The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-21 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD CIRCIIIT.--SrarroßD, Dsc. 20.
(Before Mr. Justice Keating.)
TRIAL FOR NORM.
Charks Christopher Robivuon, 18, no occupation, was
arraigned, charged with the wilful murder of Hareisl
flaw; oat the 26th August, 1865, at the borough of Wolves,

haniptia.
Dr. A. S. Hill and Mr. Brindley conducted the proseca•
Con ; sad Mr. Motteram and Mr. Young defended.
Dr. Hill stated that both the primmer and the deceased
were of the same age, and lived together in the boon of Mr.
Josh Fisher, house-agent, Ablow-street, Wolvechamptu,
who for eight years had been the prisoner's guardian. The
demised lived in the same family. performing
some of the duties of • domestic, but not
cupyiag altogether a menial position, for
e was the 'deter of the wife of Mr. Josiah Fisher's son ~
named Isaiah Fisher, who kept a pnbliolsouse in Sassy-
street, which runs parallel with the back of Ablow-street.
The oommunicatioa between the hums of Mr. Josiah and
Mr. Isaiah Fisher was almost constant, and wee carried on
by the garden which stretched between the two houses. At
about 3 o'crlotk on the afternoon of the 26th August Mr.
Josiah Fisher and his wife went out for • drive, leering the
prisoner and a companion, • young man neared Wilion,
in the garden, soting at sparrows with a small
Shortly after Mr. Josiah Fisher went out
LTprisoner said to Wilson, " Harriet is crying,
but Idon't know what for." A little boy named Alfred
Fullwood, who wee accustomed to play in the garden,
would show that he did know why she was crying. Full-
wood, before Mr. Josiah Fisher went out, saw the prisoner
go up to the deceased and attempt to kis' her. She re-
sisted, and he gave her • severe blow on the face, " as if,"
Fanwood said, "to knock her over." This disagreement
between them was further to be shown by the evidence of
• young girl named Emma Metal, servant to Mr. Isaiah
Fisher. She having lent her master's knifebosxd to the
deceased, and now requiring it, went to the do
erased, whom she fund in the scullery at-
tubed to Mr. Josiah Fisher's house, and which bad a
window looking oat into the garden. The deceased seemed
to be crying, and Robinson, on the outside of the scullery,
and near the door, in • sullen mood. He said that the
board was not done with, and she must orate again. When
she west again, Sugar threw the board out of the scullery
door, and Robinson kicked it into the garden. Presently,
Sash" whilst in her master's house, heard the report of •
gun and • scream from a boy that "Harriet was shot." On
running into the garden, she saw the prisoner come down
stairs carrying • razor in his hand, dripping with
blood. He went into the scullery, and through the
window she saw him go up to the looking glue that
hung on the wall ad three times cot his throat
with the razor. An alarm war raised, neighbours came in,
and Harriet Sugar was found lying dead on the floor of the
scullery, surrounded with blood,and a wound in her throat
that bed severed all the main arteries, sad that must have
caused her death almost immediately upon lie. infliction. It
was now 6 o'clock, and Mr. Josiah Fisher came home.
Robinson had been taken into the hones, and his wounds
wets being dressed. In reply to Mr. Josiah Fisher, he first
said. "It's your fault ;" then be said, "Kiss me ;"
afterwards, "It is the drink." Before being taken
into the house, and whilst with his throat cut,
be had said, ' I've killed her, Fro killed her."
To assist in dressing the prisoner's wounds a woman
named Mary Ann Lewis was sent up to the prisoner's bed-
room to bring down a garment. There she saw the stains
of a man's bloody hand upon the bed clothes, as if whilst
the blood we. upon his hand he bad turned down the
clothes. In the MOM room Lewis saw a gun that seemed to
have been recently exploded, and some of the plaster off
the ceiling on the floor, as if the charge from the gun had
struck the ceiling. All these facts pointed to the sanity al
the prisoner. He was paying his addresses to the deceased,
and was known to be food of her.
Evidence in support of the above facia having been given,
Mr. Motteram, in his speech for the defence, contended
that there was no motive whatever shown for the com-
mittal of the offence, and that the prisoner, at the
time the fatal deed was committed, was under the influence
of insanity, which in his case was hereditary.
Evidence in =pout of tbe latter part of the learned
gentleman's statement baring been given,
Dr. SIMON the present chief of the County Lunatic
Asylum of Stafford, was then examined for the promo-
tine. He deposed that be had twice examined the primmer
in the past fortnight, and could not find any trues of
insanity.
At 7 o'clock Mr. Justice Keating informed the jury that
A he should sum up at Ulf-pest nine on tbp following morning.
hoarse. I

MIDLAND CIRCIIIT.—Lszne, Dec. 20.
(Bohm* Mr. Justice BMs.)
WORM AT LIMA.
Pateidr Welch, 33, labourer, was charged with the wilful
murder of John Bowes, at Leeds, on the 2gth Oetober
last. The prowentiou was coudneted by Mr. Biliatat and
Mr. Bruce ; sod the prisoner was defended by Mr. Black-
burn sad Mr. Gully.
Mr. Hannay, in opening the car, stated that the chewed
MIN John Reuses, soot with the wowed which caused his
death in the stream do Leedson the night of asanrday, the
28th of last October, ad Itsed so the following Monday.
Us was a young married men, 29 ran et age. The