The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-08-25 00:00:00

MANSLAUGHTER

James Horrop, aged 28, George Wroe , 18, and Alice
Wroe, 39, were charged with having, at Manchester, in
April last, killed Isaac Higham.
Dr. BROWNE conducted the prosecution.—lt appeared
that Higham, the deceased, lived with the prisoner Al..iee
Wroe as her husband, though they were not married. r,
went home on the night of the 24th April last, in a state
intoxication, and said he would go to bed. Alice Wroe told
him that he should not have any bed there that night, and
she accused him of having taken her money and spent
George Wroe, who was son bo Alice, lived with. them, and
he also said Higham should not sleep there, as he would he
master. Higham replied that he was master there, and oil°
master was enough at a time. Wroe struck Higham one a
two blows, and a short fight ensued. They soon gave over,
however, and sat down before the fire. Shortly after Hay
rop entered, and became urgent for the parties to fight itoat•
Higham immediately struck Harrop, upon which the Latta:
said he would not fight him in his own house, but if he woUl'
go out, he would see it out with him. The moment their
reached the street, Herron struck Higham two blows, which
knocked him down, and while he was on the ground, Georg
Wroe went up, and with his heavy boot knocked his tee°
out. Higham got up, and went over and stood leaninf
against a window, when George Wroe went over to him, en
kicked him in the left side.

A witness who saw the transaction from a house oil
the opposite side of the street, stated t hat Higham offered °
fight Harrop " for ten bob, up or down," and that wile!!
Higham was knocked down, Wroe wiant to him and kicked
him several times. " as quickly as hit ; foot could go." Abuilt
the third kick, Higham uttered o a exclamation of pain'
When he arose, according to this w itness, Wroe continue°
to strike at the deceased till he ku ocked him down into •
cellar. Mrs. Wroe, it appeared, said to her son, when be
was kicking the deceased, " Lay i nto him," but afterwirds
she behaved with great attention t, a him, and applied 'ceche.
to him. A witness, named Haz!,ehurst, said that HarroP
had admitted to him that he ki eked the deceased in the
mouth. Harrop denied this.
Mr. Oilier, surgeon to the pc lice at Manchester strati
body*
the deceased was greatly bruised all over his dt,
had lost three teeth. He had cl:.ed from rupture of the intell-
tines, which had caused intim/ nation. There was an ester
nal injury corresponding to the ; rupture.
The jury, after a few minute s consultation, acquitted
rop, and found George Wroe 'guilty, but recommended hp",
to mercy, on account of the 1 irovocation. They found A.liu`
Wroe guilty, of aiding and a getting.
George Wroe was sentenc ad to six months' imprisonment
and hard labour ; and Alice Wroe to two months imprison"
ment and hard labour.

L 4 RCENY.
Henry Andrew, a faski onably dressed young man, *Se
28, was charged with hay ing, in July last, at the Aintree
race-course, stolen from aipuel Towers, a quantity of silver
money.
Mr. CARDWELL condo ~ted the prosecution, Mr. WiLsitio
the defence.

Mary Rimmer, a servs .nt to Mr. Towers, stated that ot;
Wednesday, the 15th .3.1 aly last, she was at Mr. Towero
booth or stand, at AintO• ze race-course.- Witness _here AO'
scribed the various owl 'part...lents of the stand.: She WI
in the kitchen that looks into the bar. Between seven an
eight o'clock in the even ing,. she saw a man with a white cos'
on him, from the bar, v ?}Lich was enclosed on all sides, 14
that no one could get in tide. He turned from the counter?
and she saw in his hand' either a bason or a porter mug. She
called out loudly, " Std p that man with a white coat on, 'fbr
he has stolen sornethil 1,,t7." She ran out and called, ",SWP
thief !" There were atl.hat time three or four persons stand'
ing about, but no and had a white coat on except the Ice
that went out. She fol lowed him. She ran about fifty yerws
She ran as fast as she could, and turned back when shefontl"
that she could not cat ch him. •

Elizabeth Houston stated that she was, on the day in goes"
tion, serving in Mr: Towers's front bar. She saw the Pry'
soner in that ,place several times during the day. The mond
was kept in earthen Jowls under the counter. One was kel/
for shillings and ha If-crowns, another for sixpences, et
another for copper., Between seven and eight o'clock BD'
missed one (if the h owls. The prisoner was standing at the
counter, directly oR posite to where the money was placed'
She saw hirri before money was gone, and did not see hip
after. She ceased t, a see him the moment the call of". stor
thief " was 'aeard. !The prisoner had on a white coat, a blac
stock, and a small-1 triped waistcoat. There was no one
the booth in a whi to coat but the prisoner, and only tvie
other perso as altogether, and they had come in with him.
Mr. Sam uel Tow( !rs, jun., son to Mr. Towers, the prosecutor, corr oborated the above evidence as to seeing the Pr.:
soner standing at the bar, close to where the money 'lll'
placed.
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Mr. Sam ael Towers, sen., further corroborated the testi;
moray of S. trah Ilmiston. The boson was about 1 fOot
inches fron r the top of the counter. It contained shoo°
twelve pour. cis. He served the prisoner several times during
the day. Ile had on a light-coloured coat.
David Al isworth, police 469, deposed that he apprehended
the prisoner on another charge, which was dismissed by Sr;
Rushton, a ad as thr prisoner answered the description OP
was given t( r him of the man that had robbed Mr. Tovierl'
he sent Mr. Towers word.
Mr. WIL Ki NS addressed the jury at great length on bebnlf
of the prisoner, ands ailed Thomas Collett, butcher of OW
hall-street; Patrick Miller Smith, butcher ; Thomas Hari
butcher, an I partner with Thomas Collett; who swore Tna4
the prisoner wore ada rk blue surtout on the Wednesday OA(
Thursday ; t hat he di d not wear a white coat on either r
these days ; and that .he was frequently in Mr. Tower
on the Thurt ;day, the day after the robbery was commicr.4::,
It came out , on cross-examination, that the prisoner so
what is coma only tern led " a sporting character."
The jury rr. ;turned a 'verdict of not guilty. The court 01'
at ten o'clock

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