The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-12 00:00:00

SHOOTING AT • Wlfl'S

A young man of 21 yeare. named Charles Guy, damribed
al gammon carrier, wee indicted tot feloniously attempting
to shoot Kato Boyce, with intent to kill and murder, at
Bishopetoke, on the 20th May.
Mr. Gunner prosecuted; sod Mr. Bowen defended the
pr limt mer.
appeared that the primmer had married one at the
daughters of • Junes Boyes. of Crowd-kill, and the mean-
iris was his wife's Maw. Os a certain night, prisoner had
asked kis ,it, to soon and meet him with his net, and she
did not do so. They had words, but went to bed that sight.
but between three sad four in the morning be woke up sad
found her goes. He immediately got up, honed his cart,
sod drove to her father's house sod iemaired for her, but
they denied her being there. Primmer left, and returned
twice, sod aocesidenble eltercatioa ensued between primmer
and his wife's father. The promoutrix, • younger dote/hint.
was in the upper part of the home, and probably war mach
frightened at the moue below. which Wooed leer to open the
window, sod cry out " Idurdes.." Tbe prisoner thereupon west
round under the window, end saying "Pll do that for yogi;
pointed a pistol et her. The cap mapped, and the prows-
Viz beard the task of the trigger, but the charge did oat
go ed, sad so bum was dose. The primes, bed two loaded
pistols ; one wse picked up ins ditch he had pared, sad
mother found ie his pocket. The one picked up had as
exploded cap on it, and was loaded with powder sad bullet ;
the ether had a ball is the barrel, bet the powder had got
out. They were both breech-loaders.
The prisoner dewed peinUng the pistol at the girl, bat
other evidence proved he did.
Mr. Bowen segued to the effect that the prisoner had one
pistol without powder in it, and he might haws pointed that
at the prosecutrix. Heider was only to frighten her sod stop
her arise of murder. . .

i'l7.;:luiirepetnYd out the shames of soy proof of malice
against Kate Bores; even if the prisoner had quenelle,' with
bis wife sod bar tether.

The jury found the primmer frailty of Brio' the pistol et
the ptesseatrix with ietent to do her sane grievous bodily
harm, sod the judge seutetwed has to panel servitude far
six yore.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

Robert Boyle Miller, 45, eeernas, a respectable-looking
men, was charged with stealing a bill of 4,000/., the pro-
perty of Richard Alex. Ryland. and others, his masters.
Mr. Giffard sod Mr. F. IL Lewis conducted the prosecu-
tion ; the prisoner was defended by Mr. Kemp.
This pass Nisi:pied the attentive of Liss wart for emse
time, god the facts ware a little complicated, bat the mate-
rial points in the case may be briefly narrated. The pros-
esters are shipowners at Liverpool, and the prisoner was the
captain of one of their vessels called the Rachel Ryland+,
and sailed/ is-that asperity on a to Golgotha is the
ooune of last year, having the asoal powers entrusted to the
captain de merchaet ship with regard to freight and other
matters cossetted with the expedition. Whim*. vessel
arrived at Calcutta the prisoner seemed to have wrinkle to
!I:to:toyer. making various statemests 'Waive to his
inp, which turned out to be fable, aid even-
tuthp be left the vessel under the plea of ill health,
fog which it appeared there was sc foundation, and resigned
the command to the next officer. Re then proceeded to the
Mauritius, where be received the bill is nuncio° Os account
of freight sod other matters, aid having dose so he made
his way to Ragland, where he obtaieed sash for the bill,
and placed the proceeds to hie ewe seeciant is different
banks. It tranapinid ix the coons of the ease that the
whole of the mosey had been repaid to the promestegs
hat this, of coos., did not in any way affect the original
complexion of the affair, the case cm the part of the prose
enticn beicg that the prisoner bad no right whatever to
make see of the bill lb queetion, but that his duty simply
was to hand it ever to the prosecutors, and that his leer*
the viral, and the false statements made by the primer,
were merely part of a plan previously contacted by him,
with a view fraudulently to obtain ponsmion of the pre-
meds of the bill in qualities.
Mr. Kamp made as earliest appeal to the Jury in behalf
of the primmer, sod be endeavosred to show Unit be had so
intention to defraud the prosecutors, although he mimicked
that he bad acted improperly in dealing with the bill in the
manner he had dose.
The Recorder having summed up, the jury at once re-
torted a verdict of Guilty.
Mr. Giffard infonned the court that there were good
ironed' for believing that the promoter bad obtained his
appoiothusit to the service of the prosecutors by means of
• certificate that was untrue.

The R.;;Order, in paeFTiiigwenteoce, maid that the prisoner
had been convicted upon the clearest possible evidence, of
endeavouring to rob bis employers. He was placid in a
position pi veal inenfideace sad bad the control over large
sums of Money, and there could be no doubt that he had mast
grossly abused that ootifidecos. He should net refer to the
statement that bad twee made by the learned coemiel for
the prommution, because Owe was so strict proof of the fact,
but the Winos of whisk be had twee twavicted wee a riff
serious we, ad it Ina unsetocupanied by a single
bog circiunstanoe. He, therefore, felt it hie duty to order
the prisoner to be kept in penal servitude for the ewe of
aix. years.
Tin PZIOI wen.
Mr. Giffard made an applicatioti, founded ug an affidavit
made by the fielicseor tolke Trearszy,' ma'am, behalf be
wee instructed to peomeate the two prisomen charged with
the murder at P , that the court avoid make an order
that the primers should be remitted for trial at the Surrey
Amines. The ground stated in the adidavit for making the
application was that thin twat had no jurisdiction to try the
case, as the banahst at P was sot wee of the plans lb.
chided in the °astral G4iminsl Court Act, eat that then
would be a failure of justice if the trial wars to take Own at
this court.

iii;tas, who appeared for the whiners, opposed the
applieatioa oa the ground that. although the hamlet of
Peng' warn sot geographically wiabia the parish of Batter•
sea, which was use of the places mint-imbed in the Casual
Criminal Court Act, still for parochial and other purposes it
really did form parttiftierit parish ;arid, therefore, this court
had jurisdiction. If. added that the magistrate by whom the
prisoners were committed had carefully con■idsrsd the sub-
join, mad the result was that felt himself juMined in
seedier the prisoners far trial at this mart.
Mr. Oillard said that the Court of Queen's Bench had
distinctly decided in a case brought before it that Pangs
was ► hamlet of Wolf, Rod had nothinj to do with the parish
of Batters'►

The Recorder said be must have some further proof upon
the point, and the application bad better be renewed in the
course of the session.
THZ CAIZ OF ALLZUZD LIDICLICT ASSAULT IN BATTERSEA-

his face, at the same time endeavouring to incite other
nervons against him, and calling upon ecma cabmen to
pitch into him."
Mr. TrAdl—There mud be some motive for this violeoct.
What is it ".•

The complainant—Nothing would justify such an assault,
your worship. There Is a report about that I bew been
men walking oat with the defendaut's sister, which in antra&
Mr. Traill—lf it were true, would there be any impr,
priety in your doing go?
The complaisant—Now at ell ; but it is not true.
The defendant, in answer to the magistrate, said she must
acknowledge to having acted as stated, being very excited
at the time. The complainant formerl► lived within four
doors of her grandfather's house, and ow attentive she
found bun talking to bey sister, a girl only 14 years of age,
and bear* that he had bees wee walking out with her
aster afterwards, she knowing him to be a married man,
went and spoke to his wife, who was very math excited,
sad upbraided him with having expreseed his iateatiou of
effecting the ruin of her (defeedest's) sister. The corn.
plainest on that occasion promised bar and his wife that he
would sever walk out again with her sister, but hearing
since that they had been out together, and meeting him
the railway station, she had acted aa described.
Mr. Train said, no doubt the• feelings of the defendant
would be very greatly excited ; bat however true hi,
coast might be, the kind of assault she bad been guilty of
could not be permitted. He should not now dispose of the
summons, but should seder it to steed open for a month.
The defendant, who was woompasied by several of her
friends, then left the work