The Express.
London, England, 1859-03-19 00:00:00

A&SIZB INTELLIGHNOZ

HOME CIRCUIT.—MAIDesoes, Itesca 18.
Cnoww COOZT.—(Befors Mr. Hama Martin.)
Tin at 111•1010tION 119/ADtil.
Itwiwiek Freatioe, aged 20, was charged with the murder
of • yourog girl aimed Bum Copping.
Mr. Dears end Mr. F. M. White appeared for the pran-
ced's.
111•06•011 was committed • few weeks ago. The phloem
was alabormiag area, and bo mimed reeds at Clusetiegh
aboat twelve months Won the fatal occurrence, sad my
Ms w known of Idea bodes that time, but he was always
camkiered a ratim eallss end name yoga( me. The
deceased wee the deaghter of • 'Ambits ass et
Q sad ems stated to be very priMy, sad at the
Use she met her gallantly cod the was only Meta years
old. She had for some time been employed es a mead at
the Rests lan, at Queenbormagh, end the petawser was fa
the hshdt ef fremmatiag that bow, and be pod great
Yes to to Me deemed, whisk gamed bit own mespadons to
Jobe Magma bon hut ft did not appear that she in era
always
apparel to be OW of the _ . Adroit *ma bask the
Mewl left leer senice at Nom, and weed to live as •
doeseetic mensal with • perm named Stamm, residing at
Queen b, and It amend that the primer was cm
vastly watching her and endeavouring to bold 001110•12/.
MOS WWI hay bat aim always teemed desirous to awdd
Wm. On /airy, the oth of Jemmy, the deceased went cat
with enothoroareg girl, named Emma Edwards, ler the
peeps of g to chapel, and the primer was seen to be
v , end when they bad passed he followed,
geld
dtle mated was so much alarmed that she ran away
end bid herself. On the following Tuesday evanieg the
murder was oommitud. It sneered that the de-
emed went every meniser about half.peet eight
O'clock to the Ship Inn, at Cluataborongh, to hutch beer
for Yr mistren's mop. r, and on this mum; she went ant
with &jag in meal, and on her way she called at &misuser's
boom end stayed there a few minutes, and thee west on to
the /tip where she wet served with the beer, and this went
away far the purpose of rehears; to her mietresile house.
• very short time a`ter the had left the public-home • vio-
list scream was hoard, and upon some persons gong to tles
spot the deemed was found lying I. the r.,ad with be
throat est in • frightful manner, and quite dead, with en
epee neer mend with blood end a cap, both which articles
turned out to belong to the primer, lying by
bas= 7. cam of the borough, at oar o'clock on the
following roomier, discovered the prisoner wandering about
Ii a lamely road about tbremalles from Orareuborough,wilmt
• cepand • handkerchief, with. knot tied at each wirer
me Ids hest, aad his clothes and beads revered with blood:
The eameet he saw the officer, tims priwaer wart tap ti bun
and said, "I'm rur primmer. My name is Prentice." He
trembled violently, and appeared dreedfully agitated, and
slimly eta be had been manta be inquired ei the officer
whaler "she" wee dead; sad when be was told that abs
was, be exclaimed that be wished wean me would kill him.
The prisoner, it appeared, sewer attempted to deny bin via,
but during the time be was raider examination Woes the
megistratse he appeared easel, proatiated by grief, sad
over sines ito has base committed he has expressed de he-
Medea to confess dm shy.
Ti. deputy clerk of Mee hiving read the indiermat to
lb. ;rimer, whic• Merged him with laving of his malice
siestimuitt killed sod lammed lima Coppice, he naked
Ma, in the meal farm, whether he was guilty, pr sot guilty ?
The primer, in a ed., firm voice replied " I am guilty."
lama Martha, a/drawler; the priemer, said—Do you un-
dersteed that yogi are chervil with the crime of anode with
maim , and that if you plead cr ma-
iled', that 0/O•CP, yam will middy to mecutel f So
mid, wall what psi es sleet.
Frbeter-1 an guilty, my lord.
Baron Marin—Do you wish for further time to consider
what yen MR do ? Hemenber, it is a very serious matter.
Prisoner-1 cannot speak amide coy cosset/we.
Baron Martin—Yoe most nadoret .nd that by Seeding not
guilty, you merely ray then yes Mire to here the ct ice
proved agebut you. ed you de net ape ik at all against your
conadeette iaMhrg detrains. With this observation I
yfa Sept, whether you vide to have further time for con.
or de you verde is pie ding guilty ?
Primmer—l mar t plead otherwise.
Hi. Imealtp dm ordered the pies of guilty to be tr cede %
and the primmer waked in the and torso whether he bad
anything to ors why maw of death should not be ',teed
' epos bins.
The prism e made no reply.
Baron bleeds then put es the b'sek cap, and card
lhadmisk Pf•Otiel yoe hare pleaded guilty se the chirp of
I having Mildly murdered Emma Condos. I know easing
el the ease except from what *pm ars in the dspeticemwkiale