The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-17 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE..

MANSION-HOUSE.

John Bunn' um brought up oe remand before Alderman
Far Robert Carden, who sat for the Lord Mayor, rimmed
with embezzling several corns of money, amoontiog to
Axis 201., beloaging to his employers, bleier.. "yen and
Co.. Cannon-street, I orners.
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The prisoner sea in the employment of Messrs. Meyers
ea vrereholuieruan, and be warn occasionally sent out to
eollect account's, and it appeared that be had received
various sums of money from customers on account of his
employer@ for which he had not accounted. The payment
of the several amounts were proved, and the prisoaer's re-
ceipts produced ; and it was also proved that these sums
had not been beaded over by hint. When taken into
custody by Detective-officer Sproke, a number of pawn-
broker's duplicates were found in his possession which re•
lated to furs and muffs. Several pawnbrokers were present
who produced the articles referred to in the duplicates, and
in mod cases identified the prisoner as laving pledged
them, and they were identified by Mesas. Meyers manager
as the property of that firm, and valued at about 401.
The prisoner was committed for trial.
THAMES.

CAriatopher M'Conotaci, a boiler maker, about 20 years
of age, was brought up on remand, before Mr. Paget,
charged with violently assaulting Mary Ann Harem, and
attempting to commit a rape upon her.
The prosecutrix, a very respectable young woman, who is
safaris( from the effects of the outrage complained of,
mid she was a servant out of • situation, and was at pre-
moot staying with her brother, • night watchman,
at No. 33, Cburch.street, Cubitt-town, Poplar. On
Friday night last she went out on • visit to
her father. The distance between her brother's
and father's dwelbags was not more than half • mils. She
left her father's boom,' bete's° 11 and 12 o'clock, and was
on her way home, when she was overtaken by the prisoner,
who asked her to have something to drink with him. She
refused to do so, and quickened her speed. The prisoner
followed her a bort distance, and then assaulted her in a
most violent and indecent manner. He first put hie arm
round her neck without saying a word to her sod tried to
raise her clothes. She struggled with him for some time,
and be threw her down asd fell upon her. The witness then
described other particulars of the prisoner's conduct, and
said by &violent effort she got away from him. He soon
caught her again, polled off her shawl and bonnet, and
thew her on the ground. He then, in spite of her resis-
tance, dragged up her clothes and knelt upon
her. She screamed and called for help as loudly
as possible. At that time she was completely smothered in
mud, and the prisoner put his hand over her mouth to stifle
her cries, and said he would kill her if she made a noise.
She oontanued struggling with him, and he acted in • most
violent and indeoent manner. His clothes were in diaorder,
and be used every possible effort to effect his purpose. and
pearly succeeded, when her screams brought assistance.
She was much hurt, her mouth bled copiously, and she bad
not been well since the outrage. A youog man named Gib-
son came from • house close by who detained the prisoner.
She gave him in charge to • police-constable, who let him
go borne to his lodgings.
Mr. Paget—last him go home! Who is that constable!
Witness-444 K.
Mr. Paget—l must have him hers directly. Send for
him, and let the inspector attend.
The cue was then adjourned for the attendance of Frede-
rick Floyd, the police-constable referred to ; and epos his
arrival he stated that he was on duty in Church-street cm
Friday night. He saw the prosecutrix, who was standing
close to a mac, and was covered with mud from top to toe.
She said she had been ..molted, sod was a little excited.

Mr. Paget—l should think so after such an outrage.
Where was the prisoner!
Floyd—He was lying with his face on the ground. He
was also cowered with mud. The young woman pre him
in charge. I said I could not take him unless she went to
the station-house. She said, " I can't go to the station-house
till to-morrow morning." Ten minutes afterwards the
young woman left and went home. The priaouer was drunk,
and appeared to bare been knocked about.
The prosecutrix begged to be heard spin, and Mr. Paget
said, certainly. She said the policeman heard her screams,
and must hare known the prisoner had 'Lased her. She
was almcet insensible, and said, ' Take that man in charge."
The policeman did not do so, but asked the young man
Gibers) to take her home.

The prisoner, who said he was drunk, and did not know
what ha was ►bout, was committed for trial.

STIFTZMATIC SWINDLING HT MEANS or FALSE
CHlocra.—A young man, a German, named Adolphe
Hecht, afias Hergst, aria, Hamilton, alma May, was
charged oa remand yesterday, at the Marylebone Police.
court, with obtaining, by means of false cheques on the
Union Bank of London, a vast amount of property from
various tradesmen. Mr. Wontoer appeased to prosecute;
Mr. Neat* watched the case on behalf of a number of pawn-
broker; and Mr. Edward Vann, of 16, Providence-row,
Finsbury-equare, defended the prisoner. The career of the
prisoner-and a female named Dora May ham been one of
such an extraordinary nature, and the victims so many, that
the court was crowded with tradesmen, all eager and
clamorous to prefer charges. Several cases were gone into,
but all were of the ISMS character. By opening an account
at the Union Bank in the name of the female, Dora
May, who lived with the accused as his wife, • cheque
book had been obtained. This had been made use of by the
prisoner, who signed cheques under various other names in
payment of goods obtained Iron different tradesmen. When
these cheques were presented the answer wan, of comes,
"no account;" sod meanwhile the accused had removed
from the lodgings to which the goods bad bees mat.
Evidenos to this effect having been given, the prisoner was
committed for trial on three charges, the magistrate 'eying
be thought them quite sufficient for the ends of josties.
No Donner had his worship said this than tradesmen sprang
up in different parts of the court, wattle! to prosecute for
wise, pianos, gold watches, chains, weans( apparel, furni-
ture, baby llama, fashionable crinolines, upholder, and
other property, to a vast amount. Mr. Yardley remanded
the prisoner for a week.
HEALTH or LONDON.—Ib appears from theßegis-
trar-General's return that the number of deaths in London
in the week that ended on Saturday was 1664, which ia less
by a hundred than that of the previous week. The deaths
under 20 years of age declined from 776 to 759 ; those at 20
and under 60 years decreased from 564 to 174 ; while the
deaths at • more advanced age were of Dearly the same
amount in the two weeks. The average number of deaths
for the tenth week of the yearn 1854-63 is, with • correction
for increase of population, 1,449. The precast return exhi-
bits an erase of over the number estimated for • week
in the early part of March. The deaths from imarlatina
were fewer than they had been in row previous weeks
they declinedto 4l ; those from typhusto 53. Of 38 fatal
cases of measles, 5 occurred in the east sub-dietrid of Wing-
' t00,'4 in Saffron-hill, Km Green sub-districtof Bethnal-green.
Bronchitis numbered 280 deaths in the week, the corrected
average being 169 ; phthisis or consumption 192 deaths
against 170. It will be observed that both these dinned,
hut particularly bronchitis, are fatal at the present time.
Pneumonia, which calmed 100 deaths, is not monied] than
usual. An infant, aged two weeks, died from being ban.
daged too tightly. Four perdue are returned as killed by
street vehicles ; two peewee were run over and killed by
locomotive engines—namely, one at Putney on the sth
last, and case on the Crystal Palace line on the 7th inst.
A woman, aged 60 years, died from want of nourishment
sad clothing on 21st February at 1, King's Head-court,
Shoreditch ; another, aged 46, on the day following from the
same cause, at 6, Roysteseareet, Bethnal-green. On the
4th March • child, aged 13 mouths, died is the House of
Correction, Wandsworth, from "erysipelas dieing from the
want of proper nutrition." Tea aosagenarians died I. the
week •, also • lady who is registered se having died on the
7th March at the extraordinary age of 106 years, at her
house in Lee-road. Last week the births of 1,013 boys and
949 girls, in all 1,962 children, were registered in London.
Is the tea corresponding weeks of the years 1864.63 the
avers:, number (corrected) is 2,076.

A -revolting case of murder came on for trial at
the assizes for Waterford on Tuesday. The accused is •
man 60 years of age, named Thomas Welsh ; the deceased
was the grandfather of prisoner's son-in•law, said the prin.
cipal withers for the prosecution was the prisoner's daughter.
The facts will probably be remembered. Uoder the threat
of murdering him daughter, the prisoner made bar waist
him in dragging the body of the deceased to an °admire. in
which his daughter heard him choppers/fig.: with •
hatchet. When night came on be pat the le of the
deceased in a beg and buried them is a bog. cane is still
proceeding.