The Sun.
London, England, 1832-04-06 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.-(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.

Daniel:Lynch, aged twenty, was indicted for the wilful
nurder of William Flarrington, on the 28th February, in
,he parish of St. Giles's-in the-Fields; he was also or-
:•aigned upon the Curoner's Inquisition, to both of which
rolictment and inquisition, he pleaded Not Guilty.
Gristavos Adolphus Saville stated that he was a - urgeo,
•f Middlesex Hospit rl ; on the 28th February, the &Teaser:,
•Vro Harrington, was brought to the hospital about two
'clock in the morning; lie had a wound on the left side
if the andomen. about an inch in leng,h ; about ten riii-
lutes after he was brought in, a portinn of the intestines
came through the wound. They were replaced, and ti e
wound was braced; the deceased lived for twenty-three
-rourer from his admission, and then died in consequence of
,he wound. The body was opened, and the intestines
were found wounded in four places. Witness attributed
his death solely to the wound he had received.
Cross-examined by Mr. BARRY-The deceased ap-
peared to have taken a little drink, i.ut he was not drunk ;
he wa. almost insensible from the ffects of the wound.
Witness could only judge of the extent of his sobriety or
irunkenness by Isis breath. Did not examine his head,
but was sure he did not die of apoplexy.
By Lord TENTERDEN-The wound appeared to have
been inflicted by a knife; a knife was hrought on the
following day to witness, by a policeman, and it exactly
fitted the wound.
Wrn. James, policeman, 17. division F, stated that on
the 28th of February. between twelve and one o'ctock at
night, he went to the station-house, in St. George-street,
St. Giles's, and found Wm. Harrington, the deceased,
there, sitting on the ground. wounded in the left side, and

his clothes very bloody. Witness Fay', the wound; he
assisted in taking him to the hospital, and delivered him
ro the care of Mr. Saville. About two or three o'clock

witness apprehended the prisoner in bed, in his lodging.
The prisoner appeared to have been drinking, but was
'hen getting the better of it. Another constable, named
Poole, was with the witness when be apprehended the
prisoner. On examining the prisoner's clothes a knife
dropped out of his pocket, and Poole took charge of it ;
it was bloody.
Cross-examined—The prisoner was asleep when wit-
ness went in his bed room. it was between two and three
o'clock. Witness did not observe at the time any marks
of blows on his face, but afterwards witness observed that
he had a slight black eye. The prisoner, when appre-
hended, was in bed with another man, whose name wit-
ness did not know.
By Lord TENTERDIN—CouId not say whether the black
eye wa•4 the effect of a recent blow or not.
William Poole, a policeman, was present when the pri.
toner was apprehended, and found a knife in his coat pocket,
,vhich he now produced (it was a clasp knife, with a
blade). Witness showed it to Mr. Saville, and saw that
gentleman apply it to the wound. Witness found a silk
handkerchief (now produced) in the prisoner's clothes.
The prisoner had a black rye, and it was swollen.
Nichols Grady, a labourer, of No. 19, Buckridge-
street, stated that on the night of the 28th of February,
between twelve and one in the morning, he was standing at
the corner of that street, when he heard the prisoner crying
out for the police; the deceased was along with the
prisoner. Before they came up to witness they crossed
the street to the Cock public-house; did riot hear the de-
ceased say any thing, but only heard the prisoner calling
out for the police. When they got near the public-house
the deceased struck the prisoner in his face, and then they
parted ; the prisoner went away, and the deceased stood
still. The prisoner came back again in five or ten minutes,
crying, and the deceased turned towards him; they were
then face to face ; witness was four or five yards front
them; as soon as they got face to face. witness saw
the prisoner's hand go towards the deceased's_body, but lie
did not observe whether the prisoner had any thing in his
and. The ' deceased immediately put his hand towards
his body and drew himself back, and the poisoner went
awuy. Witness went up to the deceased, who bugged him
and D.•nnis Grady (who was woh witness) to take him to
the doctor's, saying he was stabbed. Witness arid Dennis
Grady took him to a doctor's but could not get in; they
t-ok him to the station-house and thence on a shutter to
the hospital. •
Cr,ass-exatnined—The prisoner and deceased were old
friends and associates, as lung as witness knew them,
which was three or four years. They both lived in
Buckeridge-street ; the witness always understood prisoner
to be weak in his mind, and he had observed boys follow..
lug him, playing larks with him, and jeering him, which
much annoyed him. One of the prisoner's nick names
was " hos eye."

By Lord TKNTERIAN—CouId not say he did not know
the difference between right and wrong.
By Mr. BAKRY—Knew the pris.in,r's father and soo-
ther : the latter wits ~ead, and he had heard ',tie died in a
lunatic asylum. Witness had not tak-n any liquor that
o ght. A "free an e,sy" duh was he!d at the Cc•ck public
hotp.e, near which the scuffle took place. Cou d not tell
what occasioned the prisoner to cry out for the police, but
he appeared all the time to be digressed and crying.
By Lord TENTERDEN—OnIy observed the deceased
4ive the prisoner one blow.

Dennis Grady, son to the last witness, stated, that on
the night in question, heeween twelve and one o'clock, he
came out of the Cock public house, and saw the deceased
,time; he told witness he was stabbed, and requested wit-
ness to take him to the doctor's. W tness and his father
took him to a surgeon's, but could not get admittance,'
and then they took him to the station-house.

George Palmer, policeman, No. 5, division F, remem-
bered the night the deceased was stabtied ; he had seen the
prisoner and deceased together before twelve o'clock, at the
tinckeridge Arms public-house, the corner of Buckeridt:e-
street ; they were drinking together, there was no quarrel-
ing between them at that time.

The prisoner on being called on for his defence appeared
not to understand what was said to him until the question
Waft explained to him. He declined to say any thing.
Mr. Barry, for the prisoner, called Jeremiah Lynch, his
rather, and Norab Lynch, his aunt, from whose testimony
it appeared, that when he was but eighteen years old, lie
•ell from a window three stories high, and received ►uch an
njury in his head that his mind was affected ; that paiti-
i!ularly when he got any liquor he was completely insane,
oid boys in the neighbourhood were in the habit of anroy-
•ng him. The knife produced WAS the one he used in his
business, and he was in the habit of carrying it about
with him.

Lord TENTERDEN summed up the evidence, and after
.xplaining to the Jury the distinction between cases of
nanslaughter and murder,

The Jury found the prisoner guilty of manslaughter only.
Abigail Moss, an interesting looking Jewes‘, and very
fashionably, dressed, aged 22, was indicted for stealing a
purse, three 51. Balk of England notes, and 13 sovereigns
and a half, the property of Joseph Harfield.
The parriculars of the case have alr.ady been published
in the police reports a few days ago.
Mr. C. PHILLIPS and Mr. BARRY, who were engaged
for the prisoner, called two witnesses, to prove an alibi,
.mod a host of respectable witnesses to character.
Mr. Baron VAUGHAN having summed up the evidence,
the Jury- found the prisoner—Not Guilty.