Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-17 00:00:00

his is one of t

must say t

ae most extraor

that ever fell to my lot. Crimes of this nature are
never done without motive, and, looking to the
evidence, we find that she was fond of children, and had
had no quarrel with her mistress or the child; and her
mistress said she was fond of children. From the age

of the girl, it would seem almost impossible that
could have been guilty of the crime laid to her charge

this case has been conillucted almost entirely from circum-
stantial evidence, and I do not know whether I am right or
wrong, but I do not think that it was fair for the officers
to let this poor girl :"go on making "a statement
that was to be used against her without first having

cautioned her. I think she should have been cautioned',
as it seems to have been her own showing that placed
her in the position which she now is. She is sent for
the child. She comes back to her mistress'and she goes
again a second time, and when she goes away, why does

le come back, if she had any intention of taking the
? Ido not think that this case has been got
up fairly, though, I must say that, so far as Mr. Cobb

child's lif

has beeW concerned in it, it has been perfectly fair. We
find a boy who gives certain evidence after he is brought
here, but why was he not brought here at first

I men-

before the coroner, whether their evidence was in
favour or against tie prisoner at the bar, should have
been brought here. It appears that there was a woman
named Mrs. Leatham—God forbid that I should say
anything against Mrs. Leath= ; at the same time,
when we look at the girl, without any motive, I think

that you can hardly come to the coliclusion that that
little girl, who had been so kind to the child, should
go to the water in the canal, and put that child in
and drown it. It seems strange that the boy, John
Fox, says now that he did not remember before the
coroner that the girl said to him that the child was not
to be taken out if it was alive. You know how, for you
can depend upon that ; dO you believe she could be so
hardhearted - ''ve she said so, why did

that there was a child in the
that child is committed for
Lt somebody else will come up
she is innocent. If some-

and if you do Ix
o and tell the be

)ility it would put on your she

lore faith in the law of my country than to
k that a child of her age would be hanged if she
were found frailty. I know it would be a sentence of

death upon her if she were found guilty by jury; bat
;he is only fourteen years of age, and she looks younger

r was satisfied of her inn- men-.

we have very little more evidence than

before him. She was then discharged. 1 cannot believe
that this poor child could be capable of the crime laid
to her charge.

Mr. Aikin said, it is a very distressing case ;
but, under all the circumstances, I think there has been
sufficient evidence to warrant me in committing the
prisoner to take her trial. I deem it prudent to make
no further observation than that I think it my duty to
commit her for trial.

Throughout the whole of the evidence given on both
days the :little prisoner stood apparently less concerned
than any of the spectators that surrounded her. She will
be tried during the present assizes on the capital charge
of wilful murder.

(Signed) HARDMAN EARLE, Chairman."
The stater: eat of accounts was then read.
The CHAIRMAN said he did not think he had much to
say in addition to what had been communicated to them
in the report and by the statement of accounts. The
distinguishing feature in their proceedings last year was
that .they had been obliged to retrench on the reserve
fund to the extent of £5,600, which had been brought
about, in a great measure, by the increased price of
cannel. It was well known to most of them that, for mom
some years past, they had been working under a very ao
advantageous contract for the supply of cannel. That
contract was taken many years ago, at very reduced c
prices. It had now expired, and they were nove
consuming cannel at a very increased price. At
the same time, their consumption was increasing 1
four or five per cent. per annum. That was not all 1
nett profit, but was so in a great proportion, inasmuch t,,
as the same mains supplied it. And they hoped by 1
economical management, which they believed they 1,
could lay claim to, that next year they would be able to I
show a different result. At the same time they could 4
not hold out any prospect of a reduction in the price of • c
gas to the public. That he believed out of the question. rowed £lO frOm him, and ga-le him all 1.0. U. -in the
All they could hope for was not to retrench further on name of Mr. Waterbury, and he afterwards found that
the reserve fund, but rather to add a little to it if pos- it was without Mr. Waterbury's knowledge or consent.
sible. He concluded by moving that the report and the It was found that £43 had been unaccounted for, and
statement of accounts be adopted.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Radle it was feared that some defalcations had not been dis-
y, and carried. covered.—A remand was granted until Thursday, in
On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. order to give time for further investifrati,,,,
Mozley, it was resolved that a diVidPna f... 41,.. t_ir
year end'

[BEFORE MR. A. CASTELLAINE.]

EMBEZZLEMENT.—George Fisher, a respectable-look-
ing man, was brought up in the custody of officer John
Langon, charged with embezzling several sums of
ly from his employer, Mr. Waterbury, ship-
chandler and sailmaker, Bath-street. Mr. Black was
engaged for the defence of the prisoner. Mr. Waterbury
w9° d said

as examined, anc the. prisoner was employed by
him as book-keeper, and he had entered in the books
kept by him several sums of money, as having been
paid to different parties, but it was afterwards' found
that t 1

vv.& u uuu 14.31, wie rate of live per cent.
On the consolidated stock of the company, or 12s. 6d.
per share of £25 shares, be declared payable to the pro-
prietors, less the income-tax, on the 18th instant.
Other formal resolutions were passed, and a numbor
of gentlemen were re-elected as directors.
On the motion of Mr. Radley, £5OO was voted ff
reran- a

,aese entries were incorrect. Of these entries, one
was to Messrs. Ireland, by which he said that he had
paid them £7 3d. ; another one said Messrs. Holgrave
& Co. had been paid £lO ; another that Hindle & Co.
had been paid £4 1 -- -4 H. Wood &

os. ; and anotuer that A—
Co. had been paid 19s.—Wm. Geves, a ship-chandler,
was examined. and bp at.taa +lint rhA nrisoner had bor-

WIFE BEATING

assaulted her. It appeared that Jennings was a•master
shoemaker, residing in West Derby-road, and employed
a number of men ; but his conduct was such, for some

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....pvzbium tor tne corn-
-1 plainalit. to live with him. She detailed a series of
A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the btlsi- assaults and brutalities that had been committed-upon
DOss 0 the meeting,
her by hor husband, the dekadant, stating that ho was

frequently out all night playing cards and drinking.
On Tuesday last she got up out of bed, haviug been ill
for some time previous, and the defendant said she was
drunk, whereupon he commenced to beat her in a most
shameful manner. Mr. Bluck was engaged for the
defence, and produced a witness, who stated that he was
present, and the complainant was drunk. In opposition
to that, however, several witnesses swore that she was
perfectly sober. The magistrates said that, as the hus-
band and wife could not agree, it would be better for
them to separate. Au agreement was then come to that
he defendant —eekly, for the

hould pdv his wife lOs
maintenance of herself and child.

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