The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-26 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT.—Lims, March 25.
CROWN SIDE. .
. (Before Mr. Justice Erle.)
Mary Anne Ashton' 26, a fashionably dressed
young woman, pleaded guilty to two indictments
one of which charged her with stealing a gold
wa`ch, and the other with stealing a gold chain,
the property of two jewellers, named Lewis and
Chellen; at Brighton.
Mr. Merrifield was instruc'ed for the prosecu-
tion.. Mr. Creasy was coolisel for4ine defence.
The prisoner, it appe.rs, is most respectably con-
nected: her family reside at St. Ives, in Hunting-
donshire. She was on a visit to the family of a friend
at Brighton, and it appeared that on the 18th of
March she went to the shop of Mr. Lewis, and
atter looking at different articles she succeeded in
secreting a gold watch, and left the shop without
the theft being discovered. On the following day
she went to the shop of Mr. Chellen, and there
secreted a gold chain and was about to go away
when the atticl- was missed, and the prisoner was
given into custody, and upon a search being made
the watch that had been stolen on the previous
day was found in her possession.
Mr. Justice Erle said lie would look at the de-
positions, and consider what sentence should be
pronounced.
Geoigiana Naldrett, 18, a good-looking young
woman, was indicted for the wilful murder of her
female illegitimate child.
The jury, after a short deliberation, found the
prisoner guilty of misdemeanour in concealing the
months' hard labour.
birth of the chid, and she was sentenced to 15

A t the close of the business the prisoner Mary
Anne Ashton was brought up for
sentenced to six months' iwprisonment and hard
labour.
judgment, and

NORFOLK CHICUIT.--NORWICH, MARCH 24.
CROWN COURT. —(Bofore Mr. Justice Wightman )

POACHING CASES.--SHOOTING AT EXEPZRS.
George Hawkins,
Clarke, were charge Richard Ward, and William
d ,with maliciously shooting at
R bort Whiley, an assistant gamekeeper, em-
ployed on the estate of the Earl of Albemarle,
at Quiddenham, Norfolk, with intent to kill and
murder him. The prisoners were also charged
by other counts of the indictment with shooting
with intent to resist their lawful apprehension,
and also with unlawfully wounding.
Mr. Stevenson appeared for the prosecution ;
and Mr. Mills for the defence.
The case against the prisoners was conclusive.
As Whiley, and another in3n named Dixon, were
watching, en the night of the 20th Nov. in Ken-
ninghall-fenn, which adjoins Quiddenham, they
heard some guns fired in the park. They went to-
wards the spot which was called the "Roundabout
Plantation," and when they got to the hurdles with
which the trees were hedged round they saw three
men, to whom they called out. One of the men,
two of whom carried guns,
replied with an oath,
"Shoot 'un," and their guns were discharged, the
contents striking Dixon on the waistcoat and
severely wounding Whiley in his legs, so that he
was afterwards obliged to keep his bed fur five
weeks, and was at one tine 4 in daneer of his life.
dofcoNrroe:sponded with other
Pieces of paper which had been used as wadding,
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fragments of the same work found in the possession
of the prisoners when they were apprehended and
taken to the bedside of Whiley, whom it was con-
sidered necessary to examine as soon as possible, as
theman
and
nwtiothio:
his life was in danger. The prisoner Clarke said
there was no other man, only three of them ; that
he shot Dixon, and Hawkins Whiley. Ward de-
parfeh‘relnerdseirnona,t
nied. that he shot anyone. Clarke and Ward also
urged that the prisoners
accusede
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escape
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ui known.
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with intent to do grievous bodily ii,rol.
had
The
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jury
, shot
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thln
of wounding
king on the
desperate character of such offences, sentenced
Hawkins and Clarke to eight years', and Ward to
Mr. Ju tics Wightmaa:
four years', penal servitude.
Henry aff was charged with shooting with fire-
arms at George Gelge, at Alderford, on Nov. 21,
with intent to resist his lawful apprehension.
This was a somewhat similar case, and the pri-
soner having been found Guilty, was sentenced to
six years' penal servitude.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—HEREFOIM MARCH 24.
CROWN COURT.—(Bdfore Mr. Baron Watson.)
A STRANGE CASE.

to the Thomas Watkins, labourer, 26, was charged with
unlawfully entering a certain wood, the property
GofamSairgell,
wenitrhy Coortstoenrse l
num-
ber of three or more together, on January 31,
about the hour of four o'clock in the morning, the
other persons
, Bart., at Mansell
unknown,
said Thomas Watkins being armed with a stick,
arid the said other persons being respectively armed
with guns, for the purpose. of taking and destroy-
ing'the game; and the said ThoniM Watkins did