The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-04 00:00:00

THE M %RV LEMON E MURDER.

At the sitting of the court Holm Qreil, 71, aad rionses
C ..r , Ira 'ham P•0.«/few, and flows' Wa/•A were placed at
the bar to p1e.41 to the coroner's ioquisition, which charged
then, with the wilful murder of John Wiocott.

They were also rimmed epos as indictment with the men-
giugliter of the some person.

The whole of the prisoners pleaded act pilty.
The prisoner Henry quail was subsequently placed at the
sr by himself to take his trial.
en Mr. (kipper cooducted the prosecution, and Mr. Sleigh
defded the
The fade. :trireme will be fresh in the recollection of the
public The deesesed Mr. W incott was • butcher carrying on
his business in South-street, Maralebooe, and it appeared
that ori the 3nl of February a man in his service was engaged
in bowling a cart with boats at his master's door,
when the prisoner and three other men, all of whom were
Int...intte.l, tame up. and they iuterfered with the de-
ceased's servant, and took some of the bones out
if the cart. The owner of the bone cart at-
-I..nipted to prevent them from doing this, and
the prisoner srrl his companions then became very
violent sod endeavoured to strike him, and he re-
treated into the shop to get out of their way.
The prisoner and his companions followed him, and
deceased came out of his hack parlour and
tro.il to fore them out oi the shop. The pri.
rarer then struck him, and be retnreed the blow. and the
prisoner neut.-lied op a knife and stabbed him in the genie,
and lie endeavour..l to indict a wood stab, but he was seised
lo s perwin named Shea, and the knife taken from him.
While this ear going on come of the prisoner's nom-
',stens called out to the prisoner to np up
the dernsarol. when he exclaimed that he had been
stable-dr Thew all went away and endeavoured to make
then recane, Lot were followed arid given into
custody. Ti. 1111114M.1 indietid upon the deceased was 01 a
.1% frightful character and he died ion the following day.
In envie...examination it was stated that the prisoner was a
handworkins fist,, and that he had always conducted hiss
self peseeadlr down to the time of this transaction.
(Tbis trial was pencemiang nine ear report loft.

A double crime of a very unusual and desperate
character was committed at Ottry, ow Stusday morning. '
It appears that the timely of a farmer were avowed early
is the morales In consequence of their barns being on fire.
...1 erokt the whole of them were enpged in putties out
tho fir., s.•rne scoundrels broke into the farmhouse,
ual earned off all the property they could lay bands ea.
The tire was a were destructive one. It is supposed, sad
tot eareaseaahls, that the burglars first fired the bus la
order to take elf the attention of the peopled the bare.
Merurtrrtrrur FRILL HOSPITAL, DIVONSILISIS
WAIL err.—Tbe number of pants selleval
decay the week rdios March Ist wan i—lferbord,
; eareist 614—Seed, 2,1:M1, of whisk IC wen sew

THE POLICE COUItTii
(THIS DAY.)

W SEIM I NSTER.
ANNAULT UPON A CAMAS.

Mr. James Briggs, a gentleman living is Rutland-street,
was charged with relaxing to pay a cab fun and ammilting
the driver, James Hart.
Complaisant said that between one sad two this
morning the defendant, who bad a female in
his company, bailed 'complainant in Reseeketrviet,
St. James's, and ordering the cab said, "Chock me
down in Stanley-street." Complainant then drove him
time, sod on his alioting, ddesidant put aomethkag in
lie hand and said, " There is • sovereign for you." Oem-
pisisesot immediately re. that it was only a &Meg,
and that he wanted mlzpensa awe, am his fare wee
, _Defendant rafieed to pay him, apes
trierr.demanded his name and address, sad
defendant ppvs his name, and said he lived in Rutland-
street. t thee walked away, and complainaat
followed Mu. when on a sudden defendant invited him to
deseend from his box and fight, and upon his declining to
do so strtsek him with a stick, and wounded him in the bee.
A oolieemaa said that he beard the complainant demand-
ing faro, and saw the defendant strike him with a disk
in the fans.

l'ayeter inquired what wee the distance that com-
plainant had driven.
The police replied that it was clearly an eighteespwray
fare.

Defendant, in reply to the charge, urged that be was
grossly insulted by complainant, and on struck him.
Complainant persistently &rated the abuse.
Mr. Paynter said the case was clearly made out, aad fined
the defendant end 10s. costa