The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-22 00:00:00

A MYSTERIOUS DISCOVERY IN LONG-ACM

Yesterday morning information watt conveyed to
the different police stations of the metropolis of a discovery
calculated to give rise to a suspicion that a murder had been
committed. It appears that about half-pest one o'clock on
Wednesday afternoon a man named James Inwood, residing
in Castle-street, Long-acre, maw a woman, plainly but de-
cently dressed, pau through the street with • bundle
under her arm, and, from the furtive glances which
from time to time she cast on either aide, ap-
peared to watch whether any one observed her, sod
upon nearing the corner of the street she dropped
the bundle, apparently uodesignedly, and proceeding on-
wards at • rapid pace turned the corner without looking
round, although he called after her lousily. Upon the par-
cel being picked up and opened, it was found to contain •
man's cotton shirt, with linen front and wristbands. There
was* mark on the gusset, "A. G. 1V.," the neck, shoulder
of left arm, right aide, and sleeve covered with blood, both
sleeves cut op to the shoulder, and a portion of the right
side milling, also out from the tail to the breast. The
shirt seems pearly new, but the collar-hand has been length-
cued with a piece of tape. The shirt has been worn
with studs and sleeve-links. There was also a lambswool
shirt, marked "J. J. W., 12 58 " on the breast, saturated
with blood, and a portion of the breast-part, which has been
apparently burnt, miming. Both sleeves bad been cut open.
There was alto in the bundle a flock pillow with cotton tick,
much saturated with blood, and smelling strongly of opium;
also • common pillow-we saturated with Mood, a small
white cotton handkerchief also saturated with blood, and
wrapped up in a portion of the Rears of tide Woofed news-
paper of the 10th instant. It is almost needless to say that
the police authorities are using every exertion to trace out
the circumstances ci this mysterious diaeovery.

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(Continued from yesterday's Express.)
The Jury retired at half-past one o'clock to consider their
verdict. They del not return into tomb until twenty
minutes past five, whim they Acquitted the primmer of
the charge of murder, and found him Guilty of man
&laughter.
The loomed Ju4e. in palming sentence, said that the
jury had considered the case with very grad care, and they
bad certainly come to a moot merciful conclusion. He
man maims that he could not me any cirmunstance of
provocation or anything that had a tendency to reduce the
crime below that of wilful murder, but the jury luckily for
him, bad felt themselves justified in acquitting him of that
crime. It was clear, however, that he had committed a
very cowardly and aggravated attack upon the deceased,
and had taken his life without having apparently received
the slightest provocation, and Le therefore felt it his duty
to pass a severe sentence, and to order him to be kept in
penal servitude for the space of twent years.
The prisoner, as he left the bar, declared that he was ie.
nocent.

Walter Hill, 26, a black man, was charged with felo-
niously cutting and wounding Honors Myers, with Intent
to murder her.

It appeared that the propecutrix was a woman of the
town, and that on the night of the 26th of July the prisoner
accompanied her to • low brothel in Shadwell, and when
the prisoner awoke in the morning he found that nearly all
his clothes and his money had been stolen, and he wee'
obliged to leave the house with nothing on but his
shirt and trousers. He met • policeman and told
him what had happened, and he accompanied him
back to the house, and the
.prosecutrix then denied
that also had robbed the prisoner, and made nes
of very foul leognage to him and struck him. He then
went away, and it appeared that shortly afterwards he met
the prceecutrix in the street, and he stabbed her in the beck
with a knife with each violence that the blade went into the
shoulder-bone right up to the hilt, and it required consider-
able force to remove it. The prisoner, when before the
magistrate, made • statement to the effect that he was
robbed of his clothes and 4/. 10e. by the prow:cut:ix, and
that when he met her in the street she spat upon him, and
pushed him, and made use of very bad language, and in the
excitement of the moment he struck her with the knife.
Although the wound the praiecutrix received wan• serious
one, it seemed that it was not dangerous, and in about
three weeks she was nearly recovered, and there appeared
to be no doubt that the prisoner had been robbed and
suffered a good deal of provocation before he committed the
offence.

The Jury found the prisoner Guilty of wounding the pro.
aecatrix with intent to do her grievous bodily harm, but at
the lame time strongly recommended him to mercy.
The learned Judge, in pawing sentence, 'aid there was no
doubt that the prisoner had been used very ill, and had been
very much provoked, but the use of the knife could not be
tolerated in this country, or justified under any circum-
stances ; and taking into consideration the very merlons cha-
racter of the injury that had been inflicted, be felt it his
duty to sentence tam to be imprisoned and kept to hard
labour for twelve months.

Pinkstone, 23, clerk, wucharged with oorn-
milting • felonious assault upon Charlotte Amelia Porter,
a little girl under ten years of age.
Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Oppeohsim conducted the
tion, instructed by the Society for the Protection of Women.Tse
This case appeared to be one of a very aggravated cha-
racter. The prisoner was a married may, and lodged with
his wife at the house of the mother of the prosecutrix ; and
the evidence left no doubt that he had committed some
assault upon the poor child, and that he induced her to
refrain from telling her mother what had happened by
threats of violence. It also appeared that the prisoner told
the child that if she informed anybody what he had
done his wife would kill her. The medical evidence created
some doubt whether the felonious portion of the charge was
established.

The jury consequently returned a verdict of Not Ouiity.
The prisoner wee then charged upon another indictment
with an indecent assault upon another little girl in St.
James's-park.
In this case it appeared that on the 21st of July the de-
fendant was in St. Jamee's-park, and he was men to beams
the girl, who was only five years old, to him, and to act
indecently to her. Some persons in the park ink
and the prisoner took to his heel. sod went up the Duke
York's column, from whence he was taken by the police.
The jury found hint Guilty.
There was another charge of the some description against
the prisoner, to which he pleaded guilty.
Sentence was deferred.

NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Blackburn.)

Francis StepheaShapion, 31, described as a wine mer-
chant, an exceedingly well-dressed young man, was in-
dicted for feloniously uttering and forging receipts for the
payment of money.
Mr. Gifford and Mr. Poland prosecuted, and Mr. Dickie
defended the prisoner.
. . . .

From the evidence given in this owe, it appeared that the
prisoner bad been clerk to one Isadore Malla, of Great
Tower-street, Esatcheap, an Hungarian wine merchant, but
bad absconded from hie service about twelve months ago.
A short time since the prisoner called upon another 1•1110
merchant in the west end of the town, who had known the
prisoner when be was in Mella's service • and not being
aware that he had left, but, on the contrary, had always
thought him a member of the firm, spoke to him in refer-
ence to some wines which had been sent in by Mr. Malla long
subsequently to the prisoner having left that
gentleman's service, and added that he, how-
ever, would pay him (the prisoner) the mount,
and he did so, giving the prisoner a cheque for 191.176.10 d.,
for which the prisoner gave a receipt m the name of Mr.
Melia, at the same time begging that the cheque might not
be crossed. This was refused, end the prisoner took the
cheque direct to the shop of a Mr. Lockwood, • stationer
and dressing-case manufacturer, residing in New Bond-
street, a short distance from the premises of Mr. Wood,
from whom he had received it, and there paid the cheque
away on the purchase of a dressing-ear* for 11. ilk., re-
ceiving the balance. The prisoner was subsequently appre-
hended on a charge of obtaining a pipe of IbllllB on • forged
order, and being thus in custody the present charge had
been preferred.
Mr. Vickie, for the prisoner, attempted to convince the
jury of the existence of a partnership between the prisoner
and Mr. Malls, as in that case the indictment could Dot be
sustained. _

The jury immediately returned a verdict of Guilty, and it
was stated to the court that the prisoner had been before
convicted at Carnarvon Assizes, and then sentenced to ten
yearn' transportation for forgery, before entering the service
of Mr. Malls. It was also intimated that there were also
several zhargeo of • similar character to the present pending
against him.
Mr. Justice Blackburn, in passing sentence, remarked that
it was perfectly evident that the province punishment the
prisoner had undergone had not had the slightest effect upon
lain. He Mat therefore be removed from this country for
a longer period, and the sentence was that be be kept
in penal servitude for the space of 20 years.
Frank rimmed!, 25, clerk, was indicted for embezzling
and stealing several sums of money, and thereby defrauding
Henry Hall and others, his masters ; and also with stealing
three valuable securities for the payment of money, the
property of his said masters.
Mr. .oiffiad conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Beet
appeared for the prisoner.
The evidence disclosed that the prisoner had been some
time clerk to the prosecutors, who were well-known tailors
in Old Bond-street, receiving from them a salary of 1501.
per annum, and his duty was to receive moneys and
cheques in behalf of his employers, and to amount for the
same. In the case of the first indictment proceeded upon,
a cheque for GI. fie. bad been sent up to the firm by a gentle-
man named Tucker, • solicitor at Chard, in Somersetahire,
in payment of his amount ; and this, it was proved, the
prisoner bad appropriated to hie cien purposes.
The jury found him Guilty, and be was sentenced to tan
years' penal urvitude.
Hcnry Harris, 24, labourer, a morose ill-looking fellow,
was• for a highway robbery with violence, aod
stealing from the person of Edward Baruch a silver watch,
hisirgirwle M n conducted the prosecution, and from the
opening statement, and the evidence adduced in support of
it, it appeared that the prosecutor, who is • clerk in the
London Dczics, was proceeding home to his residence in
Tennington.street, St. George's-in-the-East, about • quarter
past 10 o'clock on the night of the 31st July last, when he
was suddenly pounced upon by two men, cos of whom
seised him from behind by the throat, severely compressing
it, while the other, who came in front, rifled his pocket of
his watch, having first broken the chain. Both his assail-
ants immediately ran off, but the prosecutor was enabled
to follow them, calling out "Stop thief," and was joined in
the pursuit by • police-constable named Challing, who was
just in the act of seizing the primmer in Wellclose.aquare,
when, his foot slipping. he fell, but fortunately another
constable coming up, followed and never lost sight of the
prisoner until he caught him in • breathless state in •
barber's shop, into which he had rushed under the pretence
of getting shaved. The identity of the prisoner was clearly
established by the prosecutor, and by the officers and the
barber.
The prisoner, when asked what be had to say in his de-
fence, said it was no use for him to say anything against
what two or three policemen had stated. He knew no more
of the prosecutor or his watch than did any other gentleman
now in court.
The jury, without limitation, having pmnounced a verdict
of Guilty, a former conviction for felony was proved against
the prisoner, as was also the fact that since he bad come
out of prison he was the coostant companion and associate
of the worst class of thieves at the east end of the metro.
poha.
Mr. Justice Blackburn remarked, that though this ease
did not exhibit the extreme violence by which the robberies
designated garotte robberies were characterized, still it was
one calling for heavy punishment, even though the
tutor had not sustained any serious personal injury. l'grss:
clear the prisoner was abed character, and the *entrees wpm
him for the offence was, that he be kept in penal geniis&
for the term of four years.
Tbe primmer, with great affroatery, exclaimed, "Thank
you, my lord.*

THIRD COURT.
(Before Thomas Chambers, Eat., Q.C., Common flerjeant.) I
William Bangs, 24, traveller, •ud Charles Cowper, 28,
shoemaker, were iudicted for burglary in the dwelling ,
house of Sniannah Charlotte Teeter, with latest to staid
therein. _ _ I

Mr. Metcalfe conducted the prosecution, end Mr. Kemp
appeared for the prieoners.
The prosecutrix, Mrs. Tester, keeps the White Hart public-
house, at the corner of Market-street, Oxford-street It
appeared that on the night named IS the indictment •
neighbouring shopkeeper, who happened to be in the street,
observed the cellar-flap soddenly raised up, aod the head
of one of the prisoners now at the her was seen to
rise above the flap as though the body were about to
emerge. The witness secured the flap and immediately
alarmed the proseeutrix andthe other inmates of the house,
who came down and awaited the arrival of the police,
when a search was made, and io the cellar the prisoner
Cowper was discovered eodlaken into custody. The search
wee continued, sad on. of the policemen, Sergeant Edwards,
after a minute examination, was proceeding still further,
when jumping on some board., he heard • voice exclaim, as
if in great pain, " Oh, oh, oh my." The Nardi were imme-
diately removed, and embedded in mw dust, which the
boards bad covered, was found the other prisoner &age.
Mr. Kemp, for the defence, said that, after what had
transpired, he would not occupy the time of the jury with
any remarks. He held in his hand • paper which had been
forwarded to him by the prisoners, which merely contained
• copy of the depositions against them, and also some re-
mark*, in which they state the whole affair was a plot
against them got up by the police. The document con-
cluded, after expressing a hope that the villaoy of the
police and the pitman who was • witness ?salad them
would be confounded, with these words: ft I could
believe there was a just God in Heaven, unto whom • false
wither is an abomination, and who also heels the my of
the prisoner, I might be tempted to leave my cause in His
hands ; but this is a strange world to are, SO I will leave it
to you to put eur case in the hands of whatever legal
gentlemen you may think best, hoping we shall obtain our
wishes, winch ere the triumph of truth and the oonfusion
of falsehood.—(Signed} CHAILES Covina nod F. 8., to be
left at the gate for Mr. George Blaine*
The jury immediately found the prisoners Guilty, and it
was then stated that Bangs bad been before convicted of
b and penal servitude, but had been let
on:gla sentencedre the terminstiou of his sentence, at the close of
the past year ; since then he has suffered two separate
terms of inaprieonment of three months each for attempted
burglaries at public-houses. The other prisoner, although
so emaciate of Bangs, has never been convicted.
Mr. ltekalfe asked the officer how it was that the prisoaer
Bangs, hariog recently been convicted, as dated, had had
his ticket of leave recalled!
_ _

The offeeer said be did not koow bow it was, bat the
magistrates were not very willing to report such awes.
Sergeant Cook, 198 Et, said that whilst the prisoners were
at large numerous complaints had been made of robberies
of this class being attempted at public•howes, but lime
they bad been in custody there bad been but ego ecenplaint.
Tim common sentenced Bangs to Wm yew' and
Cooker to six y penal servitude.