Northern Times. — 1859-04-01 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

MURDER- TN MA  'with having killed and mu!  a one Wm  "Sowler pro's'ecuted : from his appear that, on the night of the o took a notion into his head that Jane 0 of his, residing in SPittlefields, rocket-handkerchief. He went to her anu 6ie denied hating it, and abused him for impudence. A man, named Warrior, a' odger in -Sam. Cooper's house, he!rring the altercation, came out and joined the parties. Warrior struck the prisoner, and they ad 3, it WOilld.  )per, a neighbot ;ter, had stolen  lanelles  journed into Wilmnt disturbance, fizhtine,  street, wh and kickin  Crect up a g  means the prisc At this time th  parties then  t and hat. The me. "In .about  soner again paid a visit to Jane Coop( his demands respecting his handkerebie:  and reiterated This time he  and hat, and it was o  he had a shoemaker's knife in his hand. a shoemaker by trade. lie was very much in drink at the time. Cooper refused the handkerchief, and ith  The pi excited, heinf. to give him  a severe blow _ a large brass candlestick, so severe that he actually recoiled across the street. Warrior again came out and struck the prisoner and knocked him 'down, Warrior falling along with him. At this time a crowd had collected, and some person called out, "He's got a knife." Warrior again struck him with his fist on the face, and somehow or other Warrior got stabbed, and was taken into the house bleeding profusely. The unfortunate man, 'William Benson, was coming along the street, and fearing that the prisoner had a knife in his hand he went over to him, threw him down, and attempted to take the knife from him. lie did not succeed and the prisoner got his right hand clear, and immediately struck the deceased with the knife. This wound was in. the  abdomen, and he inflicted another wound inside the right thigh, severing the artery. The consequence was that the man died almost immediately, before a surgeon arrived. Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Roberts defended the prisoner. A numeer of witnesses were called to prove the case against the prisoner, and His Lordship, in summing up the case, said it could not be regarded as one of murder, and ' jury simply to consider the question whether or not the  'acted the  prisoner wa  'ghter. The jury found that  the pr  received  amount of quarr taken r 1  sum of £l5O was claim it ifoT the dollciency. Additional. evidence . was .given to the effect, that upon the Ist of February there was fourairun-lint 412 the Toxtcth Dock— the same hut which laud been .used by Selford in the Brunswick Docl, «vf a'bo6k in the handwriting (if.  :, a le; if  Stetford. This leaf was compared with the bOok. sent .in by Stetf oxd, and `found •to . vary. . Mr. Chaloner suspected Jontething wrong, and he proceeded: to make inquiries, and had ,the prisoners and Stetford arrested m the 15t1 'cif :March,. Stetford made what was called a clean brews tof it, and said that he consented• to alter the weights • :It the suggestion andpressure •of Wright and Boucher. Tl'.ey Irst added -10 per cent to the actual weight, and the ..arn*-:- satisfied they again  added :5 per cent.,  endeavoured to ti.etr  and the Shanghai  .ble and ran ashore  'endants refused to ground that the  knowir  t he  Abraham Wolf, the two Germ