The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-30 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 30, 1862.

t my dearest, dear, sweet Annie, bow I love you, and
--- that very day in Brantford-park you and I walked al •
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se
At the Central Criminel Court yeeterday,
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before ' fectionately together with our lovely babe in your dear arms,
Ile Baron Martin, It-tart L'eeeer alias Charo, Copeland, owl there you promieed me that you would visit the Crysta
Palace with moon the Tuesday, and that I must come early
32, described as a grainer, a rather goost.lookiug young in the morning. I gave you a sovereign, and you went to
math was charged upon au indictment and also by the fetch everything you thought best to that amount out of
coroner's inquisition with the wilful murder of Anne Jane pledge of your wearing apparel, and I found that it was all
Baroliam
Mr. Clerk and Mr. Beasley eenducted the prosecution on . ou wanted from me. Your grandmother told me to
3;
e and have some supper along with you, and
behalf of the Treasury, instructol by Mr. Pollard, the as- you told me in the park you would go to bed early,
sistant solicitor to that department. The prisoner was des
1c :.led by Mr. Best and Mr. Warton. as we bad not much red on the Sunday night, for
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eand I did not go to bed at your grandmother's till
The learned menu' for the preeecution opened the case half-gist twelve o'clock. I slept with you, and how
to the jury in a very temperate speech, and he observed that affectionately you acted towards me and promised that day
he was quite sure that it was unnecessary to bespeak tbeir week or so you would come back to your dear Charles, but
most anxious attention to the evidence that would be laid when I went home to rapper you told your granny to say
before them, when they remembered that the life of the that you were gone to Turnbam Green, but I myself
prbioner depended on their venliet. He then prooecded to give thought different—some sudden change came over me, and
a short outline of the rase for the prosecution, and the fol. told me that you were with another, and my steps were
lowing evidence war addueed : ; directed to Hounslow, and it was there that I met you arm-
Sarah Etarnhant said— Inn, the mother of the deceased, in-arm with another, and your wicked mother—a bad, bad
and reside at Sion-lane, leleworth. I have known the pri- ' woman—she brought you to ruin. Many a time bait thou
inner four years. lie was marred at that time to my said those word' to me, and m dear, dear Annie it is her
daughter in the name of (barks Copeland. They lived that stole you from me, full of deceit (read the 7th chapter
together as man and wife until eiehteen months ago, and had of Proverbs). I was driven to commit the fatal deed, and
two children, one of whom is stilt alive. At that time my oh, what en awful thing it I. to commit murder—our dear
daughter came back to live with her own family, and went babe left behind. Oh, young girls of Brantford, think of
by her maiden name. On the afternoon of the 7th of the result of tampering with a young man's feelings that
August the prisoner came to my house and inquired for the i love you—take my advice and do not (here a word was
deceased. She was not at home, but she came in while he . omitted) • man that loves you. Look at me,
was there, and they went into the washhouse together. My I poor, wretched, unhappy man, how kind I have been to
mother, who lives with us, went to them, and told the !my Aunie. People knows it in Brentford (Mr. Upton does).
prisoner to leave the house, and said that be had ulna's , I told him on Tuesday morning bow unhappy I was. He
my daughter (the deceased) by telling her that ho had been , pitied me. How can my Arnie respect herself and go on
married to another woman thirteen years before, and board barges up and down the river for two or three days I
the would ascertain the truth of it. The decessed But the deed is done. Look to my child. Good bye, fare-
also said that she would have nothing more to do with Lim. well all who know me. May God have mercy upon me. I
The prisoner, upon this, took the deceased by the hand, am writing this in a public-house in Isleworth. Annie,
and saidthey would " partmutual,"andheadded that he was dearest Annie, if you had riot tampered with me I should
married to another woman, and asked her whether she I not have felt the pangs I now feel. How could you pull
would interfere between them. and the deceased said she one young man's face downward to yours and kiss him time
would not. The prisoner and the deceased appeared to he after time in trent of me, and tell him you loved him, and
very good friends at this time, and the prisoner shortly yet told me quite different. Did I not send you ten shit-
afterwards left. On the following dry he came to our Naga and seven shillings weekly when I was away from you.
house again, and asked for Annie, and I told him she was I have wronged you I confess, but I have been forgiven by
gone to Richmond to work. He staved and bed tea with you, and you told me my kindness made yon sothat you could
us, and in the course of conversation he pulled out a like- Co.keep away from me. You really dad love me, but your
WWI of my daughter and some japers, and said that Annie mother was the cause of our separation. I have suffered
had been a good girl to him. and he would not hurt a hair for her, and bad has come to her ; she is the cause of all
of her head. The prisoner remained until her sister Rosins this. ood bye, sweet Annie ! Oh, that I could He in
came home, and my mother then said that she would give sour grave with you, that we could be buried together,
him up as • deserter, which it wee known he was, if he did but I shell be elsewhere. I have watched and guarded
not go away. The prisoner left the house and went into a you, and my heart has been breaking for you a long time.
lane close by, and the deceased said the would go after him, lou remember telling me that your mother gave you those
and I saw them walking together in the lane, and I never bruised eyes that you had • few weeks ago, but. Annie, I
saw her alive again. I saw her dead on the following morn- have found out that you told ine a falsehood ; it was at
ic. at the union workhouse (here the witness was a good baling fair, by some men. Yon have deceived me, cruel-
deal affected). In continuation of her evidence, the witness hearted Annie. Several meg I know have cohabited with
said that some months before this she saw three bullets in you. I hope they will remember seeing me; they may live
the waistcoat pccket of the prisoner. He bed left the to think of the manner in which you and I met our deaths,
waistcoat at home while he was out, and when lie returned and all young ferrule; take a warning by me, do not de-
the deceased said in his presence that he had brought theme calve one that loves you. I leave this wo-ld a wretched
bullets from Ireland, and that one was intended for wit- sinner, and may the Lord have mercy upon my soul, through
ness, another for herself, sod the third for the first man Vie blood of Jesus Christmy Saviour."
that took him. She also Raid that she bad taxed the pri- This letter bore neither signature, date, nor address, but
soner with having married her deughter in a false name, it was believed to have been written on the day prior to the
and told lam that the hod ascertained that his real name fatal =erne°,
was Cooper, and that he bad been married to another The reading of the document closed the case for the
woman iu that name. After this she said she advised her prosecution.
daughter to keep out of the prisoner's way. Mr. Best then proceeded to address the jury on behalf of
Ceosa-examined—Witness mentioned the conversation the prisoner, but he did so very briefly, as he evidently felt,
about the bullets to several member; of the family. Wit- from the overwhelming nature of the evidence that had
Bees should be sorry to ley that her daughter was unfaith- been brought forward on behalf of the crown, it was a
ful to the prisoner. She wee not aware that she wee hopeless task to endenvour to struggle against • con-
visited by a man named 'elem." She was not in the habit victioa. He commenced by expremiug his thanks to Mr.
of going out into the streets at night. unless the prisoner Clerk for the very calm and dignified manner in which
sent for Ler, and then witness used to chase them about. he had laid the case before the jury, and he
The prisoner did not give any money to the deceased, or said that the question they now had to decide was whether
support her in any way. it was made out conclusively that the prisoner had, in the
Rosins Brenham said—l am the sister of the deceased. 100 of the indictment, killed and murdered of his
On the 3rd of August, which was Sunday, I saw soy ahem. iaforethought the unfortunate woman, whom it was
and the prisoner at Richmond. 1 walked with them, and quite clear that he loved with the most deep and tender
the prisoner told me that my sister bed given him a firm affection. He said he was very unwilling to say one word
denial to live with him any longer, and 1 told him against the dead, but in this awe he felt that be might say
be had better take it as a denial. He then productd there would be very little reasonable doubt that the unhappy
three bullets, and said, " Before I go I shall give one young woman had not beau faithful to the prisoner, who it
of those to your mother, one to Annie, and another to the was evident looked upon her as has wife, sod that her con-
/MO who attempts to take
me." He said this suite eeriously. duct had affected him most deeply. He then referred to
The prisoner then pressed the deceased to sleep with Lim, •i. A
wue evi.ence, and to the statement of the prisoner that
and she refused to do so, and the prisoner said she should he had watched the deceased, and be said that if the
Lave no more money if she did not. My sister told him jury should think that be met her in company
these threata would not do, and she had heard he had more with another man, and that be fired at that man, 'nut mimed
wives than her, and she would never live with him again. him, and accidentally killed the deceased, they would he
After this I parted from them, and two or three days after justified in acquitting him of the crime of wilful murder,
I heard of the death of my sister. I believe the prisoner and finding him guilty of manslaughter only. It was true
used to give my sister money for the support of the child. that the deceased was not legally married to the prisoner,
Thomas Maddock said-1 am a gardener, and reside at but be was sure that they would not look too nicely at such
Bentford. On the evening of the 7th of August I met the a distinction, and it was evident that the prisoner siruas
prisoner and the deceased at Isleworth, and I saw them stop looked trees her as hie wife, and niiebt have felt himself
near the Chequers public-house. r— .
justified in di' arging the pistol at the man whom he
Ephraim Coughtney, ostler at the Chequers, said—l saw believed to be wronging him. The learned courtel con-
the prisoner and the deceased at the public-house between eluded every able and feeling address by urging upon the
eight awl nine o'clock on the evening of the 7th of August. jury the fact that one life had already been sacrificed, and
They had • pint of ale and went away, and I saw them go expressing his conviction that if the jury could do so con-
towards a lane called Brazibmill.lane. scientinusly, they would willingly return a verdict that
Cross-examined—l did not notice whether the prisoner would hove the effect of pre :voting the fearful spectacle of
was wearing a moustache or not at thin time. the sacrifice of the life of the wretched prisoner upon the
James Hedges, groom to Mr. Fardell, of Islewortb, maid scaffold.
that on the night of the 7th of August he saw the prisoner Baron Martin, in dimming op the case to the jury, said
and the deceased talking together at the correr of Brazil- he felt bound to tell them that if they believed the priemer
mill-Line, and beard the prisoner any, "I have told you of fired the pistol at deceased, and thus caused her death, his
it before." Soon after this he found the deceased had been offence was murder, and there was not a single circumstance
shot, and she was either dead or dying when be saw her. in the evidence that would reduce it below that crime.
Cross-eriunined—Witnese was not positive that the pri- The learned counsel for the prisoner, be said, had made a
soner was the man he saw with the deceased. most feeling address to them in his behalf, but this ought
Thomas James Bentham, a cousin of the deceased, said not to affect their judgment in coming to a decision. Every-
that about • quarter to nine o'clock on the evening of the one concerned in such an inquiry was hound by the rules
7th of August he was in Brazil-mill-lame going in a direr- of law, and it was in particular the duty of a jury to return
t:on towards the r'hequers public-house, when he met the a verdict upon the evidence alone, and totally independent
erisoner and the deceased, of all other considerations.
Evidence was then given that about the period spoken to The jury were only in deliberation a very few minutes,
by the last witnesses, two persons, a man and a woman, and then, without leaving the box, they returned a verdict
were beard quarrelling in the lane, and that the man walked of Guilty of wilful murder.
amiss the road to the hedge, and the woman walked on. Mr. Harker, the principal =be- of the court, then made
After this the man joined her and they shook hands, and the usual proclamation foe silence, and the formal question
almost immediately afterwards there was the report of fire- was put to the prisoner whether he bad anything to urge
arms why sentence of death should not be passed upon bins.
James Orton said—l am a letter-carrier. I was passing The prisoner muds no reply.
by ilrazilenill-hum on the evening of the 7th of August. Baron Martin, having put on the black cap proceeded to
about ten minutes to nine o'clock, when I saw a man rue-
pas. sentence.—He said that the prisoner had been convicted
zing towards me. I cannot identify that person. Upon upon the most irresistible evidence of this murder, and it
going a little further up the lane I saw a woman lyium seemed to him utterly impossible that the jury could have
the path. Her bonnet was art fire. I spoke to her, but come to any other conclusion. It was proved, as clearly as
althoueli she was alive she appeared quite insensible, and 1 such • fact could be, that be had fired the pistol at this
assisted to remove her to the union workhouse. unhappy young woman, and bad thus caused her death.
Mr. Merkenny, a surgeon, of Isleworth, deposed that he It was not his province, and he had ro desire, to gay any-
examined the body of the deceased. She was alive when thing to harass his feelings ; but he must entreat him to
Le find saw her, but died very soon afterwards, and upon au prepare for what would inevitably happen, as lie could see
examination be discovered a bullet wound behind the right nothing whatever in the case to prevent the law from taking
ear, and upon opening the, head be found a bullet in the effect. Every opportunity for religious consolation would
brain. Teel was no doubt the cause of her Berth.
be afforded him to prelate himself, and all that remained to
Char:. A :;Town, a constable of the City police, said—On be done was to pass upon him the sentence, in the terms of
the 2-end of August I went to Cubitt's.town, Poplar, ac- the law, which was awarded by the law for the crime of
commenced by another constable. I saw the prisoner iu • which he bad been found eailty. His lurdship then passed
Ileum there, and I asked him if ho would allow we to look sentence of death in the usual forte.
at his mouth, my object being to see if he had a par- The prisoner did not seem at all affected at the result of
titular tooth out, to identify him. I then asked his the trial. When the learned judge had concluded be made
if Le had ever been in the 15th flusenrs, and he said he had. a alight inclination of the head, and then walked quickly
I then em aired if he had the letter "D " marked upon away from the bar.
him, and be said he had uot. I wiener:led him,
and found the letter "D" awaked under his left
arm, amid upon this I saw the pri.oner's baud go
down to his right hand pocket, awl I searched bin, and
found the pistol I now produce. 1 inquired of him if it was
loaded, and he said it was, and that it had a bullet in it.
There was a cap on it, and I found the pistol afterwards
WWI loaded with powder and • bullet. I also found soother
bullet in his waistcoat pocket. Upon his being searched I
found a packet of seven letters, and on the back of one of
them vass written "My dear Annie. May the Lord have
mercy upon me." I showed the prisoner these words,
and asked him if he nieant Annie Bs. nham, and lie
said he did. 1 then told the le:sober I should charge him
with the murder of Anne Barnbani at 'Acworth on the 7th
of Auge,t, aid he made no reply. As we were ening to
Brentfnrd the prisoner said he hoped I dill not think that
be meant to hurt me with the pi: .ol I had found, and that
ifl I had been two hours later it would have been all over.
He also said that he was at Isleworth on the 7th .1 August,
that he had watched the decease.' because he thought she
was gloin,t to have intercourse with other men.
Mr. Bielianl Lines, a pain air and decorator at Hammer-
smith, proved that the prisoner had been employed by him,
end, 111 answer to a question pit by Mr. Brut, that in
August the prisoner had sonar work to do iti the neigh-
bourhood of Isleworth,

THE ISLE WOLTIi MURDER.

TEE GLASGOW MURDER.-REPRIEVE FOE MRS.

WLACIILAN.

On Monday night, shortly before twelve o'clock,
the Lord Provost—who bad previously made request at the
Post-office, that, if any official letter should arrive addressed
to him, it might be forwarded without delay—received the
subjoined communication from Sir George Grey, the Home
Secretary :
" Whitehall, 28th October, 1862.—My Lord,—l am to
signify to you the Queen's commands that the execution of
the sentence of death, passed upon Jessie Macintosh or
MacLeichlsio, now in Glasgow goal, be respited until further
signification of her Majesty's pleasure.-1 have the honour
to be, I,..r.—(signed)—G. GREY.

This letter is couched in the umal form which always
precludes a commutation of sentence. It was .not posted
from London, but from the nearest post-town to Felluden
—the seat of Sir George Grey in Northumberland, where be
is now living. Immediately upon its receipt, the Lord
Provost bantered to the prison to communicate the intelli•
gence to the convict. Of course, at that boor, the officials
were asleep ; and some delay was thus occasioned.
The unfortunate woman was also slumbering, sod had
to be aroused in order to hear the gratifying tidings.
His Lordship broke them to her in the kindest manner. At
first she seemed " Mimi" and "absent ;" and even after the
moat explicit repetition of what the letter imported, ebe
put the anxious inquiry—" And isthere naething to be done
on Saturday!" Ite-assured as to that, the then seemed
penetrated by a much deeper awl more lively anise of gra-
titude than she evinced when the former respite was an-
nounced to her. The ulterior determination as to her fate
may not be known for a few dare—North British

Dir. Edward Hargrave proved that in the year ISI9, the
prisoucr was married et Burntr•p, in TATICAIdIirO, to a woman
named Ellen Buchanan. and he had seen that woman alive
during the last few weeks.

The following letter, which was found upon the prisoner
when lie was apprehended, was then put iu and read. It
was in the followiug t.•rms :
" Isleworth, Wednewlay Evening.
I am wretched licked. I am sorely depress, d. I live
my ilear.lnoie. How via I see her with another man night
after night, and promising me that she never do go with
another man, but when I met hey at twelve o'clock,
or rather one o'clock on Tuesday morning arm
in arm with another, :old a little the worse
for liquor, and when I &coated her and she did
not ;scarcely notice me, my :dotal at the very moment
curdled, my brains were hot with passion, and titan that
goes Owlet like a routing lion seeking whom he may devour,
I am his victim, and may the Lord have merry. Oh, I
cannot bear to live to see my dear dearest Annie. that I
love better than soy own life, yen I would starve for her. I
have fallen on my beaded knees, while the tears fell like
drops of rain from mine eyes. I have begged time after time
for her to be true to me, but she has deceived me and she
Lae deserted ine, and how can I live when she hio trifled
with me whom she has mice loved, and who knelt on bin
knees and prayed to his God from bin heart to guard her
life through her confinement, scarcely two years ago.
Yee, f am sorry for her, my dear, dearest Annie, my heart
biesda for you. I am a wretched young man. I find you
have deceived me. On Sunday, when I came from the
country, you said you were happy to ace me. I said I am
overjoyed to see you, and how is your dear babe, Maly Anne.
You said, • Dear Charles, she is quite well,' and immediately
kissed me. I gave you ten shillings to put into your pocket,
and you seemed quite glad, and said, 'Charles, you are very
kind,' and you spent the remainder of the day with me, but
when I raked you to stop with toe till Monday, you said
you could not, and I found outyou wanted to meet another,
and he was the one that you were with on Monday
night between twelve and we o'clock. Oh, Annie,

ATTEMPT TO POISON TIM CAPTAIN AND MATE
OF A SIIIT.—At the Liverpool Police Court on Tuesday a
man named Wm. Pick was committed for trial at the
assizes on a charge of having attempted to poison Captain
Napton and the mate of the barque Pidatine, of Liver-
pool, on the homeward voyage from Akyab. It appeared
that the captain aroused the animosity of the prisoner by re-
miyistrating with him when he either did his work in •
careless and indifferent manner or wmill not work at all,
and that iu consequence of this ill-feeling the prisoner rut a
quantity of blue stone into some tea which the captain and
mate &auk for the Dupree of poisoning them. Fortunately
the poison had no other effect than that of making the cap-
tain and mate vomit considenbly and feel very unwell for a
long time.

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COURT OF BANKRUPTOY.—Ocr. 29,
(Before Mr. Commissioner Galilean.)
IN RE T. B. VEAL.
, . . . .

The bankrupt, a buyer of for Messrs. Candy, applied
for his order of discharge. Debts, 8964 ; assets, 1971. The
bankrupt stated that his income had been 4001. a year. Ile
had been insolvent 15 years ago.
Mr. Lewis opposed for the assignee; Mr. C. E. Lewis
supported.
The being examined, admitted that he was now
in receipt of 4004 a year, but said he was not in a situation
to set aside anything for hie creditors, as he might be dis-
charged at any moment.
Mr. Lewis asked that ha should be ordered to set aside
not less than 1001. a year.
Mr. C. E. Lewis submitted that no condition could be
annexed to the order of discharge unless the bankrupt bad
been guilty of one of the five offences specified in the
159th section. In support of this view he referred to the de•
cision of the Lord Chancellor in the case of "Mew and
Thorn." Notwithstanding this, the bankrupt, to show his
good feeling to his creditors, offered to set aside 601. a
' year. Ile could not do more, having a family of seven
children.

liis Honour said under the circumstances that wax all
that the creditors could expect. The order of discharge
would be granted, subject to that coodition • and he would
suggest to the bankrupt the propriety of reducing hie rate
of living, which bad been as much as M. a year.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblauque.)
on HARVEY.—ORDER FOR PROSECUTION.
. _ .

The bankrupt, John Nicholas Harvey, was described et
a baker, of Southampton, but his principal occupation was
that of a clerk in the service of the realismlar and Oriental
Steam Packet Company. This was an application for dis-
charge.
Mr. Sargood opposed for the assignees ; Mr. Ernest Reed
for a creditor • Mr. Deafly supported.
It appeared in 1835 the bankrupt married a woman
who kept a bakery business. The bakery was mortgaged
to a person named Wilkinson, she not having money to pay
for it. After =triage, the bankrupt continued to carry on
the business. Last August he determined to sell the
business, and it was sold for 8001. or 9001. In March, 1882,
the bankrupt filed his petition. At that Ume, and before
the latter event, he had given to the clerk
of an attorney authority to collect debts. This man
had, it was stated, collected debts to the amount
of :701. When the matter came to the knowledge of this
court, the commissioners ordered 701. to be paid back at
once, and the difference to be accounted for. The 701. was
paid back. It was said that the party in question claimed
30/ of the 1701. an a debt due to himself for money lent to
Harvey, but which loan the bankrupt denied—that as to
251. he had paid it to the bankrupt's mother, and 251. he
bad kept as remuneration for his trouble. Bat the gravest
part of the case against the bankrupt was this. Shortly
before the bankruptcy the assignees discovered that the
bankrupt had disposed of 7 or 8 shares in a building society,
of which he was traced to be a shareholder. They were
sold for 1501., but for a long time the bankrupt concealed all
the circumstances of the transaction, and did tot meutiou
it in his balance sheet. The only explanation ho could give
of matter at length was that he bad invested it in the
name of his mother, from whom he orginally borrowed it.
It appeared, however, that at least two of the shares
had belonged to his wife.
_

The bankrupt's answers on thia head were so far from
being satisfactory, that the commisioner warned him as to
the manner in which he was giving his evidence, or the non-
sequences might be serious.
Mr. Lzeiest Reed said that hi. client had been cruelly used
by the bankrupt, who bad entered into a contract for the
supply of bread to the Peninsular and Oriental Steam
Packet Company, obtained the bread from him to the value
of DO., got paid by the company, and then refused to pay
the poor woman.
Mr. Denny submitted that the assignees had made no use
against the bankrupt.
The Commissioner—l think they have made a ease, and I
shall order them to indict the bankrupt.
Mr. Denny said the bankrupt believed the property was
his mother's.
The Commisaioner—But I don't believe it. I warned the
bankrupt from the beginning, and told him I did not believe
he was telling the truth.
Bankrupt—l did tell the truth, on my oath.
The Commissioner—Don't forget you were on your oath
when I warned you to tell the truth.
An adjournment for six months war ordered to ascertain
the result of the criminal prosecution at the Winchester
assizes.

The jury after a very short consultation found the pri-
soner Guilty upon those counts of the indictment which
charged en intention to do grievous bodily harm, and to
maim and disable the prosecutor.
A gentlemen connected with the establishment of Mesas.
Fortnum and Mason stepped forward, and said that the pri-
Boner had been for several years in the service of those
gentlemen, and he left through ill-heelth. He conducted
himself very well while be was in the establishment, and
it was believed that when he left his mind was to some
extent affected.

The prosecutor expressed a desire to recommend the pri-
soner to the merciful cousideratiou of the court.
Sentence was deferred.
NEW COURT.
(Before T. Chambers, Esq., Q.C., Common Serjeant.)
. _

. _ . .
Robert Eran Dawson, 18, clerk, wee indicted for felo-
niously forging and uttering an order for the payment of
471/. 136. 7d., with intent to defraud Thomas Agga and
another.

Mr. Sleigh appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr. M'ln-
tyre and Mr. Ignatius Williams for the prisoner.
From the opening statement of counsel it appeared that
the prisoner, in the month of August last, entered as a
junior clerk into the service of the prosecutors, Messrs.
Thomas Ago and Co., who carry on the business of ship-
brokers in Feechurch-street, and that on the 19th of Sep- ,
tember a mercantile firm at Swansea transmitted by poet a ,
letter to Messrs. Agee containing • draft for 4711. lie. 7d.
That letter never reached the bands of the prosecutors, as it
ought to have done in the ordinary course on the morning
of the 20th of September last. In two days afterwards it
transpired that the prisoner was dealing with the miring
draft in this wise. On the afternoon of the
the prisoner awaited a lad whom he aocidentally
met in Blehopegate.street and employed him to take the •
draft in question to Glyn's bank, on which it was
drawn, and to get cash for it. The draft was there cashed,
and the lad brought the money in notes and gold to the
prisoner at a rendezvous appointed by the latter, who re-
warded the messenger with a sixpence. On the follow-
ing day the prisoner found another lad, and sent him
to the Banked England to get the notes received at Glyn's
exchanged for gold. The lad was detained, and the prisoner
having become impatient, presented himself at the Bank
of England to inquire after his messenger, and was told by
the porter that he could introduce him to such • lad as he
described. The introduction took place in a room in which
the officials at the Bank bad detained the lad, who imme-
diately identified the prisoner as the person from whom be
had received the notes. The prisoner was accordingly
given into custody.
The trial had proceeded up to the examination of the
prosecutor, Mr. Thomas Agge, who proved that the endorse-
ment, Thomas Agga and Co., was not in his handwriting, or
in tbat of any of the firm, and to the beat of his belief it
was in the handwriting of the prisoner.
Mr. 2/I•lntjni now interfered, and intimated that the
prisoner was desirous to withdraw his former plea, and to
plead guilty.
The Common Serjeant said he could not now withdraw
the case from the jury, as the prisoner had been given in
charge to them. It was, however, for them to say if the
prisoner's own admission satisfied them, without the trial
proceeding further.
The jury at once returned • verdict of Guilty, and the
Common Serjeant deferred passing sentence.
THIRD COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)

Chambers Lorraine Moore, 21, clerk, was indicted for
feloniously uttering • forged request for the delivery of
goods, well knowing the same to be forged, with intent to
defraud. There were two other similar indictments, to all
of which the pritneer pleaded guilty.
Mr. Sleigh, instruc:ed by the London Association for the
Protection of Trade, appeared for the prosecution, and briefly
stated that the requests uttered by the prisoner were for
obtaining guns from different gunmakers at the west end
of the town, including Mr. Purdey. of Oxford-street, Mr.
Grant, of St. James's-street, and Mr. Grey, of Old Bond-
street. These parties had received letters through the
post, dated from Scotland, and purporting to be wntten in
one instance by the Duke of Sutherland, in another by Lord
Sondes, and in the third by the Earl of Shelburne, and in
each instance the letters requested that double barrelled
guns of the beat description should be sent to the several
residences in town of the noblemen from whom the orders
purported to emanate. The guns were accordingly sent,
and shortly after the prisoner called at the residences of
these noblemen, and presenting in Lord Sondes' case a
note purporting to be written by the secretary of the Lon.
don, Chatham, and Dover Railway, requesting the gun
left there to be given up to the bearer (the prisoner), which
was done. The prisoner obtained possession of another gun
by pretending, in the case of Lord Shelburne, that be bad been
sent for it by Mr. Stephens, of the Great Western Railway ;
and in the case of the Duke of Sutherland, the prisoner
drove up to Stafford-house in a cab, and representing that
le was a clerk at the Euston-station, obtained the gu
' on the production of a telegram he stated had been received
there. The prisoner bad formerly been a clerk in the service
of the London, Chatham, awl Dover Railway Company.
Some of the guns were worth 50 guineas, and the prisoner
had sold them at prices varying from 12 to It guineas, a
fact which was a great discredit upon the gunmakers who
had purchased them from him.
The Recorder, addressing the prisoner, said, from a letter
which you have banded to me, you state that up to the
time of these transactions you ad borne a good character,
but that getting into a habit of betting you lost your aitua.
tier, and forfeited that character. Takinginto consideration
the circumstances of the case, and that you have pleaded
guilty, the sentence upon you is that you be imprisoned with
hanl labour for the term of twelve calendar months.
The guns were ordered by the court to be given up to the
respective prosecutors.
Some other cases were tried, but none of any specie in.
Wrest.

THE POLICE COURTS.

Charles Miller, a poor lad, about 17, who obtains his
livelihood by singing songs in the street, said he was follow-
ing his usual calling last night when the servant at a public-
house threw him out half.s.-crown, in mistake, be supposed,
for a penny piece. He picked it up, and going to the corner
of the street was looking at it, when the prisoners came op,
and Proctor mixing the half-crown from him passed it to
the other, and tried to make off. He tried to follow them,
when Jones used she would knock his brains out, and Proc-
tor knocked him down on the kerbstone.

A young gentleman named William Marshall said, he
did not see the robbery, but saw an altercation going on
between the prisoners and the lad, in the course of which
the women and their compsnices surrounded the lad, and
ill-treated him very much.
Police-constable Edwardes, 241 A, said he bad been to
the servant at the public-house spoken of, and found she
had given the half-crown in mistake. She had not dis-
covered it till witaess went to her. Witness in endeavour-
ing to take the prisoners entered a low beerehop, and the
landlord let them out the back way, so that they escaped for
the time, but they were subsequently apprehended.
Proctor denied that she had been present during the rob
bevy
. _ _

lir. Poynter said no robbery had been committed, ss first
of all the money did not belong to the complainant, and
next, it was evidently a scramble as to who should have it.
He should only convict Proctor of the assault, sad sentence
her to pay 2(M., or be committed for 14 days. Jones must
be discharged.
The decision appeared to take everyone in court by sur-
prise.

Waller Laing, a cabman, who ham been repeatedly"
charged at this court with assaults and other offences, was
placed et the bar under the following circumstances.
William Woodruff, 144 B, said at half-past eight o'clock
on Wednesday morning he was called to turn the prisoner
out of Mr. Hawgood's, the pawnbroker's, in Rochester-row,
when be was told that the defendant, who was drunk,
wished to pledge some article which they had refused to
take in. Witness staked-him to go away quietly, which he
refused to do, upon which witness proceeded to put him out,
and he turned round and struck him on the chest. lie wan
pit* repeat the blow when witness avoided it, and
in doing so the defendant fell open his fore-
head, cutting it very much. Witness then took
him into custody, when he copanenced kicking him, and
became so violent that it was found necessary to obtain
the assistance of other constables to convey bun to the
station.

Evident* having been given in corroboration of the above,
Police Constable Butcher. 109 B, said he went to visit the
cells at one o'clock to see whether the defendant was sober
enough to be brought before the magistrate, aed the instant
he opened the door the defendant rushed at him and strtmk
him a severe blow which cut bins through the lip.
Defendant said he knew nothing about the assaults, and
declared that Butcher had ill-treated him.

lioe•constable Gearing said he had had him in custody
twioe at the sessions, and on one occasion he had nine
months for assaulting witness in a very serious manner.
Mr. Poynter said the defendant had bees charged at
various times with serious aseaults, and imprisonment
seemed to have no effect upon him ; but he would do his
utmost to prevent him committing another smolt for some
time, and should, therefore, send him again to the sessions,
where he would receive • much greater amount of punish-
ment than he (the magistrate) had power to inflict.
He was committed accordingly.
SOUTHWARK.

Margaret Mr•Donne11,:1;;;:aurto;, and Elizabeth Flan-
igan, were charged with being concerned, with another
woman not in custody, with stealing 21. 10s. from the per-
son of Antonio Culey, a Frenchman.
From the statement of the prosecutor, who had some
difficulty in ma►ing himself understood, it appeared that he
arrived yesterday from France, and that as we was proceed-
ing along High-street from London-bridge, he was accosted
by Margaret M'Donnell and another woman. At their sug-
gestion he went to a house in River-row, immediately at
the back of the polioe-court, with the view of getting a bed
for the night, and when he entered the house the woman
who was not in custody put her hand into his pocket, and
took out two sovereigns in gold, and a ten franc piece.
Afterwards, 11Honnell put her arms round his neck, and
the woman who bad taken his money succeeded in escaping.
He knew nothing about the other women.
The magistrate discharged Burton and Flanigan, but re-
mended M'l)onnell fora week, in order that some inquiries
might be made respecting her companion ; but in the course
of the day be discharged her abbo.