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London, England, 1852-08-19 00:00:00

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NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Liverpool, Aug. 18.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Lord Chief Justice
CAMPBELL.)
.Alice Shaw, aged 23, was indicted for the wilful
murder of her new born child, at Liverpool, on the
25th of March last.
Mr. Preston prosecuted, and Mr. Monk defended
the prisoner.
It appeared that the prisoner had been housemaid
in the family of a gentleman named Ripley, residing
in Abercrombie-square, for about five years. No sus-
picion was excited that she was in the familyway.
On the morning of the 25th of March she was at

breakfast as usual, and went upstairs to attend to her
duties. When the servants called her down to din-

ner they received no answer, and on going up stairs
they discovered the prisoner lying on the floor of one
of the rooms insensible. Mr. Nottidge, a surgeon,
was immediately called in, and discovered that she
had been recently delivered of a child. In an adjoin-
ing bedroom the newly-born body of a female child,
with a flannel handkerchief wrapped round its neck
and the tongue protruding, was found in a wash
basin. Oa a post mortem examination of the child
the lungs were found to be congested. In the opinion
of the surgeon the child had been born alive, and had
died from drowning.
Mr. MONS, for the defence, contended that the test
of the child having been born alive—that its lungs
floated, was now exploded, and there was no satisfac-
tory evidence to show that the child had ever lived.
Assuming it to have been born alive, there was no satis-
factory evidence that the prisoner had caused its
death, as she might have become insensible while at-
tempting to clean the child.
His LORDSUIP summed up, directing the jury that
if they were not satisfied that the evidence was con-
clusive as to the main charge they must acquit her,
as there was no evidence to support a verdict of con-
cealing the birth.

The jury found the prisoner Not Guilty.
James 111`Donald, aged 18, and John .211 a nor,
aged 18, were indicted fcr a garotte robbery on James
M‘Kowne, at Liverpool, on the 23d of April last.
Mr. Simon prosecuted ; the prisoners were un-
defended.

It appeared the rosecutor was a pig and cattle
dealer, and about 12 o'clock on the night of Friday,
the 23d of April, he was proceeding towards his lodg-
ings in Upper Milk-street, when he was attacked near
there by five men, who seized him by the throat and
pinioned him. Having prevented him from making
any resistance, they robbed him of 145/. in gold and
notes, upwards of 1001. pound of it being in sove-
reigns, after which they made off.
Tho prosecutor, who is an Irishman, knew the men,
who were also Irish, by sight, and afterwards identi-
fied the two prisoners, who were apprehended at
Ormskirk, having changed there one of the Si. notes,
which was proved to have been paid to the prosecutor
by a man in Birmingham a few days before in a pur-
chase of come pigs.
The prisoners, in defence, said they found the pro-
secutor lying drunk under a lamp-post, and his
money lying beside him,
The jury found the prisoners Guilty.
His LORDSHIP, in passing sentence, said it was
shucking to think how prevalent the crime of which
the prisoners had been found guilty had become in
this part of the country, and it was necessary to make
an example of them. The sentence of the Court was
that they be transported for fifteen years.
John Dowd was iialicted for having, at Liverpool,
on the sth of April, murdered Thomas Conway.
Mr. T. Atkinson and Mr. Ilibleert prosecuted, and
Mr. M'Oubray defended the prisoner.
It appeared, that on Saturday night, or early on
Sunday morning, the sth of April, the prisoner and
the deceased had a quarrel in Albert-street, Toxteth-
park, the orign of the quarrel not being clearly
known. Both were drunk, and began to fight.
After having fought three or four rounds fairly, as
described by several witnesses who were present, the
prisoner was seen to pull a claspknife out of his
Packet, open it, and then return it into his pocket.
He then again challenged the deceased to renew the
fight, and two or three more rounds were fought.
A woman named Mary Holland interfered, and per-
suaded the deceased to fight no more. The deceased
then walked towards his home a few yards, when
he was followed by the prisoner and stabbed in the
side. The prisoner then walked sharply off, but was
followed and taken into custody by a policeman.
When apprehended he denied all knowledge of the
matter. The deceased was immediately taken to the
Southern Hospital, where he died shortly after-
wards of acute inflammation produced by the wound.
His dying declaration was taken, which in substance
stated that he and the prisoner went into a whiskey-
shop, had some drink together, and quarrelled ; that
they then went out and began to fight, and fpught
several rounds, when he refused to fight any more,
and the prisoner stabbed him as he was going away.
They were both drunk at the time.
On the case being closed for the prosecution,
His LORDSHIP asked whether the counsel for the
prosecution, after this evidence, could contend that
the facts amounted to more than evidence of the
crime of manslaughter, which he thought could not
be denied by the Learned Counsel for the prisoners.
Both Counsel having assented to this view, by the
direction of his Lordship, the jury found the prisoner
Guilty of manslaughter.
He was sentenced to be imprisoned for two years
with hard labour.
Sabrina Mooney, aged 22, and Mary Mooney, her
m aged 60, were indicted for the murder of the
f
infant child of the younger prisoner at e
motahlee r
War-
rington on the 9th of July last.
Mr. Monk appeared for the ,prosecution, and Mr.
John Cross, assigned by the Court, defended the
prisoners.
It appeared that the two prisoners lived in a court
called Grimes-court, at Warrington, and that for
some weeks
prior to the 9th of July last the younger
' prisoner
was observed to be stouter than usual. On
the night of the 9th of July, about eight o'clock, the
younger prisoner was observed to go into the privy in
the yard, she having previously been brought home
in a cart ill. A short time afterwards cries of
" Mother, mother," were heard to proceed from the
privy, and a neighbour hearing them told the elder
prisoner that her daughter was crying out for her.
The mother went into the and was seen after-
rds leading er daughter away. She consulted a
wards
neighbour about her, telling her that her daughter
had been taken with a violent hemorrhage for the
first time for nine months, in consequence of a cold she
then got. The prisoner was put to bed, but, suspi-
cion arising, the privy was afterwards searched, and
in the soil, deeply imbedded, a newly-born infant
child was found. On examination, the umbilical cord
was found to have been broken, and the lungs ap-
peared to have been inflated, and from other appear-
ancesthe surgeons called in were of opinion that the
child had been born alive. The lungs crepitated and
floated, and part of the soil was found in the bronchial
tubes.
Mr. C 1; had
for the defence, urged that the elder
had evidently gone only to assist her
prisoner
daughter,
and that the daughter had been taken in
labour in the privy, and the child had fallen into the
soil. As to the daughter, however she might be
liable to the charge of endeavouring to conceal the
birth of her child, she w
to as not on the evidence guilty
ed her.
of the charge imp
ut
His LORDSHIP summed up, and
The jury
found the younger prisoner Guilty of
concealment of birth, and Acquittedithe elder prisoner.
She was sentenced to be imprisoned for six calendar
months.
In the Nisi Prius Court an action for damages in a
between two vessels at sea occu • a
collision case pie the
part of the day. The case was very greater un-
interesting

CENTRALCRIMINAL COURT,
OLD COURT.
(The trial of James Betteridge and Charlotte Webber
continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)'
Evidence was adduced as to the character oiifot.
teridge.
Th® Learned JUDGE then summed up the em ..
and the jury Acquitted both the prisoners, ence,
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agent, was indicted for obtain
NEW COURT.
Daniel Jackson, 35,
'lag by false pretences of Robert Hendry Alas;
various sums of money with intent to cheat and den
fraud him.
Mr. Charnock and Mr. Woollett prosecuted.
pp published at that place
The prosecutor, who asp oprietor of the Greenwich
Observer, a monthly
stated that the prisoner engaged himself to him as at;
advertising agent to collect advertisements at 20 per
cent. He brought him several, for which I,
—a paid
him his commission, but after he had been with him
some short time he brought bim several advertisements
from some townspeopole of Dartford and Greenwich,
for which he paid him his commission before their
publication. Upon prosecutor applying for payment
be found that the several advertisements forming the
subject of the charge bad been ordered not to be in-
serted, the prisoner having canvassed the persons and
received special orders from them not to insert the
advertisements which be bad brought to them, having
cut them from some of the local journals in which
they did advertise.
The jury found him Guilty-
Some documents were banded up to his Lordship,
stating that the prisoner had been guilty of a similar
offence towards the proprietors of the Ai/mapi:/ibstoonne.
Journal. •
The COURT sentenced him to six months'
ment.
James Bradshaw, 96, labourer, was indicted for
the manslaughter of Alfred Lowman, at Barking, on
the 4th of July.
Mr. Ryland prosecuted, and Mr. Clarkson de-
, fended.