Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-07-19 00:00:00

and exclaimed

my poor mother will forgive me ; I have been a wicked
ginner!" Braynds put the razor on the table, took up the
case, and put it in-his pocka.as he walked out of.the room,
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and was found by Callender leaning over the balusters,
Very pale, and exceedingly agitated. Callender asked, in
the name of God, what made him do that ? lie shook his

head, kok-ed

and merely

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hurt ?"i He made no attempt to"..escape. The unfortunate
girl expired in 'less than five minutes.. Private William
Treiranner,, of the Military Train, with some, comrades and
Royal .‘Vtilerymen, conveyed Haynes to the lock-up. On
the way Haynes said his Mind bad not been'easy since he
came from: America on account of what he had done there.
Trevanner asked him what made him Murder-the ? He
replied, " Poor girl! she never done me any harm, and I never
done here any harm.. I never spoke to her, nor she to me."
'l'reVanner told him his intention had ,been tolnurder some
as he• had breught hiS razor out ; and he said it was
not this girl lie intended to murder, but Margaret Chelten-
ham, tyke+ had caused him to have to enter the hospital.
He had not,- however, inquired_ for. the girl Cheltenhani
that day, Trevanner then asked.him what caused him to
murder this girl, and he said "It was the devil:" Mr.
John schooligiaid, surgeon, found the room covered with
blOod, and; the woman lying ,on, the floor covered with
blood, and the woman lying on the floor quite. dead. The
carotid artery and, jugular vein. had _both been wounded. It
was elicited in cross-examination of the witnesses who tes-
tified to the above facts, that the prisoner joined the.
regiment in 1855. He was generally quiet and peaceable:
When In the passage he trembled violently., He had never
been the same since he came- from America. He had.
seduced a,,„ young woman . there,: and had promised her mar—
riage, but the regiment was ordered home, and he left her
and her child behind him. He often talked of the circuin-•
stance, andilamented what _hadi.taken place.. The jury at
once returned a verdict of guilty of. Murder.. His lordship
then assume 4 the black cap amid breathless, silence, and
proceeded'in the following terms to pass the last dread sen,
tence ofthe,law :—Prisoner at the bar, I do.not think that
the jur.y.' could properly have- given any. other verdict:.
There is no, doubt whatever you killed this. young wothen,
and no' "doubt that you are not in a condition of mind:
that have justified them in acquitting you., on:
the ground!'ef insanity. My duty is a short one.,, I do.
not desire to reproach .3Ton, I ,do not desire to glye you
unnecessary, pain, for I cannot help feeling sorry -for
you, as you. have had a, good. character given to you, and
have seemed to experience a sort of regret immediately after.
you committed this act.; but without. saying anything to,
pain yox; it is my duty to warn you that, this sentence will
be Catrielli int& effect. Iu order that your; may' believe that
intimatiento be true, it is my duty to tell. you—not for-the
purpose ',of grieving you, but to make yea understand that
my wor4 are words of meaning—that this was a very cruel
and' badiact,, for you went out, no doubt, with the intention;
of &Sing; some mischief, because you took that weapon;_ and_
this unfortunate creature coming in your :way, you took har
Bin cannot ex
act upon the sa

Ded youi

into execution. Slake your arrangements and preparations,
You wilL receive all the advice you may desire as..to what
you ought, to do. It is not for me teienforce it upon you.:.
My ditty is to pass the sentence of the law—not mme—upon,
you,,which is, that you he taken front hence to the place.
from, whence you came,: thence to the. place of execution;
there to be hanged by the neck until.yuur body be dead;,
andthat your body be taken down, and buried in the pre-
incts. of the prison ittorhich you' shall be confined after
yoUr.eonviction. His lordship, Baremßtramwell, was visibly
affected while passingSehtentc, aaci it will be ohservedtthat
the learned judge omitted the • concluding pasyer, "-And
may-the. Lord have mercy on your souk" .