The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-11 00:00:00

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Henry Edward Hawkins, a very respectable-looking cab
driver, badge No. 6,144, appeared before Mr. Benham, on
remgniaanoes, for final examination, charged with causing
the death of Elizabeth Martha Strube, aged 62, the wife of
Frederick Strobe, a small shop-keeper, of Long-lane, Ber-
mondsey, by carelessly driving over her back a Hansom cab,
on the night of the 21st ultimo. A coroner's inquest has
been held upon the body by Mr. Carter, at Saint Thomas
Hospital, and a verdict of "Accidental death" returned;
but sines the inquest, evidence was produced to show
airanmus' ion the part of the smiled.
. Eines again attended on behalf of the prosecution, and
Mr. W. Edwin defended the prisoner.
Is addition to the evidease given last week, and which has
appeared in this paper,
r. William Willis was called—He said that he was •
surgeon, and resided in Trinity square, Borough. Oa the
night of the 21st ultimo he engaged the defendant to drive
him from the City home. He drove up the Borough very
carefully, and be was sure not mote than six or seven mike
an hour. Witness did not give any intimation to him to go
quick, uhe was oot in a hurry. He did not see any old
people musing the road near St. George's Church, neither
did be know that anyone bad been run over until the
driver nulled up at the career of Church-street, when he
got out of the cab and saw the female picked up from the
road and placed in the vehicle. The cab was three feet
from the herb as they peed the church.
Mr. Frederick Jervis, house surgeon at St. Thomas's Hos-
pital, mid that about half-past 10 o'clock on Saturday eight,
the 21st alt., • female, named Elizabeth Martha Strube,
was brought is. quite dead. He examined her, and found
the head smashed ig, and blood flowing from the ears, Does,
and month. Death was caused by the injuries to the
bead.

Sergeant M'L.od, 457 A, timid that about 4 o'clock on
the •mg of the 22nd alt. be took the defendant into
custody at King's-cross. He admitted running over the
female and causing her death, saying it was a bad job, but
quite an accident. He also said that he did not see either
the old gentleman or lady, until after he felt the wheel pass
over something, when he immediately pulled up and maw
the latter lying in the read. He put her into the cab and
conveyed her to the hospital, when she was dead. Witness
added, that after the prisoaer had conveyed the deceased to
the hospital he took the husband home, and gave his same
and proper address to the cab attendant, near lit. George's
Church.

F,d;rMrlWard, a bookbinder's apprentice, living in Abbey,-
*est, Bermoodiey, was recalled, and be said that the pri-
soner wia going at a furious rate before he earn* near the
church. Wiens saw the old gentleman and lady crow
from the Mint, and as the cab wen coming the old gentle-
man held up his hand to the driver, but be took no notice
of it but continued lashing his horse, and the cab knocked
the female down, and he saw the wheel pus over her bead.
Mr. Burcham observed that be had carefully examined
all the evidence in this cam, and be could come to no
other conclusion than that the prisoner caused the death of
the old lady by carelessly driving. Under these dream-
Man*, be fully immolated him for trial at the next Cen-
tral Criminal Court Sessions.

At the request of Yr. Edwin, his worship accepted bail
for his appear's:so at the sessions.

MR. JUSTICE WILLES ON PRIZEFIGHTING.

At Liverpool yesterday, Thomas Kidd, aged 17,
James Hughes, aged 17 ; WM= Murray, aged 19 ; James
°rumba", spend ; tied Thomas Hinkley. yd 17, were
indicted for having at Balked. as the 11th of °Weber last,
e prosecraM
fekeiotudy killed and thin James Bargßargees.Mr. Kaye
ifor thon, sad Mr. Pope and Mr.
roPrerarea defended the priermers. - After some 000•0116-
ties between his lordship and the lensed pa-
tinas engaged is the mu, during which his
lordship wee understood to say that if the primers
were present at the prim fight as which the deemed last
hislffe and, knowing what was taking place, raresinee and took
Dart in the proceedings, they were responsible for the mom
queues that might follow,. brief consultatiou took plaoe be-
tween the counsel for the defence and the prisoner,. —Mr.
Ter (addressing hie lordship) said it was imporeible to deny
that the prisoners were present at the fight, and it would be
improper to waste the thireofthe court if his lordship thought
that act bound them.—His lordship said they must
place themselves in the bands of the court. The court was
far from desiring to press too heavily upon them, seeing that
they were young fellows, and more likely to break the law
in this way.—Mr. Pope said that so far as Hughes was con-
cerned he did not deny being there. His lordship said that
some time ago he tried some persons at Cardiff, when he
had an opportunity of consulting the Chief Baron, and they
both came to the conclusion that if a person was at a fight,
and did ace go swim when he knew what was going on,
then he came within the law, for it was fairly to be
presumed ha was there aiding, giving encourage-
ment and weight to the proceedings, and, therefore,
an accessory, Therefore, although the court might look
into the circumstances of the case, yet it must be under-
stood that when persons attended a prise fight, and, know-
ing what was going on, did. not go away when they found
two people fighting, then they must be answerable for
what took place.—lt was intimated by the learned
counsel that the primers withdrew the plea of
sot guilty, and pleaded guilty to the charge.—
His Lordship: What are the ages of the parties?
They &ppm: to be under age.—The clerk of the
: The oldest is 19. another is lit, sod the others
rrerar yaws of ege.—His Lordship asked what was the
age of the deemed.—Kr. Kaye said between 17 and
le—His Lordship said there did not appear what was
called " foul play " in this um —Mr. Kay : No, my lord.—
His Lordship : How is it that one of theewroomrs is
described u levier been " master of the field ^-Mr. Torr
mid that must be a mistake.—Mr. Pope, in answer
to his lordship, said no doubt the ;wishbone ,could
get bail for their future good coednet.—Mr. Kaye
said that one of the reasons why the case was brought there
was that these fights were becoming frequent in the neigh-
bourhood of Manchester.—His Lordship (addressing the
prisoners) said they had pleaded guilty to the offence of
mandatighter, and be thought they had been well advised
by the learned counsel, for there could be no doubt that
every person who attended at a prise fight, looked
on, took part in the proceedings as one of the
spectators, with the intention of being a spec-
tator, and remained and pee size to the crowd, or
escounged the combatants, or in any other manner took
part in it, then no doubt they were answerable for the
coessmesces that might fellow. There could be no doubt
that @though these things might be conducted on what
was called "fair fighting," yet those attending them com-
mitted a breach of the law, which repressed proceedings
of this kind. Christian men could not be allowed to beat
one another with their fists into mummies. The
prisoners unhappily attended the fight at which
the deceased had het his life, and had committed
an illegal act. He was very sorry to see from the deposi-
tions that this was a fight for money ; and it was a great
pity to see yeses men like the prisoners taking part
in an affair of this kind.. But they and others might
depend upon it that if the law was broken in this way the
sw world prove strong, sod they would he severely punished
d the press was broken by affairs of tbis ,lescriptioe.
Tht. prisoners were not the sort of persons whom he felt
anon to punish in so severe • manner as he might
hare done if they had been older persons, sod he did
not think, under all the circumstances, that an, good would
be dose to the country by locking them up any further;
but they meld have to get some persona to enter into
oalronsoces that they would keep the peace for the sere
twelve months, and to come up for Judgment when celled
upon.

La 12'N,H OF THZ JOHN DAVID.—The iron screw
skater John Dead, the ent of six steam vessel' to be
constructed in this country for the firm of David Verbilt
I,ed Co.. Antwerp, was launched yesterday. from the build-
idelard of the Messrs. Rennie, Greeowieb. Mies Pietrowi
performed the christening aremooy, in alba presence of •
!are, party of distioguished visitors, who afterwards ad-
journed to the Ship, at Greenwich, and partook of a sump
tsous luncheon. There the Meats. Rennie were oompll-
melted on the superiority of their iron ships Lad engines,
sae of the gentlemen present stating that since be bad sat
down at able intelligence had reached him of a suoceasful
awning of the Wilmington blockade, first from Nasal to
Wilmagton, and afterwards from Wilmington to Nemo*
with • full cargo of imams ; the ship in question having ben
launched recently by the Mears. Rennie, and proved one of
the fastest and surest ships afloat.
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It Wee. and whelememe to ow Than advantages haws secure.l
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