The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-12-21 00:00:00

MANSLAUGHTER AT ROCHDALE

John Woodhead, 23, was indicted for having caused
the death of William Woodhead, his father, at Rochdale.
The prisoner and deceased had been drinking together—
had quarrelled—yet proceeded home together, and the
father was found next morning dead in a field which they
would have to cross, with seven of his ribs broken. This
was the whole of the evidence, and the prisoner, who was
ably defended by Mr. Atkinson, was acquitted.
(Before Mr. Justice Coltman.)

Michael A4ott, 22, was indicted with having, at Man-
chester, forged a promissory note for payment of money,
with intent to defraud the Manchester Working Man's
Loan Association. The prisoner obtained a loan of £4
from the society, and signed his name John Beard. The
sureties had also used other names than their own. The
jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to
twelve months' imprisonment.
Ann M'Kenna, 23, was arraigned for having murdered
her infant child in this town. Mr. Simon prosecuted and
Mr. Atkinson defended. On the 19th of November last,
the prisoner gave birth to a female child. Almost a month
previously, she went to reside at the house of Mrs. Mur-
ray, Cashel-place Plumbe-street. During the period of
her stay she was told by Mrs. Murray. that she was in
the family way, wmcn sue at nrst denied, but afterwards
adMitted. Some linen was offered to her, in order that
she might prepare some clothes, but she declined taking
it, as the child would not be born alive. On the day
named, she gave birth to an infant, which was afterwmds
nursed and fed by Mrs. Murray. On the following day,
the child was heard to scream loudly, and upon Mrs.
Murray going up stairs to see her, she found the infant
dead. Its face was black, and blood issued from its
mouth, nose, and ears. Mr. Atkinson made an eloquent
speech in defence. His lordship having summed up, the
jury, after a few minutes' consideration, returned a ver-
, diet of not guilty.

George Smith, 35, was indicted for having caused the
death of John Towers, in this town. Mr. Atkinson pro-
secuted, and Mr. Pollock defended. The parties had
been quarrelling at the George the Fourth public house,
Hood-street, and fought. The jury, without hearing the
speech for the defence, found the prisoner not guilty, on
the ground of the provocation he had received.
Ann Curtis, 19, was charged with having caused the
death of her child, by exposing it to the cold. Mr. Blair
prosecuted ; the prisoner was undefended. The prisoner
was found guilty, and sentenced to twelve months' impri-
sonment and hard labour.

Thady Freeman, 40, and Bridget Freeman, 30, were
charged with aiding and abetting in the death of Patrick
Falkney. This was another public-house quarrel, in
which the deceased had received his death blow from a
man named Brady, who had escaped. The prisoners were
acquitted.

FRIDAY.
(Before Baron Alderson.)
Alexander Wititeworth, 42, Mary Whiteworth, 50,
and Jessie Tweedale, 25, were found guilty of having, at
Heap, broken and entered the dwelling-house of John
Howarth, and stolen 6s. 6d. The two Whiteworths were
sentenced to fifteen months' imprisonment, and Tweedale
to nine months' imprisonment.
James Dealtry was indicted for having. refused to sur-
render to a fiat in bankruptcy issued against him by the
Manchester District Court, with intent to defraud his
creditors.—Mr. Monck and Mr. Pollock prosecuted. Mr.
Cobbett defended. Mr. Monck, in opening the case, said
that this was a prosecution of a kind somewhat different
from any which had as yet been submitted to the jury.
The prisoner in the March of 1844 entered into a negocia-
tivu Pg9nt of a Mrst Catharlue Beardmore for