The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-24 00:00:00

THI CASE OF XMAS. lITSATNAN. PAUL, AND NATIO.

Mr. }Sothis applied to the oonrt to is the trial of this saes
for Friday morning. Re said the Attorney °suers' was to
Endeet the prosecution. sad counsel were epeatally retained
on behalf of the der, Dint., and it would suit the eau-
cosines of all parties that the ease should owe ea to that
day.
Mr. Ballattinto, who appeared for the &feral, said he
had no objection to the trial being Bud fur Friday.
Baron Alamos said that as it appeared to be concertina
to ill wrier, the trial slat,it:d come to to Friday.
The defoliants were not is o urt.
171 DIR.

Isabella Maury Jolly, 43, •tool* women, wee indicted
ler the wilts' murder of her mother, Isabella Jolley.
Mr Badkia sad Mr. Clara conducted the prosecution.
The prissier wee defended by Mr. Bellintise.
The hots of Ws ems wen of • very extraordinary asters
oast the evident, was very voluminous, end the trial oreupled
thegreater part of the day. It appeared that the deceased
Ina • yenned wow; sad that she sad the prissier lived to-
gether eta hone in Hill Street, Knightsbridge, ao other per.
see being is the kenos bet • servant. It appeared that they
were is reduced eireunsalances, and that a scheme they
had la view of •btsiaieg subaistance by mesas of letting lodg,
lege bad mainly failed, and the prisoner had in contequeate
@Whited a good deal of dispel:ld/nee, and had frequently
apemen aa 'ileitis* to destroy herself, in order, &sae said,
to mew Wag compellod to go into the union workhouse.
t►e oaternaw is queseion it appeared took place: es the
sight of the 16th of Aug..;, and it appeared t►at ea the
previews maths the deeea•ed was put to bed by the we-
nn abort tee ealosit, and ea the following morals, whom
she leek up the breakfast to the bed•reose of the demand,
she head the doer locked, and very soon afterwards the
primmer said that ►er mother wee dead. The neighboars
were sailed la, sad the prisoner then repeated her state-
ment that her mother ass dead, and she said that she
bad rat her own throat. Upon bring asked why she had
sot sailed is a medical man, she said that she owed
►er dater • little bill, end she was afraid he would not'
have some if she had seat for him; sad the rid the
did an like to tell the servant benne she wee •
Been Catholic. A eorooer's ',Anse at the period was
bald, sad the Jury returned an open verdict; bet in
memensece of some facto that subseqsently transpired, the
prison. was takes into custody. and was eventuslly •em
milted by the mepisirete upon the present charge. The
print/el facts that were relied upon to sapped the,
charge, were that a few days before the fatal anerreaer,
t►e prissier had takea the razor with which the demised
wee aidesbtedly destroyed to a tatter in the seighbonr-
lied, sad told him that it belonged to a gestleman
who was lodging with her, end she wished him to set it.
sad bead se, and she took it away, and afterwards brought-
him themes reser, sad said that the gentleman aomplaind
that the ram did set sat sufficiently, and wished him to
gin it • sharper edge. She left the run with ►im for a
few days sod the* took it •way. It was also proved that
the primes had emplaned of being is very great distress;
sad ups en eseasiou she said that if she bad bad
a sharp nal' la t►e hone that morales, the should have
sat her ewe throat, and when she wee told that this
weld set do say good, and that if she destroyed herself
she wield leave her mother behind, she replied that
she should an do that. The primmer, it appeared,
had always behaved with very gnat kindness to her
mother, sad it was urged that it was not probable e►e
should have committed such a dreadful act under the
ciroamstanse, sad that the more prabsble conolusin to be
arrived at wee, that the deceased old lady bed destroyed
herself.
The jury retuned a Tenth of No Guilty.