The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-25 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

Lawrence InsekwortA Barlow, a respectable looking man,
antreedered to take his trial for unlawfully wounding
Hannah Edwards with Intent to do her grievous bodily harm.
Mr. Cooper prosecuted. The prisoner was defended by Mr.
Sleigh.
This case =ivied the court for a considerable time, but
as facts lay in a mull compass. It appeared that the pri-
soner and his wife kept • school In connexion with the church
of Bt. Anna's, Illacktriers, In Church-court, Broadway,
Blecktriarx and that on the 25th of August the daughter of
the prossentrix and a number of other children were playing
in the court, and making • none, and the primmer time
some water over them. Iu consequence of this proceeding
the proavoutrix went to the prisoner to complete of the water
being thrown over her child, and a mob assembled, end
some violent language was made use of, and in
a souffle that ensued the prisoner stabbed the
promecutrix with a life preserver, which contained
a sort of dagger. It appeared that the pi Isomer
and hie Cf. had been very touch annoyed by the
children who came to play in the court, and that on several
onnelom the children had conducted themselves itt • most
olleenve manner, and that the prisoner was treated with very
omalderable *goo, by the crowd before he mode me of the
*Tlingit made a moot able appeal to the jury on Mint!
of the prisoner, who, he contended, bed to a certain extent
merely mead is self-defence, and he called • number of
respeetabi whammies who gave the prisoner en anellant
abarader.

TIM Remader baying summed up, the jury, after deliberat-
ing for some time, mid they found the prisoner guilty of un-
lawfully wounding in self-defence.
The learned Judge said he could not receive this verdict.
Coles the jury were satisfied that the prisoner made use of
tie woman to protect his oan life, or to save himself from
some sesiouti mischief, they ought to tied him guilty of un-
lawfully wounding.
Thorley then found the prisoner guilty of that offence.
Hr. Cooper stated that there were two other indictments
against the prisoner for assaulting other persons. They arose,
however out of the same tranraction, and he did not there-
Ices think it necessary to proceed with them.
The prisoner dedsrsd that sII the facts had not bees
brought before the court. lie could have proved that he had
been threatened with violence, and had been assaulted, and he
caniad Ibis weapon abut with him for his own protection.
He aeserred also that all he had done upon this occasion was
la self defence.

—Tee Record; said be quite concurred with the verdict of
the Jury, and even supp•ing that he had been threatened
with Aolenm by other persona that could be no juitilleetles
for his netue such a dangerous seas m upon a woman. It
was irograsaible to peas over ouch en offence lightly, and he
felt it hie duty to order him to be imprbosed and kept to
herd labour for twelvemonths.

Alfred Cooper nu rendered to take him trial upon three in-
dictment+ for embersling moneys the property of the pariah
el St. Mee, Camberwell.
This primmer, it will be recollected, wee tried rod se-
qiiitted at the September session upon two other tadictinent•
at a suallsr character, and the present charges were post-
poned to this tocsins.
Mr. Itobinsoo, who appeared for the proseenHon, now
stated that the pariah authorities having consulted upon the
meteor, end feeling that the whole of the facts had been
before
the jury on the former trial; bad come to the
that it wee not necessary to proceed with the other
Indictments, and he should ther•thre, with the permission of
the court, withdraw from the prosecution.
Mr. lieteolle, who wee instructed for the defence, said he
wished it to be understood that what bad teen done was a
spontaneous act on the part of the parish.
A verdict of Not Guilty wee then recorded upon seek in-
dictment, and the defendant was diecharged from custody.
7ktoriae Robirww, 26, was isdicted for bergirty.
conducted the prosecution.
The prisoner pleaded guilty, and wa• sentenced to twelve
Illoaths hard labour.

Marla Talbot, 34, and Jaws Alexander Noble, 27, ware
charged, the former with steeling and the latter with re.
ceirleg a large quantity of account hooka and other property
helmets( to Remy Lock And others.
There was • wooed indictment of the saws kind stalest
the priaoser Talbot, to whoa he pleaded guilty.
.11r Cilfferd sad Mr. E. Bee!ey prosecuted; Mr. Rile..
defended Talbot; and Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Doyle appeered
for the other primmer.

The prosecutors this cwie carry on en extensive business
as wholesale stationers in Walbrook, and the prisoner Twin*
bad been in their service as porter for twenty years . • and It
appeared that in consequenos of some discoveries that were
made with regard to the stock, • suspicion was entertaloci
that they were being plundered to • large extent. Two of
the City detectives, named Knight sat Lake, were employed
to make Inquiries, and they went t the stop of the prisoner
Noble, who sells scans!-head books, and they there found a
large quantity of property belonging to the proseeutwe, and
the praoner, upon being questioned as to bow be become poe-
tess( I of this property, said that be bad purchased it of •
Ironton who told him that she lived at North Woolwich, and
he gays no farther informatoa upon the subject. Uion
the lodgings of the pri•onse Telboi being searched
toeveril article. were fatuad which went identide4
by the prosecutors, and which ho admitted be had
taken from hts toasters' Wll/410111111. In the course of
the crose-examination of the prosecutor he stated that be was
unable to ray jimotively when soy of the property found at
the shop of the prisoner Noble was stolen from his premises,
nr that it might not have been sold to some of his customers,
although be did not believe it possible that Ws could have
bean the mos.

The Recorder ups this evidence expressed hie opinion
that the Jury would badly be justified in convicting either
of the ptomain.
A verdict of Not Guilty was coneequently returned, and
Noble was ordered to be at owe discharged.
The other primmer, upon the Indictment to which he had
pleaded guilty, nu Ka:anima to ell months' imprisonment
end bard labour.

NEW COURT.
(Beat toe Common Elvjeent.)

flows Hardirig Cooper etunndered to take his trial upon
en indictment fur togoiny.
Mr. Gent parent, d, and 31r. Orridge defended.
The prisoner has for some time lived in Wedmore-
lead-road, W.lwortb•roed, and carried on business se a
plumber. la November, 1852, prisoner being then a
widower, wee again worried, hat enortlyafterwards sepentred
from his wife, but Jibe, it sppeartd, still continued to the in
the same neighb ,urbood. Lut year a wtdir • named Memo
came to lodge with the prisoner, and he, ewer a brief court-
ship, married her, Jibe et the time nut bviag aware that be
wee a married man.

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The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
The timetable who took the pi eooer in custody mid that
from inquiries be hivi made be believ-cl Mrs. Moore knew at
ties time she monied the pi-toner that be be/ a wife alive.
The prisoner said that after marrying tbeprossouttii he put
bee childrea to school, bat he not being able to whitena to
keep a good home she bad prosecuted him.
The court erste:toed him to two months' imprisonment.

PAJip liinghan, 14, pleaded guilty to forging and utter-
lag an order for tits stun of MI., with intent. Mr. T.
Atkinsoe appeared.
The prisoner had been an errand-boy to Mr. Fig" of
Gutter-lane, end having forged the order got a lad about his
own age to present it t,r payment.
The court srutenoed bito to three menthe' Imprisonment,
and then to be cozened for three years in a reformatory.
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John Torell, 28, draper, pleaded guilty to stealing 122
yards of h..n, value 71, ths property of Jams Healy Mur-
ky sad another his mastery.
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matammid to 12 months' imprisonment.