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Verdict : it wive epee • ea epos aremorm. fiats
whence the posy ght probably stray; mod there
was a mouth elopes(seaes the Prosecutor's last
seeing the peaty iiml Rs Wag found iu the poises-
sista of the Priimier ; where a .era's life is at forfeit
yes should be pile we."
The Jaryman who differed from the rest ob.
*med. " The am lived is the oeighboorbood. and
if he came honestly by it, be should bars inquired
eta whom it beloved."
Th.y then mired from the hes, and after being
als-eist for about BO nitwits, rettinied • verdict of
JVse Gelb,.
The Come 8AR0N..." I Alma certsinlY have
returued the same verdict myself."
MANSLAUGHTER AT SAMISTBORPE.
Jain Graemist. sited 88, Isle of Seasethorpe.
farmer. wa. indicted for felowinealy killing and 'lay.
lug Mary Rohnisoit, of Sausetherpe aforesaid. on
the 47th of March last, by inflicting • wound MI
her forehead, *hoot half as inch loog, with a piece
of a poker, of which wound the said Mary Rohn,-
snit died. The carcuniatauces of the case were as
follow
On Saturday the 27th of NI irch. between Green
Gad eight o'clock in the eveitiog. the Prisoner was
drinking in the Three Tuna puhisc-loosse. et Souse.
'boils., which is kept by Thos. illobinson. the bus.
loiod of the deceased, when a man of. the it one of
Richard Ath.hy cam- in, somrswisst in liquor. and
Md. " He *Wird he knew who it was that pricked
hist in the beck with a ;pin in • stick • few years
timer at Spol•lty ; if he did, lie would give him two
Mack eyes:" he afterwards added. addressing him-
self to the Prisoner, " I think you koow who did
it," and then challenged him to fight. which
Grumoiiit refused; Ailsby offered to strike him.
whets Grumenitt said, " If you strike me I shall
arm myself as well as I can ;" after a short time.
Allah), struck the Prisoner. who seized the poker.
and in striking at Ailsby it broke ; some persons
who were iii the bowie esuleavotired to part them,
sod the deceased syized bold of the cout.laps of the
Prisoner, just at the moment he with a piece of the
poker we. going to repeat his blow at Ashby ; mid
in the act of rai.ing Isis arm to do so. the end of
the poker came in convict with the forehead of the
deceased. mil inflicted a wound over the right rye,
about half an inch long; she immediately shri'eked
out, le The Lord have taercy upon me!" Several
persons went to her as.istance, and among them the
Prisoner, who said. " he was sorry for what had
happened, and hoped it would not be so bad as
vas expected;" the deceased replied, she thought
lie was Hot at all to blame. and wished him a
goWd night ; she recovered very much that night,
but died the neat mousing.
Two witnroses, who were present at the time the
catastrophe lieppened. considered it pur,lF *eel.
dental. and that the Prisoner bad not the slightest
iatention absenting the deceased.
Mr. Morley, • surgeon, who opened the head of
the deceased before the Coroner's inquest, raid, her
death proceeded front apoplexy, produced by an
'Maoism of blood caused by the blow ; lie was of opi.
11.14111 that if medical assistance had been procured
immediately after the accident, the deceased might
have been saved; he was sent fur, but was from
lonur at the time. •
The Rev. George Strict, a Magistrate. gave the
Prisoner, whom lie had known (ruin a child, a high
4.4l..racter fur respectability and humanity.
On bring called on for what he had to say, Pri-
tomer said he was unable to address the Jury, and
I, ft his dtfesice to his Counsel.
Cuter BARON." Your Counsel cannot say
ally thing in your behalf, he can only examine wit-
isees."
• 'Prisoner—" I have nothing to say. my Lord, only
t.tat I did not meals to injure the deceased."
• e.
ute BARON—" ntr, it's very clear you
did isot."
Hir Lordahip, in charging the Jury. observed,
there could he no doubt that the Prisoner was the
issuneesst rouse of the death of Mary Robinson ; be
had received great provocation. nut only by abusive
language. but by being struck over the face and
!mast I,y Ailsby; nevertheless,. he was actiug ille-
lolly is, fighting in the puhlic.house. and the Jury
oust find hill' guilty of Igtualumghter. The Jury
returned • verdict sccordisigly.
The Judge, in addressitig the Prisoner, thought
it inipowilde for soy one to suppose he had any in-
teistion of injuring the deceased ; he mishit!, had
&lord very wrong in lighting with Ailsby. but lie
had received very great provocation, and allowances
must lie made for the frailties of !tomtit nature ; he
should therefore tine him one shilling.
HOUSE-BREAKING AT FULBECK.
James Dickinson, aged 27, late of Fulbeck. la-
bourer, was convicted of breaking sod entering the
Louse of the Rev. Edward Fine. of Fulbeck, on
the morning of the 25th of May. with lava to
stral therein. The house is hot occupied.; and on
the taunting in question two men were appointed to
watch it'; who, about a quarter past one o'clock,
54r. the Prisosier come to the house. and takesome
rites off the head-wry into the wine-cellar ; on an
shards being given he derisaiped ; in.about half ear
hour he returned again. mid replaced the tiles, and
a *rerud time went away ; he returned a third time,
and again took off the tiles ; he then put is ladder
I;UVID the hole, so as to form a CrinriOntiletitiOn with
tits calor-steps, and wrist down; the two persona
Slips Caine fotward, and one of them stood at the
hide venue the Prisoner had mined. while the other
went for a constable ; ou
.the constable's coming
shy wrist into the cellar and secured the Piisoiter;
he lead nut taken soy thing, but was subsiding close
to the wall.

i rri•uster n defruce said he went to get his took;

he lia.l been wurkiog at the house, but was gulag
to work elsewhere. It appeared, however, that his
tout* were not in the eellar. Griby—One year's
netisrhui iiiii ent and hard labour us the House of
Correction.
FIRING A GUN WITH INTENT TO KILL, AT
HOLBEACH.

Jet -Bintrose, aged 32. hue of Whaplode, la.
bower, wits co•victed of • felony Et HE!beech.
lliere were fou► counts its the indictment : the
first ►laird. that he, on the 13► h of Marcl► Ist,
with a gun loaded with powder and several leaden
►:iot, fclouiosaly. unlawfully, wilfully, End of
malice aforethought, did shoot at William Winder*,
with imerit to kill and murder him ; the second
coolst cha►ged him with the sameoteuce. hut stated
ti►e intent to he "to maim rod disable the
la d William Winders;" the third musts " to do