The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-12 00:00:00

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Mary Cook, 4S, married, was charged with attempting to
drown berobild, egrt five years.
Laugloed domeeted.
The prisoner ridded near the Lower Marsh-gate, at
Homertoo, and on the morning of the Sib of June, whilst
rosin along a road which is bounded by a ditch, • wit-
ness was attracted by the end of • child, sad on goose
to the spot saw the primeer apparently ads=
leg to push the child she bad wits her
the railing into the weber. She was, however, prevented, and
went a few yards further, and again attempted to do
the same thing. She was then spokes to, and said she
was going to drown her two children, and this herself.
She was taken home and given into custody, and she then
said she only did it to frighten her bantam& who bad been
behaving very badly to her, thinking it might make him
better.
The primed, in her defence, said her heeded had been
drinking very moth, end had ill-used her, and she wanted
to frighten him, bat had so intentioa whatever of destroy-
jog the life of her child. •
The jury Acquittal her.
Edward Load, 17, airman, was charged with man-
slaughter.
Mr. Poland prosecuted, and Mr. Cooper defended the
Tr.
ease arose entirely out of a quarrel between the
=at • public-house. The deceased man, Robert Ito-
was playing at bagatelle with the prisoner, and com-
menced throwing the bells about, after which • quarrel
arose, which resulted in a fight, io which the dammed fell,
striking his head on the kerbstone, and be died shortly
afterwards from concsmnion of the brain. It applied&
however, that there was groat provocation co the part of
the deceased, and that he struck the prisoner first, and al-
most compelled him to fight.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, but recommended
the prisoner very strongly to mem.
Baron Martin said the jury bad very properly, an he
thought, found the prisoner guilty of manslaughter. At the
same time he meet say it was an light a eased could well be,
and one which called for very small punishment. He dn.
tamed the accused to four daya' imprisoundot.
John Burke, Zi, labourer. was indicted for having felo-
niously wounded Petrick 'Macon, with intent to murder
him.
Mr. Orry prosecuted, and Mr. Bibton wucotursel for the
prisoner.
Both the prosecutor aid the prisoner were employed, as
labourers on • farm at Warmth, and oa the 14th of June
they were hoeing together. At one o'clock they went away
to their dinner, sad monied at • quarter to three,
having during the interval drunk four pots and •
pint of beer. Having returned to their work, after pro-
ceeding about an hour the primate suggested that they
were working too fad, to which Dykema replied that they
ought to make up for the time they bad lost, and told the
primed not to cot op the plaota, ea their meter would be
cross. The dimmer made use of some ezpiniesione in regard
to the plead and hie master, and subsequently the wives of
the prisoner and prosecutor were brought intognestion, and
whilst the prosecutor rod stooping down the prisoner
struck biro over the bead with the hoe. He afterwards
struck him several very violent blows, and injured him very
severely.
The surgeon described the wounds on the prosecutor's
head to be of a very serious sad dangerous eherecter.
Mr. Ribton addromed the jury on behalf of the prisoner,
and suggested that it was • mutual contest between the
parties, the prisoner acting in self-defence.
The jury, however, found the prisoner Guilty of the
latest to do bodily harm.
The judge said the ode was of a somewhat different
character to the two previous ones, and sentenced the pri-
mer to IR months' hard labour.
George Bowyer, 18, dealer, was indicted for feloniously
'remedies John Bowdell, with intent to murder him.
Mr. Hemp prosecuted. The prisoner had no coneseL
The presenter and the prisoner were both autermongera,
and on the 10th of June they were together, and a
dispute arose respectiug the qualities of their re-
spective wives, which ended is • fight. In the
struggle the prisoner was seen to make several blows at the
prosecutor's head, es if be were stabbing him, and the
blood was seen to flow. It was afterwards found that the
prosecutor's heed was cot in several places, and the medical
testimony showed that they were such wounds as were
likely to have been inflicted with • knife. Although the
was apprehended on the spot, and searched mime.
gailtoerjr7no knife or weapon with which be could bare in-
flicted the injuries was found on him, or about the spot
where the occurrence took place ; the evidence, however.
left an doubt that the wounds were inflicted during the
muffle with the prisoner.
The jury found the prieoner Guilty of wounding with
dant todo grievous bodily harm.

Edwitrd Basks, 39, bricklayer, was gigged with kilo-
Indy woneding ille wife with latest to murder her.
Mr. Moir prosecuted.
The prosecutrix nand that she resided with the prisoner
Stu husband) at 81, Whinerosa-street, and on the night of
the 9th May she was sitting in the parlour, the prisoner
having gooe to bed. He milled out to her end aged her
when she wen ping to bed. and she said she wee going pre-
sently. Shortly afterwards the wiener went dews stake
and turned oat the gas, end she reUt it ; the prisoner turned
it out three Some, and each time she relit at, and the pri-
eerier took up the poker and struck her over the head with
it. She only remembered receiving one blow, hem which
she became Insendble immediately.
Caroline James, who resided with her mother in the same
boon, gated that the prisoner west up to her room on the
night in question, and aged her to go down to hie wife, as
he thought he had dose it this time. She went down stairs
and saw Mrs. Beaks in the corner by tho fireplace in a stag
of insensibility, and her clothes covered with blood. She
was conveyed to the hospital, where sbe remained for some
time.
The house surgeon at St. Bartholomew's Hospital said
there were no less than eight wounds on the prossentries
bead when she was taken to the hospital, aad her skull
wee fractured in three plans,
and she wee fee some time in
very peat danger.
Thee jury returned a verdict of Guilty of wounding with
intact to do grievous bodily harm.
Sentence was deferred.