The Express.
London, England, 1851-09-18 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.—YESTERDAT.
Carnes Me. Je Fl res retiovai, AMP BAUM. MAIIII7.
MURDEROUS ASSAULT BY A MUSRAND.
Jeremiah Seeker*, 40, an Irish labourer was indicted for
feloniously cutting and wounding Julia Sullivan, with in-
trot to murder her. In other counts the intent of the pri-
soner was laid to be to do the prosecutrix grievous bodily
harm.
Julia Sullivan deposed that she was the wife of the pri-
soner, but at the time the occurrence happened they were
separated, and she occupied a lodging in Ferdivantl-place,
Camden-town. On the night of the 26th June, between
nine and ten o'clock, she was in her room, when the prisoner
came iu and laid hold of her arm, and said "Old lady, I
hare dropped on you at last." She pulled her arm away
from him, and the prisoner then wanted her is go and live
with him, but she refused, and said that he hail left her no
home, and she should provide for herself, and wanted no-
thing from him. The prisoner again pressed her to go
home with him, and said if she would not do so he would stop
with her. She again refused to live with him, and she ob-
served that he put his huger towards his jacket sleeve in
such a manner as to induce her to ask him what he had got
there. lie replied, " You foolish woman, do you think I
have got anything in my sleeve to take your lite and send
my soul to i' At this moment a woman named O'Brien
came into the room, and the prisoner then proposed that
they should have some beer. They went out together to a
public-house, where they hail a pot of beer and the prisoner
paid fur it. He ask...lller to pay for another pot, but she
told him she had nut got say beer money, and they went
out and proceeded to smother public-house. About twelve
o'clock they were going towards her own house, and she
wished the prisoner gold night, at the same time saying,
"lied bless you, go home to bed; I wiU see you any where
to-morrow night, if you will snake an appointment." The
primmer then walked away from her a short distance, and
she continued on her way towards home. The prisoner'
called out "Julie" and returned towards her, and she
saw him draw something from behind his hack or from his
pocket, and thinking he was going to strike her on the
she put her hands before it. She was not aware that
she was stabbed until she felt the blood :running down her
Ilia from her stomach, and she put her hands to the part
mil head that a portion of her bowels were hanging out
Mee OM wound she had received. She sat down on a door
yaks the prisoner walked away, but came back again,
O'Brien Said to him, " Oh, you have killed your
walk" The pr*ooner replied, "What does she sit down
than flar, she is not dead yet." Before they went out
freaks lodging the prisoner repeatedly requested her to
is boom with him, and when she refused, he said, "If you
do not come Lome with me this night, it will be death or
glory." When he said this, she told him that if he did
anything to her he would be sure to suffer for it, not only
in this world but in the nest.
The prisoner on being asked whether he wished to put
any questions to his wile, asserted in a very violent and
eicited manner that his wife Lad been unfaithful to him.
The prusecutrix declared that there was no foundation
'for the assertion made by her husband with regard to her
infidelity to him. She said she had repeatedly suffered
from the brutality of the nrisoner, and he had always be-
haved like a "murderer" to her, and this was the mason
whitleueould nut live with him.
Gentle, a police constable, deposed that on the
night in question he met the prisoner and the prosecutrix
with Mrs. O'Brien. Thu proseestriz complained that she
had been stabbed by her husband, and said that her entrails
were corning out. the prisoner add that he had dose it,
and he was ouly sorry that her man was not with her, that
he might have served them both alike. The prosecutrix
was perfectly sober, but the prisoner appeared to have been
drinking, although lie was well aware what he was about.
Mrs. O'Brien continued the testimony given by the pro-
secutrix, and said that when the prisoner came back, after
she had wished him good night, be made a dart at her with
a knife, and said, "'There, 1 have done that for you."
France' Baldock, another • stable, proved that I
earlier the tame evening he earl the prisoner abusing his
wife in the street, and threatening tro do for her, and after
he was taken into custody he heard him say that he had
dose for the at last. The witness produced a
knife, which had been picked up in an area near the spot,
where it was thrown by the prisoner.
Ale Joseph Lester, house-surgeon at the University Hos-
pital, proved that upon examining the person of the prose-
cutrix, he found her clothes hail been cut through, and
there was a wound in the abdomen, through which about
eight inches of the intestine protruded. The protruding
portion was returned, and the wound was sewed up,
sad the preoccutrix remained in the hospital for eleven
weeks. It was an excessively dangerous injury, but so far
as he could judge, she was now perfectly recovered. Tho
wound was of a description such as was likely to be occa-
sioned by the knife that had been produced be the officer.
The prisouer, when called upon for his defence, merely
made a violent statement, abusing his wife, and asserting
that all she had stated was false. _ _

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Mr. JUStiCe Talfuord hating summed up, the jury found
the prisoner Guilty of wounding the prosecutrix with intent
to do her grievous bodily harm.
His lordship told the prisoner, in passing sentence, that
he might consider himself very fortunate that he was not
called upon to answer a charge of murder, for there could
be no doubt that if his wife had died, his off, ace would
have amounted to that crime, and his life would in-
evitably have been forfeited. The act he had committed
was of the most brutal description, and although he had
endeavoured to make out that his wife had been unfaithful
to him, she had positively denied it, and he must say that
there did not appear to be any ground for the insinuation,
end he appeared to have acted in the most brutal and un-
provoked manner. Ile then sentenced the prisoner to be
transported for twenty years.
ASSAULT ON A lion Walt A LED-HOT POKER.
Jobs Caffrey, 42, was indicted fur wounding James Caf-
frey with autent to do him grievous bodily harm.
The prosecutor was the son of the prisoner, a lad fbeeeses
years of age. When the case was called ea, the eseddie
engaged in it informed the court that be MI ye=
and could not tie found. and he believed he did net
to appear.
Ruben Crebo, a police constable, was weals d, and he
stated that between nine and ten fitheat at sight, on
the 4th September, while ou duty in Maninent -street,
Murton-crescent ho heard screams of "Meant "pwereding
from Criseent Mews. He went to the pies% swil at No. tl
the sounds directed him to the top frost net. He was re-
fused admittance, and he bunt in the deer, sad he then
saw the pelseacestasoling is the room with • red hat poker

QUEEN'S COLLECT, BELY.wr.—During the last
fortnight the college has been visited by a great many dis-
tingui.hed foreigners, several of whom expressed them-
selves in very high terms of the progress already made in
the arrangements fur scientific and industral education.
Among the eminent foreign visitors were Professors H.
Rose and 31agnus, of Berlin ; H Sobrero, Professor of
Chemistry in Turin ; and, on Monday last, Bard Von
Licbig, of Geissen, the celebrated Ginurn chemist, arrived
by the Ulster Railway, where he was received by Dr. An-
drew., the Vice-president of the College, end Professor
Hodges. It was, we believe, the wish of the council of the
Chemico-Agricultural Society to entertain the illustrious
chemist, but a pressing engagement, which rendered his
presence in Glasgow on the following day necessary made
it impossible for him to accept their invitation. We are,
however, glad to have learned that Baron Von Liebig pur-
poses visiting Belfast during the meeting of the British
ASlftillti(ttl.—lktflut Mercury.
RELIEF TO TIIE HOMEWARD BOUND. Her
Majesty's brigs, Rolla, at Portsmouth, sad Nautilus,
at Devimport, u well as her Majesty's steam vessel Avon,
at the latter port, have been ordered to proceed to the
Chops of the Channel, with as much pros imolai and water
as can be conveniently Mowed, for the relief of the home-
ward bound trade, and to return to their respective ports
when the wind comes to the westward.

A hermit, numerously attended, of the licensed irhisbeitl. ant he wad holding it by a cloth. The
sea was stark naked and crying, and appeared to
Tient:tikes of Bristol was held yesterday at Bristol fur the
asked whist was the aim
of forming a t' Licensed Viettialler.' Protection 171'=.....=,
swerisa- hi= Out lobe rem, and Mid ithrs't
M7ya." Mr. R. P. Harris, of the Royal Western Hotel, hThirimer-be—rigis emu witatis mks' ihs by whs. hag
presided : and a committee was appointed to prepare a code been lie maw. sod hi siad "tut his taiwi bidul.
of rates and report to an adjourned genesal meeting.
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SHEFFIELD RAGGED SCHOOLS.—A public meeting, ups bii roma Whin the hot hum bed bees. The primer
presided over by Lord Wlutenclitte, was held in the Council than adand bin to have the how again, bet be eshised
Hall yesterday, to promote the Mama of the Shelled is go ing tit bin he was his primer upon whisk le
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salaneas r twional them small 11017 cactamild. said that the My was a bad boy, and he hail chastised hint
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lama& minimilly with which SMOoK like meet towns, Edward Mann smother constable,
.proved that he as-
tral dealltaY subwalatled, and a met larger amount of sisted the het winces to take the prisoner into custody,
good is yet monad. and he produced the poker, which he found in the fire-
FAx.CTION OF A GAOLER AT BIRMINGHAM PRISON. Owe, aad which he said was still hot when he accompa-
.--At a of the saagistracy of Birmingham yester- aid Crete. the second tune to the house.
day, W. It. A. the thief of the police, was Mr. Waldegrave, the surgeon who examined the person
elected to fill the gnaw, in the place of Captain of the boy, rid that his back was severely bruised and
Macurchie, teressely sorrow K N Island. There lamed. There were also burns upon soh of his srms and
were no less tire 40 candidates, imitating the captain him- spas his chest, spas his thighs, and upon his left leg, and
Wt. At the time the gaol was foe public in the skin was destroyed by the burn on the chest. The
the wails at October, 1549, Copt. iiwoitia received his barns Weft ell of such a description as would be caused
Bpp:innate: front the ,en the nomaneadatim by the poker that had been produced.
(r it h amileesteed) of r, .D. MA Q.C., the beak- The prisoner, when called upon for his defence, said
ruptty emminiener. From the lust wientast, however, of that the boy behind very badly and continually robbed
kis appointment, the pliant captain amid dm es do him, and he had pan/obi:1 him for his miscondu,A, but he
inartimusse la lam mentelnd a wee good denied having burned him.
sash ether. Capt. Maseeme wished (it is said) M Mr. Baron Mena in summing up, told the jury that '1
estennasory system la the treatment of the only question they had to di.eide was the intent of the
end the magistrates diaappeoved of it ; the result prisoner, fur he had no hesitation in stating, that however
was, his renewal from his poet. Such i. the oa die of the bad the conduct of the boy might have been, the use at
hey, *as peat unpaid oals act having candeseended such an instrument as a red hot poker was illegal and us.
la likem the public of the ewe of Capt. Magasechic's as. justifiable. If they were satisfied by the evidence that the
milmal. Mr. Stephens, the sow geoley, h undknotood to be primmer really intended to maim or disable his son, in that,
a meritorious °dicer, sad, span team the destemannee ease they would Sod him guilty of the whole charge, bat
connected with his predeosanee iihnimel, his oppeimiman if they had any doubt upon the poqit, the prisoner was
will be received with satilhodes. clearly liable to he convicted of an assault.
The jury, after deliberating a short time, found the
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