Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-16 00:00:00

SOUTH LANCASHIRE ASSIZES.

CROWN COURT.—MONDAY.
[Before Mr. Baron WATSON.]
His Lordship, on taking his seat this morning, pro-
ceeded to pass the following

Lying wit

SENTENCES. .1 - - - comp, ..ae terms oi „,..._
Ralph Fletcher, for bigamy, at Tyldesley, imprison- served a counter notice upon the plaintiff requiring pay-
ment and hard labour for three calendar months. , meat of £324 145., being the amount expended on the
Edward Miller, for forging an order, at Manchester, unexhausted improvements on the farm, and that. until
suchpayment made, he should retain possession of
-Tor the delivery of baby clothing, penal servitude for
five years. This was at least the second offence of the farm. 'Aftwears the case had proceeded for a short
-which the prisoner had been guilty. time, it was agreed that the clei_fc_n,d,an,.t no_u_l(l,,sivle up

the farm, on the unuersta...--b
ASSAULT AT PILKINGFON. profits.
Thomas Tootell, aged 30, was indicted for having, at
Tilkington, on the 27th May last, feloniously ravished )7 FOR SLANDER.—BRACEGIRDLE V. BAYLEY.
Ann Wilson, a girl thirteen years of age. No resist- fcolarimthetpolatihnetiff. mean
j'lr al intiff in this case is an attorney's clerk, resid-
ence having been made by the prosecutrix, the prisoner ing.-ine ktfolekport, and the defendant resides in Manches-
was acquitted.
FELONIOUS ASSAULT BY A SCHOOLMASTER AT CULCHETH.
ter. Mr. Temple, Q.C., and Mr. Fernely appeared for
the plaintiff, and Mr. James, Q.C., and Mr. Leresche
Peter Smith, aged 33, master of the National School for the 41efendant.
at Culcheth, was charged with having, on the 27th The learned counsel for the plaintiff, in stating the
June last, feloniously assaulted and ravished Rachel ease, said that the plaintiff was formerly an attorney's
Cleworth, a girl of eleven years of age. The prosecu- clerk, and during the time that he had been such clerk he
-trix attended the school, and the offence was committed had acquired a peculiar experience in gettincr up pedigrees
in the school-room. The assault took place on the and searching for documents in connection with titles,
Monday, but the child did not inform her mother until preparatory to such cases coming before an attorney.
the following Thursday, though she had refused to go In that capacity he had been employed by Mr. Bayley
to school on the Tuesaay, Wednesday, and Thursday. (the defendant) on several occasions, and upon one
On re-examination, the prosecutrix admitted that she
occasion he had been employed by the defendant for the
told two little girls that the prisoner had never touched
purpose of collecting together a number of records and
hoer, but said that her mother had desired her not to tell
I:ithleepridaioncitiiffmeints. In the course of that employment,
any one that the offence had been committed. The pri-
lad had to consult a person of the name of
boner was a married man. Johnson, who was the coroner for a portion of the
The jury returned a verdict of guilty. Sentence de-
county of Chester. Some little time after this employ-
J'erred. - meat a .dispute took place between the plaintiff and the
ASSAULT AND ROBBERY AT LIVERPOOL.
defendant, and in consequence of this dispute the
John Edmonds, aged 19, a strong-looking man, was
indicted for having, at Liverpool, on the 6th April last, defendant called at the house of a person named Gatley,
and there saw Mrs. Gatley and the plaintiff's wife. Upon
_feloniously assaulted Michael M'Alister, and robbed him
of half-a-crown.
that occasion he stated, in the presence of Mrs. Gatley,
.
The prosecutor, Michael M'Alister, a dock labourer,
after asking the plaintiff's wife some questions about a
stated that, at one o'clock in the morning of the 6th of
carriage, that he was very sorry for her and her children,
but that the plaintiff had done such things that he could
April last, he was returning from his work at Canning
transport him. He added that he would transport him,
Dock, and that when passing along Whitechapel the
prisoner came up to him and asked to be treated. The unless the sum of 1-115 was repaid to him, which he
-prosecutor refusing", the prisoner knocked him down, charged the plaintiff with not having properly appro-
We then kicked him when down, and robbed him priated. He also said that he would transport him for
h
of half-a-crown out of his waistcoat pocket. The having forged a letter in Mr. Johnson's name. The
prosecutor had eight shillings defendant then went to -a .person of the name of Guest.
of his trowsers, but that wasnot touched. After the in an inside pocket
Mr. Guest was then engaged in getting up some claims
i
-3. obbery, he was again knocked down, and kicked by in connection with which the plaintiff was employed,
the prisoner and two other persons. The prosecutor and he told the plaintiff that he should be well rewarded
-
then went in search of a policeman ; after meeting with if the claim were successful, promising him £l,OOO.
+one, they found the prisoner at the corner of Hood-
The defendant, on this occasion of his visit to Mr.
:street, Whitechapel, and the officer then took him into Guest, recommended him to take his business away from
custody. The prosecutor admitted that he was the worse the plaintiff, telling him -that the latter had forged a
Hof liquor, but said that he had been working very hard letter from Mn. Johnson. The defendant further m-
all day, and that he (lid not get anything to drink until commended Mr. 4uest to tell a person of the name of
about eleven o'clock at night. A former conviction was Saxby to take his business away from the plaintiff.
-proved against the prisoner, and it was stated that he The consequence was that both Mr. Guest and Mr.
had been six or seven times in gaol. Saxby did take their business and papers away from the
Verdict guilty. Sentence deferred, plaintiff. It was for the slanderous words thus spoken
ASSAULT AND HIGHWAY ROBBERY AT BOLTON. of the plaintiff, and the special damages he had sus-
William Broadhurst, aged 21, and John Pilkington, Wined, that the present action was brought.
Mrs. Bracegirdle and Mrs. Gatley were examined,
aged 27, were indicted for having, at Bolton, on the
12th April last, assaulted James Scowcroft, and stolen and deposed to the above-named circumstances.
r.
from his person three five pouni notes, six sovereigns,
Mth Guest was next examined, and spoke to the visit
and a purse. Mr. Higgins appeared for the prosecu-
of the defendant to his house, on which occasion he
Lion ; the defence was conducted by Mr. Fearnley for charged the plaintiff with forging a letter from Mr.
Pilkington, and Mr. Hopwood for Broadhurst. The Johnson, and recommending him to take his business
prosecutor, James Scoweroft, stated that he was seventy-
away from the plaintiff
Mr.prapgirdle, the plaintiff, was next examined, and
lone years of age, and that he carried on business as a .

TA verdict was

no was five years inthe employ of Mr. Stringer,
at Stockport, and had subsequently been engaged in
getting up pedigrees, and had been so engaged by the
defendant. The witness spoke to Mr. Guest and Mr.
Saxby taking their papers and business away from him
•
in consequence of what the.defendant had stated fr
n al_ -_

Druggist, in Urown-street, Bolton. On the night of
Tuesday, the 12th of April last, as he was returning to
his residence in Silverwell-street, he was attacked by
the two prisoners, who seized him by the, throat, Cl
his arm, kicked him, and robbed him of three
notes, and about £6 in gold. Ti
I -

sad been so weakened-by the injuries he received that
lie could not, when he appeared before the magistrates,
identify the prisoners, and the difficulty was increased
by their being then dressed in different clothing.. no

The witness was subjected to
amination by 31_
he had submitted to counsel in tl

engthened cross-ex-

James, in reference to a case which

present trial was the first public occ
prosecutor had positively sworn agai

t. Lston on w the
st them.

son, and as to fees which he had paid to counsel and
his clerk. He stated that he had Mr. Johnson's autho-
rity for doing so.* He was also examined as to a receipt
which it was_ alleged he had given, (receipt shown to
witness,) and stated that he never saw the receipt before.
Had been employed by the defendant to recover a sum
of money from a person named Knight in the County
Court. Did not take a summons out agaiast Knight.
Charged defendant thirty shillings for he summons,
which he had not taken out. Was not aware that
that eighteen shillings and sixpence was the highest
-sum charged for a summons in the County Court.
His Lordship said this showed the necessity of per-
sons employing duly qualified professional men to do
professional work.
Mr. James hoped that the public would benefit by such

•
The defence was, thatthe identity of the prisoners
and the identity of the notes had not been proved, and
that, so far as Pilkington was concerned, he had not
teen seen either to change a note, or to receive any
part of the property.
The jury found both prisoners guilty. A previous
conviction was proved against Pilkington. Sentences
deferred.

MANSLAUGHTER AT NEWTON.
John Bott, aged 45, was indicted for having caused
the death of two children at Newton, on the 7th June
last, by the falling of a cathead. .

On the afternoOn of the 7th June Just painters were

Intll,at Neiton. It was usual, when painting the out-
side of factory windows, for e painters to use a cat-
head, or projecting plank, about eight or nine feet in

expenence

shillings he was
to be naid in the cou

Au= vidiGl cAt,euulug over brie parapet. Tile palm._
in a basket, which he coald work up and down by mean,
of ropes passing through a pulley attached to the cat.
head, and could thus place himself directly opposite to
his work. One end of the factory had been painted,
and the cathead was then removed to the other end of
the building. Two men, named Overend and Bright,
were employed in fixing the -cathead over the next por-
tion to be painted. The prisoner, it was alleged,
properly interfered with the ropes, and the result wa
that the cathead fell from the top of the building to th
ground, striking two children who were passing at tl
I. causing

Arne, ana _Heir death.
After the examination of two or three witnesses, tl
prosecution was withdrawn, and the prisoner discharges

DEATH FROM FIGHTING

killed ThomdS Bar', at Stretford. i'he jdeee'
the prisoner were fighting together at the titn,
tense deferred.
The court then rose.

4,

NISI PRIUS COURT.

(BEFORE MR. JUSTICE II ILL.)
Ms Lordship entered the court at ten o'clock, an
before the business commenced, he stated that MI
Baron Watson hoped to be able to finish the criminc
cases by the end of the week, and therefore he (Ali
Justice Hill) should continue to try the common jur
cases up to Friday next, the day on u hich the speck
jury cases were fixed to commence. On that day h

Mr. BarOn Watson

yhich it woul

.3dimmo, amongst the special
perhaps be better that Mr. Baron Watson s
as, having been mixed up with the case himself
might be somewhat hampered in trying it.
ANDERSON 47. CRICIITON.—ACTION ON A BILL 0
.ExenArroE.—ln this case Mr. Overend, Q.C., and Mr.
Spinks appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Wilde, Q.C.,
and Mr. Bre4t for the defendant. In this case the plaintiff
and defendant carried on business in Glasgow and Man-
chester as drysalters and commission agents, under the
Firm of Anderson and Co., the plaintiff residing in
Glasgow, and the defendant in Manchester. The part-
nership existed from August, 1855, to September, 1858,
when it was found that it had not turned out a profitable
one, and it was agreed between them that the accounts
should be gone through, with the object of ascertaining
how they stood towards each other. The result was,
that, from the statement of the accounts, it appeared
that the concern was indebted to the plaintiff in the sum
'of £1,582 4s. 7d. For this sum the defendant agreed
'to give the plaintiff acceptances, namely, £4OO at three
months, £4OO at four months, £4OO at five months, and
the balance, £382 4s. 7d., at six months. The three
acceptances for £4OO each were paid ; but when the
fourth bill for £382 4s. 7d. became due, which was on
the 4th of March, it was dishonoured, and it was for
the amount of the bill that the present action was
brought. No explanation had been given by the de-
fendant with reference to this bill having been dis-
honoured ; and as all the other acceptances had been
met, it was difficult to suppose that the defendant could
now set up that the bills had been obtained by fraud
The learned counsel having stated the plaint&

called the plaintiff and other witnesses in support of it.
OR the part of the defendant, it was said that he
accepted the bills on the distinct understanding that he
,as to supply him with goods to the amount, and dm+
he did not do so, and consequf—'•
'-vhich the bills were
le denied that .the g"r
- -

he conditions upon
been carried out.

.anership accounts be,
for the
perelai to stand over,
ntiff.

E
ims Was an action of ejectment.
;Captain llopwood, of liopwood Hal
tat tvas a farmer. ltr.
and Mr. TemplP, ri

The plaintiff

the action was b

by theCieuf!eenrd,

as tenant. 11