The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1847-12-21 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

TUESDAY. fßffore Mr. Baron Alderson.) The trial of James Dwerryhouse, charged with the murder of a female at Knowsley, was postponed, and the recognizances were respited, because the unfortunate man is in a hopeless condition of insanity. James Harris, aged 22, was convicted of having, at Bootle-cure-Linacre, stolen a mare, the property of John - Jump. was sentenced to imprisonment and hard -labour for eighteen months. _Robert Paskell, 38, was indicted for having, at Waver' tree, stolen a calf, the property of Mary Dunbabin. The prisoner was convicted, and sentenced to imprisonment and hard labour for two years. Thomas Roach, 21, was found guilty of having, at Man.chester, assaulted Ann Donahoe, and with personal violence robbed her of .7s. 6d. He was sentenced to transportation for seven years. James Murray, 36, was indicted for having, at Prescot, • killed and slain Martin Mulloy. The prisoner was convicted. The Judge, in passing sentence, said the case had been much aggravated by a grievous attempt to deceive - the court by perjured testimony, and as this attempt must . have been -within the knowledge of the prisoner, it considerably aggravated his offence; but a 3 there were some palliating circumstances in the case, the sentence of the court was, that the prisoner be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for two years. Maddock: and Halliwell, convicted on Tuesday of stabbing at Manchester, were next sentenced—the former to imprisonment and hard labour for two hours, and the latter to imprisonment and hard labour for six months. Henry Disley, 22, pleaded guilty to a charge of having married Ann Sweeney, his former wife being then alive. Thomas Phillips, 26, was indicted for having, at Denton, together with a certain other person, feloniously . assaulted John Harrison, putting him in bodily fear, and stealing from his purse 25., a curb-chain, and a knife. The jury, somewhat to the surprise of the Judge, acquitted the prisoner, and he was immediately discharged from custody. John Mellor, 20, and John Travis, 21, were found guilty of having, at Oldham, broken and entered the dwelling-house of Thomas Kelly, and stolen a coat, two pairs of trousers, and three vests. The prisoners were each sentenced to ten years' transportation. Harriet Rigg, 38, was indicted for having, at Blatchinworth -and .Calderbank, forged a certain acceptance and • receipt for the sum of £5 Is. sd„ with intent to defraud -John Hebden. Tile prisoner was convicted. The prosethrough his counsel, earnestly prayed that the 'Clemency of the court might be extended to the unfortunate woman, who was the sole support of her father and a once respectable family, and who had been led to coin-mit the forgery by the late depression of the times. • His Lordship said he would consider of the sentence, but that he was always inclined to punish forgery with severity, lest he might live to see the day when that, grievous Offence to society and large communities would again be made capital. Thomas Moore, 24, was indicted for having, at Salford, stabbed James M'Cabe, with intent to do him some . grievous bodily harm. The prisoner was convicted of an assault, and sentence was deferred.