The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-24 00:00:00

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NORFOLK CIRCUIT.—Boas BT. Einem*,
• Maim zt.
CHOU COURT.
CHILD lIVILDIR AHD SINTINCE OD MATH.

BUMS 0' rem, domestic meant, was indicted lie the
wilful murder of her illegitimate child, John Groom, sped
months, at Oakley, en the 31st of July last.
She was the mother of two illegitimate children, the Ira
seri, now Am yam old, living at the house of the mother
of the prisoner, who watrfttra towards its maintenance;
the other child wee the demised. In November, 1866, pri-
WOK went into service at Branford, and on being engaged,
admitted having this child, which she was allowed to visit
sad hue brought to her ooceolonaly. She obtained ham in
July last to go on a holiday visit to her parents end took
the child with her to Dies Stalks, brim whence she pro-
ceeded to Oakley.
_On snivel at her mother's, the had no
child with her (and the mother stated she was not aware of
her having a second illegitimate child), but only a redoubt
and a brown paper parcel. The body of • child was found in •
wed about half a mile from the ses house the nut morn-
tog, with • napkin on tie body and a headkerchlef loosely tied
round ita neck. Souicka being directed spina the
on being informed that soak was the uses she admrtrtier w
i Toa
Mr. Liag sad to bee mother that the child was hen. The
connate of the pond sad the napkin were proved by the
person to whom the child was out at two sh=sa
week, to ham beat thces it wee in the habit of
A medical masses amid Maw deposed that death
medal from drowning, but ha deed an hie .
lion the appearances woe equally tradetent with those of
death from gradual gametic& or strangulation. One or two
witnesses proved that the petaotr was always had of the
child and of children gearally
lb. Mills, for the defence, ccatuded that the nuanshis
presumption was, not that the women destroyed her child
whom she so loved, but that dm, ca her way to her mother's,
discovered it to have died from sufixatica, that she had a
natural aversion to take home to her mother • child soddenly
dead, and that this might lead her to be desirous to secrete
the body by putting it into the pond, Ira decently putting a
napkin round its body and a handkerchief loosely
round its neck, and cardelly keeping the
thing'. clothes. The absence of say prod of violence
supported this presumption, and the medical testimony, in-
stead of detracting from, really made it far and reasonable
that there was nothing in the ease incosastent with the sup-
position that accidental stdocation, while the child was being
carried aka( by its mother, was the manes of death.
His Lordship, who summed up meet elaborately, put it to
the jury whether death was caused by drowning, or whether
it might not have arisen, as mussed by the counsel for the
prisoner, from accidental mikados.
The jury, after retiring Log ea hour, returned • verdict of
Guilty. with a recommendation to mead
His Lordship in an addles., delivered .with great emotion,
pawed sentence of death on the prisoner.

WESTERN CIACUIT.—BoDzug, Masai 22.
Czovnt COVRT.—(Birtare Mr. Justice Crowder.)

Mimi Nagle, 41. laicism, ma cL►ded with the wilful
murder d Maria Nattle, his motor, at St Dominick, an the
21st Natisabte.

-_Mr. Coleridge and Mr. Ben were counsel for the prosecu-
tion ; X. Cole defended the primmer.
The prisoner lived with his mother sad sister. His mother
was, generally masking, a person of good health. The
Oman worked with his
were
at • farm in the
neighbourhood. They were fa the habit of going
In work together sad main beck together. The
Vilwas very violent when drunk, and on such occasions
bessar bend to threaten his mother, who was in conse-
quence afraid of him. Oa the 21st hb slater went to week
• the prisoner an accompanying her. About five
o'clock is the inning be was use. to go home by • penon
who considered him deist. lust afterwards his mother was
seen to cross the kitchen with a candle in her hand. The
sister on returning, about seven o'clock, found her mother
stretched on the ffor, beveling heavily. She did not epeek,
and died shortly afterwards. Me prisoner on being called to
come down said, "If you don't beof4 kill the lot of you."
He refused to come down or render any assistance. A large
bruise was found over one of the old woman's ears, and death
had resulted from apoplexy caned by a blow to that part.
The question was whether that blow had been produced by a
fell or by the act of the prisoner. A weeding iron was found
broken in the prisoner's hones mei as might ban inflicted
the bruise.
After witnesses had been caned in establishment of these
hots, and his lordship bad summed up, the jury returned •
verdict of Guilty of manslaughter."
His lordship said he could not reenive this verdict—they
must either find the prisoner guilty of the murder or not
guilty. His lordship then requested the jur retire, and
in the meantime advised with his learned in the
adjoining court. Oa the return of his lordship, the jury was
sent for, and the foreman said they were unanimously
agreed, end their finding was /Vol guilty. The prisoner was
then discharged.
TM senses for this county terminated this (Monday)
evening.

NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—lsviairooL, MAR= 23.
CIVIL BrDl—(Bel7re Mr. Justice Byka.)
BALCH OP PROMS' OP NAPAIIIOII.

The next oars was an action for bewyb of promise,
brought by Mr. Abrahams,.ptcture dealer, of Manchester, on
behalf of his daughter, swami a Mr. Ferdinand Rosenberg,
tobacco and cigar dealer, of Oxford-street and Market-street,
in Manchester.

The engagement between the parties was made in
December, 1856, and it was fixed that the marriage
should take place on the 24th of June following, but in
consequence of the illness of the young lady the wedding was
postponed, and in the meantime she went to London to
the house of her sister-in-law, for the benefit of
her health. The defendant accompanied her to the
railway station, and parted with her to all appear-
ance In the most affectionate manner. Next day, how-
ever. he went to the young lady's mother, and announced
for the first time that he did not intend to marry Miss Abra-
hams, on account of the state of her health. The mother
and the plaintiff both remonstrated with the defendant, but
he declined to yield, Mating. as one of his reerone, that •
sister of his who wiui in delicate health had died soon after
her marriage.
Mr. Atherton, Q.C., and Mr. Fernley appeared for the
plaintiff, sad during the case a letter from the defendant to
the young lady was put in, commencing " My dear dump-
ling," and couched In the most affectionate strain.
For the defence, it was contended by Mr. Monk, that Mr.
Rosenberg had no intention to violate his engagement pro-
vided the young lady recovered, but that he could not merry
a delicate and sickly wife, as his means twee not sufficient to
provide those luxuries and attentions which a lady in such
cireuinstanem required.
Verdict for dr plaintiff—damages 2501.