The Sun. — 1847-11-26 (London, England)

COLTMAN.) David Adams, 38, labourer, was indicted for tolo• niously cutting and wounding Maria Cressy, with intent to murder her.  In other counts his intent was laid to be to do the prosectrix grievous bodily harm Mr. Ruddlestone appeared for the prosecution. The circumstances of this case appeared to be of rather an extraordinary character. From the evidence it caiprruamresdtanthcaets,thliveepd wroseictuhtrhixe,r mother whoisa ina cottage womancitge a in poor Walthamstovr. The prisoner, who is a labouring man, lodged in the house, and he had made overtures o'fmarriage to the prosecutrix, which she refused to accede, to, and on the 29th of October they quarrelled, and the result was that the prisoner was turned out of the cottage, and told never to return to it. The offence was committed :during the night of the Ist of November, and:under very singular circumstances. The prosecutrix was in bed with three children, when she was awoke by hearing the noise of a board falling at the foot of her bed, and she at the same time perceived that her night clothes were wet. She got up and struck a light, and then it was ascertained that her throat was cut, and, upon more minute examination, it appeared that there was a wound three inches in length in her throat, which had evidently been inflicted by some sharp instrument, such as a razor, the vital parts having, however, providentially escaped injury. The evidence agair.st the prisoner was entirely circumstantial, but it was of such a character as to leave no doubt of his guilt. It turned out upon the investigation that the person by whom the act had been committed had got into the house by means of a ladder placed against one of the windows, and it was evident that he must have been well acquainted with the premises. At the foot of the bed there was found a neckerchief, which was identified as belonging to the prisoner; and in the privy of an adjoining garden there were found a pair of boots, which had been left in the place of another pair, belonging to a man named Howse, who lodged in the house, which were taken away, and were found a day or two afterwards on the prisoner's feet, and the pair left behind were proved to belong to the prisoner, and these boots fitted exactly to the marks of footsteps that were observed in a ploughed field upon the morning after the transaction. In addition to these facts, it was proved that when the prisoner was apprehended ho asked the constable if the woman's throat was badly cut, and if she was dead. Some other circumstances were adduced which clearly established the guilt of the prisoner, and the surgeon who was called in stated that the wound passed over the carotid artery, and the unfortunate prosecutrix must have had a eaost imminent escape from death. The prisoner, on being called upon for his defence, said that he was innocent, and that he knew nothing about the matter.  The jury found the prisoner Guilty upon the count in the indictment charging the capital offence. Mr. Baron PARKE, after conferring with Mr. Justice Coltman, told the prisoner that he had been found guilty of a most atrocious offence, and although ho might feel justified in recommending her Majesty to spare his life, he must expect to be sent out of the country for the remainder of it.  Edwinldad silver Judgment of death was then recorded. Probe )t , moneys2B , hatter,ot the amount asch of 01 charged ged2wi. Bths3 . t e n god the property of Benjamin Walker and others. Mr. Clarkson prosecuted. It ttlionle4 the 4 the ihehey qhgetteia yam the pro'  perty of a society called the Silk Hatters' Benefit Society, which held its meetings at the Black Bull public-house, in Thames-street. The money was kept in a box, which was placed in the charge of the landlord, and it was fastened by three locks, of which the President, VicePresident, and the Secretary of the society (the prisoner filling the latter office) each kept a key. On the 11th of October the prisoner went to the Black Bull, accompanied by two other members of the society, whom he had induced to accompany him by a representation that he had lost his key, and the landlord having no suspicion of anything wrong, gave him the box, which was forced open, and the prisoner took out the whole of the money, and immediately afterwards absconded, and went to Bristol, where he was apprehended. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to be transported for seven years.