The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-22 00:00:00

THE MURDER AT MANCHESTER.

John Finnigan, the deaf and dumb boy, charged
with the murder ofJaniss Shanley. a child six years old,
by throwing him into the Rochdale Canal, at Manchester,
on Saturday, was again brought up for examination, yes-
terday, before the magistrates at the Manchester City Po-
lice Court.

B•ieiShanley, the mother of the deeeued, said her son
left home between 6 and 8 o'clock on Saturday evening, and
she never saw him alive afterwards.

Thomas Shanley, the father of deceased, said, I live at 13,
Taylor's-court, Orford•street. I called at all the police-
station, en Saturday night, and did not return home till
put two o'clock on Sunday morning, and on Sunday I
made the same round again, also calling at the workhouses I
without obtaining any information whatever of my son.
and another man found him in the canal on Sunday after-
noon, between 2 and 3 o'clock.
Angus Thorley, a little boy, ton years of age, who in giv-
ing his evidence, displayed considerable dullness of appre-
hension, said, I was going up Garrett-road for a walk on
Sunday, with another boy, When two boys came behind us.
One of them was going to throw MO into the canal, and the
other got hold of the boy who was with me, by the clothes,
and threw him into the water. I know it was Sunday.
Alderman Walker—What day did you say it was when
Iyou were here before ?
Witness—l said it was Sunday. I don't know what
time It was. We were going over the bridge. Igo some-
times to school on Sunday, but I could not go that day.
There were no workmen or rifts about. I don t know when
I told my mother about it. I had never before seen the
boy who threw the deceased into the °anal, but I know the
prisoner is the same. lam sure he did it on purpose, and
then be ran away.
Mr. Superintendent Taylor, of the Manchester police,
said this boy (the last witness) came to the Police-office
shortly after 10 on Monday morning with his mother and the
deleamod's father, and stated that on Saturday [not Sunday]
evening he was taking a walk up Garratt-road with another
boy, when %ha prisoner came up and threw his companion
into the water

Mrs. Thorley, the mother of the wituses Angus Thorley,
said—M son came home on Saturday night about seven
y o'clock, looking very downcast, and laid his head against
the wall. He -has often been stoned and ill-used by other
boys in the street, and I thought they had been molesting
him as usual. On Sunday night, after the body bad been
found, I was putting him to bed, when he laid his head on
his breast, and said " Mamma, I have seen the little boy
that was drowned," and afterwards started up and ex-
claimed " I saw him throw him in though."
There being no further evidence, the prisoner wee re-
manded till I. riday.
Mr. Pattison, master of the Deaf and Dumb School at Old
Trafford, interpreted the evidence to the prisoner, who
seemed, by signs and dcstures, indignantly to deny every-
thing that appeared to criminate him. He is said to be a
very intelligent boy, and can write very well. He is ap-
prenticed to a joiner, and his father is a nail maker, re-
siding in Chorlton-upon-Medlock. The prisoner was edu-
cated in the Deaf and Dumb Scheel, where he had tho
character of a very headstrong and self •willed boy, but never
manifested a disposition from which it could be inferred
that he was likely to commit a serious crime like this. His
appearance is mild, but rather sullen.

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is on the motto direct the commercial operations, and at
the end of six years he is to be promoted to the mak of
admiral.'