The Express.
London, England, 1859-03-23 00:00:00

488121 ININLLIGENOIL

MIDLAND (IRCUIT.—Dmoy, Masai 91.
(Barr Mr. Aurae Brie.)
IXTIAOILDIWAZT WI OF ARSON.
Zanies ervarly, a farmer, occupying 200 UFO of land at
Written, in the °arty of Derby, was chatted with having,
on the 29th December last, malialoualy set Ere to a stack of
wheat, a stack of barley, a stack of bear, end dime other
stocks, the property of Mr. John Payne Melon, farmer.
The corn destroyed was valued at 1,0001.
Yr. Mareweather and Mr. Leigh proarated; Mt. O'Brien
and Mr. Bell defended the primer.
John Payne Mozen, the prosecutor, said-1 am a farmer
at Lady LNghs, in the parish of Ltdlington. On the 29th of
December I went to bed shout 10; o'clock, leaving 18 steels
of corn In tbe rick-yard in the direction of prisoner's how.
I live about half a mile from Mrs. Wetton's. Prisoner's
form Armadas, but is not under the same landlord. Scott,
the keeper, called me up about 3 o'clock the next morning,
and the stacks were then burning. I did not en
prisoner or any of his men there when I got up. On the 4th
January 1 observed Mr. Rua looking at the footmarks in
the fields, and I saw a me en in the prisoner's stockyard on
the top of • rick, looking at us, bet I could not tell who it
was. He did not rmin on the tick more than a minute
after he saw la.
By Mr. O'Brien—Cen't say bow long prisoner bas lived
In the neighbourhood ; be was there when I came. I was
insured.
Harriet Parker—l was in the service of prisoner on the
29th December last. Prisoner left his hones that day about
12 o'clock at noon. He returned home at 2 o'clock the next
morning. I had gone to bed then. The waggon boy let him
in. There were also two savant boys is tYhouse. I got
cep because Mr. Grundy said Mr. Moron's sleeks ware en
flu,. I heard Mr. Grandy say they were on fire, as I lay
in bed. I cares down stairs and went in the yard with pet-
loner. We did not remain there many minutes. Whir we
returned into the hour prisoner said, " I am the man that
act them on fire." He said it to a man named Kelly. and
Kelly, in reply, said, " Hold your noise, say nothing."
Prisoner rid nothing more to Kelly, bat he said to me,
" I will give you 101. if you won't say anything." Prisoner
also rid, " I eat them on fire at each end."
Thomas Kelly—l lived as general servant with prisoner.
I went to Radiates on the 29th of December with a load of
barley, and afterwards left Mr. Grundy at the Plough lea,
and returned home. I seat saw Grundy at tea please
to two o'clock on Thweday morning. I bred
him knocking at the door. He called it Oen*,
meaning Bott. Grundy sad, "Oh deal oh deer! _ .Xr
Moxon's stacks are on fire." I and Bott then ease dawn
rain, and we saw the fire. I saw the fire from the kitchen'
door. Grandy sad, " Oh, deer I dear! /dozen's stacks en
fire, and I have done it." I 'aid, "You have done a bed
job." I said that I and Bolt would go over to the fire, but I
remarked they might take net up for berg out at that time of
night, so Grandy then rid, " Yon had better go to bed."
Grundy then said, "Mora thought to do ma ea ',jury,"
and also that he would giver 101. if we would say nothing.
We then went up stain and bad some gin, bat I can't say
how much master drank. Grundy told us be set the stacks
on fire, but he did not ray bow be had fired them- I got up
about four in the morning, and I saw ray master about
eight the same morning. I 11111 Grundy again about
four o'clock in the afternoon, standing against Redford's
public-house. I did not see Rawson that day. When
I saw Grundy against Radford's public-house I told him
to come home, but he refused, and gave me 24. 6d. to get
some drink, but I put it back into his, pocket. Grandy then
came home with me. On the way he raid, " The policemen
ere after me—they think that it is me that did it. I dld do
It, and I will do some more." The next morning I went and
asked prisoner for my weeny, saying that I woad not stop
with him any longer. I had not had any quarrel with him.
Prisoner told John en, the waggoner's boy, to lay nothing.
By Mr. O'Brien—Mr. Rust knows the day on which ri-
mer told John not to ray anything. I told prisoner
the weer that I wanted to leave was because he would
he rhea up, and I did not wish to have anything to
Ile with it. Prisoner did not give me the whole at my
weer, 'tarot he had sot got tt. He gave me 71., and
he now owes me 21. 1, Bolt, and Parker bad some
lilt about what prisoner said on the Thursday morning,
Is Bolt, and Harriet Parker need to talk about master
having said that he fired the stacks. Heard of the reward.
I saw it in the " catalogues" The reward did not affect me
et ell, for I did not want it. I don't know who was to get
the reward. It stated in the papers that the 1001. would be
given for evidence. I don't know that I shall get the re-
veal. I want nothing but my wages. I and Bott had cows
gin up-lain with the master, and then we wont dawn stairs
sad had some man. It was in the prove that master said
Ind the stacks ;" he also said he would give us 10/. not
in say anything. I have been brought from Stockport to
give evidence.
George Bolt, the waggoner, gave similar avid/ace.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and hie lordship
sentenced the prisoner to penal servitude for 12 years.
W•awica, Mane 22.
(Before Lord Campbell).
=WARDS WOOD F. DC 01.1-ISTSAORDINARY ACTION
AGAIPIPT AN ATTOZAZY.
Mr. Macaulay, P.C., and Mr. Manley Smith for the
plaintiff ; and Mr. Bernie Hayes for the ddrdart.
The &raffle a gentleman of property living at Stand-
hills, near Warwick. A disputed account arose between
him and one Bateman a surveyor, at Leamington. It was
referred and Mr. Wood had to pay damages and carts,
861. 7s. 9d. He sent the amount to his starts in August
last, to be handed over to the other side, which, through
the negligence of a clerk, was not done. On the 29th
ef September plaintiff was arrested about hail-
red= at night for the above amount. Mr.
alliegtoo, of Leamington. wee the solicitor for Bate-
ren, and was with the ofiker. Mr. Wood produced
the receipt of his agents for the money, showing eternity he
W paid the money to hie rents, and that there sas a inhe
inks assewhere. Mr. Wellington wished to have 101.1 a
sigleisa to the debt and coats to retounera.• his client, the
extra damage he alleged his client had manned. Mr.
Wood was willing t i pay the 101., but would not sign • me-
morandum to him,udrawn out for him by Mr. Wellington,
as reasons for the additional 101., and as Mr. Wellington
would take nothing but cash, though several peens= were
willing to guarantee the amount until the beaks speed she
neat morning, Mr. Wood was faced to go toter, rdwaded
there all night. No imputation was cast rem Mr. De Gemr
who, it was admitted on all hands, was a mom of boaceer_
but being liable for those under him he consented toe mike
for 1001 which Mr. Wood said he would give to a charity.
Mr. Wallington, who was in court, volunteered an expla-
nation. whloh,
Lord Campbell, after attentively listening to, thanotrised
as an aggravation of his original comdact.
(Before Mr. Justice Kele.)
astrotove
lobs Breileferd, 38, sawyer, was charged
_with having, it
Birmingham, on the 7th of December, killed and musdend
Samuel Bunderland.
John Maxwell, one of the attendants at the Birmingham
Lunatic Asylum, raid that the prisoner was • patient of that
Institution on the 6th December last. On the morning of
the 7th witness saw him in a room with other patients about
twenty minutes to 12. The prisoner then appeared calm and
collected. Maxwell oPured him something to eat, but he de.
dined. Winer left the room almost directly. There were
about four patients with the prisoner, among whom was the I
drowsed. After leaving the room Maxwell heard • crash and
noise, and he went bock immediately, ad found that Bear-
ford bad the deceased on the ground, and was dashing him
on the floor with great violence. Maxwell got off the pri-
soner, who said, "Christ died to save sinners—we shall all
be saved—come, man, wash your hands in the blood of the
Lamb."
The jury found the poor lunatic guiltless of the crime of
murder, and the Judge ordered him to be confined till her
Majesty's pleasure was known with respect to him, with a
view of ins berg kept wider entrant until his arem
could be safely extended to him.
with I

NORFOLK CIRCUIT—C.OOI=ms, BUR= 22.
(Before Chid Justice Cockburn.)
lialard Eases (38), Joh* Daniels (60), Jaesaa Marsh (27),
Mistry talk. (36), and Charles Marsh (40), were charged
with 'tight poaching on the 18th of January last, at Donley
Wood, near Linton.
On the night in question, Stephen Cottage, gamekeeper,
and his eon and eon- in.law, were to a oat near Burley Wood.
They beard guns firing, and Cottage mid, " Now, my boys,
be true, but we. no violence." They went to the wood, and
there May met the pihioners, all armed with guns, whom '
they distinctly swore to. Cottage seined one and him eon on-
etime, while hie grappled with a third. A
violent blow from behind, on the had, failed the father,
who from aerated blows became insensible. The sou
hastentd to the rescue of the old man, and in the coatlict the
other keeper had a finger broken, and sustained other
injuries. One poacher called out "Short the old —," and •
inn was fired, but the old men was not wounded. The
radon then moped. The three keepers were all positive
as to the Wrathy of the men, having known them before.
The two Marshes was convicted, and coodemotd, James
to lour years' pool servitude, Charles to liftmen months'
imprisonment end hard labour; the other prisoners were