The Express.
London, England, 1853-07-11 00:00:00

Tho commismon will be opened on Monday at Chelmsford.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—ABINODON, JULY 9.
Bayou MIL Junco CROMPTON.
BURGLARY AT TWYPORD, NEAR READING.
John Edwards, alias Wallace, aged 24, and Thomas
SiDIDIODS. 21, were indicted for burglarimuly entering the
dwelling house of Dlr. William Henry Davis, and stolen
therefrom three great cuts, two cravats, two handkerchiefs,
two silver salt cellars, four silver spoons, and a silver finger-
shield, or " lady's companion ;" and Elisabeth Miller, 44,
was charged with receiving part of the above property,
well knowing the same to have been feloniously stoles.
The evidence disclosed the following facts:—The prose-
cutor is the occupier of the Twyford Flour Mille, situated
within half a mile of the station on the Great Western Rail-
way. He was the last person up in the house on the night
of the 29th of March last, and when he went t 3 bed, about
11 o'clock, all the doors and windows were safely fastened.
About half-past five on the following morning, when Joseph
Titchener, the miller, came to work, he saw in the back-
yard a writing-desk and a variety of articles, which led him
to suppose a robbery had been committed. Ile alarmed the
female servant, and, on her coming down stairs, she ob-
served an entaance had been made through the back kitchen
window, and the drawers and closets in the lower rooms
bad been ',mocked. Mr. Davis gave information of the
barglai y, and a description of all the articles stolen, to Mr.
Moulton, superintendent of the Reading police, who in •
eery little time ascertaiaed that the four silver spoons,
silver salt cellars, and shield had been sold to
Mr. Goodeete, a pawnbroker, by the prisoner,
Miller, who said she had been sent for that purposo by a
friend. The police superintendent afterwards called upon
Mrs. Miller, who kept a low lodging-house is Silver street,
and inquired of her where she gat the silver articles from
she had sold to Mr. Goodacre. Her answer was, "I haven't
been to Mr. Ooodacre, and know nothing of the plate." She
was taken to the shop of the pawnbroker, and was recog-
nised by him as the party of whom he had made the pur-
chase. When asked why she had told such aa untruth, she
replied, " I didn't like to make a bother about it ; I had
it of a man named Charley," who was known as Edwards.
After the woman was taken to the police-station, both the
male prisoners called at her house, and Simmons asked her
daughter whether her mother was gone to say anything
against Edwards. To connect Simmons with the burglary,
it was shown that among the several articles found in the
prosecutor's yard, there was a button of a pattern such as
ts usually worn by livery servants, and it was dis-
covered to correspond with these on his waistcoat.
and from which one was missing. When examined before
the magistrates, Edwards said he received the plate of a
man named Benjamin Tomer, near the turnpike-gate at
Wallingford, and was to sell it for is. Simmons said he
saw the man give the plate to Edwards near the place stated
by Edwards.
The learned judge carefully weat through the facts,
pointing out the part which each seemed to have taken in
the transaction, and the jury, atter ten minutes consulta-
tion, returned a verdict of Guilty against all the prisoners
—Edwards as the principal, and Simmons and hillier as
receiven.
Previous convictions were proved against both the male
prisonen, and they were sentenced to ten years' transporta-
tion. The woman Miller, who was recommended to mercy
by the jury, was sentenced to twelve months' hard labour.
ATTEMPTED MURDER DT STRANGLING.
James Wilder, a sullen-looking fellow, having the ap-
pearance of a butcher, aged 36, was indicted for having, on
the 6th of June, at Newbury, unlawful strangled Eliza-
beth Wilder, his wife, with intent to murder her.
Mr. Williams was counsel for the prosecution; the pri-
'epee was undefended.
Elizabeth Wilder, the prosecutrix, a decently clad wo-
man, was examined, and said, on Saturday night, the 4th
of Jane, she went to look for her husband, and found him
at the Brunswick Arms public-house. They walked home
together, and on going along Northbrook-street, he struck
her and said, "11l knock your brains out." When they
got lrsie, be locked the door, put the key in his pocket, and
struck her ones on the forehead. She then hit him on the
forehead with a little iron bolt belonging to the door.
By Justice Crompton—Oh yes. She hit him hard. She
bit him about the eye, but did not know whether it was
close to the e.
By Mr. Williams—Her husband, when she hit him,
caught hold of her by the throat, threw her dews, kaelt
upon her, and beat her with one hand whilst he held her
with the other. She became insensible, and did not recol-
lect what afterwards occurred.
The learned Judge intimated that, as this man was drunk,
and had been violently struck with an a iron bar by his
wife, the grave offence of intent to murder could not
no supported. He recommended the jury to acquit him
upon that charge, and the court would proceed to try him
for an aggravated assault.
The jury agreed in the suggestion of his lordship, and
the evidence of the woman and other witnesses was tuken
to support this indictment.
The prisoner, who said there were faults on both sides,
was found Godly.
The learned Judge said he was sorry to say that the
eases of brutal violence to women had much increased in
this country, and it was necessary they should receive 101110
chick by severely punishing persons found to be guilty of
such unmanly conduct. lie should therefore seething
him (the prisoner) to twelve months' imprisoument with
hard labour.

OXFORD—SUNDAY.
The commission for the county of Ozford was opened
yesterday afternoon by Mr. Justice Coleridge, who arrived
in this city soon after four o'clock, and immediately pro-
ceeded with, the High Sheriff in his carriage to the County
Hall. After the commission hid been opened his lordship
was escorted to his lodgings, when the Vice-Chancellor and
such heads of colleges as are in Orford, end afterwards the
stayer and corporation, waited upon his lordship to pay
their respects. Owing to the assize business at Abingdon
not being terminated, Mr. Justice Crompton did not reach
Orford until • late hour. In the evening the High
Sheriff, James Worrell, Esq., Jun, entertained in the
Town Hall a large party, consisting of the nubility and
gentry of this and the county of Berke, heads of colleges,
clergy, aldermen, and city mmistrates, and personal friends,
in number altogether about' 50.
The calendar comprises only fifteen prisoners. Two are
charged with child murder, one with burglsry, one with an
unnatural crime, two with assault and rubbery, two • ith
stabbing, one with horse sterling, one with returning from
transportation before the expiration of his sentence, and five
with staling sundry property.

SURREY SESSIONS.—SATuno Y.

Robert Saving, alias Welsh, 41, was indicted for stealing
a cigar box. containing a quantity of silver money, the pro-
perty of Robert Hales, at the Carop at Chobham.
Prosecutor, whom inunesse proportions in the witness-
bee mama a deal of curiosity, Mated that he was the
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