The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-09 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT.—MAIDSTONE, DEC. 8.
(Before Mr. loathe William")
Gorge Bowella, 18, CAarles Thomas Willie, 28, the two
soldiers who were convicted of anon under very patellar cdt,
committees, nod whose judgment was recited, were brought
up to recces the Natalie of the court.
The Iscrud judge said there woo no doubt that the pri-
soners had committed the edema's of wzich they had been
convicted in order that they might no longer continue In the
military service, end tbat they appeared to prefer the con-
dlikm of cunt iota to that of soldiers. The ollonce they had
ooteinitt,d was a very anions one, and, ao s wowing to
others, be telt it his duty to sentence them to siz years' peed!
servitude.

-447,iouessend, 26, and Jo/sis Crawley, 18, two private
aoldtere, were charged, the former with a trlonlotts assault
apart a women, and the latter with aiding and assisting hint
to Elan& the offence.

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The prosecettis in tots case was • respectable mauled
woman, and it appeared that es she wee on her way home, In
the essighbourlacial of Deel, .he was awaited by the prisoners,
who committed the offence imputed to then.
The jury returned a verdict of Quill,.
Thomas Smith, 29, another private soldier, was convicted
of • similar offence.
The learned Judge, in parting sentence, c.miniested in In-
divan' terms upon the atrociour character of the offence of
which the prieoners had been convicted, and he ordered them
to be kept in penal servitude fur the term of twenty years.
James Wakinsols, 29, • private soldier of the Bova
Artillery, and stationed at Shorncliffe, who appeared at the
bar wearing two Crimean medals and two good conduct
stripes, woe chargri with a similar offence.
kr. Addison conducted the prosecution.
It appeared that the prceemon: in this cue wee • respect-
able young wciesan, named Susannah Turner, sad that on
Sunday evening, the 2nd of October, she wee en Mr way
house in the neighboethood et Shirneliffe, when she was se-
°Doted by • man in the tusitoren of the Royal Artlllory, who
Inquired of her what time it was, and she told him as well as
she weld. She then walked on end the sea followed her,
and wished her to have moms drink, hat she refused ; and
when they had gone a short distance he seised bold of her
and dragged her into a field and assaulted her la a wet brutal •
meaner. She struggled 'Weedy and screamed murder, sad
the man twisted her head beak and hurt her very mob, bat'
she continued to resist him, end scratched Ids fees severely.
In consequence of her Mee mew men came to her aseistence,
and the man thee ran away. She sew the prbener • day or
two afterwards, and immediately identified Ohm ea the
man by whoa) the outrage had been committed, and she per-
ticulariy recognised him by his voice sad his having • light
moustache. The evidence of the prostestrix was confirmed
by the fees that the primmer was proved to have boa in
the neighbourhood about the time the offence were coin.
mitred, and that when he went to the barrack, he appeared
way hot sad excited, and his face was scratched and bleed-
ing. It apF7ared, however, that • hundred other privates In
the Artillmy were out oe leave In the evening in question,
sad there was some little discrepancy as to the fact of the
prisoner wearing • belt at the time the proescntrix was
ittlacked in the manner described. _ . _

The primmer, when called upon for his defence, declared
that he was sot the mon who committed the outrage, and he
mid that the prom/marl' had mistaken him for some other
private entawymart who was really the guilty party.
The loused judge having summed up, the jury, after
some deliberation, said they thought the prosecutris might
be mistaken is to the identity of the prisoner, and they save
Km the benefit of the doubt, therefor*, and returned a
medics of Not Guilty.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—You:, Din. 7.
(Bakes Mr. Justice Wiglitessa.)
ILLASLAVOKTIII AT 3111171111. D.

4insisaws Biscay, 44, was charged with the manslaughter
ethie wife, lar,ah huutey, at Sheffield, on the 6th of Sep-
tember Irt._ _

TM donned sad the prisoner were maa sad wife, sad lived
in • pad Is Gerden-street, in Sheffield. Unlortunately they
did not she ea geed Menu with each other. On the morning
of the day Is they had • quarrel, and the prisoner,
in a fit of , seized • hammer which wee used thi
Puneme bnibing sandstone, and struck his wife three
times ea the heed, caw*: three &aprons wounds, and
Wb=ya butane of the skull. The primer thee
het the honer, and gave himself Into the hands
' of jutikproceeding to the Town ball with that object is
west tato the banes of the pnsoner
sad saw his =rid% the bottom of the maim in • mats
of Inemeibility, sad withering in her blood. The poor
woman was move* to the Sheffield Infirmary, where she
lingered to peat pain until the 22nd of the same month,
whoa she died from the effect of the Injuries she had re-
ceived. Previous to her death, the deposition of the pi-
sow's wits wee taken. She staled upon her oath in the
presence of • magistnue and the prisoner, that her husband
was talking to her as if she were • bad woman. He them
Mame her, and abs fell down. It was a litUe alter eight
o'clock to the morning, and the neighbours mate in directly
stemmed'. He struck her upon the heed, sad he had beta
panelling with her all the mono= night.
Mr. Poster did not address the jury, stating to his lord-
ship that ISO could not resist the evidence adduced, which
showed that the priaoner had caused his wife's death by
ring the hammer. The learned counsel urged that great
had been used to the prisoner, and Os trusted his
Mlert:rn rostlaq out punishment, would bear the extenuat-
laf_cfrcutestances to mind.
kedahip having summed up, the jury found a verdict
of Guilty, with a recommendation to mercy.
&Minos deferred.
THII LEEDS WEEDER.

Ia the course of the day the grand jury found a true bill
Charlie Ncemingtoo. for the murder of Bachard
7ranolagitton, at Leeds, on the 6th of Auguet last. The counsel
=gaged to conduct the prosecution are Mr. Blansbard, Mr.
Middleton, and Mr. Austin. It isnot at present known what
gestlstoau will appear as count= fur the prisoner, no member
of the bar having yet been enraged f r the defence. Mr.
Blanshanl =kw Mr. Justice %Victim= to fir a day for the
trlet Ris lordship declined to name any particular day, but
peeked the !sensed counsel that the cam should not be
aka before Tuesday but.