William Hague,. of Ashton-
under-Lyne, whose house Was entered on the 9th of NOvern-
her. Taylor was acquitted;- and Ogden found guilty. Two
previous convictions being recorded against him, he-vras• sen-
tenced to four years' penal servitude.
POACHING AT CBOXTETH..—John Moody (32), a labottrer,
was indicted for illegally poachifig on the ground of the Earl
of Sefton, at Croxteth, on the- 13th of October. He- was
found guilty, and sentenced to' imprisonment, with; hard
labour, for four calendar months.-
SENTZNCES.—The following priioners were then called-up
and sentenced :—Charles Gordon, fbr burglary, three months'
imprisonment ; William Kaye, for 'larceny, six months' lin-,
prisonment ; Edward Glover, for rcanslanghter, four months'
imprlionment ; James Jeffers, for mitoslanghter, four years'
penal servitude; Owen Cathery and! William Hague, for per--
jury, twelve months' imprisonment! This terminated the-
business• of the assizes, and after someTemarks from the jury
upon the difficulty of hearing experienced by them, the Court
rose, shortly after three o'clock

SECOND COUNT L.-
(nefore Gilbert Henderson, Esq., Reforder if Liverpool.)

TUESDAY, DzcEMBET::
ASSAULT UPoy 3 POLICEMAN.—SamneDYarna (29), foundry
worker, and William Taylor (23), labourer; were charged with
having, at Liverpool,. on the 4th of Sept*mber, unlawfully
and maliciously, inflicted upon William Walton, grievous
bodily harm. After a long trial the iciry acquitted both
prisoners.
ROBREEIf Anx LIVREPOOL.—JAII Coleman (26),
striker (a returned conmiet), and Joseph Croft (26), labourer,
were indicted for having:, at Liverpool, on the,2sth of October,
feloniously assaulted Philip Farally, and with violence stolen
from his person twenty: sovereigns' and other moneys. The
juvy,found the prisoners, guilty, a ml they were sentenced to
fourteen years' transportation each. Coleman. was transported
for ten years about film-years, ago, and returned to Liverpool
sir months sincer

HOSE STEALINf+:-.—Willi3ll3 Ja nes (33), farm labourer,
was charged with sting a horst?, the property of Mr.
ThoinaS Wood, the linatilerd of the II ',ed Lion Inn, Salford, on
the 17th of November.:- The• jarry fo .und him,guilty, and he
was sentenced to ten months.? imprisa nment.
SHOPLIFItING.—Anno Ratcliffe, a sickly-looking woman,
who appeared in the dock4vith. an infa ut in herarms, was in-
dicted for having, on the.sth; of Noven iher last„at Liverpool,
stolen a pair of boots is,the-sliop•• of M. ary Fletcher Penning. ton.. The jury found the - prisoner guilty, and she Was sen-
tenced to sic weeks' impriionment.
GA:ROTT.II RoßnEniri—John. Smith ,(25), labourer, indicted
for having, on the ard A'"iirgult,. 135.1, a ssaulted and forcibly
robbed Henry Duckworth' waslound guilty, ancrisentenced to
14 years' transportation,-
EMBEZZLEMENT.,—George-Wahnsloy , (25), butcher, was in-
dicted for having, at Much_Woolton, he being a. servant to
Mary Ann Blapkburn,_ embezzled the , sum of at• 14s. 5d.,
which he had received en account of his mistress, The jury
found the prisoner o-niltyi. and he was sentenced to four
menthe iMprisoinnenll-
Smumaexs.--Before- the ,riring- of the court his lordship
proceeded to pass sentence- wow the folio• wing prisoners, pre-
viously convicted :—PhtriCln Stnith, and .Mary Ann Hardie
(the first-named as primuipal, and the last as his. accomplice),
for robbery with violence. Smith,. 14 yea rs' transportation ;
Hardie, eight months"- imprisonment —Ja .ne Morris; for the
concealment of the birth'.,of her female ! child, bur. months'
imprisement. The courti.at. alittle bef, )re six o'clock, ad--
journed natil.nine the.frillewing• morning, .