The Sun.
London, England, 1834-04-11 00:00:00

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(Before Mr. Baron GURNEY.)
John Carr, aged 2 7 ,
maliciously cutting and w Thomas 1-1°4.1-
ton, at Haslington.
The prisoner at the bar
Haslington, kept by a person named Fox, on
15th of October last. The prosecutor came thel•
ouninedt g
a r fo
pfuelboini
ci ..ohuosaselly.
in the evening of that day, and was asked by the
prisoner to pay him twopence which he said
been owing four years. The prosecutor said if
owed him anything he would pay him. The .
soner then became quarrelsome, and fought t'W°.
rounds with another man in the company. "nr
after this the prosecutor went out at a back dooa
fer some purpose, and was immediately knoeke
down by the prisoner, who struck him in the bellyt
and, it was believed, then stabbed him, a struggl.°
ensued, and they fell, the prisoner undermost.
When on the ground the prosecutor was stabbed 0'
the back in the direction of the kidney, about
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an inch in depth, and on his head there wer.
numerous long cuts which cannot be better described
roasted pork.
eempritosontehre
Guilty,
ld
on
His LORDSHIP passed sentence of death °P
him.
On leaving the bar, the prisoner turned t° tnile
witnesses for the prosecution, and said, " Rertle.„,l;
ber, lads, I shall appear against you at the gre-i
day, for what you have sworn against me now,
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walked away with the utmost coolness. 'rl
John Dorten was indicted for throwing a gala
named Emma Robinson, into the canal, on the
of March last, with intent to kill and murder her'
The evidence was in substance as follows •
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Emma Robinson, a very pretty interesting --t ,
girl, resides with her sister, a dress-maker, at stay.:
ley-bridge. Her father resides at Stockport, ande
on the 24th of March she had been there to
hadse
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him. She was returning in the evening, and 1.4
occasion to pass along the Peak Forest Ca
towing-path, when she saw the prisoner followintgo
her. It was very stormy, and when she stoPPed
t
pull her cloak over her bonnet, he came up an he
her to make haste, or she would be caught in t.
storm. She became afraid of him, and said that. stl!:
must not go fast, for she had left her father a lit
way behind. The prisoner went forward a short
distance, and waited under a wall until she came of;
and again told her to go forward, adding that shewouiru
take no harm. She then ran back and he ran after re;
and either pushed or knocked her down. She t
told him he might take all she had, if he would let
her go ;and. he swore he would both rob an
murder her. After that he used very indelicate
language to her, took her up, threw her into the
canal, and left her in the water. She sank to the
bottom, but came to the surface again, and was
supported by her clothes until she struggled to the
side and got out. hieh
Evidence was adduced as to the state in w
she was found on getting out of the canal ; a 1,7
several witnesses deposed positively to seeing t,84
prisoner on the towing-path about the time state_,,
by the prosecutrix, who also said she was quite sun'
he was the man.
His LORDSHIP summed up the evidence vere);
minutely, and put it to the jury to decide wheel
itT
the prisoner threw the prosecutrix into the cola ted
a moment of resentment, or with the intent sta•
in the indictment. e care
The jury could not agree, and retired in toketl
of an officer, who was sworn to keep thew •
up ; and after being absent about fifteenlll'' '' ana
they came into Court with a verdict of 0'
sentence of Death was recorded against bhp'
SIR
IMAGINATIVE BIOGRAPHY, =1:
EGERTON BRYDOES.—A perusal of this work f the/
more to fix indelibly on the mind the exact tone °
and
characters of which it treats, than an elaborate ho
voluminous biography. Sir Egerton BrYdges ters
been personally conversant with many of the sieve
which he so vividly portrays, and we do not bs'oe
to say that his volumes are an addition and an °
meet to the classic literature of the day.