The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-12 00:00:00

El T. E. BRITTON.

This was the sitting for ezenaination----aad discharge. The
bankrupt was an ivory turner, of Holywell.row, Finsbury.
The total liabilities ate 2,Aff/., of which 1,065/. are unse-
cured.

fiirT Hotter. of Tooley-street. offered no opposition.
Then would he a good divideed for the creditors.
His Honour ordered an adjournment to ascertain the re-
sult of the realisation of tbe estate.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(THIS DAY.)

The December SlNlrion of this court was opened this
morning before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, Russell
Gurney, Esq., Mr. Alderman Phillips, Alderman Sir
Robert Carden, Mr. Alderman Lusk, Mr. Alderman and
Sheriff Dolan, Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Bailey, the Under
Sheriffs, Mesas. Davidson, De Jersey. Sm., Se.

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The first edition of the calendar contras the names of
fifty-seven prisoners.
The Recorder, is his charge to the grad Jul, rid the
period which had elapsed since the last mare was very
short, and therefor the number of cases to be brought
before them was naturally not large. He was, however,
sorry to find that some of the oases were of serious cha-
racter. and there were no lass than eight cases the circum-
stances of which affected human life, and three of these
charges were for the serious offence of wilful murder. One of
these charges was against a prisoner named Ferdinand Ed-
ward Carl Kohl, for the wilful murder of Theodore Christian
Furhop. Both the prisoner and the deceased were Ger-
mane, sod came over to this country together in September
last, the prisoner having been here before. The deceased,
it appeared, at first lodged at the house of a hire. Warren,
and afterwards lodged with the prisoner, in the neighbour-
hood where the murder was committed, up to the 3rd of
October, and OD that day the prisoner and decease' were
MID to leave the house together between 9 and 10 o'clock
in the morning, and about 10, or • little after, they
were seen together in the neighbourhood of Plaistow-
marshes, and this appeared to have been the last time
deceased was seen alive. The prisoner returned home
about 12 o'clock &loos, and was asked where deceased was,
and he said he had bad occasion to call at • sugar bakery
in the Commercial-toed, and left deceased waiting for him
outside, sod when be went for him he was gone. Decreed
did not return, and it was suggested that be had given the
prisoner the slip, and had coos off to America as be had
talked of doing. The prisoner aid he would examine
his boxes and see if his things were there. The boxes
were examined, and were found to he almost empty,
and the conclusion was that deceased had gone.
Nothing more was heard of him until the Bth
October, when some pries were on the Plaistow
Marshes with • gun, and one of them having gone farther
into the marshes in the hope of driving some birds that the
other might shoot them, found • dead body with the bead
cut off. The body was removed, and some little time after-
wards the head was found buried in the ground some little
distance from the plate where the body was found. The
body was found & very short distance from the spot where
the decried and the prisoner had been seen together. but
there was no doubt, however, that the body was that
of Furhop. There could be no doubt, from the marks
which were found on the body, that death was caused
by violence, and it was supposed that the principal
merles on the heed, and which of themselves were sufficient
to cause death, were inflicted by &crow or axe, and there
were other wounds which appeared to have been inflicted by
some blunt instrument. From these circumstances there
could be no doubt but • murder had been committed. Red
thee came the question of who had committed it. The
deceased, it was supposed, had a good deal of property which
had been made away with. At the time he lodged with Mr.
Warred he left with her some mosey, and after he left her,
and paid her what he owed her, be was seen with
several sovereigns. Besides this the deoessed had a greet
quantity. of clothing, none of which was found after his
disappearacce. The circumstances which led to the supposi-
tion that the prisoner was the person who committed the
murder were, first, Abet the last time the deceased was seen
be was with the prisoner, near the spot when the murder
was committed. Then our the untrue account respecting his
having left the deceased while be went into the sugar bakery.
The prisoner when giving a fuller statement, said he had been
with the decried to the decks to get &ship for America, but
it was proved that be was seen in the neighbourhood of Plais-
tow. Another circumstance was the state of the prisooees
dress when he returned OD the day the murder was sit
to have been committed, and he was then noticed to be in
very muddy state, and on brag spoken to about it by his
landlady be brushed his clothes. The mud was of the game
description as that at the spot where the body was found ;
sod again, at the time the prisoner was apprehended his
clothes were examined, and some marks were dis-
covered, which it was rid were marks of blood.
In addition to these circumstances, it appeared
that the prisoner was in the habit of borrowing
a hatchet of re of his neighbours, and the day after
the 4th October it was found in the prisoner's kitchen, and
at that time the handle had been altered, having been
piloted over. It also greeted that • t quantity of
clothing, which was identified as having belonged to de-
creed, was proved to have been pawned by the prisoner,
but before the day on which the murder was committed.
A knife bad been found, sod there might be some evidence
that it had been seen in the prisoner's poesessioo, and it was
suggested that it was the knife with which the head
had been severed from the body. The Recorder would
ask whether from these facts they were satisfied
that there was aufficient evidence to establish • prim& facts
case spinet the wirer, and if so to return a true bill.
His lordship then alluded to the cease in which a person
named Jackson was charged with the murder of his shop-
mate in Cleekenwell, and said it would be for the greed jury
togay if there was a prime facie ere. The third infant
murder was against • female for the murder of her
child. He then drew the attention of the grand jury
to several charms of manslaughter, one of which was
of rather a peculiar character. The deceased's clothes ap-
peared to have caught fire, and she was burnt in such a
manner as to cause her death • and before she died she
made • statement to the onset that the prisoner had at-
tempted to kiss her, and she, in attempting to get away
from him, set light to her clothes by the fire. The expla-
natioa of the prisoner was that the deceased's clothes hid
caught fire, and he put his arm round her for the purpose of
pulling her away, bat she misconstrued his purpose. His
lordemp said if decreed, is attempting to escape,
he brag in the attempt to take liberties with her, met
with the accident, be would be unstable to the law ; but it
would be for the grand jury to say whether or not the car
was made out to their eatidactir. After alluding to one or
two other mess, his lordship dismissed the grand jury to
their duties, and the regular burrs of the court was pro-
cried with.

The trial of the prisoner Kohl, for murder, or postponed
until next @onion upon the application of Mr. Best, who is
retained for the prisoner Mr. Gifford, on the pert of the
prosecution, offering so objection.

(Before the Recorder.)
TD[ CASS OP DWINDLING DT • PIPTITTOZO lintLs4.
Mary Hors/all (22), spinster, was indicted for steellsor •
&tin, a ring, two bracelets, sad several other articles, the
property of Miss Caroline 01ley.
.Dely sod Mr. H. Palmer promoted, and Mr. F. H.
Lewis defended..

This case has bees several times before the radio. It
would appear that the prisoner weal to Miss Harvey. who
keeps an educaticral establishment at Blackheath. early is
September, and iotroduced herself to her so Mir HorafsU,
niece of Mr. Honkll, M.P. She said ale was eomewhat
backward is her education, and she wasted a little polishing
np. Terme were agreed spot,. and she «Awed Ashbernham
Hall as a parlour boarder, and she very soon made hermit
intimately segnsiated with the other inmates, and succeeded
to worming herself into their good graces in a very short
space of ties, telling them that eh* should one day come
into oceseashe of vast property. She slept is the same
bedroom as the prosentris, sad it was while so inhabiting
part of her room that the robbery took pkgs. On the
24th September Miss Harvey and the primmer left for
Bath, ea a trip to see the rich relations of the latter, who
boasted of the good things in perspective. After she bad
left the smiatilisluasat His Oiler missed the articles men.

tinned in the indictment, sod wiroce.es w,re
that the primmer bad pledged the crestnr p.rt
party at Mr. Lawley's, Farringdon-etreet, .Lul at
broker. at Greenwich.

The jury found her Guilty.
Two other indictments were then goon into,
with obtaining goods by fraud, but by the ju
the prisoner was acquitted on both, the false pet.
being made out satisfactorily.
Mr. Daly add there were other is lictwent• •
but be should not proceed with them.
An officer was called who was acquria;.•l
souse, and he stated that a short time aco she I
gentleman of great respectability at Etttuiughk,
engaged to be married to him, but be forteueeh •
out before it was too late. She had eves g••oe •
order the carriages and furoiteire, which iuc.udu! • ..
She was sentenced to 18 months' imprisouttati.

THE POUCH COURTS.
(THIS DIY.)

CLERK EN WELL
DISORDERLY 1101:81ES IS 3011ill.s•7
Charlo..fe DarriP, arid *I, a showily •attiivi a •
gave her address 21, Mast-street, Niue
worth, was brought up on • w , I _4l
keeping three disorderly houses, situate at 4%, 4
Little Clarendon-court, St. Pinellas.
Mr. Cooper, solicitor to tbe vestry, atteode,l f., •
seentioa ,• sal Mr. H. Allen. prov.r.itim; •• .
Associate Institute for improvio4 sal ENfore
for the Protection at Women, also attended to a

- 56. Coopersaid it was the fixed iwetiii a o' th
mgdrt ou.adierthzet.d.,:tirwly haomein.ttebp r..,4.1,te •
vestry had passed a reeolutioo eta powena4 hito
to take the necessary steps for that pul.te. 1.
it to be known that no lenity would be shown •
but that in every CllllO where a dieordeily house r.. ,
ties would ensue. In all the CANSI that ~.
prosecution
ken up, convictions had taken place and L....
tenets bad been passed.

Mr. Barker (the magistrate) said he was glad t,
the perish had determined to pat a stop to the
had been so frequently complained of at tb”. e. .rt.
should commit the prisoner for trial at the
aims,. He would, however, take bail, two wont, •
each, but notion must be given to Mr. Cooper. in • :_.
be might inquire into the validity of the securities.
The prisoner was then removed.

MARY LEBON
DISTERBLNCE AT THE METROPOLITAN LAM......

John and Ellen Cumming, man and wife, were
with the following disturbance et the Edgwarermi
of the Metropolitan Railway.
From the evidence adduced it appeared tilt
two prisoners, in company of two more men, ei
the station in • very drunken state, awl
quently were refused tickets. They became r.r
noisy and the male prisoner pushed a lady into • vat. It
was then put out. The other two men bad also k, t,ea
out by force, and as they were being turned out rte e.i
prisoner struck Henry Croker, the ticket collector, 4
blow in the face. The woman pulled his hair Led
sad scratched his face. ffbe also tore his und.Ar..
With some difficulty they were 10ck.4 up.
The female prisoner, in her defence made a long mil rea
meet statement, urging whether it was likely she
drunk after having been to bury tre children at is,
green yesterday. It was not drink that °screams he:.
wee grief. - -

Mr. Yardley, however, elicited from her that at ..•
one child she buried yesterday. He then seatecc.:
pay a fine of 55., or throe days, sod the mac to ply 1!•...
seven days.

WORSHIP-STR E ET.
DREADFUL Arnutrr AI a ICAUL.

Patrick Stay, 31 years of age. a shoemaker.
Queepoqoare, Eldon-street, Finsbury, wu chan,e,i
attempting to murder btruself br cutting his throa:. t
Ropemaker-street, in the same neighbouzhood on the

Inman. Oily poliorrionstable, No. 126—0 n the
log of the god of November last I was called into a ...
door room, at 22, Ropetnaker.street. Prisoner woo ly;
on the doer, bleeding profusely from the throat. .t dos
was present, who, after in some measure stomno;
flow of blood, directed his removal to at. Barthoom
Hospital. sod I conveyed him there on a Wet
I brought him out this monitor ; it was
supposed that he could possibly recover. The two ks..
were lying in the room. (Witness pr..duoed two ksi
with acute points, used for cutting leather; they
covered with blood.) I was told that be had stably
men, who endeavoured to take them from him. He 1
gime me soy amount of the matter.
William Smith—l am a shoemaker, bare koown the
loom nibs years; he is a bard-working honourable
in every respect. On the morning sposen of he can
my house sad appeared very, dull. I said, •'
are you. Kelly he replied, •I am much trouble
my mind." I knew he bad lately been discharged from
ployment, and thinking that be might have taken it
heart, endeavoured to rally him by adverting
that had occurred close by a short time
but he would not give attention, and after
minutes suddenly begged me to lend him a shilliog.
knowing what he was going to do with it, I refuse..l.
then salted me for the prim of a pint of beer.
while at the other side of the room

some halfpence from my pocket, my little
cried out, " Father, father, he is cutting hi. Wrest:'
wee leaning forward at that lasted over the cutting
I seized his hand, and while I was trying to wrench one
time knives from his baud he made a stab at me with
I did get it away, but be then caught up s
knife, and made a second stab an I struggle
him for it, Some persons who heard the alarm came
and the knife was takes from him, but not before one r
was injured by it. The police thou came.
Prisoner, wbo even yet appeared extremely weak.
great difficulty articulated, " I have nothing to say,"
remand was ordered-

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