The Sun. — 1859-04-04 (London, England)

SATURDAY, APRIL :2. The trial was resumed this n 'inning at nine o'clock. Mr. Morgan Lloyd addressed th e jury in defence of the prisoners, and contended th at the fact relied upon by the prosecution, that Bo ]ton's gun being loaded with No. 1 shot conclusi• vely proved his guilt, had failed, inasmuch as the shot found in Maddocks' body was shown to be No. 3. The learned gentleman animadverted severely on the testimony of Malkin and Lear, the approvers, who were on their own showing mena pers of the party who killed the unfortunate man, . and who, instead of being put on their trial for a n offence which would have subjected them to ten years' penal servitude, had been summarily convii 3ted by the magistrates in order that they might give evidence in the case. As to Oakes, the main -Rillar of the pro. secution, a man continually in pr i.son from fifteen years of age, Mr. Lloyd designate d him " as a compound of human depravity, era wling along the ground, ready to betray his comrad es," and strongly urged that he was utterly unwortl iy of belief. The learned judge summed up w ith great minuteness and at considerable length, at id The jury, having retired, returi ied after an absence of 40 minutes with a verdict of guilty against both prisoners. His lordship put on the black et el), and speaking almost inaudibly from the excite] vent of his feelings, said,—Richard Bolton and J( )hn Danks, after a long, pains-taking and careful ti ial, the jury who have considered your case have found you both guilty of wilful murder, a verdict • fully warranted by the evidence in the case and leaving no doubt on my mind, nor can it leave on t he minds of any one who heard it, any doubt that ; each of you are guilty. I do not wish to enlarge upon the enormity of the crime. Wilfully and deliberately you sent two of your fellow-creatures before their God, giving them no notice of the act you v vere about to perpetrate, but you shot them wilful] y and knowingly murdered them both, and for the murder of one of them I have now to pass sentence up( m you. Your days are numbered, and you have now ly at a short time to live, the rest of your time in this: world you will count by hours, and shortly by minutes. Think seriously, then, of the position you stand in : reflect that you will be speedily called on. to appear before that God whom you have so grievously offended. I entreat you to indulge no hope that mercy will be extended to you in this world, an I. I entreat you to humble yourselves in penitence be afore God, to confess your sins to him, and to seek his pardon by the only atonement you can make. Attend to the instruction you will receive ere th e sentence of the law shall be finally carried out. It is now my painful duty to conclude by passing ; sentence on you that you be severally taken hence to— Danks at this moment fell forward with his face  upon the front of the dock. 'Me turnkeys supported him, and when he had rceovercd his consciousness the learned Judge pa ssed sentence of death in the usual terms. Danks was removed in a fainting state, but Bolton, who exhibited great firmness throughout the trial, walked from the dock with a comloosed step. In the course of the day, in sentencing a man for passing bad halfcrowns at Birkenhead, Mr. Justice Hill stated that the judges had unanimously come to the conclusion that on a second conviction for uttering false coin they would invariably inflict the punishment of penal servitude.