The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-18 00:00:00

TRIAL FOR MURDER

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Yesterday, at the Central Criminal Court, before ',I,
Justice Williams, and Mr. Baron Bramwell, John Cole1;80
described as a gardener, a diminutive young trauf,itb
indicted for feloniously shooting at Emily Luker, ;the
intent to murder her. In other counts the intent Of ~tai
prisoner was laid to maim and disable the prosecutrilc,"teJ
to do her grievous bodily harm. Mr. Ribton cauclilicieb•
the prosecution. The prisoner was defended by Mr, Slet"7li
The case was one of a very painful nature. The prose 0" eei
was a young woman who, at the time of the (-Tootle
filled the situation of a domestic servant at No. 9,143 W the
place Villas, Marylebone, and it appeared that she alinciths,'
prisoner had been on very intimate terms for eleven 10- the
and that the prisoner was fondly attached to her, and jr•iviog
month of April last he made her an offer of marriage, gljes
her, at the same time, an opportunity of taking the i
into consideration. The prosecutrix did so, and "'orb'
fortnight afterwards she declined the prisoner's offer' that
at the same time, it appeared, expressed a wisuthev3,:
all intercourse and intimacy should cease between f• the
At this time the prisoner appeared deeply excited 3,,,,vtriSl'
rejection of his suite, and he exclaimed to the prese':,ied,',
" Remember Baker"—this man, it will be renlen't-weir
having been executed for the murder of his sweet the
at Southampton. The prisoner continued to call 11130 Rd 0
prosecutrix on several occasions after she bad relOtbeie
marry him, and he pressed the prosecutrix to continue boat
connection, but she still refused, and it appeared thut;atifeli
a month before the occurrence took place she lies-,00
refused to have anything to do with him, and at the -oaf
time said that from his jealous disposition she was sur„Bg 001
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that on the sth of July he purchased a pistol at a Oho(
broker's shop in Chapel-street, and was observed wateleral
about the house where the prosecutrix resided for o,e ii 8
days afterwards. On the evening of the seventh of Jlith s
lad named Long had occasion to go to the house wi the
parcel, and 'anon the prosecutrix opening the door
prisoner immediately rushed upon her and discharg ded:
pistol in her face. He then, it appeared, at once Pr°c,et 130
to the police-station at Paddington, where he stated tlo o'
had committed murder, and that he had fired a pist°' 0,6'
woman named Emily Luker,' and that he saw her full't IA
at the same time, said that he was very sorry for whal,"ficli`
happened, and that he should not have done what be 'tc"
prosecutrix had sent him an honourable letter in ausworea
his offer of marriage. The prosecutrix a11,.3'010,'
to have escaped with her life almost by a var 136',
but she received very severe injuries, an' te
right eye was completely destroyed, and it WO ;OA'
that for a considerable time her life was in danger, ati overt
in point of fact, she was not at this time entirely reeejv 13'
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destroyed three persons. One of the medical gerl,t4 i'10!
who was examined expressed an opinion that the lus,",i-t tbd;
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discharged so close to the face of the prosecutrix t`lbee'd
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been killed on the spot. Mr. Sleigh made apivell t:
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appeal to the jury on behalf of the prisoner', and be h-0 't
voured to show that they would be justified under t"teetj
thea, apnrodsteehtchuasettrnriif it
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cumstances, in acquitting the prisoner upon the age, 04,
of the indictment, which involved a capital 61074
convicting him only upon the minor counts of the iil(4o. qi
Some witnesses were called, who gave the prisons ter tPci
good character, and one of them stated that, uf'o,stei,
prosecutrix had rejected his offer of marriage, be e°"n Ol
himself in such a manner as to create a belief that met L
" cranky," and that he did not know what he wat!o, lei,
the time he committed the offence. Mr. Justice "'if) P'6
having summed, the jury, after a short deliberatieu rtiteeti
box, expressed a wish to retire to consider their :'tart3.4
The jury, having been absent for about an hour, r`secoLf
into court and found the prisoner guilty upon the do '
count, of wounding the prosecutrix with intent 3..°