The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-10 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

Matthew Henry Horsley, a boy 15 years of age, the son
of a cabinet maker, carrying on business at 104, Upper
George-street, Chelsea, was charged with stabbing Edmund
Jackson in the lower part of the abdomen with a chisel.
Prosecutor, a youth of 19, who Is an apprentice to the
misoner's father, said that on the morning cf the 28th of
last June be was at work with the prisoner at the shop,
when he asked the latter to help him move a wardrobe
carcass. Prosecutor pushed it too for, whereupon the '
prisoner turned round, and taking up a chisel, either
threw or stuck it into him. The chisel cut through
his trousers and pocket, and penetrated his person.
The wound bled copiously, and prosecutor endea-
voured to stop it with his apron, until the
arrival of a surgeon, when his wound was dressed, and he
was then conveyed to the hospital, where he remained for
three weeks and still attends as an out-patient, and is not
yet following his ordinary employment. Prisoner was pre-
sent while the surgeon was sewing up the wound and
laughed. Three months before this occurrence prisoner
threw an instrument called a " parting tool" at prosecutor,
but it did not hurt him. . .

Thomas Caomber, an upholsterer, said he was working at
the shop at the time of the occurrence. Prosecutor and
prisoner quarrelled. and prosecutor struck prisoner with his
fist. Prisoner, while running away, turned half round
and threw the chisel at prosecutor.
Mr. John Whitmore, of 124. Sloane-street, Chelsea,
surgeon, said that be was fetched to the prosecutor, and
found he had received a wound in the abdomen. It was
bleeding profusely, a small artery having been devided—the
wound was an inch in length, and half-an-inch in depth.
I Witness did not at the time consider it a dangerous wound,
as it had not penetrated into the cavity of the abdomen, but
he thought it serious, because there we. • possibility of
sloughing, and if that went inwards it would very likely
terminate with death; the abdomen was a dangerous place
at all times to receive a wound. At the request of pri-
soner's father, witness visited prosecutor several times at
the hospital, and found that sloughing had taken place.
Such a wound might have been caused by the chisel pro-
duced. _ _

Prisoner' who reserved his defence, was committed for
trial, but two sureties in 401. each were taken fur hisappeer-
ance at the sessions.
LAMBETH.

A stylishly-dressed young woman, who gave the name of
SaraA Pommy, was placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott,
charged with a saris; of robberies committed under circum-
stances of peculiar audacity.
It appeared in evidence that the prisoner had lived for
three years in the service of Mrs. Emma Shore, • widow
lady, residing at 30, Albany.cottages, Montpelier.row,
Peckham, and every confidence was reposed in her until she
absconded suddenly in March last, when Mrs. Shore was
induced to examine her strong box, containing a large
quantity of silver plate, which was kept in her bedroom,
secured by • lock and padlock. It was found that the box
had been forced open, and the whole of the plate, to the
value of upwards of 401., abstracted ; in fact, nothing was
left but a few plated articles of trifling value. Inquiries
were set on foot, and some of the stolen articles were found
to have been pledged in different parts of the town by •
person answering the description of the prisoner. Nothing
was heard or seen of the prisoner until ► week ago, when
she was brought up on the charge of stealing If. 10.. from
• Mrs. Jackson, with whom she stayed one night, and
robbed in the morning. There were Rho two other charges
saltiest the prisoner—one of stealing 47 yards of silk from •
Mrs. Wright, and soother of stealing • watch the property
of a young man who lodged in the house.
The prisoner was committed for trial on the first two
charges.