The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-29 00:00:00

Yr. Walter Arthur one of the medical dams of Lam-
beth Pariah, said that the child was first bro ht to his notice
on the 26th of January, and upon it he disco-
vered an injury on the back, apparently arising from a burn
or scald, six inches in diameter. The child was otherwise
appuontly a healthychild. The injury became more serious
shorty before the chill died, end Its death was no doubt to
be attributed to the scald or ban ft bad remind.

~hlr. Robinson
then addressed Ihrjury7;the prisoner.
fie raid that undoubtedly it wee • Tay melancholy thing to
see a young girl like the prisoner etandhig at the bar of a
court of justioe to answer a charge of having wilfully
dist/eyed the lifo of her own brother, but he hoped to
be able to satisfy them that the evidence failed to make out
the charge in anything like a positive manner, and that it
would be their duty to say that the prisoner was not guilty.
lie then proceeded to argue there was nothing to show that
the child might not have received the injury accidentally by
the sauoepan falling from the fire, or that the prisoner might
not have thoughtlessly put the child into the watts., not
being aware that it we. so hot u it really was; and with re-
gard to the prisoner's contradictory statements of how the
affair happened, he mid they might very naturally be ascribed
to the terror and alarm alrej was in at the time of the occur-

Justice Williams haviug summed up, the jury, after a
abort deliberation, returned a verdict of Not Guilty.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LImpoot, MARCH 27.
(Caowx Conwr.—(Before Mr. Baron Martin.)
CHAMOIS OF FORGERY AOATIOST A aoucnva.

James Milts, 67, lately practising as a sob:liter= Ashton-
ander-Lynn was indicted for forgery.
Mr. Attorney-General Bliss, Q.C., and Mr. Lerterhe for
the prosecution; Mr. Wheeler for the defence.
The Attorney-General, in opening the case, said that the
prisoner was, and had been for many years previous to this
offence, an attorney, practising at Ashton-under-Lyne. He
practised also the business of a scrivener, and, among other
persons, he was employed by a Mrs. Mary Clarke, a widow,
and the executrix to a person named James Hart, deceased,
who left a will relating to trust money, in which the execn-
tors, and Mrs. Clarke, as executrix, were interested. She
engaged the prisoner as her agent or attorney, having the
greatest confidence in his reputation and character for ho-
nesty, and in his badness qualifications. She entrusted him
with money to a considerable amount. Among other per-
mons who had an interest in the will was a Mrs. Fothergill.
Mrs, Fothergill, upon some occasion, claimed to have a pay-
ment made to her of 4001. or 6001., and Mrs. Clarke gave
directions to the prisoner to make this payment. The pri-
soner sent 1601. to Mrs. Fotheral b a person named
Wrizht, with a receipt which was prepa by him. Wright
took this to Mrs. Fotheral, who, in the pre-
sence of her husband, accepted the money, signed
a receipt for 1601., and gave it to the prisoner.
Some time afterwarde, in December last, Mrs. Clarin
in coassquenos of something which had transpired, desired
her itistsr, Miss Mart, to go over and have some comrounlea-
tion with the prisoner. Miss Hart was a person in whom
Mtn Clarke confided very much, and who managed her
affairs for her. Mies Hart accordingly went over to Ashton,
saw the prisoner in his offioe, and asked him if he Sven
Mrs.
Fothergill the money. The prisoner said he and
on her =king him to show her the receipt, he prod the
receipt just mentioned, but which, when produced, purported
to be for 4601. instead of 1601. The "1 " had been changed
into "4," and the figures " 160" thus altered to " 450," the
handwriting of the alteration being that of the prisoner.
Mrs. Clarke when she saw the receipt, said she should keep it,
bat the prisoner objected, and beggedthatit might be returned
to him. Mrs. Clarke, however, persisted, and it was ulti-
mately agreed that he should give her a copy of it, though
after las had made the copy, which she saw him do, he said
if it would be more tosatisfaction, she should have
the original, which he accordingly gave her. That
receipt would be produced, and the handwriting of
the prisoner proved. Mr. and Mrs. Fothergill would prove
that it originally stood for 1601., while the jury would see
that it was now for 4501., and as such had been lasued by the
at the bar. An appointment was then made by Mies
gisirr :see the prisoner on the Wednesday following upon
some other business. Miss Hart went to the place appointed
on the Wednesday, but the prisoner did not come. He was
not to be found, and some short time afterwards a police
officer was sent in pursuit of him. That police officer went
to America, and after travelling to the extent of about 1,300
miles in the interior, be found the prisoner, and apprehended
him. When told with what he was charged, the prisoner
said be doubted whether it could be proved a forgery ; but he
was nevertheless brought home by the officer, and now ap-
peared to answer for the offence.
Evidence was then adduced.
The Rev. Mr. Parkes, of Ashton, gave the prisoner an ex-
cellent character, awl said he was a good Christian.
The jury immediately returned a verdict of Guilty and his
lordship prooseded to pass sentence upon the prisoner. He
said,—James Mellor, you have been convicted upon the
cher= poseible evkleuce of forgery—of forging a receipt
which of itself is a bad offence, but in this particular case,
in addition to being a forgery, it is • robbery elides. Clarke,
of 3001. Yon robbed her of this money as clearly, as
deliberately, and as plainly as if you had picked her
pocket of it, or broken into her house and taken it. And
in my judgment, this robbery is worse than a forcible
robbery, because you got the money by reason of the trust
and eonfidenta which Mrs. Clarke plead in you as an attor-
ney—as a person whom elle might trust. No doubt she
i the mcney was as safe in Jour hands as in her
otgiton abused that trust and applied the money to your
own use, thereby robbing her of t. Now, if this were
the only case of which you are guilty, it is about
as bad an act as you could be guilty of. Most
people must employ attorneys, but ladies are compelled to do
It, sad it is quite impossible that a lady like Mrs. Clarke
could conduct an executorship without the aid of an attorney.
Attorneys are employed because they see thought fit of trust,
pastes honesty, to say nothing of honour, and bemire they
are persons who may be confidently entrusted with money, in
the belief that it would be honestly employed. So that if this
had been the only case against you, it would have been as bed
a case of robbery as well could be committed. Now this you
have endeavoured to cover over by forgery but I have got
depositions before me which show that this is only one of a
arias of seta ; that you committed forgery after forgery, that
you have concocted deeds, that you have got your office-boy to
sign them, in which he appeared to be the owner of property,
while, in fact, he pewees= not an acre, and upon that you
have raised money by representing it to be a genuine deed,
boost, tatoint of fact, was nothing but fiction on parchment
g the case of the unfortunate man last year—Mr.
for myself, I never heard of a forgery committed in
this way. Whether or not you imitated his example for the
=of shrouding the robbery I don't know. Not
with this, yen dragged your unfortunate son
into it, and he and you together, in conse-
quence no doubt of Mars Hart going to the
office, and making an appointment, you abioonded, whence
you were brought to take your trial here. You have
brought a clergyman to speak to our character, and you
have clearly impressed upon his mind that you are • man of
excellent moral character, and " a good Christian," I think
he said; and the effect of such evidence is to show me that,
in addition to being a very great rogue, you have been a ray
great hypocrite. I should be truly wanting in my duty if I
did not inflict a very acne punishment upon you. A very
few years ago, as sure as you are a living man, you would
have been executed for this very offence. As a warning to
others, to mark my sense of your conduct, the sentence of the
court upon you is that you be subjected to penal servitude for
the terra of your natural life.
The prisoner, who appeared to receive his sentence calmly,
was then removed from the dock.

TIE ASSAULT ST THE MATE OP THE
THE HIGH SEAS.

James Millard, agedahOUtl6,-;;s; indicted for assault-
ing Francisco Roderigun on the high seas ; a second count
charged him with smolt, with intent to Inflict grievous
bodily harm; and a third charged him with having actually
inflicted grievous bodily harm.
Mr. Attorney-Oraral Bliss, Q.C., Mr. Edward James,
Q.C., and Mr. Alpine% appeared for the prosecution ; Mr.
Conway defended the prisoner.
The evidence, as stated on the trial of Captain Christie,
was gees through, and
The Jury found a verdict, that the primmer was Guilty of
a earonion assault, his lordship thinking it unnecessary for
Mr. Conway to address them on behalf of the prisoner.
The learned Judge in sentencing the prisoner thought the
jzah:til returned a very proper verdict, because it was ra-
c y likely that, after the learned counsel had addressed
them, they would have found such a degree of doubt In the
ore r to whether he was really guilty, end be thought then the
can would be where it was now. There was not the slightest
doubt, whether or not, les did occasion grievous bodily harm.
He did commit a most violent assault upon the unhappy man
Rodriguez. It was now only eight months since a man was
executed at Liverpool for the murder of a seaman on the
high was, and the prisoner's own captain was now stabjected
to penal servitude for life for the manalaughter of the man,
Rodrigues; and his lordship could only say, if captains
and officers of ships did not take warning from
these care—for they had no right to assault their men in that
brutal manner, it wu not lawful, hut to beat and kick a
man because he had given some slight offence WM not like
punishment, and was only indulging in brutal violence
against thee, men—if captains would not take warning, the
cossequanoe must be that some of them would be executed,
and others subjected to penal servitude. His Lordship trusted
that what had taken place in the oonrt would show that there
was power to protect seamen from the violence of those in
authority over them, and if tbey did commit that violence
they would arrive punishment.
The prisoner was then sentenced to 12 months' imprison-
ment, with hard labour.

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