... At the Liverpool assizes Saturday, before Lord Chief Justice Bovill, the trial of John Smith, charged with the murder of Adam Mather, at Windle, near St. Helens, on the 21st Jul ...

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... On Sunday morning, a murder of a very atrocious character was perpetrated near St Helens. The victim was a man between 55 and 60 years of age, named Adam Mather, a collier, residing with his wife and son in a cottage in a lonely spot known as Greenleach, St Helen's district On Saturday night the old man and wife went to bed at the usual hour, and the son not having then returned home, the back ...

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... iv-jRTHERN ClRCUlT. —Liverpool, Auo. 24. yj . PaiCS Coubt.— (Before Mr. Justice Smith and a Special Jury.) ?? ABBIGXEE, V. DICCONSOy AND ANOTHER, fas plaintiff in this case waa a Mr. Peacock, assignee on , J.ite of Mr. Thomas Evans, draper, Blackburn, and :, ndanu Mr. Thos. Dicconson.high sheriff of Lanca- ' Ox, and Mr. John SUfford, sheriff officer, Blackburn -won bemg ?? one between the ...

... WEST DERBY HUNDREB. OROWN COURT.— (Before Ltrd Chief-Justice Bovill) ALLEGED MURDER AT WIGA.N. Peter Fairclough, 33, collier, and Nathaniel Green, 32, labourer, were indicted ...

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... . THE ST. HELENS ML'RDER. the Liverpool Assizes on Friday, before Lord Chief •Justice Bovill, John Smith, thirty-three years of age, described as labourer, was arraigned on the charge of ' on tlle 21st of Jul murdered Adam Mather, afc Wmdle, near St. Helens. The prisoner, on being whether he was guilty or not guilty, replied, God forbid that I would be. It was alleged that l6 in question the ...

... Adam Mather, a collier, between 55 and 60 years of age, lired with bis wife and son in a cottage Greenleach, near tbe residence of Brotnilow, J. P., St Helen's. Saturday night the son had not returned home the usual hour for retiring, so the father and mother went to bead, leaving the backdoor secured so that he might get in. Betweeu twelve and one o'clock the mother heard a noise below, and ...

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