The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-09 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT.—HZ/ITOILD, Disc. 8.
The commission for the county o Hertford was opened
yesterday in this tows by Baron OhanaelL The gaol
calendar is not numerically heavy, but same of the
offences are of a serious &under, sad include one very
serious charge of wounding with intent to murder, an
siggraysaed case of highway robbery rocompaaisd by
violesea sad erreral of mum There is also a chugs of
libel of a rather peculiar character to be disposed of.

NORTHERN CIRCIIIT...—MANCHZWZB, Dzc. 8.
CIOWN Ozozr.—(Before Mr. Justice Blaclkbans.)
MAIMIAMITZII 12( DIASCIATZ, mamas:ram

Jason Mitchell (33), John Mooney (2t), and John Seams
(22), were charged with the manslaughter of John King.
Yr. Marin sod Kr. Edwards foe the prosecution ; Mr.
E. Jmw for Bohm. and Yr. Tom foe the other primmer&

On the 6th August, between 6 and 7 o'clock in the even-
ing, the three prisoners and others were in one of the noisy
beer-houses which ere so numerous in the filthy Little
streets off Deanagate, at the Liverpool-road end. There was
• brawl going on, and the prisoners, joining in it, got
terribly excited, being at the time under the influence of
liquor. After Maim part in a general assault which took
place there, the priectien left the house, and got out
into Liverpool-road, and proceeded towards Deane-
gate, striking at everyone who came in their
way, and shouting. At the corner of Nampa the
deceased, an old man who kept a shop near, wee
deriding waiting for an opportunity to cross the street.
Mooney deliberately struck him at the back of the head.
knocked him down, and kicked him. The prisoner Mitchell
kicked him in the ribs when he was down, and trampled
open him in • brutal manner. A crowd was soon collected,
and the poor old man, who bad been to • newevendor's
&onto buy • newspaper, wee taken from the ground and
carried into • druggist's shop. He died from the blows he
had received, the chief injury be had sustained being coin-
pressioo of the brain and fracture of the skull, sof some
serious bream Schoen was not observed actually to strike
the deceased, bat be was in oompany with the others, and
wee seen to make • kick at him, though the witness who
saw the kick could not see, bemuse of the crowd, whether
it took effect. The whole assault wee of the most brutal
character, and entirely unprovoked. The surgeon who
made the post-mortem examination said there was • series
of fractures, four or five in number, radiating from a point
near the right eye. Mooney, when taken into custody,
furiously unsuited the policemen with an iron bar, Dad
Mooney wea beard to say, with an oath, that it was a
pity they bad not kicked the old man's brains out.
At the close of the evidence the judge said there WY no
'videos) against &hors of manslaughter, sod he must be
acquitted. He could stand down.
The jury found a verdict of Guilty against Mooney sad
Mitchell, sad of Not Guilty against Schoen. Mooney,
Mitchell, and Sams all afterwards pleaded guilty to an
indictment charging them with • common assault. This
wee an assault as • vintner, at • public house, shortly
before they attacked Sing.
Sentence deferred.
William Diteltield (36), bad been committed for man-
slaughter. but the grad jury had found • true bill for
murder. To-day, upon the application of prism:sea counsel
for more time to meet so serious • charge, the judge
assented to an application to postpone the trial till next
mane.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.--S —TAFFORD, DEC. 8.
(Before Mr. Joetiee By)r.)
TH2 TEARFUL OCTLOI ON ♦ WOLIN IN TON BLACK

COUNTZT.

The trial was resumed of the five ironworks operatives
who were under examination most part of yesterday,
charged with au outrage oo a woman, whose leg they broke
at the same time. The oldest of the prisoners wee 26
years of age, and the youngest two were aged each 18 years.
Mr. Motile= and Mr. Young were for the prossoutioa ;
lir. Beastly for the eldest primmer, and Mr. A. S. Hill for
the other prisoners.
The evidence showed that Catherine Ward, the press-
man; wee walking 044 i to Lea Brook, at about one rat the
morning of Suaday, Sept. 25, this year, proceeding to the
house of • relative to sleep. She was the wife
of a striker living in Birmingham, and bad come to Lea
Brook to redeem sours apparel that when she wee living
there she pledged with a pawnbroker. She was the mother
of six children, and wee pregnant with the seventh. She
had redeemed the property when the prisoners met her and
took her into a field, disregarding her resistance, and un-
heeding her statements as to who she wee and her conditios.
Her leg became broken whilst she wee struggling with her
assailants, Wall of whom she swore, and three of` whom she
deposed trotted her in the ruthless manner which she de-
scribed. The limb wee broken before the more serious oat-
rages were perpetrated. Her shrieks for help and arils of
murder attracted the attention of a witness, who overheard
one of her aseadanta suggesting to hi comrades that they
should "throw her into the ceriaL" By this man she wee
released, tad was for some time an ia-patient of the General
Hospital, of Birmingham.
The jury found the prisoners Guilty of the attempt, and
recommended them to mercy.
The Judge—For mercy ! oa what pound, gentlemen
The Foreman of the jury—Oa scrotal of their age, my
lord.

--Thy Judge—Th*lr see Why one is 26 years of sea, &.d
is a married mu.
His lordship ordered the prisoners to be seat back, sod be
would sentence them oe a future day.

THE POLICE COURTS.