The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-07 00:00:00

ATTEMPT TO 11:11D/01.

Georgc MurriA. 20, Libourer, was indicted for feloniously
stabbing Susan Frances, with intent to murder her, and on
• second count with intent to do her grievous bodily harm.
Mr. Starling conducted the proencutMo, and the prisoner
was undefended. . . . .

The evidence adduced disclosed a painful case of immo-
rality. 11 appeared that the prisoner, well knowing the
habits of the prceecutnx, had cohabited with her for
upwards of four months, receiving from her the wages of
her prostitution. Oo the night in question be saw her
leaving a common brothel in company with a strange man,
and immediately stabbed her in the forehead and twice in
the back. The testimony of Mr. J. P. Mallen, the surgeon
of the G division of metropolitan police, showed that the
injuries were of a dangerous character, and it was further
proved that the prisoner, when apprehended, admitted
what lie was charged with.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty on the second count of
the indictment, and
The Common Serjeant sentenced him to five years' penal
servitude.

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Swami Moore and Edward Fern were brought before
the Lord Mayor charged, the former with stealing a quan-
tity of sewing cotton, value 10a, the property of Messrs.
Olney and Co., Watling.street, his employers, and the
latter with receiving the same well knowing it to be
stolen.

Detective-officer William Smith saki he was in Watling-
otreet the previous evening at about half-peat seven, when
from information he received he went, accompanied by
Smart, to the Three Cranes public-house in Watling-street,
where he taw the two prisoners sitting together, the
prisoner Fern having a parcel, which he produced, by his
sale. He and Smart had seen them together on several
occasions, and they had had occasion to watch them. He saw
Fern leave the public-house and followed him. He had the
parcel with him. He stopped him, and told him he was an
officer, and should charge him with receiving the parcel
from one of Mr. Olney's men, knowing it to have been
stolen, and said he knew which man it was. The prisoner
begged him not to take him, as be would lose his situation.
He told the prisoner he had watched Lim before several
times, and it was not the first parcel he had received. The
parcel was found to contain twenty-four packeta of cotton,
each containing twelve reels.
Thomas Smart, detective officer, said he went to Mr.
Oloey's warehouse on the game, morning, and saw the pri-
soner go into the warehouse. He stopped him, and told
him he should take him into custody for stealing a quantity
of cotton from his employer, which he had given to a man
at the Three Cranes public-house. The prisoner said he
gave nothing to a man at the Three Cranes, and whoever
said he did told • lie. Smart told him he had made a mis-
take, it was in Queen-street, to which the prisoner made no
reply. He searched the prisoner's box at the warehouse,
and there found • card of charms and some belt-clasps,
which were identified by Mr. Oloey aa his property. He
also found a purse in which he found • piece of paper, with
Fero 's name and address written on it.

Mr. J. Olney said the prisoner had been in his service as
porter for the last 18 months. The prisoner lived on the
premises, and would have access to the warehouse. The
cotton produced eras his property, and had been taken from
swek within the last two or three days. He had missed
goods, but not to any very great extent. He recommended
the prisoner to mercy, and hoped his lordship would deal
with the rear.

The Lord Mayor, however, uid he could not deal w;th
the moo, end committed the penonen for trial.

CLEHKENWELL.
Henri Cooiur and Joint, Caper, both residing at 14,
Brood-street. Hornseproad, were charged before Mr.
D'Eyncourt with unlawfully collecting and carrying away •
quantity of ashes and dirt from some houses io the Down-
ham-road, lidincton, they not being employed by or con-
tracting with Mr. Dodd, the contractor for the dust with the
vestry of Islington.
For some time rat Mr. Dodd has been very much
annoyed by the fact of two fellows, known as dying dust-
men, going into the different yards of the parish of
laliogton and collecting the ashes. They annoy the inha-
bitants by only taking away what they pleas*, and then
making • charge for what they do take away. In this case
the prisoners, wbo said they were employed by a Mr. Daw-
son, were peen taking away some dust, and when spoken to
about it they said they were not aware that they were
doing wrong, but that could not be the case, as both of
them only a few days ago were convicted of a like offence
at Worship-street police court.
A gentleman from the offlos of Mr. Dodd said it was in-
tended not only to prosecute the man who collected the
rust, but also the employer.
The defendants said they were very sorry,and would take
care not to offend any more.
Mr. D'Eyncourt said it would be better to proceed against
the employers of the men. He should order the defendants
to pay a tine of 5a and the coats, or in default four days'
imprisonment in the House of Correction.