The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-08 00:00:00

fused as to what took place. He ratted evidence to support
of thealatentent that the proseentrix had been in eeriest
poi:die-houses that night, sad had obtaioad beer at each.
This testimony contradicted much of the evidence given by
the prosecutrix, but it did not in the lust alter the mate-
rial tuna of the oue.
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Kr. Davison mulled an alibi on the part of his client,
which wee that be was at a public-bones at the time of the
onizage, front which he went to his home some time after
it wee committed. The witnesses for the alibi said they
met Lewina in a field next the barley field in which the
offence was committed, from whence they saw him home,
and that was • few minutes after 11!o'cloA•
Mr. Blackwell having replied, and his lordship summed
mita:jury retired to coneider their verdict, and after an
of an hour returned a verdict of Guilty, 'pilot all
the prisoners.
His Lordship in passing sentence said—Prisoners, you
I have been convicted on evidence that bee estisfied
the 'wry, and I entirely concur is their verdict—you
have been convicted of an offence which is one of the
meet aggravated kind I have heard during an experience
now of many, many yawn. It is but a short time since the
offence of which you are convicted was • capital offence -
and if it had remained so to the present time you would,
all of you, have been left beyond all doubt for execution.
The law, however, is now more mildly administered. so far
as concerns the punishment of death ; but it is my duty to
peas awe you a sentence scarcely lies severe. The sentence
of the court is that each of you be kept in penal servitude
for the term of your natural hues.

MIDLAND CIRCIIIT.—WiRWICA, DEc. 7.

CROWN Comm—Mr/ore Mr. Berm Bramwell.)

Thomas Barnett, 25, labourer, wail indicted for commit-
ting • rape on the penal of Elisabeth Payne, a girl four-
teen years of age.
Mr. Mere prosecuted, sad the prisoner was undefended.
The jury found the prisoner Gully.
The Judge said young defect:oleos females must be pro-
tweed, and the DIDLODOO moat be proportionate to the enor-
mity of the offenoe—fifteen years' papal servitude.
Lucy Thompson, • bridle stitcher, 20 yawn of age, was
indicted for lulling her own child at Birmingham on the
14th of August by the administration of strychnine.
Mr. Adams sad Mr. Bennett were for the prosecution,
and Mr. Ebert for the (Winos.
_ .

The erne ira;n7eiaer..hoiyone, the prisoner having beset
seduced and discarded by • militiaman, after the latter had
kept company with her for five years. The facts for the
prosecution wore ailment *lithely comprised in the prisoner's
own version. She said—The people with whom I lodged
turned me oat because I had no money • and they said!
had better go somewhere else. lad the baby bad not
anywhere to go, nor anything to eat, nor had I any moo*,
to purchase anything. I walked about all one day, and
could not pt • place. I saw the child's father in the
evening. I asked him to lend me sixpsooe to pay for •
night'. lodging for me and the baby, and hie answer was,
"No." I told him bow I was situated, and be told me I
could do the best way I could. Ile then weot away. I
went and eat in St. Paul's-churchyard, in the Bull Ring,
till five o'clock in the morning. A feelin‘ came over me,
my senses left me, and I have no recollection of what took
plane till I found myself in the Moor-street police station.
It appeared from the evidence that she had spent one
night in the open air, when, on the morning of the 3rd of
August, in • fit of despair at not being able to obtain work,
she went to a chemist's shop in Great Charles-street and put.
chased • packet of vermin powder. After administering it,
afflicted by remorse, she west to her brother, and told hint
what she had done. The child waa taken by her to a sur-
geon's, bat found to be dead.
It was also deposed in evidence that, when apprehended,
the prisonersap& " I doe* it, and meat suffer for it."
e jury found the prisoner Guilig of committing wilful
murder while in an unsound state of mind.
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11;lasieeijotigT;riclat;T;h;;;Jdtbereare be de•
tabled during her Majesty's pleasure.

NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Leicsarza, DEC. 6.

(Before Mr. Justice Maim)
VIZ 11171DZI AT AUTON.

Timothy Baum was charged on the ooroaer's inquest, and
also on an indictment, with the murder of hie nits Jane
and daughter Emma.

Mr. IsOman prosecuted ; Mr. Metcalfe defended.
The prupooer, on coming into court, said, " I remember
nothing of it." A pry were empanelled to try whether he
was tn a state of mind to understand the proceedings. They
timed that ha was, and thereupon the prisoner was charged
with the murder of his wits, Jane Baum, and pleaded not
guilty. The facts, which were admitted, were as follows.
The prisoser four or five years ego married Jane Shelton.
He and his had Mom that time resided with her mother,
Mrs. Shelton. The poisoner sad his wife lived perfectly
happily together, two children were bore, one of which
was Emma, with the murder of whom the prisoner was
also charged. A short time after his marriage the prisoner
was ill and below spirits. This Ulnae paned off, and the
prisoner remained in his usual health till Rome three weeks
ago. He thee suffered from an indamimation.of the eye,
end was attended by Mr. Robinsoa. On Friday the 25th,
Mr. Robinson saw him and found him to be suffering
from inflammation of the covering of the brain. He
sew the prisoner twice that day, and at his last
visit thought him feverish and nearly delirious.
At nine o'clock on that night Mrs. Shelton
came into the prisoner's room to give him some medicine.
She found him and his wife in bed. He spoke to her. She
then retired to bed, sod was roused by • scream. On n-
eutering the prisoner's room she found him standing up in
his shirt. and his wife lying in bed with her throat cut. The
child by her side was wounded. The wife was, she saw, dead,
and the child died about three hoer, later. It was proven
that both wife and child were killed by the prisoner with a
clasp knife, which be always had with him.

3.idence wee gives to show that the prisoner
wished to destroy himself after killing his wife sod
(Mild. Mr. Robinson, who saw him immediately
after the crime was eururnitted. proved that he woe at the
time of its commission Miriam, and not io a state to be
responsible for his sate. The mirror of the pol also gave
iridium* that the primmer was, when committed to prism,
in the =edition of a person who had suffered from delirium.

The jury. oo these Ise* rstarned a verdict of Not Guilty,
on the ground of insanity, of the charge of murdering Jane
&WM

14Sevidasem wu offend sa to the murder of Emma, Bum,
mad • formai verdict was gives of Nut Glalli.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—s —TAFFORD, DLC. 7.
(Before 14. Justice Bylsa.)
Otorye JoAmon, 19 boot-clover, sad Milan Frog, 22,
miser, were seeteeesd inch to serve° years' penal servitude
for ;Attie( fire to three ricks of wheat, sine stacks of bar.
ley, sod a qusatity of other grabs, is all 16 ricks, the pro-
perty of Edwin Edwards, at the parish of Sheriffliales, on
the 27th of October. The primmer+ had pleaded guilty, sad
said that they committed she crime through want.

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James Bullock, 21, sad William More, 17, both sweeps,
also pleaded guilty to Aring a Meek at hay at Tithagtoo, cm
the 19th September, and ware sentonoad, Bolkck to wren,
sod Mass to five years' pima aervitmia.