The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-08-16 00:00:00

BURGLARY.

Thomas Jones, 25, GeorgeTioVns;n7B, John Watson, 23, Samuel
21, and John Hadkinson. 18, were charged with break-
ing into the dwelling-house of Abel Rowbottom, at Stayley
Bridge, and stealing forty pairs of stockings, some silk bane-
kerchiefs, &c., his property. It appeared that about midnight
on the 3d of May last the shop of the prosecutor, which adjoins
his house, was broken into, and the above articles stolen. About
an hour after the robbery was discovered ; the prisoners were
pursued and taken early next morning with most of the pro-
perty on them. The jury found them Guilty, and the Lord
Chief Justice ordered judgment of death to be recorded against
them, observing that in ad probability they would be transported
for life, and that the crime of burglary was a capital offence,
and would probably always be so held.
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MANSLAUGHTER.
Richard Wilson, 35, was convicted of killing and slaying his
wife Ellen Wilson, on the 9th of March last, by kicking her
over the breast.
John Hanley, a boy apparently about 13 years old, was charged
with killing and slaying another boy, about the same age, on
the 13th of April last. It appeared that on tlie day in question
the boys were playing together when the deceased struck the
prisoner, on which he pulled out a knife and stabbed him in the
belly, so that he died.—Guilty, one month hard labour.
John Kearns, 50, was charged with killing and slaying his
wife Ann Kearns, at Liverpool, on the 25th of May iast. It
appeared that both the jirisoner and deceased were. tipsy,
quarrelled, and fought; that she threw a brick at him, and lie
kicked her over the throat and burst her windpipe. The prin-
cipal evidence, however, tended to prove that the kick was
given accidentally, and the jury consequently acquitted him.
The prosecution in the three last cases was conducted by Mr.
CL ARK Ey Recorder of Liverpool. ;

FELONIOUS ASSAULT.
Patrick 111Partland, 27, a private soldier in the B.sth regiment
of Foot, was charged with feloniously assaulting Win. broxup,
with intent to murder him, to disable him, or to do him some
grievous bodily harm. Mr. PEEL conducted the piosecution.
It appeared from the evidence that on the 10th May last, about
six o'clock in the evening, the prisoner, who wus then confined
in the New Baily prison at Manchester, for some breach of mili-
tary discipline, under sentence of a court-martial, came behind
the prosecutor, a fellow prisoner, and struck him a tremendous
blow on the back of the head, with a rubbing stone, weighing
upwards of 20 lb, and fixed to a long pole, which he wielded with
both his hands. He was preparing to repeat the biow, when his
arm was arrested by, one of the bystanders, and he was taken
into custody. it did not appear that any provocation had been
given to the prisoner, or that there was any quarrel between the
parties, though the prisoner endeavoured to acccunt for it, by
stating that he had given prosecutor sixpence to get him some
tobacco, and that the prosecutor had not fulfilled the commis-
sion. The prisoner was found Guilty.
He was then put upon his trial on another indictment, charged
with having, on the morning of the 13th April, whilst confined
in the same prison, entered the cell of Edward Hughes, a private
soldier of the 53d regiment of Foot, a fellow prisoner, who was
then lying in bed, and attempting to cut his throat with a razor.
The prosecutor raised his arm to prevent his completion of the
crime, and shouted "Murder!" He was severely cut both in
the throat and hand. The prisoner then left the cell, and was
seen shortly afterwards wiping a razor; but it was not found
upon him, nor in the prison. From the testimony of Mr. Oilier,
the surgeon to the New Bailey, it appeared that the prisoner,
after both attempts, had repeatedly-told him, without any pro-
mise or threat being made to induce him to speak on the subject
that he was dissatisfied with the regiment as well as with the
gaol; that he wished to be removed, and that he would rather
be transported or any thing, than serve under such a colonel, or
at the tread-mill in the gaol. The prisoner was found Guilty.
Sentence was deferred.

COW STEALING.
William Turner, 34, a flatman, was charged with stealing a
cow, the property of John Warburton, a farmer, at Rushholme,
on the night of the sth of June last. He was found Guilty, and
sentenced to be transported for life.

MANSLAUGHTER.

Henry Pendlebury, 21, was charged with killing; and slaying
John Itidings, at Blackley, near Manchester, on bunday even-
ing, the 26th of May last. It appeared that on the evening in
question, the prisoner and another man were going along the
road towards HarpoUr-hey, when the deceased, a youth about
nineteen years of age, but much less than the prisoner, accom-
panied by two boys, came up with Ahem, some words passed be-
tween them and a quarrel ensued, in the course of which the
deceased used some irritating language towards the prisoner,

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threateneeto give him a bNaing, and poke.l him in the ril!
with hi thum‘e. The prisoner then knocked him down 11
blow on the ha& of the head, and when down kicked hitu o,:
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chin. The deceased was taken to a house in the neighbour
hood, where he died a few minutes afterwards.
Thomas Walker, one of the witnesses for
prevaricated a good deal in giving, his testimony with 11'1';
to his deposition before the Coroner. which was in direct Y,„„t
mice in several points with his evidence in court, for the c!,r,!;fi
purpose of screening the. prisoner, on which his lordship ore.r,d,
him into custody, and in itimming up the evidence ohsell,:„
that in cases where death etikued, whatever the provoc.apialt"er
might be, the law did not justifyvy man in resorting to gI-ipit..
violence than was absolutely neclitsary for the purpose of ijeil
defence. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, but recougueu, ~
hint to mercy on account of the provocation he bad -reeccoeaa,
the prosecutil
and his.previous good character. His lordship said the re °I
mendation should certainly be attended to.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15n-7.

MANSLAUGHTER.
John Callan, a remarkably athletic, middle-age:l 5r,,3,:
indicted for killing and slaying James. Lees, on Monday, "ill
sth of the present month. It appeared that,, on the
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wuestion, a fight took place in the field of the decease
ent there for the purpose of driving- the c-i-owd out of the ,itc'
that the prisoner, on hearing that his brother was one
combatants, ran towards the place; the deceased attemp.74
stop him, and struck him with his crutch, on which the pri.,
and
gave him such a blow over the head as fractured his skull hi 3
ercrin
caused his death the following Thursday. The prisonr, Milled
defence, said it was the wakes time, and they were dlace
to have a bull bait; that he was proceeding towards the P,
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chosen for the purpose with the bull, when he heard that
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brother was fighting, on which he ran towards the place td° fcho
vent the occurrence, when he encountered the decease
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was stopping people from crossing his field; that, on his In is
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the attempt, the deceased struck with his crutch, on v'
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he accidentally lifted his stick and struck him. The jury f° -bc
him Guilty, and the Lord Chief Justice sentenced him to id.
itnprisonedlone month in the Castle, after advising him to lacc're•
for the future, attending such places, as they were not very c
ditable to him.

HIGHWAY ROBBERY. were
Joseph Turner, William Higham, and Charles Roliinsortion
indicted for assaulting and robbing William Sanderson Pthe
on the highway at Ashton-under-Line, on Sunday evean!nilpg'prir
4th instant.—Dr. BROWN stated the case to the jury.---`O, be
secutor said that about ten o'clock on the night in questi,,where
was on his way from 'Mozley- towards,Ashton-uuder-Line,, the r
he keeps a school and resides, and when about a mile ehv the
latter place, he was stopped by Turner, who seized him "oral
collar and told him to "turn up." Immediately after
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others came up, amongst whom were the other two pos., 01
They then threw him down and took his watch, but he cout_acor
say whether they had taken any money. In the scuffle lie, of
trived to get out his penknife, with which he cut the 03010
one of the persons who held him, and then contrived t° all
his escape from them. He was previously acquainted wile he
the prisoners, and went straight to Turner's house, wheclrui"
ascertained that he was not at. home. He then gave io`°6oo
tion to the police, and Turner was taken into custody the care
night, as soon as he arrived at home. Turner afterwards
the names of several of his companions to the constable, well
they were taken into custody, and the other two were, 85016
as Turner, identified by the prosecutor. When in custody' t the
they admitted having committed the robbery, and stated at the
house of Mr. Loftus, in Lancaster, just before goingoWeled
Castle, that they would plead guilty, in order to stop
mouths from speaking against them.—The case was clime
established against Turner and Higham; but there being ;01
doubt as to itobinson's participation in the affair, the ' 0
11 acquitted him, and found the other two guilty.—The Le a 3
JUDGE then ordered sentence of death to be recorded aglow
them, intimating at the same time that they would be tr for
ported for life. He also admonished Robinson to boyars"
the future how he acted.
NISI PRlUS.—Before Baron BOLLAND. cieJ
The Court was occupied most of the morning with undefeeiro
causes of no public interest. The first defended causeetto
being tried when our report left Lancaster. It was an 8 tit%
to recover £202. 12s. id., for yarn purchased from the plain the
Messrs. Gray and Co., who are spinners at Manchester, hY.
defendants, Messrs. Spiers and Co. who reside at the sa
place.