Charles Howard

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D Wong on 13th July 2016

Old Bailey: CHARLES HOWARD, Breaking Peace > wounding, 21st November 1864. Offence: Breaking Peace > wounding Verdict: Guilty > lesser offence Punishment: Imprisonment > penal servitude CHARLES HOWARD (23), was indicted for feloniously wounding George Green, with intent to murder; Second Count, to maim and disable; Third Count, to do grievous bodily harm. MR. POLAND conducted the Prosecution. GEORGE GREEN. I am a sub-warder in the Middlesex House of Correction, Cold bath-fields—on 10th November, at 10 o'clock in the morning, I was on duty in the tailor's shop there, supervising the prisoners—the prisoner was at that time undergoing sentence in the House of Correction—he came behind me; at least, I received a blow in the back of the neck, which nearly knocked me off of the stool I was sitting on in the middle of the shop—I put my hand up to my neck and found a great deal of blood running from it—I turned round, and saw the prisoner walking away with something in his right hand; I could not say what it was—I was conveyed to the infirmary by one of the chief warders—I fainted from loss of blood—I had reported the prisoner to the governor on the day previous, and was going to report him again that morning for a breach of the prison rules—I had not told him so. COURT. Q. What were you going to report him for? A. For making signs, unnecessary talking, and insolence; that had not been heard—on the first occasion, I reported him for moving a prisoner from one seat to another without orders—that was about three weeks ago—the governor admonished him on that occasion—I reported him on the 9th for talking, but had not told him I should report him. ALFRED VANDERSLYTH. I am sub-warder in the Middlesex House of Correction—on 10th November, about 10 in the morning, I was on duty in the tailor's shop—I saw the prosecutor there sitting down about seven or eight yards in advance of me—I saw the prisoner strike a blow at the back of his neck; he then turned round and advanced towards me—I closed with him, and while struggling with him, Mr. Parry, the master tailor, came out and took the knife from him—the prisoner remarked at the time, "You don't report me for nothing"—I saw the knife in his hand, and saw there was blood on the blade—this is it (produced)—the prisoner was employed in the tailor's shop as a cutter-out—he would use a knife occasionally—it was nothing unusual to see him with a knife—I saw him with a knife that morning, about a quarter of an hour before this—from what I could see, at the distance I was from him, he was sharpening it, or sharpening something with it—I heard him ask for a knife about a quarter of an hour before—he asked the assistant cap-maker for it—he said, "Lend me the knife." COURT. Q. Was it one of his tools of trade? A. Yes, he might have it for several things—he was a cutter-out, and he had the use of shears—he might want a knife to sharpen a piece of slate pencil, or anything of that sort—I saw him once marking a slate with it. THOMAS PARRY . I am one of the warders, and am engaged as master-tailor in the tailor's shop—the cap-workers work in the same place—I know this knife—it is one of the cap-maker's knives—the prisoner would not require it for his work—he was a tailor—I was in the adjoining room when this occurred—I took the knife from the prisoner's hand—there was blood upon it. WILLIAM SMILES. I am a surgeon—on 10th November, about a quarter-past 10 in the morning, I saw Green, and examined his neck—I found a wound about two inches behind the ear, in the fleshy part of the neck—it was about an inch in length, a deep wound amongst the muscles—a small branch of the artery had been divided, and he had lost a considerable quantity of blood—this knife would inflict such a wound—it was not a dangerous wound—had it been a little further forward, it would probably have killed him—I did not examine the depth of the wound. COURT. Q. Then you cannot say if much force was used? A. Except from its effect upon him—he was very much shaken by the blow for some days afterwards—I judged that considerable force was used—the neighbourhood of the wound was undoubtedly dangerous—it was near the large vessels of the neck; the place itself was not dangerous. GUILTY on the Third Count — Twenty Years' Penal Servitude. Charles was 24 years old on arrival. He was the son of James of Coalheaver, Hackney. Charles was 5’7” tall, light brown hair, hazel eyes, fresh complexion, stout, semi literate, sailor, flag on right arm, E B and bracelet on left arm. 17/11/1876: Married Ann McCreery at Fremantle – they had 11 children. 15/7/1876: TOL 20/6/1887: COF Perth. 7/9/1906 The West Australian, Perth: FUNERAL NOTICES. HOWARD -The Friends of the late Mr.Charles Robert Howard, of Bull's Creek, Canning River, are respectfully invited to follow his remains to the place of interment, the Church of England portion of the Fremantle Cemetery. The Funeral is appointed to leave Messrs. Arthur E. Davies and Co.'s Undertaking Establishlment, Market street Fremantle, THIS (Friday) AFTERNOON, at 2 o'clock. ARTHUR E. DAVIES and CO., Undertakers, Market street, Fremantle. Tel. 235.

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Larraine Bennett on 12th July 2016

Married Ann McCreery in Fremantle 17 November 1876