The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-19 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.-IABcAsTER, FEB. 18.
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J. Masker, aged 28, and J. ilarriand, aged 29, were charged
with having, at Rufford, on the lit January, shot at, with
intent to murder, Thos. Halsall ; also, with wounding John
Daum*, with intent to murder; and also with night poach-
ing. They pleaded guilty to the charge of night poaching,
at the advice of counsel, and the other indictments were
withdrawn. The following witnesses were cm:mined at the
request of the judge :
John Canna mated that on the night of New Year's Day
he was in Ruford, with some other parties, engaged in pre-
serving the game upon Sir T. G. liesketh's estate. Saw
three persona in the lane, and Henry Halsall, who, with
witness, called out to them, " Good morning, chaps!' The
men apparently sprang up from the side of a ditch, and
called out to Halsall, What the devil art thou doing
here ?" lie toot them he wee going ou his own affairs,
and the men told him to be off as quick as he
could. One of the men had a gun, and threatened
to shoot Helsel', telling him that poachers were lying in
wait for the gamekeepers in every direction. He attempted
several times to strike Halaall with a gun. Witness then
went up, and the men called out "there's another
here." The three men then turned out of the lane into a
turnip field belonging to Sir T. G. Ilesketh, and witness
shouted for assistance. Thomas Rebell tame up, and,
in company with witness, followed the men into the field.
Overtook two of them who were partly concealed among
the turnips. The third man had gone into a garden higher
up. Thomas Italian called out They're here," and at
that moment the two men sprung up, and one of them said
" Stand Kick, or we'll shoot you." Halsall rushed at hint,
when he levelled his gun and fired. Hamill had stooped,
and the charge went over his head. The other man turned
to ran away, and witness followed him, and had got within
eight or ten verde of him, when he fired a gun at him. Wit.
noes received the charge in his arm and breast, and fell
down insensible. Was under the surgeon's hands for a
month or Eve weeks.

111;OnisHalnal dap:sled to having gone into the turnip
field with Caunce, and to overtaking two men, one of whom
was the prisoner Masker. They jumped up, and Masker,
levelling his gun, said, " Stand back, ur shoot." Wit-
ness stooped and sprung at Masker, and just as he seised
him the gun was discharged. Seised Masker, and kept
him in custody.
liumphre Bridge, who had turned Queen's evidence,
stated 'het he was with Martland and Masker poaching on
New Year's-day, upon the minis ne' air T. G. Hesketh.
They were all armed with sus% serf had been shooting
pheasants. Us hImNW tea away, mil left Masker and
liartland with *a Maws.
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George lam, a master baker, carrying on baits at
Stoke Newington, was indicted for a series of almallin apes
Elisabeth Lindsay, otherwise Sim, ether*.
his illegitinude child.
Mr. Clarkson, in opening the ease, said the defendant
was a married man living with his wife at Stoke Newington ;
but some tints ago, whilst he was • journeyman in the em-
ploy of a confectioner at Knightsbridge, he formed an
acquaintance with a young woman, the result of which was
the birth of a child, the defendant's treatment of which was
the subject of this investigation. The child's mother was
named Lindsay, her father's name was Sim, and she had
been designated Ernmerton in the iodise/awl en amount of
her baring been under the care of a moms of name, •
nurse, and she was oftentimes called by that name. The
defendant objected to the expense of containing the child
is the hands of that person, and had her at his own house,
where she was taught to call aed consider the defend-
ant as an uncle. A person named Hale had • little
girl that went to a school which was also attended
by the prosecutrix, and in consequence of information con-
veyed by the girl Hale to her mother, inquiries were made
as to the defendant's treatment of the child, and the result
was the present prosecution. On or about the lot of
January, the girl had a black eye, from a blow by the de-
fendant with a hook ; and on other occasions he beat her,
kicked her, and twice kept her locket up all night in a
coal cellar. The question, therefore, would be whether
the defendant bad not exceeded the limit the law permitted
him to go to in the correction of his child.
The evidence then given corroborated this statement.
The proareutrix, • little girl ten years of age, deposed to
the acts of ill treatment mentioned by the learned counsel,
and said she had been kept on bread and water for two
months. A lumen by whom she was examined stated that
he saw marks epos ler which satisfied Was that she bed
been subjected te sue tbaa prow er liss
bast miss did not went appearances indlea= lbal:sismrk
been kept on bread end water for two imaths.
Me Woollett addremod the jury, matending that the
charges of cruelty agshuit the defendant were unfounded.
He had never locked the child up in the coal cellar, and
had only inflicted upon her proper chastisement, she being
very impertinent, and having wilfully neglected her lessons.
Evidence was given, after which Mr. Clarkson replied,
and the assistant judge having summed up, the jury re-
turned a verdict of Guilty.
The court postponed passing sentence, in order that in
the meantime some arrangement might be made respecting
the future tare of the child. The defendant was bailed.