The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-13 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(Before Mr. Justice Lush.)
ANOTHIBL VITRIOL THROWING CARL
Bridget Crathg, 25, who had pleaded guilty to a charge
of feloniovely and • ly throwing a quantity of oil
of vitriol upon tianiel with intent to do him
grievous bodily harm, was t up.
This was a case of a very • character. The
prisoner was • poor ignorant Irish girl, and when she
was placed at the bar she stated that the prosecutor had
seduced her under aircurnstanees of atrocious aggravation
and deserted her after she had had a child, and then
married another woman, She was driven almost to
desperation by the treatment she had received, and in a
moment of uncontrollable passion she committed the
offence imputed to her.
Mr. Justice Lush, addressing the prisoner, said that he
bad read the depositions attentively, and there ma lip
doubt that ahe had been treated very cruelly, and it also
appeared that the prosecutor had only sustained compara-
tively trilling injury. The offence to which she bad
pleaded guilty, however, was one of a most heinous oha.
rooter, and it was absolutely nece sary that it should be
repressed by severe punishment. He did not at the same
time, feel himself celled upon to go to anything the
extreme punishment fixed by the law, but, all the
circumstances, he considered the justice of the case would
be satisfied by a sentence of seven years' panel emittude.

DUPER/NI AITIDIPT TO WADI&
Adam Ezell, • determined-looking man,wasehargedwitls
feloniously wounding George John Cox, with' Intent to
murder him ; and, in other wants, his intent: was laid to
do the prosecutor grievous bodily harm, and to maim and
disable him.

Mr. Metcalfe prosecuted.
The facts of the cue will be fresh in the recollection of
the public. The prisoner had formerly:been in the service of
Messrs. Sadgrove, upholsterers, Finsbury, and the prosecutor
was employed in the mime establishment as salemmei. The
prisoner bad been discharged from his employment about
three years ago, and the only reason that could be assigned
for the attack he made upon the prosecutor was that be ap-
peared to entertain the idea that prosecutor had beea
some way instrumental to his discharge. On the 6th of
February the prosecutor was walking along Eldon-street,
Moorfields, when the prisoner went behind him and deli-
berately inflicted several stabs upon the upper part
of his with a knife. The injuries that were
indicted were of a most serious character, and
the prosecutor appeared to have had a most narrow escape
of losing his life. The prisoner did not seem to have made
any attempt at escape after the act had been com-
mitted, but he merely said that the prosecutor
was a great rascal and that he wished he had
killed him. He walked quietly to the polioe-atation
with a person who had seen the occurrence, and when
the nature of the charge was stated to a police constable,
he exclaimed, " Yes, and that is what I did it with," at the
same time pulling a knife from his coat pocket stained
with blood. The prisoner afterwards said that it was
meant for another man as well, and when he was told that
the prosecutor was likely to die, he replied that he
might as well be hung as starved to death. It was also
proved that he told one of the witnesses that it had been
brewing for a long time, and he had been seen on several
occasions standing near the premises of Messrs. Sadgrove,
as though he was watching for some one. It was stated
in the course of the case that the prosecutor had had
nothing whatever to do with the discharge of the prisoner.
The prisoner, when called upon for his defence, warmly
denied that he had made use of some of the expressions
that were attributed to him by the witnesses. He de-
clared, however, that he did not intend to take the life of
the prosecutor, and be was very glad that he had
recovered.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty of wounding with
intent to murder, and was sentenced to be kept in penal
servitude for ten years.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(THIS DAY.)

APPEALS AGAINST REFUSAL TO GRANT Rimer LICINSid.
The Court sat this morning at the Sessions-house,
Clerkenwell-given, to hear appeals against the refusal of
justices ,of different divisions to grant licensee under the
9th George IV., cap, 61, to sell crciseable liquors. There
were 18 cases in the list, 16 being new applications, and
two against the refusal to renew old lioenies. Mr. Deakin,
Assistant-Judge, plaided, and there were on the bench
Mr. Pownall (chairman), Mr. 11. H. Harwood, Mr. Alder-
men Mechi, Colonel Jeakes, Mr. W. P. Bodkin, Mr. Wood.
ward, Mr. Dixon. Mr. Rankine, Mr. Foster White, Mr.
Antrobus, Mr. J. B. Brooking, Mr. Tubbs, Mr.
S. Butler, M.P., Mr. J. I). Fletcher, Mr. Giles Pilcher,
Sir James Tyler, tic.

_
THE STRAND num HALL.
Morey Robert Byers appealed against the refusal of the
justices of the Holborn division to renew a license, under
the 9th George IV., map. 61, to sell exciseable knots to the
house and premises alled the Strand Music Hall, No. 345,
Strand.
Kr. Sleigh appeand for the appellant ; Mr. Poland for
the respondent usUm.
Mr. Workl sad Mr. Brennan, impeders of the P diviaion,
were in attendance to watch the are on behalf of the Com-
miesimers of Police.
Mr. Poland on behalf of the respondent justices said in
to this appeal, which emu from the Strand Music
M",cite bad to support the decision of the court below,
who had refund the renewal of the license on theme grounds:
In 1864 these premises were licensed for public)
music, the petition for the Boman stating that
it was intended for the performance of musk by the great
masters, and the nand other statements. Notwithstanding
that prosaism, es soon as the license was granted far public
made, a series of performenoes of dancing were ormsensed,
not merely dancing as an aooompaniinent to • comic song,
but a regular stage performance, and of which he held a
programme of one of them in his hand, end it wee en.
titled, The Judgment of Paris, one Ley representing
another Juno, another Pens, and so on.
In October last the appellant applied to the court
to extend the license hitherto granted for music only to
music and dancing, but they refused to do so. Not-
withstanding
the way in which the matter was discussed
at the last senior" and that a Kenn was granted for music
only, ballets wen acted, and they continued to he so
acted up to last night ; and therefore he Inked the court
to uphold the decision of the court below. The police bad
this matter reported to them, upon which they warned the
Lep
wellarid, bet he continued in his athematic dames of
Mr. Patnal said he believed the license for spirits wee
refused because the appellant systainaticelly violated hie
license for music, he having dancing.
The Assistant Judge maid be thought it would be •
mhos question whether each ishasents as these.
which were said to be built far the perfonamnee of nun,
ought to be licensed fee spirits at all.
Mr. Pohlad said here was • hues which had been
licensed for public music an
had
but where, in systematic
violation el the law, hod taken pine mem and
denting, end width lad beat ointinned after the ranter
had been warned by the police. Ron denting had been
continued then Yet eight ; and, with this systeneatie vine-
tion of the law, the spirit Seem' had hue taken away.
Mr. Sleigh said his leased friend bed kin sight el the
glottis!". It ear not Idolizer the appellant ought or
ought not to have dancing, and that was not the time
when that question should be discussed, bid whether there
had been any violation of the act of parliament under
which he applied for the license. It was well known

to the justices that at the Oxford and
throughout the metropolis, where the
for music, dancing was continued
and to those places the justices had
spirit licenses in March last. Under
he thought it would be very hard if Us
refuse the spirit license to the Stria
especially so as there had been no vi[
which had been granted. Ur. Syem I
emit vindictive option against the r
en the ground that there had bean a
license, which was a question that oug
by the justices in October next. It ro
ship on the proprietors of the Strai
spirit license was taken away, when
wingin a similar way throughout Is
had been renewed.

A did he make
break it?

ideigh—lt is a Tenets questio w
imp was a violation of a. music beeps
The AssistantJudge—No, there is n,
Mr. Pelmet' said that when M
granted on the last 0001,6011 he was
would only be granted for music.
Mr. Sleigh said that was a matter
' and he hoped that the court would la
been any misconduct on the part ol
that which took place all over Lend(
clear that the opposition was prompt
justices, who had been oripnally
posed by the proprietors of other mum
herhere mention the Oxford, where t
every evening.
e
mid they had nothing i
for it was not then before them:

....it% Vov rnallsaid the remarks of
might lead others into error. The
60 and 70 houses licensed for music
wards of 300 for music, and they did
After a few other observations flu
The Assistant-Judge then put ti
renewal of the license was negatived
The license was therefore refused.

THE POLICE C
(TM DAY

GrILDHALL

evAuxsam

Thomas Holloway and Jane /LA
placed at the bar before Aldernt
..attempting to pass a bad shilling at
public-house, Farriogdon-dreet, an.
uttering a counterfeit shilling at tl
lane.
• Mr. Ford stated that the two pri
house and had something todrink,ft
down a shilling. The barman brougi
it was bad. He said to the prima
thing, bow many Mee have you
woman said she knew where she go
a good half-crown in return tot
shilling bask, and they left the ha
to the Grapes, a little lower down,
vier to give them half a cros
Spence, but they were refuses
Thome a, still nearer to Fleet-she
for which they paid in good money
Bride-lane, when witness drew
assurers on duty there to them.
into the eager's Hall. There
to drink and passed a bad
detected by Winter, the barman
them have it hack. The male pi
shilling to pay for what he had
proprietor what the prisoners had
edvmed him to give them into cud
shilling tered at the Baden was
the plan' Hall was not so ;
The evidence of the barman 111
out the latter portion of Mr. Ford
Sonars were remanded till Wedni
might be seen by the Mint solicit°
CLERKENWI
COWCRALIIENT ..r
Rebecca Kerner, a respectably.
wee charged before Mr. D'Synco
birth of her illegimate
motor Potter. Cl division, a
parTirs was on duty at the
station when the prisoner came th
female, and said she wished to gir
• the birth of her illegitimate et
To • -perk, Holloway. He
divisional surgeon, and when he I
meet to him, and he (witness) o
brought in the cab, and found it .
of • female child covered with a
a very old pillow case. He hear
she bad buried the child, and had
Mrs. Elisabeth Norman, sister
her sister came to her about a fort
came to her house with the box is
she said to her last night she this
poliee-atation.
Dr. Taylor said he was sent fo.
examine the prisoner, and there f.
dead body of a female child.
she was delivered three we
and that she delivered hen
Ezra% child. She had also sal
id duties. She further
the child cry or make any noise a
buried it and afterwards took it u
TM weak state.
The prisoner, who seemed veil
nothing to say in answer to the
Mr. D'Eynoourt remanded the
directed that she should be kei
House of Detention.