The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-15 00:00:00

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—Exern, DEc. 12.

lt/0/1 DLit/11C/ COL/JUDO&
• DASTIIOOi CONVICT.
John May, alias Hiley, aged 17 (e miserable and repul-
sive looa log lad) pleaded guilty to having struck Ale:ender
Carrick, a warder of Dartmoor Prison, with a spade, with
intent to murder. Being brought up (or sentence,
Hu Lordihip said—You have pleaded guilty to an tumult
ups Alexander Carrick with intent to murder, and also
upon another count for indicting grievous bodily hers.
The circumstances of the case—

Ferman—DJ you think a fellow Hgoing to be put arta
by such mon as thew) (Tuning to the witinres la the
court he said)—Look at them chaps ; they'll make you wipe
their boots and then pot upon him. Thor get a fellow out
into the wilderams sad doa't ears what butanes of him.
His Lordship—Tito eiresmatuates of the 0.110 are thew.
Ths prisons/ is at Dartmoor Prim, being employed out
of doom—

Prisoner—Botp!oyed! I was employed like a slave. They
don't treat fellows like Christians there. They've got two
fields, and they heap as dragging dung about; and wasn't
it for au or sin mach u they, and wash ewindkrs (address-
ing the judge), I aced not be in such a plus as this.
His Lordship continued—Beteg under the charge of
Alsaaoder Carrick, as warder, and having is your hands a
spade for the purpose of work, you use MAMA him sad In
a NW and cowardly
Prisoner—Cowardly I I don't think 'twas cowardly. Da
you think I wu going to stand that nonsense ? What a fool
must he to do such a thing as that, hi got as punished.
His Lordship—Asd Wad to inflict a wound upon htm to
take hie life—

FrisOD;r--I ma sorry I didn't get Ma life. I would sot
care e bit if I was hang at ones if I only got his life.
His Lordship—lf you bad succeeded la your murderous
attempt it would have been attended by the forfeiture of
year life—
Prisomer—Well, I amid have boss satkeol it the —bad
lee
aka have Ms Me.

His Lordship—Aid, as for a. yes are aucerned—
Prhoner—Now, jut pay atuntioa. If • soavist at Dart-
moor has • ecniplatat, who us he go tot If he gowi to the
director, this dinwase asks the governor if the complaint is
trait Ths governor says, no. Well," says the direator,
I'll gin you sous days on bread sad wator for briogha
a false acusation." if a fellow rots away they'll shoot
him. I rsa away cane, and I was Mood, aad bad to dry
about duag.
Hir Lordship—l have not interrupted you, ragas,.
Perhaps you think by what you are now saying you are
omitting yourself to the adaltallaw of the (utopia around
yea ?
Prisogsr—The public duet oars; they think that a Inas.
port gets everything. Let thaws go ea surprise and us for
themeless. Yoe say there aro no slaves la Englaad, bat let
him go to Dartmoor. There they work um to death: they
call It an invalid station—l never saw sash a plus in my
life. A wan got three day.; he sprained his ankle, sad
then want to the doctor and he poisood hisa—he did ; and
there was nothiag tits matter with Mu bat • 'valued ankle.
If I go to the doctor for the tooth-who ha will give or. •
dose of sets. (Laaghtars)
His Lordship—Do you wish to say anything more
Prisoner—l do sot wish to say 'Kaaba more. All IMu
said is for the good of my fellow emulate. I with the public
to go there, and ahoy will see that • pyiusor is unused like
a dog.
His Lordship—Jest bear what I have to say:
Prisoosr—l do not cars what you say or what you do—lt
is imastorial to me.
_

His Lordship—lt is right—
Panne, (pointing to the witaent. behind him)—Jot
look at these workhouse-brad Whoa they get into a
prison and get a good coat on their bath, which they eeeee
had before, they say—" Forward; stand at ease." I tell'ee
what, I would not are if they'd ►ang me this moment if I
could oily take his life.
His Lordship—lt is right to say that when yon ware
before the magistrates you sold you were sorry from your
heart that you had not taken his He away, but yen added
t►at you had nothing to say against bile, for he had acted as
a father to you. The sentosce et the math—
Prisoner—l don's ease .boat any of you of the court.
Hu Lordship—The sentence of the Gout is that you be
haprisaned in the Home of Correction sad kept to hard
Ishtar for three years.
The primmer, who had not uttered a Natant. without
oaths sad at/cocoa espletives, left the soul thaghiag.

RN CIRCUIT.—Yosi, Die. 13.
Won Ns. Jrnici imla.

WILFUL 11V11D11.7

Juba Heaaab, aged 22, wee indicted for the wilfal murder
of Jane Balthus, at Ansley, near Leeds, on the 11th of
September lest.
Mr. Mauls sad Mr. West appeared es counsel for the
prosecution; Mr. erne and Mr. Ornahow defended the
prisoner.
Mr. Mule stated the ease to the jury. He said the
prisoner's parents resided at Manehester, his age was abut
twenty-two, and his ealliag wag that of a tailor. He bad
hitherto earned on that employment at Manchester, and
the woman with whose murder he was charged was the
daughter of a penes of the name of John Hope, who was
an artist, and connected with a dramatis oompany. She
bad been married to William Benham, an equestrian la
an iti circus, who had left her, and was now in
Australia. Bhe was the principal dune en the dramatist caw
alludedposy, just
ilitip some timeichvi psiterd.t to
e uri
Weal Riding.
she lied with the 'spinner as his wife, and she had two
children by him. In that month she left him, and returned
to the abode of her father. From that period down to Sep.
timber last, when the deceased met with her death, she con.
tinned with her father, and it did not appear that the pd.
sonar and the deceased met more than *an during that
period, and that wee at Halifax, is June last. He then
bought as interview with bee, bat the at•empt was not
than eineesehal, but he called the next morning, and again
saw the father ef the deceased, and the father at last per-
mined him to see his daughter. There was a remarkable
expulsion the wed to the father, be stating that if the
deceased did not mind he (the prisoner) would be hung
for her yet. The interview took place, the father being
peseta, read they separated, bat to Mrs. Blephard, one
of the dramatic corm be said he would be the end of
the deceased if she did not fulfil her promises. He at-
tempted to recover her society, and to persuade her to
live with him. Oa the 11th of September, shortly Infer*
twelve o'clock. the prisoner west to the White Hone
public house, Annoy, sou Leeds. He then made some
upines respeotiag the deceased, and at length had
an iaterview with her in the parlour of the Malt Mill
lon. He had previously taken hie own child, these
yeas of age, into the parlour, and began to towns
it. (On She mutton of hie °odd! tho prisoner seemed vary
greatly distruswed. He premed his head between his bands,
and Pied bitterly.) The conversation between the
prisoner and the deemed related to her returning to live
with him, and he appealed to Mr. Hope on the subject.
Hope said they mast settle their affairs between them. Mr.
Hope left the room, and as he did so hie daughter appeared
at the front door, and expensed • desire to lean * hour,
she observing " I don't want to have anything more to do
with you, and I will not." The prisoner took her into the
pulsar, and the door was sharply closed. In the bar four
peruse were at that time assembled, and shortly after the
door wee cloud they heard a noise as ante rattling of door
and the simMiog of people. One of the persons in the ban,
heard umethiog like a mum or a proem, whereupon they
rushed Into the parlour and found Jane Bauhaus°a her
beck. The primer wee upon her, and in the act of
cutting her throat with a razor. One of the persona in
the bouts exclaimed "What do you mean you scoundrel 1"
and he replied " I mean murder." The prisoner was
dragged off, but so horrified were the people present that
he was allowed to leave the room. He walked oat
of the boon, and his hands and shirt ware dabbled in blood.
The strangest of scenes awned. The deemed was at first
placed in the air on a chair, but was afterwards tains into
the house. Two surgeons were immediately sent for, and
one came directly. The centre of her throat was found
gashed from rat to eat. The wound was eleven inches
long, and the razor had penetrated through the gullet to
the backbone, the carotid artery being only severed. This
was shortly after 12 o'clock. She poke, and expired
at 2 o'clock. In the meantime the prisoner paned onwards,
and paling a imp oat f his pocket, and placing it on his
bead, he said, " I have bad my revenge sow, They may
do what they I.ke with me. I ant ready " He tcok to
light, but was overtaken and =played. He was given into
custody, aid there were statements afterwards made by him
to the policeman end the gaoler. He told them that he
had been drink for three or tour dap previously, end that
be went to see if in could get her or his childreo, whom he
loved dearly, to live with him egaia ; that be only to k nut
the rent to frighten her, bat that there was a scuffle
between them, in *heal the ninnies were iellioted.

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Endear" of thew facts baying bees pima by the MIN
witavees who vete essathed at the inquest,
Mr. Pries addressed the jury on behalf of lb. prisoner,
sad ceatosded thit he bad not committed this enne with
males propane, but bad gone there In • state of frenzy,
sacker the islisant of liquor sad *seined teenage, aid bad
pt into a quarrel s.d a struggle with the deceased, hod re.
saved outs nn hi. legal', sod wing provoked by her pair
huge, bad dose the fetal dead.
Yr. Julies Bele said it WWI lot at ill aeoessary for the
=s dna to show that thus had hes. malice of a l
ag sal lathiest' sharaster. If the prima*, Wittit-