Glasgow Courier. — 1845-04-17 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

STDENBAY.  galleries. A little after nine o'clock, Hooker was put forward and arraigned. He appeared • little altered since his committal, and looked somewhat thinner in the few, and seemed anxious and thoughtful, but his conduct was marked by all that self-possession which had characterised him at the examination before the Magistrates and at the inquest. Be pleaded "Not guilty" In a low hut firm tone of voice to the indictment charging him with the murder —to the Coroner's inquisition—and also to the indictment charging him with the robbery of the deceased. The Counsel for the prosecution were Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Chambers; and for the prisoner, Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Ballantine. At • few minutes after ten o'clock, the Judges Coltman and Coleridge entered the Court. Hooker was again put forward, and bowed respectfully and somewhat gracefully to the Court. His demeanour was very unlike that which might have been expected from a person in such a situation. Mr. Bodkin then *toted the case for the Crown, end detailed the circumstances, which are already well known to the public. He then prooeeded to call the evidence, the greatest part of which was a repetition of what had been previously given before the Police Magistrate and the Coroner's inquest. Edward Hilton, the baker, deposed to the circumstance of haylog heard the cry of "Murder," and having given information to Baldock, the police constable. Baldock and the ether officers described the finding of the dead body. Baldook stated the circumstance of • young man, muffled up in • mackintosh, hark% joined him when he was alone with the body, and the conversation which had passed between them. He could not tell who the stranger was. William Satterthwaite, • witness, who had not been examined before the Magistrate or the Comma., gave the following evidence :-00 Friday night, Feb. 21, I went with the police to the field. It was when the stretcher was there. I ran forward and saw a person with Baldock. I should know the person again if I saw him. (On looking at the prisoner.) I recognise him as that person. He was standing near the feet of the deceased. I said to him," Are you sure he is quite dead?" He said," Yes, I have felt his pulse, and it has ceased beating." I said to a young man, that the deceased was like Daniel Delarne ; and the young man said he reminded him also of that person. I then said I thought it was a shoemaker. Rocker said, Oh, not it is not he; he seems quite the gentleman; he has a beautiful white hand, and his dress 14 that of a gentleman." The light was turned on the face of the deceased before the body was put on the stretcher. Rocker was at the feet of the body, and bad every opportunity of geeing his face as well as I. After this I said to Hocker' "What caused you to come that lonesome way?" He said, "Why, if you must know, Sir, I was coming from St. John's Wood to Hampstead, and that is the nearest way ;" that he was going to Hampstead on important liminess, and could not, under these circumstances, help it. When we got to Belsise Lane, I took the lamp from the policemaa : the body was lifted over the gate. The prisoner then asked me to let him have a light. I could not open the lamp, and he showed mehow. He lighted his *fir from the lamp, and I then had an opportunity of seeing his features. On his oro examination the witness said, that he was a jourIlernan IN, and was • married man with a family. He had. sorest' ,la eousectisenee of reading the case in the news