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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-08-17 00:00:00

prisoner
th

I Selina:

ter Swift,

slain :fames I

ceased went into ti
usually did

there r.

.`•"nng which deceased cr
n altercation between th,
lt the rrtnr‘.----

when Watsoi

by the other, upor

I were Hug near ti

[-tort time

arson having stripped himself of
night between thcm,

4s wet

ies, upon which the prisoner
Y, came forward and struck the

i a trer

s blow o.

ed, and he gave up the cent(

have no more

er walking some

Wheel of
, a c
his head on
a snort dish

assistance, he was reared up against the
'here he stood for a short time, leaning
ms. He then left the market, and went
when he staggered, and fell against the

me up removed him to the infirmary, but, on his
'sere, he was found to be dead. It was stated that
butted the deceased in the stomach with his head
- L,_ •

I„arrival ti
vv atsi, •

..sirL, ana me mow given by bwitt was very
and dealt out when deceased was Dot on his legs.

from
111 tell
umw on the stomach, but there were no efinite internal
marks connected with extrnal bruises. d
,Under all the
circumstances, he could not with positive certainty state
the immediate or real cause of death, but it was certainly

'uses by the blows inflicted.
The jury found the prisoners guilty of an assault, ac-
quitting them of manslaughter.
His Lordship remarked, at some length, on the dis-
aceful nature of the assault, particularly on the part of
rift, who had struck the deceased in a cowardly and cruel
Inner, when he could not defend himself. He sentenced
months' imprisonment, and hard labour ;
led for nine months, with hard

Thorilas- Griffiths,

a the 4th Jul)
ad robbed him of three
ad been drinking, but not immoderately, and towa
Aine at night, when returning home, was, he stat

lted JOhn Cartle

The pro;

"uallY robbed him of the monies stated
defended the prisoners, and Mr
Prosecution. A watchman --
identified both of the accused. . Griffiths urged the others
to pitch into him, (the witness,) as he was only a private
rrehltian• On the watchman telling Wait that he knew
avval;, and that he'd better go, the latter immediately ran
eiof. The prosecutor had his little boy with him, aged
was f(Y:ar,s• The prosecutor was so severely hurt that he
ait-,7wtt IS'ing on his back in a state of insensibility.
Mr_
the" apprehended, admitted that he had knocked
- Pl:°6ecutor, but -

Blair conducted the
tnessed the assault, and

mid he had not robbed him..
- Poll
Prisoners °"„ very cleverly addressed the jury for the
the • =le called several witnesses .who showed that
tinlis'ericifs.ecutor was very tipsy, and ha'd fallen and hurt
'Wait t ' it was also shown that Cartledge challev
4low ° "
, ti t-

set
t...--• lley did fight, and Wait" knocked him..
addresse'dep After some further evidence, both coun
witnesses for The
tions frorrA;e jury, and adduced very conflicting deduc-
of
the
whoinee evidence. The learned judge took a
of
Jufence, and consequently
dent nee Th: unfavourable to the veracity of the
Sentence Was d Mr found loth the prisoners guilty.
De before evenrred, and th ad'ourned, at a
morns urt J
o'clock. , until this t eight
against. the
ng, at half-lies
~,..._

;RAND JURY 10(y....yESTERDAY.
Before M. 43erjeant Murphy)
LSSAULT AND ROBBERY.
or and James Dykes were hid
nth of June last, near Bury, cm
of ink... imetietdte-dfar
•-• .a

were foundoodrnan, a calico
gut aaof robb without vw-
printer.
sentenced to tweillvy erye months' imprisonment

The evree
) his cm,

7 ,
treet, ce Went to show that the prisoner
."°,llse intoxicated, and that there was
Which the deceased, with ano-
c.ante near the door of the prisoner, who,
in his hands, threw the barrel in the direc-
t, hitting her on the forehead, and
au::: rhe prisoner was uncle_
followed by erysipelas, from
thhare!ipaltaibenoturd.ied-.—Guilty. 12 months'
Leptu. ewt:':;ate. .111:1_

t„-'ceased
7ound.

with Cr ill"n

cutting

and maiming

.ed in evidence

at een oanord, and that
the
Pa e, n', te riser ;
P and cut hihs lip.. G Guilt o,
eek's imprisonment.
hsePh Leather Was indicted for marrying Harriet Paw-

squabble having occurred
ruck the prosecutor with a

common assault