The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-19 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCIIIT.—MAIDerows, Dsc. 18.
(Bofors Mr. Baron Pigott)
CHAIM OF
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James PO1114Cr,741111bOill;; wancturged upon au indict-
meat, and also by the coroner". inquisittoo,with the wilful
murder of Margaret Jones.
Mr. Barrow and Mr. Marabam conducted the prosecution.
The prisoosr was nnprovided with coutmel, bat at the re-
quest of the learned judge, Mr. F. Russell kindly undertook
to watch the rase on hi. behalf.

It amend that the decessed,who was stated to be a very
line young woman, about 23 years old, was the wife of a
corporal in the Royal Marines, and that she left her husband
last March, and went to live with the prisoner,' who is a
labourer in the dockyard at Chatham, and they passed as
man and wife, and they seemed to have lived happily toge-
ther down to the period when she met her untimely end. On
Saturday, the 7th of November, they left the lodgings they
had occupied to that time, sad it appeared that they west
to the house of a Mr. Illachlan, and asked his wife to re-
commend them • cheap lodging, which she did, and on the
ruse day the prisoner and the deceased took parsnips of
their new abode, still passing as man and wife, and appa-
rently on the moat friendly terms. In the course of the
Saturisy they purchased the materials for the Smithy's
dinner, and all went on well till the following morning,
when the deceased expressed her intention to go to the
funeral of • man who had been accidentally killed, and
which was to take place at Chatham. Before she left she
made some prepsratious for the dinner, and promised the
primmer faithfully that she would be home to dine with
him. She did not, however, do so, and the prisoner ate his
dinner by himself, and there was no doubt that he was very
much annoyed at the deceased's conduct and at her stopping
away so long. He remained at borne until sic o'clock,
who. be went to Mr. li'lachhin's and made some in-
qubise about the deceased, and was informed that
sin was last seen in a pahlie-hease in the neighbourhood,
and this appeared to unman his men, and he said that
whim she did oome home he would break her nor. He
remained at 11•Lachlaa's for some time ; and at length the
deemeed, who, there was DO doubt, had bees drinking all
day, sad who we. the wore for liquor, came is, and the I
marmot the prisoner saw her, he went up to her and struck I
her several violent blows on the face, and hunched her down,
and while she was emit the ground he kicked her. The
demand bled proferly, and shortly afterwards want Into a
At, sad when she case a little to herself the prisoner asked
her to go home with him, but she refused, sad mid she
would rather get her living in the tap-rooms than live with
him again. After this the deceased went out main with
the M'Lachlens, and she returned home to their
home a second time about tea o'clock. The pri-
soner. who bad remained there waiting for her,
than again asked her to return home 'with hum, but she
still refused. She was at this time, it appeared, sitting
in a chair, and upon her positively refusing to accompany
him, the primmer struck her a tremendous blow on the left
side of the jaw, which tailed her to the ground, and he then
exclaimed," There, I have done with you, you maygo where
appeased
and he left an went home to bed. The deceased
to be I. a very bad state after receiving this blow,
sod when the pewee In the house bad washed her face,
and dome what they could for ber, she went to the lodging
and slept with the primmer. Os the hollowing moraine she
wee is as almost insensible condition, and Dr.
• surgeon at Chatham, was called in, and he pelar=
for her, and the prisoner appeared to have expressed peat
Goren far her, and stopped away from his work is order
that he might attend upon her, and during the day be
bathed her head with vinegar and cold water, sad did all he
wield to a irriateha. sefferiap. About lent eels& in the