The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-07-21 00:00:00

ASSIZE. INTELLIGENCE.

HERTFORD, FRIDAY.—Thomas Darby, aged 29, was indicted
for the wilful murder of William Radley, at Eastwick, on the
6th instant. The prisoner had married the mother of the de-
ceased ;'both Were agricultural labourers. The prisoner, when
occupied in mowing grass, had partaken of some refreshnients
with his step-son. Shortly after Darby became quarrelsome,
and,` any apparent reason or provocation, struck hini•
with his scythe, which, passing through his body, caused his al—
most iminediate death. When takeu into custody by his, bellow-"'
labourers he said :—" He could not help'doing it, it was, piafici
in his heart" Theviiiiioner Was found Guilty, and sentence
to be executed' on Monday (yesterday).
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ARINGDON,i THURSDAY.—FORGERY.—James Rook was" in-
' dieted for forging a check upon Messrs. 'Stephens and Co.,
bankers, Reading. The prisoner was a butler in the service of
Wni. Payne, Esq., a gentleman residing near Maidenhead,
and on the .12th June obtained cash for a check for LIU pur-
porting to be drawn by his master. On the discovery of the
forgery the prisoner confessed that he had been advised to pro-
cure blank checks and fill them up for small. sums, ,which he
could easily obtain cash for of the tradesmen in the neighbour-
hood. He.was found Guilty. Sentenced deferred.
NORTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY.—ARSON.—Henry Newill,
aged 45, was indicted for having., on the 2d February, set fire to
a stack of straw and an outbuilding in the farm-yard of Joseph
Chettle of Chelvaston. The prosecutor and-three other farmers,
one of whom was named Smith, held farms at Chelvaston un-
der Earl Fitzwilliam. Smith was the owner of four or five cot-
tages, in one of which he resided, and the next adjoining to him
was rented by the prisoner. In the month of October. Smith
received an anonymous letter threatening to burn down a house
which he had built—this letter was proved to be in the prison-
er's handwriting. The evidence adduced was of a circumstantial
character. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. He was also
found Guilty on another indictment of sending a threatening
letter to Smith. Sentence deferred.

BUCKINGHAM, THURSDIAY.—John Davis, 21, William Glass,
28, and William Smith, 20, were indicted for a highway robbery
on John Longrove. The prosecutor, an extensive farmer at
Great Marlow, is in the habit o; attending Wycombe market.
On the sth of June, returning from that place to his home, he
was attacked by the prisoners, who were armed with bludgeons,
thrown on the ground, and robbed. Suspicion falling upon the
prisoners, they were apprehended; one of them was identified
by the prosecutor, and on the others some of the property of
which he had been robbed was found. They were all found
Guilty, and sentence of death was recorded against them.
WINCHESTER, FRIDA Y.—Samuel Evans and Dick Curtis
were tried for being present as seconds in the fight which took
place some time ago at Andover, between Swift and Noon, to
which the life of the latter fell a sacrifice. Mr. ltawlinson hav-
ing moved a postponement of the trial on the ground that the
surgeon who attended Noon was still so ill that he could not
appear, Mr. Justice Coleridge inquired, if the affidavit stated
that it was probable he would be able to attend at the next as-
sizes, and on being informed in the negative, said he could not
keep the charge hanging over their heads for ever; and if the
case could not be made out without the evidence of the surgeon,
the jury must be sworn, and the prisoners acquitted. This was
then done. In addressing the prisoners, Mr. Justice Coleridge
said they had considerable luck in the fact of the surgeon being
so ill. They might depend upon it, if they continued that course
of life, and any similar unfortunate event should occur, their
sentence would be a severe one=probably transportation for
life. They were then discharged.