The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-08 00:00:00

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severely. Complainant went to find a polimmam and
having come up with ose, was telling him the charge, when
the defendant mine up and struck him in the face with a
large piece of china. (4=csinsat's face and head wens
literally covered with and plaister.) He had
been to the hospital Ind had wounds dressed, but felt

THE MURDEZ IN THE CITY.

JUDGE'S CHAMBERS, SERJEANTS'-INN.

Samuel Gardiner and Flizabeth Humbler were
placed at the bar of the Mansion-house yesterday to
undergo a final examinationi upon the charge et having
murdered Elizabeth Gardiner, the wife of the male primmer,
b 7 cutting her throat on the 15th September last, at No. 1,
Ir orthumberlaudmlley.
Mr. Sleigh, barrister, appeared on behalfiof the prisoner
Humbler, and Mr. Lewis attended on behalf of the prisoner

OCT. 7.
(Before Kr. Justiee pallor.)
MAGGIONI V. OCNTILVOCI —olltl DM= CIALLZIIT.
Yr. Stammers appeared in support of a sulamous ob-
tained on the part of the defendant to weeded an order wads
to arrest him on a aspiaa, as about to quit the amintry, and
for the return of the money deposited to obtain his liberty,
as the amount of the claim with *oats.

much pain.
Richard Woolford, 211 B, said he wan met by the prose-
cutor, who wu bleeding, and while they were talking toga.
they, the prisoner rushed up with a large sharp piece of
china, and struck ooraplainants verysevere blow m the face,
smothering him in blood.
Prisoner, who had nothing to say in defence, wu re-
manded for a week. _ • - - •

-11 r. Knight showed cause.
It appeared that the parties (both Italian') had been en-
gaged at the Dante Gallery. The plaintiff had been
manager and the defendant proreistor of the paintings
illusttating the works of the great poet. The plaintiff made
an affidavit that the defendant was about to go to Paris, and
caused him to be arrested and held to bail. The defendant
now stated on affidavit that his paintings were on exhibition
at Cremorne Gardens, and that his engagement would ter-
minate in October, and th►t his intention to go to Paris was
to procure a room for the exhibition of his paintings, and
his visit was only for a temporary purpose. The affidavit'
on both aides were read and commented upon.
His Lordship, after hearing both aide', wee of opinion
that he could not disturb the order he had made, that
the money deposited be returned. He therefore dis-
missed the summons.

Annie Keefe, a prostitute. was finally ermined, charged '
with cutting and wounding Esther lif•Cabs, another woman
of the rme grade.
The two women live in one of the lowest purlieus of
Westminster. and it appears that there had been a dispute
of some kind between -them on the 22nd nit. On the neat
day they met again, and some words occurred between them,
during which the prisoner struck complainant with some
sharp instrument on her arm, causing the blood to flow,
and she was taken to the hospital, where the wound was

dressed.
Mr. Arthur Beadles, houseeurgeon at Westminster
Hospital, said he saw the complainant soon after she bad
been stabbed. She had a cut an inch and • half or two
inches in length on her arm, evidently indicted by sons
sharp instrument. It was not • very deep wound ; it bad
gone through the skin and the tissues under the skin, but
had not penetrated to the muscular tissues. It might have
been a dangerous wound.
Tolics-coostable 143 B, having proved that the dr
fondant when charged had admitted the offence, said he had
summoned • witness, but she was not in attendance.
Mr. Smyth hoped that as the wound was slight his wor-
ship would deal summarily with his client.
Mr. Paynter said he should not think of entertaining such
• proposition. Stabbing was getting so common and such an
every-day occurrence that it really most be put • stop
to. A person committing such an offence was liable to three
years' imprisonment--a punishment which he did not think
was in the least too heavy ; and he wished it was imposed
in every case, &lid then there might be a stop to it. Per-
sons, he repeated, were daily charged with this offence, and
they were getting worse than the wont Italians. He should
mend the prisoner for trial, in the hope she would receive
heavier punishment than he could award her.
Committed accordingly.
A cabdriver named William Morse was charged with mis-
conduct under the following circumstances:
It appeared from the evidence of George Wingrave, ao
inspector of cabs employed by the London, Chatham, and
Dover Railway Company at Victoria Station, that for some
weeks put the traffic bad been considerably im•
peded, and several persons, especially children,
nearly run over owing to cabmen driving into
the station when they bad no business there. On Monday
evening the train had just arrived from Paris, when the
defendant drove up and eodeavoured to make his way into
the station, and up to the platform. Winces opposed his
ingress, telling him that be knew he bad no right there
and must leave. This he refused to dq upon which the
inspector toll him that he was liable to pay • penalty of
51. for refusing to obey the company's offiat He, how-
ever ad no heed to this ; lashed his hone violently' and
have tun over the inspector, had the latter not got
oat of the way ; and, as it was, his band was very much
hurt, owing to defendant's misconduct. Defendant then
drove up to the platform, where he had no right whatever,
got in the way of other vehicles, and caused the traffic to
be "impeded so seriously that several gentlemen's carriages
could not leave the station.
Mr. Pander—Then, he clearly drove where he had no
business to go !
The Inspector—Exactly. He kept calling out " Tv* oaly
got • and pretending be could not hear when I
ordered him away.
Mr. Payoter—And be obstructed and resisted you is the
execution of your duty?
Inspector—He did, your worship.
Mr. Paynter—Have you ever had a conviction before?
Inspector—Not from the station. I have summoned
several cabmen and had them convicted before Mr. Burnham,
at Southwark.
Defendant, having been called on for his defence, said
that the inspector bad told him he might go in, and then
turned him out because he would not pay • halfpenny toll.
This having been denied by the inspector and one of has

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(Bakes Mr. BetOda, Assistant-Judge.)
Herman Reinke, Mt, dirk, wee leaded for stealing three
gold watches, the property of Lavinia Gardner, his mistress,
and for stealing • watch and the sum of 251. from the said
Lavinia Gardner. He pleaded guilty.
The prosecutrix was • widow carrying on the business of
her late husband, that of • watch manufacturer. in Lower
Aahby•rtreet ; sod the primer was in her service as clerk
and bookkeeper. He had to receive and disburse money,
sad be had entered in his book a sum of 251. as having been
paid to • Mr. Redmond, as a debt due to him from Mrs.
Gardner, when in fact no such payment had been made.
Hs afterwards told Mr. Redmond that he bad made •
mistake in his book of the 251., and asked him to take his
aseeptance for the amount for • fortnight, and receipt the
bill as paid at the time it was entered as having been paid,
bat Mr. Redmond of course refused.
The prisoner was sentenced to four years' penal servitude.
A great number of mass of larceny and minor caws of
emberalement were disposed of during the day.
SECOND COURT.
(Before Mr. Payne.)
In this court three prisoners were indicted for indecentl7
assaulting children, st the instance of the Associate Insti-
tution for Improving the Laws for the Protection of
Women. Their names were John Dear, 25, a shoemaker,
for assaulting Margaret Condon ; Thomas Band, 31, a
painter, for assaulting Margaret Coates, against whom there
were four indictments ; and Joseph Bell, described as a sea-
man and pilot, for *malting Jane Elisabeth Barrett.
Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Taylor conducted the prosecutions for
the society ; Mr. Dickie defended Dear; Haod pleaded
guilty ; sod Mr. Pater defended Bell.
In the two first-mentioned oases the primers were, after
some severe remarks upon the atrocity of their con.
duct by the learned judge, sentenced each of them to two
years hard labour. In the case however of Ball, who
it appeared was a man of very respectable character-
Mr. Pater sharply cross-examined the prosecutrig, sod
elicited from her that she bad then given stronger evi-
dence than she gave before the magistrate, as was proved by
the depositions. The learned counsel, in his address to the
jury, raised a question of identity, and the primmer was
found Not Ottißle.
Prawns Morgan, 54, draper, was indicted for stealing 45
yards of silk, the property of Messrs. Grant and Goa, silk
mercers, of Oxford-street, his employers. Ha pleaded
ay.
Mr. Pater appeared for the Society for the Prosecution of
Shoplifters and Swindlers.
The primmer, it appeared from • statement made, had
been in theservice of the prosecutors sometime ago, but was
discharged for dishonesty, but with the view of giving him •
dance of retrieving his character, they spin employed him,
two years ago, at • weekly salary of 1/. lbs., with his board.
A piece of silk was found secreted behind • kitchen door on
the prosecutors' premises, and • good deal of silk basing
been missed • watch was kept, and the prisoner was seen
to leave with • parcel, which it turned out contained the
silk in question ; and on the prisoner's lodgings being
searched a number of duplicates relating to silk were found.
He admitted the theft, but said be had done it through
the illness of his wife. The prosecutors had lost altogether
about 1001. worth of silk.
The prisoner was sentenced to 18 months' hard labour.
The sentence on John Shea, convicted of robbery at the
Great Northern Railway, was four years' penal servitude,
not 18 months' hard labour.
The bail cases will be taken on the 15th inst., and the
music and dancing applications tomorrow.

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 8, 1862.