The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-26 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—STAITOIII), JULY 26.
CaowN Cooir.—(Bdor• Mr. Justice ByIN.)

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Wm. Worse', aged 24, hutheeper, of Tame Bridge, roar
Weatbrotowieb, was resigned for the wilful murder, on the
lith of Jena, of Sarah Aun Wormy, his wife.
Me Kermaley ern lursed the proems kr, gad Mr. Bor-
land &boded the prisoner.
William ?meteor, a milkman, deposed that at about eight
o'clock as the morning in wreathes ha came up to the door of
the priswear's boom (the Old Bowe at Rome), at which le
us 11y dithered the milk, but forted it locked. Within be
heed sewed. a. of a person being flogged, bat
so Arcking. G dog to another don, and par-
ing tato the middle reorn in the house he saw
tee deemed in the back kitchen. A knife was in
her throat, mearng the throat hum the I ft jaw and the
point appeariag A the right side. The knife was a carving-
and had penetrated to within two inches of the hilt.
Pliant was reading bellied his wife, and wiener saw him
Ithe knife out of her throat. The Wood then began to
ew with great tome and coprocessor. A baby was In the de-
ceeserre aim, and its mother's blood fall upon it. The de-
emed An mu Into the yard, fo.khred by toe. prisoner, and
she MI harm Whams celled oat " Mu.der," and went
with the peasost to help toe deceased. They carried her
Into the he sod lad her on a bench. Before falling ch-
arged hell aii bow snag se though about to speak, but the
SAM net Is the beam the prisoner attempted to swarm
the flambe e 1 the Read, and cried out, " Will nobody
help—will aohedy p Ow a doctor r Witur se went for a
anrgeon. When he get to the prisoner's house in the mora-
ine be based the recessed say. " She shall go—she shall go
Ide the week myself." After the murder, to herd the
Ouse Ay elhher-1 did not mean to hurt ter, or else, I did
het were mile It. So tar as he knew prisoner and the de-
eared lived eardertably
A OTillidle, a girl of seventeen, deposed that she was
enema &to the preoner's household. On the night lacer
themender primer had been up all night brewing. JOM be-
am the seusdar be went upstairs, end she beard him and
W daismal corium the eldest child to take soma
Afterwards the premier and the dreamed each
aweigh a child dionistaig ; end soon began to quarrel and:
awes each ether. This quarrel was the resuming of one that
was gegmeseed the day b-fore and Is was 'rte= o needby
the pasweer Wring for Ws brealifeat, when der wed told trim
that he inter got it as she got hers on the day beton.
Dewlap ihe gonna the primmer beat the deceased with a
whip gent. Diseased mid This le the lest time that yea
have rive' me, mad It shall be 'be last." Suberquestly
wham saw the prisoner steadiag up, cutting gems
bleed sail hurt with the brae that killed the
deseemi. Prieoear woe shending up, not moth
mw then a pad front his wits. Soon CT,
whams saw the deceased go out tato the yard, and withees
air grads peeked op the hods there. After the deceased
was carried to the house priseetr was very attritive to her,
Irvine his arm ands her lead, Weise her water ; and he
wept. Ile stay dthere till Mrs. Davis tuld hire to leave, for
kie irk we dead.

The seighbour• who acme In after the murder were thee
etendmed, they were Bain Perry, Sasannoh Davie, Emma
Smith. end Mary flan Coo, To oce or other of these pri-
sneer seal, " I have done what I took thought of doing. I
wns up, and throw to at her. It was passion end
=rthat made am do it."
imy, se she lay In bee bed in the next boom to the
rider's on the nersias of the murder, beard the prisoner
say, •If you do not mop year gab, mad 111 have as
much of it . I bed before, I will oat 3 oar heed utf."
Mary Atm C.. beard the poisoner, on the day bolo.. the
murder, aity, rci Meg, to a tea party Mutt were about to
assemble at the house, 'lf alte 111164 for say of her fatally,
I will smash her brains."

Alfred Aliso, pollee-calm deposed that when he arrested
the prteower sad charged hit, primer rid noibiag, bat on
hi. way to the Palawaaliaiaa said. "I pirket up the knife
from the table, and threw It at hoe." At widened the
knife sad the whip referred to. The knife wee a moving-
knife, with a heavy back's.hora Dandle. The whip wee •
carves whin, with.short handle of wood.

William I.mes Kite, surgeoe, deposed to the cans, of
death, mid the nature of the wound. Deutz wee ocuaioned
by the wound, which was about the size of the knife, and
passed throngs the entire throat, dividing the windpipe, a
branch of the carotid artery, sad the jugular vain on each
side, It was very probable that the wound war occaeloned
by lie hugs beteg thrown rather thou threat.
Tbo Judge, in summing up, instructed the jury. that if
they were mantled that the prisoner threw the knife at his
wits with intent to do lur grievous bodily harm, he was, as
far ao they (the jury) were cotiorrard, as guilty of wilful
reorder es uf he had throat the knife Into her throat.
The jury, after rwiring to consider their decirloo, retassird
the following verdict:
" We find him Chary of wilful murder, according to the
ezpositkn of the judge, but we would strongly recommend
him to mercy, Uttering that your lordship. and the sheriff..
will second our recommendation that the utmost penalty of
the law may tot be carried out on the ground that its did
sot intend to take hie wifo's lite." _ „ .

Hu Lorershtitt7ci pare ClWatson) of death la the usual I
meamer. &ferries to the reeocornendaion of the jury, the
ridge sold : "That that mercy will be extended to volt I win
ras vow so 11•1101111 whatever to hope or expect. You most
ropers yommolt to undergo the last menteace of the law."
Prim Waddles, 21, puddler • Alward Aided, 20, pad-
dler; Miss Ado*, 1 peddler; ittlitand Poitley, 11,
=a ; Joseph Alm, 11, altar ; and Richard Outer, 17,
wes serstrod ruler the coroner's warrant tor Use
Mild liras of. hamimmaknewn, on the 29th of May, at
Tires.
Ms. N'Mahsa sod Yr. Corbett coodoc'ed the prosecution;
owl Mr. Ythealsy deluded the pariestra.
la station the ors to the jury lir. M'llahou showed that
en the day is qualm, sloe gang with the Outmoded from
hens to house baking, sad boas with her, war of
than frost taw Vela ea the &today atortioon till
two o'clock the seat lainsittg, the puseosers left her cm a
pt mound waled the Ilweel, a the balsa of which montel
hare woe a mat booth with water air fat deep. Is this
bath the body of the wawa wee load these few days after
to, hod its seen ia tho *mow al the prlssames. Tbe
Ise awl other palm of the body bare arks of the 'way
omen mamma to orkli ado poor woman was etubj.ctod
dor* her Ills. The post.tmortman eteannation, however,
showed that dank mos athelemed by drowsing. Then were
north also of a nag haft bees NIS tam Ida third fart
of the loft hand ; led when the deseawl was ant sees la
commemy sae mos. all driskig, aloe bad as • wedeln
dog. The lap
Shot the deceamed bad tessival dime
egad be as duet man wotheird withal els wee beteg via
hied W the priming wed alma; bat ft said set boohoos
he. sho sir tato the them Waist it mild be alarm
Idol the decaramd wee Wag Wien it • lielphie meth by two a
the rommeare towards the hovel, endue which Moos the two
ma i garlic* said that they were raw to take
her, yet (Yr. fl'ldahos sold) they mold not tress
rho vows. to the maw. Oath then, however,
we. the *kw of the .send, this,
g t▪
1r asamesetl wen Mt thews is a helpless etas
the arse dawn of assomelly have rolled tato the bum.
At the sere time, the promewelkm Wag unable to
beteg begun the wort alma awe wohebadve then he bed
lewd en tar chow of scrim, I is doled, valeta the judge

wined to the contrary, abandon that charge, and produce
evidence of the rape.
Eta lordship approved that ware, and the prisoner' wen
thee arraigned on that rorewliet lees serious charge. The
fort• adduced were of the woe revolting character. The
masa was violated frequently at several places daring the
flostday night In question, bar shrieks for help end odes of
Murder" nesting caly renewed babsetty tent her via.
team, and no saafinanca at any time from a mow of oar.
soon who "rimmed the violence, and who now deposed to
the conduct of the priIOONS.
[The trial wee proceedhpg when oar report left.]