The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-09 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT
OLD COURT.

(Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON.)
THE MURDER AT MARYLEBONE.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
William Brockman deposed that in 1840 the prisoner was
in the service of Lord Cadogan, and he heard of his receiving
an injury by a fall from a ladder. He was hurl on the head,
and was attended by Dr. Lincoln. The prisoner could not
perform his duty after the accident, and was discharged in a
few days.
By Mr. PARRY.—The prisoner was not employed as cab-
boy. His head was cut open by the fall.
Mr. Wm. Fisher, the landlord of the Crown and Thistle
Thomas-street, Oxford-street, deposed that in January last
the prisoner entered his service as waiter and pot-boy, but he
found that he was quite incapable of doing what was required
of him. He appeared drowsy and stupid, and he could not ,
make him understand anything. He kept him for seven
weeks, and was at length obliged to discharge him. On the
day this occurrence happened, the prisoner came to his house
and he was informed that he had been playing at skittles.
He had some drink, but witness could not say to what ex-
tent. While the prisoner was in his house, he heard hip;
speak affectionately and kindly of his wife and child, and
shortly afterwards he observed a degree of wildness in his
manner and appearance.
By Mr. PARRY—The deceased used occasionally to coin•
to his house to see the prisoner, but he had no opportunity of
observing his demeanour towards her at his own house.
Mr. G. White, the landlord of the Horse and Grootao
George-yard, Grosvenor-square, stated that the prisoner came
to his house as pot-boy after he had left Mr. Fisher's service.
He only kept him a week, and considered his mind Wes
affected, and that he was not capable of doing what he
required. He considered his mind was not so sharp as it
should be, and he therefore discharged him.
By Mr. PARRY—He knew nothing of the prisoner except
what he observed during the week he was in his service.
Mr. CLARKSON said that this was all the evidence he haa
to adduce on behalf of the prisoner.
Mr. PARRY briefly replied.
The Learned JUDGE then summed up, and left the case in
the hands of the jury, who retired at four o'clock. They re-
mained in their room for five hours, and at nine o'clock, the
usual hour for the adjournment of the Court, the Common
Sergeant, who was then presiding, directed that they should
be sent for, and he inquired whether there was any probabi-
lity of their agreeing to a verdict in a reasonable time?
The Foreman said he did not think there was.
The COMMON SERGEANT said the Court would be ready to
wait an hour or two, but if there was no chance of their
agreeing it was of no use for them to wait all night.
The jury, after a short consultation, said it was not pro"
bable they should agree.
The Court was then adjourned, and the jury were locked
up for the night.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
MANSION-HOUSE.
An unfortunate wretched woman, who was ascertained,
after much inquiry, to be the wife of a respectable in'
dustrious man (foreman to an extensive engineer), WO
brought before the Lord Mayor upon suspicion of laar'
ing intended self-destruction.
A policeman stated that a few nights ago he found the
prisoner in one of the recesses of London-bridge, WA:
rently in very great distress of mind. Believing WI"
she contemplated a leap into the water, he took her int°
custcdy, and she subsequently admitted to him that if he
had not arrived at the moment, she should have certainly
destroyed herself. As she gave a wrong name, and
could not be prevailed upon to let the witness know sun •
thing about her family, great difficulty was encountered
in arriving at any knowledge about her. At length her
husband learned where she was, and appeared before the
Lord Mayor.
Tie poor man drew a melancholy picture of the snf
ferings to which his wife's profligate habits had for
long time exposed him. They had been married elet
years, and frequently had she, during that period, go'
all the furniture, including the very beds and the clothes
which covered the, beds. Despairing, after a great 'if:
riety of experiments, of producing any improvement qi
her habits in this country, he determined to resign his
situation, and to take her and their children to Americo'
Thither they repaired, but the change of climate Pr);
duced no alteration in these depraved habits which hs.':
inflicted so much domestic unhappiness, anti he found his
condition worse in the place to which he had fled as!.
refuge, than it had been amongst those to whom he Ww
known. He accordingly brought her back, and was Ile
instated by his former employer, but the conduct of the
wretched woman became worse and worse, and, alarmed"
at the example she held out to the children, be deter.
mined to let her have nothing except through the We"
dium of the workhouse, to the authorities of wb_ich be
had made such allowance for her as they considered'
right to demand.
The LORD MAYOR (to the prisoner)--,What have y°ll
to say to this dreadful account of you ? The prisoner,
—Nothing.
The LORD MAYOR—I never heard of any thing Inc"
e.
disgraceful than your conduct as a wife and a mother.
The husband—l have done all I could to make her
and my children comfortable and happy; but the more'
exertion I made, the worse she became in every resPt,
The LORD MAYOR—I shall now send her to Bird,
well for a month to undergo hard labour, and if she oilers
e
again in the some way, I shall send her for trial to
Central Criminal Court. The prisoner was then re;
moved from the bar. The unhappy man frequently sobbw
aloud during the examination.
The Lord Mayor was occupied till past 5 o'clock, 0
hearing summonses against omnibus drivers and, ves:•
ductors, and cab drivers, for having loitered in Weir
parts of the city. Very few of the defendaette, escalsl
the police having become exceedingly vitihint
evinced a disposition to let no offender ot the deserir
tion pass unpunished.
C LERICEN WELL.
Peter Yone, la* private in thetsth Regt. of foot, yin°
charged with an assault of an Unusually violent and II".
provoked nature, on police constable 175 N.
The officer. who appeared to be suffering from tt.e
juries he had ''received, deposed that at five o'cloct
the previous evening, he was on duty in the New"
a7_ii
Pentonville. The prisoner, who was under the nt.
ence of liquor, had, by his violent language and ice
tures, attracted a crowd round him. The officer
quested him to go away, but the prisoner became „ill..
violent than before ; the complainant repeated his
~,te
quest, when the prisoner knocked him down two
times, twice so violently that his body' descended With
somersaults on the flags. Assistance, however, arrifthe
and the prisoner was, with difficulty, removed tO .0
station-house. Witness felt much pain from the iO3°
he had sustained.
The superior officers of the division to which the ell;
plainant belongs gave him a most excellent chars e`44,
and Mr. Combe said, as far as his' "` knowledge extesuew
he was one of the most quiet and inoffensive men 0
force. I.
had
The MAGISTRATE asked the prisoner what he -
say to the charge. doe
Prisoner—l was drunk at the time, and I arts ~see
when lam drunk. I am very sorry for what 1 ,70
done, and hope on account of my aged mother w°
present, you will forgive me. tea
Anne Yone, the mother came forward, and entrecsor
of the magistrate to discharge her son, who was in air
trious and affectionate towards her. He had 1311100
charged from the army on account of a physics',. be
in his constitution. When he took, strong drink o'"
came quite insane. 014
Mr. COMBE said assaults era the police were bee° ow
of such frequent occurrence, and of so aggravated,"
ratter. that unless the: were put a stop to, no vess
man would join. P7Ae force. ft. plea of drunken, et'
was no excuses !and if liquor had such a maddenintit,
feet on the
ing it. PAsoner, he was the more blameable forrisor
U`: would fine him 11. or a fortnight's Wipe?
*ne money not being forthcoming he was lee
LA;SUPPOSED MURDER AT HAMPTON COURT - r .41540
--Tuesday Mr. Wakley, M.P., at the Mitre Tavern, 'lO 00'
ton Court, held an inquest, to inquire into the circuret, por
attendant upon the death of a newly-born male W3°4 pelf
tions of whose mutilated remains had been found in,„ll.
to the sewer belonging to Hampton Court Palace. The
titulars already adverted to having been narrated
Wakley observed that there was no proof that this c nloc-
been murdered, but where a concealment of birth too 4 r
and that was followed by horrid acts of mutilatio34l:ool
' ference would be, that it had been killed. He was (' bats,/
that this child had not come from the Palace at all Lueif
ed;
had been thrown into the barrel drain, and veryuyTfiglao
some person coming from a distance. The jury, hay,, Virl
liberated for a few minutes, returned a verdict of
Murder against some person or persons unknown.

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