The Sun. — 1847-01-07 (London, England)

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. William Rourd, 21, a post-office letter carrier, pleaded guilty to two indictments, charging him with stealing letters containing money and other article!, the property of the Postmaskr- General. Mr. Justice ERLE sentcncad him to he transported for ten years. Georgelmott, 55, labourer, was indicted for cutting and wounding Sus fnnah Haynes, with intent to murder her. In other counts, the intention of the prisoner was laid to be to do the prosecutrix grievous bodily harm. It appeared from the evidence, that Mrs. Haynes lived with her husband, in a cottage situated in rather a lonely position, at Holloway, called Paradise-terrace. The prisoner lived in the same neighbourhood) and appeared to have been on friendly terms with the prosecutrix and her husband up to the time of the transaction in ques- • tion, which took place on the evening of the 14th of November. At that time it appeared that the prisoner went to the cottage, where Mrs. Haynes was alone at the time, awaiting her husband's return to supper, and, . after some ordinary conversation, while the prosecutrix was in the act of turning towards the fire, she received a tremendous blow upon the head from the prisoner. She seized him, and a struggle took place between them, during which she received other injuries, but at length her cries brought assistance, and the prisoner made his escape. The prosecutrix was found in a fainting sta-e, and almost covered with blood ; and it appeared, from the testimony of the surgeon, that the injuries she received were of a very serious character, and that, at one time, he apprehended a fatal result. When the prisoner was apprehended, ho admitted he had assaulted the prosecutrix, and said hcs had done it fur satisfaction ned  revenge. The prisoner, in his defence, denied that he had ever said anything about satisfaction ;or revenge, but said that on the night in question, he went to the prosecutrix's cottage, and they had a little dispute, and she seized him by the collar and threatened to give him in charge for deserting his wife. This excited him, and he took up the candlestick and " jobbed" her on the head, in order to make her lose her hold, but she kept pushing him along, and when she got him outside she left bold of him, and he walked away, and this, he said, was "the long and short of it." The jury found the prisoner Guilty upon that count in the indictment charging his intent to be to do grievous bodily harm, and Mr Justice Earle sentenced him to be transported for life. Robert Warrington Crowther, 34, described as a labourer, was indicted for feloniously forging and uttering an order for 30L, with intent to defraud Messrs. Dixon, the bankers, Chancery-lane. Mr. Clarkson prosecuted, and Mr. Ballantine defended the prisoner. It appeared that the prisoner had been employed as clerk to an attorney named Simmons, who kept an account at Messrs. Dixon's, and it was proved that the forged cheque was its the handwriting of the prisoner, and one of the notes that had been paid for it was afterwards traced to him. The prisoner received a good character from his brother, who is a clergyman of the Church of England, and other respectable persons. The jury found him guilty, but recommended him to mercy, and Mr. Justice Maule sentenced him to transportation for ten years. There were other charges of a similar character against the prisoner ; and the clerk of the New Church at Chel• sea applied to the Court to order the restitution of some money that was found upon the prisoner, and which had been obtained from him by a forged cheque that had been given to him by the prisoner on payment of the church fees on the occasion of his marriage. He had, it appeared, given the clerk an order for four pounds upon Messrs. Dixon, and received the difference. Mr. Justice MAULE said he should not make any order, but he did not think the policeman ought to object to give up the money, under the circumstances. The Grand Jury came into Court with a number of bills, and among them, one against Captain Sleigh, for a misdemeanor, under the Foreign Inlistment Act, which was returned a true bill. It appeared they had got through the whole of the business, and they were therefore discharged from further attendance.