The Express. — 1848-06-12 (London, England)

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. helms Mr. iterieent Adams. ALLEGED CONSPINACY TO PROCURE A CONVICTION,— Mary Deakins, a good-looking young woman, holding an infant in her arms, wu indicted for having, by false pretences, obtained from Mr. 11. M. Vane, solicitor, of 12, Regent street, the sum of 60.—Mr. Vane stated that the pri. caner went to him on the 26th ult. and presented a note, which she said had been sent by a Mias Ityan, 'client, and Allah requested the loan of 6s. Ile gave the prisoner the money, and on finding that the note was a forgery, caused her to be taken into custody. The prisoner stated that the note had been given to her by • man who said Miss Ityan (tor whom she bad worked as a sempstress) had sent him with it, for her to take to Mr. Vane. Mire Ryan denied that she hint written or given any one authority to write the note.— Mr. Piendergsat, for the prisoner, elicited in eras...examination that the prisoner had been connected with a person named Cooke, who had been a barrister, bat was now an attorney, and who was the father of the child she carried in her arms. The child had been affiliated, but Mr. Cooke appealed against the order, and the matter was now pending in this court on mandamus. Min Roan stated that un the morning the prisoner was taken before the magistrate she went to Mr. Cooke to ask for mercy for the prison, r—as he was connected with the prosecution. She could not say what induced her to go f-tr such • purpome. Did not know that Vane was Mr. Cooke's solicitor. She was ignorant of it, if such was the eve. Believed the prisoner was an important witness against Mr. Cooke in some law proceeding.. Mr. Serjesnt Adams: Can you state any reason why Mr. Cooke, who has a double interest in this prisoner's conviction, should have it in his power to show her leniency in this prosecution ?—Witness I cannot, sir —ln answer to Mr. Prendergast, the witness said that Mr. Cooke knew of the prisoner's having been in her service. 'Che note was nut written by the prisoner.—Mr. Serjeent Adams, edilreming the jury, said he thought the case need go no further. It seemed that • person who would be much interested in the prisoner's conviction was taking an active part behind the iicenes, and no explanation of that was off red. Them was nothing to show that some man had not delivered the note to the prisoner with instructions for her to take it to Mr. Vane i and the case, to say the least uP it, was one of peeve suspicion. The case should proceed if the jury thought it requisite.—The foreman of the jury said they acquitted the premier, and had agreed to do so before his I..relship spoke to them.—Mr. Prendergast said, this was a conspiracy to get the unhappy young woman convicted. Iler incarceration would be highly convenient to Mr. Cooke, and it was easily to he perceived who sent the man to the prisoner with the note.—The learned Serji ant said the court considered the cue of great suspicion.—The prisoner was then liberated.  _ to murder him if he said anrWof, they carried it away themselves, and threw it into a dust-hole in the Tenterground. He followed, he said, expecting to ace a policeman; but he did not; and, being frightened, he went off to bed in Wentworth street, and said nothing about it till some days afterwards. He now pointed out the prisoner at the bar, who, he said, had strangled Henry with the handkerehiee and afterwards carried away the body, and thrown it into the dust-hole. The evidence he had previously Liven against the Bottle Conjuror was new referred to, and, on being questioned, he admitted that he had then declared it to be the bottle man who had strangled the deceased and carried away the body ; but," he added, with an imbecile simper, " I deny all that now." Mr. Arnold, addressing the father of the deceased, said be wee astonished that any person should have been given into custody upon such a serious charge upon such evidence. The young man at the bar would, therefore, leave it without any stain upon his thereeler as to the matter. The accused was then liberated.