The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-24 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Lmairoot, Anorer 23.

CllOlrD Conie.—(Before Mr. Hans Watson.)
The cam which was proceeding wan oar yeetetday'a par-
cel was despatched (Cruel, charged with murder in Liver-
pool) was concluded by thejoryfindieg a verdict of (holly of
umnit iughter.
Ile wee sentenced to six yeas' Ines] servitude.
Atha M'lntyre, who pleaded guilty to a charge of men-
' alright.e on the high was sentenced to fifteen months'
imprieonmest with hard •
A otai FOURTBIN mane OLD OKAIOAD VITO WILFOL
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Mary dace Gibbets, a girl apparently alma 14 years of
age, was arraigned on the charge of wilfully murdering John
Thompson, a little boy of font yam and Moe menthe old,
the eon of Mr. Thompson, her master. The prosecutor wee
a police officer in Liverpool, and the prisoner came into his
service on the 18th of July het, only three days before the
alleged murder.
Messrs. Aspinall and It prosecuted ; and Mr, Pop
&Jaded the prisoner.
The girl entered Mr. Thompson's service without a cha-
racter from her previous plate. On the morning of the 21st of
July, Mrs. Thompson told the girl that the would have to
leave, as she did not snit ; this woe done calmly and without
irritation being apparent on either side. On the evening of
that day the prisoner was directed to take tho baby and the
deceased boy oat for a short time The girl obeyed her mis-
ters and fa a little while returned with the baby, but did
see bring the little boy back. The mother then sent the
prisoner to look for the child ; she returned, a iying she could
not fled him. A little boy, Charles Hall, then came into
Mrs. Thompson'. shop, in Conway-street, Evertor, end toll
her that he bad seen her child John with " ayellow woman,"
in • street not far from Conway-street. On hearing this
Mrs. Thompson sent the girl to tall her husband, who was
on duty at the Rose-hill police-station. She did not go to
the station, but remained out until three o'clock the next
morning. She was seen by several witnesses going in the
dheetkin of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, and walking
on the bank until she got beyond Sandhille-bridge. Weile the
prisoner was walking by the canal ay ouch of the name of Fox
fell in with her, and as they proceeded she celled his atten-
tion to something that was In the water, end a Batman being
in the neighbourhood was celled to whit in getting it oat of
the *anal, end finding It to he a child they (the Barman and
Pox) took it to the nearest polioe-station, the prisoner walk-
ing by their side. all the way. On arriving at the station
the prisoner identified the child. When she got beck to Mr.
Thompson's, she, to explain why she had been so long away,
told her mistress that she bad been at Seadhills Railway-
station, leaving mistaken that for the Hose-hill station.
Another little girl saw a woman carrying the
child in her arms, sad the prisoner going up to
her and saying, "That's the child I am look-
ing for." This little girl saw the prisoner return to
Mr. Thompson's, and afterwards leave the house, and again I
join the same woman, who was carrying the child. They
then went both together ta the direction of the canal. The
same witness saw the women and the prisoner together in
several place* between Camay-street and Vauxhall-road.
Uoder cram-examination by Mr. Pope this witness ac-
knowledged that she bad given a wrong same and address to
the police officer ; that she had been examined for the Hint
time only the day before the trial ; and that
her object in profligates to know anything about the
affair was that she might get Into court to beer about
"Johnny Thompson.' Attar the body bad been found
a coroner's inquest was held, and an open verdict returned.
Oa the 13th inst. the prisoner wee apprehended, and the
officer who captured her detailed to the court the statement
she made to him at the police-office. That statement was to
the effect that ea elderly woman, whose name was Latham,
had taken the child, and had given the primermetain direc-
tions how she was to proceed and by what routes they were
nepectively to reach the omit bank. When they were on
the reed by the canal the woman dropped the child Into the
water, when they both ran away in different directions.
Mr. Pops, at the close of the evidence for the prosecution,
delivered a roost energetic and eloquent address en behalf of
the rimier. The learned gentleman, alter stating that
there hd been no evidence adduced that the child was mar-
dared by any one, assumed that be might have been
taken there by some person, who left him near the canal,
into which be might, in the darkness of the night, have
fallen. The whole of the evidence was then reviewed to show
Its defects end Inefficiency for the purpore of the
The learned Judge.in charging the jury said, trria
be-
fore them was exceedingly mysterious. It was necessary to
examine whither there was any motive discoverable capable
of accounting for the act diesel. His lordship then went
through the evidence, pointing oat those portions of it bear-
ing epic the ass la any materiel way.
The jury, after an absence from the box, returned into
court with a verdict at Not Guilty.

CIVIL Stoz.—(Before Yr. Joutlce Hill.)
ACTION FOR SIDOCTIOX.

Robert Leech, a grocer nand eorn-ditaler, at Ashton under-
Lyne, brought en salon against Joshua Lingard, a thriving
hatcher and innkeeper of- the same place, for seducing his
daughter. Linseed le a town councillor for the borough of
Ashton, and *man advanced In years. In 1865 be began to
pay his addresses to the plaintiff's eldest daughter, then
about 22 years of age, and an intimacy BO Al sprang up be-
tween them. The phintift disapproved of it, and cautioned
hie daughter against lie ountiuuance. Despite of this warn-
ing she continued clandestinely to meet the defendant, and
the result was the birth of a child on the 29th of March last.
Her sufferings were very great, and she died on the 9th of
April, her infant following her in • few weeks afterwarda.
Daring their intimacy • great number of letters pallid be-
tween them, and several of the defendant's wars put In sad
read. They were all couched in the most affectionate
language, and In them the defendant repeatedly promised to
Uhl his often of marriage. He asked her to name the day for
the purchase of the ring, and declared that if ever man loved
woman he loved her, and that he never made one pledge but
that be intended to make good.
A verdict was given for the plaintiff-3001. damegee.