The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-21 00:00:00

BOITIMWARK.

Mornay Bygrave, whola;b;eTtcree times tried and con.
victed of felony, and Speak Selby, were placed at the bar
for find examination, °barged with committing a murderous
assault on an old man seined Joseph Dews, and robbing
him of a bag containing boots.
The prisoners were brought before the magistrate last
week, and underwent a preliminary examination, but owing
to the injuries the prosecutor received, be was only able to
give a vague account of the transaction, and as the inspector
said that evidence would be forthcoming to clearly identify
the prisoners, they were remanded until yesterday.
The additional 'videoa given by the prosecutor was as
follows i—On Tuesday night, the 12th instant, he took
some work home into the City, and on returning home to
Thomas-street, Walworth, be called in at a public-house in
the Blacktriars-road, and partook of refreehmenta. It was
about 1 o'clock in the morning when he left the bitter and
crowed over the road into the Bormgh-road. He then had
his woollen hag under his arm. He had not gone many
yards before some one came behind him and knocked him
down, and before he could recover himself he was struck
on the head with some instrument and became insensible.
Os his recovery at the station-house he missed his beg,
and found that the pockets of his twiner' were torn, and
• few coppers that he bad previously were gone.
Mr. Burcham asked if he sew the parties who attacked
him.

He replied in the negative, as it was done so suddenly.
Mr. John Austin was next examined, and mid he was a
teacher of music, residing in Lonimore-square, Walworth.
Between 1 and 2 o'clock on the morning of Wednesday, the
13th instant, be was returning home from a supper and on
passing the end of the Borough-road he heard a disturbance,
and looking in that direction he saw the prisoners go up to
the prosecutor' who fell down. The male prisoner then
struck him on the head with something he bad in his hand.
The female prisoner then fell on the prosecutor and ap-
peared to be robbing him or rifling his pockets. Witness
west across the road to see what was the matter, and just
as the male prisoner was about to run off a constable came
up, mixed hold of his arm, and a life preserver fell from him.
The prosecutor was picked up, and the female took hold of
him saying he was her husband, and wanted to lead him
away while he was in a state of unconsciousness, but witness
followed her, and saw her taken into custody, and at the
same time the prosecutor was conveyed to the station-
hone.
Police-constable 163 M said that between one and two '
o'clock on Wednesday morning, the 13th inst., he was on
duty at the top of the Borough-mad, when he heard cries for
assistance. He looked round and saw the prosecutor on the
ground, the male prisoner striking him with something, sod
the female leaning over him. Witness at once rushed to
the spot and seized hold of the male prisoner's arm, from
which dropped the life preserver produced. Witness, after
considerable resistance, secured him and conveyed him to
the station-house.

Mr. Barthian asked what the female appeared to be
doing when he first maw her ?
Witness replied that she was tearing open the prose-
cutor's trowiers pockets for the purpose of plunder.
Joseph Kemp, 181 Id, said be was on duty in the same
neighbourhood, and saw the prisoners together • few
minutes prior to the robbery. Suspecting them, he watched
them, and saw them knock the prosecutor down. He
rushed up and secured the female prisoner, and assisted the
prosecutor to the station-house, where be was attended to
by • medical gentleman.
Mr. Burnham asked what was known of the prisoners ?
Edwin Coleman, 53 M, said be had known both pri-
soners as thieves from their childhood. In August, 1856,
the male prisoner was tried and convicted • anti the female
was tried and convicted in September, 1657, for shoplifting.
Levy, 116 V, said he was present at the Reigate sessions
in July, 1859, when the e prisoner was tried and sen-
tencedto 18 months' hard labour. He was sentenced to
nine months after that for having skeleton keys and house-
breaking implements about him. The female prisoner had
also been several times convicted for felony.
They were now fully committed for trial

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Colonel Charles A. Amoy, of 38, Gloucesterplaco, Hyde.
park, attended before Mr. Tyrwbitt as the complaisent
against a woman, named Elisabeth Thompson, for annoying
him by begging in Kensington-gardens.
Colonel Array said that on the previous evening he was
sitting in Kensington-gardens with some ladies, when the
prisoner came up to him and asked him to give her some-
thing. At first he did not answer her, but as she kept on
telling him a long awry, he told her he bad nothing to give
her, and that she had better be careful of the police. HA
said she did not care for the police, as she wanted to be
locked up, and that he was no gentleman. Oa a second
look at the prisoner, he recognised her as the LUDO woman
he had heard abusing a park constable three or four weeks
ago, telling bim that he had no right to his medals, He (the
colonel) then went to the park keeper, and he took the pri-
soner into custody.
Park-constable Charles Croft said be bad turned the pri-
soner out of the gardens before for begging, as also had his
brother officers.

Colonel Aroey said he should not have appeared against
the woman, but he had had to complain to Sir Itichard
Mayne of the 0111041008, and only persons residing near the
gardens could have any idea of the nuisance.
Prisoner said the colonel was mistaken as to her being
there three weeks ago.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should send the prisoner for a
month, and would do so every time she was brought before
him, and every one of her elan. It was intolerable to think
ladies could not rest for a moment in such a place without
being tormented by beggars.

BRUTAL TREATMENT OP A BLACK ON SHIP.
BOARD.

At the South Lancashire assizes yesterday, James
Taylor, late mate of the British ship, Bailors' Rome, was
indicted for having assaulted a man of colour on board that
vessel at Havannah en the 26th of December !amt. It sp.
peered during the investigation of the cue that on the 26th
of December • number of the sailors on board the ship got
drunk ;and in consequence of this Taylor was very much
annoyed, and beat a sailor named Thomas. All the men
then came on deck, and were standing together, when the
mate ordered them to go below. They refused to do so,
however, until they had Peen the captain, whom they
wished to consult on the subject f Thomas's
beating, sod ask if they might go on shore. The mate
became very much enraged at the men refusing to go
below, and he seised hold of an iron bolt and threw it at •
negro named Barber, who was one of the sailors on board.
The bolt unfortunately struck Barber on the bead, and he
was knocked insensible to the deck. Upon being picked up
Barber's skull was found to be very much injured, and he
remained io • vary critical state for some time. Ultimately,
on the arrival of the Sailors' Home at Liverpool. Barber was
taken to the hospital, mod was there attended to. It was
said that his left side had become completely paralysed, and
that he would be unable to resume work, and in all proba-
bility suffer much from his injuries during the remainder
of his life.
The prisoner was found guilty of unlawfully wounding,
and sentenced to 15 moths' imprieonmeot, with hard
labour.

Tas NEWCASTLI MURDIZ.—In the case of the
fatal outrage committed our &talky bet, our the old man
Patrick Rogers, otherwise known se Needle Jack, at New-
castle, the inquest was held on Toads, evening. Having
heard the circumstances of the brutal 06311/141110e detailed at
length before them, the jtury returned a verdict of " Wilful
Murder" against Thomas Miller and John Dixon. the perpe-
trators of the heartless deed, Mr. Hoyle, the ooroper,
re-
masking that it was eoropetest for the court above to redoes
the crime to sus of a is. serious hue. The primmer@ appear
utterly iadiffersat to the painful nature of their positica.
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