The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-16 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

NEW COURT.
(Won Mr. Justice Wigbtman.)
Coward Rich, 25, • man of oolour and a sailor, wan in-
dicted for feloniously cutting and wounding Thome Dixon,
with latent to do him grievous bodily harm.
The prisoner pleaded not guilty.
it appeared that on tha uight of the 28th Jane the
prisoner and the prosecutor were drinking is a public-house
in Reteliff-highway, along with a number of seamen and low
women, and while raking out some halfpence to pay for
drink the prisoner dropped a coin open the floor. At the
same moment the prosecutor stooped to do something to
his boot, whoa the premier struck him three successive
blows on the head with a pewter pot, which he bad in his
band, and not content with so doing he drew a keit, and.
wounded him on the had, although not very seriously.
The prisoner admitted having struck the blows with the
pot, but denied that he bad used a knife. In defence lie
stated that the prosecutor and another man had tried to
rob him. . . . .

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The jury returned a verdict of Guilty of unlawfully
wounding.
His lordship sentenced the prisoner to six months' im-
prisonment, with bard labour.
Ana Thomas pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging
her with burglary on the Bth July.
On the night is question the prosecutor, named Vincent,
who is a costermonger residing at Uxbridge, wu awoke by
a noise in his bedroom, and on getting up and looking from
the window he saw the prisoner making off acre.' the gar-
den. He immediately got up and made a search, when he
missed a box containing 21. 16a. He at once pursued the
prisoner and overtook her, but 04/ being accused she denied
all knowledge of the money. On being shaken, however,
and further pressed she gave up the box, but it only con-
tallied 18s. out of the 21. 16s. . . . . ..... . .

The prisoner, in defer% stated th►t she had lain with
the prosecutor that night, and he refusing to give her
aarthieg she certainly took the box, but it oily con-
tained 18e.
The jory found her Guilty of stealing the money, but
stroogly recommended her to mercy ; and
His Lordship, taking all the circumstances into considera-
tion, sentenced her to to imprisoned for three months with
hard labour.

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Thomas Ford, 20, labourer, was charged with stealing a
watch with violence, from the person of Joseph Sawyer.
The prisoner pleaded not guilty.
Oa the 16tbJ one the prosecutor, who is • sheriff's officer,
was returning home late at night, and when passing up the
Londooroad. Southwark, two women came up to him nod
laid hold of him, each taking an arm, and a few momenta
after the prisoner came up and threw his arm about his
neck, at the same time putting his Boger, into his mouth
so as to stop his cries ; at the sune moment his watch was
jerked from his pocket and the prisoner made off along with
the two women. The latter escaped, but the prisoner was
taken into custody. The watch was not found.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, notwithstanding
the able speech of Mr. Lilley, who contended that the pro-
secutor woe mistaken with regard to the man.
The prisoner, having been previously convicted, was sen-
teemed to tee years' penal servitude.
Joseph Smith, 24, and William Solden, 29, were indicted
for burglary.
The prisoners pleaded Dot guilty.
Mr. Daly prosecuted ; the primroses ware undefended.
This was ii• burglary committed in an anteroom of St.
Pancras workhouse, when a coat and some other articles
were stolen, but the evidence against the prisoners was
quite of a circumstantial eaters, a chisel of which Solden
had been possessed being found io the room. The only
evidence against the other prisoner was a mark which cor-
responded with his boot. They were not seen Dear the
workhouse oa the day io question, but a few days previously
Bolden had been at work upon some repairs in the room in
which the robbery was committed.
The jury found a verdict of Not Guilty, and the prisoners
ems acquitted.
Alexander Munro, 30, labourer, pleaded not guilty to a
charged robbery.
Mr. Ribton prosecuted • the prisoner was undefended.
It appeared that the prisoner and the prosecutor had been
' driokiog together, and on the latter leaning the public-bouse
the former followed him, knocked him down, and rifled his
• pockets, which contained 30s.
The prisoner stated that they bad been drinking and were
both too drunk to know what they were about.
The jury fouod him Guilty. and having been before con-
victed), he was sentenced to live years' penal servi•ude.
: Mary /an Hayes and Ellen Booke were indicted for
stealing a jacket from the person of John Rehir:on, a sea-
; man with violence, in a brothel in Ratcliff-highway.
The prisoners pleaded not guilty.
From the evidence of the prosecutor it appedued that on
the 23th of June he met with the younger prisoner, and ac-
companied her to • brothel in Angel-place, sal on sooner
had he entered the house than the two prisoners together
with four men set upon him and knocked him about uoril
be was in ao insensible condition. Ou coming to himself he
missed a small sum of money, and the jacket off his back was
' likewise gone. He had suffered severely from his injuries,
1 and bad been unable to join his ship.
The prisoners' defence was that the prosecutor was drunk
and fell down, and afterwards gave them the jacket to pawn,
• which they did.
The jury found the prisoners Guilty.
There were several previous convictions proved against
the prisoner Rooks, and the leaned judge sentenced her to
five and the prisoner Hayes to four yeses' penal servitude.
These seutencee were received with loud and piercing
cries ou the part of both primmer,.
THIRD COURT.
(Before Mr. Clomaiissioaer Kerr.)
' William Baylis, 33; Janice Passer. 17; and John
Jacques, 17, were charged, the two latter with stealing
11711 w. of candied peel value 41., and the former with receiv-
ing the more, well knowing it to be stolen.
Veneer and Jacques pleaded guilty, and Baylis sot
guilty. The facts are shortly these. The prosecutors in
this ease were Messrs. Batger sod Co., peel manufacturers,
Bishopagatestreet, who a short time ago mural a large
' quantity of peel, which was traced to the house of the
prisoner Bayles, who is a baker and confectioner. Ou the
officer Gaylor going to seam his place in company with
Whitney, he deuied that he bad my peel whatever, and when
the officers instituted a search he became very violent, and
with his wife threw Gaylor down stairs and hurled a barrel
of flour after him, but fortunately without doing him any
material damage. A large djuantity of peel am aftereards
found on the premises, which was identified by the prom-
auto!' as that which the two yourger primates had stolen
from their warehouse.

B.ylie was found Guilty, and having been before coo.
victed was sentenced to five years' penal osrvitudo. The
other prisoners being recommended to mercy, were held over
for judgment.
John Murray, 18, and John Manning, 19, pleaded not
guilty to stealing a watch.
The prisoners were found Guilty, and sentemed—Man-
ming to 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour, sod
I Murray, who bad hew previously coovioted, to three years'
penal servitude.
James Mantel, 22, labourer ; Frederick Adams, 22,
labourer; sad kenry Woodward, 34, stonerotitter ware
indicted far stealing fleet. of iron, the property of 'James

illara loodtby Mil Hardy and Woodward were found
gritty. and Adman vas soodikeL liesissos deterred.

THE POLICE COURTS.
_ _ MANS!ON•HOUS&

A respectablelookingeiii rather interesting young fa-
male, who give her name as Janet Speedie, and described
herself as a machine clutter, was brought up before the Lord
Mayor, charged with attempting to commit suicide.
It appeared that Rohm t limiter, a Custom-house officer,
was on duty on the quay at Fresh-wharf and saw the pri-
soner go down to the side of the water, and as she appeared
rather wild he was induced to watch her. She took out
some pewobroliers' duplicates from her purse which she
tamed over and over, and then commenced tearing her hair.
After looking round, apparently to see that she was not
observed, she jumped into the river. A labourer on the
wharf, named John Owner, immediately jumped into the
water after her, and caught her just as she was about to go
down. A boat came to his assistance and they were both
got nut of the water.
The Lord Mayor asked the prisoner what she did it for,
and she said she had not the slightest idea why she had
acted as she had done ; but she was extremely sorry.
His lordship said Spas a growing evil which must be put a
stop to if possible. The had sot only attempted to destroy
herself, but bad eudangered the life of the man who had
saved her.
The witness Hunter said if a boat had not opportunely
arrived as it did, they must both have been drowned, as
there was about five-and-twenty feet of water.
His lordship said it could not be tolerated that those who
were willing to rescue persons in danger should have their
lives jeopardised by those who attempted wantonly to de-
stroy themselves, and ordered the prisoner to find a good
surety in SI. to be of good behaviour for three months.
The Lord Mayor ordered the man Conner to be recom-
pensed, and said he hoped his meritorious conduct would be
publicly acknowledged.
BOW-STREET.- .

Mary Marshall, one of the girls who were assaulted by
Mr. Arthur Robert Willoughby Wade, lately convicted at
the Central Criminal Court. attended before Mr. Henry,
and stated that in consequence of the disclosures which she
was compelled to make in her evidence she bad been dis-
charged from bar situation after having held it for four
years. She had been a needlewoman working for a house at
the West-end.
lospeutor Mackenzie stated that the applicant was in
meat distress. and from inquiries which be had made he
Ascertained that she bore a very good character.
Mr. Henry ordered H. to be given to her out of the
poor-box.
CLERBENWELL.

A very fashionabl;WQYousg woman, who gave the
name of Mary Murphy, and who described herself as •
domestic) servant, residing at Leicester, was charged before
Mr. Barker with stealing from the person of Mrs. Mary
AOa Hartley, of 14, Northampton-grove, Ball's-pond, •
purse coutainieg Ss. 6d. in silver, lid. io copper, two stamps,
&c.. at the platform of the Great Northern Railway, at
King'e-cross.
From the evidence of William Hensley, one of the com-
pany's detectives, it appeared that from the suspicious
movements of the prisoner be was induced to watch her.
On the arrival of one of the excursion trains he saw bar push
her way into the midst of saute ladies, and then hurriedly
leave. After that she went to the side of the prowentrix,
and he maw her raise Mrs. Hartley's dress and then go away.
He then spoke to the esomplaioant, who felt in her
pocket, and seemed very much surprised that her purse was
gone, as she bad pled it there only a =Mute or so before.
He next stopped the prisoner. and asked her for the purse
she had stolen from the lady's pocket. She at first ap-
peared very indignant at being thus accused, but afterwards
took the purse from her pocket, and gave it to the officer,
at the same time stating that she bad not stolen it, but had
seen it lying on the platform, stud had picked it up. At the
achce.-s ation another purse was found on her, as well as a
two gold rings, and other articles, all of which can
be seen on application to the officer at the Great Northern
Railway. He had to ask for • remand, as he hadi reason to
believe that the prisoser was connected with a gang of well-
dressed thieves, who reside at Spitalfields.
The prisoner said she was very sorry for what she bad
done. It was her first offence, and therefore she hoped the
magistrate would deal mercifully with her, sad settle the
ease at once.

DI r.liarirer said be had no doubt that the prisoner was a
confirmed thief. Be then remanded her fora week.
SOUTHWARK. _

Mr. Weller, a brush menufactnror, tiding in the South-
wark-bridge-road, said that some time ago he attended be-
fore Mr. Combs, at this court, to complain of the intolerable
nuisance oauaed by a petroleum manufactory, in Suffolk-
grove, adjacent to his residence, and which he considered so
offensive ea to cause illness and disease in the neighbour-
hood. Instead of the parties connected with the petroleum
works abating the nuisance, they had instructed a solicitor
to bring an action against him for &louder in making those
statements, and • writ had actually been served upon him.
Applicant added that he was a very poor man, having a
family to support by. his hard work, and could not afford to
defend an action against persons who had plenty of money.
It was bard that an action should be brought against a poor
man because be name forward on public grounds to expose •
nuisance, which injured his health, his family's, and his
neighbours'. He held in his Dowd certificates from a phy-
sician and surgeon, showing that his health was impaired by
the effluvium emanating from the petroleum work*, and he
considered that he was the party entitled to bring the action,
and not the promoters of the nuisance.
Mr. Burcham told him that neither of his previous
applications had been made to him, therefore be knew
nothing about the alleged nuisance, neither oould he assist
the applicant in any way. An action had been commenced
against him, and all he could do was to advise him to con-
sult • solicitor, and no doubt further proceedings would be
stayed.
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ldr. Weller thanked his worship fur his courtesy, sad
withdrew.