The Express.
London, England, 1849-03-24 00:00:00

wp Ilhellglit he was &tenet° leave, so I pulled his by the
elook,sad old I do nut wish you to leave the carriage.
Themes told Mr. Barlow the mew, and Mr. Barlow came to
the amis. sod called Poole three times by name. He
Mg se notice. Mr. Barlow shook him by the *at,
lot he made no reply. Mr. Barlow this toot
hist...licand said, " Ab, Poole, low au Vary.
" Poole made no reply, bat wipsdhis he,
Hell6M =asked Mr. Barlow to ha
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Mr. Barlow to
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lte plumed it the carriage with the priassete mad
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sad Mr. Plgesanth
SiggieneMent of Oise, Me with Poole at& *haishart,
Walems, the pallesemos mile with blighting*. I rode
to Buser in the travellingissieSse. As soon Wes train
arrived, I
_requested Mr. Ifeadavmst to have them taken out
until I had started my bags. I that they tad been
taken into the waiting Tess. I saw Wallow come in
sad say " Here it b," preinsieg a pored of letters.
Poole said, " Why was it not breed at Bridgwater; where
is the policeman ?" Mr. Andrews remained in the ear:age.
I received a piece of string from Wll'iame at Bridgewater
with a piece of sealing wax attached. I raw a pies of string
fall from Poole's auk in the waiting room at Exeter, which
I aloe produce. I received another piece of dries from
Williams at Exeter. I stated at one time that I thought
Poole worked the mail train for some time, but Ido not
Shish he did. He was constantly mein up and down by
paw, so that I did not know whether he was working or not.
have Mee him frequently travelling by the mail train.
Sines Poole left the company a service, and before the rob-
bery, an alteration was made is lighting the Post-office
tender. Formerly a malls mould be lit from the lamp, hut
new the lamp are the same as in the other carriages. It is
Inmemible to get his the second ekes carriage to the
Post-effice tender, bintess the distance is too far,
hot it is quite paselhb to get from a first class
serfage to the peetoellmemder. I myself have done it by
Miklos shag *At Ma die balm Map, getting on the
dries fit Iftelialin, and seam to the ether di., by holding
W the ledge of the Maim. I gel its *MO the window,
and of einem Poole, who is a mach thinner me, could have
dine the ram I hand at addgewater best the window-
-Irhisit I smelly staled in to prevent fte rattling, was
dews. It might have ben kneeled down by the
Nat it never bad before, and it he, been so placed, I
may say, for years.
Crees-enamined—We arrived at the Bristol station at 10
sibentse pest sae. The train was net more than two
mftesine Mier exposer ebed.- I- trick it started at 1.28 ; th 4
peeper thigh Leis Ther•wws a gentleman in the Brat cost-
partawnt I did not know. I have not seen him
sines. I bi tve Mr. Barlow searched him. Nightingale
was partly orarehed at Bridgewater ; his coat was stretched
and his hat w looked into. I was guard on the Eine when
the prisoner Poole was. Before the introduction of the tra-
venlig post-office the guard always rode in the tender. The
tramelling.pceteffice has been running about a year and a
?Alf. This is not the first time I have motioned that I saw
a piece of string fall from Poole's cloak. I have mentioned
it to several people. I think I mentioned it before the ma-
estro es. The tender has two drors OS each side, which are
locked. I hat steps on both sides. There L not a winnow
in each door, but only oes each side. Oa the off side
the window is nearest the first-clam carriage, and
it was at that window that the strap was pushed is. The
window on the near side is furthest from the Butcher car-
riage. The buffer of the snider is 13 inches, and the
buffer of the carriage is 26 or 27 inches beg. I did not try
the experiment of paging from the carriage to the mail
tender whilst the train was in motion. I should not be
afraid to do it I see no difficulty in it. My opinion is that
the person, whoever it was, who got in, went across the
balm from theme,: side to the of side sad in at the win.
M the mine way as I went. It is impossible to pass from
meow of the mail tender to the other on the same side, the
min le too great. I stepped from one buffer to the centre
emineedng bar, and from the bar to the other buffer. and it
sim be done with ease. We arrived at Exeter at 4h. 26 min.,
and left at 62i. 30 min.
Be examined—There two beadles outside the mail
tender, and they mitt framett to the door.
By the Judge—The robbery I heard of at Bristol wes of a
different train.
Joseph Rheinhart—l am a guard of the Great Western
Bawer I was principal guard on the lit of January of
the min train. At Bristol, at the express shed, I let in •
madman into the first compartment nett the mail tender
he Lairs. The two prisoners were going into that compart-
ment, but when they saw the gentleman was before theme
=would not go in. I complained of their detaining the
and put them into the third compartment of
the same carriage. A gentleman from London was there,'
Mr. Airdrome of Modbury, and one of the prisoners
penal thumgi the division where Mr. Andrews was 'Wine,
bee the ether division, but I did not see if the other pri-
m II Mowed him, because, as soot as he was put inside, I
that the door and the train started. At Bridgewater I was
ladirmed of the robbery. A passenger in the compartment
into which the two men had gone, asked ore what was the
matter? I said there was something the natter with the
mails. The window was shut up, and I heard some con-
versation in a low tone of voice. I went to take the tickets,
awl Shand in the pocket of that compartment mom- crape.
I mid what is thb ? but nobody claimed it, and I put it
in my pocket. I picked up a piece of string. which I
gave to Mr. Gibbose. Afterwards, bearing that Poole was in
.111 tads, I went back and lifted up Poole's hat, and said,
▪ Mika, Poole, is it you'?" Poole said, " An, Mr. Rhein-
kettles are you ?" Finding that I could not properly
ems* Iflghtiegale, I did not attempt it with Poole, but
vensiinale Exeter. I found in the pocket of the division
Is 111= nearest where the prisoners were sitting,a 1
lOW I reds la the same amigo to Easter. The
MAMA ism ism epen. Gibbons said to l.fightincele " I
think I Isar* year Imo; I have seen you before." Night- 4
legate
men said I era a respectableab man. I have twenty to 1
to look after." Poole said that was 3
true empagb. I asked Pods what train he went s
up by. He said by the third-elms train. I asked
if it Ism by Mr. CluU's train, sad ha said yes. I ;
saw Peale fumbling about. I put my hand into the pocket of
the cloak sad took out a pocket book, which I handed to
Gibbons, as I was holding up the window with one hand, to
prevent anything being throws out. I asked if his friend it
went up to Bilaol with him, and if he knew him, and be r,
said no, he never saw him before. Nightingale said to
Poole " Oh, I know you. I saw you two or three days ago, •
sad Anew yea twelve menthe ego." I asked Poole why it
he cane beck by the Ant class, when he went up :4
by the third elms, and why he was muffled 46
up
_so, and be said on account of his having 17
a bad cold. Gibbons asked me if these men were to consider
themselves ia custody. I said "Yes." Gibbons turned to is
them, and said they must consider themselves in Mated, Olt
suspicion of having robbed the mail bags. Poole raid he
always thought the guard travelled in the mail with the
bags. I said I wondered he pretended to be so innocent, 60
when he mutt have known bow the mails weft worked. He
amid he never yoked the suits ,• he had only been as pas- 3
goner once or tides. I said he had been so long in the let- •
also that it must have come to his turn to work the mail ea 11
a Inaday. He said be had worked it once or twice. At 3
insars I took the prisoners to the waiting room, and was
penult when the letters were brought in by Williams. I r
leek me pieces of soling-wax from the pocket of Poole's
mat.
Ormeezasehted by _Mr. Slone—While the train was befog
Ifaileileek at the Bristol station, he waited over Rom one 114
Them= to the other. He did not know how many second
dam passengers there were, The train was about five B
minutes late on starting from Bristol. He did not go into
ay house, or to take cafes during the stay of the train at
Bristol. He notiosd Mr. Andrews in the compartment all
the way to London. He lusrd of the robbery immediately
en his antral at Bridgewatet. He did not see any one get
ad Mete wand elms carriages. Nothing was done by him
to prevent them getting out. He did not search the pockets
tt Andrews' carriage. In fact, Its did not make any
acearata search of the amriegets at,all. He found nothing in
Poole's pocket but a piece of samage. (Loud laughter.)
The trial was promediag whom ear eons parcel was
It is vary probable it will amp several days,
milligtairt nearly 70 1r ter be oaaiaed.