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| hlSht, ana that lie would have corduroy
hfeeChes, with two blue patches on The
iront, and leather cap Witness sas the
boy Mus dre. .ed walk up and down be.
tore hls door IN The evening. Wines
asked her 10 'uns ham at nIne O'Clock for
! Tie people would be quiotoT and the PEG.
! pie not scing & mass, she then said she
Would bung han about ten, and that She
( would knock The senses out 81 HIN. ion he
was cunuirs chap, and would not 20
near doctor shop. Wi'ness asked how
/ she would do that, and she replied. by
Einus him porter aud glass" She then
said Vice she came she would sit exact.
! ~ opposite the Witness house aud said
she would come over 10 the house when
hc bcchon,d To her The mex, morning
when lac was sitting at breakfast. about
zen clock he saw her walking up and
down with the boy. Wi.nes. but up Lis
( hnnh' and shc went away he suppo.es 10
/ gave The boy the porter and whskcy.. foI
when she returned the child was quite
drunk. Ga The preccdin. night witness
desired Armstrong. the constable. TO be m
/ attendance IA the morning. and he was &C.
ooFdinsly, and Witness put han into pan.
/ ny between tie shop and kitchen. When
/ lie beckoHcd the prisoner came across the
street into the house, Sayin, 10 the hoy
come IN, | wants TO light nv pipe -
/ Witness again asked why she wanted 10
sell hIm, aud she made the same answer
as before. Witness -ard ne though, the
boy was e'eNcn. Oh, a" SAID She ''he i,
tAe better iJr tht Wl.ness then agreed
10 lake him, and the boy began 10 cry
and SAID, "Aunly, let me cut, and God
knows IL come IN again" Whilst
a-!eS, SAID she, and the doctor will give
/ You something sweet and, farming to
witness. said 10 him. give him something
/ TO put ham aside at once. a. she should IT,.
/ gong TO the road. lie again asked her II
she coIld have another bov for him in a
month. aud She said she thought She could
/ NItaesS then desired her 10 wait there
While he went for the money. anG he went
oui and let IA the policeman who al once
arrested her. She gave her name 10 Nj.
Holmes, the magistrate, as Honoga Nc.
( Carthy.
On Mr. Lcfebure's cross.examiaation
by Mr.. Sclnuell, lie SAID lac lived for five
years IN Dunmanly.
The boy was then put on the table bnt
was too young to be cxamined-he dad
not know the nature oi 1n oath, and had
never said his prayers.
Mr.. Scannel. addressed the Jury FOR tie
/ prisoner. on tie plea Of insanity.
The nation Of lhe goal was sworn. and
examined BY his Loldship,-she said tie
prisoner was four month, under her
charge. She considered her 10 be ter.
ieoily sensible, and 10 know tie difference
[ between right and wrong.
( Has Lordship said the indicimcn. wa.
LAID under peculiar act OF parliament
the lOth Of George ~. chap : sec. O.
And be 1t further enacted, TIA: every
/ person who shall solicit. encourage. p.f.
suade. or who shall propose 90 any person
To murder any other person. shall hc gull.
| " o. iciony, and, being convicted thereof.
shall suiicr death as a lelon. 1t vas a
capital charge. There must be a solicit.
Tag or cndeavOring 20 persuade person
to Commit murder. Nothing short Of one
/ or other IT these ingredients would con>ti.
luie the crime. The az, was PASSED for
The purpose o:rcachrng those persons who.
not themseIvcs bold or daring enough a.
COMMIT murder proposed 20 others TO do
I 50. The mere circumstance, therefore
I OF tins woman goiuy go the doctor with
+ The Child, without soliciting OF persuadins
/ hin 10 commit murder hov cscI.he ui-At
suspect the use that ou,d be made of the
( child would not bring her i'hin the Let.
/ ter 81 Tie act ~ parliament. III, lord In
having rccapItulatej Tie evidence ob
/ served that there were some cNrres.jop.
I used by tie prisoner Which nIailtanuunt
1 TO What Was required hy tie 4l, 81 paiiia.
. al # fl..
they dII. they must. however lnpIt..a,.,
/ conNciihe prisoner oh The C.plai charge.
/ u lhere-wls go proposal OF solicitation 90
/ destroy To- chi,I aud DID not come vilL.
90 the terms ui thc act. It might amount
I to an assault, and ihsl might convict L,r
Of an assault. under recent So Of parlia.
mcnt, Victoria. chop - Il enacted
I that where felony charged inelad,I an
assault which vas not stated in thcInu,,i-
. mcni the Jpry miEii l,t4ii o. felony and
convict % ihr a-sful' 10 .ilA tl4t,ia
fence wts DOT r,Cs..4It t..,Unstituit. ala
lu!' Dos l.rtship tri,lt,J g. a,e casa,
. Il L1si Roewoaj where o. IaI been dee
riied hat rby -i,isn who caused ala
ucni unhfstssiily 90 tIosv ANY ratt at
hrr person and though she diI not resist
th" Ihypcian vas found guilty. o. % h..
-au|t ID Is" otrr.r ,h,.sIrr..i,.,
VITO took indecent hhcrre. slha female.
scholar Who dii tot resist h,u Ua. s.i.t.
oi 1000 assault % however r., t.a,It'
ileIc ~Asa proposal or s.lir,tu.U. co iLr.
r... 10 % woman t1 c.mmr ihc uurler
uo Iuy 'aDiI GHd Ler guilty under tLs
indictment.
The Juy rctueJ totiaa few minutes
returned
bouos lh,r absence No. Sugeatary
Gore J5nc. bal q communicate ufL l,.'
lord Lip who. $50 th- return of TIE ur.
asE. el 'b.u u.i 3. eite in their verdi. .
isI .b.u umt 81 Cone Jones th,n
,oltelei eith MI sclnnt.I Who after
SAID p.p5 "a o. tle court Co. e>.r.,..
the inia without ,ecaung him
ID Lr'- t'P ssid Pc bad l5. l,eeton 70 /.
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