The Express.
London, England, 1856-11-29 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.—Nov. 28.
WO= XL Same ALMA= Mel NIL SIMKO COLOIOIII.
THE PARLIAMENT-STREET MURDER.
(Cueladed from yesterday's Larva )
Mr. Holt, the senior surgeon to **Westminster Hospital,
winfirecied the evidence of the tw3 other medial gentlemen,
and also stated that he bed no doubt that the kg slim to the
Mad had canoed the condition of the Map which led to the
death of the deemed.
Mr. W. Laureates, senior surgeon at St. Bartholomew's
Hospital, was then /unlined, end he stated that he bad
hued the evidence Mattel; to the injoriee the deceased was
represented to have received, and es to the immediate cause
of death ; sad be said be bad no doubt that the state of the
lunge was consequent to the injuries spas the bead. He
also said that it was every common use, not only is iajaries
to the bead but also lo other parts of the body, that boun-
dary taflemmation would be produced in moths, pert of die
ISOM. He also Impressed en opinion that the injuries the
iimelmeed appeared to have received of the bead would is
OnMeelyes have eventual proved fatal.
Ebe. Bodkin said that was the ease for the prosecution.
Toe sours and ;sty then retired to take some rely:U-
nmet.
Mr. Sleigh, spot their return, proceeded to adduces the
jury for the defense. After tellies their attention to the
solemn asters of the liquify in which they were engaged,
he earnestly entreated taws to diemim from their minds all
Mat they had heard or read is c .onezioa with the we,
sad said be hoped they would not allow any feeling of pm-
jadice that might be suited by the o rcometances connected
with the chards, or by any other ante of violence that might
he,. label pivot, to cperste os their naiads, it prevent
OMR bees giving • calm and dig) wieners cusideretion to i
Ow intim* by which the awls! crime of murder was
sesobt to be brought home to the wretched man
at the bar. Oft the reseal occasion he had re-
mitted so insisaatices from the prisoner, or from
any attorney, aid he merely appeared on the pre•
seat occulos through the humanity and kindness of
the sheriffs, who, finding Vest the priscaer had no Mees
of obtainleg legal advice, felt it to be their duty to take Care
that be should have the sesistance of moue], is order that I
he might be satisfied that the charge was made oat by
strictly legal evidence. This was the only duty he had to
pistol's on the present omission, and be hoped to be able to
satisfy them that both sus the question of ideality and also'
as to the eases of death, there were circumstances for their
consideration spot which they might charitably say that
the prisoner was sot proud to have been guilty of the
dreadful crime hid to his charge. The l, erica colloid
them pm:tutted to comment nun the feet that
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umbodloteee their scientific opinion that the immedi its
sow of death, the disease of the lung., was the
1111141 of the iejsries to the head, ha called upon
them to take • commosmeose v.ew of the goes-
ties, sod be said it appeared to him test if they did so, they '
might reseenehly Nue to the eonelsslms that the death wee
she MIK itt emu old disease of the lunge rather that cf
the vieleoto be was supposed to have received. la a,,,,.
slalom, be reminded the jery that if they should come to
the eeoelosie• that the primmer was eat guilty of the met-
der, there was asotLer inaiettnest amine him for robbery,
apes whit* ha out undoubtedly receive the most