The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-14 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Worcarenat JULY 13.
Nisi Paws Comm—Melon Mr. Baron Chaiell sad s
Special Jury.)

The learned Judge having disposed of the common jury
causes, proceeded to try prisoners until the hour fixed fur
special juries.
Henry Harwood was indicted for stabbing William Marsh,
with intent to murder him, at Penmen.
Mr. J. D. Coleridge was retained for the prosecution ; the
prisoner was undefended by counsel.
The prosecutor, a grocerand beer-housekeeper at Porten,
after a three years' courtship, married a woman, who sub-
sequently had two children by him, having previously had
one child by the prisoner ; and after they had been married
about a year and a half, Marsh discovered that his wife was,
in fact, the wife of Harwood, to whom she had been
married some years. Harwood was then at sea, as
steward, and on his return he wrote to Marsh, offering to
compromise matters ; he would not molest them if he were
permitted occasionally to see his child, now an years old.
On the evening of June 20 Harwood rushed into Marsh's
house, with a knife raised in hi* right hand, knocked him
down and fell upon him, and Marsh discovered that he was
stabbed. . . . .

Mr. Garrington, surgeon, found a wound lo inch in
length, just under the last rib on the left side.
Prisoner said be was totally unconscious of what had
taken piace. He met his wife casually shortly before this
occurrence, and staked why he was not allowed to see his
child. His wife, who spoke very tenderly, said, " You
know how it is; he has threatened if I see you privately to
turn me out of doors." He told her she knew he was open
to receive her if she would return, and that would be the
beet in the end. She alluded to the children by Marsh, who
then came in sight, and they separated. They were both
deeply affected ; his wife seemed as though her heart would
break, and he was moved to tears. His Instill was ready to
burst ; he had a few glasses of porter, and then became un-
conscious of everything. He bad corresponded with Lis
wife daring the whole time of his absence from England,
and was not aware of her second marriage.

The jury convicted the prisoner of illegally wouneing, and
recommended him to the merciful consideration of his lord-
ship, who sentenced him to three months imprisonment.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT—AYLEssurtY, JULY 13.
Clown —(Before the Lord Chief Justice of the Common
Fleas.)
Jape Harding, 29, wee charged with &hooting at Sarah
Harding, his wife, with intent to murder her, at Winslow,
on the 21st of February.
➢fr. Fremantle was counsel for the prosecution ; the
prisoner was undefended.
The prisoner was a labouring man at Winslow, in this
county, and had been married some eight years, having a
family of four children. On the night in question he re.
turned home very late, having Leen drinking in the town,
and commenced threatening and abusing his wife. He also
complained that she would not remain at home, and had
spent a shilling he had given her. Having ill-treated her
eery much downstairs, he followed her to the bed-room,
and levelling • gun at her, the contents were
lodged in her body. She was fortunately in
a stooping position at the time, and the charge
entering at the side passed beneath the skin of the abdomen
and was left at the back of the upper part of the thigh.
He then struck Ler with the butt cud of the gun and the
poor creature fainted. Becoming alarmed, he then un.
dressed her, and some neighbours coming in he admitted
that he intended to kill her, that he had given her an hour
for repentance, and that he meant for some time past to
have her life. To one he said he had borrowed the gun on
purpose. Fur several weeks the Woman's life was in im-
minent danger. Upon being called on for his defence, the
prisoner, crying violently, said hie wife had been a very bad
wife to him and a bad mother to his children. He also
added that he was so drunk at the time he did not know
what he was doing, and that he would as soon have shot
himself ss his wife.
The jury found Lim Guilty of the intent to murder, bat
said they believed the prisoner had received great provoca-
tion. He was senteoced to penal servitude fur life.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.--OraPoRD, JLLT 13.

ettowx COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice Byles.)

Ann Barkers, servant, aged 22, was charged with
►hrowing her child, Charles Barkers, thirteen months
of r4e, iuto a WOl4 with intent to murder him, at !video,
on the 18th of April last.

Mr. Crippeappeared for the prosecution ; Mi. ill
fended the prisoner.
In support of the charge a number of witnesses appeared,
and the case occupied the court for several hours,
but the' facts were simply as follow : On Wednesday,
the 17th of April last, the prisoner, who bad been stay
with her child at the house of a relative, Mrs. Prior, 01
Ipsden, left a little before nine, with her
child, as she represented, to visit her aunt at Henley.
About an hour after she warn seen by two witnesses on the
road to Henley without her child. On reaching Henley,
in reply to a question by her aunt as to how her child was,
she stated that she had put it out to nurse with a person
named Prior, at Hetheridge-hill, as she was anxious to go
to service again. She stopped the sight with her aunt,
and returned the next evening by train from TWAall, when
aurelllg woman who knew her, and that she had a baby,
her where it was, when she replied that
it was dead, and had been for two months. In the mean
time, late on Thursday evening, two men were at the old
well at Ipsden, one being a stranger and wishing to see it.
While there, they out of curiosity threw Nome stones
down the well, and immediately heard the cry of a child
proceeding from it. Having procured riven and a rail,
they let a bay down with a lantern, and he found the child,
and brought it up in his arms. It was alive, but cold, and
bleeding from wounds on the head. Owing to the great and
prompt attention which was paid to it, it ultimately min erect,
It was produced in court, and looked well and full of ani-
mation. The prisoner was taken into custody on Friday,
the 20th of April, when she admitted that she had stum-
bled over a stump near, and that the child had fallen out
of her arms into the well ; that she remained there two
hours, heard the child cry, and then lett.
The Judge summed up with great care, remarking on the
different account' which the prisoner heigiven of her child,
and on her extraordinary conduct, it the child bad fallen by
accident down the well, in not obtaining assistance, but
allowing it to remain there fur two days without saying a
word about it.

The jury found the prisoner Guilty of the capital charge,
and the fudge ordered sentence of death to be recorded
against her, but said he should take time to consider what
punishment he should award her