Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-18 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

SOUTH LANCASIIIRS.—LwzapooL, August 17.

CROWN COURT.

Mr. BARIN WATSON entered court at 10 o'clock,
and procealed with the criminal busi, ess.
ROBBEItY WITH VIOLENCE.—Thotnqs Booth, aged 22

collier, was chained with having, at Rochdale, on the 14th
of June, 1857, with one or more other persons, robbed one
Nathaniel Bottomley, with corona' violeece, of two shil-
lings in money. Mr. Kaye prosecuted. The prosecutor
was returning from Colne to Rochdale upon the night in
question, and when passieg under a railway arch was at-
tacked by three or four men, who throttled him and robbed
him of two shillings. The prisoner was identified as one
.f these parties. The jury returned a verdict of guilty.
ISt ANSILe UGATER. —James Greenhalgh, aged 27, labou-er,
was charged with having at Bury, in Juue lest, feloniously
killed and slain one Edmund Rhodes. Mr. Tindal Atkin-
son prosecnted, and Mr. Fearnley defended. It appeared
that on the 24th of June, the prisoner and deceased were
drinking !ogettor in a public house, and some rough joking
took piece between them. Deceased knocked off the
prisoner's cap, and prisoner struck deceased a blow, which,
unfortunat ly, came upon his head, deceased fell and
struck his head heavily agairst the ground, receiving
thereby, injuries of which he died in a few clays. The
prisoner withdrew his plea of not guilty, and pleaded
guilty.- His Lordship sentenced him to one week's impri•
sonment, dating from the opening of the ass;zes. He was
emit ding!), discharged forthwith.
ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.—John Fitzgerald, aged 24,
labourer, was charged with having, at Touge, on the 22nd
February, 1857, feloniously assaulted one Thomas
Hartley, and stolen from him one hat. Mr. Lercische
prosecuted, and Mr. Wheeler defended. The jury acquitted
the prisoner.
ATTIMPT TO DESTROY A 11017 SE AT MANCILESTZ Et BY
GUNP,AVDSR. —George Whithain, aged 33, labourer. was
cnarged with having, at Manchester, on the 11th of May,
18 unlawfully, maliciously, and feloniously placed upon
and against a certain dwelling-house or bail sing, a glass
bottle cont lining two pounds of gunpowder, and other
explosive substances, with intent to destroy or damage the
building. Mr. Sowler appeared for the prosecutien, and
Mr. Wheeler defended the prisoner. It appeared that upon
the night in question the prosecutor, Mr. James Bedmain,
master-roperneker, was going to bed in his dwelling-house,
at a place called Little-Breen, Manchester, when he heard
noises on one of the walls of the house, as if some persons
were endeavouring to ciirab the well. Having
heard the noises for* some minntes, he dressed himself
partly, and went our. When he came outside into the
garden he found the primer in custody of a police officer.
It appeared that, about the time when Mr. Redmaiu first
heard the noise, a man named Bryce was passing the hou
and saw two men in the gar:en, one of when] was standing
on the shoulder of the other, and apparently endeavouring
to reach one of the window?. Bryce ran to his own house
which was close by, and called his brother-in-law, who
was a constable of police. The latter came with him to
Mr. Redmain's house, and there they found the prisoner
in the garden. The policeman endeavoured to arrest him,
but several of his associates came up at his call, and a
scuffio ensued. Ancoher man, who wes passing by, and
bad his attention attracted by seeing a person on the roof
of the house, came up, and helped the policeman to arrest
some of the parties All, howevor, except the prisoner.
succeeded in making th,ir escape. A search was thin
made, and on the top ledge of the bay window near which
the men were observe,' standing, was fouud a glass bottle,
which, on being examinee, was found to contain nearly
two pounds of fine and blasting powder, mixed
with pieces of broken glass. The bottle was er-
veloped tightly in calico, which was covered over with
pitch. In the neck of the bottle a piece of rope, steeped
in mitre, was found inserted, with one end hanging out,
evidently intended to serve as a fusee. It was deposed by
a chemist that the explosive force of this contrivance
would probably have been sufficient to dash in a great
portion of the wall. When the prisoner was taken to the
pollee station he was searched, and there was found in his
pocket a piece of calico which apparently corresponded
to the calico wrapped round the b ittle. No motive of
malice or animosity could be discovered on the part of the
prisoner. It appeared that he had a nephew in the
employment of the prosecutor, but no quarrel or ill-will
were k town by the prosecator to have ae. any time existed.
- Several witnesses spoke to the good character which the
prisoner had previously enjoyel. The jury returned a
verdict of guilty.
Curroro AND WOUNDING.—Richard Bleasdale, 40,
'mechanic, wos charged with having, at Rochdale, on the
26th_ May, 111,r, feloniously cut and wounded one
onlixabeth leitton, with intent to do her some grievous
bodily harm. it appeared from the atatement of the pro-
secutrix, who is a women of ii'-fame, that the prisoner came
into her house on the night in question, and gave her one
shilling to get drink. She brought 61. worth of whiskey,
and gave him bank Od. He made a proposal to her, for
which he offered her the 6d., and on her rejecting ire he
threw her down, raised the petticoats over her bead, and
with some sharp instrument, which she did net see, gave
her a deep cut in one of bar thighs. The wound was exa-
mined by a surgeon, who deaosed that it was nine inches
long, and apparently must have been inflicted by some sharp
instrument. On the part of the defence, several witnesses
were called, to show that the prosecutrix was endeavour-
ing to pat the prisoner out of the house, and in doing so,
fell with her thighs against the sharp edge of a step, from
which, it was alleged, the wound came. The jury returned
a verdict of guilty of unlawfully wounding.
Rommel, werff VIOLEN CF. —Janes Gray, aged 20, sea-
man, wait charged with having, at Liverpool, on the 27th
of March last, feloniously assaulted one Thomas Johnson,
and stolen from his person three shillings, one box, one
knife, and other articles. The prosecutor was the master
of a flat, which, at the time of the occurrence, was lying in
the Efuskisson-lock. Late on the night of the 27th of
March last the prosecutor was going to that dock, and, in
passing through Greet ilowarthstreet, met the [prisoner