Star.
London, England, 1825-01-17 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY, J.4NUARY 15.

Thomas Gooderlrnm was indicted for the wilful tour•
der of his wife. It appeared that.the deceiied, wlen
advanced in pregnancy, was struck by the prisoner ; she
shortly after miscarried, but there was no evidence to
prove that such blow had been the (iccasion of her death.
The prisoner was therefure Acquitted.
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Joseph Eldrid, aged " was also indicted for the
murder of his wife.
S trah, wife of J. Hollet, resides in Glasshouse•fields,
Stqlney, next door to the prisoner. On Monday, the
29(11 of November, witness was called, by the pri-
soner, at eight o'clock in the evening, to the assistance
of his wife; she was dressed, lying on the bed very ill ;
witness asked her, in the.prisoner's presence, what was
the matter ? She replied, "I am very ill." Witness
asked her, (knowing her delicate situation) what caused
her illness, and if she had been lifting anything ? She
replied, " I put myself in a passion, owing to my hus-
band's stopping out, and when he came in at the door,
I flew at him." Witness told her she ought not tp have
put herself in a passion, as it was very dangerous, and
then sent the prisoner for a surgeon. The deceased,
after being put to bed, called the prisoner, and said to
hiro, " I am growing worse, be kind to my children, as
(I am going to a place from whence I shall not return."
The prisoner, who was respectably attired in black,
burst into tears.) The deceased repeatedly said, " GOD
forgive us both, for one is as bad as the other."
Cross-examined by Mr. ANDREWS.—The deceased
said, " 1 and my husband have had-a few words, and I
am more to blame than he is."

Two Medical Gentlemen were examined respecting
ti .e injury the deceased had received, but they were un-
:Ole to say that the blow or kick which was stated to
have caused her death would have produced that fatal'
consequence. The injury might also hate been pro-
duced by accident.
Mr. Justice GAziscert said there was no positive proof
of a blow or kick being given by the prisoner, and he
thought the evidence too weak to support a conviction.
The Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
Elizabeth Haydon, a married woman, aged 32 years,
was capitally indicted for breaking and entering the
dwelling-house of John Hazen, in the parish of St.
Luke's, Old-street, and stealing therein a coat, two pair
of trowsers, and a handkerchief. The handkerchief was
found on the person of the prisoner, and the duplicate
of part of the remainder of the property. It was proved
by the Police Officer, that the prisoner was in a most
pitiable condition when he took her into custody ; she
had four children, who, with het self, were half famished
and almost in a state of nudity ; there was no bed to lie
upon, or even stool for the woman or children to sit
upon. The infants were huddled round the expiring
embers in a grate, and he never witnessed such a scene
of human misery in his life. He discovered, upon in-
quiry, that the poor woman had been neglected by her
husband, and that for some time herself and children
had been for days without food.
The Jury found her guilty of the larceny only, and
strongly recommended her to mercy. The Court said
the recommendation should be attended to.

David Cooper, bricklayer, in the employ of Mr. Lee,
a builder, at the Whittington Alms Houses, lately erected
at Islington, stood capitally indicted for stealing two
£lO Bank of England notes. The prosecutor left the
notes in his spectacle case, in a drawer, in an apartment
at one of the Alms Houses, to which the prisoner had
access. It was proved that he uttered one of the notes
at a wine-vault in Blackfriar's-road, and then gave his
name Jones. The other note he passed in Tottenham-
court-road, on the ad of December, in the name of Co:.
The evidence was decisive of the guilt of the accused,
and he was found Guilty.—Aged 28 years.