The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-24 00:00:00

-THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

CLERKENWTLL
- IrFTBRIAKING BY • TICICBT-OP-LillVE WIN.
. ..,..le, aged 40, who described himself as a shoe-
. , ier.ow well known to the polio*, was charged with
~*: • :be house, 17, Somers-street, St. Andrew's, sod
.5, gold watch, a gold chain, and other articles, the
„;;, of Mr. John Bali.
-,-risoner, it is stated, is a ticket-of-leave DUB, and
- . *
s was fiend in thetaproem of the above house with
vtgiss stolen in his poiesesson. Mr. Ball had gone
... wife that morning into the country, leaving his
;.i,,,,ked, 4tae of the lodgers beard a noise in Mr.
.; ;,,,,ca. and on going there found the prisoner, who
ptol to make his escape. The prisoner had gained
to the rooms by means of false keys ; and on search-
;:m at the police station no less than 17 keys were found
tm.
:e prisouer said he was guilty, sod asked the magistrate
hvide the case at once.
j at,:istrate ordered the previous conviction against Use
-et Co to produced, and rid he should commit the psi-
to the Milllewex Sessions for trial.

WESTMINSTER.
A LLIIISITABLZ STORY.
R.-;.,, a very rurpectable•looking man, was placed
charged with the following determined attempt
c:ae:
Vernet said that late last night he was going over
AA-bridge when he saw the defendant approscli the
mart over the railings. Witness considering that he
'bout to commit suicide, nailed towards the
. eves ende.,roured to seize the defendant, but
tea late. and he jumped into the water.
eo immediately called out for a boat and gave a
„alarm, and the defendant was, atter some time, taken
:f *e water. and conveyed to the Magpie and Stump,
woallr, Chelsea, where the usual restoratives were
',lered, and he recovered.
wife—What did he say when be recovered ?
r •Tess—He said he would do it again ; that was in the
of the doctor who attended him.
• • ?vile—boas he still express the same intention! 1

•;es<7—No: he now mgrs.-he has altered his mind..
Wlfe—Are any of his friends here ?

..;;Cit'; brother stepped forward and said that he
, , „.,ry respectable man, and was in the employment of
I. v..skieg, of Holborn.
.. ,ylfe -Has soothing of late preyed upon his mind
. mold account for his committing this act!
:, lyother —Yee, he has been very much distremed in
L-::.
i His wife, to whom he was much attached, bad
L,ot, alter every endeavour to reclaim bar, a most
L
character, and seeing her in the streets a short
am alma; naked and otherwise in a wretched non-
it had such an effect upon his mind that he had
seriously depressed.
t• j' he drank
-:oess-No. sir ; he is a very steady, respectable man,
the main support of an aced mother. Our family
r., l',l lived together very happily till-this,
... _ . .

selfe—His he spokes toijolif at all about this attempt
rL.cide litle• it occurred ? _

r.ass—He promised he would not do it again.
1- -rife—l shall remand him for a week ; it will be for
,rice. He will have the benefit of the ehaplain's in-
.:too. _ ______

.....
LAMBETH.
A NARROW ESCAPE OF 1011/11:ar:
1 ItZeri. a youg man. with incipient ro
,onstrhs,
g.ho described himself u a " town trseeller, was
before the Hos. C. Norton with being drank and
;cable of taking ears of himself.
. .

7:.aroonstablii 15 t P said that ea that morning,
k: 1 o'clock, he found the prisoner in the Walworth-
i 3 a state of drunkenness, sod surrounded by twelve
.rteen notorious thieves. He spoke to the prisoner, who
,Le bad a good deal of property belonging to his em-
about him, arid he advised him to get into
ab, the number of which he (witness) should
a, and get borne u soon as be could ; that he
iorrounded by a number of thieves, and would as-
c-ily be robbed unless he took his advice. The prisoner,
re•ver, abased him in gross terms, and in order to take
out of the hands of the thieves who surrounded him
ook him to the station-hoax.

Ir. Norton told him he had acted with great kind-
and diseretimand the prisoner should be much obliged
dro for taking care of him and his property, and he
he would pat something in the poor•boz.
e prisoner said be should be most happy to do so, but
ro::1,1 not afford it, and should miss the three or four
ir :r4 be had lost. At the same time he wished to ex-
. Lis thanks to the °Dilatable.
He was then discharged.

_
THAYES.
A BIMOLAR CAPTURED.
H -,, EA, n, aged 34' who described himself as a railway
.r. was brought before Mr. Paget charged with &Mei.
*, aresking rod entering the residence of Mr. John
J. surgeon, of No. 14, Commercial-plat" Commit'
.-al. Stepney, tear this court.
1 tether said he heard the ringing of the bell at
%Ai this morning. He answered it, and saw
e : i•sooer in custody of a polmimooestable, who
:. •-.• house had been entered, and the safe robbed of
:7 Visioos. He went into the area and found the safe
~... Ten, and that some of the thing had been taken
• ' !. He discovered some butter, lard, soap powder.
. •••.er things in the area. They had been taken out of
.....- within the larder, which was under the staircase in
- . ....

Paweey, a police-constable' No. 48.5 K, mid be was
tdav this morning in the Commercial-road, and heard •
4is the area of Dr. Arthur's home. He turned hie
▪ and saw the prisoner in the area with a knife in his
a 5.... He also saw a large hole in the safe from which the
Li mentioned by Dr. Arthur had bees taken out. He
:3 the prisoner • What do you do hero" The prisoner
el., out of the area into the road and said, "Don't you
• me." Witness said " Yea I will, until I see what
c. have dam in the area." The prisoner said, "I am
vi tip. I have a wife and three children." Witness rung
I- hell. and took the knife front the prisoner.
Hill., Dr. Arthur's cook, said the articles found
II •_r area were in the safe last night.
~.evey said that an attempt had been made to
rr,.. into the private residence of Mr. Drew beamed vie-
..r :.111 biscuit' uit baker, next door to Mr. Artitur's. A pane
bad been cut out of the kitchen window, and further
r. to was prevented by a stout shutter within. The
r- rated zinc of Mr. Arthur's Wolin* cut and the pro-
:1, removed.

..- prisoner in defence said that the officer had tams
li.m a 15 years' character from Mr. Moseley, manager
. • ;:way company where he had been employed 15 years.
.1‘ hird•up, be had DO work for a bog while. and had
food since yesterday morning at 9 o'clock.
i'Aget committed the prisoner for trial for burglary
r..bbery. - _

prisooer—Settle it here ; I will plead guilty.
Paget—No, indeed, I will not.

IZ:EqED SHOCKING SUICIDE OF .1 IYOMAN
BY POISON.

INQUFST.—(THIS DAY.)
i• morning Mr. H. Raffles Walthew, deputy
• held an inquest at the Bricklayee's Anne Tavern,
:-•zeood-street. Cambridge-heath. respecting the s"eged
of Harriet Dunthortie. aged 37 years.
piaithorne, 7, Suffolk-street, Cambridge-heath,
•e..t deceased lived with him u his wife since July last,
' • •,r real name was Harriet Hatton. On Friday week
left her at home is care of his child by a former
On his retard in the evening he found both shiest.
out to look for them and he foetid her not sober. She
she had lost the child and did not know where he bed
Witness seized her merely to bring her home, but
• • and a.•cused him of knocking her down. The child
• 4. found for three days, and deceased wasvery un-
-- v. 'die ,aid she would destroy her life. On Weidner
+'t, she got op, she went to her box and got some-
int. she then walked to the window, where abe sod-
:'t
violently ill, and vomited. With.., got her on
but she appeared is dreadful agony. A doctor
for. but she died sue after.
Burraws produced the following letter, written by
the bight before bet death :
Mn,s liedoey,—Will you tell your mother to call on
• H ai.h to Pee her ; but if I am not there tell her to
r what things there are of mine. I have enclosed my
tickets for you sod your mother to do as you
them, for I shall never require them. There is
fu,nl chain, and a person will call upon you for
a memento of me.-1 remain yours,
lirrros.
sir towber man ask for the nameHAtourr
at Dunthorne to
•rt toe and to get the things, for I cannot lead this
• 11114 distress. Give my respects to your
r. eo.l accept the same from your well-wisher,
..".w Ilpo said that be found deceased dHARa
ying,i &pp"-
• .ni the effects; of an irritant poison. She wag
•.- • The post modem examination showed that
wf the stomach were much inflamed by some

letbehy, professor of chemistry to the Lon-
I f ..'d. ,4el that be had analysed the contents of the
•• • and that he had found " binoxalate
; • • ..- or salts of sorrel. The deceased died from
• oit b.df as ounce of that poison.
'1 • -..,rth said that the deceased had shown her •
on the Friday before her death, saying at
mne. " You know what that mesas."
• her having slimmed up, the jury returned a Ter-
' as."
r then issued his warrant for the burial of
•, • f the deceased by torchlight.

r. I NcENntAßtes.—Yesterday (Weanes-
•: the Shire-hall, Nottingham, two boys named
Keeton sod Henry Kane/lee (both under seven
were charged before the sitting magistrate
-., !ire to a stack belonging to Mr. Bradshaw on
It appeared that the boy Knowles no the
le<ion bought a farthing box of matches and a
pi tie other boy got some tobacco. They went to
rd to smoke, when one of them struck a match
hi. pipe, and then threw the match under the
• git on fire. The bench. after severely repri-
.-' prisoners, discharged them on account of their
tat.