The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-18 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD CIRCIIIT.-13soccistss, Dsc. 17.
(Before /It. Alike Malice.)
William Marling was charged with the wilful murder of
Sash Moss, at Bendeome, on the 'Lied October. The pri-
mmer, whose age is 26, is tall and thin in person, has nothing
ferocious in his looks, but has more of the animal than
mental qualities in his aspect.
Mr. Orippa prommied ; the prisoner wee defended by Mr.
Cooke.
The prisoner had formed as eaqmintance with the der
ceased, Sarah Yams, a woman about six years his maim
who was living with her father, met who had an
illegitimate child, aged three years. Au improper
intimacy bad sprang up between the papaw end
the doomed, and the hider we. piegnant by him.
They had agreed to he monied, sad tie prisoner professed
greet love for the woman, whaled saved up some money for
the wedding, whisk was to axon off in a few days, the banns
having been naked in the pariah church. The prisoner lived
in Moss's house, and was in the habit of sleeping with the
deceased. On Thured sight, the 23rd October, he went
to Moss's home, sad hats about 8 o'clock in the evening,
afterwards going to bed with the doomed, whose little
child dnloappta • small bed in the same room. The murder is
supposed to have bees committed about midnight, for be-
tween 1 and 2 o'clock in the morning the prisoner west
to the house at the pariah °Deniable, and burin
knocked him up said, " I am come for yea be
take me up and bang me, for I have been and
murdered the woman as the place where I was lodging." He
was without hat or coat, and his clothes and hands sore
cowered with blood. The constable went back with him to
Moss's house, and on going upstairs found the deoemed's
child crying in its little bed, and the demised lying in a
pool of blood in her own bed, her heed having been nearly
levered from her body with a razor, which was lying upon
the bedclothes. The bedclothes were thrown off the do-
ceased, who was nearly naked to the shoulders. Marks of
bloody bands were found en the bannisters and stairs. He
mid he had done is with the ream which was on the bed,
and that the reason why he had does it was that " they had
had a few words • few days ago, and be was
obliged to do it. According to she evidence of the prisoner's
mother the prisoner had for some time oomplamed of pains
in his head, and had expressed tears that he should do some
mischief to himself or other persons. He had, when • lad,
received an injury on the head from which he had suffered
• at intervals ever since, and be had lately asked his mother
to put the knives and other dangerous weapon. out of hie
way, that he might not do any injury to himself.
Mr. Cooke, for the defence, did not dispute that the pri-
soner bad committed the Clifollo, of which he was charged,
bat contended that there could be no doubt that the pri-
soner was not responsible for his actions.
The prisoner was found Not Guilty on the ground of in-
amity.
James Summers, alias John Alexander Conroy. was
charged on three indictments with forgery and bigamy ;
bigamy, Is basing married two young ladies—Miss Emily
Dawson Gramm at Windsor, and Miss Jane Cowley Date
at Cirencester, his wife Margaret being living,. The other
charge was that of forging • cheque for 1001. on Marra.
Hopkinson and Co.
Mr. Grippe, having opened the cam and read • number of
letters yid& bed been concocted by the prisoner as par-
portiog to have been written by Sir John Lewreoce, by the
lady ci Major-General Dame., whom he represented as his
sister, and others, vouching for his position as Captain
Cooney, of the Bengal army, called
Mr. Date, landlord of the King's Head Hotel, Cirenceeter,
who deposed that the prisoner came to his house oo the 16th
April last, and remained there tin July. He paid hie addresses
to Miss Date, representing himself se Captain Conroy, of the
Indian army. Witness looked into the " Army List," and
i not finding his name there he called the prisoeses anon-
' Mon to the fact, when he expressed his surprise, end said
he should write to his friend Sir J. Lawrence. He accord-
ingly wrote to Sir John, and in a day or two Mr. Date and
the prisoner received letter purporting to be from Sir J.
Lemnos (but which were proved to be forgeries) vouching
for the fact that the prisoner was a captain in the
Infantry. This he (witness) coasidered satisfactoty, and
the primmer became the accepted suitor of Miss Date, and
they were married on the 9th July. On that day, just as
the newly married pair wets leaving for their wedding trip,
the prisoner lost hie purse, and inner was asked to ad-
vanoe some money. A few days before this the prisoner
had gives the prosecutor a cheque on Messrs. Hopkinson
and Co. for 1001. to keep for him, and it was suggested that
this should be cashed. Accordingly Conroy indorsed it, and
the Ohmmeter bankers cubed it.
Evidence we. given that this cheque was a forgery.
Mr. Graham, official amigos) of the London Bankruptcy
Oourt, proved that the other cheque, which the prisoner
bad placed in the hands of Mr. Date so keep for ham, was
also • forgery.
The ere for the prosecution having closed,
Mr. Sawyer addressed the jury for the prisoner, resting
his defence on some slight discrepancies in the evidence of
the several 'Mimeses, and submitted that there was no evi-
dence that the prisoner had a knowledge that the cheque
was a forgery.
His lordship summed up with great care, and the prisoner
was found Guilty.
He wasthen charged with bigamy, and pleaded guilty to
both MISS of bigamy.
Sentence, 15 years penal servitude.

NORTHERN ClRClllT.—Lorzapoot, DBc. 17.
(Before Mr. Justice Blaekburn.)
MUSD= OF • SHIMITYS 017KIICIL
Neal O'Donnell and Janus Corse were indicted for the
wilful murder of • sheriff's officer, James Morris, on the
15th September last.
Mr. Deighton who opened for the prosecution, saidthat
the prisoner O'Donnell was the brother-is-law of a
named James Byrne, sod Coyne was the uncle of glm
on-
Dell, and also the uncle of Byrne's wife. Byrne was a fur-
niture broker, occupying two shops, Nos. 3 and 4, Derby-
street, Whitechapel. Up to the 19th August last, and for
some time previously, the prisoner O'Donnell bad boarded
and lodged with James Byrne. He paid nothing for his
maintenance, his services in superistendir g Byree's shops
being taken as an equivalent. On the 19th August some
misooderstanding occurred between Byrne and O'Donoell,
which resulted in O'Donnell leaving Byrne's house, and
the shop No. 3 Wag closed, and the key left with
Coyne. This shop No. 3 was the one which had been
chiefly attended to by the prisoner O'Donnell, having been
taken by Byrne in O'Donnell's name, though Byrne paid the
rent and was the real tenant. The shop was cloud until
the 23rd August, when Byrne sent in some men to remove
some of the furniture, and a dispute took place with
O'Donnell on this occasion, but nothing of importance took
Oath. The shop remained spin closed, Coyne retaining
the key. On the 15th Sept. Byrne gave instructions to two
bailiffs (Brooks and Warden) to go into the shop sod remove
the goods to the wsrerooms of a person named Heys. The
bailiffs took with them about 16 men, including the deosamd
James Morris. They entered the premises about 2or 3 o'clock
in the afternoon, and found the prisoner O'Donnell there,
and his brother Charles. The prisoner left the shop for a
short time, and then returned with Coyne. Some scuffling
took place, but the result was that the bailiffs pre-
vailed, and the prteoners and Charles O'Donnell were
toted. tpl
,Doitscrioll than w
om thenet to Lproavision shop is
large bacon
knife, and with this returned to the shop, which
be entered in company with Coyne, who was outside.
O'Doonell flourished the knife about, and while
James Morris was running back to escape his
violence, O'Donnell stabbed him several times, one
stab penetrating deeply between the Bth and 9th The
polies were called, the knife was wrested from O'Donnell,
and Morris was taken to the hospital, where he died a
few minutes afterwards.
The jury, after an absence of 40 minutes, returned a Ver.
diet of Manslanghter in the mss of O'Donnell, and of At-
vitt& in the awe of Coyne.
His lordship remarked that though he did not find fault
' with the verdict of the jury, this was a case so near one
' of murder that he felt bound to sentence the prisoner to
' penal servitude for life.
Coyne was discharged.

NORTH WALES CIRCIIIT.—Cfmrss, Die. 16.
(Before Mr. Baron BasmwelL)
THE BISKINHILD MOTEL

Patrich Fahey', the elder, 88; Patrick Palley, the yonager,
; 27wmtu Shotelia, 19; James Tracey. E 3; Thames
Buttkg, 40 ; John Oorman. 28 ; Michael Pahey,llll ; Tho-
mas Larkin, d 8; Michael liven, 18 ; Michael Martin, 47;
Michael Goan, 33 ; James rinds, e 6 •; Hairs 7-mmoN 37 ;
Oatharille Larkin, 44; Brava Burns. 3E; Margaret
M`Guire, 30: Bridget M•Donahl, 22 ; sad Efiessivek Curtis,
38 ; were iadisted for unlawfully and riotously asesothliag,
with divers other petunia, to disturb the public peace. sad
Rabbet great riot and disturbance at Birkenhead on the
15th of October last, to the terror and alarm of her Ma-
yesty's subjects, and then and there aseaulting polio* officers
, ia the duo execution of their duties.
I Mr. Grove, Q.C., Mr. Brandt, Mr. Horatio Lloyd, and