The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-08-29 00:00:00

""OFFI-
GE ASSAULT ON
TWO OF THE
'EIIS IN THE WORKHOUSE BY A PAUPER.

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104„ iiursday 1
Itashtiler from v_as,tr_a young man named William Smith,
Vaal t'a, at then!! v!'orkhouse, was brought before Mr.
tiik'pra°llltviiiiintyeensttr.tobnnhse,e-eourt, on a charge of having, with
assaulted the governor and another
'Ott/ yrnt of stool lishment, with a hammer used for the
1111titris"t interests' fur macadamising. The case excited
t• 4h_ a prevt.. • In the court the prisoner having seve-
VetOadort ungiY been Punished for violent and refrac-
••4„ ,s_hltted f(.;raP_l !he impression being that he would be
Atli.... Gaikrial at the assizes.
ihythsf whatu.wY being called, said he was superinten-
e !°tatis 'lB Called " the probationary ward," but
,ihijitlear 'ln reality, manager „ r • ~
. orttea •r, after rof the reiractories.
4.414,11 aft.._ r having been in the Borough Gaol for
~,T t.
_IL came b.
I 14,,, fie_ back to the Workhouse on the 21st
1.. 'ltaiii,tohe . was sent to the probationary ward, and or-
.:141 Zatt,o'i[t to work ; whe he said towitness that he
2ltte'.,w, and that two doctors out of doors had
,- 1! ll'Of Itness took •
' ,trir. thehim to the day room, until the
,'• a 74. establishment should be consulted. On
!!.4441:11.:4 cmallredNun Mr.. Nightingall (the surgeon).
c" .yet ge could. Ightingall whether the prisoner w.,s
~, :qtioictille to not work, and he said he was not, but
''''-tlitt 114 hr. ~. Work ; and told prisoner that if he would
1,. ~z,64. 04411,4 Itt-aillisjo_nra., he. should be punished. Witness
-mlistLaY the„' with prisoner for a hammer, and on
athind
.1. went towards the office, the prisoner
•L. vtmek r witness, and as they got near to it the
k
~,„z:o;,..witi,e...
said
the back of the neck with the
am.. -• he then became insensible, and
ier More till he found himself lying in the office.
ol4beilicai Previo -
'itillt'vri tPario. tctisnlY threatened to do him some grie-
141Jakitl:t88 crass-examinationadmittetliat
f
i Ie
' 'th -` got 1— to the office toe ltaeorok was
lelim, and did not
4414 ,:,,Qtrtor the the leading into it. He did n.ot
:CNN, at the sue • In reply to Mr. Rushton, wit-
,:94teo.ya ht._ Neon questioned the prisoner when
ele op big preen' but did not examine his person in
those tjeittee• Witnessed produced a hammer
14tr:Irli with ea
long handle, used in breaking
• the 144:ith,gc w
114\aertihoni that then. called. He said, in reply to
4411°Phy°•113e for the prisoner had been an inmate of
• Iltittalee2leal itie soMe years off and on, and that he
likt4idalAvined aPacttY. When in the house before,
4 tt lin that the rectum had fallen down • but
. menittlek44o‘..kathertfaerre.,_iwith his ' working, and he directed
aaicruce the disorder.
in en
), Th. nhe
~. that the doctor did not examine him
bt, (1_ ~,,,g.t.urned to the house and told him he was
i:144-7,ah::_nt, he added, came on him in the 80,
, Catit,iil. i:lti tape lie was in the hospital. He had also
then4,ol:l:ad irtu'rn while in the houte before. He
,trifegeNi Dale, time ago got a certificate from Mr.
! It alga 6401oriers 5, (the parish surgeon appointed by
04411040 ror that district of th.e town,) and
~tti 'Nirh tended to. Mr. Gray, of the Parish-office, but
altajtteyi tiaZall „
.4 tleitthng from id he was not aware that the prisoner
takii!leiteat he h the intestinal complaint stated, but
No ~qtrith, iii suffered from tapeworm.
11014.4 y three °Ps. the governor of the house, said
t‘it
ii earn, t00 Flock on the day in question, Mr.
plitzo,,,tibith him and reported that Smith—" the
It i'• to worjsaid. the witness)—was back again,
104,444 (I)ll,tvide h_,, saYing to him (Galloway) that two
t0ri:11,4,014, 4, ha' said that he was not able to work.
lio,itif lithe ii, as him to break stories." Soon after-
lir;vrfittaordri as standing in the court-yard, he saw
%Ohl) 111, oil t°wards him (witness) from the proba-
16.0,4aaharoitioeWed by the prisoner, who was menacing
ttTN, t'i tutdri; Witness did nut know at the time
taera re,rtiflon__ fie
struck, and advanced to his as-
Otidiaah yhelthen ran at witness, and aimed a blow
iitdittag hialselfammer, as a butcher would at an ox;
Aliefetatiatlee,
its (witness In danger, he ran. After running a
11tele_Iltigtti. for it''s) knees failed him—he could
tiliZsiyae.lll, and .Tlrl he staggered and fell. He got up
tligsir a: suet,
."‘e Prisoner fell over him, and pitched
.4teklitity. ' the ttutstance before him. He did not feel
lle;t, hi, He prnie, but afterwards felt that his back
ttliii!iit ut had ,?eured surgical aid, and was bled wit h
h4:34,ii
Lilo fan:"ee suffered much from the effects of
It % 40% a trclg, he at first thought he had received
Ilia '• Ett,' 41fe, as he knew the prisoner was ea
tateNilt°llvt
-ry, wer,titiol !lited to Mr. Lowndes (the solicitor for
L tpols eez ,Lanat he thought it due to the prisoner,
yZ10.141/4, enuel et had been, that the certificate from
hi‘illitil.o rer,::_ as it was, should be produced. He
ik,t'•
thematouatiofi'he evidence of Mr. Cripps, as no
Itplltheth th;,, an had been made by Mr. Nigbtin-
!•WN4,44o4l'2B no extenuation of the savage con-
tt‘tyhtatioaai,ll in regard to the assault.
,:ttti daiei nid the prisoner had come from the
,al's ill. the assault, and he did not therefore
,i.:,oufkinfilVered tilie n,_ reply to Mr. Rushton, he said lie
~ i ly,,,uoth th blows given decidedly dangerous to
N.titeter th;° Parties at the time. li found Mr.
.Nfhiihe raart!ssault half laid down in the governor's
trakitth neck. ",°r print of the hammer head on the
1itt14,,,44 eoata' (...t°se upon the vertebrae at the top.
' gtlie the tlist°ll but no wound, and no cutting or
4iPtiliot.latat. ;_n• (The offence was, therefore, not
i, etyvegre-e.7 malicious injuries to therefore,
person in
, Na,te,'e, with i , Fitness found the governor in a
'''0,44,(10,Y, ha t.' tne sarne mark as in the other case,
!i44,4 'taller "ound,
4kr". 44,i0.,tninded Mr. Rushton that the pri-
//ttobt "stY been before him for threatening with
'lNl.hok4rd R°° sad be was aware of the fact.
u.:tritykitrelterl,ers, the workhouse baker, and another
14' PI i'll'it'ated that
~it ~ a ,award
atili4hattite andDrisonerfell in the office passage. They
;la Sht'o4_, hot he
feisitrike the governor, and again
tit, broil is" addressing the prisoner, said that in con-
taa'N
.4,t ill istatea, earn
' V44tir the h kis° relative to the certificate, and
VII if,gaoli ..,0, he had sent for Mr. Archer, the
•Iljliti,Sle eeo7_llo was now present, and would ex-
447t,rie7Istig put need' The prisoner expressed his
IiZISt `eller') reti "Awn, Mr. Archer (accompanied by
14011 .W th. on hi re' to examine him.
I, ;ia
...e rests return, said that the prisoner had
1a4t(4'1h;,7?,y y, ~01, , but that it was reducible. He
04,1.hioikitig-stmr• Rushton, that he considered tile
k.'4,ltin _ttitie ef),(4,'es. would aggravate the disease. He
,k,vay. aalL,ou ~,.._!illisions were dangerous to life, as
Nttik:t. ri are Protected by muscles
..rttitfltitil'klh ged the witness' •• • , tit he tdi t that to be explicit on this
40,1: cal ale. when a conflict of opinion arose
147,4;:reher ", it was quite clear what the result
itty,tbs ja!aid yha
I,,,ftaitlei Aries
_t he would only speak with ree-
k Or.,_ " they appeared, and adhered to his
hliSi tQl4e
kte.' he tile' '''' hat a
1,44 t - Aria e down the character of the
qlt.i,liii for tiff Prier could not, as was before in-
ViteiLksi A l before the higher tribunal—the
Vd 4e for 'her,
it,,,,i,,, %F. 80,,
,1.1 evidence was being taken down in
litltilt4ia?oiti'vtaye,‘,' ittne demurred to say positively, as
sttittittlitrat4hge:pia"ra'tviehtehther.the occupation.of breakiog
11;:14 edte hat, e prisoner's complaint. He said
/IN 141 „he h state e that effect than otherwise ; but
tlileiy.,aa h. Positively that it would, or to re-
kl't,4l:at,u'ata.l be g •
hi '4 have said he, after a long pause, said,
N. Oak, a tendency to aggravate such a
',Oat% dititihe tat
Sia.‘4,ll*,!rd4:l,Be, aoline of both surgeons relative to the
yjrti, 'ND, sakeo ; the blows he inflicted, and as it
NIA °tee)), ..It writing, in order to show how
IV (ti NI "'Uinta here'
offering any opinion of
ki::111:till NAV
. tAlitZtells„,,a, lii ,:,,ngall—ln the case of Galloway, I
o't and
'-i,the'slerstion) a contusion on the lower
Otitil;tll4 t: alio-4 ~. eof the head of the hammer. I
4,1 dhtwtelltd
ast m avans'f,.., and found him much ex-
kt‘littY 1011, the contusi aintlog state. I examined his
, Nit tot tll tt SeapaL" on the upper dorsal ver!e-
1., 4141• the hv'eak '"`• I consider the injuries in-
N1111..1e. ,°,,,tly epnoas the hammer produced, upon
Or sail Ito `lh tt which
N'• 10) ne, wools
witthey were inflicted, dan-
erLkaei "ttld n„?. had previously stat.ed that
16. at, Ile Arch v.. Injure a person having pt o-
Iv sof ,14,,, , eir,...../
1.40114_4 pe'toith, an,
no. this day eFimined the
It, tt01„40lotoatioetell:It wlicnli thrimedlaiVrlbg uhnidseorwn
riiltilt y'l -' con -.arninea Evansueireducible by
Mr.s' Gallo-
Mr.... and •itsi4ttlt!ito,tit4tEttOrtitivsid:lrtitehratthe Injuries inflicted on them
kit NMI'. Ste su,.,
astone-breaking would have a
1 :,42444 °,reaf,ittlitised`ncomplaint as the prisoner's.
k y it,ll4y tit atone the workhouse officers whe-
t, ‘O, c,,,, sat .
~,,s eat or stood? Most of them
lz,•0111_'il "ie ott't
tlitl:ters. that they so sometimes stoo.d
ki dad GI. there was as much standing
1 Latet t,eay,
or
..
, \llltn ..,01.„: pris_tne Parish-office, who was sent
l ,k. 4,Tveits'lpe yitouyer had been an inmate of the
I ,Kiiii.letltrtifi...to hit:. and that for a certain period ss.
' 14.40„, t 0 6;1_4 to hi as out-door relief, as he had
1 , Atltet,teakst:yeZeffiet t.lilafrona Mr. Crips, about four
1 .
ttiltte tolles t
....:anatahfteewrwaasrudnaabthlenntoghwtorthkaftronme
1 ' f. 6' et 'a" that •
t
his allowance should be
I Ahlilltill:4itilllt:d that
It
sttritt;
attipaa,:pelirtooesrl.° Particular task was assigned to
P It v Ihs` Pawl have row does this accord with
lot or -41 Isho ~0 een frequently brought before
Ygt.ttlef`tt ... 'i r not breaking a certain quan-
,,,it, wil. met wit 4
0 hittiVtith'lre th,e,ses havin t,
l' ,\7y 1.04,, 441E1" ezatci g! "I some mistake, been
ii 1, h ki., . tk_ ode,. nations were taken, the pia-
Nlaitttier I`,e riso;
I,l4lltrj l• tilt asked was again brought up.
II ' '•lIvl'tl e rod''-'" what he had to say, with the
II 'i 'tta 'lOO tile " The forced the hammer upon
II
tit/11110 afgai Strike t?;
IN,
p I ch. ti'isaid . but t_. ero, as they did not want
y ,4 h,t4,,:ii e
ago he ,houl'ageet me
.back to gaol."
10 %Lytitet) 14 atg eatzayeet
ap_MiTt the prisoner to the
14„, 4.ht'llie hi:41'81:11y beer
attmooant bnoutthratheenllraarniheas.-
1, m tt:tpt t`t°hav e biro out of it • but thou ht he
\
iwn eod:k, beforeile cohuel
could
not
tpduot
4 '
sltilik44l. Ilittitithisvteear;odro_nuesabe:::
1 , ,t11,..44 h;tlt he was not to blame ; indeed, on the
f L Ntiltillai'„Dut to.
:But it was a matter of re-
-1,;11,111,41:rtoew
..:.roer.
huiBll:eltiw,rooprker,layndtrenaottedtofsoormiet:
ti‘lel,tit:eratiZght to , n a man complained of. a
I Its-u,t 'ter „,,,, character. His being or-
) IN.be l' t 0 for trt.'B no justification of his vie-
/ yksa tree 14 erated :al at the sessions. He added
elt;41140 15 eaelil, finding bail, himself in £3O
N, \i '4
lik? th t 111-----__________
4Ataliter l'lt /so_
,44erepr,e.narneu, Hattocit.—Already an agi-
ot, 'entaticu °Ran, has commenced his
of Nenagh in the College-

YESTERDAY'S ASSIZES.

CROWN COURT.

(Before Mr. Justice WIGIITMAN.)
His LORDSHIP entered the court at a few minutes past
nine

TRIAL OF WILLIAM ANDERSON, FOR HAVING STOLEN

NOTES IN HIS POSSESSION.

This case having been fixed for to-day, the court was,
in consequence, crowded at an early hour.
Messrs. Baines, Crompton, Henderson, and Adolphus,
conducted the prosecution ; and Mr. Wilkins, assisted
by Mr. Overend, defended the prisoner.
There were four indictments against the prisoner. The
charge against him having the notes in his possession, the
produce of the Preston Guild robbery was first proceeded
with.

The prisoner, who is 34 years of age, and can read and
write in a superior manner, was then placed at the bar.
He pleaded not guilty.
Mr. BAINES stated the case for the prosecution, and
entered into a luminous detail of the principal facts.
Most of those, however, our readers are already acquainted
with, from the ample reports which have appeared of the
examinations in the Police-court; and anything that is
new will be found in the evidence itself, which we proceed
to give at length.
The following witnesses were then called :

Thos. Resides at Blackburn, and is manager
of Cunliffe, Brooks, and Co.'s bank. Knew Mr. Buck,
and paid him £5,934 6s. 2d. on the 6th August, in 13
notes of £lOO, 9 of £5OO, and 10 of £lO each, and £34
6s. 2d. in silver and copoer. The £lOO notes were of the
Manchester branch of the Bank of England, except one.
Keeps a book, and enters all the notes at the branch bank
that pass through their hands, and puts on the corner the
private mark of their own bank. There is an endorse-
ment on the back of the check. The private numbers of
the bank were taken ; they were written at the corners of
the notes. Produced the Bank of England note-book, in
which the notes were entered. The notes were as follow :
£lOO, 01564; 01563 for £5O; 00092, £100; 00313,£100;
97474, £lOO ; 95151, £lOO ; 01472, £100; 93166, £lOO ;
99729, £100; 97631, £100; 97504, £100; 01107, £100;
01040, £lOO. Received some notes from Marquis on the
24th August—£looo and two notes of £5OO, which were
two of the notes paid on that occasion. The payment
was made to Buck on the 17th August.
Richard B. Dodgson.—ls a clerk in Cunliffe's bank.
When notes are received, a mark is put on the corner,
and an entry is made in the note-book. The note-book
produced contains the corresponding entries with those
on the back of the check.

Anthony Buck deposed to receiving, on the 17th Aug.,
the sum of £5,934 fi om the bank of Cunliffe and Co.
Richard Eastwood received from Buck £715, which he
paid to Miss Forshaw, and £7OO was afterwards paid to
the Craven Bank at Burnley. They were the same notes
I had received from Buck.

George Stansfield called.—ln August last received £7OO
from Mr. Eastwood, in one £5OO and two of £lOO each.
The hundreds were 01564,QY. and 01563,QY. There
was a £5OO note.

Edmund Robinson.—l know Mr. Marquis. He asked
me to take a £lOO note to the Craven Bank, to get it
changed. I gave it afterwards to Mr. Marquis.
John Walker, clerk in the Craven Bank, recollected
Robinson coming on the 29th August, and exchanged it.
Made an entry at the time. The number of the note was
G Y,01040.

Joseph Pilkington, cotton merchant at Blackburn, re-
ceived three notes from Marquiss, in August last, of £lOO
each.

James Stott, bookkeeper to Messrs. Pilkington, saw
Marquiss i►n August last paying some money to last. wit-
ness. It was in three £lOO notes ; they were L W,92086,
L W. 92895, G Y,00092.
Cross-examined by Mr. WiLxiNs.—They were not
paid in his presence. Mr. Pilkington gave them into his
hands.

John Marquis.—l live at Acrington, near Blackburn.
On the 17th August received some money from Buck.
After that made a payment to Cunliffe and Co. of £lOOO
at Manchester, and £lOOO to Cunliffe of Blackburn; also
£lOOO to Jones, Lloyd and Co.—all in £5OO notes.
Made a payment to Pilkington. On Sunday morning the
4th counted the notes I had left, and had nine of £100;
had £1990 left. Preston Guild commenced on that day,
and 1 went. there. Had my pocket book in my breast
coat pocket. Was in different places during the day, and
went into the White Horse about seven o'clock, and
sta'd about an hour ; came out and had my book at that
time. Went up Church-street, and a man and woman
came up to me ; the man put his arm in mine and said,
" Are you taking a walk," and I said, " I am not going
any further." They then ran away, and I lost sight of
then'. Found my pocket-book was gone.
Cross-examined by Mr. WILICINS.—Went to Preston
to put the money in the bank, and also to walk in the
procession. Dined with 'wo gentlemen at the White
Horse. They were strangers to me. Did not take any
wine or spirit. Had a small glass of brandy, and that was
all I had that day. Was quite sober when the man and
woman came up. Gave information of the robbery about
five minutes after it took place. My coat was buttoned
when I came out of the inn.

By Mr. BAINES.-It was an ordinary at which I dined.
Was at the Knutsford Sessions at a trial concerning the
robbery. A note was produced, No. 01472.
By Mr. WILKINS.—Had said the note was 01,473. It
was in consequence of a mistake of the printer of the
bills. Pointed it out on the Bth of September. It was
not pointed out to me. Mentioned the mistake, before
seeing the note, to Graves, the officer,
.who had not then
seen it.

By Mr. BAINES.—Got the number of the notes from
the clerk at the bank.

By the COURT.—The notes were those I got from
Buck, I am quite certain.
Taylor Jennings.—Was in the Branch Bank before
being taken into custody. Entered their service in July
1812, and was in the inspector's office till September, and
then went into the discount office, where I remained two
months, and returned to the inspector's office, where 1
remained till taken into custody. Knows Harriet Bent-
ley. She lived in Mitchell-place, Ranelagh-street, when
I first knew her, and afterwards in Elliott-street, and
then in Oak-street. Knows a court in Seel-street, and
was with her there on one occasion, the beginning of Oc-
tober I think ; and the prisoner came about a watch that
had been stolen, and asked me if 1 had got it, and 1 told
him I had, and gave it to him. There was a person with
him, and prisoner charged me with taking the watch out
of his house, and said the man he had with him was to
take me into custody. We then went out, I, and pri-
soner, and Hat riet Bentley, together with the man who
came with the prisoner. Got the watch from Bentley at
the prisoner's house, about three days previously, where
he had been with her. We were in a parlour, near the
door, about half an hour. There was a bed in the room.
The watch was lying on a table ; it was a large gold one.
After I gave it to the prisoner, he said the man who was
with him was charged to take me, and I must go with him.
I said I was sorry for what had happened, and would re-
compense him if he would allow me to go; arid I said I
would give all I had, which was two sovereigns, which he
took, and said he would go to the parties, and make it all
right if he could, and I was to meet him at the York
Hotel, Williamson-square, in an hour, where I told him
what I was. 1 went with Harriet, and he told me he had
made it all right,—that be told the parties he had knocked
me down, and was ashamed to take me. He (prisoner)
called for some wine, and we got into conversation, and
then left, and went by his request to his house, as he
thought he could do some business with me, where he
gave us something to drink. He knew at that time what
I was, and inquired whether I had any thing to do with
notes in the bank. I said I had; and the same night he
told me he had a £lOO note, which he wished me to
change, and that I must not let any body see it, and if I
would do it he would give me £7 10s. Nothing further
passed that night. I staid all night. When I went again,
which was the next night, he gave me the £lOO note. It
was of the Manchester branch. He said if I could change
it, and bring him another for it, he would give me the
£7 10s. 1 took it, and changed it by putting it into a
parcel,:and taking out another for it from the notes in the
inspector's office. Put the prisoner's note into the same
parcel from which I took the other. Took the note to the
prisoner; it was a £lOO, and he gave me £7 10. He said
he had seven more ; and, feeling some surprise, I asked
him what they were, and he said they were part of the
Preston Guild robbery. He gave me two more soon
after. They were for £llOO, of the Manchester Branch,
and changed them in the same way, and gave them to the
prisoner, and he gave me £l5. He then said he would
wait awhile before he gave me any more ; and in a week
after or more I had another of the same branch for £lOO,
which I disposed of in the same way, and gave it to him,
getting the £7 10s. Ilad another soon after, and gave
the changed note to prisoner, and then another of the
same kind. The last two I received a little before Christ-
mas, giving the notes to the prisoner, as I had done be-
fore. Had a shirt pin from the prisoner, :which he gave
me in January. It was a gold one, with a small stone in
it ; I gave it to Bentley.
Cross-examined by Mr. WILKINS.—I came from Lon-
don, but not a native of that place. Belong to Hertford-
shire. Was in a merchant's office when 1 first went to
London, in 1811, Barclay Brothers, of Austin.friars, and
was with them five or six months, when I got a situation
in the Bank of England, and stayed there five months, and
in three days after that came to Liverpool. I am a married
man, and have been married five or six months. Became
acquainted with Miss Bentley in September last, was
married in April, and knew Bentley at that time ; was mar-
ried to Miss Bartlett of London, but did not continue in-
timate with Bentley. I saw her occasionally sometimes
where she was living. I generally met her. She was
living at a brothel in Oakes-street, where I saw her on
several occasions. Made her presents at different times ;
on one occasion £2. Never gave her new dresses or
caps. Gave her a cap before marriage. Don't know
what money I gave her to buy them—it might be a sove-
reign. Have given her a sovereign since I was married.
Have not been with her on a great many occasions. Saw
her the day before I was taken up—l had passed the
night with her. Was three nights with her just before
that time. Never offered my wife any of Bentley's cast-
off clothes. Never kept Miss Bentley. Never slept with
her a fortnight together. Am in debt ; perhaps £2O would
clear me. Have not been in the habit of at tending races.
Would swear he had never bet on races or prize-fights.
Do not practice pugilism. My wife had no knowledge of
my acquaintance with Miss Bentley until after we had
been married about a fortnight. Might have paid Bentley
£5O altogether. The first time 1 went to the prisoner's
house was the latter end of September, when 1 took the
watch. The value of it might be £l5 or £2O. She took
it out of the house, and I took it from her and put it in
my pocket at the bottom of Elliott-street. Had it two or
three days before being asked for it, and in the in-
terval was one night at home, and the other with Miss
Bentley. Was taken up on Monday, the ]Bth of July,
in consequence of being in po.a..Qion of a £l,OOO note