The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-14 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

George Webb, a porter in the employment of Mr. Taylor,
warehouseman, Pimlico, war charged with stealing some
cigars and a tobacco pouch.
Stephen Burnham, manage!. to Mr. Taylor, said that his
men were employed the previous evening in removing some
goods from 71, Denbigh-street, Pimlico, to the Depository.
Mr. Robinson, the owner of the property, having com-
plained that a number of cigars had been stolen, and that he
knew by a piece of string which was round them thakone
of the parties bad stolen them, witness examined the men's
coats which were lying on the ground, while they were em-
ployed in the removal of the furniture, and found the
cigars in one of them. He then replaced the coats, and
calling the men told each to put on his own, and primmer
took the coat which had the cigars in its pocket, and was
subsequently given into custody.
Mr. Paynter—What did he say to the cigars being found
in his pocket? .
Witness—He denied all knowledge of them ;he said he
did aotkcot► hair they came there.
Mr. Poynter—How long had the costs been lying where
they were?
Witness—They had been there the greater part of the
day.
Mr. Paynter—There were several persons going is and
out employed in removing the furniture besides the servants
of the house!

Witnees—Anybody bad aeons to the costs.
The cashier at Mr. Taylor's said he had known the pri-
soner from childhood, and he bore a most excellent charac-
ter. Mr. Taylor had felt it his duty to bring the matter
forward, but wished the man leniently punished.
Mr. Paynter—l cannot punish him at all yet ; there is
nothing whatever proved against him.
A collar and telescope, also found in his coat pocket, were
produced and identified by Mr. Robinson.
A policeman said that prisoner denied the charge the pre-
vious night, but on the way to the station admitted he took
the cigars.
Mr. Paynter said that that was enough.
Prisoner was oommitted for three months.

MYSTERIOI7B DEATH OP • YOUNG LADY.—The
Ballymena Observer of Saturday last contains a notice of
an "extraordinary and painful" case—the particulars of
which include the alleged violation and poisoning of • youn
lady at Ballymena. The young lady, Miss Amelia S. E.
Cary, was eighteen years of age, of great personal steer,
Mona and most respectable family connexions, and died on
the 2nd instant at Gracehill, neer Ballymena, sites an
illness of fourteen days. The body was interred, but, in
consequence of rumours of ill-treatment, was exhumed, and
a post-mortem examination made on Wednesday last. Oa
Thursday an inquest was held at Ballymena, and a woman
named Mary Ann fil'Atamosy, a domestic servant in the
eloyment of Dr. Courtenay, medical officer of the
Gaigorm Dispensary, was brought before the court
in custody of the police. Dr. Arthur Ross and
Dr. Black, surgeons at Ballymena, agreed that at
the post-mortem examination they discovered all the
organs of the body to be healthy, except the
stomach, which was discoloured, and evidently in a
state of mortification, the result of previous inflammation.
They believed these appearances were occasioned by some
irritant mineral or vegetable poison. There were no external
marks of violence on deceased's body except cupping. but,
though deceased was not pregnant, there was evidence that
improper liberties had been taken with her, with or with-
out her consent. The other evidence appeared to inculpate
Dr. Courtenay, who bad been medical attendant of the de.
ceased, and his servant—the latter being in custody, as above
stated. Mrs. Cary, deceased'amother ; Mrs. Smyth, her sister;
Dr. Kidd, and a number of other witnesses were called to
prove that during her illness deceased suffered great pain
in her stomach, which Dr. Courtenay ascribed to poison
that she expressed great abhorrence of Dr. Courtenay, and
used expressions intimating that he had outraged her, but
without describing time and place ; that she said be had
given her medicine which had done her "no good," and the
prison erhad brought it her. Deemed 'axiom-hotly sane when
she used these expressions. Deoeased's mother, however,
said that all the medicine bad pared through her own hands;
and Dr. Kidd wax in attendance on deceased as well as Dr.
Courtenay, while deceased's sisters, the servant., and others
were one or more in the room during the whole illness. At
the close the iiry was adjourned, that the analysis of
the stomach might be made, and the prisoner was removed
in custody.
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SUSPICIOUS Dia= By VIOLENCE.—Tart night a
long inquiry, adjourned from Friday kat, was resumed and
concluded before Mr. Bedford, coroner for Westminster, at
St. George's Workhouse, Mount-street, Grosvenor-spasm,
relative to the death of Sam Crainley, above 70 your of
age, a private of the 20th Foot, who was found in PoNord-
street on Tuesday morning last about six o'clock, in a dying
state, as already reported in our columns. Evidence was
given on the previous =ago° to the effect that the deceased
was taken on a stretcher to St. GOCer's licapital, by the
police, who were directed to convey him to the workhouse,
where he died in a few boars. Dr. Blexam, medical officer
of the parish, stated that there were extensive bruises and
other injuries on the body which were caused by external
violence, and that they had produced lauguineene apoplexy.
The inquiry was adjourned for the police to obtain
information about the deceased, and to discover who
he was. The further evidence showed that on Monday
morning (the sth inst.) dammed left his lodgings to receive
his pension at Tower-hill, where be received 21. 6s. 11(1.
(his monthly allowance). The next time he was seen was
about 10 o'clock the same night, apparently drunk, in the
neighbourhood of Pulford-street, and several witnesses came
forward who maw him lying on the steps of the door of
No. 51, in that street, but be was not observed by the police
on duty. lie was there heard moaning for three or four
hours and was eventually taken away by some constables
on a stretcher, at six o'clock, to the workhouse, and on
being searched there 178. 11d. were found on him. His
landlord stated that he expected the deceased to return be-
tween two and three o'clock ; and it was stated by a gen-
tleman who had known him some years, that to his know-
ledge he had been robbed by some of his acquaintances after
receiving his pension. Inspector Rolls stated that every
inquiry had been made to discover where deceived could
have been on the night in question, but without effect.
The jury returned a verdict, " That the deceased died of
apoplexy produced by violence, but there was no evidence
to show how that violence was inflicted."

DITCH RHENISH RAILWAY.—The reoeipta for
the fortnight ending December 31, 18620unonnted to 7,4831.
4e. ld., and for the corresponding period of bat year to
7.5911. 10s. sid., showing a decrease of .181. 6e. 46d. against
the preeent year. The receipts since the commencement
of the present book year, on the Ist May, including the
above, amounted to 148,272/. 18e.100., showing an increase
es
compared with the corresponding period of last year
of 8,203/. 18e. 71d. The working expenses for the fortnight
amounted to 3.3161. 16e. 7d., or 44.31 per cent. of the re-
ceipts, and for the corresponding period of last year to
3,2691. is. ld.. or 43.46 per cent., showing en increase of ex.
pease* amounting to 471. 15s. 6d. against the present
year. The working expenses from the lit May, 1862, to the
31st December,lB62, amounted to 55,713/. 15s. 68., or 37.57
per cent, of the receipts. The working expenses for the year
1861-1862 were 38.45 per cent. of the receipts.

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