The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1862-03-11 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

GIRL AT WINDSOR BY HER FATHER.— John Grodd, aged 37, was indicted at the Reading Assizes for the wilful murder of his daughter, Hannah Gould, at Windsor, on the 30th of December last. The facts of the case were detailed in evidence. The prisoner, who has been • bricklayer's labourer, lived with his wife and only child,,in • cottage at Clarence Clump, Clewer-line, Windsor. He has been long known an a man of dissolute habits. On Monday, the ;Mild December last, the day of the murder, the prisoner's wife eent out, leaving her daughter, Hannah Gould, • fine girl, about eight years of age. in charge of • neighbour. About three o'clock in the afternoon the prisoner returned to his home, evidently the weirs° for liquor. The deceased, and another girl named Clark were in the house at the time, engaged in lighting the fire. The prisoner said to his daughter, " You're a naughty little girl, not to clean up the place." The child replied, " I could not do it." The girl Clark left the house, and just as she got to the door she saw the prisoner take a razor from off the shelf. She then walked away, and two little boys, who had also been in the house, accompanied her. In about half an hour afterwards the prisoner went into Mrs. Clark's house, and said, " Mrs. Clark, I want you." She left with Gould to go the house, and he did not utter • word to her on the way. When Mrs. Clark got into the house she saw a large quantity of blood on the .floor, The child was lying at the bottom ails stairs on her knees, with her head lying on the bottom steps, and herthroat out. A cry of murder was raised, and Charles Coker, a labourer, living in one of the adjoining cottages, non out to see what was the matter. He saw the prisoner's child lying outside the door with her throat cut; and the prisoner having said that he did it, he (Coker) went in search of a policeman, who took him into custody. It was elicited, in cross-examining the witnesses, that time prisoner several years ago received a severe wound in his bead, and that on one occasion lie attempted to (*milt suicide by hanging. The jury, after some deliberation, returned• verdict of "Guilty." The learned Judge passed sentence of death upon the prisoner, who throughout the whole trial exhibited an air of indifference.  A sad occurrence has taken place in South Shields. On Wednesday ifternoon, the crew of an Austrian vessel lying in the Tyne Dock indulged in some "skylarking," in the shape of throwing snow-balls, and three of the men afterwards proceeded on shore, to the quay, where the sport was continued. A policeman named Watson, on duty at the spot, found it neceEtary to warn the sailors of the danger to which they were subjecting theinselves, by coining in contact with the dock railway, where locomotives were frequently passing to and fro. The fellows treated lightly toe advioe offered to them, and following the officer to • considerable distance beyond their ship, they roughly attacked him, while a fourth companion by whoin they were joined abused him in • cruel and unjustifiable manner. Thus surrounded, and in the excitement of the moment, the policeman resorted to the use of his stiff, with which he inflicted a severe blow on the head of one of his assailants, a portion named Baccareich. By his comrades, the unfortunate man was conveyed to the ship, whence he was subsequently taken to the policestation, but there he suddenly swooned and died. The inquest has been adjourned for the purpose of a postmortem examination being made on the body of the deceased.