The Express.
London, England, 1850-02-27 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—CARLIBLE, Fzs. 25.
CROWN CoVLT.
Banns Me. HAWN ALDEZOON.

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Joseph Hogg sod Joh^ Hogg, otherwise Nichol, was
charged with the wilful murder of Thomas Davideon, game.
watcher for Sir James Orahun, on Saturday, the Bth of Nov.
last year, by strangulation. Both prisoners, in a tremulous
voiw, pleaded not guilty. The prosecution was conducted
by Mr. Serjeant Murphy, with whom was Mr. Matthews.
Mr. James and Mr. Overend, with whom was Mr. Hodgson'
defended the prisonsn.

It was Mid; semeiderable difficulty that a jury could be
ell:parson was fined 2W.; an objected to serve
ate of the prisonen had once been his servant. The
judge eummended kis conscientious scruples, and would
taw Mimed him could another juryman have been found.
&damn Murphy having stated the cue, said that the
Most kmerPat a in support of It was that given by
en somemigliss before the coroner and that person bad com-
mitted wields in gaoL He admitted that there was a diffi-
culty about receiving each testimony.
I The Judge remarked that it could not be taken u evi-
dence, but it should be received, in order to see whether
other circumstances of iiiikient weight could be brought to
bear upon it, so as to corroborate ita truth.
Mr. Serjeant Murphy—lt was a question really for adju-
Mead= afterwards. He then proceeded to read the deposi-
tion of Andrew Turnbull, the accomplice in question. In
substance it was as follows :—" Oa the Bth of Nmember last,
may in the morniag, he was asked to go poaching with
them, which he did. Joseph Hogg said that if they lighted
upon Davidson, the demand, they would put an end to
idea; but deponent said be would not join them
is sash a job. They bed reached liontledp head
when they saw Davidson oomiag. Joseph Hogg
weds nes" at him, and twisted the stick out of his(Dsvid•
en's) Ira. He then struck deemed on the forehead with
bin SM. and felled him. They struggled on the ground
far SOW time. Joseph Hogs then took him up by the
Sea mar and lung bin on his forehead, with his face to
tic aITIMS eat for Nichol to help hint.. With that"
( lb* deposition) "Nichol flung hie gun down, and
they did ft between them, some way about his neck, bat
what way I emald not rightly discover." Nickel opened the
dead man's waistcoat and took out • pane, keeping three
sovereigns and fifteen half-crowns., but patting She puree
but again, and leaving in it a H. sots and some atTrlr.
Deponent got a sovereign and five ball-crowns for his
Aare._ _ _ . _ _ _

--73e;jt. Murphy having finished reeding the deposition,
Mr. James submitted it to the wart, whether the era
could be proceeded with any farther.
The manned Judge said it was too miens a case to step
at its meant stage.
Margaret Davidson, the widow of •the mardared game-
keeper, proved that her husband had j oat on his usual
rasa& on the Bth of November, and that dui had never
seen kin sines alive ; also that IN had a suss of sassy
ups him which eorrlspoaded with that which Tomball
stated Where been take, hem the deceased gatnelosper's
Margaret Darden, the daughter, and Ildward
rikritsch, the ma, gave seldom*.
Joha Armstrong, game-watehar for Mr James Graham—
Davidson was a watcher wader seas. Oa the Bth of No-
vember I went to his home. lie had gone out, so I left
a manage for bisa. Whim I west agela the and raorniag
its had am returned. I west is search of him.
searehed all day sad maid aot Sad him. Neat =masa
1 smelted with anat. more. The vottael about Doe
Gregg is of a mom halph nature, rolt sad braes. I
not present when dammed was toad I afterwards weal
with Baowdan sad Talked, sad cm examlalas a geod
portion of the was bream on the 16th 1 trued bet-
marks wool of the Dos Coop sad Wiso's kid for