The Express. — 1862-10-27 (London, England)

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAY.)  The sittings of the Central Criminal Court were resumed this morning. before the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, Alderman Finnis, and Alderman Sir R. W. Carden, Alderman and Sheriff J. C. Lawrence, Alderman Jones, Mr. Under Sheriff Fairer, Mr. Under Sheriff Jones, tic., sic. There are 107 prisoners for trial at this session. The Recorder, in his charge to the grand jury, adverted to the fact of there being two cases of wilful murder to be disposed of at the present session, sod he at the same time expressed his roe:et at being compelled to express his opinion that mimes of violence to the person appeared to be very much on the increase. The first charge of murder was against a man named King, who was charged with the murder of • female, but it did not appear upon the depositions whether she was his wife, or whether he had been living with her as his wife. However, she had left him for some reason, and be went to her and endeavoured to induce her to go and live with him again. This she positively declined to do, and he struck her with • chisel which he had in his hand, and inflicted two wounds in the abdomen, from the effects of which she died the next day. If the grand jury was satisfied with the evidence it would be their duty to find • tree bill against the prisoner. The other case of murder was one which would require the most careful consideration. The prisoner was a sweep, named Samuel Gardiner, who was charged with the murder of his wife. The prisoner, it appeared, was in the habit of going out very early in the morning, and on the morning of the murder he left his house at half-past 4, and he was seen by one or two 'Mammas, en several occasions between that time end 8 o'clock, about the sicinity of his house. At about eight o'clock • young woman who lived with the prisoner and his wife as servant rushed to a surgeon, and said her mistress had cut her throat. The surgeon proceeded to the home, and found the deceased womau lying on the floor with her threat cut, and a knife in her right hand. A few minutes after the doctor arrived the prisoner entered the room and asked what was the matter, and at the same time took the knife from the hand of the deceased, and observed to the servant, " You're the cause of this." The medical gentlemen, however, were of opinion that it was impossible that the woman could have inflicted the wound herself, as the wound appeared to be from right to left, on the left side of the throat, and such • wound could hardly have been inflicted with the right band ; besides the wound in the throat there were several severe cute on the bands, one so severe that the bone of one of the fingers was cut through, which would go far to show that she had endeavoured to defend herself. It was evident whoever committed the act wished it to be believed that the deceased had committed suicide, and his lordship thought the observation of Gardiner," You're the cause of this," was consistent with that belief; but he afterwards accused the young woman with hissing murdered his wife. They both made states ments before the coroner. The female stated that she went into her mistress's room to get • limiter, and saw her lying es the floor with her throat cut. The male prisoner said be left his wife quite safe in bed when be left at 4 o'clock in the morning. The ouestion for the jury to consider would be whether the ceased hal or had not committed suicide, and, if not, by whom the act was committed, and to satisfy themselves whether the evidence was sufficient to establish a prima facie case against the prisoner. There were four cases of manslaughter, two of them, however, were not the effect of violence, but of the alleged neglect of the parties ou.sens• I. Death was caused in both cases by furiously driving, and if the grand jury were of opinion that the facts were established, it would be their duty to fled true bills. The other two were of a more serious character, one being against a man mimed Keefe, who was charged with the manslaughter of his wife by kicking her in the side. The other charge he would pot go into, as he hail only just received the depositions. His lonlship drew their attention to several charges of cutting and wonoding with intent to murder, one of which wan a charge *sliest a man for firing a pistol in the face of his brother. After alluding to several other charges in the enendar, his lordship concluded and the grand jury retired to their duties.