The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-18 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 18, 1847.

found the maker, Mr. hiaGuire , who proved that the pri
soner had purchased them at hint. lie consequently wen
committed.
ofIeRERT. George Paine
li mpreAhßenydLe dE ounotNh eE chore-ne
and (.'harks Panic, brothers, the eldest 18 years of age,
were charged law Mr. Thomas Brown, 31, elunoter street,
Regent's-preek, with lobbing him of plate and jewellery,
canantiag of 22 silver spoons, a gold chain, and money. Tne
prisataers slept at his house every night except Saturday
night hut en their lodgings '
at Mr. Doldy's, coffee-shop
keeper, Tethill-fields, Westminster, the police found • box,
in which was the gold chain mimed by the prosecutor, and !
some of his apparel. The prisoners also had money in thee.:
possession. They were committed to Newgate for trial.
SO UT HW ARK .—Arrem ere° MURDea.—Daniel Lloyd
was charged with attempting to murder his wife, and assault-
ing the police in the execution of their duty.—A police con-
stable said that while on duty on the previous night in John-
street, Horselydown, be perceived a disturbance outside one
of the houses, and on proceeding to the spot he met a female
running away with her hands up to her neck, screaming
out, " Murder !" In answer to his questions, she replied
that the prisoner had attempted to cut her throat, and
otherwise ill-used her. Witness immediately went to
the house to take the prisoner into custody, hut he
threatened to do for him if he came near, and acted in
a very violent manner, On his endeavouring to take him to
the station-house the prisoner knocked him down and tried
to strangle him, in doing which he tore the collar off his
coat.—Mr. Cattinghain asked whether the female was in at-
tendance ?—sThe officer replied in the affirmative, but she
now refused to make any complaint against the prisoner.—
Mr. Cottingham called her forward, but she 'till refused to
make any complaint against her husband, although her neck
and face were covered with bruises. Three cuts were also disco-
vered in her neck, which appeared to have been recently in-
flicted with a sharp instrument.—Mr.Cottingham said he had
no doubt as to the prisoner's violent conduct; had his wife
given her evidence, it wodld have been his duty to have cone-
mittedhim for trial. Under all the circumstances, he should
not allow him to escape, but inflict a penalty of tin. on him,
and in default commit him for one month's imprisonment,
and at the expiration of that time he should require him to
find bail for his future good conduct.
Row AT TIIE VICTORIA TREATRE.—John Atkinson war
charged with creating a disturbance in the Victoria Theatre,
and assaulting Murray, the officer. For some time, since the
reduction in the prices of the shove theatre, a number of
young fellows like the prisoner have been in the habit of
nightly visiting the gallery, and taking possession of the
front seats, and extorting sums of money, from twopence to
sixpence, from persons wishing for seats iu the front. They
were such a dangerous set of fellows that persons were afraid
of them, and paid their demands to keep the peace. On the
previous night Murray, the officer, perceived • disturbance
in that portion of the gallery, and on proceeding to the spot
he saw the prisoner attempting to extort money from a
female fur a seat, and on her refusing to comply with the de-
mand he attempted to thre w her over. Complainant then
interfered, when the prisoner knocked hint down, mid
severely kicked him—hie. Cottinghem said he was not our-
priaed to hear of such scenes at a place where the admission
was so very low. It in fact harboured such characters, and i
was the means of their associating with each other.
lie really wondered that the Lord Chamberlain should
license each places. A case of very aggravated assault had,
however, been proved, and it was hes duty to protect the
officer in the execution of his duty. He should, therefore,
commit the defendant to prison for one mouth, and require
him tetrad bail for twelve months.
Tare STRAND TREATRE.—The manager of the Strand
Theatre attended to contradict a statement which had gone
forth in the public newspapers. A few days ago a female
named Edgar saes brought up to this court, and in the course
of inquiry she said that she was a figurante employed at the
theatres, and that she had latterly been discharged from the
Strand without being able to get any money. Now he (the
manager) denied her statement. She had not been employed
by him for six months, and had had all her money, which
he could prove from the receipts he held in bin hand. She
was • regular impostor, and was well known.—Mr Coning.
ham said he had nothing to do with the newepapera, but he
must say that the reports from that court were invariably
sweet. He heard her say something about the theatre, but
he could not exactly recollect all.
THAMES.--M u ammovs ASSAULT.-3farptisn de Fran-
cois and Pablo Saldanhas, Spanish seamen, were charged
with murderoully *nankin? Isaac Chapman. a waiter at the
Three Crowns Tavern, Upper East Smithfield, and also
with violently assaulting the police in the execution of their
duty. On 1 riday evening the prisoners, with about thirty
more of their countrymen, were drinking in an upper room
of the Three Crowns. The company generally were very
orderly, but the prisoners tried to get up a row. The in-
jured man, Chapman, begged of them to desist, when De
Francois seized hold of him, hurled him violently to the
ground, jumped on him with heavy shoes, and inflicted
severe injuries. The other Spaniards did not interfere, but
the loud streams of the sufferer brought the landlord and
other persons to his as,istance, and Sergeant Conway and
some constables arrived. As they were conveying the two
prisoners to the station-house, they suddenly turned round
land said something In Spanish to several of their compa-
nions, who were following. Art attempt at a rescue was
immediately, made, and Saldanhas, twisting his arms round
the loins of Sergeant Conway, bit .his hand so severely that
he was compelled to let go the prisoner Francois ; but he
was again taken. Near the station-house • more desperate
and successful attempt was made. The constables, in self-
defence, were compelled to draw their truncheons, and in the
scuffle Sergeant Conway lost his, and the prisoner
Saldan-
bas escaped. Information was given at the station-house,
and Kelly, an officer of the detective force, ascertained that
the ship that the prisoners belonged to was lying in the St.
Katharine's Docks, and, accompanied by the sergeant, he
proceeded there, and after a desperate resistance again ap-
prehended Saldanhas. The toot truncheon was found in his '
pocket. —ln defence, Francois asserted that he was first as-
saulted by same person not present. Saldanhas denied all
knowledge of the matter, and positively declared that be
never was at the Three Crowns.—The constables were re-
called, and swore most pnitively he was the man ; and a
witness, named Thomas Hunt, also swore distinctly to his
identity.—Mr. Yardley said that a most brutal outrage hod
been committed, and the affair was se serious that he should
wish some officer from the prisoner's ship to attend, and
state whether the prisoner Saldanbas was on board at the
time of the occurrence or not —About two hours afterwards
the captain and mate attended, and to the great surprise of
every one in court who had heard the former examination,
the mate declared that Saldanhas was on board from six
o'clock in the evening till the time he was taken into cus-
tody, whereas the affray took place at hall-past six o'clock.
—Mr. Yardley said that, under these circumstances, the.
prisoner Saldanhu must be discharged. The other man
had been guilty of • most brutal and diseraceful outrage,
and he should fine him 31., or in default eight days' impri-
sonment with hard labout—The floe was instantly paid.
Cuestas or MAERLAUGHTZR.—H. Crone, the driver of a
horse and van belonging to the Patent Firewood Company,
was charged with causing the death of Elizabeth Ann Tett-
mar, aged 21 years. The child was crossing the New-road,
Whitechapel, when the horse and van driven by the defend-
ant, and proceeding at a slow pace, came in contact with kir,
and she was thrown down ; the wheels of the van mused
over her head, and death was i istantaneous. The prisoner
said he did not see the child till it was run over, and ex-
pressed great regret that such an accident should have hap-
pened.—Driscoll, • police constable, said he found the right
hand side of the road stained with blood, and the horse and
van ought to have been on the left hand side—Two wit-
nesses said the horse and van was driven at a slow pace, and
could not say the affair was anything but accidental.—Mr.
Yardley was of the tame opinion. He ordered the prisoner
to enter into his own recognisance' to appear on Wedneeday.
ItZVENOll.—Joseph Armitage, a fisherman, was charged
by Amelia Kelly with having stolen a large copper from the
premises of Messrs. Roberts and Radford. at Bromley, Mid-
dlesex, on the 22nd of February last. Kelly swore she had
lived with the prisoner as his wife fee 18 years, but that he
had recently ill-used her and turned her out of doors, and
she was determined to relate all she knew. The copper in
question was stolen by the prisoner, and sold by him to a
marine store-dealer at Limehouse. He had also plundered
a gentleman's house of a table, at Strand-on-the-Green,
Chiswick, and broken into a barge at Richmond and robbed it
of a bed. Likewise, he had broken into a house at Hamp-
ton, and robbed it of some chair., which be took home, and
• gentlenum's house, near Kingston, had been nearly
stripped by hint. The witness concluded her statement by
declaring she had not related one-fourth of the robberies he
had committed. He once stole a sheep off Plaistow Marshes,
killed it in his boat, and buried the skin in a place called
Knock Hole where it could be found.—Sergeant Waters
having deposed that he had long suspected the prisoner, Mr.
Yardley, after remarking that the motives of Kelly were
quite evident, and that her statement must be taken with
caution, remanded the prisoner until Wednesday next.
WOOLWICH.—TEE ORNTLEMEN CADETS AOAIN.—
Mr. Henry Henry, s gentleman cadet, attached to the prac-
tical class studying at the Royal Armand, was charged with
assaulting • youth, named Henry Crossley.—The com-
plainant deposed that between 8 and 9 o'clock the preceding
evening he was standing at the corner of Powis-street speak-
ing to two other boys, when the prisoner pealed, in company
with two other cadets, one of whom pushed whom off the
footpath. Witness remonstrated with him, when the pri-
soner immediately struck him a violent blow in the throat,
which took his breath away, sod kicked him. The pri-
soner afterwards knocked him down and kicked him twice
while he was on the ground. The prisoner and his companions
then ran into a hair-dresser's shop, where witaem followed
them, and was again struck by the prisoner.—
Henry Reed and Elizabeth Martin corroborated the
complainant's evidence, and proved that the assault was
entirely unprovoked. ihe prisoner said in his defence that
he was passing the corner of Powiastreet, in company
with Mr. Batehellor and Mr. Savage, two gentlemen cadets,
when the complainant and two men or boys were standing
on the footpath. He said to the complainant "go out of the
way, there is no room for us to pan." He then pushed the
complainant off the footpath, as he would not move and he
fell down They then went into Mr. Dennar's shop. The
complainant followed, ind kicked him two or three times, and
he then, in self-defence, struck him, and when he was fall-
ing kicked him, but did not kick him after he was
down.—John Matthew Savage and Samuel George Bat-
chellor corroborated the prisoner's statement to • great
extent, but added that the complainant kicked the prisoner
before the latter used any violent* towards him.—
Police Constable Tester, 89 R, said that he saw the prisoner
kick the complainant at the hair-dresser's door, and he scold
bring several respectable persons to prove it —Mr. Traill
taidthe constable that he had no right to appear as an in-
Ismelled witness in any case, and for that reason he would
Illeabrag big evidence. It was his duty to have come for-
Med aMinited for a remand to enable him to produce addi-
deed orklenee.—The constable said that haying taken the
into custody he thought it right to mention what be
as it might be thought that he had no grounds
flit *Mug 'him into custody.—Mr. Trail! said if the mineable
brigglit forward twenty additional witnesses it would not