The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-04-05 00:00:00

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By Mr. WILKINS.—Th 2 mud in Warrington is principally
black. 1 cut that pattern on the path, The path was
muddy. I know a man named Boscow. He did not tell me
that the footmark on the bank was his. I have not seen Bos-
cow since. I have not good, reason to believe that that is
the mark of Boscow's shoe. After I had heard that Boscow
had been clearing grass out of the ditch, I went and I found

two marks of feet. - I told Mr. Stubbs, one of the magistrates,
that I had some doubts about Clough's evidence. At two

o'clock that morning there was a violent hail storm, which
lasted about twenty minutes. Frost came on after the hail,
but the hail had all melted, seeming as if there had been a
thaw. I have generally seen Clough in his sweep's dress,—
when clean he generally wears a blue round jacket. The
hedge opposite the body. was not more than half a yard high.
There was a bottle in the, basket with a colourless liquid in
it, which smelled like gin.
Rose Johnson sworn.—l live at Warrington. On the 14th
November I was sent for to the Ring a Bells. I found the
deceased there ; her dress was deranged. The sleeves of her
dress were torn out under the arms. She had a bonnet on
which was terribly crushed. The crown was torn out ex-
cept a little bit. It was tied under the chin. She had a cap
on which was hooked under the chin. The cap, bonnet, and
hair were dry, but the clothes were not. One of her stock-
ings was down. I observed all over her body soil and wet.
She had a little mud about her nose and chin. I helped to
wash her body. I did i.ot observe any dirt in her mouth or
nose. There was mud about her nose and mouth. She
seemed as if she had -been' pulled;by a man. • [Some of the
evidence here was not fit for publication.] I observed bruises
about her knees—below her knees. •
• Cross-examined by Mr. WILKINS.—I say she was covered.
'With wet and mud all over. I have never said she was free
from soil above the knees. I believe I never did. Since I
was before the magistrates I told Mr. Nicholson that the
sleeves were torn out. In the first instance I said her dress

was net much deranged. I have washed the dress since. 1
assisted in laying her out. The countenance appeared very
placid.
Edwin Steel, surgeon, Warrington, stated that he had ex-
amined the body on the 13th November. I did not observe
any external marks of violence, except below the knees. The
shins looked red, as if something had been rubbed against
them. I opened the body. There was nothing to indicate
that there had been recent connexion. I examined with a
view bf ascertaining that fact. There must have been some
traces if anything of that sort had occurred on Saturday'
night, but tbere were none. Witness went on to state that
he found the lungs and liver congested, but he attributed the
death to apoplexy of the lungs. Disease of the lungs would
cause it. There were no marks of disease. Suffocation
would cause it. Cold would cause it—excess of chink, or
injury of the spinal cord. I did not examine the spine. It
the female had drank freely, and been resisting an attempt'
to violate her, the excitement might have brought it on. If
the hand had been put over the mouth, the drink would have
caused her to be suffocated sooner • but there would have
been some mark about the mouth. 'There was no Mark about
the mouth, and none about the neck. If there had been a
struggle with a man who wished to get .possession of her
person—if a pressure on the chest had been so great as to
prevent respiration, it might have produced the effect, but
not without such pressure as would have prevented the mus-
cles of the chest from acting.

By Mr. WILKINS.—From all that I have heard and know
of this case, it is my opinion that this woman may have died
from natural causes. As she was a muscular woman, if her
death had been produced in the manner described by the
counsel on the other side, that is by a struggle with a man,
I should have expected to have found many more marks
than I did. I have heard that the deceased frequently com-
plained of pains in her chest. Had I known that, I- should
have directed my attention to her stomach, as well as to the
lungs. Ulceration of the stomach is a common 'cause of
sudden death; and would have produced complaints of pains
in the chest. Excitement is produced in the system by ardent
spirits, and mote so in women than men. That excitement
is generally followed by collapse, which, in a cold frosty air,
will induce an almost indomitable desire to sleep. It that
desire were yielded to, all the consequences might follow
which I discovered in the deceased. Alarm might produce
the excitement, and that, coupled with the attempt to scram-
ble out of the ditch, might have produced the apoplexy of
the lungs. I believe it to be impossible to say what caused
the apoplexy.
Mr. John Robson sworn.—l am a surgeon in Warrington.
I assisted Mr. Steel in examining this body. Witness stated
his agreement with Mr. Steel as to the appearance of certain
parts of the body. His evidence was generally accordant
with that of Mr. Steel. He said his opinion was, from the
want of marks of violence, that the woman died in conse-

quence of exposure to cold when in a state of intoxication
Any sort of excitement might have produced the appearances
which presented themselves. If she had fallen into the ditch
and got wet, that would have produced the 'first appearances
and accelerated her death. If she had got wet and ti -
Bled out, that might have caused her apople
appearances and history of the caso,-I am of
appearances were produced gradual'.
His LORDSHIP put it to Mr." Brandt whether he would go
on.
Mr. BRANDT said he did
to get over the difficulty.
His LORDSHIP said un
the case could hardly go

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there were proof of violence
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ready to pursue the inq
Mr. BRANDT said he had - iidence of the prisoner having
left her, but whether ali:•(; 0, dead he could not show.

Mr. Robson was recalled. He declared his opinion to be
that the deceased had fallen into the ditch, and being intoxi-
cated, had struggled about for a few minutes, had scrambted
out, and in crawling along had, from the effect of drink and
exhaustion, fallen forward, and there died.
Mr. BRANDT said, after this he felt it would be useless to
go on. •

- The jury immediately acquitted the prisoner, and he ‘tas
discharged.

Thomas Rouse, aged 29, was charged with having, at Roy-
ton, induced by divers others to the jurors unknown, violated
the person of Mary Whitehead, wife of James Whitehead,
nurseryman, of Pendleton..

It appeared from the evidence that, on Sunday, the 12th
September, Mrs. Whitehead went from home to Poyton,
which is about eight miles from Pendleton. She went into a
beer-house, and had some drink. She was in the habit of

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Irinking, and was nearly intoxicated when she left the house,
which she did in company with the prisoner. It was alleged
;hat the prisoner had, with others, taken Mrs. NiVbitehead
nto a field, and there abominably ill-used her. Mrs. White-
iead now stated that the prisoner had done all he could to
icreen her, which was at entire variance with her testimony
n the depositions taken before the magistrate.
The details of the case were exceedingly disgusting. It ap-
wared that the outrage was witnessed by several individuals,
cho did not dare to interfere. The prisoner was certainly
?resent, but the only witnesses who swore to his having taken
my part in the affair were two police-officers, who were
Orought to the scene by a man who had seen what was going

011.
The jury retired at a quarter before two o'clock. They
returned into court in about ten minutes. They found the
prisoner guilty of an assault with intent, and recommended
him to mercy on account of his previous good character.—
Sentence deferred.
FALSE ACCUSATION, WITH INTENT TO EXTORT MONEY.

Daniel Scholefield, aged 21, was charged with having, at
Middleton, accused Henry Moore of having committed an
unnatural crime, with intent to extort property from him.

, . .
Dr. BROWN prosecuted ; Mr. Wir,xiss defended. .
The details of this case are totally unfit for publication.
The prisoner, it was alleged, had accused Moore, and de-
clared he would press the accusation unless a suit of clothes
were given to him. . . . . .

- -
It was stated by Dr. BROWN in his opening, that a person
named Cheetham, who was named by the prisoner as a par-
ticipator in the crime against Moore, had been taken into
custody since he had been before the Grand Jury, on charge
of having really committed such a crime some time ago.
His LORDSHIP said, according to the state of the law, it
did not matter whether the offence alleged had been actually
committed or not. If there were any charge to he made, it
should be made before a magistrate, and not urged with the
intent of extorting money. .

It appeared tb—at the accusation had been mere vulgar
abuse. Under the direction of his lordship, the• prisoner was

acquitted.
Cheetham was subsequently placed at the bar charged with
the abominable offence alluded to. The case broke down,
the evidence being insufficient to sustain the charge. The
jury acquitted the prisoner.

FORGERY

Richard Parker, aged 39, James Jackson, 35, and Mary
Taylor, 39, were charged with having, at Rochdale, feloni-
ously uttcreda forged note fat the payment of £5, with intent
to defraud the Halifax and • Huddersfield Joint Stock Bank-
ing Company. _ _ _

Robinson Mr. and Mr. Pollock prosecuted. Mr. Green
defended Parker and Mr. Wilkins appeared for Jackson.
Thomas Whip, watchmaker and jeweller, Rochdale, re-
membered a man and woman (Mary-Taylor and Jackson)
going into his shop on the evening of the 2d of Pebruary.
They asked to be shown a wedding ring. Mary Taylor said
she should like a better one. She purchased one. The man
bought a guard chain. Mary Taylor pulldd out a£s note on
the Halifax and Huddersfield bank, and told him to take pay
out of it. He refused the note, telling her he thought it was
a bad one. He went out and compared it with smile other
notes of the same bank. He did not discern that it was a
forgery, but bad his suspicions. He returned and found that
Jackson had gone. The woman Taylor remained, and he
saw Parker looking carelessly from the opposite side of the
street. He returned the note to Mary Taylor, saying he did
not like it. He gave information to the police at the railway
station. On his return he obtained sight of Jackson, who,
with some exclamation, ran off.
Sarah Jackson proved that about seven o'clock on the even-
ing of the 2d of February she was in the shop kept by Mary
Taylor's mother. While there Jackson and Parker entered.
They asked Mary Taylor to go out with them, saying they
wanted her to buy a ring, and do an odd job or two for
them.

It appeared, by the further evidence, that the three pri-
soners went to a public-house and drank some time. A.
watch was subsequently set upon the parties, and they were
seen offering the £5 note for several articles which they at-
tempted to purchase. They were taken into custody, and
on searching Jackson's house an impression from a plate for
the manufacture of notes of the Halifax Bak was found
It was not tilled up.
Mary Taylor addressed the ju

stating that she was re-

quested to go a few errands for
gave her a£s note, and req •
for them. She did as they

!cI tier to make some purchases
ed her.

Some witnesses gave

raylor an excellent character
racter.

Parker also received a g

t six o'clock. They returned
Ind Jackson guilty, acquitting

The jury retired
in a quarter of an hou
the other two prisoner,.
Jackson was sentenced 0 ten years' transportation
SENTENCE ON JOHN TAYLOR.
John Taylor, oonvicted, on Saturday, of having killed his
brother, James Taylor, was placed at the bar. His LORD-
SHIP, after a feelin address, passed sentence of fifteen years'
transportation. g

SENTENCE ON EOUSE.
Thomas Rouse, convicted yesterday morning of an assault
with an intent to commit a rape, was placed at the bar. He
was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment.
The court rose at half-past six.