The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-19 00:00:00

CHARGE OF MURDER AT HOUGHTON-LE-
MUM.

On Tuetatv hist Hannah Brown, Aged Ifi year..
was brought la.fore Jioeph Simpson, Esq., and other magis-
trates, ch owed with lb.' wilful nvinler of Itribert Harrison,
as old man, aged 77 Tar deceau!.l laud been found dead
is the stack-jaeil helmet/Mg to Mr. Watson, on the Ist
with two womb& on ho hem!. On the following day, an
inquest was held triune 'l. C. Maynard, Esq., when Mr.
Antlerom, a surgeon, give it as het opinion that the de-
tea...el, whilst employed in cutting grass, had fallen either
upon the tire of a curt wheel, or upon a large stone, and
Icing. from intinnitv, unable to help himself, had died
Fiore the Octets of suifiwation. Upon hearing this evidence
tke jury returned a verdict of " Mond dead." After the
~quest suspicion appears to have fallen upon the girl of
leing concerned in Cie death of the deceased. She was
ateordingly apprehended, and, as stated above, w brought
Intnre the magistrates, at lioughtmele•Spring,im Tnend ,y.
Aland ri tht ,cluck on the morning of the death of the
thecancil, the prisoner was seen without any bonnet, fol-
lowing hint up a lane which lead. toward' Mr Watson's
stark-girth, a. well as towards liyeltope and other places.
Mr. Watmn's stack.garth is about fifty yards beyond the
end of the hove., and oppmite to one occupied by a Mr.
Erring:on. On the morning in quentiou, about half-pant
ten, the prisoner was oven by a witnew going over a stile
into a plantation, and taking the foot road which lc ads to
•he New '10w,., win re she resided. She was there met
by an old man with whom she lodged (having lost both
tether and mother), who was heard to sealed ht r for haring
Teen such a length of time ailisent. At that time she was
also without her bonnet. The principal evidence r.red
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given to a neighbour by the prisoner. To account for the
posaysion of the knife the prisoner stated that it had been
given to her by a S outs; urn residing at Shincy-row. that
she had given it to the old mm with whom she lodged, but
that, in consequence of having quarrelled with him, she had
t tkeit it away. The daughter of the deceased, on the other
hand, snore that on the morning of his death she had seen
her father cutting his corn. with the knife, %lath at a later
hour of the 11431., morning the prisoner had given to her
neighuour. tide stated that about two years ago she
bought it, and gave it to the &twos al. She knew it by two
%match., she hail mule on the haft with a pin. At the re-
quest of the lunch she pointed out the mark-, hut only one
was really risible, tend that of the most ordinary character.
Mr. F.rringtoa, a firmer. whose stack-garth nearly adjoins
the end of Mr. Watenrs stated that on the morning in
question, about 8 o'clock, be saw the deceased come up the
lane, and that the prisoner was not near him; that he
talked to him over the wall, and that hims.ell and one of his
men were engaged the whole day in making a stack of hay.
lie further stated that in going pant Mr. A...ttsoiCr stack-
want about half-past 10 o'clock in the morning, he SAW
tit realm' resting upon his hand* and knees, hut knowing
that he had bt...n rng mei in cutting grass, he thought he
was merely renting himself, and, therefore, took no par.
titular notice of the circumstance. tie also stated that
he frequently pooled the place during the day —that there
wen NI earls belonging to Mr. Belle rby constantly leading
hay that the u. ighlitotrlaimel of the place was quite public,
and if there Icel been any violet". used, he must have
heard it. a. he Ir,d full C 011101.1113 of the stark-yard. At
eight "clock in the evenin • silu n the old man was found,
his clothes wee.' unalisturfic:sl, nor had hi. packets helm
Titled. Mr. Anderson. surgeon, stated that there was a
wowed on tl e left temple wh:ch had pen. trate,' to the
skull• hat there was 10 fracture. and that such a wound
could not, of itself, have produced (tenth. lie al. stated
that the wound bad not Into indicted by a sharp instru-
ment, but. from all appearance, by • fall ••• t ... a earl
wheel, or stone. Ile examined the whole body, but found
no farther wound, and his clothes were in perfect order
rif th. re had been no struggle. If the blow bad l,eew
%truck whilst the deceased had been standing, the blood
*mad have town over his clothes, but on them there
was not the least mark. He (the surgeon) was of opinion
0%4 the Memo.' had fallen, awl. not having lad sufficient
strength to rise, had died by suffocation.
Several other witnesses were examinee', but nothing
further was
Mr Marshall mole an tilde address in defence.
Mr. Simpson then observed that, after a full inveraigse
lien of the caw. y found there bail been no evidence
offend to justify them is detaining the young girl, and she
it,l " thertfon, quit the court without a blemish upon her
"meater.
8o gnat won the sympathy of the inhabitant. with the
girl that the exp-naw of her defence before the magistrates
was defrayed by subscription.— \earmark Gwirdian.

LlEitroot. ANT) MANCHESTER SAW MILL AND
Ttneta COW PAN r.---The Master in Chancery Senior, has
declared a call of 21d. per share in this company, payable by
instalasents, to deira•• liabilities.