The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-05-17 00:00:00

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JAN

Last Friday, being the day appointed for the trial of Daniel
Good, at the Central Criminal Court, for murder, the great
interest which the case has excited was manifested, at an
early hour in the morning, by the crowd of individuals who
assembled anxious to gain admission. This, however, could
only be obtained by a written order from the sheriffs, and,
in consequence, all confusion was avoided. The court was
densely crowded long before the commencement of the pro-
ceedings. Amongst the spectators were a considerable num-
ber of ladies. His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex
was amongst the earliest of the visitors.
The trial took place before Lord Chief Justice Denman,
Baron Alderson, and Mr. Justice Coltman. Daniel Good
and Mary Good were both placed at the bar. Daniel was
dressed in the prison dress, and Mary was very neatly attired,
with a clean white cap, shawl, &c. Both prisoners looked
fresh and well, and walked to the dock with a firm and pre-
cise step. They' pleaded " Not Guilty."
The Attorney-General, Mr. Adolphus, Mr. Waddington,
and Mr. R. Gurney conducted the prosecution on the part
of the crown, and Mr. Doane appeared for the prisoners.
The indictment contained no less than thirty-two counts.
Mr. Doane, on behalf of Good, requested that he might be
tried separately. This was permitted, and Mary Good was
removed from the bar. _

The Attorney-General, after cautioning the Jury to dis-
miss from their minds all the statements which they bad
heard connected with the subject, proceeded to give a history
of the case. _ _

Witnesses were then called for the purpose of proving the
charges alleged against the prisoner. As the revolting de-
tails have already been fully published, we do not deem it
necessary to recapitulate them. Several surgeons were called.
They gave it as their opinion, that the deceased, Jane Jones,
had not, judging from, appearances, died of apoplexy ; that
she had died in consequence of the sudden emptying of her
vessels while she was in full health. The trunk appeared to
be that of a fair complexioned, plump, well-made person.
The bosom was full : it appeared that she had never borne a
child, but there was little doubt she was about four or five
months advanced in pregnancy at the time of her death.
There was but little variation in the rest of the testimony
from that produced before the magistrate at Bow-street.
Mr. Doane addressed the Jury for the defence, remarking
on the many individuals who had been the victims of circum-
stantial evidence, and expressing his opinion, that the Jury
would pause long before they returned a verdict of guilty
against the prisoner on the testimony that had been adduced.
Lord Denman having summed up the evidence, the jury'
retired about a quarter before eight o'clock. They returned
in about half an hour, and pronounced the prisoner Guilty.
The Lord Chief Justice having briefly addressed the pri-
soner, passed upon him sentence of death.
The prisoner, who did not appear in the least affected, ad-
dressed the court, denying the charge, laying the strongest
blame on Sarah Butcher as the cause of all ; declaring that
the deceased put an end to herself in the stable; and that a
man who sold matches cut off the limbs of the deceased•wo-
man and burned them for him. The prisoner concluded in
the following terms :—" Good night all, ladies and gentle-
men : I have a great deal more to say, but I am so bad I can-
not say it."

Mr. Doane said he felt it right to inform the court, that
there was no such statement as the prisoner had just made
in his brief, and that he (Mr. Doane) had adopted the line of
defence he did from a conviction that it was the only course
left him.

A multitude of persons were waiting in the Old Bailey to
hear the result. When it was announced, they uttered a tre-
mendous volley of cheers, and the unhappy wretch was taken
back to his cell with these sounds ringing in his ears.
Jane Jones, the unfortunate victim of Good's horrible de-
pravity, was a native of Myfod, Montgomeryshire. Her
father had not, for a period of six years, received a commu-
nication from her, or the slightest intimation of where she
was. He is a poor. but honest and industrious man, much
respected in his situation in life.