, 1874-05-24

1sasonable Ta1t PEsjId;ce was raised op ae,;,.,
ihofnton. Hhcn he appeared in hia ~ a5ato.a
! borhood. and especially when he va "n ~. neigh
birmingham, crowds followed and ins,,,.s seeS t
70 whom is dus the credit Of sa spggsst;s1 Lin
subsequent proceedings does not aunese t.
however, wero raised By subscription ana t:uads
determined to get Thornton, by msa,a ~ u u =,
obsolete "writ Of appeal for murdsr ) =. l.. u
second tlme On bis trial, in tho hope shs. y.
would be found which would not. hto ~ !a']
him. ~oA5lcsaa
The only Tay this cou1d be accoaplj,b.d
by getting tho hair-at-laH Of the daceasaJ y ~
Ashford, TO Institute the proceedings X VT
both hor father aad granlfather Wer. -,soassa ~
neither Of them could claim ~ bal, -. a'1ag
cordinS to the law as it then s,ona' " y
innerltnnco conld nncally ascend. A. , y
OF whom, William Ashford, vonn, eaest
barely OF age, would be her hei1-atlaF- H. esa
seen, aud consented to the proceedings nro.sM 10 ny
Tho trial had taken place in August r. nes;
all the prel1minaries we're arranged an1 s"sss ~
9th OF tiat month wit Was issued to H. ~ {, "a
il OF Wsrnickshire commanding him fo aass oas'',
Abraham Thornton to be reapprehendea s@9ss y
Sso accordingly arrested in the coussa oi +.
On November 9Th this e1trnor1;n.z
cano before the Court Of King'a Bench h.s ~
lord Ellenborough, Chief Justica. ~ osscs =
pu,sne Judges, syloy. Abbott, (afterxan ~: ~:
genterden, aud Holroyd (who had nre.;d.3s .ss1
tho tnaD. The Talents Of IN ab}e a. aA s
brought 70 bear upon tho cases. Messrs c1,sas ~
Gurney, Richardson, and Chitty appesr,,1 :.
for ths defendant. ~144
Ashford and Thornton uera b,ouoh. H.
court, and confronted With each Other: nd ~
different writs aud returns wero 1ead }nc1nass
the count Of appeal. charging Thcrntnn ~
the murder, and which concluded with sT.,.sa -
that, il Thornton denied the felony ana as ~
der, then that he Asnfozd) was re.dy to nrn1' as.
the same, and had found plsdgas to p,osstr.s T.ss
At thus stage OF the proceedings application
was made for shert adjournment on ~
ground OF the extraordinary ns.uls n =.
proceedings ~
It Was now generally believed TINT thsr.,.
would go hard With tho prisoner. Tha ara,s3S
state. Of public feeling rendered i. h;,S2.
probable that the jurY. before which It ee.rs;
certain that he would hare to stand sacost
the. side OF mercy. The extraordinary r,s-ss
Of the proceedings go far. aud the general .sos
rance which existed, even, Is it seemed, :rcn;
the able 1urista rho were actually enes7Ni4
the cage, IL to tbs details Of its management Il
course prepared the public for further e1t1r,.
dinaEy Developments, but perhaps hardly s&oz,n
people IN England bad auy idea Of the i1xu.
ions reply by which the appellee's counsel Iii
decided to save their client from thu azia,rf
predicanent Of a second encounter with iuiI'
On Monday, the 17th. the court MAS c.ox4ai
to excess, and long befora tho doora wa
opened great number OF persons ue,s u;
Eemblcd on thu outside in hops ct adni1a.f.:
It Was cnly with grea. difficulty, and .fter icns
resistance that Thornton VAS brought into cou3
In the custody OF the keeper OF tho ala,shtl,ea
Prison, and placed in the centre OF tha frmt
row Of barristers, between two OF Lis csar.eL
Tho count delivered in On the frs. d.r ri
then read, and the question put "Ab1sh.1
how say you, are you guilty OF ths
felony and murder whereof you aro appealA, Il
not guilty5"
Thornton then read from paper placed h Iii
haad By his counsel: "Not guilty, and u
rsady to defend the same BY ny 6od5'
Ho then took from his counsel. Mr. Rstdn,
; pair Of new buckskin ..glorea, a
n peculiar manner, one OF which he p.
N his left hand the other he flung DOM 'apl
La floor OF the court. In falling it struck ia.
ord. who sat faciug Thornton, On the hesd sat
hen foil at his feet He stopped to pick it q I
md ct one moment there was possibihFa !
udible whisper Of '.Let it lie, " induced Atat3
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- ~ nas - uoN soe tuiu y. ne appeaoss coasa
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A further adjournment then took plsea n
p TOT JuAEObut- Ss