The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1842-04-05 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

CHARGE OF MURDER.-THE WARRINGTON CASE. John Gill, aged 24, was charged with the wilful murder of Sarah Mould, at Warrington. One count in the indictment charged the prisoner with having pressed his body against her and his hands over her mouth, and so suffocated her; another count charged that he had suffocated her while attempting to violate her person. The prisoner presented himself at the bar with a cool and steady demeanour, and pleaded not guilty with a firm voice. As it was certain that some of the disclosures would be indelicate, ladies were ordered  out of court. Mr. BRANDT and Mr. HULTON prosecuted ; xrivs and Mr. MONK defended. Mr. BRANDT gave an outline of the ca ceeded to call the evidence  Mr. Wu se, and then pro Mr. WILKINS requested that one witness, (Clough) who was a most important one against the prisoner, should be kept apart from the other witnesses. He was called into court, the other witnesses being out. William Savage, jun., son of the sexton of Warrington Church. On Monday morning, the 14th November last, I was sweeping the flags by the big gate when I saw a man. He was darkish complexioned, with a light coloured round jacket on, and no hat. He was a tall man. He came through the entrance gate by Mr. Harrison's, the clerk. He went past the rectory back entrance. Teter Ford was at that time making a grave. I heard of a body being found. 1 went from the churchyard for a minute or so, but 1 quickly returned. The man did not return the same way : if he had I should have seen him. The prisoner is about the size of the  John M' Camley, 18, and John Kelly, were charged with manslaughter, at Liverpool, by a boy named John Chambers. The prisoners had been committed by the deputy-coroner, ou the verdict of the, jury, for wilful murder, but this major charge was abandoned by the grand jury. The case was fully laid before the public soon after the occurrence, and we need but remind our readers of the principal facts. The deceased was struck and kicked by the prisoners, at a small " penny " theatre. in Vauxhall-road, on the 28th February. He walked borne, but was much hurt, and took to his bed next day. The deceased and a companion, about the beginning of the " performances," at the instigation of Some other lads and girls, once called out, " Emma Templeton,"—the others having repeatedly before cried out " who made the lad spend his week's wages ? " and to which words " Emma Templeton " were intended, as they (deceased and his companion) thought, as a reply ; but they did not know what it meant. This was done when a girl, who danced and sang on the stage, named Emma Templeton, made her appearance. The deceased shouted only once, and Emma Templeton pointed, to him the he did so, as if to mark him out to some one. After e ierformance was all over, the prisoner struck and kicked th deceased violently. The decased never rose from his bed after over thatt ook to it on the following day. He was so sore all lie could not bear to be touched, and bad to be fed i with Mr. a teaspoon. Woods, surgeon, .was called to him about the 4th March. Deceased did not complain to him of i violence. Mr. Craig was afterwards called n, and found him very ill. TT ts finally found that he had received. injury of the spine, . which, by internal injury. 'lath prisoner surgeon was of opinion, was caused hended, admitted that hPerli,soner M'Camley, on being appreintention to hurt him. The the deceased, but not, with nion, at the shopwhere he e other (Kelly) said to his compaceased on the leg, and added, that he did kick the de' suppose you will come and see me hanged." Mr. WiLKINs addressed the for the Several respectable persons spoke in their The JUDGE briefly summed up, and jlier behalf. verdict of jury returned a Guiltyto of Manslaughter again at both, but recommended them mercy. The learned JUDGE said, that there was no foundati f the charge of murder, but they had been found 9n or and it did not appear and guilty of manslaughter, ender aggravated circumstances. The most culpable part of their conduct was using their foot, but,. as he thought they did not intend to inflict any mortal injury, the , sentence of the court was, that they be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for three calendar months