The Potteries Examiner : — 1878-07-20 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

SALL.—ElizAbetb Daikin (32), no occupation, was lapelled to remain under medical treatment since the so dieted on a charge of feloniously wounding Frederick carrence up to the present, and could not see out of her Dalkin, on the 14'h of May, with intent to kill and right eye—The defence set up was that prosecutrix murder him. 51r. Rose appeared for the prosecution, came by her injuries in consequence of sn accident, as and Mr. Selfe for the defence.—A neighbour, named when she came out of the closet the prisoner pushed Plicebe Whankiin, stated that on the 14th of May, proeemstris, nod she accidentally fell to the ground, and between half .pant two and three o'clock in the afternoon, thus sustained the injuries. Besides, it was contended she heard screams proceeding from prisoner's house, that the prosecntrix was in a state of intoxication, and and on going in she feued He prisoner's son lying on the elighteet push given her by the prisoner would I the bed with its throat cut. On an examination being cause her to tall.—Afrer a short consultation, the jury made of the room, n neer was found lying on one side arrived at a verdict of guilty of unlawfully wounding; of the child, and a bottle, which is sceessed to have and his Lordship, in passing sentence, said the ease contained laudanum, which had been administered was one which called for a very severe punisinaent, as previous to the prisoner cutting the threat of the child. prisoner might have stood charged with a graver ciferice. There was al,s oqauntity of blood on the boil. The Prisoner would be kept to hard labour for nine calendar child Wes otly three years of age. 'When witness months' imprisonment. noticed what tied occurred, she called ote, and some of  the neighbours came to her assistance. Witness hwtl sat up with the prisoner for fire eights, and the latter had aomplained about her head being had, exclaiming, "Oh, dear. My head is bad. I have never beet right since my last confinement." When spoken to about her child, prisoner replied that the reason she had cows mitted the act was because she could not attend to het children as she ought to do. Prisoner had complaink to witness about the bad state of her head previous is the attack on her child.—Eliza Rogers said sloe knew ' that there was something wring with prisoner, as she I had acted strangely. The prisoner was of a very delicate con stitution.—Mr. Richard Davies, surgeon, deposed to I being sent for, and on arriving at prisoner's home, I found the child with a wound in its throat, which %mild be about one inch in depth and three inches in length. The woman was in a very low, desponding state, and had been so for some time.—Mr. Selfe, in addressing the jury for the defence, stated that the co, called far sympathy, as the woman was a very respectable perms, and was really not responsible for the crime she wag charged with committing, not being in her right taiga at the time she cut the child's throat. Prisoner had always been a most affectionate mother, and brought her children up well. It was a pity to see her charred as she was with such a serious crime.—The jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of not guilty.