The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-03-30 00:00:00

MANSLAUGHTER

Thomax Hayes was indicted with having, on the.l9lll instant,
killed and slain Lawrence Rotinsim at a beer-shop, at Sailord.
It appeared that the deceased and the prisoner were drinkiog
together in the beer-house, when they had some quarrel, and
the deceased called Hayes a " waster," whereupon Hates
knocked deceased down with a blow on his right eve. The ile-
•ceased immediately went home and went to bed, and, two drys
afterwards, after• getting worse and worse, Weenie insensible
and died. Mr. Brownhill, surgeon, was called in, and, on 4
post mortem examination, found-•the skull fractured at the
tipper orbit of the right- eve, which had compressed the brain
and was the cause of death. Such a fracture might be. caused
by a blow from the fist. The prisoner said he got drunk. The
deceased and he were always good friends, and be kuew nu
reason why be should fall nut with hon. _

The jury friupirhoner guilty. It was stated that the
prihnner had awnl
wife
the
andd
five children.
His hounsit IP said this was not ao aggravated case; but, at
the same time, whenever a man suffered itituse4 to be disguised
in liquor and under the influence of that had sent a fellow
creature to his account without preparation, it was no light
matter. The sentence afire court was that be be iruptisoued
three calendar months.

CROWN COURT.WEDNESDA T.
The learned Judge (Sir John Pattisou) took his seat at nine
o'clock.

FORGERY

Robert Killvelley was cha►ged with having knowingly uttered
a furred hill of exchange, for the sum of £2O.

Mr. Morph) appeared for the prosecution. The prisoner was
not defended.

It was stated, that the prisoner was respectably connected,
and that one of his relations eras the Rev. Mr. Wilimms, of
Lllansannan, near Denbigh. It appealed that some time pre-
vious to September last, tar prisoner, who had been in bad cir-
cumstauces. called upon his relative, Mr. Williams, and re-
quested hint to go to Liverpool with hint, and endeavour to plat e
him in a situation, ben he hoped be should be able to push his
way iu the world. Amongst other persons whom the prisoner
ca heti upon in eompatty with his rev. ielative, was Mr. Chant-
bets, a wine and spirit merchant of this town. The prisoner, it
appears, did not succeed in obtaining a situation in this town.
Ott the 9;h of September, the prisoner called at the warehouse
of Mr. Chambers, nits, uas an old friend of the Rev. Mr.
Williams, and presented a note purporting to be from the latter.
In the note was inclosed a bill of exchange, fur £2O, put porting
to have beet. drawn by Mr. Horne, solicitor, of Deubign, and
to have but a short tone to run. The note appealed to have
been horridly written by the Rev. Mr. Williams, and couta►ined
an order for three gallons of rum, and three gallons of n hiskey,
which were directed to be debyeeed to the bearer. (the prisoner)
who was described as a relation of the writer. Some directions
were contained respecting the bill. The spirits were delivered
to the prisoner. It was soon afterwards discovered, that both
the note aed the bill of exchange were fidget!.
The prisoner had already p;eaded guilty to the forgery of the
note.

The jury found him guilty of the offence of uttering the forged
bib of exchange.
The learned JUDGE said, as the offence was commit led pre•
viousl to the alteration of the law, he had no alternative as to
the sentence. The prisoner was sentenced to transportation
for life.