The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-09 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 9, 1864.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME OHM) CTlT.—Griu.asoaD, A vautrt 8.
(84(0e. Bares Martin aad s Bproial Jary.)
DOIZT V. HAMILTON AND °TRW

Ms woo on action of rather a peculiar ammeter. The
Plaiatitf, Louis Dire y, a Frenchman, who coodumed his own
era, sued the defeedent and eve other gentlemen for having
omemired together to oppress sod rain hirot and preveas
him from gaining his livelihood by his profession of teacher
of languages ; sod be claimed 1,0001. damages. Thus wu
also s count for Masikir. _ . .

The plaintiff, as aho;ie stated, conducted his own case.
The defendants wets severally represented by Mr. Bovill,
QO. ; llt. Hawkins, QO. ; the Hon. G. Damao, Q.C. •
Serj.auit Haldeman, Mr. J. Browne, Mr. C. W. Wuod, Sir
G. Houyenan, and Mr. Cobem
The case occupied the court a great many hews,
Principally *slog to the mar of irrelevant matter that '
was introduced into the inquiry, and the latitude
th.t was kindly accorded to the plaintiff by the
learned judge, to enable him to bring what be
conceived to be his grievecom before the jury. His topes-
leg speech occupied three hours, bet as a great many facts'
of the moat disgusting character were introduced it will be
impossible to do more than to gm a brief outline of the
cam. According to the plaintiff's statement, he had been
for twenty months endeavouring to bring the matter before
a jury, sod he had applied to no lest then eigliteenexteroe?a,
rod he said that six of them would not have anything to do
with the case on account of its filthy character, six required
more mosey than be could command, and the other mix be
described as of the pettifogging clam, who promised him
they would do what was necessary and °b-
lamed all the mosey they could from him, and
at last left him In the lurch, sad he was there-
fore, at lest, compelled to appear in parson. It appeared
that in 1867. he established kimealf at Dulwich as a pro-
feasor of the French language, and obtained employment is
that capacity at several respectable scholastic eatakidali-
meets, and also gave private lemma, principally, it ap-
peared, to young ladle, and for • amaiderable lame there
was no doubt that the plaintiff was regarded favourably by
those who were acquainted with him, and who employed
him in his professional capacity. Things went on in this
way for • considerable time, but at length it appeared that
letters containing most filthy and obscene drawings were sent
to a cumber of young ladies living at Dulwich and the thigh-
bout hood. and this, of comes, created very peat annoyance
and excitement, and every endeavour was made to discover
who was the guilty party, and after some time it seemed that
' suspicion fell upon the plaintiff, and the result was that he
was dismissed from all the schools that be bad been in the
habit of attending, and loth the whole of his pupils. The
defendant, Mr. Hamilton, it appeared, was a gentleman of
considerable property, who was ia the habit of residues oe-
casionally at Dulwich ; the of the others, Mr. Lamm, was
a tradesman at the come place, and the Rev. Mr. Mabee;
another of the defthdanta, wea the pristine' of • school at
Camberwell, at which some of the boys referred to Ia the
subsequent proceedi were poling ; and then appeared to
np
be no doubt that thy had takes an active part in the
CitudipP to discover the perpetrator of the dthrast-
outrage that had been committed. The principal fact
that appeared to be relied on by the plaintiff was, that on a
certain day three of the defendants met at the Greyhound
Inn, at Dulwich. and that they there examined the letters
and the obscene drawings that had been received, and that
they came to the conclusion that the plaintiff was the
guilty party, and that they thereupon resolved to drive
am away ft7cm the place, and, in fact, to ruin him and pre-
vent him from obtaining a livelihood. The case on the part
of the plaintiff was, that be was entirely ieneoest, and that
the charge had been made by the deleodaet Hamilton out
of revenge of his having detected him in the commission of
unnatural mistime with two pain lads, and is attempting
to debauch his own ma. It will be wee from QS brief «a-
lias of the cam that it was altogether one of • very
painful and disgusting character, and is the course of the
inquiry a gnat number of letters were pat in evident* by
the plaintiff with • view of nuking out kis cam. Gee at
these letters he admitted was of such • nature that it
ought not to be reed publicly, although he said be had
merely called things by their right same,. or something to
that effect ; and he endeavoured to make out that his only
object in what he bed done was to punish the guilty, and
that this was the only reams for the defendants' endeavour-
ing to drive him out of the neighbourhood.
The plaintiff, who during his long rambling speech bad
been several times requested both by the learned judge and
the jury to confine himself to the charge be wish to esti.
blish against the defendants, at its conclusion called several
witness', bat their evidence appeared to be almost as irre-
levant to the real lane in the canoe as the plaiatiff's slate-
meet had been. It seemed, however, when the heves-
tigatioethok place at the Greyhound, that it was the opinion
of everybody present that the writing on the envelopes
that contained the chimes prints resembled that of the
plaintiff, and that it was the general impresario that it
was the handwriting et a foreigner.
The plaintiff, in answer to a question pot by the learned
loft* es to whether he had any further evidmoi to bring
hut Card, replied that he should like to examine the de-
feadmets.

__Baron Martin said it wu not a very usual muss for a
plaintiff to take to call his antagonist' as whereas, bet it
he chose to do so be might.
Mr. Hamilton was the first who was tellerL He was
questiosed by the plaintiff, sad is answer to him he
in the most positive and indignant maser denied that there
was the lightest foundation for the inakonatioas that bed
bees trade against him. He also rid that Um Essetimg at
the Oveybousd was quite a casual one, bet they were all of
course anxious to discover the guilty party. They timpani
the handwriting of the plaistiff with sows of the MMus,
and the impressins that was created by this was that be was
the party, and the disgusting letter which be admitted be
bad written tended very mush to atruirtbea that 'appo-
sition.

The plaintiff put several very offensive questions to the
intense the effect of which was to reiterate the odious accu-
sation he had made against him. bat Mr. Hamilton Wip
oantly repudiated the suggestioss that were made.
The jury isterposed, and said they did sot wish So hear
any more, as they emosidered the plaintiff had entirely
failed in nekiog out his car.
Baron Martin said it would perhaps be better that they
should hear the whole of the evideoce the plaintiff proposed
to lay before them Wong they gave a verdict.
The whole of the other defesdaste were thee examined
by the plaintiff, but their evidence went entirely to dis-
prove the ease that he suggested. The plaintiff in the
ccurse of the examisatice beams very excited, sod told os•
of the eviteesees that what he rid was a lie.
. . . .

r. Baron antis intenedietely Warping& end told the plain.
tiff that if be toed@ re of mob ea oinervatiop spun hi
would commit bine.

The plaiaTii,having 'hardy afterwards indanded that he
had closed his oura
Baron Martin said he wea of opinion there was no cam at
all for the jury, and that there was not a tittle of evidence
to nippers the charge d compirecy.
The jar, mid they were of the same opinion.
The plaintiff wished to know if they were unanimous in
corning to that conclusion.
The foreman of the jury mid they were.
A verdict was then formally retained for the defendants

NORFOLK CIRCIIIT.—Ipswzca, Arcrer 8.
(Beton Mr. Bras Brune,ll)

Solomon Hills, labourer. 22 years of ego. was abased
with felookinsly amanita; Henry Roe" at fitek•-by•Ney-
Led, thee and there patting him in fear of hie life, sad
stealing 10a. to money and a sae, the property of the mid
Henry Raeas, oe the 25th of November, 186 L
Mr. Orridge appeared as counsel for the aown ; the
prisoner or undefended.
The arcamsethem of this case WWII very mates-
«cheery, as will be gathered from the followieg state.
meet. The proriantor, a very old man, was living with
his eon in a lamely cottage ie Stoke, and about eight
o'clock on the night of the Rith November, 1861, wee goon
Lem his bowie across the yard to the sable, oboe
be wag attacked by two wee. He waa knocked
doers by one with a stick, and when oe the
ground wee beaten about the heed till he was pearly "as.
sensed," r be described it. They then swore at hies and
demanded all hie mousy, but he declared be bed only a few
shillings, and those be handed over. The roffithe threatened
to murder him if be called ent,aed then went into the cottage
and helped themuielves to beer mod a gun that was in the
aittimproorn. They then mme to where the old man was
lying, and seemed soddenly to have some pity for hint, for
. they offered to carry him in-doers ; but be told them to be
off, for he'd bad ,sough of them. They went off with the
gun and money, and owing to the duke's' of the night
the promesitor could not see well along►b to recognise
, either of them The polio, failed iu all attempts
i to discover the men, and this seemed likely to
be another addition to the list of undetected crimes.
le January, 1863, the prisoner, with two other men, wee
Itried at Bury St. Funned'. county sessions for a mer-
&roes amealt epee a gamekeeper, aid, being convicted, all
were sectemeed to eighties meths' iniprisonment. This
term would have expired is July of this year, sod in April
lest a matter arose that led to the prisoner being put upon
his trial to-day. It was this—At the spring amines last year
' a wealthy farmer of the mane of Hempkory wee convicted
• before the Chief Jostles Erie of shootieg at on, boat Reed,
e with intent to made! him, and was sentenced to penal ger-
' vitude for life. He remained in Bury Geol some meths
before being removed, and contrived to LA with
his fellow-prisoner Hills. Expleiniog to him what he had
been convicted of, he eneeeeded in persuadieg him to make
a impresario, taking the aime epee himself and exonerating
Humphery, and for doing this the latter was to provide the
prisoner with a large sum of matey aa woe as be got out
from gaol. Humphery, by this, expected to receive a
pardon, was to realise his properly, and get net of the
country, when Hills was to avow it wee all a trick, aid get
his release sod reward. Hills sent for Mr. M'lcityre,
the gasifier. and to him made a very eircensetential
eoefemices, and realited it to the visiting justice'.
He mid be would God the gee with which Reed
was shot if they would mood him to a place (a peed) be
I aimed. • The comsat took Idea to the peed, eel it was
dewed amid nothieg bawd, bet the primrose declared imbed
thrown the gee in ; that ea the sight of the attempted
monk, he was watching for Osman!' by Kin Harry's
grove ; that Atlas in the ditch his run meat old by seri-
! deist as Reed wee pessieg, and that he alone thee Reed.
The Airy was Dewar believed fns as iethant, hat to mike
: the salmis wins :Simi pod was emptied,. aad them, deeply
i auk to ad. ins Souk • gas. Bat this pa was

foetid to he the tee dolma from the old man on f
the November, 186 L It was identified beyond all
guestiou, and upon Ming told of the discovery a the dl..
belief in the statement as to Reed, the prisoner said it was
De
gun, that be bud bought it of some looks ; sod as to
the maiteesiom Humphrey had him to make it,
sad ft was all untrue. He was thee told of the ideating:a-
tioa of the gun, and that be would be charged with the
robbery of old Rouse. He woe diseonartad at this, bat
declared be knew übthing of it. Duriog his imprisonment
he bed Seamed to writsta very fair band, sad one morass( in
May last the cook of the pol picked up • Dote is the yard
where the prisoner had heel taking exercise. It was at
mice recognised u Ms haoderttiog, and was as follows
"Prised James Wright, I now take the opportunity to
, write thee* few lines to you, informing you that I bare got
to stand trial for we robbing old Rouse, but I don't think
they have any snap:Moo of you, mod you must heap dark,
but if they should have say suspicion sod take 7on, you
must stick hard you don't koow sothiog about it. You
don't want to be afraid that I shall split. that Is all my
fault. I don't think he would swear to the gnu all that long
time, but I think you will be all right. Isbell haves ooussel,
and if they don't collar you, you Dan help pay for a
counsellor far mm for. you %melt to do that. You don't
want to be afraid that I shall split, far I shan't do that, be-
muse that is my fault. That would have been all right if I
hadn't went and shown them the gem but don't you be
afraid. I will stick tree, for I think I shall get off at triaL
fle so mare from your old friend. I should emit by old
Cooper, but I oonldo't get to him. Tell my friends that
I want to see them." This Wright was a man who with
the primmer had bean origioally suspected .of the robbery,
was in gaol with the • , old Cooper
ins • pmermar Jon raw*. The letter to-day
the primer declared had hesa written by •
man by the name of Hoboes, also a prisoner, and placed
ill theyard, to get him (Hills) into trouble, but this was
satisfacty negatived by persoca knowing the handwriting
of both. Upon these facts, provided by the prisoner, the
jury feud • verdict of Guilty. sad being asked whst he
bed to say, said to the judge, "I hope your bower will
have mercy on me."
Baron &WU well—How much mercy did you show to that
old man? You were etroog enough to rob him without
beating him. You are a bed fellow, mad I seeteoos you to
Ire yaws' penal servitude.
Another action of slander is being tried before Baron
Channel, and will lout all day.

h•Primo' ma& a Mum, visaed, and mid, Wa s
llsr I am. (A laugh.)
Mr. Pagee—Wkee are you?
The pawner —I sell lucifer matches.
Mr. Paget said the interference of Sergeant Dunne ea
behalf of a female, who wax insulted in the public street,
was most proper end Judi/was. The police amid net do
boiler .tbas protest (sneaks who wee* molested by al die-
posed sad dworderly fears in the street.. A Molest
smolt had been committed oc the police sergeant, for
which he seatemed the prisoner to be imprisoned for two
mouths, and kept to hard labour in the Home of Correction.

John M0V441 Blackwban sod George Braidasore, labourers,
mre charged with assanltiog Mee. Bath Ash, of No. 4,
Prcepect-tensoe, St. Leonerd'nroad, Bromley.
It appeared from the evidenos of the complainant that on
the night of Monday, the Ist of the present month, she was
musing along the towing-path of the Lea river at Bromley,
zed saw the prisoners and two other men. They
. exchanged
signals, and cue of them mid to the other, • When I all
out you whistie." She suspected there was same design to
annoy sod insult her, and hurried acmes a brick field on
her way. The lame men aoxered her. They came in one
direotioo, the others in an opposite direction. They got
round her and pushed her hack, and by their words and
actions noon made known what their istentims were. Tee
prisoner Blackman, io the moat vulgar language, said if the
prosecutrix did not comply with his wishes, be would cut
her -- throat. The ruffians then hustled her, raised her
clothes, and moulted her in a very grass manner. She
seesawed, mod called out ••murder,"raod fell on her face.
The four men beset her, and were proceeding to ill•use her,
when two men from a bone factory, and two other men
from the opposite side of the Les river, made
their appearance, and celled oat to them. They left
her, and she went on the towing-path again. The
yawners and their companions were about to molest 1
linin.wk:se a little boy made his appearance end
sa
id, "Is Is that you, Mrs. r The four men thee took
up • stories, sad other mluidee within reach and
threw. The shrieks of the woman brought two met out
,of a cottage dose by, and her sisailante ran away. No
' attempt our made to catch them. On the following night
the permeate' took the same road on her way to chapel,
and made an appointment with her husband to meet her. It
, was fortunate be did so, for the prisoners end their tionferde.
rates met her again and insulted her. Blackman milked
round her and used very bad lotion& Me knocked her
down sod said, " Take that." At that moment bee
husband was men approsobiag. Two men looked over
a wall, and the primaries& away. The police bad be.. oe
, the look oat far the pneopers ever sirs, and arrested them
on the previous day.
In answer to questions by Mr. Paget, the prosecutrix
mid she was the mother of Dim children. dbe beard
Blackman my on the first occasion, " put my fist down
• your thrust if you hullo." She was then screaming ma
of as she could.

Yr. Paget remanded the priaoaers till Thursday next
IiAMBIEPAMFTH.

Susannah Hunter, a vary reepctabl►lookiog woman,
appeared :Wore Mr. Ingham, to answer a eurnmons charging
her with haring threatened to shoot Mr Jeseeph Aire', a
medical practitioner, raiding in St. James's-square, Notting-
hilL

The complainant aid—l have known the defeodast for
many ran She formerly lived with me, and we have •
daughter, whom I have placed at • first-elm school, sod
have provided for her after my death. On the 30th ult.,
the defendant met me in St. Jansas'sequare, and said she
would be the death of me. She also mid, "I'll murder you,
I'll shoot you."
Mr. Ingham—Do you go in fear of any bodily iajury 1
Complainant—l do. Two years ego I brought her to the
court, and she was released on her promising never to annoy
me again, or to use threat..
The defendant-1 am living In the neighbourhood of his
home es • penal servant. and he wishes me to leave. He
has refused to allow my daughter to me me. If he will give
me the little girl I'll support her.
Mr. Ingham—lf you penist in obtaining the poemodoa of
the girl you will have to apply to one of the superior worn.
I am hound to tell you that it is the preetios of the court to
consult the wishes of the child. However, that is not the
pretest question. What have you to say for using this
extremely violent language!
Defendant-1 did not my I would murder him or that I
would shoot him. I wished to speak to him about the
girl, but be s►ut the door in my fen. I felt iodiguset. as
I mot allow the girl's affection foe me to be I
have sew left my situation.
Mr. Ingham—You were ht ce km time, and cow you
must and one surety in 101. for your good behaviour, with
the alternative of 14 days' imprisonment.
The defendant—Very well ; I'll go far the 14 daya.
Her friends, however, tame forward and offered two
misuse, who were accepted, for bar good behaviour for the
next six months, and she left the eosin with them.