[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Journal, 03 Sep 1814 - Assize Intelligence

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 03 Sep 1814   (p. 3, col. 2)

 

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. 

 

In the back page of this paper our readers may observe a report of the trials at Nisi Prius, at the Cumberland Assizes.-JOHNSTON,
for stealing a cow, and DOUTHART, for wilfully stabbing, who were sentenced to death, have been reprieved. We omitted to notice last
week, that Robt. HEPPLE, against whom the Grand Jury found a true bill for forgery, did not appear in Court, and in consequence his
bail was forfeited. 

 

WESTMORLAND ASSIZES.-At these Assizes, which commenced at Appleby on Saturday last, Thomas NICHOLSON (aged 30), charged with
committing a rape upon the body of Elizabeth HALL, of Carlisle, was found guilty, and sentence of death passed upon him.-George
WATSON, charged with murder, and Thomas MILLAR, with burglary, were acquitted.-The fact of the rape was fully proved by the
prosecutrix, who is aged 19 years: the crime was committed on Shap fell, between Kendal and Shap, whilst the young woman was
returning to Carlisle from visiting her relations at Kendal. Her examination continued for two hours and a half: and the prisoner,
being called upon in his defence, stated that the prosecutrix was consenting to the act, which the other positively denied. 

 

LANCASTER ASSIZES.-There are no less than 64 prisoners for trial at the Assizes for the county of Lancaster, which commenced on
Wednesday last, many of whom, we are sorry to observe, are charged with capital offences. We shall give the particulars in our next.


 

Before the Judge left Newcastle, he was pleased to grant respite to James SMILES, condemned for a burglary in the house of his
master, Cuthbert PYE, of Wallsend, and to Thos. RITSON, for a similar crime at Haydon Bridge. The other prisoners under sentence of
death are expected to be reprieved on the return of the Judges to London. 

 

MANORIAL RIGHTS.-At the Assizes at Newcastle an action was brought by Sir Wm. BLACKETT, Lord of the Manor of Ridley, against one of
his customary tenants for cutting wood. Many witnesses were brought by the tenants to prove that they had been in the habit of
cutting hedge-row and planted timber, for use or sale, for above 50 years without interruption; but it was decided by a special
jury, that by this they had not a right, and a verdict was given in favour of the Lord, with damages.

 

 

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