The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-20 00:00:00

rim SHIPPIELD MURDER.

Tile Crown Court at York was occupied all
Morley and a greet portion of Tuesday with the trial of
Thoenpaon for the murder of Bridget O'Rourke, by
the exploskia of • me of gunpowder is the house of tleorge
Wastnitige, a fader grislier, in November List. After a
very lend opening by Mr. Ormond, Q.('., the evidence for
the presecutios wee gives. The chief points against the
premier were that Mrs. Waitaki., swore positively he
wee the 1111111 she saw running down the etre' humor
dittely after the explosios—an opportunity having hese
rem her to see his finders clearly is the moonlight
sad gaidatht b 7 his coat catchier; a projecting shutter
cotter ; that • coat four' is his possessiou was tom
about the spoil where it was likely to be caught by the
cotter ; .oil that lour persona singled him out hunk
viral other primacy* as the mart who had porches.'
blasting yowler, and hail applied at two shops to ohmin a
fuse, a few day. Wont the murder. It was further shown
that Wastselge had has previously subjected to sunny.
same sad threats because he persisted is working at Mr.
eel that the premier had tam a prinuMent part
to them hostile demosstratioes. Is the coons of the case
for the mows s statement made by the prisoner to the chief
constable was Ib. Implicotior is the cotioromine of the
mama widish hays been attributed to the Immo in eon-
sexism with hie bed*. sad apwiJly in this pounder out-
rage, a number el persons whom be mimed. is the caw for
the esteem the miser .4 the romecution sus deemioceil,
the ratishility el the evidence impugned, and w 'therm called
to perm en &Ai se bras the alleged purchase of powder
by the primer. The mina' whereabouts of the prisoner at
the thee el the mssd weld not be prove.', hut it was
rebores that he was left shortly after wee o'clock oa the
revises etettiog, prepariag I t ;go to boil with hM wife and
Andrea A wittmoe wailed who stated that Mrs. West-
lake spoke to her at the infirmary the dav she was takes
these, bet Ramie us mention of having sea Thompson, sod
this was u costradietiou of Coe evidence for the memo.
We, is which it ems .t yfrv. Wastaidp spoke to
so one timid she bad been at the let:usury two days, sad
that she then first recoguised her fatbet. Th. pawns frost
whose house the shutter cotter had Leen Likes deposed to
having brad footsteps of a teas mauls; we the sight
is question, sod raid he oevsr stopped at her hoes..
Fatally, Mr. Co,hitt pre sktroiti, c%klesc• to show that,
at the time .1 the outrse, the room would be is suet a
proitme that Wistuidge 1101,43 a aid be in the shade. Mr.
Overall, in the course of bin reply gave tip the point
which bad been (flooded athe tear in the prisoeer's coat.
Mr. Justice Mellor occupied about two hours is his sum-
mum up. Is the course of his remarks he attributed the
refusal of Mr. Knight, the house •urgeon at the infirmary.
to give evidenee„ to hi* alarm at the psrbie comegnesees,
ands, Imo this, sad from the statement el the primmer,
drew a terrible pistons, of the state of society is Sheffield.
He Methylated Mr. Jackass, the chie4eoestishle, apiast sea
escslied-fer attest Mil by air. Price, in his speech for
the defines, sad sormamil up the evidence very haps:Melly.
The jury, saw burg aim* from the court shout as hoar
and a qusruw, stands wirdsct of Nut guilty.-BAtilkid
In.i.pettdeutt.

(.IoMMITTAL Or TDB ELDEST Box or THIt Rr.r. H.
S. Fl.rrctun I'OR Fflit.:LaT.—Yestknlay Mr. llorgtio
Lister Fletcher, the eldest ma of the Rye. H. H. Fletcher.
of Dilstue fiat lop bask nototiety, was brought up on •
remand at the Weston Petty %minus, charged with
forging a bill of exchange for 7ni. lls.. awl also with utter-
ing the bill, both with intent to defraud. Afar some
fuitlirr es Hews had been taken the I,ciich committed the
prisoner for trial at the amerce, And refit...l to tube bail.
1.1- but • C. ,N VKN t EN. 'L., —Yesturday, at a meeting
of the vestry of St. James, Westmiaster, Mr. Churchwarden
800 io the chair, Ik. Laskeeter, the medical "nicer of
health, mid his attention hail been drawn to the carte of the
propiwed urinal iir The micessity fur these
'MN!, 0011...110.0C406 would be vary great daring the coming
suctrmer, whon 1ar,.;.• numbers of foreigners, armtatumed to
the ..ontroist,tb,u which • high state of civilisation satiny*
would he amongst es, and it would be a great disgrace if we
were not Kelso ed with convenient retiring places in our
great thoroughfares. As so rnuch obt,tiano was tussle to
muting a conspicuous structure, he would suggest that all
urinals might easily be constructed tunderporial. He hoped
the subject sputa be entertaioild by the Metropolitan Herd.
who is the construction .4 their ass subways loam, • capital
wvot wedgy of erecting the places iu question at a cowpox-
ti -rely small cost. It was resolved that the suggestions of
Imakeeter should be omit to; the Metropolitan Hoard of
Werke.
As inept-it was held on Tuesday at the residence
of the Bight Hon. Lord ROILY, at Plyatostb, on hi. lord-
ship's daughter, the Hon. dam Mackay, who committed
suicide by throwing herself nut of • window, on the pre-
rims dal.. It appellant from the evidence that the unfor-
tunate deceased had for some time put been in a very melan-
choly .04 goorgding state, arid tjajcia: retrused a verdict
that the deceased committed while is a
temporary isisanitv.
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