The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-28 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(Before Mr. Justice MAULE and Baron ROLFE.)
On Saturday, James Carruthers, who was on
Friday convicted of sending certain threatening
letters to Messrs. Coutts and Co., the bankers, with
the intent to extort money from them, was brought
up for judgment, when Mr. Justice Maule sentenced
him to be imprisoned for twelve calendar months.
John Henderson, who pleaded guilty on Friday to
two indictments, charging him with forgery on his
master, the proprietor of Morley's Hotel, was also
brought up for judgment, and sentenced to two years'
imprisonment on each indictment.
Abraham Myers was indicted for feloniously cut-
ting and maiming Robert Clayard, a livery-stable
keeper, with intent to kill and murder him. There
were other counts in the indictment, charging the
prisoner's intent to be to do the prosecutor some
grievous bodily harm.
Mr. CUARNOCK stated the case on the part of the
prosecution, and afterwards called several witnesses,
from whose evidence it appeared that on the 24th
of September the prosecutor went into the Crown
public-house, in Cranbourne-passage, and that the
prisoner entered shortly afterwards; that a quar-
rel took place between them, and the prosecutor,
having applied an offensive epithet to the prisoner,
they proceeded from words to blows, and during the
struggle that ensued the prisoner forced his thumb
into the prosecutor's mouth, and also attempted with
one of his fingers to gouge out the prosecutor's eve,
They were, however, separated by some rtf the people
in the house, and the prisoner afterwards retired into
the parlour ; the prosecutor followed, and they re-
mained there for nearly an hour without anything fur-
ther taking place between them. At the expiration of
that time, however, the prisoner went out for a few
minutes, and on his return the prosecutor said to him,
" Aby, let's have no more RnilTlOSity," and offered to
shake hands with him. The prisoner, apparently
with the intention of accepting this offer, took hold of
the prosecutor's right hand with his left hand, and
then suddenly drawing a butcher's knife from his
pocket, said, " I'll have your heart's blood," and in-
stantly stabbed the prosecutor with it in his breast.
The knife very fortunately struck against the prose-
cutor's ribs, or he must have been killed instantly.
The prisoner then made a second stab at the prose-
cutor, but the latter naught hold of the knife with his
hand, but in so doing was severely wounded, and his
thumb nearly cut otT. The prisoner then threw down
the knife and ran away, but was immediately pur-
sued and taken into custody.
The knife was produced. It was a large-sized
butcher's knife, with a very sharp point.
Mr. CLARKSON made a long address to the jury on
behalf of the prisoner, in which he said he could not
attempt to justify his conduct, but urged in extenua-
tion the very great provocation he had received.
Mr. Baron ROLFE having summed up the evidence,
the jury returned a verdict of guilty of ascAulting the
prosecutor with intent to do him so to grievous bodily
harm.
The Learned JUDGE, in passing sentence, said tl,o
crime of the prisoner was very much aggravated by
the circumstance of; his temper having had time to
cool after the provocation which he had received, and
his afterwards going out and deliberately providing
himself with a knife, with which the wound on the
prosecutor was inflicted. The ease was one that
called for severe punishment, and therefore the sen-
tence of the Court on the prisoner was, that he be
transported for fifteen years.

Herbert Holmes and Wm. Newman were indicted
for feloniously cutting and maiming Bayley, the
captain of the ship Cuba, on the high seas, and within
the jurisdiction of the Admiralty.
It appeared that the vessel in question was off the
coast of Savanilla, on the 31st of July last, engaged
in taking in her cargo, when the cook got very
drunk, and interfered with the crew in such a way as
to prevent them performing their duty; at length the
captain ordered the cook to be tied hand and foot
and put under a sail which was on the deck. The
prisoners declared that their shipmate should not be
treated in such a manner, and Holmes drew a knife,
with which he attempted to hAmstring the captain,
and although he failed In his object, he inflicted a
severe wouna in the calf of his leg.

The jury found Holmes Guilty, and Acquitted the
other prisoner.
Mr, Justice MAVLE sentenced Holmes to be trans-
ported for fifteen years.
This trial terminated the session, and the Coutt
was adjourned to Saturday, the 2d of November, ( n
which day the Learned Judges will meet and Er-
range the days for holding the sessions of the Con*i•
for the ensuing year.

Lord Boston And e-. _
Uotel nn V-1 • arrived at Farranee's
_ 4. sulay afternoon.