Star.
London, England, 1827-09-11 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

LANCASTER, Seer. 11.
Csown SIDIL•••- Before Mr. Justice Barter.
JA NE SCOTT.
At the opening of the Court this morning, there was
a conversation between Mr. Justice BATLEY and the
Council in the case of Jane S:ott, the young woman
tried and acquitted yesterday on ,he charge of poison-
ing her father, John Scott, at Preston. The Grand
Jury had found another bill against the prioner for
naisoning her mother, Mrs. Mary Scott. Mr. Justice
BATLEY said the prisoner might either take her trial now
or at the nest Assizes, as she and her Counsel should
think best. The Counsel for the prisoner elected that
she shoulJ be tried at the next Assizes. His Lordship
said he wished it to be understood that he expressed nu
dissatisfaction with the verdict given yesterday.
William Harrison was then arraigned on an indict-
ment. and also on the Coroner's Inquest, for the wilful
murder of Johla Mills, at Manchester, on the morning
of Saturday, the 9th of June last, and pleaded " No.
Guilty."--Mr. CuLTSIA state./ the case. .
James Rogers, coachmaker, was in Market-street.
Manchester, at half past twelve o'clock on the night of
Friday the Sth, and the morning of Saturday the 9th of
June. 1 saw two worn-n quarrelling. The little wo-
man was beating the tall one, who made a great noise.
It did not seem to me real. When they got into the
corner of the market and Old Miligate, they met the
prisoner, who was sitting on some steps; he got up and
embraced the tall woman with both his arms, and they
fell down together. The watchman came op and made
them go on, and they went towards the Church by
Millgate. The leaser woman went a different way.
The tall woman c:mtinued to make a noise; they went
into Hanging Ditch, in the direction of the Spread
Eagle, and stool there. I and Parry passed them.—
When we were just passing them, we saw two Gentle-
men coming from the SpieaJ Eagle in a direction to
meet them. They were Mr. Pettigane and John Mills
the deceased. After they passed we turned round, be-
cause die noise of the worn in increased, and followed
them. When we first turned round I saw the prisoner, the
woman, the deceased, and Pettigane all together. The
woman was continually scriking (shrieking), and it
seemed as if the prisoner and the deceased were going
to fight. Pettigane held Mr. Mills, and prevented his
going to meet the prisoner, who fell back, and his
heel caught against the edging-stone, and he slipped
down gently. He was on the ground in a sitting posi-
tion for seven or eight seconds; he then sprang and
seized hold of Mr. Mills, and took him in his arms
across the street; the prisoner was against the window
shutter, and the deceased up against him. The prisoner
had much the best of the satin!, and was the more
powerful man. He took the deceased and threw him
sideways with violence against the window shutter,
which made a great report, and he fell to the ground.
I did not observe the prisoner do any thing particular ;
bet there was time for him to draw something out of
his pocket. When the deceased was on the ground, I
saw a great deal of blood coming from him., I felt at
his nose fiist, but no blood came from there. I felt
lower down on the neck, the right side I think, and my
right band was covered with blood flowing from the
deceased. I said to the prisoner, who was by, " You
have murdered him r He instantly ran away. I ran
after him, and caught him close by the church; but he
got away. I followed and came up to him in Hart-
street, gave him a kick, and he fell. Parry bad gone
the other way, and met us. I asked the prisoner what
made him murder the man? He said he could not tell.
I searched and felt a knife in his right waistcoat pocket;
but I cannot tell whether it was open or shut, for he
struggled, and I let go the waistcoat to hold him. Aaron
Orton, the watchman, came, and I 'gave him in charge.
Mr. Norcliffe, the landlord of the Spread Eagle, and
others, came up. They appeared disposed t 6 ill-use
the primmer, and he asked the watchman to protect
him. I saw the prisoner searched in the'market place
by John Lester, who found a knife in the right waist'
coat pocket. The prisoner was sober.
Cross examined—They went like a whirlwind across
the street. They went so quick, the prisoner went
against the shutters, and the deceased in front of him.

By the Junoc—l can say with certainty that the pri-
soner had not been struck by any one before he fellrupr
was his fall occasioned by the deceased or any other
person. I have stated more than it appears I did before
the Coroner, because they would not take it all down
on the inquest.
Mr. Justice BATLEY—The Coroner ought to take
down minutely every thing that is said. One of the
great objects is, to contrast what isosaid with the evi-
dence after wards.
Robert Parry, a tailor—l was with Mr. Rogers. I
went to the Coroner's inquest to offer to be examined,
but was not-called on.

Mr. Justice BAYLLY—Very wrong. Who was the
Coroner?—Mr. John Milne.

Mr. Justice BATLEY—Very wrong, for he ought to
have examined all the a itnesses. It is hardly fair to the
prisoner.
Parry's examination continued-1.53w the attempt at
blows made between them both, but they were not near
enough to,hit each other. The deceased was prevented
striking the prisoner, because he was in the arms of his
friend. White the prisoner was making an attempt to.
wards Mills, his feet slipped, and he fell upon the font
path. When he got up they both seemed to meet one
another, and the prisoner seemed to carry Mills round
with a kind of a whiz to the other side of the street.
The prisoner clipped him round his body. Beth the
prisoner and the deceased seemed anxious to SAL The
deceased seamed in liquor.
By the JU1X312.--I did not sufficiently see the prisoner's
hands so as to know whether he had a knife in them
before he fell down. He might then have had the knife
in his hands. There was time enough while he was
sitting on the ground to pull the knife out of his pocket.
I do not know how the affray began.
John Franvis Pettigane—l am with my father; he
is a merchant at Manchester. The deceased and I were
at the races together on the Friday, and spent the even•
ing together at the Spread Eagle. We left the inn at
25 minutes after one oa the Saturday morning. I re-
member passing three ma in Hanging Ditch, and a