The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-12-17 00:00:00

Dec. 17, 1844

LIVERPOOL WINTER ASSIZES.

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big se neseaY, at three o'clock, Mr. Baron Gurney took
later laitl ou the bench, his Lordship having been detained
Th an was expected in Chester.
The calendar contains a list of 57
si Grand Jury were called, and answered as follows i
prisoners for trial.
foteror
aTobornas Bernard Birch, Baronet, of the Haz es
Sir Tho,
b, , a mas Whitehead, K.C.B. Uplands.
Veil rd Edward Alison, Esq., Park-hill.
"Tnllea Aspinall, Esq., Liverpool.
Merricko
'l?rtri Ireland Blackburne, Esq., Hale-hall.
Bankes, Esq., Winstanley-hall.
I.ubn Bairstow, Esq,, Preston.
~,k,O Birley, Esq., Didsbury.
Prillarn Clayton. Esq., Lostock-hall.
t.TYlnas Bright Crosse, Esq., Shaw-hill.
envy Paul Fleetwood, Esq., Preston.
John Frederick Foster, Esq., the Priory.
,!ear Greenall, Esq., M.P., St. Helens.
I".it ander Fowden Haliburton, Esq., Whitley-ball.
irennrY Hardman, Esq., Chamber-hall.
am Hoghton, Esq., Bold-hall.
Lives Lawrence, Esq., Mayor of Liverpool, Park-bill,
Th
erpool.
cie er".'4B Townley Parker, Esq., Cuerdon-ball.
.wpeant Royds, Esq., Mount Faunae.
James rn Gillibrand Unsworth, Esq., Maghull.
Thomas
Hibbert Wanklyn, Esq., Crumpsall-hall.
,riularri,as Ilorderne Whitaker, sq., the Holme.
clam t,,,rorand Jury having been sworn, her Majesty's pro-
Barona' a against vice and immorality was read. .
.Gentle Gurney then charged the Grand Jury as follows .
grettedienien of the Grand Jury, it is very much. to be re-
to make th at the state of the gaol of this county is such
this
seaso„it necessary to issue a special commission at d
govenature of
the "°f the year ; but the number of the offenders, an
the de the offences, made it imperative upon the
sioo.rnent, as it was considered, to issue this commis-f
Gentlemen, I have looked through a great many. o
cbargehat
deed, tuitions of the calendar, and I find very few, in-f
call on me for any observations by way o
dinary'd The
aiderir offences are, generally speaking, of the or-
escription which must have come under your n-
upon to in the discharge of the duty you are now calledte-
tions f° fulfil, and, therefore, you will require no ins.ru
on hereY° ree. There is one case of murder by poison,
that ~,irettrnstances of which I shall forbear to enlarge,
of lona renoi,...
e i,' le Your very particular attention. The cases
quire a -r uf poison are very frequently obscure, and re-
-141 on
ijer" dui
or rap, '"eiud gent examination of the circumstances,.
Merit of thdse circumstances your verdict,
is anothererour true bill, will or will not be given. There
band of
case of murder by violence—of a woman by the
gttlar°,f man. Certainly, I cannot say that this is a saint.:
ties a ase, but it is a very extraordinary one. The
been rear to have been extremely good friends, whoPhad
and joatelY married, who had spent the day in harmony
of cli-ff7' and in whom there appeared to be hardly. shade
a had
oec„_erence in the course of the day ; but something
rnatiled in the course of the evening. It appears that
the
witneaad provided himself with a razor; and one of I
atel,,,—ses spoke to a conversation in the street, immedit •
edl; pre
the act, and, if he was correct, it Tidou et
showaulorded a reason, though a very bad one; but it did no
of lb.' motive for the act. And it appears that the throat
shone all('
lions; Woman was cut in the street ; that she fled toana
at last fell on the pavement, and that the man
tefor Y afterwards went to the house where. they bad
that he
his e been, and then inflicted a very serious wound on
was then throat. If the evidence convinces you.
be ge Person bywhom the deed was done, then it will
Your ❑ bill against him. There is
,Ithothe duty to find a true
js all r case where a woman has been murdered, and, it
There
the ~!ged, by a person wh, lodged in the house.
; ...ireoro.t_
`o the do ' '• be are short, and, as appears
nces, to sure, ,
t the prisoner. A
Wool, . Positions, very strong against
home, finds
vs_ , n is left in the house, the husband comes
prisoner
b7e house robbed, and 1 • wife murdered. The
;;!)uraued and taken la considerable part of the stolen
very is found unpoThim. Now that, undoubtedly, isy
weL:IY strong evidence to show that he was the personi b
um the act was done. Gentlemen, if any d ffi difficulty
should
four
dut,occur to you in the course of the discharge oyour
•,,,,.'B, , You will be pleased to refer to me, and I shall be
Y aaPpy to afford you any direction or information.
ri,hioAN SLAT.) G tiT ER .--- RV SHBE A RIN G AT OLDHAM.
nor wrTtaes Whireleg, aged 21, and who could neither read
with haeenwas arraigned on an indictment charging him
having at Prest • h
James Walshaw. onwlo . cum-Oldham, killed and slain
a wake at Oldham.. at wV 2d September last, there was
ich which gave rise to the the proceedings took place,
occurrence i • Two riva
Parties of rushbearers entered the n question.
time,
and the parties came into collision.town at the same
With poles which A fight took place
la the were taken from one of the carts; and
eavy course of the fight the prisoner struck James W!il-
° ,one of the opposite blow a Pole and he d. party, a on the head with
, led two days afterwards in consequence of
fracturegoo
of the skull, caused by the blow. On behalf of
t2".°o prisoner, two witnesses were called who gave him a
.. haracter. The jury found him deferredut recom-
-leaded him to mercy. Sentence was .
J. 04 CATTLE STEALING AT HEATON NORRIS.
illdj 4 brUee, 19, could read and write imperfectly, was
the cted for having, at Heaton Norris, stolen two calves,
guil,PraPerty of William Was. The prisoner pleaded
victed 'Y • It appeared that he had been twice before con-
for t , and his lordship sentenced him to be transported
ch,w+eklve Years.
AI 7 the application of Mr. Brandt, the trial of Robert
a 41-adeu and Josiah Orme, charged with an assault, with
..n intent
to.
Ashton,' was postponed until next
Zaize pros
ti a
creoohu
'ntatof the illess of a material witness for
.•
A quarter-past five o'clock the court
aujo,rnetiTtion.— t a

CARELESS DRIVING.
eliztrrilkinson, 23, could neither read nor write, was
18 mod with causing the death, by negligence, of a child,
a„„ntbs old, at Wigan, on the 28th of September last.
411,lay'inceaLed that, on the day in question, the child was
two e,,e,Au a street, in Wigan, near its own' house, whend
clowu",r,s came past, one of which knocked the deceased
op the and the wheel went over his head, rn.l killed him
Was at spot. The prisoner was the driver of the cart, and
accident me distance behind the cart at the time of the
Mr JAMES who defended the prisoner, called wanes-
ellarice evidence exonerated the prisoner from any
negligence. The prisoner was found guilty.
LoansnlP, addressing the prisoner? said, he hoped
ear,' 'lad occurred would be a lesson to him, and also to
alloZn, carters, and others driving through towns. They
their `understa,nd that the law required them to be at
uarse's head, to prevent accidents similar to that
the „1,1384 already occurred, owing to the negligence of
toti '
Nev soner. He was sentenced to fourteen days impri-

Jq HIGH WAY ROBBERY.
thar"eB Cooke, 25, could read and write imperfectly, was
elifie6ed with assaulting and robbing Mary Davis, at Rad-
that ' On the 20th of August last. The prosecutrix deposed
the
soon ay
Was goin : through the fields towards Bury on
aY, in question, about ball-past three in the after-
-4t When the prisoner came up and knocked her down,
/ka e same time using great violence. He then ran
is „Y,' when she found that he had robbed her of 2s. 6d.
tipci'ver and 4d in copper, together with some small ar-
gieB whi ich she' bad in her. pocket. Information was
toden to the police, and the prisoner was taken into cus-
er`l• He was found guilty and sentenced to fifteen years'
Qhaportation,

STABBING.
Richard Brindle, 33, could read
Wright,nd write imperfectly,
k/t-os indicted for stabbing James W at Formby, in
gust last. Ihe prosecutor stated that he lived at
110„r11.Y, and on the 25th of August last, he went to the '
A person named
ke",e of a neighbour named Holmes.
d adnws shortly afterwards came in, and they all sat
kawe Pr'
eaciows isoner then ca
the prisonewr;atland appeared to be drunk.
lib 's
goetgusi%
out, altraboeanyinComing back tumbled over
both fell down. The prisoner
andand stuck a knife into the prosecutor's.
ate' and afterwards made another thrust apparently at his
reerl'ach, but which he (the prosecutor) warded off and
ciaLeelled a wound in the hand. The injury to the prose-
ou'a r was described by the surgeon as not of a very seri-
as csault h aracter. The -prisoner was found guilty of an
Hia
LORDSHIP remarked that the practice of using the
°owe. had very much increased of late, and must be put
tioh"--.,if not otherwise,—by the sentence of tranP s orta-
cher the present case, however, the heavy part of the
Nlatge had been dismissed, and he should inflictonly
a
Purlit3hment, namely, three months' imprisonment.
?'ho FORGING A POST-OFFICE ORDER.
for Edwards 26, (could read and write well ) was
trLane eu with uttering and putting off a forged acquiitance
payment of 4;5, with intent to defraud Stephen
, It ~,„"wards.
ikwith-Plineared from the statement of Mr. VENABLES,
_
N/• Wr-M,rn Was Mr. BRANDT,) that on the 2ith June
an order • George Green, a draper at Abergavenny, gave
' through Mr. Blithe, for twelve boxes of .
easrsst.no
~_liarrien Lane Edwards, a person carrying on business
'qr. o.'4ton-street Liverpool. The cigars were sent to
t
the ;reen, who immediately rnediately desired Mr. Blithe to reap
Pongt-"Y to Mr. Edwards, in payment for the cigars, by
titeDs -office order. Blithe accordingly took the necessary
frnsa'rahad an order for the sum of I:810s. was despatched
tp. •r"e Post-office at Abergavenny, addressed to Ste-
r s'tne Edwards, Canning-place, Liverpool, where
dwards was in the habit of receivin lettersb.
tness that at that time the prisoner carried on usi-f
Ole e;-`,.earining-plac in partnership with. a person o
ie
nto
Smith, a 'shi brokers, and owing to the_si-
-ante • ' names, th:ordePr in question, by some mistake,
Dante into the
ve niter Possession of the prisoner. On the 28th the
vtilt:,lltlhe soerndteraa boy named Calder, who was in
.his employ,
• t" get
the money
othe post-office,ifanv with directions that he
t 0 0 Say it and inquiries were made, h.de
him,trder and
he
eterpthen Edwards." The money was pat
and gaveit to the prisoner. The
thet‘l Were signeetil`rlltehen L. Edwards," which signa-
Wasiiin had be in the handwriting of the prisoner. Ats
briellbt after .
not reached its destination_ within a for.
ser d f its despatch, inquiry was made, and the pri-
491tentrned all knowledge of the circumstances, but sub-.
blirted °n being closely questioned by his partner, acl
not teDthe offence charged against him, and said he could
Ob n what had tem ted him to do it.
thearnher
dart of
vvitnespses were called to support the case
41°11e "art of th • and it appeared that tbe
had
be 4, thbebeen paid over to Mr. L. ane in_July. last. Mr.
viera his (the
Prisoner's partner, believed the signature to
er 8 (the prisoner's) handwriting. The witnesses
Drisoner°BB.examined by Mr. JAMES, the counsel for the
berg • A• er • risone
les.l in r as arehended on the 27th of Septem-
ft,tr, eMulberry-street, Liverpool. It appeared that ma
ttchi II: to have been signed by the prisoner, and dated
8 e
oe "'I , wasor sent to Mr. Lane Edwards shortly after
.t.Urreni
ce, nelosing the amount of the orders, viz.,
Oohed
" 1,,,,A1tEs addressed the jury for the prisoner, and
eases to his character. The prisoner was found