The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-08 00:00:00

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OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Gz.oucztrrn, Aram 7.
(Wars Mr. Bina ChANDAII.)
TEI 'MAL or TEE UT. Al. SAUTE AND Eli. MITE.

At the sitting of the court this morning, the Rev. Samuel
Smith and Sarah Smith, his wifs,who were °auricled yoga.
day of cutting end wounding John Leech, with intent to
didigure him end to do him grievous bodily harm, were
bracer up to receive sentmos. It will be recollected that
Molloy found specially that the kende prisoner had com-
mitted no actual Thiene, on the prommtor, end had acted
t►roughout under the coercion of her husband; they also
strongly recommended her to mercy.
lb. Baron Channel] said he should rearm the point In
from of the wife; and in the meantime, as regarded bon
lodgment would be respited, and she would be liberated on
' hell. His lordship then addressed the male prisoner, and
said it was a painful duty for him to have to par sentence
upon a person like the prisoner, who by his Waste had
mimed himself to a position of responsibility, which be bed
now forfeited. The prisoner had bad an opportunity of
making his own statement of faeas, some of which won en-
tirely unsupported by evidence, and had endeavoured tomalley
the jury that he had not the felonious intent, but merely in-
tended to chaetiae the prosecutor for the wrong which belted
dam him, But the jury had found him guilty of striking
the blows with a felonious Intent, and, if death had maned,
Here could be no doubt he would have stood at the bar far
the cellos of wilful mu:de/7.11Ra lordship observed that then
were some of the circumstances which could not be lost
sight of. The design was deliberately formed in January,
and carried on with contrivance wad management, and
three letters were written containing the grommet false-
hoods, till on the and of February be went on to the ground
eamed with s deadly weapon, which be bed purchased only
the night before in anticipation of the proorator's
Nor could his lordship forget the Lot that when it was pro-
vosd to west him, ha threatened that if anybody touched
him be would blow their brains out. After some further
elnervailicos, his lordship gamed on the primmer a sentence
of bur yarn' peal warheads.
The beak primer me then told that on entering into
bell she mold be est at liberty. She appeared rosy pals,
and bed rather a forbidding look.
The mole prisoner, who was a very powerfully-built men,
end had a most determined eountenence, received his sere•
Hence with greet calmness, but seemed very anxious about his
wife, who appeared to be Incfainting state.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.--APRzi 7.

ZNiat DOWNIO*4 30, • Comedian, was charged with utter-
Indfferadatad Mr. Beyly presented on behalf of the
Benit.of Hadla l ; the prisoner wee undefended.
The evidemes went to thew that the pristine had to •
tobastaahro Y Ftesimerplace, where there were to
let, sod mega as wathesst for which he to pay
nine shillings per week He agreed to pay on week to W-
eans, sal handed what append to be aM. note to the
owned the shop, who Warned him 41. lb., and the pri-
soner thin leftOa the sons day it appeared that he en-
hononsed to par several ether forged noise, and on one cc-
issha he gees his sadism at the Quen's Hotel, St- Mar-
tla'e is when b appeared be was not known, and it
turned out that be led only mom frees Freer on the previous
day, and that he had Mopped one night at the Adelphi Hotel,
mad on the following morning had started on the expedition
to paw the forged nobs that ware the subject of inquiry.
The primmer made a wry ingenious speech to the jury ;
and he sideaverrei to make out that he had met • stranger
on bead the eleasethest, and that he had given him French
money far the nal" sad that he was entirely ignorant that
thetoy ware kepi smesta.
The jury hued the primmer Guilty, and he was Guilty, sentenced
five yeert_perel wain&
Whines Riplehineihastesil Mary Ilettehilsr, 30, were in-
ad• k theWillb .
Mr. Cads= ; Mr. Puna the male
primmer. The 1111111111111111
It that the deteseed kept a eteredleVe shop in
Ca New North-reed, and the primmer% who
an mina mod wllk occupied • room in the sums ltoom There
bad bein nee Alper between the deceased and his wife
and des end on the night of the
math of February
it appeared eel 'Me of the deceased an hearing the
Seat Area rearsoul vest out and found • men, whom the
hen& primer td be her brother, os the rak-
ers sod the celled losr husband, that
he insisted that the
ma thong leave the kw" saying that he had no business
then. The primness YAM upon his rwasthing, end this
led le ma rag ry therestles, and at length the Jimmie pri-
mmer asheilltra Bo wyer by the both, and when her husband
Wafts( Is parr hor he em Waked by both the pr-
one Mend Nor nad hoed him agent the wall, sad
while that porticos tAr male pentacle thirst his knee into
the side of the dermal with great form, mad thereby injured
him intently mod assrd his death.
The jery at Ist Mod the pismire guilty of as assanlt
only, but apes Kr. Justice Kyles observing that if they were
of opinion (hat the theta of the deceased wee the twat of
say unlawful act is the part of the prisoner the offence
amounted in law to manslaughter, they thee: found theta
guilty of that ofistos.
Mr. Justice Bytes sentenced them to be imprisoned and
kept to herd labour for six months.
Clarks Williams Bilialf surrendered to take his trial upon
the coroner's inquisition for the manslaughter of James
WhiSetai
Mr. Platt was instructed to prosecute. Mr. Orridge was
counsel for the prisoner
Mr. Platt said that the grand jury had thrown out the
bill against the prisoner, and be did not think, up= a on-
Mention of the facts, that the Intermit of justice required
him so one any evidence in support of the careser's fa-
gatelike.
Mr. Justice Crompton said be thought the learned coun-
sel had taken • very proper coarse. It appeared that the
deceased had thrown some guano at the prisoner, and be had
thereupon struck him a blow with his fist, evidently without
refter idea or Intention of doing him say anion
The jury then returned • verdict of Not Guilty, sad the
prisoner was ordered to be discharged from custody.
Yieliael Crawley, 35 wee Indicted for feloniously cutting
sad wounding George Ruffen, with intent to do him grievon
bo.
Mr. Payne prosecuted ; Mr. Sleigh was counsel for the
prisoner.
aaLti:jtpeared front the evidence of the prosecutor that he
on the business of • wood turner in ithoreditch, and
the prisoner was in hie service. On the 16th of March, the
day on which the eclipse ol the sun took place, ft appeared
that • skylight upon the premises was broken, and the pry-
swatter accusedthe premier of having broken iX He shortly
afterwards addremed the preesertor sad asked him three
Uwe whether he intended to charge him with breaking the
skylight. The prosecutor mid be did, end he knew that he
had beck= it, and upon this the prisoner became vety r-
ated sad first struck the prosecutor with his flat in the
face and then struck him with a pros of mahogany. The
prisoner then seised a chopper, a very formidable weapon,
and aimed a blow at the tor's head, at the sues tinse
asking use of the expression that "he would
he slay hies in his
own house." The prosecutor bobbed his head, as expressed
It, on one side, the blow missed him. A mama named
Henna then interfered, and endeavoured to reason with the
prisoner, and as the prosecutor was about to leave the place
the prisoner struck at him again with the chopper and
inflicted a wound upon his trial. The prisoner, who had
been drinking at this time, was taken Into custody two or
three hens afterwards, and he we then found to be very
drunk, and upon the constable telling him that he took
him into custody for wounding the prosecutor, he said
he wished he had cut his - head ofi, sad this
there would have been • Job for Jack Ketch the
~ally
hangman.•
co The prosecutod r admitted that.
and the prisoner wes
well-nducte quiet man the ash was ao
doubt to be attributed to the drink the primmer had takes.
It also appeared that the prisoner had • wife and five children
him for support.
made an earnest appeal to the jury ea behalf
of the soar, and he endeavoured to aIIOW that they would
h
be n bang him guilty of ths Max caws of on-
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The Jim after • short dobbsratlea. fend the prisoner
Goal, belowoathr tles promotor TIOI Willi to do has
him ; thoy, at ths sem time, mommesded
trim co moor of Ns provionocen:=dis.
mar ; sod dr prosontor Mood la the
TY Irma Jortils=essoloms, said la *mkt
Oa jury, ors sad Ihs arm at the
Isolnmstie= on 4 amid net have ors to any other
asaraima this the sirs they bad arrived at ghat the pr-
eens must have lalmaird is do the presenter grievous
losily bona at the rim bot armsdasl the seem& apes bin.
Mho blow had oar ollma open the Medal the premolar
wad to all probally have lard him, ad his elm
watts ortstaly Imo emstried to mookr, mod It would
bora bra be pier wady to have pored =Mar of death
mat bles. The My the prosearor had my
easumead bas is may • bat Islam late esMdersaas all
the abourstmaems, he art that his duty to the rasa° ors-
paid Mr to pm a smarm of per servitads, mod be
mad of should throlloo order Ida to undergo Mt poishatiat for •
throe yam.
mogUailmeitiVaultivois thoriadeoidersona Gat;
M•eat rant to do La grimes bodily ham.
morsted the posessatlaL The primmer ms
The prosembir la this or b • sorsa! Is the tame re-
mit lo 'drab the ram, bsimagsd, sod at Mm *IS st the
commosso they ewe mariond at the Warms Bonscrs
la at. Iroses Tsar. oppismed Ws at
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dadbe sommosl thawing to Mar shod
soradms, mod the presenter 101 l him Sr II
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