The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-31 00:00:00

THE MURDER BY A SPANISH TRAMP.

HERTFORD, AUGUST 29.—Miguel Yzquierdo, the
Spaniard who is charged with the murder of a boy named
George Scales, at Salallford, near Hatfield, underwent an
examination at the County Gaol on Saturday before Mr. T.
Mills, M.P., and other magistrates. Senor 8. Steel, con-
nected with the Spanish Consulate, attended to watch the
proceedings and to act as interpreter, the prisoner having
but an imperfect knowledge of the English language. He
appears to have been accustomed to deeds of violence. He
was one of the Carlist guerilla bands in Catalonia, and took
part in the recent revolution% in Italy and France. Since
his arrival in this country he wandered about as a tramp,
committing trifling thefts. The deceased boy was a kind of
watcher, and his bud; was discovered in a barley-fleld, '
shockingly bruised and mutilated, death being caused by a
fearful blow which fractured the skull near the occipital bone.
The arms of the lad bore numerous bruises, evidently in-
flicted by some heavy bludgeon. The accused was appre-
hended near the spot, and he admitted having struck the
boy, but only in self defence, as he was afraid of being shot
by him. It is thought that the deceased detected the pri
toner in committing some illegal act, and that to escape the
consequences if apprehended, made the murderous and
fatal attack. There is little doubt but what he robbed the
deceased after the murder was perpetrated. Some of the
property was found upon him, as also some food which he
had stolen from a neighbouring house on the night pre-
vious to the murder. The magistrates fully committed
Ysquierdo for trial on the charge of wilful murder at the
next (spring) assizes, the prisoner, acting under the advice
of the interpreter, declining to enter upon any defence.

THE LATE CASE OF SHOOTING IN

BERMONDSEY.

In the police reports of Thursday last the case of a
Mr. Lawrence, residing in Stevens-street, BermondseNew
Town, was given, who applied to the magistrate at South-
wark Police Court for a warrant against Mr. Stevens, his
landlord, for an indecent assault upon his (the applicant's)
wife. Mr. Combs refused to grant the warrant, on the
ground that the wife had not come forward to depose to the
alleged facts ; upon which Lawrence returned home, and in
a fit of frenzy armed himself with a loaded gon, and went
in search of Mr. Stevens, to execute vengeance upon him
with his own hands, and meeting him in the street he fired
at him across the road, and wounded him in both lege. On
a surgical examination, it was from the first feared that
Mr. Stevens must suffer amputation of one or both limbs;
but, inflammation supervening, no favourable opportunity
offered for performing the operation, and the unfortunate
man continued to linger in the greatest agony until last
night, when he (spired. Mr. Stevens was the possessor of
very considerable property in the parish. The perpetrator
of the crime has not yet been apprehended ; and it is feared
that serious consequences will result to Mrs. Lawrence from
the shock occasioned to her by her husband's dreadful act,
VA she is very far advanced in pregnancy.

THE CONSEQUENCES OF INTOXICATION.—On Mon-
day an inquest was taken before Mr. Bedford, at the Ele-
phant and Castle, Great Peter-street, Westminster, respect-
ing the death of Joseph Hull, aged 38, a general dealer,
at No. 12, in the same street, who fell from a cab
box. It appeared from the evidence that on Wednesday
last the deceased, a friend, and his wife went out together
early is the day. In the afternoon, being under the
influence of liquor, they hired a cab to take them home.
Deceased, who observ.d that he always preferred the bus,
took his seat there. When near his home in Great Peter-
street, while the cab was in motion he jumped off, when he
fell on the stones and his head came in severe collision with
the ground. He was taken home and put to bed in a state
of insensibility, which it was supposed, as there was no
blood nor the sppeuranc' of any wound, was the edict of
intoxication. Tae next morning between ten and eleven
o'clock, as there were ri i symptoms of his revival, medical
aid was sent for, but deceased was fast sinking. He never
afterwards rallied, and died on Friday afternoon. 'Verdict,
" That deceutd died from an injury received by a fall from
a cab-boa when iutesicated."