The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-22 00:00:00

OLD CO7l a.

(Before Mr. .7u,stics £h2e )
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Henry Zick.rean, aged 27; descrited ;I,S a labc-arer, 1'7474
indicted* fcr the murd,r-of Mary Ante Scott.
Mr. Poland, who prOsecutcd, stated the circumstatccs of
the case, which are tolerably familiar to the public. The
prisoner cohabited with the woman Scott, who was the
widow of another man. On going home he found the
woman drunk, and his tea not ready. She began to light
the fire, when the prisoner, his temper, as he said, over-
coming him, knocked her down and kicked her. From a
wound she received from the heel of his boot the woman
died. The learned counsel explained the law of the case,
and told the jury that if they did not think the prisoner
guilty of murder they might convict him of the less crime
of maslaughter.
Inspector Raymond said the circumstance occurred on
the 2d of September, and the prisoner was brought to the
station house. He admitted that he had committed the
deed, and added that Scott was a widow, whose husband
had been dead about five years. She had lived with
prisoner for five years. She had two children by her hus-
band. They had no dispute. When he went in he saw
she was the worse for liquor. There was no fire. Prisoner
said " Why don't you get my tea ?" She made some kind
of a mumbling noise, but he could not tell what she said.
Prisoner said " Any way you shall suffer for this. It is
not the first or second time you have served me so." While
she was trying to light the fire he got out of temper, and
struck her. When she fell he kicked her with his foot, and
the heel of his boot must have made a gash on her head,
which must have caused death. Ho then went into the
yard, and, on returning into the house, he had to lift her
up, but
_found she was immoveable. He laid her head on a
small block of wood, and sent for a doctor by a next-door
neighbour. He fancied she was led astray by Mrs. Lap-
theme, of No. 2, White's-buildings. This statement the
prisoner made at the station. Witness took it down and
read it to him. Prisoner said it was all right. (The boots
were produced, and on the heel of one of them was a con-
siderable quantity of the matter which had adhered to it
when the prisoner kicked the deceased). • •
Cross-examined by Mr. Lilley, who conducted the de-
fence—The prisoner made the statement voluntarily. No
previous questions were asked him. He was employed at
Hartley's Wharf, in which Colonel Beresford was one of the
partners. A County Couct summons.was shown to him.
Another police-officer was called, and proved that he
went to White's-buildings to arrest the prisoner, who told
him a similar tale to that deposed to by the inspector.
By Mr. Lilley—The prisoner appeared to be overwhelmed
with sorrow at what had. occurred. He was crying. He
said he had given the woman his wages on Friday night,
and that ho expected his tea on the Saturday (the day of
the occurrence). •
Another police-constable said that on the evening of the
occurrence, after the prisoner had been removed to the
station, ho went to 3, White's-buildings. He found a knife
on the floor with some wood, which appeared to have been
recently cut up. He saw some spots of blood upon it. The
prisoner subsequently said it was not done with the knife,
but with the heel of his boot.

By Mr. Lilley—Ho did not find any duplicates about the
house. He was not aware that the deceased woman was
searched. He only remained at the house until the burial.
Mrs. Gregory, of No. 4, White's-grounds, said she had
known the prisoner seven or eight months. On the even-
ing of the occurrence the prisoner came intoher house. He
said, " Step in, Mrs. Gregory," but he did not then say
what for. She went in. She saw deceased on the floor,
and the prisoner resting his arm underneath her. She said,
" What have you done ?" He said, " Send for a doctor."
She knew little of Sarah Ann Scott, but she knew she was
given to bad habits of drinking.
By Mr. Lilley—The prisoner was crying bitterly when
she went in.

In answer to the Judge, witness said the prisoner
always treated the woman with kindness.
G. Audry.said he lived at 92, Russell-street, Bermondsey,
the newt street to White's-buildings. On the evening of
September 2, about 20 minutes to five, he saw the deceased.
She was not sober. •

By Mr. Lilley—She was so much intoxicated that she
was staggering about. Another woman was with her, who
was also drunk. Deceased was carrying a bundle contain-
ing clothing. Her daughter was following her. Deceased
said to the child—" You little —, if you follow me I
will slap jourlace." He had known the woman four or five
months, and had seen her intoxicated more than a dozen
times. The prisoner always acted kindly and affectionately
to her. He had often sat outside the house rather than go
in while the woman was in a state of intoxication. When
the deceased was drunk she was exceedingly abusive, and
he had seen her fighting on several occasions.
Mr. Thomas Evans, surgeon, said that on September 2
he saw the deceased on the floor. She was dead, her head
resting on a block of wood. He found a severe contusion
on the forehead above the left eye, and an incised wound at
the back of the head. There was not a great deal of blood.
He made a post mortem examination by dissection of the
brain. The organs of the body were tolerably healthy.
Death was caused by the rupture of a blood vessel. The
wound on the back of the head might have been caused by
the boot produced. The contusion on the forehead might
have been caused by a blow.

Mr: Lilley—Or by a drunken person in falling about ?

Witness—Undoubtedly. A slighter blow would be likely
to produce a rupture of a blood vessel when a person was
in a state of intoxication.

A witness was called who proved that the age of the de-
ceased was 28.

This was the case on the part of the prosecution.
Mr. Justice Shee did not think there was any case of
murder made out.

Mr. Polland thought that a verdict of manslaughter
would meet the justice of the case.

Mr. Lilley, in an earnest speech to the jury, contended
that at most the case was one of manslaughter.
Colonel Francis Marcus Beresford, one of the proprietors
of Hartley's Wharf, and magistrate of the county of Surrey,
said the prisoner had been in his employment 15 years,
since ho was a boy. About 18 months ago ho made him
deputy foreman. During the whole of the 15 years he had
behaved in a most exemplary way.

Several other witnesses were called, who proved that the
prisoner had always been a peaucablo, humane, and well
conducted young man.

Mr. Justice Shoe, in summing up, said that, if under such
provocation the prisoner had taken up a deadly weapon
and killed the woman with it, there would have been some
difficulty in escaping from a verdict of murder. To find a
verdict of murder the jury must be convinced that there
was a previous intention to kill. The learned counsel had
told the jury that this was manslaughter at the most, but
he (Mr. Justice Shee) must direct them that it Was man-
slaughter at the least. He did not like to withdraw the
question d murder from the jury, but it would be for
them to decide whether-the crime with which the prisoner
stood charged was one of murder or manslaughter.
The jury, without retiring, returned a verdict of Man-
slaughter, and strongly recommended the prisoner to
mercy. •
Mr. Lilley asked that he might call one or two witnesses
as to the character of the woman, with a view to mitiga-
tion of punishment, and some evidence was given.
Mr. Justice Shee, in pronouncing sentence, said he
should attend to the recommendation of the jury, seeing
clearly the grounds on which it proceeded. The prisoner
had been guilty of a most unmanly crime. The woman
was drunk and he was sober, and although he did not in-
tend to kill her ho did actually destroy the life of the
deceased. He ordered him to be imprisoned and kept to
hard labour for nine calendar months.

NEW COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
MADAME VALENTINE'S CASE.

At the sitting of the court this morning Madame Valen-
tine, who was yesterday convicted of perjury, was brought
up for judgment.
Madame Valentine, through 31. Albert, the interpreter
of the court, said—My lord, I beg for a few minutes' in-
dulgence. The verdict against me yesteday was wrong.
lam not guilty. I did not tell any one that I was going
to leave the country. I never meant to go away. I
never told the girls so. I said I should go to Scotland, but
I should not have been out of England, and should have
been able to come back. I did nurse one of Lafoucarde's
girls for eight weeks after her confinement. I paid fot her
confinement, for her maintenance, for her rent, and for the
doctor, and for the interment of the child when it died. I
gave her 500 francs to set her up as a laundress. I came to
this country upon the 25th of September, 1863, having in
my possession £5,000 sterling. I have been twice before
an English jury, once at Westminster, and once at this
court, and both times the trial was for me. My solicitors
have squandered my property and destroyed my honour.

The Recorder, in passing sentence, said he could not
alter the verdict of the jury, but should attend to their re-
commendation to mercy. The case of the man who was
witness against her yesterday was different. lie had com-
mitted perjury for some purpose. The sentence of the
Court was that she be committed to prison for nine
months, with hard labour.

• THIRD COURT.
(Beforo the Common Sergeant.)
THE ROBBERY AT MESSRS. MAPLES.
James Harris, French polisher, and Ellen, his wife, were
indicted for stealing two table covers and other articles,
the property of John Maples, and Samuel Turrell was also
indicted for feloniously receiving the same, knowing the
property to have been stolen.
The facts of the case have already been fully reported in
The Sun.
The jury found Turrell and Harris guilty, but acquitted
the female.
The Common Sergeant sentenced Harris to 5 years' penal
servitude for stealing, and Turrell to 7 years' penal servi-
tude for receiving the property, knowing it to have been
stolen.

MISSING VESSEL,—The Johann, Lange master,
sailed fromTadang on the 11th of February fur Holland,
and has not since been heard of.

HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL, Sept. 21.

The weather continues delightful in Deeside. and
the Queen takes drives and rides daily. On Tues-
day morning her Majesty, accompanied by the
Princess Helena, Lady Churchill, and General Grey,
honoured the Earl of Dalhousie by paying a visit to
that nobleman at Invermark Lodge. Startingfrom
Balmoral shortly after 10 o'clock, the Royal party
drove along the south side of the Dee to the Bridge
of Aluick, where ponies were in waiting for the hill
journey on to the old farmhouse of Corrievrauch,
at the head of the fine deer forest of Glentanner.
Halting there, lunch was served among the heather,
and the party were joined by a guide sent forward
by the Earl of Dalhousie. Remounting the ponies,
her Majesty and party proceeded for the other five
miles by the road over Mount Keen, one of the
highest hills in the district. At Glenmark the
Queen was met by the Earl of Dalhousie and Lady
Christian Maule, by whom the party were conducted
to " The Prince's Well," erected, it may be reraeut.
bered, to mark a former Royal visit. This simple
but beautiful memorial, which was named by ex-
press desire of her Majesty " The Prince's Well," is
situated in a most beautiful and romantic valley.
The following lines are inscribed on the well :
" Rest, traveller, on this lovely green,
And drink, and pray for Scotland's Queen."
As also another legend to this effect :—" Queen
Victoria, with the Prince Consort, visited this well
and drank of its refreshing waters on the 20th of
September, 1861, the year of her. Majesty's great
sorrow." _The Royal party, having rested at the
well and partaken of tea, resumed their journey to
Invermark, which was reached in the evening. Her
Majesty passed the night at the Lodge, and next
forenoon (Wednesday) returned by the route of the
previous day to Balmoral. The Queen appeared in
excellent spirits during the whole journey.