The Sun. — 1844-08-19 (London, England)

LORD CHIEF BARON.) Joseph Farrell was indicted for the manslaughter of Amelia Farrell, his wife, at Manchester, on the 31st of July last. Mr. F. Pollock conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Wilkins the defence. It appeared from the evidence, that on the day named in the indictment, which was a Sunday, the prisoner came home to his dinner at a later hour than usual, at which the deceased expressed her displeasure, and accused him of having been 'in the company of another woman, to whom she applied a variety of epithets current on such occasions. He assured her it was not so, and begged her not to use such language, especially in the presence of " Emma," his daughter by a former wife, She, however, called him a liar, and continued her vituperations, when at length he was so much provoked that he threw some boiled potatoes at her, and as she still continued, he struck her with 'the back of his hand once on the eye, and once on the mouth. She did not fall immediately, but after a little time appeared to slip down beside the wall, when it was found that her nose was bleeding. The child cried out, and some neighbours ran in. The deceased said " This is hard usage," to which the prisoner replied, " Then you should have held your tongue. She walked with help to a neighbour's house, and the next day kept her bed, but so far recoved as to go about the house, complaining of giddiness in the head. On the 7th of August she got worse, and a medical man was sent for. She soon after died. On a post mortem examination it was discoved that there was considerable extravasation of blood on the left side of the brain, which at that time adhered to the skull, and appeared to be of several days' standing. It appeared on cross-examination, that before the 31st of July she had complained of her head, and said she should not long survive her sister, who had died of apoplexy about a month before. Mr. WILKINS addressed the jury for the prisoner, and contended that the death might have been caused by apoplexy, and not by the blow from the prisoner. The jury, after deliberating for some time, found the prisoner Guilty.--Sentence deferred.  Edward Maylett was indicted for the manslaughter of Thomas O'Donnell at Manchester, on the 23d of July last. Mr. Monk conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Wilkins the defence.  It appeared that the prisoner was a boatman on the Rochdale canal, and on the morning of the 23d of July last, was conducting a boat to the Piccadillywharf, in Manchester. The boat was in the empty lock, and the prisoner had raised the sluice for the purpose of letting the water in. The deceased, who was a boy, had been bathing, and on coming out of the water was crossing the lock-gates, at the end of which the prisoner was standing, for the purpose of getting his clothes, which were on the other side. The prisoner, as if in sport, caught at him as he passed, and the poor boy slipped into the full lock, and was drawn down by the current, and did not rise again. For awhile the prisoner seemed stupified, but some boys shouting that he had murdered the lad, he jumped into the boat, and began searching for the body with the boat-hook. Not finding it, he closed the sluice and let the water out, when he succeeded in getting the body out, after it had been submerged about ten minutes, but life was quite extinct. Mr. Wtr.wirts addressed the jury, who returned a verdict of Not Guilty.