The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-23 00:00:00

THE CABE OF LOCKING-UP A WIFE.

Edward Hammond, Emily Wakeman, and 1"::
Allan, surrendered to take their trial upon as ialictuat
charging them with unlawfully and without mom i+•
sorting for a long period—to wit, a htuzdrel and tweetpm
days, Rom Lind Hammond, the wife of the male &feedlot.
There was also a second indictment against this In
common assault.

Mr. Hoddleaton, Q.C., specially retains], proccv.el;
sad Berjeant Ballsotme, also specially stillest apperelta
the defeodaot.

The case, it will be remembered, created a great de,:
excitement a few months beck, and during the inv.•'
tion some extraordinary dinclasuree were made. Sin
I committal of the defendant measures have been t
come to same arrangement between the patio, whic'u
mately marauder!, and when the defendants were pia
the bar, fferjeant Ballantine said, having carefully cu..: • •
the cam, he had come to the opinion that he ocular(); mu,
any legal answer to the charge, and his client, the defer
I dant Hammond, would, acting under his advice, CAI
guilty to the charge.
Me. Haddleston meld that, under these cinnamon:ea
the other two defendants, Emily Wakeman and Ehr..4
Allan, being servants in the employ of the det,...latit
mood, had acted, of nouns, under his direction. and
he did not propose to offer say evidence spinet thcrc.
The jury, therefore, by the direction of the learnai .
returned a verdict of Not Guilty for the two limn. •
fondants.

Serjrant BalLatina mid there were e groat many
peculiar circumstances iu the we, and he asked that

meat might be respited for some time in order to afford I.'
opportunity of setting forward certain matters on affiltr.:
with • view to laying them before the court before
meet was passed.
The learned Judge said, before respitiog judgment. to
should like to have an oppoetiasity of reading the
tions. He had no doubt that, after doing PO, he fil••2
comply with the request of the learned counsel.
Berjeant Bellantine asked if the defendant in
allowed to go on bail until his lordship had decided.
This application was sanctioned by the learned ind:.
Charks //,,,,ard, • young man 22 years of use, wa •
upon an indictment charging him with statbing
Green, with intent to do him serious bodily ham. .
Mr. Poland prosecuted, and the prisoner was unilai, •
• The prosecutor in this ease was one of the warden •• •
House of Correction, and the prisoner wits Old
charge, having been sentenced to 12 months' iar.
meat for uttering counterfeit coin. For some max, '-
prosecutor had °cession to make • report Wit.'
prisoner and was abort to make another report,
came to,the'prisoner's knowledge, and on the day in ••!'
tic° it 'meowed that the prisoner went to a part
prison where some of the men were employed in r..• •
caps, and managed to obtain possession of one
knives, and then went behind the prosecutor and
him • slow in the neck with the knife. saying he wij
report him for something next time. The wound it.,••
peered not to have been very serious, but caused tt •
stouter to lose • large quantity of blood, and it v 3 1:3
very dangerous locality.
The jury returned • verdict of Guilty.
While the jury were consulting, the prisoner :-.
threatening gestures towards the prosecutor. and
vented to get over the bar to him, end was reAmiu3.. •'
the gaoler with difficulty.
This learned judge said, in passing sentence. tb,. 7:'
cowardly nature of the act of which the prisoner had ' ?".•
convicted, in conjunctioe with his conduct at tbi• •
made him fear that be might some day be placed at ta .4:
epos • trial for his life.
The prisoner, whale face daring the time hots s "•1,
savage expression, mid he would do for the prover: !-
ever he had the chance.
The learned judge said he would do the bat 11..,
prevent it, and sentenced the prisoner to 20 year. ,
servitude.
The prisoner was then removed from the bir, u.!ent:
• threats against the prosecutor.