The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-06 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 6, 1848.

must have been raised. It further appeared in evidence that
both parties were tipsy, that the house was in a lonely situa-
tion, and that the prisoner kept several guns loaded and
cocked in his home, the one which was used hanging over
the mantelpiece in the room where they were sitting. The
deceased had been once before lost iu a wood near the balm,
and the risoner stated that he took the gun with him to
see Tibbsp through the wood; he also said before the magis-
trate that he did shoot the deceased ; the gun was in his
hand ; he said in Joke, " I will shoot you," but the gun
went of by accident..—ln the defence it was urged that it
could not by any possibility be supposed that there was any
intention on the pert of the prisoner to commit a murder,
there being no evidence of malice or ; and it was most
probable that the unfortunate accident occurred from the
circumstance of a drunken man carrying•
• loaded gun cocked
along a narrow passage, when the slightest false etep or stag-
gering might cause it to be discharged.—The teamed Judge,
in summing up, said that there was no evidence to show suck
malice or ill-will as would constitute the crime of murder,
except that of Reeve, which should be well weighed against
the evidence of all the other witnessea—The jury returned •
verdict of " Guilty of manslaughter."—lt woe stated that
the prisoner had settled 2001. on the family of the deceased.
He was sentenced to be imprisoned three months.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—WINCHESTER, MARCH 3.
him !'uses—Before leaden Wtehtman end a Special Jury.
REEVES V. 11.tooz.—AL1111 or A Doo.—lt appeared that
two actions, to recover compensation for the destruction of
the plaintitt's sheep by the defendant's dog, had been
brought by the plaintiff, a former residing at Woodeote farm,
near Winchester, against the defendant, the Rev. Jamul
IlisFse, the rector of Cusheatli, the adjoining parish. One
action came on for trial. at the last assizes, but in conse-
quenee of the jury being divided they were discharged with-
out giving any verdict. It was agreed that the two actions
should now be tried together, and that the second action
should be considered as a second ccunt. The evidence on
the part of the plaintiff was, that on the 3rd of April, 1847,
a shepherd of the plaintiff, in company with two other men,
on going to the fold in the morning, saw a dug jump over
the hurdles and run away towards the defendant's house, '
which was about half a mile off On looking over the fold
they found 49 sheep had been killed, the value of these sheep
being 421. 10s. All the plaintiff's witnesses swore positively
to the dog being the defendant's dog. They immediately
went to the defendant's house, and again recognised the
dog. No marks of blood, however; or any wool, were found
about the dog, but he was wet and dirty. The second action
was for compensation for 15 sheep which bad been killed on
the 11th of August. On this occasion the witnesses were
different to those in the first ease, and swore positively
to the dog being in the fold on that morning, and at once re-
cognised, it es belonging to Mr. Daggs, the defendant. The
dog ran away towards Mr. Bagge's house. They pursued
him to the house, and arrived at the yard, and
there saw the dog at the end of the yard.
The dog was panting and was wet and dirty, but no blood or
wool was about him. The dog up to that time had not been
observed by the man in the yard, and no one knew whether
or not he had been ou the premises during the night.—The
defendant endeavoured to prove that his dog was at home on
each of the occasions, and called witnesses to disprove certain
statements of the plaintiff's witnesses, who in many instances
entirely contradicted them, and if believed showed that the I
plaintiff's witnesses to the number of eight must, have cent-
milted wilful perjury.—AU the witnesses were out of court I
during the trial, and in no particular did the plaintiff's wit-
nesses contradict each other in speaking as to time, not
having watches to guide them. In order to prove that the
dog could not be in the state sworn to by the plaintiff's wit-
nesses, the defendant produced atowel which had been in his
(the defendant's) possession since the 11th August, and
which presented no appearance of having wiped a very dirty
dog, as the towel with which one of the witnesses for the de- I
fondant stated the dog to have been wiped on the morning.
It also appeared as an important part of the plaintiff's case
that on the 12th August, the day following the worrying of
the sheep, the defendant, for some reason, and as he (the
11 defendant) alleged, to prevent a repetition of such complaints
caused his dog to be hanged.—The learned Judge then
summed up, and the jury (a special one), after a very 'thou
deliberation, found a verdict for the plaintiff in both actions
for the full amount claimed.
Owens COVET.—Before Mr. Baron Platt.
INDICTMENT run FOILOISKY AOAINsT THE MANAOEIt
or A JOINT STOCK BANK.—Edward Owen Bishop, who
was formerly the manager of the Wilts and Dorset Joint
Stock Bank at the Christchurch branch, and who was re-
cently convicted of embeulement of the monies of that
bank, was again placed at the bar, charged with having
forged a certain order for the payment of money, with intent
to defraud Messrs. Tyce, Welch, and Co. This was varied in
every possible way, until the indictment was 28 feet long.--
Mr. Janus Kemp Welch, a partner in the house of 'l'yce,
Welch, and Co., a rival bank in the county, had entered very
largely in conjunction with the prisoner IR railway specula-
tions to the extent of 30,0001. in one year. The prisoner
acted as his broker ; in the course of dealing Mr. J. K.
Welch had at various times given the prisoner cheques, to he
presented if necessary to meet the losses sustained. He had
also given him a blank cheque, and on one occa-
sion, in order to meet any loss that might hap-
pen on one of the account days, and which could
not be ascertained at that time, Mr. Welch gave
the prisoner a blank I 0 U, signed " Tvce, Welch and Co. ;"
no sum or date was inserted. Mr. Welch, who was the
principal witness, said that the prisoner had authority only
to fill up this I 0 U, in case the balance on the account day
should be against Mr. Welch, and then only for the amount
of such balance. The I 0 U was subsequently filled up by
the prisoner for 8,0701., and was given to King, a clerk in
the Christchurch Bank, in order that he might present it at
the bank of Tyce, Welch, and Co. for payment, after the
exchange between the banks, the course of dealing being,
that if in the course of exchange the balance in favour uf the
Wilts sad Dorset Bank should exceed 1001., such amount
would be paid to the London agent. On the I 0 U being
presented payment was refused, the instrument was de-
tained, and the present indictment preferred.—Mr„ Poitlden
defended the prisoner, and remarked in strong terms upon
the interest which the witness James Kemp Welch had in
the result of this trial ; that no one could possibly tell what
was the understanding existing between the prisoner and
Mr. Welch ; that Mr. Welch had given his own statement,
having the greatest possible interest en giving such statement,
knowing that the prisoner would have no opportunity
of refuting any statement that he might make ; no other per-
son was present at the time their dealings took place; and
except from the statement of so interested a witness u Mr.
Welch, no account could be ascertained as to the real cir-
cumstances under which the I 0 U was given.—Mr. Baron
Platt, in summing up, also severely commented upon the,
conduct of Mr. Welch ; and the jury returned a verdict of
Not Guilty.—The trial was not over until 11 o'clock. The
judge refused to allow the prosecutor's tents.
MARCH 4.—E. 0. Bishop was this morning placed at the
bar to receive sentence for the embezzlement of the monies
of the Wilts and Dorset Bank, of which he was convicted on
Tuesday last. The sentence was imprisonment for twelve
months, the first and last week to be passed in solitary con-
finement.

good, as she had not seen or heard of her husband for
above seven years; she agreed to marry Cosine, who knew
perlectly well at that time that she was martian, Vickery'
and that she did not know whether he was dead or alive.
They were married, but she left hies on account of his bra-
tality.—The prisoners sister, hi answer to the court, stated
that she was in the habit of seeing Vickery twice or thrice
• week since he had married the prisoner.—The learned
commissioner told the jury that the law relative
to this offence was, that a married person was at
liberty to marry again, providing thiy had neither seen nor
heard of each other for seven years, as then they were en-
titled to presume that each other were dead, In this case
the prisoner stated that she had not heard of or seen
Vickery, her first husband, for ten years; but it was for the
ry to say whether the prisoner's sister, constantly seeing
Vickery, was not pretty Food evidence that the prisoner '
knew that be was eive.—ll'he prisoner was found Guiliy.—
The learned Commissioner said the crime of bigamy was a
very Fare one, both as regarded morality and the well-being
of society. The prisoner was then sentenced to 12 months' hard

labour.
Sraawv JUSTICE,—Mary M'Cormack was convicted of
stealing 2e. 6d. from the person of a blacksmith named TR-
geroni. This offence was committed at a public-house in
Peppin's-court on Friday afternoon, at two o'clock, awl at
three the prisoner was in Newgate, she having been taken to
the station. house, theuco to the Unlldholl police court;
where she waa committed for trial, and bstore haitpast
three the grand jury had preaw.ted a true bill against her
for thu felony. She was sentenced to lour months' hard

POLICE.-S
ATURDAY.
130 W-STREET.— oe Live. —John Thorpe
was charged with attemptiag to commit suicide.—Mary
Anne Bowden stated that at seven o'clock on Friday
evening her attention was attracted by an alarm given
by the other inmates of the house, and on entering
the kitchen she discovered the prisoner hanging by a
rope round his neck, fastened to a hook in the ceiling.
She succeeded in loosening the noose, when he seized a
knife and threatened to stab her. Ile was secured
and given in charge. The prisoner being called on to
account for his conduct, said, in a very impudent manner,
that he was tired of his life, and was determined to destroy
himself on the first opportunity, if it was seven years
hence.—Mr. Henry ordered him to be remanded for a week,
and gave directions that a pair of handcuffs should be put
upon him.
WORSHIP-STREET.—HUSTLING.— I. Trailing was
charged with having been concerned, with three other men
not in custody, in bustling and robbing Miss Harris, daugh-
ter of Mr. Harris, the incumbent of the district church of
All Saints, Mile-end. As the prosecutriz was passing through
Union street, Biabopagate, at noon, she was beset by •
mob of well-dressed fellows, who surrounded her, and at
the same moment the prisoner, who had planted himself at
her side, made a rapid dive into her pocket, from which he
abstracted her purse, and, making a taut signal to his confe-
derates, the whole of them disappeared. The proateutrix
raised an alarm, and the prisoner was closely pursued by a
young man named Husain, who ultimately saw hint enter a
low lodging-house, known to the police as to notorious ren-
dezvous for thieves, in Keate-street, Spitaltields. The young
man Hu hell lost no time in procuring the assistance of two
policemen, named Malloy. and King, who returned with
him to the house in question, and made their
way into an inner apartment, where they found the pri-
soner, surrounded by a gang of thieves of both sexes,andtook
him into custody. At the time of their entrance, the pri-
soner was in a stooping position in front of a large fire, and
suspecting, as the purse was not discovered upon him, that
he had consigned it to the flames, the officer King made a
minute search among the embers, which resulted ha the dis-
covery of the steel slides belonging to it, but every vestige
i.f the purse itself was, of course, destroyed.—The prisoner
was recognised as the associate of thieves, and he was cola-
mated for trial.
CLERK ENWELL.—HIGHWAY RoBBERT BY A FE.
14... LB.—Mary Jenkins woe charged with highway robbery.
The prosecutor, Mr. J. Madden, was on his way home from
the City on Friday: night, when he was accosted near the
Charter-house-wall, Doswell-street, by the prisoner, who
said she was in great distress, and had been deserted in
Shields by her husband, of whom she wee in search.
Having a knowledge of that town, be questioned her, while
she continued to walk by his side for about a hundred yards,
until they had approached • dark spot, where the prisoner
suddenly stopped him, and seizing him round the
waist, lifted him off his legs. The attack was so
sudden, and done with such force, that for a minute or
twe he scarcely knew what to be about; but recovering
his presence of mind, he repelled her, and proceeded on-
wards. lie, however, had not gone far, when a lady, then
a stranger to him, a Mrs. Porter, of 16, Cross-street, New-
ing.on, stopped and inquired it he had not been robbed. Ile
said he had not, as his watch was safe ; but instantly after-
wards he found that his purse, containing eight sovereigns,
and about 41. in silver, had been abstracted from his right-
hand trowsers pocket. lie immediately went in pursuit of
the prisoner with • constable, and they fortunately captured
her in a street near Smithfield, with some of his stolen pro-
perty.—Mrs. Porter said she witnessed the outrage, and saw
the prisoner run away, and, suspecting she had plundered
the prosecutor, she questioned him, and he then became ac-
quainted with his 1089.—A female proved that she searched
the prisoner and found in her possession two sovereigns, and
21. Bs. 6d. in silver. While she was doing so the accused at
first offered her four half-crowns, and then • sovereign, not to
say that she had discovered the money about her.—The pri-
soner told her, by way of persuasion, that she could hide the
money in her stocking, and so escape detection.—She was
committed for trial.
SO UT WA RK —ANOTIteIt HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—
James Waters was charged with being concerned, with two
others, not in custody. in usaulting William Chandler and
stealing from his person a silver watch and chain.—The
prosecutor said that on the 'previous night he went to the
Harmonichall, Great Suffolk-street, Southwark, for the pur-
pose of witnessing the performances. He left that place •
few minutes after 12 o'clock, and proceeded along High.
street, towards St. George's church. lie went up a gateway
for a necessary purpose, when the prisoner and another man
rushed upon him. The prisoner struck him a violent blow
under the right car, which felled him to the earth, and his
companion snatched the watch from him, breaking the
guard-chain before he could recover himself; the prisoner
and his companion ran away towards London-bridge, but be
went in pursuit, and never lost sight of the prisoner until
he was taken into custody. The other man ran up Falcon-
court and made his escape. After the prisoner was secured
he went back to the spot where he war attacked, and found
his watch lying on the ground with the swivel of the chain
attached to it, but the other portion was gone.—The pri-
soner was remanded for a week.
THAMES.—AN Doan PRIEST ROBBED BY ins NEPHEW.
hlacnamara was brought up on remand, charged with
stealing 2001. from his uncle, the Rev. J. Ryan, parish priest
of Athea, in the county Limerick.—The prisoner, who ad-
mitted the robbery, was remanded until Monday, and on
Tuesday will be sent to Ireland to be tried.
WANDSWORTH. ROBBERY OF 7,0001. WORTH OF
GOLD Deer.—J. W. Thompson, described as the captain of
the schooner Medora, was charged with stealing a quantity
of gold dust, to the value of nearly 7,0001.. consi;ned to, mid
he property of, Mr.U. ALH utton , of Lark-hall-lane, Clapham,
and 25, Watliag-street, City, merchant.—Mr. Hutton said
the prisoner was captain of a vessel belonging to him, and
called the Medora schooner. She left Shoreham in Oc-
tober last for the Gold Coast of Africa, there to receive a
cargo of palm oil, and to bring over freight from the
merchants residing at Cape Coast and other set-
tlements. The prisoner received on board a quan-
tity of gold dust, consigned principally to themselves
and others. On Friday they received a letter from their
correspondent, announcing the arrival of the ship at
Portsmouth, and another from the ship, written by the rri-
souse, in which he tad, that on lees tug t:',e Cui.t
lie
was seized with the fever, which threw him into a stet! of
delirium, and whilst in that state be had thrown all the gold
dust overboard. Prosecutor immediately despatched two of
' his confidential clerks to Portsmouth and, on their arrival
there, they found the prisoner had left the ship and started
for Gordon. This conduct aroused their suspicions, and
they commenced making inquiries among the dealers in
bullion, and discovered that the prisoner had sold a quantity
of gold dust to Messrs. Emsnuel, in the High-street. The
clerks consequently returned to London, and that morning
the prosecutor and his son endeavoured to trace out the
hiding-place of the prisoner. Knowing that he was in the
habit of staying, when in town. at his brother-in-law's. a
Mr. Cooper, a surgeon, in the Clapham-road, he caused a
letter to be sent to that house, directed in his name, and r
it was taken in prosecutor gave such information to the
police as led to the prisoner's apprehension. Police-
constable Gibbs said that morning he was directed by the
last witness to watch a house opposite the Bedford Anon
He did so for some time, and then went and knocked at the
door and asked if Captain Thompson was there. lie was I
answered in the affirmative, and was showa upstairs to
Captain Thompson's room, He then saw the prisoner at
breakfast, and asked if he was Captain Thompson. He said
he was, and witness then told him he had come to take him
on suspicion of stealing 1,600 ounces of gold dust, and asked
him if he had brought any luggage, as he must search it.
He said yes, and he would show witness where it was.
Prisoner then went into a front bedroom, and, pointing to'a
basket and box, said the property was there. He found
four large bags of gold dust in the basket, and five smaller
ones in the trunk. The whole of the bags contained gold
dust. During the time witness was searching the room the
prisoner war sitting on the bed. He had some papers in his
hands, and handed them to witness, who said, " What is
this ?" and he said. "The produce of the other property." ,
Witness then found that the papers consisted of twenty 51.
notes of the Portsmouth branch of the Bank of England,
and a cheque on a banker for 1421.5,. The prisoner also
gave witness 10 doubloons, which he also said was part of
the property. The gold dust was weighed by steelyards,
and was 116 lbs. avoirdupois weight. The prisoner had on
his person a gold chronometer, 51. odd in English money, •
Mexican dollar, and a ditto half dollar.—Polith Serjeant
Emmerson stated that after the prisoner was brought
to the station he went to Mr. Cooper's house, and upon
searching the roam where the prisoner slept he found
the small portmanteau produced. and in it another bag
of geld duet; he also found a belt for wearing under
the clothes, with lines attached. This belt, which was
about eight inches broad, was stitched at intervals of about
two inches, =death interstice was filled with gold dust. It
would appear that the prisoner had conveyed the gold
ashore by means of this belt. The prisoner identified the
trunk at the station, and said the gold dust found was the re-
mainder of the load. Prosecutor asked the prisoner if he
had any more, and he said not. There was altogether 1,600
ounces.—The prisoner said the value of the gold dust now
produced would be about 6.4001., at 31. 17s. per ounce.—Mr.
Harlon remanded the prisoner to a future day, and said the
gold would be deposited in the Bullion-office, and he should
advise the prosecutor to proceed immediately to Portsmouth
and obtain • warrant to marsh Emanuel's house.