The Manchester Examiner. — 1848-06-17 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

STABBING.—On Tuesday last, before Thos. Lyon, Esq. a charge was heard against a person named David Leigh, of Thelwall, for having, on Sunday evening last, stabbed an frishman, 'named , Martin Noon, behind the ear with a knife. The case ippears to us so conclusive, and the decision so strange, Unit we give the principal evidence in full. The evidence of Moon was as follows: Martin Moon, of Warrington, said-1 work for Mr. Thos. Worthington, farmer, of Thelwall. On Sunday night last, the eleventh day of June instant, I was going to Mr. Worthington's, from Warrington. When I had got a.short distance past the Dog and Dart public-house, I saw the prisoner and two other men standing in the lane. While.' was passing them in the lane,one of them asked me what kept rile so late. I said, never mind. I said no more, but when Iliad proceeded about twenty yards, the prisoner Leigh ran after me and knocked me down, and at the same time got his knees upon my shoulders and stabbed me in the ear with a knife. I saw the knife in the prisoner's left hand. I called out, murder. The prisoner continued on my shoulders until a ;nen shouted out, "Stop, Hubert, that will do," thinking it wii.q.Hubert Newton that was abusing me. The prisoner then gave me a kick in the head and left. The last kick the prisoner gave me so stunned me, that I was some time betere I could proceed on my way. I then met Michael}a6rden, who assisted me home again to Warrington, and- bound up my head. Mr. Thomas Whitehead, of WarringtOn, surgeon, deposed as follows :—Yesterday morning, ethe 12th instant, the prosecutor, Martin Noon, was brought to me at the dispensary, by -the police, to be examined, and I found a wound about a quarter of an inch in front of the ear, which had, from its appearance, been inflicted by • a sharp-cutting instrument. The wound penetrated to the depth of five-eighths of an inch, and was about an inch and a half in length. I have no doubt that the wound which! dressed was in. actte, dhbady attknbiefeen, acsaurseepdresbeynatedfallby, ththeereprwoosuiecduteharv, efrboementhae fact t contusion. Michael Gorden proved having passed on the road a little in advance of the prosecutor, and saw the prisoneeand two other men standing together in the lane. Shortly after passing them, heard Noon to shout out, " Murder ! Michael, I'm stabbed with a knife." Witness bound up Noon's wound, and led him back to Warrington. Hubert Newton, of Graffenhall, farmer, deposed that, on the Sunday evening in question he was in company with the prisoner and another. person. Saw Noon pass them, and heard some remarks pads between the prisoner and Noon, but not of an unpleasant nature. Afterwards, saw prisoner strike Noon, and knock him in the hedge copse, and follow him up, but did not know what occurred between them. Heard Noon shout out something in Irish. The prisoner was apprehended by Brandwood, and when charged with the offence, said, "I know nothing about it; I was not there." On behalf of the prisoner, it was endeavoured to be shown that the wound arose from a thorn in the hedge copse. Ultimately, this serious charge was allowed to be coorpromised by the prisoner paying Noon 128. as a compensation, and costs, 305.!