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OLD BAILzr, Jas. IS.
CEIARIVr' 3IURDER.
Thomas Cooderlions (who surrendered to his ball) stood indicted
for the wilfhl murder of Rlisebeilshis wife, and also upon the Co-
toner's Inquest for manslaughter.
Mr. ALLEY stated the ease to the Jury, and expressed strong
doubts of bis being able to tiring home the capital charge against
the prisoner.
John Hamilton sworn---I sin a surgeon, and reside at Hayes, in
Middlesex. On the 2Ptb of November I was called to see the psi.
sonces wife. I attended her till she died. From my examination
I found no appearances to indicate that her death had been caused
by external violence. Her death was occasioned by the conse-
quences arising from a ntirearnage. If blows had been given on the
14th of the same month which had produced the miscarriage, some
appearances of them must hays remained, in my opinion, at the
dine of her death ; but I cannot speak positively as to that.
Mr. Grimstone, soothe, sargeon, said that he had attended the
deemed several times at her accouebement, and she was subject,
from natural weakness,...to greet danger. He saw no injury on the
body occasioned by suAlcient violence to cause her death, nor could
he say that miscarriage had been caused by violence.
Mr. Justice Gast:LEE said, in his opinion there was not evi-
dence to go to the Jury, bemuse it was not proved that the blows
e.ven by the prisoner on the 14th had caused the miscarriage,
which terminated the existence of the deceased. He directed an
acquittal.
MANSLAUGHTER.
Josh. Eldred, aged 3i, farrier, was charged on the Coroner's In-'
quest with killing and slaying Ann Eldred, his wife.
Two objections were taken to the form of Inquisition, by Mr.
BRODERtc it, which were overruled.
Sarah, wife of John llollet, resides in Glasshouse Fields, Step-
ney, next door to the prisoner. On Monday, the Nth of Novem.
her, witness was called upon by the prisoner at eight o'clock in the
ever.ing to the assistance of his wife; she was dressed, lying on
the bed very ill. IVitoco ashed her, in the prisoner's presence,
what was the matter? She replied—" I am very dl." Witness
asked her (knowing her delicate situation) what caused her illness,
and if she had been lifting my thing ? She replied—" I put my.
myself in a passion owisg to my husband's stopping out, and when
he came in at the door I flew at him." IFitness told her she ought
not to have put herself L a pasriou, as it was very dangerous, and
then 8101 t the prisoner the a imegeon. The deceased, after being
put to bed, called the prisoner, end said to him, " I am growing
worse, be kind lousy children, as I aro going to a place from whence
I shall not return." (The prisoner, who was respectably attired 0
black, bunt into tears.) The deceased repeatedly said, ` (iod for-
give us both, for one is sr bad as the other."
Cross-examined by Ills. AwnitEws.—The deceased said—" I
and my husband have had a few words., and I am more to blame
than he is."
lllr. John Conquest, surgeon, saw the deceased after death
he described the appearances as most dangerous. Lacendso
and swelling had been occasioned by the injury; a kick, in his
opinion, was likely to haw produced the appearances. The injury
certainly appeared to have arisen from external violence. There
were unequivocal evidences of external mischief. He certainly be-
lieved from the appearances, that her death was caused by the loss
of a large quantity of blood. Ile did not feel himself justified in
giving an opinion as to the muse of bey death.
Mr. Justice GasELEE—You must give your opinion • you
must say what, in your judgment, us a medical man, caused her
death.
Witness—A blow or kick might have caused the external injury.
Crag-examined by I'k. Awwnrws—The injury might have
been caused by the deceased falling against a fender, or corner of a
staircase, or something which projected. He remembered a female
falling against a scraper receiving a similar injury.
By blr. Justice GABE e.—The rupture of a blood-vessel might
have produced all the appearances of extravasated blood in the
parts ; but a wound or injury caused the escape of the blood.
Mr. Samuel A rknesa, surgeon, attended the wife of the prisoner
en the evening of the 29th of November. Blood was escaping very
fiat. She was advanced in pregnancy seven months. The parts
were filled with blood. She aas in great danger, and he told her
tie; but supposing, U he did, that the cause was connected with
pregnancy only, he did not despair of her recovery. He saw her
next day at levee o'clock, and she was very much relieved, and ap-
peared titcn in perfect safety. She died on Wednesday evening,
the Ist of December. He saw the body after death, and described
the laceration and swelling. Las of blood caused be, death, which
*semi have been produced by external injury, accidental or otherwise.
Cross-examined by Mr. A NDRE ws.—Has known such injury to
arise from accidental souses. The deceased, on one occasion, told
him '• that it arose from the violence of her passion."
Reexamined by Mr. A sTnarws—She did not say anything
about any violence being used, bet said " passion" only.
Mr. ALLEY said that he had not evidence to curry the case
further ; unless his Leetiship thought that he had proved the de.
ceased to be so much aware of her danger as to give evidence of her
declarations shortly before her decease.
Mr. Justice G•sti.ts said, the evidence of the surgeon proved
that she was "in a suite pf safety" when he left her on the Tues.,
day, and the declarations could sot be received.
Mr. ANDREWS submitted that there was not a case to go to th&
jury.
Mr. Justice Ositstakkild.llswilias no positive proof of's blow
or kick being given /0, the psiolsots and be tkeught the evidence
too weak to support a COlifilitien.
The Jury I% turned a verdict of Not Guilty.
Patrick Crateku, aged 17 years, was capitally indicted for break.
ing into the dwelling.honse of Jeremiah Squires, a plumber and
glazier, in Arch-street, Limebouse, on Saturday night, the title
inst. and stealing therein lead, itc. value 28e. The prisoner was
taken into custody soon after the burglary was effected, by Rider,
an officer, with the stolen property in his possession. There was
another person at the time in company with the prisoner, who el.
Tested his escape.—Guilty—Deuth.

SHOCKING DISTRESS.
Elizabeth Ilavehm a married woman, aged 32 years, was capi.
tally indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of
John !lazell, in the pariah of St. Luke's, Old-street, and stealing
therein a coat, two pair of trowsers, and a handkerchief, his
property.
A female who cohabits with the prosecutor, deposed to her
leaving the house in which the prisoner lodged, at five o'clock in
the evening, and on her return at eight. she found the apartments,
in which she left the property, broken into. The handkerchief was
found on the person of the prisoner, and the duplicate of part of
the remainder of the property.
It was proved by the Pollee Officer who apprehended the pri-
soner, that she was in a moat pitiable condition when he took her
into custody ; site had four little children, who, with herself, were
half famished and almost in a state of nudity • there was no bed to
lie upon, or even stool for the women or ChM/en to sit upon. The
infants were huddled round the expiring embers in a grate, and he
never witnessed such a scene of human misery in his life. He dis-
covered, upon inquiry, that the poor wozusn had been neglected by
her husband, and that for some time herself and children had been
for days without food.
The Jury found her guilty of the larceny only, and strongly re-
commended her to mercy.
The Court said the recommendation should be attended to.
David Cooper, bricklayer, in the employ of Mr. Lee, a builder, at
the B'hittington Alms Houses, lately erected at Islington, be..
longing to the Incurs' Company, stood capitally indicted for
stealing two 101. Bank of England notes, his property.
The prosecutor left the notes in his spectacle cue, in a drawer,
in an apartment at one of the alms houses, to which the prisoner
had access. Ile missed the property on the 7th of November, and
shortly afterwards the prisoner was apprehended.
It was proved that he uttered one of the notes at a wine vaults
in Blackfrisrs-road, and then gave his name Jones. The other
note he passed In Tottenham-court-road, on the 3d of December, in
the name of Cox.

The evidence wu decisive of the guilt of the accused, and he wu
found Guilty. Aged 28 years.

NEW COURT.
[Be net the CO]IMON SERGEANT.]
Letwrettee Cawykell, a yonng man of respectable appearance, wait
Indicted foe stealing, on the sth of September, a landaulet, value
120 guineas, the property of John blesser.
Mr. Messer, a coachtuaker, of No. 9, Margsret-street, Caren-
dish.square, said, that on the 4th September the prisoner came to
his factory, and said he wanted a carriage for a fortnight ; witness
showed him several, when he hired the one in question for two
weeks certain, at W. per week ; be said that he lived at Croydon,
and that he was the son of General Campbell, and nephew of the
Duke of Argyll; he said he formerly lodged at Mrs. White's, in
Margaret-strtet ; witness called on Mrs. White to inquire; she
said the prisoner had lodged there, and paid his rent. While the
witness was at Mrs. White's, the prisoner caide in, and they left
the house together. Witness inquired what he was going to do
with the carriage ? He said he was going to Kent, and intended to
treat sonic ladies. Witness inquired if he had the means ? He said
he had seven hundred pounds. and witness advised him not to spend
his money foolishly. The following day the carriage was taken
away by post horses, but was not returned at the appointed time.
Witness Inquired at several places in the country, and at length
traced it to Mr. Dixon's Repository, Barbican.
Cross-examined by Mr. Piiii.firs—Witness heard the prisoner
was the son of (den. Campbell, and from what he has since heard,
he has no doubt he is the person lie represented himself.
Thomas Seam, an assistant to Mr. Dixon, said the prisoner
called at the Repository, and wished Mr. Dixon to advance some
money on a landaulet ; witness said he could not advance any with.
out seeing the carriage; the prisoner said it was at Sadler's, and the
witness sent a horse and brought it to the Repository • the witness
then advanced 3 It on the carriage, and prisoner gave his receipt fat
the money in the name of " Lawrence Campbell." The prisoner
produced a letter as an authority for the sale, and it was marked in
the book for the price of 100 guineas.
Mr. PHILLITA questioned the witness respecting their manner
of doing business, and whether they did not make inquiries when
they received carriages in pledge i The witness gave no satis-
factory answer, but said they were in the habit of receiving a great
many carriages.
The letter, which was put in and read, purported to have been
written by a Mr. l'age, of Eltharn, addressed to the prisoner, and
directing the prisoner to raise money on the carriage, which he de-
scribed as his property.
The prisoner, in his defence, admitted having engaged the car-
riage for the fortnight, and it he kept it longer than that period, it
was for no design of fraud ; he hired the carriage for a person
named Page. who resided at Eltham ; when he got down there he
found he was not at home; he returned to town, met Mr. Page,
who said he did not want the carriage, and that he might raise
some money on it. and gave him the letter, to obtain the money
with more facility.