The Potteries Examiner : — 1874-07-25 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

CHARON OF MANSLAUGHTER AT TUNBTALL. —lama Cataa (23), miner, was indicted for killing and cloying Henry Parker, on the 13th October, 1873. at ' the parish of Wolstanton.—Mr. McMahon prosecuted; and Mr. Underhill defended.--George Abbot, carter in' the employ of Metiers. Cooper, brewers, of Longton, deposed that on the 13th of October last, at about four o'clock in the afternoon, he went in company with the deceased to Greening's beerhouse, Sheath-street, Ton. stall, for the purpose of fetching away a number of empty cooks. Porker went clown an opening from 11.11  footpath into the ellar, an I shortly aftermsrls threw out an empty esek for witness to place in the cart. The cask, however, struck a man naincd Allen (who was passing along the street at the tune) upon ,the legs. The man Allen thereupon appeared to become very much exasperated, and turned down the ether steps to Parker. Witness then heard a scathe " down below," and Allen cause to the opening, aunt cried out either" Jack" or "Jim." The prisoner Caton immediately ran down into the cellar to Allen's assistance. A fight was being indalged in in the cellar, when witness followed. and]. (witnesel- joined in the turmoil, and fought with the rest. Wituess held a man upou the door Which he thought was Caton, but the man no held down could not have given the blow to the deceased which canned his death. At length the deceased fell to the ground with e moan, and he was as soon as possible taken to the Infirmary at Tunstall, where he ultimately died.—Catherine Borne stated that she went down the cellar upon the 13th October last, at about four o'clock in the afternoon, to open the doors for the men who had come for the " empties." She saw Allen come down the stairs and strike Parker upon the chest, and the deceased retaliated by striking his assailant with his clenched hands. The prisioner then; came down into the cellar, and witness afterwards saw him with a large piece of wood in his hand. Immediately afterwards the deceased fell to the groand.—Elizabeth Holland deposed to seeing the prisoner Caton strike some man a blow upon the head when in the cellar on the day in qiestion, and Police-constable Evans said that when he arrested the prisoner, on the 10th of March, the man stated that he had intended to give himself up at tine next Assizes. —For the defence, it was contended that there was no evidence to prove that the prisoner was the man who struck the blow which canned the death of the deceased.—A verdict of " Not guilty" was returned by the MAMMA:MITER AT BlLSTON.—nOwiana Cooper (58), miner, was indicted for killing and slaying Lucy Cooper, on the sth of May last, at the township of Bilston, Mr. Loxclale Warren was for the prosecution: the prisoner was not defendol.—Jarte Hot ton,who lived in the same yael as prisoner andhis deceased wife,when going home on the day named heard deceased and prisoner quarrelling, and deceased cried " Murder !" She observed deceased coming from the house, followed by prisoner, wise told witness to mind her owns busineas. Deceased threw a brick at her hunhand, who then came so and struck her between the shoulders twice : he also kick"' her, and then went into the house. Soon after this deceased went to the door, anal asked if he would be quiet if she went in. On that being said, be rushed out again, and dragged deceased into the house by the hair of her head. Subsequently deceased came out and sat on the door step, where she fainted. Dr. Larkin was sent for, but the woman died a few minutes after his arrival.—The medical evidence went to show that, although there were marks of violence on the person of deceased, they would not account for death. Death resulted from seffoeation, meson' by fainting; blows on tine hack—between the shoulders—would saber ease probably result in sleuth—The jury found the prie Boner guilty... Sentence deferred. _ . _