The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-13 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(Before Baron Bramwell.)
Frasoes Eliza Patio's 18, • rather good-looking young
woman, was charged with misdemeanour in having wilfully
administered to Elizabeth Roberts • certain poisonous in-
gredieet called oil of vitriol, with intent to injure and
aggrieve her.
It appeared that the husband of the prooecntrix creed
on the business of • baker at Woolwich, and the primmer
was in their employ as • dourstie servant. On Tuesday,
the 10th of May, the prosecutris went out and did not re-
turn until about ten o'cloek at night, and the prisoner, as
was her custom, fetched her half a pint of beer for her sup-
per. When the prosecutes came in she tared the hoer, and
at once diecovered that it contained something nauseous
had disagreeable, and she plead it in • cupboard.
On the following day inquiry was made at the public-house
from whence the beer had been obtained, and it was found
that it contained oil of vitriol. The preoner was questioned,
and she at first refused to give any explanation, or to rate
whether she had put anything into the beer, but she at
length admitted that she had put some oil of vitriol in it,
and she stated that she had done this at the instigation of
her mother. She afterwards, however, rid that • man
named Clifford told her to do it, and she subsequently made
a third statement that she had put the oil of vitriol into
the beer of her own accord. It appeared that she subse-
quently went to the police station, accompanied by
her father and mother, and she admitted to the
inspector that she had put the vitriol in the beer. Sbe sub-
sequently made • more detailed statement to the effect that
she and her mistress were sitting together on the Sunday
evening, sad that after she bad fetched the beer, Mr.
Roberts took the bottle of vitriol from • shelf end told her
to pet some of it into the beer, and said that it would
" settle" her mistress. The muter of the prisoner, it ap-
peared, all along declared that her dory, so far as regarded
him, was false, and he was in much excited at the proceed-
ing that be destroyed himself.
The prisoner, who exhibited • great deal of
effrontery during the trial, put several quadrat
to the witnesses with • view apparently to show
that the story she had told with regard to her reader wee
true, and she called her father and mother as witnesses. la
answer to questions she put to them, it appeared this the
prisoner in her master's presence declared that he bad in-
stigated her to put the poison into the bear, but the
moment the accusation wen made be appeared to have in.
dignantly contradicted it.
The hared -judge having summed up, the jury found the
prisoner Gently, but recommended the prisoner to mercy,
ce the ground that they believed she bad been instigated to
commit the act by others.
Ilislordship, in passing meteor, said that although the
jury had recommended the prisoner to mercy, on the ground
that she had been instigated to commit the sot by ethers,
there could be no doubt that she had told several different
stories, and that she had admitted that she pat the vitriol
into the beer of her own accord. Even supposing that any
one else had told her to do it, shelknew perfectly well that
it wra wrong and dangerous act, and he felt, therefor,
notwithstanding the recommendation of the jury, that it
was his duty to pass a severe pentane, and to order her to
be kept in penal servitude far three years.
NEW COURT.
(Before the Roptcder.)

Jana Sneed Laws, who lately carried on the business of
a wine merchant at 9„ Mincing-lane, surreadered to hie bail
to answer to a charge of having unlawfully obtained a large
quantity of wine, altogether amounting to the value of about
1,0001.. from different partite, within three mouths of being
adjudicated a bankrupt, and making away with the sere
against the statute of the Bankruptcy Act. There were
also two other indictments against him for obtaining by
false pretenses the sums of 861. sad 56f. respectively.
The Roomier did not see that there wee sufficient evi-
dence to prove that the prisoner bad received the two mums
of mousy midst false pretences. At the time he sold the
wine and received the bills of exchange, although the pro-
perty was not actually in his posseemou, stall he could have
obtained it by redeeming it from the broken.
The proceedings wens then adjourned tin to-day.
TAanas Gimes. 58, mance store dealer, pleaded not
guilty to Meths' 1001bs. of copper, the property of her
Majesty.
The property in question consisted of a large number of
copper bona which were found in poinestioa of the prisoner,
sod all of which were marked with the broad anew. It war
proved by an officer of We crown that these bolts are never
sold, the buyers of the vessels of which they form part
being under a declaration to return them when the vessels
are broken op. .
The prisoner was found Guilt/ of unlawful posseesio n, and
sentenced to four months' unpneountent.

THIRD COURT.
(Before the Common Berjeaut.)
nomarßird, Charts/Smith. saVrederick Jackson, three
lade, were indicted for stealing two gluns and other articles,
the property of Mr. J. B. Gia.m, proprietor of the Foun-
tain Tavern at Woolwich.
The prisoners were seen together at so early hour in the
morning, and were stopped by a police-ooastable, and
upon Jackson the stolen ropmty was found.
The jury Acquitted Bmilia bat totted Bird and Jackson
Guilty, and previous oonvictii,us having been proved against
them,
The Court sentenced Bird to live years' penal servitude,
and Jackson to three menthe' imprisonment, and then to be
I sent to a reformatory for three years.
James. Gillman, a rerpeotable looking man, Was indicted
for tin:wand uttering, an acceptance for 101. Ta, with
intent defraud.
prosecuted, and Mt. Metcalfe &feuded the
f000•Pc
The ,ragas of this ease lay lea narrow camper. The pri-
soner'!" n tailor living in the neighbourhood of doh° nom,
and had bedew indebted for goods to the peasscatorit
Hemp. guokloy, wholesale woollta Meridian* ofryip4
busiares in Beeingludlotreet, , and for that debt he prytheta Isle libee II2CO, whit& be Wee nitablit toViterk bit
igave theta Mae sad! and the hill el einee gayeties,on tablili they renewed the WI. b.. Tim sorepialiw which
formed the subject of the prisset iadiotmeM trartrirrest

be th►t of one Robert Low, who now pronounced it to I,p a
forgery.
The jury returned a .- rater of Guilty, and the Comma
Serjeant seoteroe•l tie prowner to he kept to Rani la uut .n
the Houle of Carrratioa for Mesa ealendAr month/.

THE POLICE COME.

wiSTMINSTEK.

Char fro Smith, a respectable-looking young man, was
charged with an unprovoked assault upon Elizabeth
Dunning, • pretty-looking girl of about eighteen, whose
mouth was cut, and her lips mach swollen.
Complaioent said that she was passing through Pollen-
s:oam, Chelsea, accompanied by her enter and • young
man ; when, ae they ruched a lamppost where defendant
wee 'tending, be laud hold of complaioard by the UM, and
invited her to go with him. On being repulsed for such
conduct he gm complainant a blow, the effect of which
she now exhibited. She produced a batikerchief soaked
with blood.
The yawn man who ilooompaoied the complainant mid
that she and her Sister were on either Arai of his, when de-
fendant caught hold of the complainant as deecribed, and
after being &Aced what he meant by such conduct, said he
would give her • smack on the mouth, and did so, and then
also struck him.
A policeman said that be heard the all of " Police:"
and on going to the spot found the complainant bleeding
very profusely from the face, upon which he took the de-
fendant into custody, when be complained that be had been
111-treated by the young man in company with the com-
plaisant saner companion.
Defendant now repeated this, and said that be had never
been in such a position sa the present before. He
bad been savagely be.sten by the man's companions.
There wee a policeman present who could prove that he
(defeodaet) wu respectable.
The poliiimen in question said be had known him for
six years. and that he was a respectable bard-working man.
L Defendant said that the cue against him had been
misrepresented, and he never struck • blow till himself
attacked.
i Mr. Selfe said that the assault upon the young woman
was rivers, and would spoil her good looks for some time.
He might give het It. eit compensation. If be did not he
would be fined 21.
He gave her the money.