Charles Darling

CHARLES DARLING (1st Baron Darling) d1936. English politician, lawyer and judge. Assigned to the Queen's Bench Division, he presided over a number of important trials including ; the Stinie Morrison case (1911) / that of "Chicago May" and the trial for criminal libel of Noel Pemberton Billing MP (1918). He also sat on the criminal appeals of Hawley Crippen and Roger Casement both of which he dismissed.  He was known for his erudition and at times inappropriate wit, both on and off the bench, as well as for being impeccably dressed and wearing a silk top hat whilst riding to Court on a horse accompanied by a liveried groom