Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-04 00:00:00

THE MURDER IN THE QUEEN'S PRISON,

Thereappears to be no doubt that the Italian, Antonio
de WA. against whom the coroner's jury have returned
*verdict of wilful murder, will have to teke his trial for
that offence at the ensuing session of the Central Criminal
Court, notwithstanding the fact that he s at present under
a sentence of fifteen yeat's' penal servitude upon *
conviction for- wounding the deemed gentleman with
intent to do grievous bodily harm, srisirg out of the setae
circumstance". The transaction appears to be one of an
altogether unusual kind. The attack made by the prisoner
upon the unforttinate deceased was of the most deadly and
premeditated character, and the Soliciter to thee Treasury,
upon a suggestion made by Mr. C.mibe, the magistrate
before whom the affair was inquired into, received
instructions to prosecute on behalf of the Crown, and
when the last session of the Central Criminal Court
came on he had no alternative, as the deceased was sill
alive but .to prefer an indictment against Do Salvi in
the. usual form, for feloniously 'wounding, the first count
charging the intent to =leder, and the second.
to do grieVous bodily harm. It was certain at this
time that- the injuries- the deceased lrtd received
mutt peeve fatal, and the general understanding,
both on the part of the prosecution and the
seen it for the defence, was that the indictment against
the prisoner should stand-over to the fillowing session, as
in the event of the death taking place, a verdict of wilful
murder must inevitably be returned by ete coroner's Jury,
and any -nroceedings that miealit be taken undtni the indict-
ment for feloniously wounding would be rendered alto-
gether nugatory. Mr. Baron Mediu; the presiding judge,
however, resisted the pestponxnent of the trial, and Da
Salvi was cersequentiy tried upon" the indietneett that had
been found by'the grand jury, andbeing c nevictatf upon the
minor count otwounding with intent to do grav:ous bodily
harm, he was thereupon sentenc-21 to be kept in penal "
servitude for I"s4eare. On thef eiloving day thetnfortu-
nate man Robeetson died of the iejitries he had received,
and the coroner's jury had no other- course left open to
them upon the farms of the ease, than to return a verdict of
wilful murder against the prisoner, anclie due course Mr.
Payne, the coroner,-lodged his warrantat the gaol -,f New-
gate for the detention of the prisoner upon that charge.
A similiar stses of thing; has very rarely occurred, but it
has never been the practice in any such ease to allow a
charge of wilful murder to merge into one of felony merery,
and the prisoner wille consequently, no doubt, have to
undergo the painfal ordeal of a second trla4; in the remit
of which his life w,ll be at stake. The priscner appears to
be a most mild and inoffens,:ve young meet; indeed, the.
last person who would be thought cipasle of committing
sueh a dreadful act, and-almost from the menent of com-
mitting the deed he haanever feiled to exprece; the deepest
sorrow and regret for Iv athe had done It appears thaa
he has no relations in England, but during the last few-
days he has received a communication from a brother in.
Pari and the necessary preparations are being;made to
defend
him upon the charge-of Murder.