The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-02-25 00:00:00

Scottanb.

TSARIBLI STUDOGLI, ESCAPI, AND REDA/TUNE.—
fUmuel Robinson, the printer and publisher of the
lotfeshire Journal, a Conservative paper published at
Caper, was apprehended in London on Saturday on •
charge of forgery. On Sunday night he was handed
lover to Mr, Bell, chief constable of the county of Fife,
who had come to town (as an escort. They took their
departure for the north by the express, leaving King's-
noes at 9.15 that night. They rode first-class. The
oomportment bad no other occupants, and care was
taken to have both doors locked: The prisoner was
further secured by handcuffs. On the journey he
chatted familiarly with Mr. Bell, and when at York
was provided with refreshments. Between York and
Dashnston, by some means, he contrived to free him-
pelf of the iron cuff, the remaining cuff being left on
the wrist of the chief constable' and manifested a wild-
noes of manner which somewhat alarmed his guardian.
Without any further warning he threw himself back.
wards out of the window, but was baulked in his
attempt to commit suicide by his companion, who had
to stretch himself, to the imminent peril of his own
life, a considerable way out of the window in order
to get hold of his collar, and so recover him. The
'viscid° was desperate, and • fearful struggle ensued,
which lasted, Mr. Bell states, for • whole half hour.
The would-be suicide almost piteously begged Mr.
Bell to let go his holdt and Mr, Bell with a view
rather to save him from inevitable death than to retail
the custody of his prisoner, as desperately gripped hiss
by the throat. Mr. Bell was unable to drag him in,
owing to the position in which the wilful fellow hung
out of the window, his legs from the knee joints only
being within tbe carriage. Mr. Bell was overcome at
last by exhaustion, and the manale made one more
desperataieffort and broke away from his captor, tumb-
ling headlong by the side of the train. The engine
whistle had just then been sounded, before drawing tip
at Darlington, and in a few i•econds more the train
stopped at the station. The side if the carriage was
besmeared with blood, indicative of the initial nature
of the struggle, and some of the poseengeraimost of
m i who at that hour of the night (the train s due at
Darlington at 3.53) weuM be drowsy, thought they
heard • strange now. *The express suffered a detention
of half an hour Or more while a pilot engine wan
despatched up the line in marsh, it was rappesed, Oil
the man's mangled remains, but in the thick darkness
that prevailed no trace whatever could be found. On
Monday afternoon, however, • fanner in attendance at
the Darlington market, 'reported to the police that lie
had met on the road betweeen Appleton Wiske sad
&newton, leading to the Cleveland moors, • man with-
out • bat, respectfully dressed, and greatly disfigured
with cuts and braises about the face. Chief-constable
Bell and Superintendent Robson, of the Darlington
polies, immediately set off in pursuit, and traced their
game as far as Oemotherlog, which is pa the wiry edge
of the moors. They were only two bourn behind him.
He had slept • hour at a roadside cottage, and washed
himself. The kind housewife likewise had provided
him with • covering for his head. His forgery transac-
tions were perpetrated on one of the banking houses at
Caper, and are said to amount to between L'3,000 and
£41,000. He absconded from Caper in time latter part
of January last, and when apprehended was living in
lodgings in the Brompton-road. The prisoner was re-
captured' on Tuesday at Ogrootherley, in the North
Biding, and after lodging for the night in Notthallerton
gaol, was removed to Scotland on Wednesday morning
by the mail train. He was conducted under the escort
of 'chief constable Bell and another officer. Mr. Bell
has one of his arms disabled, and is otherwise suffering
from • violent kick he received in his side during the
struggle. The prisoner admita that his intention was
self-destruction. Strange to state, he has only a few
scratches on the face. He is now very penitent, or
appears to be so.
MIRACUIAgIif EICAPC.—EarIy on Thursday morning,
as one of the saperintendenta of the keneral terminus
at F--,th was crossing the Scottish Midland line, an
of great speed came up and struck him down.
$e to say he was laid so flat between the rails
that he engine passed over him without any of the
wheel* or underworks touching him. With the excep-
tion of his being severely out in the face and rendered
fir some time insensible from the shock, he sustained
no other injury, end was able to go about his occupa-
tion the same day.