The Express.
London, England, 1847-12-17 00:00:00

.DAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 1847.

Bellehambet

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few ef lest Mes the house. While Mr. ......—__...eers »-
In diatom* Doyle came in, and after him Davis,
they spoke together. Some quarrelling then took place
between the parties, and Dana forced his way behind the
bar end spoke to the deceased, who seemed to know him.
Davis, M'Coy, Sale, and Doyle then went out, and Davis,
M'Coy, sad bale returned. The deceased appeared to be on in-
timate terms with Dans, and the latter asked him to come to
his house, bat M r.Bellchambere said he was going in a contrary
&Medal. At four o'clockin the morning
Davis
landlord
boned every one out of the house except Davis and the de-
ceased, and about a quarter of an hour afterwards Davis
went out. Mr. Bellehambers remained behind a abort time,
and before he went the landlord tucked in his watch-chain
and seals, and buttoned up his coat for him. At this time
deceased had had a little to drink, but he considered he was
quite depth's of taking care of himself. The street where
the deceased resided was about half a mile from the King's
Head, and the deceased would have to pan New Ppestrect,
Structon-ground, and the Horeeferrproed.
Mr. H. Beeseley, the person who acted as landlord of the
King's Head, gave similar testimony to that of the last wit-
ness. Re described the deceased as being. perfectly sober
when le same into his house at two o'clock in the morning.
Evidence was then addueed to show that at a later hour
in the eats morning the deceased was found lying near his
own reidessee, with his fees bleeding, and suffering from the
injuries described by the first witness. His watch and bat,
it appeared, had been stolen. A cotton handkerchief was
found near the spot where the deceased was lying.
J. Price, a carpenter, said he was in hie workshop, which
was clews to Wilton•street, where the deceased resided, on
themorning in question, and he heard some one say, withen
oath, " Knock him down," and immediately afterwards
there was the sound as though some one bad fallen against
the shutters, and then on to the pavement, and a heavy
groan followed, and then there was the sound of two:persona
running away.
Elsa Hughes, residing in Kensington-street, near the
spot where the deceased wu supposed to have received the
fatal injury, proved, that on the Monday morning ahe picked
up the bolt that hail been produced in her garden.
T. Prosper, a police-constable, deposed, that about four
o'clock in the morning, he was on duty, when his attention
was attracted by a disturbance at the King'. Head, and he
saw Id`Coy, Sale, and Doyle turned out of the house. At
five minutes to eve o'clock the same atoning, he maw M'Coy
Sale, Doyle, and another man,stsnding at the corner of New
Pye-atreet, talking together. Shortly after this, the de-
ceased left the King's Head, and walked away in a direction
towards his residence, and he appeared to walk steedily. A
short time afterwards, 111`Coy, Sale, and Doyle, walked away
in the same direction.—By the jury : He saw the prisoner
Lloyd about four o'clock in the morning near the King's
Head, but he did not see Davis at all.
Elisabeth Tuck proved that Sale lodged in her house, and
that the bolt which had been produced belonged to the
shutter of the room he et:copied.
J. Wright, a police-constable, proved that while the pri.
goner M'Coy was in custody at the station. house he received
directions from the inspector to examine his coat, and while
be was doing so the prisoner said he dared say he would
find some blood upon it, as he had been taken into custody
on the previous Saturday for fighting. He found a red
mark upon one of the sleeves, but he could not say whether
it was blood or not.
Mr. Taylor, an inspector of police, deposed that while
M'Coy was under examination upon this charge, he sent for
witness and said he could tell where the watch was sold,
but It was of no use, for the parties would deny it.
C. L. Otty, one of the warders of the Clerkenwell Prison,
deposed that while M'Coy was in that gaol he asked for
writing materials, and wrote a letter to the magistrate, in
which he expressed his readiness to turn Queen s evidence,
and went on to nay that on the morning when Mr. Bell-
chambers left the King's Head, at five o'clock in the morn-
ing, he and Sale and Lloyd followed hint, and when they got
to the corner of Kensington-place he asked the deceased
what o'clock it was, and when he pulled out his watch he
snatched it from him, and ran off with it. At the same mo-
meet he heard the sound of a blow and fall, and soon after-
wards Sale and Lloyd came to him, and Sale said that he
had haseked down the deceased with the bolt, and Lloyd
had locoed his het away.
We dosed the case for the prosecution.
The learned counsel for the pnsonere Sale and De*,
awned that the evidence was quite insufficient to mallet
dim of the alleged offence, and it was particularly impeded
elm the jury, that whatever weight they might attach to
IM letter written by M'Coy with regard to his own share in
the tremeaction, it was no evidence against any of the other
priermise.
Mr. Perri was about to address the jury for the prisoner
Davis, when Mr. Justice Wightman said that he and his
learned brother considered it was unneressu7 for him to de
so, es they thought there was not sufficient evidence against
him top to the jury, and they were also of the same opinion
with regard to Lloyd.
M'Coy, on being called upon for his defence, said that he
weld say nothing more than that everything he wrote la
the letter was true.
Mr. Justice Wightman summed up the evidence against
the remaining prisocen.—The jury, at the sugge.tion of the
learned judge, before they retired, acquitted the prisoner,
, and Davis, and then proceeded to deliberate with re.
a.
to the others. They were absent for nearly an hour
A half, when they returned into court, and inquired of
Mae harmed judge whether, supposing these persons agreed
to geminit a felony, and alter it was committed, a blow was
Nov* which caused death while one of them was not as
gipresent, whether they would be all guilty o[,
in the eye of the law I—Mr. Justice Wight ,
st would depend whether they should be of *igen
that they all resolved beforehand to commit the coblewf et
all hasards.—The jury then deliberated for a abort time,w
they returned a verdict of Guilty against Sale and )(Toy,
and acquitted Doyle.
The pfleaseee were called up for judgment, and the
learned judgps, stir obierving that there could be no doubt
dot they bed eameltied the murder imputed to them fat
ilia magi bass eldest. that et esquiring the property of the
lbouseek end that helath* sone- arm! in the verdict, sen.
timed Wee to be easeele& and did not hold out env hop
eta emovistion Odle stance.--Tee prisoners heird the
reelme• with paha inallbeenee, and Sale 'said he contd.
&Pi he hid net led a fair trial. ld'Coy also left the bar
&thrift that he woe Issessot
- NEW COMT.--11shre the bender, Alderman Farneoreb.

THE COY lIPIEACT TO CEITAT.-Bair Ralph', and Brewer,
who wens convicted on Tuesday of having conspired to cheat
J. B. Serie of divers large sums of money, received judg-
ment.—The Recorder said the prisoners had decoyed a
young man who had recently come into possession of a large
sum of money, and by their stratagems had plundered him
to the extent of more than fourteen hundred pounds, and
that under colour of playing at cards. It was clear from •
portion of the evidence -adduced that it had been contem-
plated by the prisoner Barr to plunder Mr. Ken, of ell he
possessed. The crime of conspiracy was punishable by floe
or imprisonment, but the court, after • full consideration, be
lieved this to be acme to whichboth should be applied. Though
all the prisoners had been convicted, there were different
shades of guilt distinguishing the conduct of at least one of
the prisoners from the other. Barr, indisputably had
planned and managed the plot from is commencement, and
he had been foremast in the transaction in all its stages. On
the second count of the indictment the court would pro-
nounce its judgment. The sentence upon Barran that be
be imprisoned In the common gaol of the county fot 16
mouths, and pay a fine of 6001. to the crown. Upon Brewer,
that he pay 6001. fine to the crown and be imprisoned in the
common gaol for one year; and open Ralphs, that he be
imprisoned in the common gaol six months and pay a fine of
1001. to the crown. Further, the court ordered all the psi.
semen to be imprisoned until the fines were paid, and sen-
tenced each of the prisoners to be imprisoned for the abort
named terms, respectively upon the first count in the indict-
meet, each term to commence and terminate at the same
time.

POLICE.-YESTERDAY.

MANSION-HOUSE.—FOROUST POIITIWC—S. U.
&oar, lettercarrier, wee re-examined, charged with forgery
and robbery. On the first examination of the prisoner st
was proved that • boy was sent by him to the Bank of Eng-
land for gold for bank notes for 661., and thut, suspicion
having been excited, inquiry was made, and it was discovered
that the notes were the produce of a forged cheque upon the
banking-house of Masterman end Co. Yesterday, Mr. J.
Garwood, cashier at Mesas. Ma/german's banking house,
said that on the 23rd of July a cheque for 651., purporting to
be signed by W. R. James, a gentleman who kept an ac-
count at the house, was brought by another clerk to witness,
who paid a 401. note and three M. notes for it.—Mr. W. It.
James, of 23, Ripply*, Holborn, solkitor, said he kept an
account at Masterman's. The signature to the cheque was
not his, nor was it written by his authority.—A clerk
at Idamerman's stated that the house received, on the 23rd
of July, • letter containing the cheque slluded to.
The letter purported to come from • Mrs. Hedlow, of
Spring-cottage, Kensington, and requested that halves of
bank notes to the amount of the cheque might be sent, which
was done.—Mr. Hayward, charge taker at the post-office at
Kensington, said in July two letters came directed to Spring
cottage, Kensington. There was no such place. He called
out the letter at the time, and wrote upon it " Try Kenning-
ton," and returned it to the London district poet-office.—
The charge-taker at the post-office, at Newington Butts,
said the prisoner had been employed for five or six years as
the Kennhigton letter carrier. A letter addressed to Spring-
cottage, Kensington, would, if the place could not be found,
be forwarded to Kennington, to be tried there, and would
probably pass through the hands of the prisoner. Witness
believed the body of the cheque produced to be in
the prisoner's handwriting, as also the letter purport-
ing to be addrewied from Spring cottage, Kenning.
ton. The second case for prosecution was • charge of
forging • bill of 241. 181., with intent to defraud Messrs.
Hanbury and Co , Lombard-street, banken.—Mr. J. Merry
said on Nov. 26 he inclosed a bill for 241. 18e. in a letter ad-
dressed to Mr. Edward Gibbs, Binfield-road, Clapham-road.
—Mr. Gibbs said he never received the bill. The writing
on the bill was not his ; nor did he ever authorise any one
to sign it.—A clerk at Mesas. Hanbury and Co.'s stud on
Dec. 2, • letter containing • bill for 241. 18e., 24 postage
stamps, and an empty envelope, addressed Mr. E. Gibbs,
5, Bath-street, Princes-square, was receive/ by the house
and opened by him.—Mr. R. Mullen, said on Dec. 4, be
received from Meson. Banbury and Co. the letter, bill, and
I envelope, alluded to by the last witness. In the afternoon
he wrote a letter is the name of Megan. Hanbnry to Mr. E.
Gibbs, stating that he could not be paid the amount of the
'bill till Monday, as the three days grace had not expired.
He posted the letter in the envelope addressed No. 6, Bath-
street, Prinoesequare. On Monday, Dec. 6, he ported an-
other letter addressed in the same manner.—Mr. R. Scut-
thorns. nreridant of the Londe.

ningtos, the letter ought to be returned at ten o'clock on
Monday, the 6th, to the London district office. It did not
come beck at all. Again, he was on duty on the evening of
Monday, the 6th. The letter he held in his hand came to
the office in due course, and wan eorted for the Henniegton '
g. On the same evening he saw the primmer at Kenning-
ton
, after be bad left the office with his letters. He was
brought back to the office at Newington. Whams exa-
mined his bundle of letters, and found the letter be held in
his hand, one of those written by Mr. Mullen, amongst
them.-3. B. Williams, charge-taker at the Newington post-
office, stated that there was a Princes-square in Kenning-
ton, and the prisoner made three deliveries out of five in that
district daily. There was no such place as Bath-street,
Princesaquare. The prisoner had been on duty at such
times that he would have had the delivery of the two letters
directed there. Believed the writing on the envelope, on
the letter, and on the bill, to be the handwriting of the pri-
soner.—The prisoner was committed for trial.