The Sun. — 1834-04-11 (London, England)

GURNEY.) John Carr, aged 2 7 , maliciously cutting and w Thomas 1-1°4.1ton, at Haslington. The prisoner at the bar Haslington, kept by a person named Fox, on 15th of October last. The prosecutor came thel• ouninedt g a r fo pfuelboini ci ..ohuosaselly. in the evening of that day, and was asked by the prisoner to pay him twopence which he said been owing four years. The prosecutor said if owed him anything he would pay him. The . soner then became quarrelsome, and fought t'W°. rounds with another man in the company. "nr after this the prosecutor went out at a back dooa fer some purpose, and was immediately knoeke down by the prisoner, who struck him in the bellyt and, it was believed, then stabbed him, a struggl.° ensued, and they fell, the prisoner undermost. When on the ground the prosecutor was stabbed 0' the back in the direction of the kidney, about thaTnhbey Jury comparingfou n d tt hh an inch in depth, and on his head there wer. numerous long cuts which cannot be better described roasted pork. eempritosontehre Guilty, ld on His LORDSHIP passed sentence of death °P him. On leaving the bar, the prisoner turned t° tnile witnesses for the prosecution, and said, " Rertle.„,l; ber, lads, I shall appear against you at the gre-i day, for what you have sworn against me now, 3°` walked away with the utmost coolness. 'rl John Dorten was indicted for throwing a gala named Emma Robinson, into the canal, on the of March last, with intent to kill and murder her' The evidence was in substance as follows • I; tle Emma Robinson, a very pretty interesting --t , girl, resides with her sister, a dress-maker, at stay.: ley-bridge. Her father resides at Stockport, ande on the 24th of March she had been there to hadse cuts 00 him. She was returning in the evening, and 1.4 occasion to pass along the Peak Forest Ca towing-path, when she saw the prisoner followintgo her. It was very stormy, and when she stoPPed t pull her cloak over her bonnet, he came up an he her to make haste, or she would be caught in t. storm. She became afraid of him, and said that. stl!: must not go fast, for she had left her father a lit way behind. The prisoner went forward a short distance, and waited under a wall until she came of; and again told her to go forward, adding that shewouiru take no harm. She then ran back and he ran after re; and either pushed or knocked her down. She t told him he might take all she had, if he would let her go ;and. he swore he would both rob an murder her. After that he used very indelicate language to her, took her up, threw her into the canal, and left her in the water. She sank to the bottom, but came to the surface again, and was supported by her clothes until she struggled to the side and got out. hieh Evidence was adduced as to the state in w she was found on getting out of the canal ; a 1,7 several witnesses deposed positively to seeing t,84 prisoner on the towing-path about the time state_,, by the prosecutrix, who also said she was quite sun' he was the man. His LORDSHIP summed up the evidence vere); minutely, and put it to the jury to decide wheel itT the prisoner threw the prosecutrix into the cola ted a moment of resentment, or with the intent sta• in the indictment. e care The jury could not agree, and retired in toketl of an officer, who was sworn to keep thew • up ; and after being absent about fifteenlll'' '' ana they came into Court with a verdict of 0' sentence of Death was recorded against bhp'