The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-25 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 25, 1857.

" I don't mind dying, so that I can murder you." Ono of
the turnkeys named Simmons, immediately rushid upon
the prisoner and secured him, and the prieoner coolly banded
the chisel to another turnkey, end said, tt 1 demand to be
taken before the governor or the surgeon for having stabbed
thin man." He was then taken to the governor, who ordered
him to be placed ender restraint, by having his arms
strapped to his body, and when this had been done the
prieunse said, " Whet a thing it is for a WAIT,: pen in the
prime of life to be committed for ECM days.' Thett
ap-
peered to he no doubt that at this time he wan certainly in.
sane, and he was shortly afterwards removed under a warrant
from the Secretary of State to the County Lunatic Asylum,
whet.) he has remained until within the list few days, when
he well brought bark to Maidstone Gaol, to take hie trial
upon the present charge.
The above facts were all proved by the witnesses, and
statement matte by the prisoner when under examination be-
fore the magistrate well also put in, which was to the effect
that lie wished it to be understood that what be had done
we. done purposely, end that hie return for it woo that he
wee under the impteasion that he should Le killed in some
way, such as being smothered, or else that his person would
be cut, end he should lilted to death, so that at the coroner's
itopield it might swimr that ho Lad destroyed himself.
The prisoner said nothing when ho was called upon for his
defense.

Mr. Justin Willa, in summing up the Mee to the jury,
nail he was elearlycif up inion, notwithstanding what had
been stated by the Lama counsel fur the proasution, that
there wee no evidence to justify them in acquitting the pet •
toner on the ground of inanity. The law had been distinctly
laid down, that before a prisoner mold be acquitted upon that
ground It mast be shown that he was not aware what he was
doing at all, or that he waa ignorant that he won committing
unlawful ace, or that he was acting under a delusion, such
on that the party he attacked intended to destroy hint, and
Coe act of viols:ice wu the consequence of, or pert of the de-
lusiun. In the present instsnce it appeared to him that
nothing of the wit was proved, and therefore the only
question! the jury could legally take into their consideration
were whether the prisoner intended to murder or do hp isvons
bodily harm.
Mr. Ilerrild, the mastoid-surgeon to the gool, said he
thought it right to inform his lonliihip that a message was
brought,when the prisoner Ina received at the gut, that it
would be advisable to watch him, no ho was considered not
to be of hound mind. His own opinion undoubtedly woe,
that when he saw him immediately after the occurrence he
was insane.
Mr. Justine Willa asked Mr. Harrild whether he would
undertake to say open hie oath that at the time the act was
eomtnltted the prisoner did not know what he was doing, or
that it was a wrong act f
Mr. Hound said he hod no doubt that at the time the act

we. committed the prisoner wee insane.
Mr. Jaffee Willes said that this kind of evidence was (re-
quontly given, bat it was a description of evidence that be
would not give effect to. The question wee, did the prisoner at
the tint. the act wee committed know that he was doing an
illegal act or not P
Mr. Ilarrild said he could not take upon himself to answer
the tuition.
The .11.10 was then left in the hands of the jury, who, after
some deliberation, found the prisoner Guilty of wounding
with intent to do grievoua bodily harm.
Mr. Jaffee Wines said he would make some inquiries be-
fore he passed sentence.
Nu on.. of interest was disposed of on the civil aide.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—LINCOLY, JULY 24.
CROWN COVRT.
(Beim Mr. Justice Erie.)
. . VON ROLSTIIRRN DUROLART.

Ewalt .fordes;,ageWli:b7;l6;lte; ilerory 31ect, aged
37, labourer; 411maiirler Macdonald, aged 27, lalsoctrer ;
Grora William, mod 23, labourer; and liehart Abeop,
eged`24, bisoMeg manufacturer, were bastielei fora burglary
at the dwelling-house of Finds; Worth, at floothern, on the
18th of May, and steal* therefrom 71, ia mow, 24 Ma-
aroma, sad ether articles.
Mr. Macaulay, tI.C., end Mr. FKINIS au the pro-
emotion ; Mr. O'Brien defended Jerdan ; Mr. Merrier her
defended Als; and Mr. Beil defended Macdonald ;
wee net Moeda& by erthed.
Black pleaded pay.
This ere bee exalted a naustud degree of intorest,aot
only on moonnt of the fetenideW chweemr of the wank
made ups Mr. Werth's bran pert also as acceent et the
remarkable bravery end edigenenion enthisted6=
menbeseet hie bully, end espethilly try bh elan
a yank* of peat annellem, both nseendemdae.
It me m* dm Meeker, et Mr. Wee& his
wih, amines theshine, that be is • tamer
si 11=i t,
herntheilmeneen II Si s the ghteef . , they
17, he tonolleteled boo the sake et
its ad
• don SiOM, benegnlld vete mann be k he
got set ailed end letheleen et the whim. ore then seer
light rolketed men theme* been the knee windows, ant
wont to the tap elate sees. Ho &ben saw three AIM in the
et the beret the Woke. Two althea had guns, Si
the third a light. He relied ow. "Hellas, what do you
want f" end the enema was, "'We will aeon let you see
what me went." The two seen then pointed their pun up
the dias berm to assearl, asempanied by four others.
He telrealed Welds Wean eadeitod mina Ide bed. The
alnsestiewedlobetheid=sll to addition to the two
gum, am et Mei led lthe • bayonet at the end,
the men bail a 116-presereem, donee about ems foot
andm-helf keg. They wined Mr. Worth to pet Into
bed, saying "If yen de net, we will blow your bonus
out;" Si at the ems thee the guns were yenta at
him. He ll= net Inn bed. end they dennaded his
mosey. Hew thee that ad the snow ha bad was in
hie troth= per het, Si in piled to the chair when tan
we lyita The me the net up the wrong per, end,
Wks le tang liamded, with Wens, when it
wee; sad he dlneetern be seethe per at troosers, from
the peals et whisk they look dm meadam two half-
sovereigns, and some sever. They then to ransack
the drawers. They she makhed at a at the
Wad of the bell, SiSwift no watch then eamßed
Mr. Worth be delver up, it beteg moaned to
the bed.trala the bet slum Ithe. Worth Ind
jumped op and re ine the ant men whote re ber der
*Mem elan Si mek• the dent
an " Oh, the
robins r The knee Pet Ithlenl67 mbid
he Win nem, eine she hunt shamed nies threelnto-
snag her We Si isaearrag We ramayr. Ur wedgy
6 the at and behead thus net le Mee bee atka
Her Mier emebeelt Meths= weee=illa
66 the leth the there
the drake amine tibbireetameisa the neesellege of
the limplem. them be jewel me ea the amen obe
plegplSi.y took It an 11110 MP kr ewe rem end petit
tit= el.reandWTosdelemilltto
clad, and, en reteaki to Mr Whale room, to give It to
one of the mos. Moe speed is sod tent out of it, Wiens
ether Arks Ind a eke with a locket
thong the WM, she mid to the maa, "Oh pray de not
bite that, as it kw my reetbsee hair in it," upon which the
Make with emmileole panty, broke the locket free
the that and b•dea is be th. pa( 1117. fuse: Wier.
ends two et the nos left to go We the net FOOL
whereupon Wks Wrothlllllid to them me st ken ee
the &Shea will be highland." They eftwer bar to do
en Si essoetheak the amid than be. the nom where
bee Men were, Si et Ira tbodp et the bed wkes the
▪ ink Ikea the Ime eel Os theme ea
kat kelniann led therweeky melee the rem Mee
I whin eeke the the we Mika dm theey, they
▪ bie get Ms hal dee, me et tint emleszteerm
end tbeetnie moss the lb yeemer.
enno to the Wein Si, Mdlumble white
we over he thee ea me din had et awe et the
danktern end then wen my ages. With =re'
gong en to the inthient tom,
_a het ma with a
gun weanaglig d the Mile et Mr. Si Mrs.
the nee
orth, but ki-wee net the et the Omen ; end ale
bed lien amestely emeteed me et
the MIS Mai 11111•11 Mho le get retralman
expressed It, end Ihne_they mole free with the
of the Oar. 6r, WM' drinking in the knee,
they caned et with dm • meaty pert who. then
finally Mks the bewail St the an shouted out, "If
any coo ot yea elre ed et lel fir eh harm you may expect
to have yam We lima s t;" Si a ertly after the
report of •ma wee bud Anna the =tab= from
the home, in aftilthm le the sheerly
meationei, thin yaw twe thwiliZaw elm
With ersath_ Mk • am yeg. • kik
eed seen eketargirbi is
by
thestul Yee plums ewe atillod Moe Werth
Si Ire maw. leemlth who we la the mo-
leetee's smile Meta yam saes wee preenbely mime
en moat el Me whisk bairek neepied by
eta Waft em Ws beneeke ea ameba deolie her
enema= Wm the omegbeetee. thecdrath eke wee
reek Meld by Kir Vieth end ell the Mame spoke
to the neueines which Henry BIM bare te our °tibias
whoa
tethey hod nothed en having been stalled eat to &Mee
his an.
In additka to this evidtheei the primers were connected
with the may other circtundemce. Shortly
after lan the waft Bleak eni Jordan were
clement wig In a from Seetions towards lan-
con; abed • peetw et ea boar Me Aber and Wil-
liam wee sine mesas by mear mew la the nine
esittesbg wet sal ikty book
these,
Aimsdi:,etbthledberst ebailed the Swan
Si %hemad at sestet halbpre_ Monley men-
tag aim mai Orly, she ihed la the me yen. wee
heeled to Jon BIM MI AIM ndeektue_mwalli DOW,
KOS %OM width le bed serer Med woe
not porlw, arm= Or ma or bra& et shery.
Low lathe o'clock Orey senemere of
the some dent, the emits et the privity beteg, as he wee
tow, ftleeles blthig • Si who, shortly eherwords, Black
Si teethe wee sppewtiosiae they were beak Mai to be
B=7-Thee bola • pa, reel a larikeraist were to
liiiereibm_
_,•• see k Jadeite peen ware two gloms
one et which Wee bellowed to be be same..
After the symbeske d Bleak Si lads, chest 11
o'clock the as Menke Alm Si Wither wen rat by
two ythesera he maw tea • was meg they
=who was lehen uy ham the sr einem bed die-
user the and die et Mask, Si they Weed that
as as as the pleas mei& eight
_et thee they inked
baked • lobed, end WlllememetheM bogs be throwbee
a peel et water are a waists,, of Whisk the last ot whisk
was ejammy. The Mem bethe bola Ma the nal
woe sae, we fa It Win Mee • two gold ahem
tlwee ibigy IMO bllllllll. =I ebb* one sal 111.
&Inn km. TY IRtilik and were
UMW me the purely of Veen end the died ard
homy um peed- be et the sob able by the bashes
Ipa lb leseem, red ohs*, lad cophardh