The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-11 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSK
Henry Ellis, 19 years of age, driver of one of Mesas. Pick-
ford's vans, was charged before the Lord Mayor with
causing the death dam aged woman, name unknown.
James Dunning stated that he was in Leadenhall-atreot on
Saturday evening at about six o'clock, when he saw a wo-
man walking towards Aldgate. The defendant was driving
two hones in a van towards the City, and just as the van
was passing the woman, she appeared to grasp at a post, and
fell into the road, and the van which the defendant was in
passed over her. He raid he was of opinion that ft was
quite accidental, and could not possibly have been avoided
by the defendant, who was driving ate very slow pace at
the time.
The prisoner was remanded to await the result of the
ooroner's inquest., bail being tam for his appearance,

MARLHOttOUGH anther.
Joseph Wills, alias nada manufacturer, No. 15,
Pitt-street, was t before Tyrwhitt, charged
with cutting the of John Earl with a clasp knife.
John Earl,wood sawyer, said he returned home on the Ist
of this mouth, about twelve at night, and hearing cries of
"murder " proceeding from the room occupied by the pri-
sonar's mother, he went into the room, and finding the
prisoner there he said "What a fool you are making of your-
self ; I don't like to NM old people ill-used," at the same time
placing his hand on the prisoner's The prisoner
turned
round and struck him. Witness then seized the
poker, struck at him with it, knocked the prisoner down,
and locked him in to prevent further mischief. The pr.i.
soar contrived to get out of the room, and seeing him in
the passage, be said "Take thatyou —." Witness felt that
his throat had been cut, through his cost and neckband-
kerchief. He bled a good deal and was taken to the Middle.
sex Hospital.
Mr. Alfred Hunt, one of the sanietantetuzeons of Mid-
dlesex Hospital, said he examined the throat of the com-
plainant, and found a wound about eight inches in length,
bat not ear deep. Bath a wound might be produced by the
knife now in the possession of the police.
Police-constable Appleby, E 17, said he went to Pitt-
street, and found the premier:with a quantity of blood on his
face, sitting near the are. The prisoner had a poker in his
baud, which witness took from him to rake out the fire
with. In the fire he found a clasp knife. The prisoner
said, "That's what did it I did it;" and afterwards added
it was complainant's own fault.
Police-constable Moorcroft, 166 E, took the prisoner into
custody for cutting the throat of the complainant. The
prisoner, when told the nature of the charge, merely said,
' Very good." The prisoner wee the worse for liquor.
The prisoner would make no defence, and was fully com-
mitted for trial.
One of the prisoner's shopmates wished to etas that of
late the prisoner's conduct had been such as to raise very
serious doubts as to his being in his right senses.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he could not make this communication
evidence, but the witness might attend the court when the
prisoner was tried, and malts any statement be thought
proper.

THAMES.
A vadat application was made by Mr. Robinson, a bar-
rister, instructed by Mews. Drummond, solicitors, of Croy-
don, to hear • charge of felony preferred br Inspector Her-
repay, of the IC division, against Mr. William Taylor, aged
50, t•ble-cloth manufacturer, of Croydoo, and JaintWillsam
Redmay, aged 30, of No. 0, Rase-court, Tower-street, City,
watch Jeweller. At the request of Mr. Robiuson, and upon
the ground that Mr. Taylor was labouring under HI health,
the two prim...men were not prat in the dock usually appro-
priated to persona charged with felony, but were allowed
to stand in the body of the court in front of
the table. The court was inconveniently crowded. Many
gentlemen of high respectability from Croydon were
present, and appeared much interested in favour of Mr.
Taylor, who was arrested on Saturday evening, at his red-
den., Purley Cottage, Brighton-road, Croydoo. He has
been a manufacturer in Croydon for many years, and is •
man of considerable wealth.
A man named Frederick White, a labourer, is under re-
mand for committing wend burglaries, and he was detected
while entering another house with the intention of com-
mitting a burglary. Mrs. Abrahams, of Rose-court, dater
of Mrs. Taylor, and her son, Charles BenjaminAlgabasusi
were remanded on Saturday for receiving • portion of the
stolen property from White. Mrs. Abraham' sold four
piece; of cloth, Talus 52e., 'toles from the house of Mr.
Timberlake, in Bromley, to her sister, Mrs. Taylor,
for 32a. On Saturday morning Mr. Taylor was
informed that Mrs. Abrahams and her son and White were
In custody. Mr. Taylor became alarmed and very much
excited, and gm directions to Mr. Salmon, his foreman, to
burn *reed the pienesof cloth in • furnace, whiehwasdare.
A fourth of the stolen cloth *Des, which had been dyed
and converted into • cloak, was delivered by Mr. Taylor
to the inspector. A good deal of the stolen property was
teased to Rednay. Mrs. Redmay and Mrs. WNW are both
nieces of Mrs. Taylor.
Mr. Woolrych discharged Taylor, who, he said, had acted
with some indiscretion and weakness, and remanded Red-
may until Friday next.