The Press.
London, England, 1856-09-13 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

Two police constables who were close at hand de-
posed to hearing the groans and seeing two men
standing over a third on the ground. They ran to
the spot, ant the prisoners Gatratt and Murphy
made oft; but were ultimately captured. Police
sergeant Loome, B 11, said he knew the prisoners,
and had seen them together in Victoria street,
Westminster, a few hours previous to the robbery.
Murphy had been tried at the Old Bailey about four
years ago, and sentenced to be transported. He did
not know whether the other prisoner had been
sentenced to transportation, but he had reason to
believe he too was a ticket-of-leave man. The
prisoner Garrett said that he alone did the robbery,
that Murphy bad nothing to do with it, and that
Murphy had been mistaken for another man. Both
prisoners were fully committed.
AN ARMY FARRIER, one Darwin, lately returned
from the Crimea, was found last Monday sitting in
his room, 1, Smith's•place, Hackney-road, with his
throat cut. The room was in great disorder, with
pools of blood hero and there. The man's wife lately
ran away from him, and for the last week he was in
a desponding state. An inquiry has been held, and,
from the evidence adduced, the jury unanimously
returned a verdict, "That the deceased destroyed
himself in a fit of temporary insanity."
A YOUNG ROGUE FOR A REFORMATORY, George
Davenport, was brought before Mr. D'Eyncourt, at
Worship-street., on Tuesday, charged with robbing
the Hackney orchards, and sentenced to three
months' imprisonment. The police officer, in his
evidence, said a singular fact was connected with the
boy's way of life :
Some time since witness, in conjunction with other
constables, discovered, while passing through a bricktield
in the same locality, a complete cave beneath the earth,
the mouth of which was carefully concealed, while the in-
terior afforded every accommodation for its tenants. There
were a frying-pan, gridiron, and other utensils for cooking,
while a brick chimney, cleverly built, served to carry off the
smoke. In this hiding.place the prisoner, together with
another boy, were taken, and doubtless it served as a retreat
for others.

ONE OF THE WORKMEN at Messrs. Sadgrove's,
Bishopsgate street, Leon Rodwell, hanged himself
last Saturday because the salesman would not give
him a fair price for his work. He was discovered
and cat down before death had ensued, but he died
on Sunday evening from congestion of the brain.
A verdict of " Temporary insanity" was returned at
the inquest.

A PRECOCIOUS YOUTH of eleven years of age,
Henry Richardson, was brought before Mr. Ingham
on Wednesday, at Westminster, charged by Lis
mother with felony. Mrs. Richardson, a poor widow,
who obtains a living by charing, said it was
a most painful thing to have to charge her own child,
but she really did not know what to do with him. On
Monday last she sent him to school with his brother,
a child of only seven years old, and then went to do
half a day's work. On her return home she found
that the prisoner had been there, and, having undone
a box, had carried off his brother's new cap, which be
sold. He afterwards stripped his brother of his
jacket, shoes, and waistcoat, and left him nearly
naked, at two o'clock on Tuesday morning, near the
wooden bridge at Pimlico. Prisoner did not return
home, and on her meeting with him yesterday she
gave him into custody

Mr. Isausx : Have you any other children besides this
and the one he stripped as you described ?
Prosecutrix (crying bitterly) : I am a widow woman,
left with four children. The one before you now is the
eldest, and I can assure you it is a hard struggle to endea-
vour to feed and clothe them.
Mr. Noun': Has he ever robbed you before ?
Prosecutrix : Repeatedly, or I would not have brought
him here now.

Mr. Isoitast : It is a very distressing thing for you, and
I will try whether committal for a short time, with whip-
ping, will have a beneficial effect upon the prisoner. It
does, sometimes, in the case of criminals of his age.
Committed for three days, with a whipping.
THOMAS AND HARRIET CLARK, marine store
dealers, 24, Dudley-street, St. Giles, were remanded
by Mr. Jardine at Bow-street this week for having a
large quantity of globestands, globes, and maps, ttre.,
identified as having been stolen on the 23rd August
from Mr. Wyld, the eminent topographer, Charing-
cross.