The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-07 00:00:00

TIIE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENINO, AUGUST 7, 1851

Prisoner was then remanded, with permission to put in
bail, himself in his own re.:ognizanees of 801., and two
sureties of 401. each.
In tile course of the afternoon bail was put iu and the
prisoner liberated.
BOW-STREET.
Thomas Barber, a man of middle age, and messenger in
the Adjutant-General's office, was charged with an indecent
assault, and an attempt to commit a rape.
Margaret M'Donnell stated that she was 16 years of age,
and was servant t• Mr. and Mrs. Morton, of No. 6, Parlia-
ment-street. Iler master was messenger at the office, 6,
Parliament-street. The prisoner, who was messenger is a
government office, was in the habit of visiting at her
master's house during three or four months that witness
had been in service there. lie had visited on the evening
'of the 30th ult. and went away about 8 o'clock. The
family went out afterwards. The prisoner returner: about
10 o'clock at night, and knocked at the door, and inquired
if the family were at home. Prosecutrix said no, and the
prisoner said he would step in and wait for them. lie
then went down to the kitchen, and sat on the sofa.
Prosecutrix sat on a chair opposite. Prisoner asked
prosecutrix to take gin or brandy, which he would
fetch her. She declined; and he then asked her to take a 1
glass of water, which she also declined. Prisoner asked
her to sit beside him on the sofa, which she refused to do. I
He then went over to sit alongside of her, but she walked
1 away from him round the kitchen. The prisoner chased'.
' her, and having caught hold of her, threw her on I
the sofa, held her clothes over her head, stuffed
her mouth with her clothes, and prevented her cry-
ing out or seeing. She then detailed the circumstances of
the assault. She struggled away from the prisoner, and
I went out into the area, followed by the prisoner, whence
she ran up stairs, followed by the prisoner, from whom she
again ran down to the kitchen, and bolted him out. When
I the prisoner could not get in he went away. Prosecutrix's
mistress and family. came home at halt-past eleven o'clock,
and prosecutrix privately told her mistress of what had
occurred. Iler mistress advised her to say nothing about it.
It would be a stain on her (prosecutrix's) character, and
Mr. Barber had plenty of money, and would "get over "
C;e:utrix, whose parents had no money. There was a young
taying in the house, to whom prosecutrix told part
of the occurrence, but was ashamed to tell her all. On
the following Saturday prosecutrix obtained leave from her
mistress to go to Chelsea Hospital to see her father, an in-
pensioner. She desired him to send for her mother, who
lived at Limehouse, and who came to prosecutrix on Tues-
day. l'roaecutrix's mistress, who bad before sent for Mr.
Barber, but with whom prosecutrix had had no conversa-
tion, sent for him on that occasion. Witness having told
her master, in the presence of her mistress, what had taken
place, was then sent out into the back yard, and her master,
Mr. and Mrs. Morton, Miss Cook, and the prisoner, were
Itogether for some time. Prosecutrix's mother subse-
quently went to the Inspector of Police, and the prisoner
was taken into custody. Prosecutrix had been to a medical
man at the request of her mother, but refused to let him
examine her.
Mary M'Donnell, of Limehouse-causeway, Limehouse,
fruiterer, mother of the prosecutrix, was next called, all
the witnesses having been sent out of court. :she corro-
borated her daughter's statement as to what the latter
stated she had commtudeated to witness, who was inuQh
affected.

Mrs. Mary Ann Morton, who was called for the defence,
stated that the prosecutrix was in her service nearly tour
months. The prisoner was in the halt of visitiug at the
house. On Wednesday night, the 30th ult., proseeutrix
told witness that Mr. Barber chased her round the
kitchen, and tried to throw her on the sofa, and afterwards
went away.
Miss Eliza Conk, of Weston, Cambridgeshire, was on a
visit at Mrs. Morton's on the night of the 30th of July,
and slept with the proeccutrix, who informed her that the
prisoner had been with her in the kitchen, round which he
chased her. He was drunk. Said nothing about his having
thrown her on the sofa.
Mrs. Morton, recalled by Mr. Hall—Did not say to pro-
seentriz that Mr. Bather would "get over her" by means
of his money, but said he could.;not have dose as the pro-
secutris had stated.
The defendant's solicitor cross-examined the witnesses,
and addressed the bench. The prisoner hail an excellent
character.
Mr. Hall said he had nothing to do with character. It
was a ease for a jury. He would therefore send the pri-
soner for trial, but would take two sureties of 40/. each for
his appearance to answer the charge at the Old Bailey.
The prisoner was then removed in custody.
The case excited great sensation in a crowded court.
The lice, Alexander John Gordon Bishop, a clergyman
of the church of England, with a face bruised, cut, and
bound with an handkerchief, was charged before Mr. Hall
with perjury.
Mr. Henry Culla, of 31, Pitfield.street, Roston, oilman,
said that prisoner, whom he had known for many years,
rune to him on the 31st of August, 1850, with two dupli-
cate tickets—one of !Mlle paintings, the other relating to
some gars and pistols—and asked him to purchase them.
Witness agreed to advance 61. on them and (lid so. Soon
afterwards prisoner applied to the prosecutor for the tickets,
but prosecutor declined giving them up under 161. or PO.
Prisoner subsequently applied to him for the tickets,
and he wrote him word that they were ready
for him. 'The prisoner, however, preferred making
a declaration before the magistrate to the effect that
he had lost the tickets, and thus succeeded in obtaining the
property without buying the duplicate. Tke signature on
the tickets is the prisoner's.
William Hitchcock, of the Strand, pawnbroker, proved
defendant's pledging the goods and signing his name.
John Bowring, junior clerk at Bowatreet, stated that he
well remembered prisoner coming to the court and making
a declaration to the effect that he had lost the tickets of
certain goods.
I'lissecutor produced the tickets.
Police-constable tiA F apprehended prisoner in St. James's-
park yesterday afternoon.
Mr. 11211 committed prisoner, but took bail in the sum of
21M., himself in 100/., and two sureties in 501. each.
WORSHIP-STREET.

Catherine Lynch, a woman of abandoned habits, was
placed at the bar before Mr. Arnold, charged with udnii-
nistering some deleterious drug to Elisabeth Green, u girl
14 years of age, fur the purpose of robbery:
The prosecutriz, who presented a very sickly and debili-
tated appearance, stated that sho lived in Montague-street,
Whitechapel, and that shout noon on Saturday last she
was sent out 17 her mother to procure change for a sove-
reign at a neighbouring public-house, but, finding that
the landlady was unable to furnish her with it, she was
about to leave the place, when the prisoner, who was
standing with another woman in front of the bar. familiarly
claimed acquaintance with her, and stated that she was inti-
mate with her sister. The prisoner then pressed her to
drink with her, and, on her declining to do so, placed
to her lips a glass which she had iu her hand, and
forced her to swallow the contents. Feeling much
frightened, witness hastily went out, but was
followed by the prisoner, who caught hold of her, and,
pulling her along by the dress, invited her to go with her,
and assured her she would out hurt her. After going a short
distance the prisoner asked her what she had in her hand,
and on her answering nothing she told her she knew it was
money, and the other woman who was with her told her
she knew she might show it with perfect safety, as she was
a very good woman, whom she herself had entrusted with
M., and that she had returned it neat morning. On her
still refusing to s' ow the money the prisoner roughly
wrenched open her band, forced the sovereign away Crum
her, and rapidly made off. She tried to pursue her, hut
became partially stupilied, and was walking on in the direc-
tion she had taken, when sho suddenly became totally sense-
less, and did net know what became of her until she found
herself at home under the care of her mother.
The mother of the prosteutrix proved the sending of her
laughter with the sovereign, and, us well as two policemen,
deposed that the girl was brought home some time after in
convulsions and hysterical.
Mr. Arnold said that it was a most serious case, and
ordered the prisoner, who reserved her defence, to be com-
mitted until that day week fur the formal completion of the
stridence.
WESTMINSTER.

Aadrew 31'Le3n was re.examined, charged with attempt-
, ing to murder his wife by suspending her from the door of
their living-room by a skipping-rope.
The wife, who gave her evidence on the former occasion
much against her inclination, was now absent, but sent a
message to the court stating her wish to forego the charge.
The act, however, was fully proved by the evidence of two
witnesses; and prisoner, who, 04 before opposed nothing to
the charge but an assertion of his innocence and abuse of
the poor woman, was fully committed to take his trial at
the aessions.
A lady who had visited London to see the Exhibition,
accompanied by four of her female acquaintanoes, was
brought up fur examination charged with picking a gentle-
man's packet. Upon the calling on of the case it appeared
that the prosecutor was a lunatic. The policeman who
took the charge was new'to his duties, and saw in the pro-
secutor" wildness nothing but the excitement of drink.
The Magistrate in discharging the accused lady expressed
his deep regret that the chargo should have been taken at
the station-house. Prosecutor
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Lord Rawlogh, who was charged here on Monday with
smutting a policeman at the Greenwich Railway terminus
on the previous evening, when the ease was dismissed
through the contradictory character Of the evidence, yester-
day applied for a summons against the police sergeant, who,
he said, was the aggressor in the fray. • His lordship ap-
plied by Mr. Ballantine.
.Vsuperintendent of police was also present to defend his
sergeant, and Mr. Church applied l'or a cross summons
against Lord Raneligh for causing an obstruction.
• Mr. Traill espremed a wish that haying decided upon
the farmer eisethe present charge should be heard by Mr.
Reeked*, and Saturday was appointed for that purpose.

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