The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-11 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN ClRClllT.—Kiwcurrna, Dec. 0.
Clown Coont.—(Before Mr. Baron Martin.)
cemoltm mammy' ON • NAM= WOMAN.
Hugh Own, ZS, and Willies Blookky, M. were charged
with • criminal assault on Radial Finer, at Pilkiagtoa, oa
the 18th October. The pransontrix is the wife of the
manager of a colliery, and on the night of the 18th October
she had to walk • considerable distance from the nearest
railway statics, after 10 o'clock, scams some fields to her
home. She called at the home of a female friend aad the
way. and her daughter to keep her company part of the
way. After they left her she enticed a lane
where she had to pass a number of men.
The two prisoners followed her • short distance
and threw her down. Bisakley held her end prevented her
crying for help, whilst Owen committedthe Grimiest
offence). The night was so dark that she could not see
either of the primmer, so as to identify them, but the prin-
cipal ivitnesespinst them was man who said he was la an
adjoining MAL Re heard a faint cry and went up. Be
knew both. the primmer's, and swore positively to them. It
appears that he, however, did not interfere, beyond saying,
"Let the woman alone, lads," and peeped on.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty.
Mr. Baron Martin, in passing meatuses, omnasented
strongly oa the unmanly omiluat of the MMus. who might
have prevented the cnme being completed. He said tea
years ago, am the law then existed, both of them would have
been hanged, and nothing could have saved them. e
them f His firstor
impression, on hearing the verdict, wsa to sentenc
life, bat some evidence had been given to show that pre-
vious to this offence one of the prisoner' had berm • good
character, and be thought the ends of justice might be
answered by • leas severe punishment. The sentence on each
of them was twenty years' penal servitude.

NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Liticanran, Dec. 9.
(Before Mr. Justice Mslkw.)
Slits Adkins, 42 years of age.was chilled with the
wilful murder of her illegitimate child, Zadook Adkins, aged
four years, at Thringstone, on the 28th of July last.
Mr. Palmer sad Mr. Graham
st were counsel for
the thel earn prose
ed.
entitle, and Mr. Mer•wether, the request of
judge, defended the prisoeer.that
Sarah Osatadise deposed on the night at Friday, the
28th of July, a few minutes before 7 o'clock, she saw the
prisoner coming from the direction of Loughborough. She
had a child on her back, a little boy, about four years old.
Prisoner asked her if e might sit down and rest. She got
her a chair and a stoolsh for the little boy. They sat down,
and prisoner told her she bad wine • good nay to meet a
friend. The little boy looked tired and faint. Prisoner took
the child on her knee and it went to sleep. The child had
a pair of old boots on. Prisoner said she bad •
pair at new boots in her basket, but she bad taken them off as
they hurt hie feet. Prisoner stayed until between 8 and 9
o'clock, when she went away in the direction of Thrill'.
stops. Oa the following Sunday witness was sent foe to
the police station, and identified the dead body of the
child shown as the one prisoner carried.
Evidence was given to show that the child was found in
• well into which it could not lily have got by acci-
dent, but on the contrary co • force musthave been
used in order to force him through the aperture. This view
wee borne out by the testimony of the surgeon who made
• post mortem examination of the body, who also gave it ss
his opinion that the cause of death was suffocation by
drowning.
The depositions of Martha Ward were then read, evidence
baring been previously given that she was unable to travel.
" On Sunday night, the 29th July, the prisoner was brought
to the police station. On the 2nd August I was sent for
by the prisoner in the cell She rid I waist to open my
mind to you, and I wish you to tell the magistrates, for
you will do it better than me, for my heart will be so full,
and I shall feel more comfortable. It is trouble that has
brought me to B. I minted the parish to allow me N.
• week, and they would not, but said I must go Into the
house. I could have got my own Brio& but the treatment
was so bad I. could not stay. I went in ea the Saturday and
left on the following Friday, and I did not know what to
do, for I had 110 home age friends in the world. I could have
• piece for myself, but I did not know what to do with the
child. I could not bear to see it suffer soy longer, and that
made me do it. God knows I did not do it with any bad
intent. I know the poor child is in heaven now, out of all
its trouble. It they bad not caught me that night the)
would not have bad me, for I should have destroyed
mself es well u the child. The poor child cried eo badly
I could not bear to see it.' She said she attempted to speak
to it mice, and she was not allowed, and the child was
dragged away sad beat, and she was sot allowed any
supper, and it was more than she could bear."
before the magistrates the prisoner said, " Through
trouble I did it, because homeless sod friendlies."
Mr. Merewether addressed the jury on behalf of the priso-
ner, and the learned judge having summed up, the jury
retired, and, after • short absence, returned a verdict of
Ills Lordship then pared sentence of death in due form,
holding out no hope of mercy.

MIIRDZR OP • POLICEMAN. —On Saturday morn-
ing • quiet and well-behaved member of the county of
Stafford ocastabnlary, named Augustus Hooper, aged 38,
who has been about ten years in the force, was murdered at
W Wankel], which is a portion of the borough of Wolver-
hampton, and i. situated about three exiles from that town.
He had come to the montane' of a brother oonstable, who
win engaged in a mere affray with several Irishmen, when
he was stabbed I. the breast, death being instantaneous. A
man named Patrick Kane is supposed to be the murderer,
and is in custody.
Gauss OUTRAGE BY • TORKBVIILE MAGISTRATE.
We have to lay before our readers the facts ceenected with
one of the most scandalous outrages of justice which has
ever been recorded by us, or, we think, any other journal.
A few evenings ago • farm bourer who had ions engaged
himself to an employer, was proc,ediDg from Think to the
residence of the gentleman: who had hired him. A short
distance from the town he met Mr. Lloyd, chairman of the
Think petty sessions, who was on horseback, and, in ac.
sordance with the custom of pares of his clam, he touched
his cap and said " Good night, or." Hr. Lloyd " rade at "
the lad, sad the offender endeavoured to swaps from the
violence which wee evidently shoat to be offered to him.
The boy scrambled through the hedge and beat • retreat,
having no idea of the cause of • furious onslaught in
return for his courtesy, and Mr. Lloyd dismounted and
followed for some distance, at length overtaking him. In
order to protect himself, the youth 'sought the shelter of a
bosh, but this was of little avail against his aggressor, who
applied • loaded whip to his heed and shouldas, and
need the poor fellow in • shocking 1311121ker. The lad's cries
of " Murder" brought usistaoce, and two persons. residing
in the neighbourhood came upon the scene. On their arrival
Mr. Lloyd accused the boy of begging, and requested their
assistance in taking him to Bridewell, and the four parties
ed to Think, where be was, after a shod
formallyheiay, charged with
rate, the o thief. offence Worn Mr.
the court being ~.d Bell,
Here Mr. Lloyd had the audacity to attempt to justify.
the sav attack of which his victim bore such evident
marks about his head and body, but the remelt Mel an
almost immediate dismissal et the primmer, and the Judie-
natiou of the inhabitants of the town was each that Mr.
Lloyd dared not leave the court-home for a considerable
time. The master of the boy happened to be in Think, and
was called as • witness, and the circumstances connected
with the boy's recent engagement, and the fact of his
having just parted from his employer, from whose house be
was but • elicit dinettes when the attack was made epee
him, render it extremely improbable that he should have
solicited alms. The boy has been beaten to such an extent
that, if his life is not plied in danger, he has been made
almost Wider. He is fearfully braked, and has been nadir
medical treatment ever sins. The inhabitants of Think
are, we are informed, about to take a step which will, if it
is carried out, have the effect of vindicating the character of
the Think magistrates, and we trust that it may oleo be the
means of restoring confidence in those to whom their liberties
are entrusted, and at the same time satiety the demands of
ontregeg may.—ltiehmend end Ripen Chronicle.
BITICIDZ Oh • RAILWAY.—On Saturday afternoon
Dr. Trainer held an inquest at the Hornsav-wood Tavern
on the mutilated body of a man nalcsows, apparently about
45 years of ego, who was killed through kis deliberately
planag hie hood on the rail when a traie was proachin
o g
the Seven Sister
station of the Great Nrdin=
Railway.
Ten Nsw Flu BRIGADE FOR LONDON.-011 the
led of next swath, thie sew (01.01 for the better protection
of Leedom and int.
900,000,0001. of property, ander the ma-
nagement of the) eard of Works, comes into °Nuance,
although it will probably not be completed in its establish-
meat for some time sitar, owing to the delay each measure
laths bill has met with in dimunion •at the Beard of Works.
There are needy 500 parish iniss in tha metropolis, bat
sat more thaa 90 en considered to beelkieat names to be
aseepted in the now keen