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      tlsenew Court of Error , or of putting it on the record with the view of taking it to tbe House of Lords . Mr . _Batxaniixe then formally demurred to the coarse of proceeding adopted * hy the Attorney-General . The _ATTonxEY-GESiRAL joined in the demurrer . Mr . Ballaxtixe suggested that the statement of the woman that she was an alien would be sufficient . The crown hadtreated the case as if the woman was

      a foreigner ; but to p lace the matter beyond doubt and properly before the Court , be had an affidavit of the fact . The Attokxev-Gv . _xeral said he had come there in his official capacity to promote the administration of justice , and he did not wish to take any advantage of a mere technical point . He did not deny that ihe woman was formerly an alien . He should not , therefore , _traverse the fact . The completion of the necessary proceedings in regard to the demurrer having been postponed for a short time , the jury was sworn . _somewhat

      The female prisoner , vrtio grew paler as the lime advanced , was accommodated with a Eeat . The indictment having been again read by the Clerk of Arraigns , The _ArroRXEr-GEXERAL rose to open the case . He said the great importance of this case , - and the excitement in the public mind , had induced him to appear there to conduct the prosecution , with a view to elicit the truth . In a charge of this serious nature it w ; is most important for the jury to dismiss from their minds everything which they had heard , and to confine their attention strictly to the evidence . He should abstain as much as possible from making any unnecessary observations . Thc

      prisoners at the bar were George Frederick _JLinniug who came from Somersetshire , and who was lately a guard on the Great Western Railway , and Maria , his wife , who was formerly at the Duchess of Sutherland ' s , and was married to the male prisoner . The murdered man was formerly a guager in the docks . On Thursday the 9 th of August he left his Louse . About a quarter bafore 5 o ' clock in the afternoon , he was seen by two friends on Londonbridge , to whom he showed a letter of invitation to dinner , signed "Maria . " A little later he was again seen , and that was the last time he was seen alive . On the 13 th the prisoners left their house . On thc 14 th the landlord found it unoccupied , and on the 17 th the police found the bo dy of O'Connor

      on thc premises . The learned counsel then described tbe manner and condition in which the body was found . The fact of the finding of the body in ihe house was not conclusive evidence of the guilt of either of the prisoners ; but there could be no doubt that O'Connor was , between the Oth and the 14 th , murdered on thc premises ; and it was no violent presumption to conclude that one or other , or both of the prisoners , committed the dreadful net When the jury had heard the evidence , he believed they would be of opiuion that thc murder of O'Connor was the result of a long and deep laid scheme of the prisoners . As regarded tin legal questions , if , on the result , they should be of opinion that Maria Manning ' s was the hand that

      struck the blow , and that the husband only aided and abetted , or that both were present while some third party committed the murder , they must both be held to have been guilty . If either committed the act , and the other was present abetting , the verdict must be giveu against both . In cases of this description it was generally impossible to obtain anything hut circumstantial evidence . In the 11 th and 12 tu Vie ., c . 46 , 1 st sec , it was enacted that those who were accessories before tbe fact to murder should be indicted , treated , and punished as principles ; aud , therefore , it was immaterial which of tho prisoners committed the deed . There is only one ether legal proposition to which he wonld advert . In some cases thc law

      exempted married women from consideration ; bat this rule did not apply to cases which were termed mala iu se and which were abhorrent to nature . So that in this case the female prisoner could not successfully plead the fact of her being a married woman , or that she acted nnder coercion . It might be alleged that the woman was only an accessory after the fact . She was not so charged . Such a charge would not be sanctioned by this law , and thc evidence in this ease would not bear out _ihat view . "Sow the question arose , was the act done by both of the prisoners , or by cither in the presence of tlie other . The nature of thc intimacy " between the Mannings and O'Connor tended to throw liijht on that question . The learned counsel

      _Ju-n entered into the orig in of the intimacy . Soon after the _Manuiugs went to Miuyer-place a young gentleman named Massey , a medical student , went xo Iodise _-vritU tbem . Whilst he was staying with _tlieui Manning stated in his presence that O ' Connor was a man of considerable property ; _quesiisincd him with regard to the effect of laudanum in stupifying a man , and iinally asked him what he thought would be thc fate in another world of a man who bad committed murder . Some time after , the prisoners expressed a desire that Massey should leave Their house , alleging that they wanted to go into the country ; and , in consequence of this representation , he did leave en the 2 _Sth of July . The le _.-u-ned counsel then described the _luirciiasin-j of a

      bushel of lime and of a crow-bar , with regard to win h Manning , on meeting the man who carried it home , complained of its not being wrapped up . The crow-bar was delivered to Mrs . Manning , who complained that the price charged was more than had been bargained for . On the Sth of August Mrs . Manning bought tho shovel , and , on the same day wrote a letter to O ' Connor giving the invitation lvierred to . Ou the evening of thc same day O'Connor called with a friend at Manning ' s , and Mrs . Manning expressed her surprise at his not _havingconie to dinner . He replied that he had not received the letter . 0 ' Connor remained therewith his friend until alutc hour . On the Oth O'Connor wenl to the Docks , aud after being seen in thc

      _evening of that day , was never after seen alive . On thc _evening of thc 9 th , Thursday , Mrs . Manning went to O'Connor ' s lodging , and she went to them a second time « a the succeeding day . 0 : i thc 11 th she hired a g irl to clean . On the 20 th Manning sold to a broker , twenty Eastern Counties shares in the name of O ' Connor . The absence of O'Connor from his home creating suspicion , the same person who had last seen biui " : ilive Killed atMannin «' s , and inquired if hfi had called there oa tho Qth . The reply was that he had not , and Mrs . Manning stated that she had been to his lodgings to ascertain why he had not come to her houscio dine . On the following Monday ' Manning went to a broker hy the name of H-iinbridge , to whom he sold his furniture , asking

      the man toremove it at five o ' cloek the next morning _, lie stayed for some time at the broker ' s , and about live o cloek went to his own house to look for his wife . When he arrived he was told that his wife had left . About an hour before Mrs . Manning had left hi a cab , taking with her some boxes . She afterwards called at the South-Eastern station and deposited with the clerk some boxes ; and site then proceeded to the North-Western station . She proceeded to Edinburgh , and took lodgings there under the name of Smith " . The learned counsel then detailed the circumstances connected with the apprehension of the female prisoner , and the property found upon her . lie then traced the departure of _Manuiiig from London on thc 15 th , and stated his

      subsequent apprehension at Jersey . When apprehended , Manning , who made no resistance , suited that his wife had committed the act , saying that as O'Connor was going down stairs she put her arm ronnd his neck and shot him . There could be no question that O'Connor was murdered . Thc only question was whether it was done by either or both of the prisoners . These various acts and circumstances were thosefrom which the jury would have to draw their conclusion ; and he was sure they would do so calmly , patiently , and honestly , dismissing from their minds everything which they had previously heard , and applying them solely and impartially to the evidence _whbli would be adduced . "

      The first witness called was _Hexhy _Barxes ; he was examined by Mr . Clarksox . —I am a police constable . On the 17 th of August last , in consequence of information I received , I accompanied a man named Burton to a house in _Mitiver-place , Bermondsey . The house was empty , but we got in , Barton had " the key , and he unlocked the door and ¦ we went in . "We examined the house , with the bach kitchen , and I observed a damp mark between the fLig stones . Those two stones appeared to have _Tiecn recently removed . I removed the stones and ihe earth , and when I got about au inch down I discovered the toe of a man . About eighteen inches lower down I found the loins of a man . The body was lying with the face downwards , with the

      legs tied np to the hannches . _Thebody was naked , _nnd the legs tied np with a strong cord . I found also a quantity of slack lime . Whilst I was doing this Mr . Loekwood came , but I had removed enough to disclose the body . Mr . Loekwood found a set of false teeth in thc earth . The head was downwards , but I did not examine it , and therefore I cannot say in what state it was . Mr . Loekwood was a surgeon . The body was removed , and afterwards . examined by Mr . Loekwood and another surgeon . "While the body was in the hole , Mr . Flinn came in , and had an opportunity of seeing the body . On the same day in the evening I ¦ went to No . 20 , Greenwood-street . 1 there found

      a box , which had been previously forced open . In that hoi there was another , a sort of cash-box , bni there was no cash in it . There were some 10 U ' _s in it . Mr . Flower went with mc and saw it-Cross-examined by Mr . Sergeant Wilkins : The size of the flag-stones were about three feet Ion" bv two feet wide . The soil below was damp . I have since the day I mentioned , examined the house carefullv and made myself well acquainted with it . There is a garden at the back , and on _entering the hou _« e by the front door the first room come to was the front parlour . The front kitchen was under the front-parloar , and the back one under the bac' _- - _KT * ,, _^^? tsa whether or not persons could be beard _walkmgabontm the next houses , _hecausa _tbere wag _agooddeal of noise h _toa & Kff

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      examined by thc Attorney-General : A crow-bai and shovel were used to remove the stones . —Crossexamined by Mr . Ballantine : I could easily have removed the flag-stone . James Bbbiox , a police-officer , examined by Mr . Bonsix—I went with the last witness to the house in Minver-place , and opened the front door with the key . I saw the opening made in the back kitchen . The size of it was about five feet long and two broad , and between two aud three deep . The things had all been removed from the house , but I subsequently found a shovel in the back parlour . —Crossexamined by Mr . Sergeant Wilkixs—I went first to the house on the 14 th of August , accompanied by -Mr . Keating and two other persons . On that occasion I found 23 p ieces of clean linen there , and there were some trunks in the house . The shovel was found in the back parlour .

      Mr . Samuel James _Locswoon examined by Mr . Clack . —I am a surgeon , and I remember going to a house in Minver-place , in consequence of some information I bad received , and finding the two last witnesses therein the back kitchen . I found them opening a hole there , and saw in it the body of a man with the face downwards and the knees tied up to the haunches . Before it was removed I took out a set of false teeth from the mouth . Thc body was taken from the hole , and I then examined it . Mr . Howdleyand another surgeon cut the cords . On _cxaminms tlie head I perceived a small

      protuberance over the rig ht eye . I further examined the head , and found a bullet on the back which I now produce . I could not trace the progress of thc bullet , in consequence of the wounded and decomposed state of the head . Sixteen p ieces of bone had been removed from the head , which was covered with wounds that mig ht have been produced by a blunt instrument , such as a crowbar or chisel . There was also a wound that might have resulted from a gun shot ; and those named , in his opinion , would be sufficient to account for death . A postmortem examination was made of the body . —The witness was not cross-examined .

      Mr . Charles Slow examined by thc _Attorxey-Gexeraiv—I am a summoning officer of the Coroner ' s Court , and produce a set of teeth which I received from Mr . Loekwood . Mr . Lockwood identified the teeth as those he had taken from , the head ofthe body . WmiAu Tomlix , a dentist , examined by the Attorney Gexekal—I knew Mr . O'Connor , and the set of false teeth now produced I remember having made for him . _Peirce Walsh , examined by Mr . _Cladkso . v . — knew the deceased . On the 17 th of August I went to a bouse in Minver-place , but could not get in . I went again on the following day , and then saw a body in the back kitchen . It was the body of Patrick O'Connor , of her Majesty ' s Customs . I

      had known him since April . On the Sth of August I saw O'Connor alive . I was with him at his lodgings and accompanied him tbat night to the Mannings , in Minver-place . It was about a quarter to ten when we went , and for some time wc sat together with the Mannings . I remember on this occasion Mrs Manning saying to Mr . O'Connor , " Why did yon not come to dinner to day ; we kept dinner waiting for an hour ; did you not get my note ? " He said , no , and she said " Perhaps it did not arrive before yon left the docks , but you will get it to-morrow . " Mr . O'Connor then said , " Mr . Walsh has got the balance ofthe bill to dav , Pitt ' s bill . " Mrs . Manning asked him , " "Will yon proceed against him for the other three bills ? " and he said " I will . " O'Connor and Manning then began to smoke , and after doing so for some time O'Connor became faint and be sat upon the sofa

      and Mrs . Manning went for some brandy and water , but he did not take any . We quitted the premises about a quarter past eleven , and I accompanied him home as far as Commercial-street . I never saw him again nntil I saw his body on the Sth of August . The Mannings were as friendly with O'Connor as brothers .- _^ _-Cross-examined by Mr . Ballaxtixe : Mrs . Manniug bathed O ' Connors temples with Eau de Cologne . —By Mr . Wilkins : Pitt is a grocer , or a broker . "William Iieatixg examined by Mr . Bodkjx . —I am clerk in the Examiner ' s office of tbe Customs . I knew O'Connor , and saw him last alone on tlie Oth of August , about a quarter to five o ' clock . He was going over London-bridge , owards the Surrey , side , Mr . Graham was with mo , and we had some conversation together . 0 ' Connor showed me a letter . —Did you see the name to that letter ? Yes . — "Was it Maria ?

      Mr . Ballixtixe objected to the question . No proof had been adduced tbat the letter bad been lost , and secondary evidence ought not to be taken till that was done . The _Attoexet-Gexeual said the letter could not be found . The CotKT ruled that the question could not be put . Examination continued . —Mr . O ' Connor appeared in his usual health and spirits when I met him on the bridge . On thc Sunday following I went to Mr . Manning ' s house iu Minver-place , and saw Mrs . Manning . 1 asked her if O'Connor dined thereon the previous Thursday ? She said , "So . " She added , " I saw him on the night before that , and

      he was unwell , and I went on the following night about seven o cloek to inquire about bim , but he was not at home . " I said , " It is very strange , for he was seen by two friends crossing London-bridge in the direction of your house on that day ? ' I asked to sec Mr . Manning , but she said he was not in . She said it was ungcntlcmanly of Mr . O ' Connor that he did not come to keep his appointment to dine with us on thc Thursday . I said I would call the same evening to see Mr . Manning , as perhaps he might bave seen Mr . O'Connor , but she said they were going out to tea , iind would not be at home . I do not know Mrs .

      Manning ' s handwriting . O'Connor was on very friendly terms with the Mannings . —Cross-examined by Mr . Baliaxiixe : I knew Mrs . Manning before I saw Manning . I have been to 0 ' Connor ' s lodg ings and seen Mrs . Manning there , and have left them together late of an evening . It was on the 15 th of August I saw Mrs . Manning , aud she said she had been down at O'Connor ' s twice to inquire after him—once on the Oth and once on the 16 th . I think sbesaid it was about seven o ' clock in the evening . —Cross-examined by Mr . Sergeant Wilkixs : Whenever 1 have seen Manning and O'Connor together , they have always appeared on friendly terms .

      David Graham , an officer in thc customs , corroborated the evidence of the last witness . —Crossexamined by Sergeant Wilkixs : The spot where we met O'Connor was about half a mile from the Mannings . —Gross-examined by Mr . Parry : I had often seen O'Connor walking with Mr . Manning , andlhave seen Mrs . Manning at 0 'Conor ' s lodgings ouce . It was in thc evening , and I left them together . O'Connor occup ied" two rooms in a house in Greenwood-street on the same floor . The Court adjourned at this period of the proceedings for a quarter of an hour . The Court having resumed ,

      Joux Colemax was examined by the Atiorxev-Gexeral . —I hold a situation in the Customs . I knew Mr . O'Connor . I saw hira last on the Oth of August on London-bridge about a quarter past five , lie was walking slowly , and sometimes stopping , as if undecided which way he would go . — Cross-examined by Mr . Sergeant Wilkins : lie was going towards the City . 1 was on the top of an omnibus , and had but a mere cursory glance of hira , Sopiha Patxe examined by Mr . Clarksox . —I am the wife of Joseph Payne , residing at j _\ T o . 2 , Minverplace . I know tbe Mannings . I remember the rumour of the murder of 0 ' Connor . On the Monday after I heard it I saw the male prisoner about six o ' clock in the evening , lie came to my house and asked me to permit him to go through my house to his own , as his wife was out . lie did so , and got over the garden-wall . On thc Thursday before , at about a quarter before seven , I saw the male prisoner sitting on the garden-wall , smoking

      his pipe . I entered into _coiiTrsation with him , and after conversing with him lor a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes , be jumped down , saying he had an appointment to keep that he had forgotten , and must go to _dress . lie went in upon that , and I saw nothing more of him that evening . I left my house that evening about half-past seven , and returned about eleven . I left my husband at home . — Cross-examined b y Mr . Sergeant "Wilkixs : When I first saw him it was light . He was sitting with his legs hanging in his own garden and appeared as usual . His garden is rather larger thau ours . We can hear persons moving about when there is a hustle in the next house , but we arc rather quiet . The lithographing business is carried on in our house . "We had our tea about five o ' clock , and then we were very quiet . It was about half an hour before 1 left home that I saw Manning .

      Mr . Flt . vx examined by Mr . Booklw—I am an officer in the Customs , and knew O'Connor , In consequence of his being absent from business , 1 went to inquire after him on Sunday , the 12 th of August , at Minver-place , but found no one at home . On the following day I went again , with a policeofficer , and asked for Mr . Manning . A female answered the door , and said he was not in . I then asked lor Mrs . Manning , and she said , " I am Mrs . Manning . I told her that I was a friend of 0 ' Connor , and she asked ine to walk in . I did so . and then asked her if she had seen O'Connor . She said : _No , it is very strange , as S 0 me friends of his

      > aw n _, ra on _Tlinrsday on London-brid ge . " She said 0 Connor was a hcklc-minded man , as lie would often come to her place , stop a minute or two , and then suddenly jump np and leave . She then spoke of \ auxhall , and suggested that probabl y he mi « ht be there , as she had been with him once or twice . She mentioned the name of Walsh , who resided there . She then said , "Poor Mi-. O'Connor , he was the best friend wc had in London , " and when she said that I thought I fancied her countenance changed . She turned pale , and I asked her if she was ill . She said , " So , but six weeks ago she had been ill . " I then asked her if sho had been to Mi-. 0 Connor ' s _lodgings on the Oth . She said , "Jo , "

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      I then asked her what time she left her own house . She first S _3 _* d six o'clock . " I asked her if she was certain of the time , and she said it might have been aouarter past six . She said she met one or two friends on her way there . The last remark when I was leaving was , " You gentlemen are very _suscentible . " — Cross-examined by Mr . Sergeant Wilkins " : I knew where Mr . O'Connor kept his cash It " was in a cash-box which he kept in his trunk in his bedroom . _—Atmrxet-General : I beg mrdon- I have some other questions to put . Did von " o to O'Connor ' s lodgings on the 13 th ? -Witness _* Yes , I went there on the 13 th , and Walsh , Kcatin _" , and the officer . I broke open the trunk , found the cash-box open , but it had no money in it . It had nothing in it but memorandums .

      Asx Armes , examined by Mr . Clerk—I reside at 21 Greenwood-street , Mile-end-road . I have a sister living with me , named Emily . O'Connor lodged with me for several years ; he occupied two rooms on the first floor . 1 recolleet Thursday morning , the Oth of August . 0 ' Connor left my house on that day about half-past seven o'clock in the morning ) and I never saw him again . He never returned to my h » use . I know the female prisoner . She was in the habit of coming to visit O'Connor , particularly in the last month before his death ; she came alone except two or three times , and then she was accompanied by Mr . Manning and Mr . Massey . At a quarter past six on that day I saw Mrs . Manning go up stairs into Mr . O'Connor ' s room , where she

      remained till a quarter past seven . No one else went into the room while she was there . I saw her go out of the house . She went through thc shop attached to the house , but on other occasions she had been in the habit of going through the private door ! ' I saw her the next day , Friday . She came about the same time , a quarter to six o ' clock , and went upstairs into Mr . O'Connor ' s room , and remained there till near a quarter past seven . I saw her leave the house . She went through the shop and changed a half-crown , when I observed her hand trembled . On Monday , the 13 th , Mr . Flynn and others came to my house , and entering Mr . O'Connor's room , broke open his box , which was found on the top of the drawers , where it was

      usually kept . No one had been in the house since O'Connor left it but the female prisoner , and herself and sister , I remember Mrs . Manning coming to my house on the Friday before the 9 th , and I then heard her say to O'Connor , " I want to purchase some railway shares . " O'Connor then had his cash-box open before him , together with some papers . —Cross-examined by Mr . Sergeant Wilkins : O'Connor always kept his keys on his own person . Mr . Lockwood , recalled . —said that the wounds on the head might have been inflicted by the sharp end of such an instrument as the crowbar . —By the Court : Should say the body might have been in the hole a week , or littlcmorc . The exterior of the body Was in a state of decomposition . In saying that the body had been under ground for a week he took into account the action of the lime by which it was surrounded . He formed this opinion from the appearance of the body , independent of

      any other circumstance . The lime must have been absorbed through the fractures , and thus tend to the decomposition of the brain . Mr . _Caiiill , shopman to Mr . Langley , ironmonger , Tooley-street , said—I remember , on the 8 th of August , the female prisoner coming to the shop to purchase a shovel . I showed her one , and she said she wanted a strong shovel , and I recommended her a long wooden-handled and regular shovel . She said she would make a short shovel do , and I sold her one . I took it to her house . She gave me a direction , 3 , Minver-place , the name of Manning . When I went there I saw Mrs . Manning . I went about seven o'clock in the evening , and she ordered it about there in the afternoon . ( A shovel was here produced by the officer . ) That is the shovel purchased at our shop . It is a dust shovel . —Cross-examined by Mr . Ballantixe : The price of it is Is . 3 d . ; I did not ask more than that for it .

      William Sopr , policeman , produced the shovel . I received it from Mrs . Bainbridgc , the wife of a broker in Bermondsey-squarc . Barnes , policeman , recalled , and examined by Mr , Ballantine . —I did not find any shovel in _Miavcr-nlace . —By Mv . _ViLurss * . 1 noticed that there was a marble chimney-piece in the front parlour , which seemed to have been newly put up . Eliza Firmix , a little girl , aged 12 , living in Staple-street , said , I recollect the 10 th of August . I was opposite 3 , Minver-place . I was selling matches and boot-laces . On thc following Saturday I saw the female prisoner at the window . I said , " If you please , Ma'am , do you want your steps cleaned V She said , " Can you come on Monday . " I said " _Xo Ma ' am , I cannot come on

      Monday , 1 must go out and sell my things . " She then asked how much I would charge , and I said od . This was about half-past nine . I then went into the house , and cleaned up some portions . She asked mo to clean the blinds , and I said I could not , my hands were bad , but I will clean your steps . She said she had cleansed the back kitchen ; but told me I might clean it again . She asked me to clean a basket which" had some lime in it . I could not do it , and then Mrs . Manning tried to wash it . but as there was not enough water was obliged to stop . The male prisoner was there at the time . I saw him twice . I heard some words the second time . He came up stairs to his wife , and stamped his feet on the ground in ii passion , and said " he would have it "—Cross-examined :

      Tbey kept me till seven , and gave me sixpence . They wero not angry with me . I took something away with me . I'll tell the truth , and that will go the furthest . ( Laughter . ) I can't tell everything . ( Laughter . ) I took an egg and a razor . I took the egg out of thc larder when their backs were turned . I took also a purse that came out of the drawer . I took also some stockings . They came out ofthe cupboard in the kitchen . There was no dress uor petticoat . 1 don't remember if there was a smelling-bottle . Mr . James Colemax , builder , and landlord of 3 , Minver-place . —The Mannings wero yearly tenants . They gave mo no warning when they left . I heard of their leaving on the 14 th .

      CiuRLr . s _Baixmiidge , the broker who purchased the furniture from Manning , gave similar evidence to that detailed at the _poliae-courfc . — Cross-examined : I took a list of the things I purchased , and I will produce it to-morrow . I say positively that Manning said , " I have sent my wife into the country . " There was not such a thing as a coal-pick amongtlie articles , nor a pick-axe . —By Mr . Bodkix : There was some men ' s clothing , a " light zephyr coat a paletot . Mrs . BuxmunGE , the wife of tho former witness , said , that the dust shovel produced was among the articles brought from 3 , Minver-place . There were four female's dresses ; she noticed something remarkable about one of them—a morning wrapper ,

      upon which there appeared to be marks ot blood . It . looked as if it bad been washed out , and dried in a hurry , and become mildewed . The cape was separated from the body . The prisoner Manning slept two nights at her house , and left on tho Wednesday morning . He took a carpet-bag and a trunk covered with leather . He went away in a cab , and said he was going sea-bathing . Ou the Monday night , about a quarter before six , she said to Manning , where ' s Mrs . Manning , and he said , I have sens her into the country . She asked him if he was going to sleep at his house that night ? lie replied , _~ So ; I would not sleep there for £ 20 . Some dresses were left as a present for me . —By Mr . Ballaxtixe : Tsaid I considered tho marks on the

      dress were scorches arising from ironing or drying in a hurry . The marks of blood arc on the cape only . Matilda Weloox , examined by Mr . Clark , said . —I was servant to Mr . Bainbridgc , in tho month of August last . I recollect Manning- coming to outhouse on Monday , the 13 th of August . lie sent mc to 3 , Minver-place , to bring his wife . I could not find it out , and I went back again . I recollect his going out after I returned . When he came back I don ' t recollect him saying anything to Mrs . Bainbridge . On the day when tbe goods were removed he told mo to say that if any one inquired for her I was to say that I had not seen her for a fortnight . I cannot say whether he said his wife had gone into the country , or that be had sent her .

      Mary Axx _Sciioheld , examined b y the AttouNfa ' - Gexeral , said . —Hive opposite 3 , M _' invcr-place _. and I recollect Mrs . Manning leaving her house in a cab , on thc 13 th , the Monday before the body was found ; she left about half-past three . Manning came about half-past five , and knocked twice at tbe door , and then tapped at the window . lie then came over to me , and held np his finger for mc to open the door . He asked me if I had seen his wife , and I said I saw her leave in a cab at half-past three . Ho thanked mc , and then crossed over to 2 , Minver-place , and knocked at the door .

      William _Bvfield , the cabman , said he had a fare on the 15 th of August from Bermondsey-square . The prisoner Manning hired him , and he drove him to AVatcrloo station . He had a cavpot-bag , and a trunk . This was about half-past ei ght o ' clock in the morning , lie went by way of Bermondscystreet , by the request of Manning , but tbat was a much longer route . William Kirk , the other cabman , said Mrs . Manning hired him , and requested him to ttl'h'O to 8 , Minver-place . When they arrived there lie assisted

      her down with two boxes and some other things . lie then drove her to a stationer ' s shop there she got something ; he afterwards proceeded to the London-bridge station , where she left two boxes , and upon which some cards were nailed . He afterwards drove to thc Euston Railway station , William Dat , porter at the London-brid ge station , said the female prisoner gave him two cards to nail upon the boxes . They had on them " Mrs , Smith ( or Miss Smith ) passenger to Paris . " She wished the boxes to he left in the cloak room until called for _.

      1 UCEAHD JMVS MoxniS , the superintendent of tin _Edinburgh police , was next examined by the _Anosxix-Gjtfmh _, and gave precisely the sain .

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      _evidence relative to tho arrest ofthe female prisoner hi EdinburghVhich has been laid before the public . CrostSned by Mr . Sergeant Wilkins ; Mrs . 5 Cngtoldme with respect to the two boxes She tad left them at the Brighton station , because she had not made up her mind whether she Sid go to Paris or to Edinburgh . She also told me that part of the script found upon her was purphased for her by O'Connor . . _, Edward l ! _n oik . one ofthe detective force detailed the particulars with reference to the arrest ot _MaSing at Prospect house , St . Heliers . Jersey , on tho 2 oth of August . . Mr Superintendent Haixes was next examined , and save evidence as to the contents found m the two boxes at the Brighton station , , and also as to his conversation with the male prisoner while on his way by the railway from Southampton to London . ¦ ' ¦ , . The Court adjourned at a quarter after six .

      FRIDAY . The judges took their seats on the bench at ten Mr . William Odlisg examined by Mr . Bodkin . — I am a practised chemist . I have examined a part of this dress —( dress produced)—which I have subjected to the usual chemical test ; and I have arrived at thc conclusion that the stains upon it were caused by blood . —On cross-examination nothing material was elicited . Mr . F . "W . Stevens said . —lam a stock and sharebrokerand was acquainted with tho late Patrick

      _, 0 ' Connor , and did business for him . On the 6 th of _August I delivered to him ten shares of the Sambre and Mcusc Railway . They were numbered exclusively 6 , 460 to 6 , 469 . They were ordered on the 2 nd and I purchased them on thc 3 rd . On the 11 th of May I delivered to him ten shares in the Boulogne and Amiens Railway , numbered 48 , 065 to 48 , 674 . Witness then deposed to the female prisoner calling upon him on the 3 rd of May , saying , she wished to buy some shares , which would not be in the control of her husband . .. .

      Mr . Alexander Lamoxt said .-1 am stockbroker , I knew the late Mr . 0 ' Connor . In April last I purchased some Eastern Counties Railway shares for him , and I witnessed the transfer of the shares to him . Ials . o purchased some Sambre and Meuse shares for the deceased on tho 27 th of April . They were ten scrip shares , which would pass from hand to hand without registration . I recognise the shares now produced by Mr . Moxhay as the same which passed through our hands in reference to this transaction . Mr . Green said—I am clerk in the transfer-office of the Eastern Counties Railway Company , ' and I produce a transfer of ten shares to Patrick O'Connor on thc 28 th of April . . _ the office of

      Mr . John _Havward . —lam clerk in the Solicitor for the Treasury . I was present when a person named John Bassctt was examined at the police-court . 1 believe that he is since dead . 1 saw him produce a scrip certificate , and an assignment on the 7 th of September last . They have been in my possession ever since , and I now produce them . Mr Green examined . —I am clerk of the transfers to the Eastern Counties Railway Company . This is the original certificate of tho Eastern Counties Railway Company ' s shares delivered to Patrick 0 ' Connor . The other document professes to he an assignment of those shares . Mr . Siiillibeer . —I am an attorney . I know Manning , the male prisoner . I do not believe that the signature to his assignment is this . There is no resemblance whatever .

      Mr , Hammond said . —I am clerk to Messrs , Killick and Co ., stockbrokers . The assignment now produced was brought to me by John Bassett . The male prisoner was present . He produced the shares , and he said he wanted £ 110 . for them , and I gave him that amount in a £ 100-note , No 15 , 043 , and dated June 3 , 1849 , a £ 5 note , dated July 13 , and numbered 20 , 051 , and five sovereigns . This was on the Uth of August . The prisoner represented himself to be Mr . O'Connor . The money was handed over to tbe prisoner by Bassctt . I did not hear tlie name of 0 ' Connor mentioned , but I took it from the transfer paper . On tbe 20 th of August I went to tho Bank of England to stop payment of

      the note , and I found it had been changed . —The note was here produced , and the witness indentificd it as the same he had paid to thc male prisoner . Mr . G . Lixion said . —I am a share-dealer . I was present at the office of Messrs . Killick and Co ., on tho Uth of August , when thc transaction referred to by the last witness took place . I saw Bassctt and a stranger . I cannot speak positively to the prisoner being that person . The transfer of shares in the Eastern Counties Railway now produced was executed by the stranger , but 1 cannot say that the male prisoner is the same man . I saw the £ 100 note , the £ 5 note , and the five sovereigns handed to the person who made the transfer .

      Mr . Gmrpirii said . —I am a clerk in tho Bank of England . Tho £ 100 note now produced was brought to the bank to be changed on Saturday , the 11 th of August . I gave fifty sovereigns and _' a ticket , which would enable the bearer to get that amount in another department . The person who brought thc note wrote upon it " Frederick Manning , ' ? , Now Wcston-strcot Bermondsey . " Mr . J . Adams said . —I am a clerk in ' the Bank of England . On the 11 th of August I paid a ticket for £ 50 in five £ 10 notes . —The notes found upon the female prisoner by Mr . Moxhay were hero produced _and identified by thc witness . Henry _Babxkl recalled . —I have expressly gone from Minver-place to Gvccnwood-strcet on foot , in a cab , and in an omnibus . On foot thc time occupied was forty-two minutes ; hi a cab twenty-five minutes , and in an omnibus thirtv-five minutes .

      Mr . King said . — I am employed in the London Docks . I recognise thc letter addressed to P . O'Connor , now produced , as one that was brought to the docks on the afternoon of the 10 th of August . 1 sent it by a person named Lackiugton to Mr . O'Connor ' s house . The Attorney-General said , this was the case for the prosecution . Mr . Sergeant Wilkixs then rose to address the court . He said he appeared before the jury as tlie advocate ofthe male prisoner . Ho expected to bo watched carcfuly by the jury , but he hoped to have their attention . He stood in a position unequalled in thc history of crime . His difficulties were immense . In ' the first place he bad to answer thc

      first counsel in the land . In the next place , he had to urge a defence which at first sight appeared odious ; and he would be followed b y another counsol , whoso duty it would be to seek to destroy him whom he ( Mr . Sergeant Wilkins ) wished to' save . How did it happen that in this country it was always necessary for the judge to caution the jury against the representations of those who were the professed guardians of liberty ? Who wore these rebels against justice ? Who were the profaners of out laws ? The jury and himself had alike read the history of the French ¦ revolution . Nothing had stamped that revolution with more infamy than a base and cruel press which pronounced verdict without trial . He nrged the jury , however , to banish from them the prejudices " of the caso

      and to judge solely from the evidence before them , There could be little doubt that O'Connor had been murdered ; that this wretched man , whoso fate alone excited sympathy , was murdered by some one . The question was , when was ho murdered , where , and by whom ? It was probable that he was murdered on the 9 th of August , and there could be littlo doubt that the murder took place in the house of tho prisoners . Bnt by whom was ho murdered ? Was ho murdered by both ? If so , where was the proof of concert ? Ho thought the learned counsel for the prosecution had boon misinstrueted . The only two facts ( against Manning wore the purchase of the lime and that of- the crowbar . The jury must not come to thc conclusion that thc male always excelled in power and strength , nistorv

      had taught tbem that woman soared hi gher in virtue and sank deeper in vice than man ; and in this caso he hoped to show Mat a woman made her husband a dupe , and was now seeking to save herself by his destruction . Now what reason was there for doubting that the lime purchased by Manning was wanted by him to destroy slugs in the garden ? He would now speak of tlie crowbar . AVhoro was it procured ? There were plenty of marine stores where such an instrument could bo procured , if wanted for a deadly purpose ; hut the prisoner ordered it at one of tlie most respectable shops in Km <> _- - William-strcct . Was that consistent with tlte supposition of his intending to commit murder ? For what purpose was this crowbar wanted ? For

      the commission ot murder a poker would have been a far more fitting instrument . The stones could have been just as easily raised with the ton _« _-s Looking at the publicity of the whole thin * , and considering that there were many wavs of _avoiding it , he submitted that no inference could be drawn prejudicial to the male prisoner . If the murder could be committed by one , let them look for a motive , not hardening , their minds against anv impressions which he might seek to make . ' what motive had the male Manning ? On the other side , it appeared to him that they were about to set tip the wild theory that Manning was jealous of his wife . He feared that Manning was not the man to be jealous . He was far too easy with regard to the honour of his wife . When O'Connor

      was seized with a fainting fit , who fetched him brandy ? The very last time Manning and O'Connor wero seen together a perfect friendship existed between them . Then , with regard to lucre , was Manning ever seen with Is . that belonged to O'Con' 1 _^ 1 _^ cxcv > _V } lie was scea itl possession of the £ 100 note , which was part of thc scheme by which Mrs . Manning attempted to dupo him . it was easy to say that Manning was _attempting to escape infamy by throwing the blame on 1 ' _, P : . AV ,, y _« had ho not , on the supposition ot his innocence , suffered enough" already ? _nnhT , T _^ _Mv's- 1 Saxa & _a S _™ capable of such an net—thai she was capable of consummate wickedness , and ! could carry it off _with-a Jhce Bluett happily few wo _, _/\ cn could assume . Thc

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      learned counsel then proceeded to analyse the evidence . With regard to the evidence of Barnes as to tho condit oam which the body was found , he said there could be no doubt that the female pri : soner had sufficient strength to tie np the body . There was a principle of law that the husband was the master of the wife . But could tho jury doubt , from the evidence with regard to O'Connor ' s visits , that the real master was Mrs . Manning ? Keating saw Mrs . Manning at his house on tho 12 th , and he prayed the jury to mark her consummate hypocrisy . He asked her if she had seen O'Connor , and she replied that sho had not seen him since Wednesday . She then said that she had been invited to dinner on Thursday , and that she

      had been to his lodgings to see why he had not come ; and then , her presence of mind forsaking her for the only time , and her cheek blanching , she said , " Poor Mr . O ' Connor ; he was the best friend I had in London . " Why " poor Mr . O'Conuor , " unless it were that she uttered the words under a temporary absence of mind , knowing that in the kitchen lay thc body of her former companion , and that she had his property in her possession . He ( Mr . Sergeant Wilkins ) did not mean to contend that the male prisoner had not , after the transaction , aided in secreting the body ; his love for his wife might have induced him to do so . The witness who spoke of his being on tho wall , said he was dressed as usual , and smoked and drank for about

      half an hour . Throughout the whole affair Mrs . Manning seemed to have taken as much pains to deceive and dupo her husband as to deceive , dupe , and destroy O ' Connor . It would probably be attempted to be shown that there were terms of endearment existing between O'Connor and Mrs , _Manning . He had no doubt there were outward manifestations of affection ; she might have poured eau-de-cologneon his head , hut would any man suppose that she loved him ? She love O'Connor 1 Why did sho steal his property or conceal his death ? The learned Attorney-General had led them to expect something important from Massey ' s evidence ; but it really amounted to nothing . Manning's question whether Massey thought murderers could

      go to heaven , though odd in itself , was not very wonderful in an age when a vicious morality was stalking abroad . The shovel was bought by Mrs . Manning on the 8 th , the very day on which she wrote the invitation to O'Connor . With regard to Bainbridge , the broker , and his wife , it was clear they were both mistaken with respect to Manning ' s expressions in relation to his wife ' s departure . Supposing Mrs . Manning to have committed the deed , her husband would be in doubt as to the course he must pursue . If he declared what had been done , his wife might be brought to infamy . lie at length yielded , perhaps to bad reasonings ; he might have even assisted in secreting thc body ; ana then afterwards ho said , " I was a great fool that I did net explain all . " One thing was clear ,

      that for a time there was something which looked like resolution on his part , for several days elapsed , before he yielded to his fears and left London . Mr . Moxhay , a most intelligent police officer , said Manning was a most consistent character throughout . "When he entered the room he said , " Mrs . Smith , I presume . " " Yes , " she replied , with all the courtesy of the drawing-room , On his telling her that he suspected she was thc wife of George Frederick Manning , her cheek did not blush in the least . He mentioned scrip . " Scrip ! " she said , " what scrip . " The scrip was produced . Still no manifestation of feeling , but at length she declared that she had some scrip of her own . When accused ofthe murder of O'Connor , she said , " Murder Mr . O'Connor ! he was -like a father to

      me . " He might havo been a father to her , but she was a strange child to him . The next witness was the chemist , who had proved as to the blood , and he was followed by Stovens _. tho stockbroker . He called the particular attention of the jury to this evidence . Mrs . Manning asked for shares which didnotrcquiretobe registered , as she wanted shares which she might sell without the knowledge of her husband . It appeared that she wanted to cheat her husband as well as every one else . Could there be any doubt but she was at tbat time intending to steal the Sambre and Meuse and Aminos shares from O'Connor ? Then they had Mr . Lamond , and Mr . Green , the transfer clerk in the Eastern counties Railway . He called upon

      them to look at Manning , whose face was so remarkable as never to be forgotten by anybody who had once seen him . What occurred ? A person went to Killick ' s office , supposed to be Manning , but Shillibcei' had deposed that the signature to the transfer was not in his handwriting . Tlie clerk could not swear that it was Manningwho had dealt with him . A note was paid of £ 100 , which was afterwards changed at the Bank with Manning ' s name on it . There was no doubt but that _31 rs Manning had obtained his signature before presenting it at the Bank . Where was the note afterwards found ? "W hy in the possession of Mrs . _Manninsr , in

      Edinburgh . He bad now gone through the evidence _. He had been called on to perform a painful duty . Not because he doubted the innocence of his client , but because he felt the enormous amount of prejudice tbat had been created , and thc way in which the case had boon written up . Ho also felt his feelings lacerated , because it was his painful duty to defend the husband by attempting to criminate the wife . Let their verdict be one of reason , not of feeling . Let no compassion for sex warp their judgment , but decide as between two human beings , and let justice be their only guide . At the conclusion ot the learned sergeant ' s address the jury retired lor refreshment .

      Mr . Ballantine commenced his defence of the female prisoner , observing J : o was aware of the calumnies which had been circulated against his unhappy client , but worst . of all he complained of the manner in which she had been attacked by his learned friend . It « as a case unparalleled in a court of justice , to sec a learned counsel _endeavouring , in the manner his friend had done , to blacken * tho character of a prisoner , and that prisoner , i woman . He ( Mr . Ballantine ) did not mcau to follow such a course . Thus to attack an unfortunate prisoner on trial for his life , and who might bo led from that court to the scaffold , was a course , in his opiuion , derogatory to the profession , and , sooner than follow ft , he would abandon his profession for over .

      The prosecution had left them completely in a dilemma as to the exact period at which the murder was committed ; but they had -been told that , whether the female prisoner was present or not when the murder was committed , it would be their duty to find her guilty of being an accessory to the murder . It would be useless to deny the nature of the connexion that existed between Mrs . _Maiminn-and Mr . O'Connor ; it was quite clear that she " had forgotten her duty to her husband , and that a criminal connexion existed . It was well known , however , that a man of the age of the deceased was likely to entertain a great affection for a woman under such circumstances ; and if _theobjest of Mrs . Manning bad been gain , she could have obtained all

      that sho required from the deceased man . He submitted that it was idle to suppose that tho prisoner should havo committed a murder for the sake ot gain , when she could , if she had been so minded _, have acquired all sho desired without committin » any such dreadful act . The connexion between the parties existed till the Oth of August , upon which day the murder was said to have been committed There was no doubt but that he was at Minverplace on that day , and that he was expected tlicrc to dinner at five o ' clock , that bcin _? tho time at which thc Mannings usually dined . The question then arose , where was the female prisoner when the deceased arrived at the house ? It was clear from the evidence , that if she bad left her own house at

      half-past five , she could have arrived at the residence of O'Connor by about a quarter to six , which was the time when it was stated by the Miss Arners that sho arrived there . The female prisoner stilled , when taken into custody , that finding 0 Connor had not arrived at five o ' clock , she went to his residence , in Green wood-street in search of him Ihere was nothing in the evidence to show that the statement was not perfectly correct . Xow was tho murder committed during that period _? Ho should contend that it clearly was ' lie had no wish to charge Manning , or [ 6 attpck him in the manner his wife had been attacked bv the learned sergeant ; but this was the fact ofthe case , and it was for the jury to draw their own conclusions from it . He now cam e to the question

      whether the female prisoner was an accessory before thc fact . He would assume that the murder was committed by Maiming . That was tho assumption on the part ot the Crown , and certainly it wis more likely that the blow which completely shattered the skull of the unfortunate man was more likely to be struck by a man than by a woman , lie did not say that it was committed by Manninn- but the learned sergeant compelled him to express an opinion that it was more probable the murder should have been committed by a man who was at homo at tho time the deceased came there , than bv a woman , who , he contended , was proved to have been at another place . After some other remarks he learned counsel observed , it was important to bear in mind what took place on tbe _Dvi-ninir _» r n , n

      Sth of August , when O ' Connor came to tho hou _* e in company with Walsh . She then asked 0 ' Connor m the presence of . "Walsh , why ho had notconm to dinner on he previous day ; and i , coolness and showed that she was the most unlikely person in the world to be contemplating a murder . Towards thc end ofthe evening , when O'Connor had been _smoking and drinking and became faint , she bathed his temples with eau de Cologne , and evinced the greatest tenderness on his account Did tint not _biiow at

      w sue was the most unlikely person to commit such a murder ? Had she meditated anything of the sort , she would have recoiled from the man . whose murder she had determined upon ihe most abandoned and callous woman-nav * tlie most abandoned womau that obtained a wretched _insistence in the street ? , could not act in this wav Bunng the absence of the wife the husband might lw # committed , the murder k consequence of . a

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      quarrel witb the deceased about his wife ; and she on her return , learning from her husband the deed that had been committed , and knowing the nature of her connexion with O'Connor-she , _foarin" that disgrace might attach to her , and , acting upon Qua supposition , fled a few days after tho murder was committed Having now , he trusted , satisfied the lury that the evidence did not support either the charge of being a principal or an accessory before _whinht' _^ _ww ? \ " other branch of the subject , _orv after ' fil _? the _f ? 0 ner WM not _«™ _^ soiy alter the fact ; and although by the Jaw she ould not he convicted of that olencc , vet ho was Sn _™ ¦ l % ° f duct after tiie transaction would end to prejudice her upon the other inquiries Ifo _KftS ? ? _«?» fc * _Pwbablwhen she

      J jy _^ . «• , had learned of the act having been committed , that there might bo many reasons why she should refrain from giving any information ; and one very _« reat one would Tie , that all inquiry would expos ? _g own shame and guilt . He could give no other reasonable solution for her conduct , and ho trusted the jury would look at it in that light ; and with regard to tbe possession of the rail wa v shares , tacjury would not forget thatshe bad been in consultation with the deceased about the purchase of railway shares , and that she stated she had two or three hundred pounds to invest in that manner _, lie would also ask them whether it was not possible that the deceased not

      might have have given her somo of the railway shares which were found in her possession when she was taken into custody ? Ic was contended for the prosecution that the possession of this property was quite conclusive of her connexion with the murder ; but he entreated the jury not to view it m that light , and that they would think that , under thc circumstances , she might hava taken the property and yet be perfectly innocent of tho murder , or of having had anything to do with planning it . The learned counsel , after some further remarks , and thanking the jury for the attention they had paid to the case , said he trusted he had satisfied them that at all events there was doubfc

      and difficulty in the case ; and he concluded by expressing a hope that they would give effect to that by returning a verdict favourable to tho prisoner . The ArroKKEi ' _-GEiVEiuL was about to reply , when Mr . Parry interposed , and said that , although perhaps in strictness the Attorney-General would have the ri g ht of reply , yet it was not customary to exercise this power in a case where not a tittle of evidence had been adduced by the prisoners . The Chief Baeox said , the Attorney-General e ' early had the right . Mr . _Paruv then put it to thc Attorney-General whether he would exercise the right in a case whore thc lives of two of his fellow creatures were at stake .

      The Attorney-General , said , he had undoubtedly , as the representative of the Crown , the rMit to have the last word on au inquiry of this description . It was a right which had been usually exercised with great caution , and he should not in this case have exercised it , though he and many other Attorney-Generals had on other occasions done so , but that he thought it his duty to endeavour to hold as evenly as possible the scales of justice between the parties whose interests were now before the Court , The learned gentleman ihen proceeded to comment upon the evidence at considerable length . Both of his learned friends admitted that the unfortunate man O'Connor was murdered by somebody in the house in Minver-place , and that he was murdered

      either by a shot or by blows , or that death was produced by both jointly . On this point , therefore , there need be no difficulty with the jury—that in the house occupied by both prisoners , there being no servant to take part in the transaction , Patrick O'Connor was murdered on the Oth of August , either by means of a pistol , or by a crowbar , or by both . Now , there was then one thing on which the learned counsel who had addressed the Court were entirely agreed , and tbat was that the murder had been committed by one person only . That he thought highly improbable . He did not think that one person could have raised the stones in tho kitchen , dug the grave , covered it over , and , above all , could havo thrust thc body into the grave in the manner which had been described . With regard to the time when the murder was alleged to have been committed , there did not appear to be any evidence when ic was actually committed ; and it was very possible

      that thc act might have been committed after the return _gf the female prisoner from the house of the deceased . A little after five o ' clock O'Connor was seen near Minver-place . After that time he was seen on the bridge , apparently in a hesitating and uncertain mood , very like a person who was _looking for some one . The probability , then , was that not ; finding the female prisoner at home , soon after live o ' clock he hail left Minver-place , but afterwards returned , whether with tho female prisoner could not be ascertained ; and in all likelihood the murder was committed then . Ho concluded by observing , that it was impossible not to come to the conclusion that both prisoners were concerned in this atrocious case . Both were concerned in the purchase of the instruments used in procuring tiie death and burial of their victim . Both resorted io concealment , and both took partiu the distribution of 0 ' Connor ' s property . th

      Tlie Lord - Cii _^ r- Bahox en summed up the evidence . Tho Jury retired exactly at six o ' clock , ami en their return at a quarter to seven , the prisoners wore again placed at the bar . Mr . Stheigiit , the Deputy of Arraigns , then in « quired ofthe jurv if they had all agreed upon their verdict ? Tho Foreman replied that tbey had found bo ; h prisoners " Guilty . " Thc prisoners having been asked in thc usual way whether they had anything to say why sentence or death should not bo passed * upon them ,

      Mrs . Manxixo , m a state of great excitement , addressed the court as follows . She spoke with a strong foreign accent , and with _remarkable vehemence , her excitement appearing to supply her with fluency of speech : — " There is no justicc _*' s ) ic said ) and no right for a foreign subject in this country . There is no law for me . I have had no protectionneither from the judges , nor from tho prosecutors , nor from my husband . I am unjustly condemned by this Court . If 1 wero in my own country 1 could prove that I had money sent from abroad , " which is now in the Bank of England . My solicitors ar . d counsel could have called _witnesses to identify shares that were bought with my own money . Air O'Connor was more to me than * husband . He was a friend and brother to me ever since I cauie to

      tin ' s country . I knew him for seven years , lb wanted to marry me , and I ought to have bein married to him . I have letters which would prove his respect awl regard for me , and 1 think , eonsiilcrhiif I amawoiiiaiiaiidaloiic _. _andliavctofiglitnijiuisbaiurs statements , that I have to fight against ' the prosecutors , and that even the judge himself is _agams : mc , I think that I am not ' treated like a Christian , but like a wild beast of the forest , and the judges and jury will have it upon their consciences for _giving a verdict against me . I am not guilty of tho murder of Mr . O'Connor . If I had wished to

      commit _mill'doi' 1 would not have attempted the life of the only friend I had in the world—a man who would have made me his wife iu a week if I had been a widow . I have lived in respectable families , and can produce testimonials of character for probity in every respect , if inquiry is made . I can account for more money than was equal to the trilling shares that were found upon me . If my husband , through jealousy and a revengeful feeling against O'Connor , chose to murder him , I don't see why 1 should be punished for it . I wish I could have expressed myself hotter in the English language . " _AIanxincj said nothing .

      _Jlr . Justice _Cnusswioi ( who , in the absence of the Chief Baron , delivered judgment ") then put on the black cap and addressed tlie prisoners as follows : — Frederick George Manning , and Maria _banning , you have been convicted of the crime ol murderairs . Maxxiso ( vehemently , —No , no ; I won't stand it . You ought to be ashamed of yourselves , There is neither law nor justice here . ( _Slic then turned round as if tO leave tho dock , but was prevented by Mr . Cope , the Governor of Newgate who stood behind her . ) a

      Mr Justice Cubsswell . —You havo been defended by able counsel ; Every topic which ingenuitv or experience bad taught them would beat all available lor your defence has been urged bv them _, ihe learned Judge , after some further ' remarks , then said , it remains for mc now only to pronounco the dread sentence of the law , which is that you be taken hence to _; Her Majesty ' s gaol for the county of . Surrey , and thence to the place of execution , and there to be severally hanged by the neck until you bo dead ; and that afterwards vour dead bodies be buried within the prccints of the gaol in which you shall be confined after tnis sentence ; and may thc Lord have mercy upon your souls ! Mrs . Masking was again proceeding to address tlie Court , when she was ordered to be removed . & ho exclaimed that it was shameful to pass such a sentence upon her , and some persons near her allege that they heard her add " base England ; " but these

      words did not reach us , According to custom the bench m front ofthe dock was strewn with rue taking some of this in her hand she strew it into the body ofthe court , as if by that contemptuous ae she could ind some relief from tlie excitement _i ? _u- ? i , \ _° I , - * Sh 0 WM immediatel / _icnioved by Mr . Cope and a female turnkey . _Maxxisg merely bowed to thc Court ami retned . He seemed very subdued , hut retained his _selt-possession . Thc proceedings closed shortly after seven o clock

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 27, 1849, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_27101849/page/8/