The Sun. — 1855-09-17 (London, England)

DEATH FROM STABBING, AND VERDICT OF WILFUL MURDER.--A few days ags we described a case of stabbing, in which a man named William Bell, of Gorton, Lancashire, was killed. About ten in the morning of the Ist inst. Bell was leaving the Waggon and Horses public-house, when he was attracted by a crowd of Irishmen, one of whom had declared he would stab the first Englishman that came up. A boy named Artingstall, who had worked at Gorton mill, with two brothers named Heeley, were present, and stated that ho saw one of them stab Bell repeatedly. Bell was assisted to his home, and died next day from internal Ivemorrhagc, caused by deep stabs. The adjourned inquest was held on Friday, when no other witness than the boy could 'Peak to the identity of the Heeley's as using violence to the deceased, but several witnesses had seen a number of' Irishmen who appeared anxious to provoke a quarrel, amongst whom were persons resembling the Heeleys. One witness saw the man who threatened to stab any Engli sh ir fie utnakl em a dagger from out of his sleeve. urvdeerrd.ietTahgeainmsetnMicabaeal asenodnPeatriinick. Heeley of wilful d a d msdiately after the niurderou 3 attack had Bell,b and havo not been heard of since.  Complainant—No. I did spit, but not in his face. Defendant—Right in my teeth, my lord. (Laughter.) It is well it wasn't in my eyes. Alderman Wire—ls there any evidence to prove that Mr. Krischiolowski gave this filthy offence ? Barnet Castra—l was in the market, and I saw the complainant spit right in Mr. Lipman's face. We all considered it very ungentlemanlike. (Laughter.) Mr. Lipman did raise his hand when he found what it was that he got. The defendant —I assure your lordship it's a common trick with him. He thinks nothing of spitting bang in 'any one's teeth. He's a Dutchman, and he likes to do it. (A. laugh.) Mr. M. Samuel—l am moneytaker at the Clothes Exchange, and I was in the Mart at the time. I heard a noise, and I turned round and saw the complainant in the act of spitting, but I didn't know in whose face he was spitting. (Great laughter.) I was told afterwards by the complainant that defendant had struck him, and I told him if I had seen him spit in any one's face I would have turned him out of the market myself. Several dealers said it was the constant practice of the complainant sometimes to make a spittoon and sometimes a pocket hauderchief of a man's face, and very few gentlemen could stand it. Alderman Wire said the defendant must give bail for his good behaviour for six months, as he had violently struck a man old enough to be his father, and advised the complainant to get rid of the filthy habit which had been so vividly described by the witnesses, and which, however it might be sanctioned by some foreigners, as far as regarded our carpets, would never be countenanced by Englishmen. kLaughter.) TVilliam Great was brought before Alderman Wire, charged with having accused himself of robbing his employer of 1/. 12s. 6d. in Dover. The policeman—He came up to me and said he had committed the robbery, and deserved to be punished. The defendant—The truth is, my lord, I no more robbed any body than I robbed yen, but I had no place to go to, and as I believed the night would be wet, I was determined to get a lodging, and I succeeded. Alderman Wire said, if defendant had gone to the workhouse ho would have been accommodated, and discharged him with the caution never to tell a lie with the object of getting a bed again.