The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-03 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THI9 DAY.)

THE ALM= MAILDIR or A LABOURAR AT ILLVG'S-CILOAS.
This morning Edisord Cheg..l, but who le better known
on the works by the alias of Higgins a ganger of labourers
recently employed by Mr. Jay, the contractor, at the
King's cross station, was charged before Mr. Barker, on
remand, with feloniously killing and slaying James Dris•
colt, a labourer' by throwing him off one of the iron ribs
now in coursed construction at King's-Lross. for the pul-
let:yr station of the Metropolitan, or Underground,

Thee Prisoner it will be remembered, on the tint 000•SiOD
was brought prisoner,
court from the Royal Free Hospital by
Inspector Brannan, who has charge of the case, and pre-
sented a very sorry appearance. Today he appeared per-
fectly recovered.
. . _

Mr. Laytoo, jitn. solicitor, atteoded for the prisoner,
and Inspector Brannan watched the ease on behalfet the
police.
The facts of this ease have already appeared. It will be
remembered that the prisoner and the deceased were
having some words on one of the iron ribs. They afterwards
struggled together. and deceased fell into the cutting be.
low, a distance of 50 feet. Some of the witnesses said that
the deceased in the affray slipped and lost his footing,
whilst others said that he was deliberately thrown by the
prisooer into the cutting, and that he bad been heard to say
he would do so.
Inspector Brannan informed the oourt that an inquest
bed been held by Mr. Brent, and that the jury, after a long
consideratioo, had returned • verdict of Manslaughter
against the prisoner, under provocation."
Mr. Mould (the chief clerk) having read over the whole of
the voluminous depositions,
Mr. Barker delivered the usual caution to the prisoner,
and asked him what he had got to say in answer to the charge,
telling him at the same time that what he slid say would be
taken down in writing, and might be used against him at his
trial.

Mr. Layton said the prisoner would reserve his defence.
Mr. Barker fully committed the prisoner to Newgate for
trial on the charge of manslaughter.

BTABJIING • HUSBAYD.

Franca Jiaressan, aged 22, having an infant in her arms,
residing at 11, Marchmont-place, Little lioram.street, was
charge,: with feloniously stabbing her husband, Thomas
bodHartmily haran, with a knife, with intent to do him some grievous
m.
. . .

-firseh parties sue in the habit of quarrelling, the corn-
plainaut being bound over to keep the pesos by his wife last
October. Last night the prisoner and her husband had some
words, in the course of which the wife said she would mur-
der her husband; she took up a knife, and indicted two in-
cised wounds, one on the cheek and the other on the left
side of the head.

The husband meted that he did not wish to press the
charge on account of his children. All he wanted was for
his wife to be bound over to keep the peace
The prisoner maid that she would strike her hus-
band any more. She was very sorry for what she had done.
Mr. Barker assented to the complainant's suggestion, and
bound the prisoner over in the sum of 501. to keep the peace
for six mouths.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
lECTIESITZ ROBBERY AT ♦ JEWELL/XS
•

Jain CoiiierTaPain' iswnb;;;l7;rBiyUd, Livery.
street, Birmingham, waa charged before Mr. yrwhitt with
steeling at No. 3, Coventry-street, on the 18th of April last,
one mrd and brilliant bracelet, one carbuncle and gold
bracelet, three gold watches, cud other articles, of the value
of IV., the property of Mr. Benjamin Haeeldine, jeweller.
Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
peared for the prosecution ; and Inspector Silverton at-
tended to watch the case.

It appears that on Good Friday last the prisoner, who
was in the employ of Mr. Abbott, of Joho•street, Golden-
square, waist work at Mr. Haseldines, and by some mama
got intothe shop and took away the property above stated
and absconded, leaving his tools behind him and
aweek's wages doe to him. Nothing was seen of him,
but from information Butcher, IST C, received he went to
Birmingham and took the prisoner into custody. On tell-
ing the prisoner the charge, he replied "You have got
-- good information, but I ku3w nothing about it."
On again telling the prisoner the charge, be sad, " I know
where the information conies from, but I mean to know
nothing about it." The prisoner was living with a deaf
and dumb woman.
Remanded.