The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-26 00:00:00

CRIALINA

,(This Day,)

OLD COURT.
THE CASE OF DR. GRIFFITH JONES.

David Griffith Jones, who pleaded guilty to a charge of
perjury, was placed at the bar for judgment.
Sergeant Parry, in mitigation of sentence, 'put in two
affidavits. One made the prisoner stating that he had
passed his examination before the Royal College of Sur-
geons in Lincoln's .inn-fields, and received his diploma to
practice as a surgeon. The other was that of Mr, Dethier,
who stated the signature in the register was that of the
defendant.

Mr. Justice Byles said the perjury was that he had
stated he had a diploma from the college of Aberdeen to
practice medicine, which was not the case.
Mr. Sergeant Parry said his client made the statement in
cross-examination, which he afterwards admitted was not
true.

The learned judge commented upon the position of the
prisoner, who, as a person of education, well knew the ex-
tent of the offence. Under a 1 the circumstances, he should
sentence him to 12 months' imprisonment.
(Before Mr. Justice Byles.)
THE MURDER IN HOLBORN,
William Cogan, described as a labourer, aged 35, was in-
dicted for the wilful murder of his wife, Mary Ann Cogan,
aged 30, on the morning of the 3d of August last, in New-
ton-street, Holborn. The prisoner, v. ho was accommodated
with a seat, pleaded not guilty, and during the progress of
the trial paid anxious attention to the evidence.
Mr. Clarke and Mr. Orridge appeared for the prosecu-
tion, and Mr. Ribton defended the prisoner.
Mr. Ribton cross-examined the several witnesses who
saw the prisoner on the night in question, and particularly
the police constables to whom the prisoner went up to, and
to whom he made the admissions at the hospital, but nothing
material was elicited to affect their previous evidence.
Mr. Painter, the surgeon who first saw the deceased, and
afterwards made a post mortem examination of the body,
repeated his previous evidence ; and, in cross-examination
by Mr. Ribton, said it was just possible, but altogether
improbable, from the nature of the wounds on the deceased,
that she could have done it herself; and, in his opinion
they must have been inflicted by some other person.
Mr. Fortescue, the surgeon of King's Collage Hospital,
described the nature of the wound on the throat of the pri-
soner, and said there was nothing inconsistent that it might
have been done by another person.
Mead, the waiter at the Queen and Prince Albert,
deposed to the fact of the prisoner about half-past one
coming to the house and having a pint of beer, and stating,
" By God, I'll do it," and said he lost some money.
Mr. Clarke said that was the whole of the case for the
Prosecution.
The Court then adjourned for a short time, and on their
return,

Mr. Ribton proceeded to address the jury for the pri-
soner.

(We shall continue the report in our' late edition.)
NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Keating.)
THE CASE OF VINCENT COLLUCC; THE ITALIAN ARTIST.
At the sitting of the Court the learned Judge said, since
the application made to him yesterday he had been fur-
nished with copies of the letters of which the learned coun-
sel had asked to take copies, and having carefully perused
them, he found they were letters written by the prosecutrix
to the prisoner; their contents were of a general character,
and did not, in his opinion, at all affect the case ; but, at the
same-time, the charge against the prisoner was one of a very
serious character, and he thought it would be expedient that
the learned counsel for the prisoner should have an inspection
of the letters so as to afford them an opportunity of judging
whether any of them, or any portion of them, were material
for the purposes of the prisoner's defence ; but at the same
time he should not make any order for leave to take copies,
and he did not think the purposes of justice would be at all
prejudiced by the course he proposed to adopt. The order
he should make would be that the counsel and attorney for
the prisoner—and they might be accompanied by an inter-
preter if they desired—should have an inspection of both the
original letters, tb.e translations and copies, and on the trial
such of them as counsel might consider material might be
produced. If counsel could satisfy the judge who tried
the case they could be put in evidence, and to give effect
to his order, he should direct that on the trial the ori-
ginal letters, with the copies and translations, should be
in court. With regard to the application for the post-
ponement of the trial until the next session, he thought
after the order he had made the prisoner was entitled to
ask that indulgence. The trial would, therefore, be post-
poned until next session.
Mr. Montague Chambers asked the learned judge to
name a day when it should .be taken.
Mr. Justice Keating said it would be very inconvenient
t.) make any arrangement this session for the next.
CHARGE OP RAPE.

A respectable man, named Hearne,surrendered to an in-
dictment charging him with unlawfully knowing Sarah
Johnson.

Mr. Cooper and Mr. Dickie prosecuted, and Mr. Sleigh
defended the prisoner.
The facts of the case have already appeared at length in
The Sun. It will be recollected that the prosecutrix was
the wife of a policeman occupying apartments in the house
kept by the prisoner in Upper Ebury-street. The offence
was alleged to have been committed on the night of the
23d of August, when the prisoner, during the absence of
her husband on. duty, At. .r.,1 r-- - rix's sleeping
apartm-eht and committed the outrage.
The prosecutrix, a very good looking young woman, having
repeated the evidence she gave at the Westminster Police
conrtovas submitted to a long and minute oross-examination
by Mr. Sleigh, with a view to show that she was labouring
under a delusion, and that the charge made against the
prisoner was altogether groundless. She said—l have cer-
tainly had medical advice lately, but certainly not for any
mental delusion. My husband certainly has never, to my
knowledge, been of opinion that I was subject to certain
hallucinations. I have certainly never had medical advice
on account of the state of my mind. I have been to Dr.
Love, but then it was not that I laboured under delusion.
I felt unwell, and accordingly, by my husband's direction,
I went to see him. He told me I was not seriously
unwell, but that a couple of bottles of medicine
would put me all to rights. I never made charges
against absent parties in the presence of Dr. Love.
I did not tell him that a Spaniard had been following me
about for months. My husband told him so in my pre-
sence. I never told Dr. Love I was labouring under a
spell put upon me by an old woman. I don't know the
meaning of the term "spell." If Dr. Love said before the
magistrate I was suffering under some sort of delusion he
must have made a mistake. He never told me I was
labouring under any mental ailment. When I have con-
sulted Dr. Love he has always told me I was labouring
under depression of spirits, but nothing further. I know a
Mrs. Blanchard. She keeps a greengrocer's shop, but
nothing more One night after I had some oysters at her
shop. I had a conversation with her, but I never told her I
had just drank half a pint of vinegar. She did not remon-
strate with me upon the subject. I never said my husband
locked me up because he could not trust me about alone. I
never told Mrs. Blanchard that a Mr. Percival was con-
stantly following me ab-,ut and kissing his hand to me. I
never asked a person named Ward about lodgings. ram
certain I never mentioned Mr. Percival's name to him. I
never charged Mr. Percival with kissing me. I have never
made charges against other persons which, on being heard
by a magistrate, have been discharged. Before I was mar-
ried I once went to Dr. Peplers with a message. I
never complained afterwards of an indecent assault being
committed on me by his assistant. I never charged him
with coming into my bed-room and kissing me. I know a
Mrs. Anell. I lived in her house four years. She has
always pretended to be my friend, but I know she has been
bought to give evidence against me.
Re-examined by Mr. Cooper—l never charged Dr.
Pepler's assistant with assault. I once went to his house
to tell his assistant to give him a message. He said " All
right, my dear," in a kind of off land manner—and as I
was leaving his shop he said something about my crinolige.
Mrs. Hearn told me Dr. Love *as a friend of theirs.
By the Judge—The day before the occasion took place
which has led to these proceedings I was going upstairs,
when the prisoner said, " What a nice leg you've got. I
did not let my husband know of that.
Police-constable 39 B said—On the 23d of August I saw
the prosecutrix standing at Mr. Hearn's street door. She
appeared very much excited, and told me she had been very
ill used. Her husband came up, and then Mr. Hearn was
taken to the statien. When I first saw Mr. Hearn he was
only partly dressed. The prosecutrix appeared as if she
had been crying.
\ By Mr. Sleigh—After the charge was made the prisoner
was called out of his bedroom by Mr. Johnston, her hus-
I band. When he came he was but partly dressed. Hearn,
when he was told of the charge made against him, said the
woman must be a liar.
The medical testimony was to the effect that recent inti-
macy had occurred.
Mr. Sleigh addressed the jury at some length for the
prisoner.
The prisoner having received the highest character for
honour and honesty from a number of :witnesses, the
learned counsel called
Dr. Batchelor, who said—The prosecutrix was in my
service about two months. I would not believe her upon
her oath.

By Mr. Cooper—l would not believe her because she
generally told falsehoods. She has often told me that the
person who is now her husband was not in the house when
she knew ho was.
Mr. Lewis—l am manager of a linendraper's in Farring-
don-street. The prosecutrix is a:niece of mine. I would
not believe her on her oath.
By Mr. Cooper—There has been a quarrel between the
prosecutrix and my wife.
Mrs. Anell—l live in Kenton-street, Brunswick-square.
I have known the prosecutrix two years. I would not be-
lieve her on her oath.
The case was proceeding when we went to press.

THIRD COURT.
(Before the Common Sergeant.)
Ernest Tilley Ward, 31, clerk, was indicted for stealing
various large sums of money, the property of his employers.
It will be recollected that the primer was cashier in a

large mercantile firm in tho City, known as Coster, Den-
nant, and Co., and that it was alleged against him that at
various times he had abstracted money from the firm
amounting to some thousands.

The trial was proceedinb when we went to press.

POLICE iNFELLIG-'ENCE.—(TIais Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CARRIAGE ROBBERY. —John Henderson, described as a
porter, of 5, John-street, Edgware-road, was charged be-
fore Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a black leather bag, con-
taining a pencil case and several other articles, the property
of Miss Ellen Mary Ann Toiler, a yoang lady residing at
14, St. John's-wood-park.
William Cooper, the coachman, while the carriage was
waiting in Oxford-street, saw the prisoner take the bag
from the carriage and run away, upon which he pursued
him, and John Webb, of 9, Portman-street, Portman-
square,
and John Cooper, of 18, Spring-street, Manchester-
square, followed the prisoner, and saw him adroitly throw
the bag into a passing omnibus, the deer of which happened
to be open at the time. John Cooper seized the prisoner,
and handed him over to Mott, 97 C, and the witness Webb
found the bag in the omnibus, and gave it to the constable.
At the station the prisoner said he had never seen the
bag, but when before Mr. Tyrwhitt he pleaded guilty, and
being known to the police, Mr. Tyrwhitt committed him for
two months, with hard labour, under the Criminal Justice
et.

THIS DA I'S 111 A RE-E-2'B.

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