Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-07-27 00:00:00

the usual

vocit'erous encore

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deterred by fiercely reiterated cries of or at most tat
• After the lapse of some five minutes a gentleman have'plenty of time
-to spare.
,sented himself to offer an exp SlNGULARlanation. But the malcon-
tents DEATH' or A ROBDER.—An inquest was belt
tents had now waxed so furious that the refused him; andthe on Friday last, at Aughentain flax-mill, on the body of
good sense of the majority expressing itself in cries of "Hear a man, named James Mlienna, thirty three years of age,
him, hear him," an 'obstinate contest arose. At leneth the belonging, to the neighbourhood, and who wastwell known
explanation was suffered to be hoard, and it was to the effect as an idle, loose character. The following are the
that Mr. Reeves having to sing two other pieces, he could lars elicited at the incmp.+ •
not repeat so trying an effort as that just made. This ought
to have satisfied everybody era a= ' '•

but was

ce magistrates are extremely iigiii

he work, and

a was held' b

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minority, who, in spite of overwhelming cries of encourage-
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Lsq., coroner :—On the day before the
er took in two women to let them see
mill. He let on some water, that they
.:tion of the wheel ;_but it did not mov
more, but still -

the works of

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performance---despite all demands ~ ..----
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to the contrary—of lying under the wheel. The body was at once identified.
the Wedding March, in " Midsummer Night's Dream." It was the general opinion that the deceased had entered
The drums, trumpets,- and violins had fairly the best of the mill during the previous night, with the object of carry..
,t,_, ...., .au cue proceedings were tranquil enough till Mr. Reeves ing away flax ,• that he had entered by the axle-hole over
, ....... 41..? get ,up a
made his second
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appearance. Volleys of hisses, groans, and the wheel, and that while going out in the same way, his
eaalls mingled with the vehement applause that sainted weight had given motion to the wheel, which had. revolved,
,„ ..ay, ne got up and struck, him. He then took'
him and locked him up. The bridewell-keeper said the
him. For §dme minutes he took this unusual reception in carrying him down, and crushing- him to death ;and that
prisoner was not drunk when he was charged, and the
good part, bowing. and smiling at every outburst of the the letting on of the water had reversed the wheel, and
Officer was'distinctly told that the man was not drunk, but
popular humour, as If it were unmixed flattery. But this brought up the body to the view of the niiller. A quantity
he was detained for the assault. Mr. Mansfield said the •
sort of thing soon gets beyond a joke; and when it was of the scotched flax was found near the body. The verdict
officer had distinctly sworn that the man was-drunk, which
evident that a mischievous few, at various entrances of the was in accordance with the farts wi, ipitt. v.-J.-A—a ,
was a falsehood, according .to the statement of the bridewell-
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building, were dl. 1 llt 11
keeper: He could not even believe that the ...,,I+ --

and annoying' no one. Officer 5b7 charged Peter
Cunningham with assaulting him. Re said fie found
the prisoner sitting on the steps at a door hi 4' state
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-- was expresses with equal decision.
nothing wrong. He was disehar
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Deafening- peals of . cheering were , kept up in order to
A STIVANGE IDEA.—Williani 6thred.
urplus was brought up in intimidate the disturbers, but still they, held out. In vain
the great singer tried the effect of his soothing art upon the
charge of officer 846, who stated that, on the previous night,
disturbers. They broke him down in the second -verse of
lie met the prisoner, who stated that if he did not take him
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into custody hlO uremia milrdar h:. .-,,,,:e.. _., ,_ -, ,

TRIAL FOR MURDER.

-CAPITAL CONVICTION

Wm. Norsey, innkeeper, was indicted at the Stafford