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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-04-01 00:00:00

BURGLARY

Henry Turner, 23, (could read and write imperfectly,)
was charged with entering the dwelling-house of James

LAWTON V. ROGERS.
This case, which involved a question as to the right to
a sum of £7O in the hands of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-
Lyne, and Manchester Railway, under which the parties
were contractors, was referred to a gentleman at the bar,
after being opened by Mr. John Henderson.

CHAMBERS AND ANOTHER, EXECUTORS, V. ELLIOTT.
The plaintiffs are the executors of Mr. James Webster,
deceased, who carried on the business of a stnallware-
dealer in Liverpool, and the defendant is a wine-merchant
in this town. The action was brought to recover the
sum of £3O 10s., for the use and occupation of a fur-
nished cottage at Waterloo, which the deceased in his
life-time let to the defendant between January, 1843, and
April, 1844. On the part of the defendant a set-off of
£8 10s. for wine supplied was pleaded, and proved in
evidence, and that £25 had been paid to the deceased in
November, 1813, also that the occupation ceased in No-
vember, 1843, thus leaving the rent for the period up to
April, 1844, in issue. The jury found for the plaintiff--
damages, £22.

CROWN COURT.---FRIDAY.
ATTEMPT TO POISON AT MANCHESTER.
Benjamin Anderson, aged 20, pleaded not guilty to an
indictment charging him with an attempt to administer
sugar of lead to his wife, Sarah Anderson, and her two
infant children, at Manchester, on the 6th of January
last. The prisoner was a millwright in the eauploy of
Messrs. Fairbairn, of Canal-street. A number of wit-
nesses were called, who gave their testimony to the facts,
which appeared in the Standard at the time. After the
trial had lasted nearly seven hours, the jury retired, and
in half an hour returned a verdict of not guilty.
MANSLAUGHTER AT MANCHESTER.
Thomas Bullock, 31, and Edward William Madgivick,
were charged with causing the death of Wm. Robinson,
at Manchester, on the night of the 18th of January last.
The short particulars of the case are these :—On the night
of the 18th January, about half-past eleven o'clock, there
was a disturbance in Swan-street, Manchester; Madge-
wick knocked the deceased down, and shortly afterwards
he (deceased) was standing at the end of a street near to,
when the prisoner Madgewick called Bullock to him, and
they both ran to where the deceased was standing. Here
Madgewick again knocked him down, and kicked him,
by which he was materially injured. He was taken to
the Infirmary, and died on the 22nd of the following
month from inflammation of the brain, caused by a frac-
ture of the skull. The prisoners were acquitted.
The following pleaded guilty :
James Underwood, 21, to having feloniously uttered a
forged post-office order for £3 13s.
John Kaye, 35, to having feloniously stolen a mare,
the property of John Stephenson, of Rumworth.
Jane Morris, 18, to stealing wearing apparel from the
dwelling-house of John Crompton, of Atherton.
George Wriyht, 23, and Henry Wright, 18, to stealing
a cow, the property of Joseph Hardy, of Dunham, in
Cheshire. Witnesses were called, who gave each of the
prisoners an excellent character.

The grand jury ignored the bills against
Thomas Booth, 46, for having, at Bury, killed and slain
Simon Bamford; and

Roger Charnley, 21, police constable, for having, at
Liverpool, feloniously killed Thomas Matthews.

NISI PRIUS COURT.-FRIDAY

CLEGG AND OTHERS V. DEARDEN.
This was an action brought by the plaintiffs, miners
and manufacturers in this county, against the defendant,
for the recovery of damages caused by his having broken
into, and permitted to remain open, certain excavations
in the coal under the Heywood Hall estate.—Verdict by
consent, subject to reference, was taken for the plaintiff.

UNDEFENDED CASES.-WEST DERBY HUNDRED.
ATHERTON V. PATTINSON.
An action for the recovery of £45 195., the amount of
a bill of exchange.—Verdict for the plaintiff.

ATHERTON V. PATTINSON.
An action to recover from the defendant the sum of
£5l 145., the amount of a bill of exchange.—Verdict for
the plaintiff.

CHADWICK AND ANOTIIER V. SUMMERS.
An action for the recovery of 411 18s. 4d., the value
of certain bricks and lime.—Verdict for the plaintiff.

FRANCE V. HINDLE AND OTHERS.
This was an action of trespass, brought by Michael
France against the late High Sheriff and others, to reco-
ver damages for having entered a house held by the plain-
tiff, at Wigan, and taken from thence certain goods and
caused the same to be sold, under a writ of fieri facias,
issued against the brothers of the plaintiff, William and
Thomas France, formerly carrying on business as grocers
inWigan.—The jury returned a verdict for the defendants.

CROWN COURT.—SATURDAY.
ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO POISON.
Benjamin Anderson, who had been tried, the previous
day, for attempting to poison his wife, and acquitted, was
brought up and discharged.

STABBING.
Robert Prescott, 23, and Richard Fawcett, 22, were
charged with having feloniously stabbed James Simpson,
at Preston, in February last. Mr. Segar appeared on the
part of the prosecution. The prisoners were defended by
Mr. Wilkins. It appeared that the prosecutor resided at
Preston, and acted in the capacity of watchman at a fac-
tory. On Saturday, the Ist of February, he and his bro-
ther Joseph were at the Fleetwood Arms, and left, about
half-past eleven, to go home, proceeding in the direction
of Marsh-lane. When they got opposite Springfield-
house, the two prisoners came up and knocked them down
on their backs. Prosecutor got up, and was knocked
down again by Prescott, who immediately commenced
punching him with his hands and feet, assisted, as was
alleged, by Fawcett. Prosecutor again regained his feet.
when the prisoner Prescott came with a knife and stabbed
him over the right eye. Further scuffling took place, and
the prosecutor was severely wounded in the hand.
Fawcett was acquitted, and Prescott was found guilty
and sentenced to four months' imprisonment and hard
labour.

CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.
Roger Charnley, 24, charged with the manslaughter of
Thomas Matthews, at Liverpool, was brought up and dis-
charged, the Grand Jury having thrown out the bill.

MANSLAUGHTER AT STALEYBRIDGE.
John Burgess, 22. was indicted for having unlawfully
killed and slain William Swindell, at Stayleybridge.
Mr. Brandt conducted the prosecution. The prisoner
was defended by Mr. Wilkins.

It appeared, from the statement of witnesses, that the.
deceased, a boy about ten years of age, worked in the
factory of Mr. Lees, at Staleybridge. On the 28th of
February, between seven and eight o'clock in the even-
ing, the deceased with two or three other boys, were leay.
ing the factory, when they saw the prisoner Burgess lying
in the street, asleep, or probably, in a state of intoxica-
tion. The deceased and his companions went up to him,
and one of them gave him a kick on the sole of his clog,
when he got up and gave chase to them. He pursued the
deceased up Shepley-street, and, whether from a blow
given by the prisoner or not was not clearly shown, the
deceased was, shortly afterwards, seen lying on the
ground. The deceased was, however, kicked on the left
side by the prisoner when down, and also struck by him
with the fist. He was taken up in a few minutes, but
was quite d3ad. While he was on the ground the pri-
soner tried to get him up, and asked if he was subject to
fits.

The body was examined by two medical gentlemen, who
gave it as their conviction that death bad been caused by
a sudden shock of the nervous system, such as a blow
might produce. There were no external marks of vio-
lence to account for death.

The jury returned a verdict of " guilty of an assault"
and the prisoner was sentenced to one months' imprison-
ment.

Rainford. It appeared that the prosecutor, James Rain-
ford, kept the Weavers' Arms, at Preston, and on Thurs-
day, the 30th of January last, the family was alarmed,
during Mr. Rainford's absence, by hearing a noise in the
house between twelve and one o'clock. Mrs. liainford
quickly got up, and after satisfying herself, that the noise
was not caused by the lodgers, went down stairs with a
candle, where she found two men apparently in the act of
forcing open the bar door with a chisel. On being inter-
rogated as to what was their object they said they wanted
money, and money they would have—they would be con-
tent with five sovereigns. Mrs. Rainford said she could
not think of giving it, when the prisoner pulled out a pis-
tol, and the other man said " Drop her." She remarked,
that it that was the game they were going to play, she
would fetch the key, and immediately went up stairs, the
men following. On seeing one of the lodgers enter his
room she followed him, and by an accident the candle was
knocked out. She ran and held the door, and wished the
lodger to call out, which he did, but immediately started
back, very much frightened. Mrs. Rainford then pro-
ceeded to the window and called out " watch," when two
men, who were in the street, presented something like
pistcls, and said if she called again they would blow out
her brains. She afterwards made her way to the club-
room, and gave the alarm again, when the constables
came up. The parties, however, succeeded in making
their escape. Several suspicious looking men were at the
house the previous evening, whose object appeared to have
been to examine the premises. Every effort was made to
discover the burglars, but without success, until one of
them (the prisoner) was apprehended in Manchester, on
the 20th of February last, and was identified both by Mrs.
Rainford and her servant. He had been previously con-
convicted of felony, under the name of John Jones.
His Lordship observed that it was the worst case of
burglary he had had to deal with since the commencement
of the assizes, and sentenced the prisoner to 20 years'
transportation.

NISI PRIUS COURT.—THURSDAY.
SMITH AND WIFE V. CUBBIN.
An undefended action to recover the sum of £B4, under
an agreement. Verdict for the plaintiffs—damages, £B4.

DUNHILL, EXECUTOR, V. BENTLEY.
This was an action brought by the executor under the
will of Mrs. Sarah Brennan, deceased, who lived at Old-
bam, to recover from the defendant, Mr. Harry Bentley,
a roller-manufacturer, in Salford, about £G4I, the ba-
lance of money advanced to him by the testatrix during
her life-time. Mr. Martin appeared for the plaintiff, and
Mr. Watson represented the defendant. Verdict for the
amount claimed.

WORRALL, ADMINISTRATOR, V. LEE.
This was an action for work and labour done, materials
found, and on an account stated. It was brought by
John Worrall, administrator of Charles George Nilorrall,
deceased, against Thomas Lee, who is an engineer or
surveyor in Manchester, and who pleaded that he was
never indebted. Verdict for the plaintiff—damages £2l;
the £3 already paid to be deducted, reducing the amount
to £lB.

DUGGAN V. WYTHES.
This was an action to recover the sum of £2O, a dis-
puted account between the plaintiff, who is a rag-merchant
in Manchester, and the defendant, who carries on a simi-
lar business at Middlewich, in Cheshire. The jury found
a verdict for the plaintiff—damages, £2O.