Darlington & Richmond Herald. — 1873-07-12 (Darlington, Durham, England)

IPA-ay St .tion y the High Shrff. Col, C. F. Strt, Mr .Tnitie Quain orneee i direet to Lit lo•lginiz,,ut ti'- .stle, whil.t E•. Justice 'Brett, after rot,,g i‘t the Irst7cl,o, 4 waiting-room, wont to lii A,isiz, 4 C Jurts .openeA the compton.. Wednesiay, the Commission opened. their _ _ _ _ .  - . Lordships—Mr. Justice Brett and Mr.Jiistice Quiiu —attending the Cathedral at ten o'clock, and at eleven proceeding to the Assize Court—Mr. ' Justice Brett taking the Crown side, _and Mr. -JuatieaQuain the Nisi Prins. ._ . • The following gentlemen were sworn on the Grand Jury:—Sir H. Williamson, Bart„' Whitburn Hall; Mr: Henry Eiward Sin-tees, Seaton Carew; Mr. James; Hartley, Sunderland,; Mr. Francis Lynn Barrinron, Iletton Hall; Mr. A. Dnrham ; Mr. M. Keirtiley, Lan. -cliesthr;: Mr. Wm. :Surtees Rayne, Mr. Henry •Chaytor, Witton Castle; Mr. Morley Headlam, -Streatlam ; Mr. W. Stobart, Witton Tower; Mr. A. H. Hunt, Birtley ; Mr. R. A. Burrell, Durham ; Mr. E. T. Smith, Lanchest4r; Mr; 'Janes Greensiell, Mr. M. Fowler, Jun., prestoii Rail Stockton; Mr. H. Smith, Mr: John Johann, • BihAuckla ; Mr. George Hodgson, Bishop'. Atiekland ; Mr. Henry Chandler Wilkinson, Os wird, House ; Mr. James Hodeeon; Mr. Charles jirthesdkickhonsis, and Mr. G. Rime.' Mr:Ji-Jnatice •Bat'rr - proceeded to deliver his chargé... -After briefly referring to the continued Increase of, crime in the county, he said: There are , two, charges of murder with horrible violence, and several cases of using the knife,. rwithont, sts,,it seems to me, any. provocation' at- all; and altegeilier a state of thing 4 is disclosed whieh mtist be put an end to. There is a•charge of natirder;..to the eirciarnstences of. which I invite yorn. careful attention. It appears that on the octuesion of some race-meeting, at a particular town; isomething 'Occurred •which seems to have &Oen ;rise to much disorder. There are, as it wQrr,ft-wo parties within the town. The case to which ,I ami referring is No. 11 in the calendar (joseph.Tiiiiihnll.) The charge is, that after these Peei)le had been to the isces—though not a person at the races had anyiliing tor& with the deceaSed, raiin-:-in the coarse of the evening several men tittered curses and threats against the 'lrish party UI the town ;. and The deceased man, in coming down the street, saw a partrof about twenty.meW one of iviaom . came forward,,struck him a violent blow; and knoeked-lim down. Three witnesses 'Pere close to the parties who heard the prisoner Ilse some violent threat, awl say he would ?tamp the man to death, and they saw him- jump, upon hirn, . and' cpntinue to jump upon hint until he killed him by that means. • There is raised a questi3n, on which it considerable anionnt of diacnsaion arises, and it may become material es to whether the prisoner wore a ,particular hat or not. If the people who are to be e called in support of this charge saw th prisoner. jump on deceased; and can speak to his Personal appearance, then the cities:ion of the hat becomes wholly immaterial; but if they speak to' the insn by reason of the clothes and the 'hat, then this question of'flio bit becomes metitmaterial. "If the: evidence is inch 'ea enpeer on tbailolo4itims, then you must find abill for wilful murder.