The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-08-09 00:00:00

THROWING VITRIOL

Alice Carron, a married woman, of about thirty-three
years old, with an infant in her arms, pleaded guilty to an
indictment, charging her with having thrown a quantity of
vitriol over her husband, doing him grievous bodily harm.
Mr. WlLams said the woman had been in an agony of
grief ever since the unfortunate occurrence. Her husband
was present in court, and willing to admit that he had driven
her almost to madness by his conduct, and treated her with
great cruelty. The vitriol had not been got for the purpose,
but had been some time in the house for the cleaning of
rusty metal.
The JUDGE remarked that it was thrown when her hus-
band was asleep.
Mr. WILKINS suggested that he was in a state of intoxica-
tion, and would sooner be asleep than if sober. He had
struck his wife one blow on this occasion, and had often be-
fore beat her severely.
The husband said that she had always been a faithful and
affectionate wife to him, though he had used her very ill.
He should be happy if he were to live with her again, and
the children were quite lost for want of her attention.
The JUDGE said he would take time to consider the sen-
tence.

MANSLAUGHTER AT LIVERPOOL.
William Smith was indicted for having killed and slain
Eliza May.

Mr. Hu-lton was for the prosecution, and Mr. Hampson
for the prisoner.
The deceased was a loose woman; very drunken and guar-
relsome, and had just come from prison on the 28th of April
At nine o'clock she was passing along Preston-street, where.
the prisoner wqs making a small boat with a knife. She as-
saulted him, and he struck her on the neck with the knife,
severing the carotid arteg. She died almost immediately.
The jury found the prisoner guilty.
The JUDGE cautioned him against ever using a knife in
the same manner again, and sentenced him to seven days'
imprisonment

STABBING AT LIVERPOOL.
John Carney, a rough-looking man, aged about 22, was
indicted for cutting and stabbing James Graham, with intent
to maim, disable, or do him some grievous bodily harm.
Mr. Hulton was for the prosecution ; the prisoner was
undefended.
The prosecutor, who is a labouring man, stated, that he
was in Dale-street on the morning of Sunday, the lith of
July, at a quarter-past six o'clock, when the prisoner passed
and spoke to him. He replied, and a scuffle ensued, when
the prisoner struck the prosecutor with a knife, inflicting
two wounds on his person, one in the belly and another in
the chest.
The surgeon said they were very slight, and the prosecutor
was able to go to his work in three days.
The prisoner said he had been drinking at a house in the
neighbourhood, and was in the act of cutting some tobacco,
when the prosecutor attempted to take his ale from before

him, and snatched the pipe froth his companion's mouth and
ran out. He followed, and tbe' prosecutor knocked him
down by the parapet and kicked him, when he inflicted the

wounds in self-defence

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Verdict—Guilty oY common assault,'aCquitting him of the
felonious attempt.: Sentence—Twelve months' imprison-
ment and hard labour; the first week solitary, the week at

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Jahn Martin, 25, a man of colons~, was indicted for having
cut and stabbed James .Donohoe, with intent to maim, dis-
figure, or do him some bodily harm.

Mr. Holland was for the prosecution. The prisoner was
undefended.

The offence was committed about eleven o'clock on the
night of the 13th of May, in Vauxhall-road. The prisoner
was taking a handkerchief from two females, when the pro-
secutor interfered. A quarrel ensued. Some blows were
struck ; and the prisoner drew a knife and inflicted wounds
upon the prosecutor's left cheek and nose, on the left hand,
and in the belly. The prosecutor remained at the Northern
Hospital twelve days. _ .

The prisoner said- he took the handkerchief because the
women had taken one of his, and he had been severely ill-
treated by the prosecutor and others who were with him.
Verdict—guilty. Sentence—eighteen months' imprison-
ment.