The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-04 00:00:00

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HIS WILL
In the enures of the afternoon the grand jury entered
the court with true bills against Mr. Edward Hammood,
gentleman residing at Laurel-house, Peckham, Emily Wake-
man his servant, and Elisabeth Aliso, for easaulting and
falsely imprisoning Mn. Rosalind Hammond, the wife of
the former. There were five indictineets, and several sonata
in each ; one of the indictments was sealed all for the eon.
spiracy, and they were also separately indicted for various
assaults.

Mrs, Hammood, who looked very moth improved,
attended before the grand jury, mod on the Whig of the
bills loft the court with her friends. Nsither of the dolma-
dilate was io atteodaoce, as arraseereasts have been made
to remove the proceedings to a superior court.

THE POLICE COURT&
MANSION•HOUB&
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Edward Russell Daunt, stock jobber, who, it will be re-
membered, is sow under remand charged with obtaining
large sums of Jemmy by freed, warn again placed at
the bar, but upon the application of Mr. Sleigh on the
part of the prisoner to adjourn the ease for another week,
without going then further into the evidence, which was not
opposed by Mr. Humphreys, who appeared for the prose-
cation, the cue wan again remanded.

CI.E.RKEN W ELL
Jarmo Ashky, aged 21, a clerk, of 44, Mary-ideeet,
Hampetaad-roed, was charged with being drunk and dae
orderly, and makiog we of obscene language, in Camden-
row St. Pancras.

Mr. Barker said the rewind of the prisoner was disgrace-
ful, and ordered him to pay Xis., or in default one month's
imprisonment in the House of Correction.
The prisoner was locked up in default.
Walter Mill, a medical saaistant, was charged with being
drunk and threatening the life of his employer, Dr. Ship-
herd, a physician. of 18, Clarecoost-equare, Clerkeuwall.
Ike complainant said that oo Saturday night, on his
return home, he found the defendant, who had been is his
employ only a few days, very much the worse for bowf—
in fact, he was mad drunk. He asked him to leave the
house, but he would not do so, nor would he even when his
(the defendant's) sister-in-law came. The defendant ap-
preached him, mud said he knew that he (the complainant)
was a good shot, but be had got sunethiog that would do for
and produced a knife, which he bad taken from the
surgery. He said more un once that he would use the
knife, and strike him. Ha was compelled to send for •
constable, end as the defendant had been locked up since
Saturday night, and be did not believe that the defendant in-
tended to carry his threat into execution, be did not wish
to go on further with the charge.
The defendant said he was not iotoxitated, but was suffer-
ing under the influence of chloroform, which he had taken
to cure the toothache.

The complitiowit said he did not think that it was chloro-
form. He should decidedly my that the defendant was
wader the hid notice of intoxicatieg lig•or.
Mr. Barker asked the constablewhet was his opinion as
to whether the defendant was drunk or sober.
Police-constable 155 G said the defendant was drunk. He
could smell him ; and the inspector said he was drunk.
The defendant still denied that he was drunk, and repeated
that it was chloroform be was suffering how. He bad no
wish to do the complainant any harm, in fact he had been
too kind to him (the defendant).
The complainant said that he should say that chloroform
would not have affected the defendant as it did for so long
a period after it was takes.
Mr. Barker ordered the defendant to enter into his sure-
ties to keep the pesos for sir mouths.

MA RYL RHONE
William Wood, aged 50, residing at No. 3, Little Albany.
street, Regent's-park, shoemaker, was charged with felo-
niously cutting sad wounding Sarah Beard, a woman with
whom be cohabits, with intent to murder.
William lfaybenk, polioacionstable frO 3, said—About
ten minutes after twelve on Saturday I was sent to the
prisoner's house, and after being there a short time a knock
came to the door. On opening it the prisoner entered, end
told him that I must take him into custody for stabbing
a woman. He said be knew nothing about it. 1 took him
to the statioa•houss. On Sunday morning I took
the prisoner to the hospital, and saw the woman in bed. In
his paweeeee she said the primmer stabbed her with a shoe-
maker's knife. The prisoner wanted to say sometkimg, but
I said be bad better not, as that was not a place for argu-
ment. He made no reply.
Mr. Yardley—W hat state wee the woman in
Maybank—Elhe was very weak indeed.
Mr. Yardley (to prisoner) —Have you any question to
ask
Prisoner—No, sir.

Mr. James Lorton, superintendent of the 8 division,
deposed—A little after 10 on Saturday night I went to
Dr. Dell's shop, in Albany-street, when I saw • woman
in app•rantly a dying state. I then went to the house
where the prisoner lived, sad in his room I found • pent-
'oat and a crinoline with • deal of blood upon it. I also
found • sharp-pointed shoemaker's knife. Shortly after-
wards the prisoner was brought to the statiomhouee. I
took him to the University Hospital, as be was charged
with having stabbed a woman with whom be lived. When
we got there she wee found to be in such a weak state as to
be scarcely able to speak. I asked her in the pressor* of
the doctor and the prisoner if she believed she was dying.
She said she did, and I took • statement down. She said
that the men (prisoner) steadier by the bed bed stabbed
her with the knife produced. She said be had stabbed her
many times with the knife. I asked her to state parties.
lays. She said, " That is the roan ; he stabbed m. ;►e has
killed me."

Elizabeth Grose, a lodger in the sense homes, stated that
' the prisoner lived with the iojured comes. On Saturday
sight, about sine o'clock, he sailed to know if nay sou was
at home. I aid Tom was not, bot my young's sou was.
Ni.. Dempe7, the name by which the woman was knows.
said to me, 'Ars you talkieg to the eat r I said I was
not, and told the primmer if be would ally be quiet I would
give him some beer. The woman was in bed, and be asked
me to fetch some beer. I had only just left to get • pint
sod • ball of beer when I beard serums. I treat hack, warn
the woos.. said the primmer had stabbed her. He made no
reply. I called oat •• Murder* and " Blood was
tensing from her breast and shoulders.
It was intimated that the woman wee in • very low state,
and with but faint hopes of her recovery. She hes so lam
than seven stabs. A summons was also oat against the
prime& for break* her arm lows thee a week age.
The Femme was remade&
- SOUTHWARK.
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John Bell, • respecisble look* you mu. • leavens,
la employ of Mr. Marldwroi cigar sad Sebago', imeolkiat,

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