The Express.
London, England, 1849-09-18 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

The September Maio* of the above court commenced yes_
terday mining, b fore the Bight Hon. the Lord Mayor,
the Recorder, Aldermen Sir C. Marshall and Kdly, the
Sheriffs, Undsr•Saeriffs, tyro. The calendar contains the
names of 129 prisoners.
The Recorder briefly addreaed the grand jury, and ob.
served that he was glad to be able to conpratula • them that
their labours would not be of loos duration upon the present
occasion, as, owing to the short period that hod elapsed since
he last se 'ion, there was a very mail Lumber of prieneen
for trial, and the case", with very few exception', were of the
' ordivary description.
INDICIIIIINT FOR CONSPIPACT.
Thomas Reynolds, Elisabeth Storey, and Mary G:edhill,
three yen no of reepeetable appearance, surrendered to take
it trial f r misdemeanour.
Mr. Perry and Mr. Parnell were for the prosecution
Mr. Cerium and Mr. Bellentine defended Reynolds; and
Mr. Huddlestone appeared fur the other defendants.
The indictment, which cone before the co- rt through the
intervention of the grand jury, no inquiry having taken place
before a magistrate, charged the wooed parties with unlaw-
fully conspiring together to in •he a false charge of assault
against the prosecutor, and also with endeavouring to in-
jure him in his trade and business as a draper.
The prosecutor, Mr. William Storey, is a draper and tailor,
ferrying on business in Fleet-street, and the defendant,
Reynolds, had formerly been in his service, bat had recently
eel up in the same business near him, and on that account
they were, se may be Imagined, not apes very friendly
terms. The defendant, Elisabeth Storey. wee the wife of
she prosecutor, and the other defendant was her sister, and
the present charge appeared to ham arisen out of these eir-
etunstanees.—lt appeared that on the 31st of March, Mn.
Storey attended at the Guildhall polke.coart and preferred a
charge against her husband of having assaulted her
two or three days before, and she also stated that
she considered herself in personal danger from his violence.
Her sister, Mary Gledhill, was examined as a witness for
her, end she stated that she had, upon previous occasions,
beard Mr. Stagy threaten his wife, and the result of the
proceeding was that the present prosecutor was ordered he
find bail to keep the peace towards his wife. It was ant el
this transaction that the present indictment arose, it being
alleged on the part of the promeution that no assault what-
eves was committed upon the day named by Mrs. Storey.
The negative testimony, however, was of a very meagre
description, and principally went to the extent of
showing that no noise was heard in the rem where
the assault was alleged to have been committed, nor
any cries for assistance by the premeutor's wife, she
having stated upon her examination at Goildhall that she
had called several times ter assistance. It would appear,
however, that the prosecutor and his wife lived most un-
happily together, end that they had occupied separate sleep-
ing apartments for some considerable period before the
OCCUITIOSS in question, and one of the peceeentor's witnesses',
admitted that upon one or two ocessioas be had acted with
great violence towards his wife, and bad beaten her with a
ruler in the shop sad thereby caused a crowd to assemble
outside. As regarded the defendant Reynolds the ease ap•
neared to rail shogolker, as the only way in which i s was
sought toe...nee Yin with the transaction was by showing
that be had bees seen is communication with Mrs. Storey,
and that she bad gone to his shop two or three times carry-
ing• bundle.
The Reorder, after the ease had proceeded some length,
expressed an opinion that the indictment was not supported
by the eviimee, and Mr. Parry said that he should at once
bow to the opinion thus gemmed by the court, but his in-
structions were peremptory to call all the witnesses.
Some further evidi nto was then gone into, but the case
for the preparation was not in any material respect strength-
ened by it, and the learned counsel et length said he did not
feel that under the circumstances he should be justified in
eampying any more of the public time.
The jury ascordinely, under his lordship's direction, re-
turned a verdict of Not Gray.
There were two other indictments against the defendants
arising out of the same transaction, but Mr. Parry said that
after what had taken place he should not proceed with them.
Mr. Clarkson mid there was *3t the slightest foundation
for the charges that had been pre'erred, and he believed
the only object sought for, was to Ware Mr. Reynolds, who,
as he was instructed, was a highly respectable tradesman.
The defendants were then discharged.
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THE POLICE COURTS.
WORSHIP-STREET.

ASSAULTING TAN POLICE —Befit/GSM SAW, a Journey-
man sheentaer, was charged with obstructing and assault-
ing Polite-constable ashoway, II 129, io the execution of
his duty.
The °quotable stated that he was employed with several
other offieers in plain clothes to preserve order amongst the
crowd, which had collected fa large numbers, on the pee-
ceding afternoon, to Witness the funeral of Williams, the
chertist, on its way to the Victoria Park Cemetery, and
whilst so occupied the prisoner, who was standing with
other iltoonditioned fellows at the corner of the street, ap-
peared to recognise him, and instantly pointed him out to
his oonspe,ines as " a polio. spy." The prisoner at the
NOW moment made a rash at him, and struck him es verso
times about the person, and he was aimultaneowly amulted
with a volley of stones and other missiles from the mob,

which oompalisel ►is to take refuge in an adjoesieg publie-
bones till he obtained the assistance of alter oaken, when
the prisoner was meurad and ettemerd to the station-house.
On helot called upon for bus defrnee, the prisoner com-
menced a series of • 7 awkward grimaces and gestic u m.
bona tosportirg that his Wu deaf awl dumb; but it was
stated by the tarot that he was in full poesraioo, and made
Rood we, of tha faculties of speech and hearing at the time
of his apprehension.
Mr. Arnold cocsidered that the dreaminess's Wending
tbe mange which the prisoner had committed were of math
a nature as to require some consideration with regard to the
disposal of the ease, sad be should therefore remand him
awn Thursday next, but had no objection, in the meantime,
to sculpt ntbetaawalball fbr his appearance.
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MARLBOROIIGEIISTREET.
Ctnens Diseneetow op Bunotans. —Geo. Cooper, Joliet
Coporissa, and John King, were brought up in castody, he
two former charted with burglarionaly entering the premises
Of Mr. Tip' MIS Moore Bryant, leather seller, No 22, &leer-
street, Golden-square, and stealing therefrom several pairs of
leather boot fronts and otht r property, and the lett r prisoner
was charged wish being concerned In the earns.
Sergeant Senderick, 7 D, deposed that about half-past 9
on Wednesday night last he was pante; through Silver
skeet, Golden-square, when be saw the prisoners (King and
Cooper) speaking together. Ile heard King say to Cono-r,
"I do not thing it will do tonight, but stop a bit." King
tken left Croper, and went into a public-house kept
his (Kuser) brother, and Cooper went over t
Capping, who was sitting on • stone at the corner N'
Mee mews adjoining the public-house, and spoke to him.
Cooper then walked to Mr. Bryant's and looked in at
the door and returned to Coopsns. After some little times,
King came out again and spoke to the two prisoners
Cooper and Copping then went into G Aden-square. Wit
pared by them and heard one of them say, " We must
cut it fur the night" They both walke i bee^k again, en--
Cooper went into tee public-house kept by King's brother,
and having lighted his pipe went away with Cdppios. Wit-
ness followed them into Drury-lane, suspecting something
wrong was elm': takire place; he returned to Vint-street
station, and communicated his suspicions to Sap-rinundent
B patted, who directed Sergeant they to 'mist him in
watching the prisoners' movements. On the three 11.
bwing nights witness and Gray saw the three prisoners
again in Silver-street conversing together for some time,
when they all separated. On Sunday evening wit's, se
and Gray went to the same place. and saw Cooper
and Capping again near the Mews. King came out of
the public-house and spoke to thins several times, about
belt-past seven o'clock. Witness saw Cooper go into the
prorate door of Mr. Bryant's house ; he appeared to let
him, If in. Coppins and King were sanding about twee ty
yards from the house watching him. About twenty minutes
after Copp:ne went into the same door. Witness ar.d Gray
waited about boll an hour, and wimers saw Copping come
out ilthe k use with • large bundle under his arm, closely
followed by Cooper, who had another bundle in his Fines-
don. They immediately collard the whole of the on:swore,
and cone yea them to the station. Oa searching the bundles
they were found to contain about 50 pei:s of bout fronts and
other articles. On the prisoners he found a chisel, Lucifer
matches, and a large kni e.
Sergeant Gray corroborated the above evidence, and the
property having been identified by Mr. Bryant, the pri-oners
were committed for trial