The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-13 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

WORSHIP!STRFay..

Daniel Stephens, respootably attired in mourning, was
charged with attempting to destroy himself, and also with
hulas threatened the life of Emma Wiggett.
The somplaineat, an attractive and modest-looking young
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stated that the prisoner had been paying his ad-
to her for about six months. On the morning of
Tuesday, the Nth silt, while she was attending a customer
behind the counter of her employer's shop, the prisoner
entered, and in an excited manner inquired whether she
adhered to a determination she had expressed to break off
his requaintance. Witness replied that such was her in-
tenting, and she had no sooner uttered the words than
the prisoner drew from his pocket a null phial, which he
raised to his mouth with the exclamation "Good bye,"
and instantly swallowed the contents. A lady who was in
the shop immediately raised an alarm, and a policeman
having arrived the prisoner was given into custody. The
witness added that immediately after he bad taken the
draught the prisoner pulled out the letter produced, and
threw it behind the counter towards her, without making
any observation.
The communication in question, which was couched in a
very desponding strain, contained expressions of passionate
affection for the complainant, and after adverting to a re
cent conversation which had taken place between them,
concluded with the words—" I am resolved to put an end
to my existence, for you signed ow death warrant last
night, and if it can be effected you shall share the same
fate."
From the evidence of other witnesses it appeared that the
prisoner, who, when given into custody was suffering ex-
cruciatag pain, was found to have swallowed aquafortie,
and was conveyed to Bt. Bartholomew's Hospital, where he
bad been up to the day of his examination before the magis-
trate. A »au had been found on his person when
arrested, with which be said he meant to have killed
himself if his first attempt failed. The prisoner bad been
brought up at the Foundling Hcepital, and was without
relatives or friends. He had lately been in the service of
a clothier in Paddington.
Reminded.

LAMBETH.
Robert Rieke, a cabdriver, was charged with using
abusive laaguage, and also with neglecting to give a ticket
with the number of his cab.
Mr. Shipton, a barrister, residing in Holland-terrace,
Brizton-road, deposed that he engaged the defendant to
drive him to his residence, and the distance being under
three-toarten of a mile, he handed him sixpence, his legal
fare. The defendant, on seeing the coin, turned it over in
his hand, and in a snarls; manner said, " Yon ought to be
sauna of yourself for offering • poor fellow such a sum,"
and was proceeding to make some further remarks when
witness told him if he persisted in such observations he
should summon him before a magistrate. The defendant's
reply to this was that teen wu no use in his doing so, as he
had no witness ; sad at he (Mr. Shipton) walked towards his
door, the defendant called out at the top of his voice, and in
snob a way that eaveral persons in the neighbourhood must
have heard it, " You an an eld vagabond."
Police constable 78 P heard the defendant call out after
Mr. Elhipton and say, " You are an old vagabond."
Mr. Elliott convicted defendant in the pally of 10s. and
oats, or ten days' imprisonment.
THAMES.

Jeremiah Foley was charged iWitli the wilful murder of
Hannah Robertson, of Five Bell-alley, Limehouse.
It appeared from the *vicious that the prisoner, who had
frequently been in custody for assaults end disorderly con-
duct, had been in the habit of visiting the deceased, who
was herself of very bad character. On Monday night de-
ceased was in her house, and with her two men and two
women (prostitutes). The prisoner, who appeared to be
mad drunk, rushed in, in a violent passion, and attacked
one of the men, whom he threw from the top of a flight of
stairs to the bottom. He then furiously assaulted the
two women, and on the deceased interfering, he struck her
violently on the bosom with his fist, and also kicked her.
She fell to the ground, groaning heavily. The prisoner
afterwards continued his ill usage of deceased, kicking her
until she was nsuly insensible. The result was that she
died a few bows afterwards.
Mr. Ingham remanded the prisoner until Saturday.

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