The Sun.
London, England, 1837-04-12 00:00:00

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During their absenceAW. Price rose, and said he hrd. t
submit to the Court tliaaie evidence adduced had not su;taii,
the indictment. The prisoner Greenacre had been charged
with murdering Hannah Brown, by beating her his LH,
fists, and a piece of wood. No evidence had been adduced that
a stick or a piece of wood had been used, and he con,ero;ed
that, in an indictment for such a serious offence, that the use
of the more dangerous weapon ought to be proved.
Lord Chief Justice TINDAL. —The indictment c, n•aios
three modes by which the death is alleged to have takco p a .e,
and it is not necessary to prove them all.
Mr. PRICE in support of his objection cited a rase,' u' owing
to the talking and confusion which existed in the Court we
could not hear.
His LORDSHIP, however, overruled the case cited.
Mr. PRICE said he merely drew his Lorashio's attention to
the objection, so that at a subsequent day he might not be Coe-
sidered as coming too late.
Lord Chief Justice TINDAL-In cases of murd, r you cannot
be too late.
Mr. PRICE then adverted to the state of the law relative to
murder and manslaughter. Should the jury find the r ,re
prisoner guilty of the latter offence, no verdict could be re
turned against Gale, and be therefore though a distinction
ought to have been drawn between these ease 3.
Mr. PAYNE followed on the same side, and contended that
as five modes of death were set forth in the first count the io-
dictment was bad.
Their Lordships, however, over-ruled the objections.
Mr. AnoLerics then applied to the Court to allow the ex-
penses which the parish had been at in bringing the murder
to light.
After a short consultation, it was referred to Cie Clerk of
the Court.
The Jury, after an absence of 17 minutes, re-e If ere I the
Court. After their names were called over,
The Clerk of the Arraigns asked them if they were agreed ?
Foreman—We are.
Clerk of Arraigns—How say you : is James Greenacre guilty
or not guilty ?
Foreman—Guilty.
Clerk of Arraigns—How say you : is Sarah Gale guilty c r
not guilty ?
Foreman—Guilty.
The prisoners, who had retired during the absence of the
Jury, had been brought up. As they entered the Court, and
took their seats, on the verdict being pronounced, they heard
it without the slightest emotion, or their countenances under-
going the least change ; in fact, Gale smiled, and looked at
Greenacre. He, however, did not notice her, as his eyes
were intently fixed on the Judges, who, as well as the Bar,
appeared astonished at the verdict.
After a pause of some moments,
Lord Chief Justice TINDAL, in a low tone of voice, said—
Let the prisoners be removed.
Greenacre, who did not hear what his Lordship said, rose,
and with the same firmness which he had displayed through the
trial, said—What did von say, my Lord ?
Lord Chief Justice TINDAL-Let the prisoners be removed.
Greenacre —I beg your pardon, my Lord, I thought you ad-
dressed yourself to me.
The prisoners then with a firm-step left the dock.
The trial, which is as extraordinary a one as has occurred
for many years, terminated at ten minutes to ten o'clock.
After the Jury had returned their verdict,
The Foreman rose, and said he was desired by his fellow-
jurors to express their thanks to the Sheriffs and Under She-
riffs, for the excellent accommodations which had been affor-
ded to them, on the previous evening, at the London. Coffee-
ouse.

Lord Chief Justice TiNr,AL—Gentlemen, after the arduous
duty which you have performed I have to inform you that your
attendance will not be required again this sessions.
The Jury were then discharged.
Towards the evening the Court was crowded to excess, and
the heat was most oppressive. Outside of the Court, in the
yard, and from one end of the Ord Bailey to the other at least
four or five thousand persons were assembled, who, to the dis-
frrace of the age, gave repeated cheers on hearing of the ver..
dict of the Jury.
After the Court was cleared, the solicitor to the prisoners
went up to Mr. Price and said, " Now the verdict is returned,
every exertion must be made to save Gale, for she is perfectly
innocent ; she knew no more of the death of the female than
ally individual in the Court.
Mr. PRICE—I am satisfied of it, and I will not leave a stone
unturned to get her sentence commuted; I will go immedi-
ately to Lurd John Russell upon the subject.

It has been ascertained within the last two days, that Green—
acre was concerned in the Thistlewood Cato-street trcasonable

coas; iracy.

It may be well, in conclusion of this remarkable trial, to
state that, under the new Central Criminal Court Act, the
prisoner Greenacre will not be " reported" to the King irt
Council for some days, or, perhaps, weeks; and that conse-
quentiv sentence of death may (as in the case of Pegsworth)
not to be passed on him until the May session.