The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1841-08-24 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

CROWN COURT.—SATURDAY. STABBING WITH INTENT TO MURDER. John Johnson, 43, was charged with having, at Salford, feloniously stabbed, cut, and wounded Henry Walker, with intent to murder him. Mr. Brandt conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Wilkins the defence. Henry Walker stated, that as he was going home on Saturday night, the 19th June, he was struck down and became insensible. Next morning be found himself at home, all over blood, and wounded. It was proved that the prisoner had called the prosecutor from his house, and stabbed him several times with a chisel. A surgeon of the Manchester Infirmary stated that the prosecutor had twelve wounds. The back of the chest was perforated, so that the left lobe of the lung became useless. He was in extreme danger for some days.  Mr, WRIMIA, for the Mew, aafd he regretted that he could say nothing in mitigation of the case. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was sentenced to ten years' transportation.  FELONIOUSLY STABBING  John Parker, 22, was charged with having, at Droyleden, feloniously cut and stabbed Job Goodier. The prisoner pleaded guilty. It appeared that he had inflicted frightful wounds on the face of the prosecutor, who was servant to a publican. The only provocation was, that the servant had refused to draw some liquor on a Sunday. The prisoner was sentenced to twelve years' transportation. Charles Bolton was indicted on a charge of having, at Wigan, feloniously cut and wounded Thomas Pilkington. The prosecutor was one of a band of musicians, who were parading the streets of Wigan, during the late contested election. They went to a public-house and had some drink. A quarrel arose, in the course of which the prosecutor was wounded near the throat. The surgeon deposed, that the wound might have been inflicted, not with a knife, but by a trumpet, or similar instrument.  Mr. WILKINs ably defended the prisoner, contending that there was no absolute proof that the prisoner struck the blow.  The jury acquitted the prisoner. STABBING A FEMALE WITH INTENT TO MURDER HER  James Frazer, stood charged with having, at Liverpool, stabbed and cut Catherine English, with intent to murder her. The case was fully reported when it was investigated before the stipendiary magistrate. It appeared that the prisoner had committed the offence under circumstances of great provocation. The jury found the prisoner guilty of a common assault.  His LORDSHIP regretted the presence of the knife, but admitted the provocation. As he (prisoner) had already suffered imprisonment for a considerable time, he would now sentence him to be further imprisoned for seven days.  SHOOTING AT  A POLICEMAN  John Murray, 41, was charged with having shot at John Nicholson, with intent to maim, disable, and disfigure him, or to do him some grievous bodily harm.  The case has already been fully before the public. The prisoner carried on the business of a publican in Athertonstreet. On the night of the day after the election, the 31st July, there were several disturbances in the streets, arising out of the popular excitement. A body of police, in the execution of their duty, were patrolling the street about ten o'clock, and, on going up Atherton-street, several of them heard a report of a pistol, from which one of them was slightly wounded in the leg. A pistol was afterwards found in the prisoner's hand. The jury acquitted the prisoner.