The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-08 00:00:00

STABBING AT ORRELL.

Thomas Clayton, 30, was charged with having at Orrell,
near Wigan, on the 22d of September, feloniously stabbed
and wounded William Glasby, with intent to do him bodily
harm.
Mr. TAYLOR prosecuted. The prisoner was undefended.
It appeared that on the 22d of Septeinber the prisoner, with
three or four others, were at a public house in Orrell. The
prisoner and his brother were inclined to be quarrelsome,
and the prosecutor got the prisoner's brother out of the
house. The prisoner then went up to another person in the
house who had a sickle in his belt. He deliberately took the
sickle from the man, and went out of the house to the spot
on which his brother and the prosecutor were standing, and
stabbed the prosecutor in the shoulder and jaw. In a few
minutes afterwards prisoner's brother and the prosecutor
returned into the house. They were immediately followed
by thd prisoner, who again stabbed the prosecutor on the
right hand, which had disabled his thumb and fore-finger for

life.
Witnesses having been called in supiort of the above
facts, the prisoner urged in his defence that there was a
general quarrel, during whioh the prosecutor knocked him
down, and he (prisoner) received considerable provocation
besides.

Guilty of unlawfully wounding, but acquitted of the
felonious intent. Sentence deferred.

GAROTTE ROBBERY AT LIVERPOOL.

Tames Anderson, 26, was charged with having, at Liver-
pool, together with three persons unknown, feloniously
assaulted John Sergeant, with intent to rob him.
Mr. HORNEY prosecuted, and Mr. SneoN defended the
prisoner. On the 34 of October last, about half-past ten
o'clock in the evening, the prosecutor, who had just left the
Royal Amphitheatre, where he had been performing, was
proceeding along Hood.street, when two females came up to
him, and asked him to accompany them, which he refused to
do. He was almost immediately afterwards att,aoked by a
man from behind, knocked down, and an attempt was made
to strangle him by three other men. A man from the
country happened to see what was going on, and called for
the police. The men then ran away, and all of them suc-
ceeded in making their escape, with the exception of the
prisoner, who was found behind a cart in Back Roe-street.
A snuff-box and a knife were found in the carte which were
identified by the prosecutor as his property.
The case having been proved as stated,
Mr. SIMON addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner,
and urged the improbability of the prisoner being one of the
parties to the robbery, It was very likely that the snuff-
box and the knife were thrown into the cart by some one of
the other men who were seen running away.
The learned JUDGE summed up, and expressed his opinion
that it was quite conclusive against the prisoner.
The jury almost immediately found the prisoner
guilty. •
His LORDSHIP, in passing sentence said—This is another
of these garrotte robberies, as they are called, in Liverpool.
The sentence of the court is that you be imprisoned to penal
servitude for five years.

ROBBERY WITH VIDI,ENCB, NEAR ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE,

Reuben Fowler, 23, and William Slater' 26, were charged
with having at Ashton-under-lyne, on the 6th of September,
feloniously assaulted Henry Buckley, and stolen from his
person, a purse containing the sum of ten shillings and six-
pence.
Mr. COBBETT conducted the prosecution, and the priso-
ners were defended by Mr. Monk. It appeared that on the
evening of the sth of September, the prosecutor; Henry
Buckley, who is a carrier, residing at Mosley, was proceed-
ing home, and called at a house named the Hunter's Tavern.
The two prisoners Fowler and Slater were there, and Slater
had a glass of ale with the prosecutor. After leaving the
Hunter's Tavern, the prosecutor proceeded on the road with
two friends, and went into another public-house called
the Odd nim. He left that house alone, after
being there for half an hour. As he left the Odd Whim the
prosecutor met the two prisoners going into the house and
when he had got about 40 yards on the road, the two pri-
soners came up to him, and Slater got hold of him by the
throat, and held him, whilst Fowler got his money from
him. Both the prisoners then tried to run away. but the
prosecutor succeeded in holding Fowler by the hair of the
head, when Slater came up and struck the prosecutor, and
knocked him down, Both prisoners • then made their es-
cape, but were subsequently arrested and taken into
custody.
The prisoners were both found guilty, and there being a
previous conviction against both, they were sentenced to
penal servitude for eight years.