The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-25 00:00:00

Melia OF MB. COHEN.

We hare to roma* says the/1414d leclepeaciesed,
the death, by snielle. of Mr. Bowl. Ceihwel Righ•earesa,
jeweller, who, our readers will remileet, was arrested as
Wednesday kat cm a charge of feloniously readying gold
and silver watches, stolen from Mr. Raynor, of ftweimea,
jeweller, nearly five years ago. The psew of Mr. Wm.
Reuben Re. nor were entered by burglar, during the eight
of the 11th Deesseher, 1867, sad watches sad Jewellery
deem away to the value of 1,2001., the loss compelling Mr.
Bayaer to Meet" his business. No clue could be oh.
teed bStalla property until about ten days ago.
when information the Sheffield polies thee
several of the watches were in the posemaion of Mr.
Cohen. This information was communicated to Mr.
Raynor, who came over to Sheffield, and, armed with the
authority of a wane* searched the premises el Mr. Oohs%
in company with detective officer Brayshaw and Inspecter
Joudhan Wood. Nineteen silver and nine gold watches,
of the vales of about 2001., were positively identified by
Mr. Raynor as part of the steles property, and a farther
number of from 60 to 00 watches were believed also to lave
formed part of the booty, but could not be identified, being
watches sent to Mr. Raynor for repair. Mr. Cohen was
apprehended, and was taken before Mr. Dunn at noon on
Thursday, on the charge of being in illegal possession of
the 28 watches identified. The case wee adjourned to give
the prosecution an opportunity of completing their case.
Mr. Cohen appeared is a greatly excited state, and at
the intereention of hie advocate, Mr. Broadbent, Mr.
Dunn speed to relates him on bail to the amount of
5001., secured by two sureties, as well as the prisoner's
own reregatamess. Mr. Cohen remained in custody
until Friday 'maim, when substantial bail being tendered.
he was released end returned home. Hu excitement
greatly increased during his detention. He frequently mid
it was utterly impossible he could outlive the prosecution,
and we ere informed that from the time of reaching home
he was confined to his bed, and persistently refused to take
any food. Though he gave such emphatic erpremion to the
opinion that he could not outlive the prosecution, aid
though he was evidently in a state of the greatest excite-
ment. his friends seem not to have been ender any
"ion that be would attempt to take his own life. alretre
nevertheless closely watched. Mr. Henry Jackie.), sorrow,
was called in, and attended Mr. Cohen regularly. During
a brief absence of his family and nurse ou Tuesday move-
log, about seven o'clock, Mr. Cohen anoosefied i 0 peer
messing himself of his razor, which would appear not
to have been removed from hie MOM. With
this implement be inflicted terrible vibes in the
abdomen. Considerable reserve has INNS =studied
as to the nature of these wounds. We are mewed, how-
ever, that the priueipel wound retinas ia great part ammo
the abdomen, sad that there are three other gashes at right
angles with it, each of • fearful kind, some of the wounds
severing not only the skin and flesh of the abdomen, bat
the porde:otitis, or inner lining, and literally letting out ths
bowels. Mr. Cohen appears to have made no communisa-
tion to his attendants, but his writhing' and the profuse
issue of blood giddily revealed what bad taken place. Mr.
Jackson was immediately sent for. and attended along with
Mr. Tinsley, who was also called in. The medical geed,-
men *deeded to the wounds with the utmost skill, can,
sod promptitude, bat they were of so terrible a oberadee
that from the first so hope was entertained of Mr. Cobee's
recovery. He lingered, however, until a few minutes before
ten o'clock in the evening, trLea death put ea end to he
In3o-
The 7 case is an extremely melancholy one, whether viewed
in relation to the wealth and position of the deo:eased, or his
tragic and. The case against him was necessarily much
weakened by the great lapse of tine, Ina against this was the
large extent and value of the property, and the consequent
necessity of giving • vies 7 clear explanation of the manner
of becoming possessed of it. Mr. Colien's explanation was
that he bought the watches from • men who represented
himself as Mr. Raynor, of Swamies, stating that be had
purposely come to Shaikld to dispose of him jeweils:7 far
Sheffield Bloods preparatory to going to Australia. This
story received mese °affirmation from the fad that the
watches still bear the same of Mr. Raynor end oar eel-
deuces of his oweership, which one would have
Mr. Cohen would have removed had be suspeottire
Louesty of the person from whom he purchased. Be that
as it may he so shrank from the ordeal of a proseoetion es
to take his own life.

DREADFUL ACCIDENI/L-0D StUßllly morning s
painful lineation was crested is St. Andiron by a roperh
which unhappily turned out to )311 too true, that two seamen
in • severely-shattered, and it is feared fatally-Mimed NW
ditios, had been found us the rocks at the foot of the Kirk-
hill Brea. It ice believed that they must have falls° over the
top of the bras—a height of about 50 feet—during the pre-
, vices night or early morning ; but the distance of 100 yards
between the pimp when the bruised and mangled bodies
were found bas lad to the supposition that the two men
were not in company. and has given rise to suspicions of
violegice or foul play, which are ray probably un-
founded. They were discovered by • yonag mac
who was walking along the rocks from the castle
reins to the harbour, about six o'clock ow Sunday
IWarmille. taditanse Pa promptly obtained, and they
pre removed to the houses of Mammies Henderson
and John Wilma, pfloto iu the neighbourhood. Both of
them were useesencsia, and bleeding profusely. Their
Nunes were foueal to be Thomas Leggin, 40 years of age,
who wag mats of the Harmony, • brig belonging to South
Shields, which wee lying in tbe harbour ; and Robert Ram
toe, young Pa of 21. who was Seeman ol the tug-
stoma Vanguard, also of Shields, which bad come to take
the Harmony out of the harbour, in order to her sailioLt
the mid.day tide an Sandy.Leggin had sustained fo
severs eateroal *Ma and braises ; but • more serious hart is
believed to have been ceased by the injury of the spinal
cord. Easton's most arrive injuries were sustaieed on the
head, which was severely contused, while blood honed Ina
the ear, sad the right collar bone wee believed to be
obittated. Ills supposed that the men Lad bps
aomAng to the aalota of gallon before leaving pest.
rocks et the place over which they tell are very steep and
me, and a few years ago • protection wall three end a
feet high was erected about three yards hock free the
top of the steep. inquiries are being made by the polka le
repieeete as far as possible the circumstances oceneolool
stilt this unfortunate oceurrenoe.—Bdinterok Hewrostl. •