The Express.
London, England, 1847-03-12 00:00:00

port had turned her boy Joseph away, and she did not know
what to do with him. Bhe then repeated the story about
Newport striking him, and mid that she and her child were
al ways ut the way, and it would bra good thing if they were
both in the churchyard together. Bhe also said that there
had been some talk about a coroner's inquest, but she would
not have bad one fur the world, because her child would
hare been cut about. 6he had known Vie prisoner more
than twenty yearn, and she always looked upon her as a kind
end affectionate mother. When she saw her on this oeca-
si o she exhibited all the appearances of the grief of e
mother who had suddenly lost two children.
Mary Cheshem, the pnroner's ned her-in-law, proved that
the !Indies of the two children were buried in one coffin, and
thst it was the same coffin that was afterwards taken 'op.
The prisoner deselibed the illnem of her children to her,
and said that they were taken with pain in their body, and
continually wanted drink.
Mary Hall, the matron of Chelmsford gaol, deposed that
, while the prisoner was committed upon this charge, she ri-
pe, :wed a desire for her to a rite a letter on her behalf. She
at first took down what she wished to be stated in pencil, and
afterwards wrote it in ink. She subs. quently handed that
letter to the govemor of the prison, and it was the same now
pr. dared.
The following is a cony of the letter which was put in:
Cheimit Old Onol. Dm. H, 1818.—lie. Thomas Newport
Bowler informed me, when Ise. him Mat, OM me Mends
would beep me with meow se hoard sayeet,. Ba kit me a bait ore.
rein. Mr. Booker raid be world cell opht by tho.thoe that money
was mat, but I hare net seen him dem. I twee It Is not In my
awn frimike power to keep thirds. pm meet, far, Mr. New-
mixwen deer you wedged me, w vs seed simian Pood-
loplher. thee Ideal* wool Nur notblim—thotwhat I wanted
was nit to ssmil he any essesse, be re weal pry k. You told
me sot to speak or it. bet nom 1 stmt. for yam Test rend to me,
nor let my own ranks, gene to see me. fa 'Vs you
and you only that keep ems from me. You know you
roused me and too to all thia and nom know It
le true, and my =Wow the same. I =tad tad all about it
whim I woe st Newport dolimi, for if t bad anis the Multi there,
you mum ham les Is poem se well as myself. Yea dinerre to be
here mire than I do, fm you did it and not met ofd you know that
I bens kid you that I wend speak of it times mal elms, and you
told de net to le a bet, it 1 tad ywa I wadi lave • letter
...ogees* keep It by as Ow Is areOlear Aral beeps to me, for
dogs tie peel you wend be de need of Ide, sad oo I say now.
It lo mar roasey heocyea oat of whoa ; yes deeerve to be here
ewe doe ste. Mr. you dal s ipped tor lem inlay-
trog Ix tie infer you Yoe named the dslb of my pmr
1 ea wreaked mod dime gel be, Sr you know what I base
ere cbtl-
w wad, awl 1 emot mot be happy wade, sad
taleou a
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Ode tek Ws world. yes in Or Not Tee know is an
Ode mell met more if I wed he dosed le mad It. From the Iwo-
trogmlenon Omman. P.O. Ikea lam /oleo to be brought hi
MdtatinolMosh Porker at Wider% Wyo. know it was yoorseir
did Ora
Mr. B. Brooks, surgeon at Newport, deposed that he
removed the contents of the stomachs from the bodies of
both the infants, and having carefully placed them in reps-
rate bladders, and marked them. he transmitted them to
London to undergo chemical analysis.—Mr. Taylor, surgeon,
and lecturer on medical jorinprudence et Guy's Hospital,
deposed that he received the bladders, and analysed their
contests. The on. marked No. 2, which contained the
stomach of Joseph Clsetham, he found to contain a large
quantity of arsenic, and he produced some copper plates
covered with the arsenic that was obtained from the stomach.
There most have been at least eight or too grains of arsenic,
and there was certainly sufficient to have destroyed life.
He should say in this case, that beyond all question the
death was occasioned by arsenic.—Crosexexamined: He was
decidedly of opinion that a less quantity than eight
grains could not have occasioned the appearances
be found in the stomach of the deceased.—Re-ermined: He
bad not the slightest doubt of the cause of death. H'- found
arsenic in powder in the stomach, and every part of the
stomach colitainniF.—By the Lord Chief Justice: He
observed env* to have destroyed two persons.—This
was the ore the
Mr. Berjeeit Isoirdes"=ned the jury for the Fleecier,
end in the SwF elibleuperuk he mei that then wee en
entire abuses et smoking Ike 'Win Fri „..1.4.0.1,-
miner, and aka tom dr dausee of my ewes WNW* at
ohs had ever had any insole in her peeemeisa.
The Lord Chief Justin having summed up, the jury, after
deliberating for a quarter of an tour, returned a verdict of
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THE QCSEN 11. Cu.. AT MAID-
INIIZAD.— AlothasynramsßpoilreibiliMsitarlutring on
the 3rd of August last cut and at
Slag Phismbet, with
intent to do him some grievous Imellig_hesies. Me. Dement
was counsel for the prosecution and /Ir. Pewee eindasted
the defence. This case attracted: considerable attention at
the time when the facts that constituted it took place. The
prosecutor is the articled clerk of Mr. Ward, a solicitor at
Maidenhead, and on the evening of the day already named,
was returning with a young gentleman named Williams,
whose father they had accompanied oa his road home-
words, when the sound of music in the Dumb Bell Inn,
neer Maidenhead, induced them to atop and listen. They
were at a distance of about fifty yards front a cottage,
occupied by the prisoner who was a police-constable in the
of the Gnat Western Railway Company. While
listening at the window of the inn a son of the pruoner, who
is a boy about twelve years of age and a page to a linty in
Maidenhead, came up and laughed offensively in their faces.
The young Mends had conferred on the boy the nickname
of " Buttons," and on his coming up in the mannerdescribed
the prosecutor said, " this is the famous Buttons." Williams
stepped forward with the intention of punishing the boy fur
the insolence of his demeanour, when the latter ran away
towards his father's cottage, calling out "Mother, mother,
they are licking me." lie was pursued and made his escape
into his father's cottage, his pursuers stepping before they
got so far, and crying out, " Come on here and we'll give it
you." lie was head to say something entering his homei-
;
and as the youths were paining opposite the cottage the pr
soner came suddenly round from behind it, rushed into the
pawage where a lighted candle stood, appeared to snatch up
something hastily, and then tuning round jumped over the
gate into the toad in pursuit of the youths, who by this tine
bad taken to their heels. Williams escaped over the hedge
into a field. The prosecutor continuing on the road, was soon
overtakes by the prisoner, and knocked down. On rising
he saw that the pruoner had a dinner knife in his hand, and
cried out " Have mercy ! for God's sake don't stab me !"
Observing, however, that the prisoner was about to strike at
hint, be dodged," and while his body was bent felt a
wound beneath his shoulder, and heard the prisoner say
" You scoundrel, if you say another word I'll take the life
out of you • I'll teech you to abuse my son." Two men
chanced then to come up ; the attention of the prisoner
was diverted, and the prosecutor wide his escape. The
men walked home with the prisoner, and saw him enter the
eottage with a knife in his hand. The prosecutor made his
way to a place of safety, and a surgeon was bent for, who.'
services were necessary for some time. The prisoner was
taken into custody the same evening, and denied having
had a knife. The next day, however, he said, in answer to
his wife, who came to see him, and observed that it was a
pity he had had a knife to his hand, " I had been cutting
the honeysuckle, and I suppose he most have been wounded
in the scuffle when he fell. Bhe replied: " Well, you
brought it home and gave it to me, and I wiped it, and put
it along with the others." For the defence, it wes contended
that the prisoner had not made an intentional use of the
knife, and that the prosecutor was, in all probability, awl-
destalky wounded in the scuffle. It was also suggested
that the prisoner, when he set out in pursuit of the youths,
was. from excitement. unconscious that he still had in his
hand the knife which he had been wing. The teamed
judge having left to the 4ury the question whether the
wound had been intentioaaily inflicted, they deliberated for
some time, and then returned a verdict of Guilty.
Shir, Cross, and Pangoourne, who were convicted on
Wednesday of the manslaughter of the brother of the tint
named premier in a fight, were sentenced to five months'
'-'—wment from the date of their committal for trial.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—SALISBURY, MAACK 1.
Clowa Onner.—Before sir. Justice Cremwell.
Ax A MAT we* Po•cmeas.-IVilliers Warts Ins
indicted fee mingroN, wounding John James OM
Esgv
is the glade ela i and &owned Walk
agreffielee, MEW TiMeks..lllllll
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Meddeed; Mkt Mr. Ai Mbar
rellaWei • gentlemen =Mies at likeeis pairiti Met
illaseett, wheee.be gemerreil a eseeiderable gem-
he,thy etym. Oe the eight ef Friday the oth November, as
w died le retire *bed (between eleven and twelve,
€:=4:lo=d te leek out of the window,wlen he ol-
d pm amongst the bees
his born. issadwitay called Ida 11,11:71112611
irardemorsad peemilkd with them te the wet.
They walked aim the plantation until they entered**
turnpike road ; rad Newton, the gardener, observed three
men with a black deg behind the bustle." on the side of the
rood. Mr. Caney addressed the men in the road, and
said to them: " It's all very well now, you aro in the public
road ; but I know where you have been." Thereupon he
was levelled to the ground by a blow from the butt-end of
gun ; sad he resumed in a mate of insensibility for •
quarter of an hour. Information hissing been given to the
polios,the primmer. were all appnhendod next morning ;
and at Wallis's house were found two loaded gum, a hare,
and two rabbits. Thin was also a jacket, which
Watts raid was his property. Watts's premien were
marched, and the policeman there found a shot.belt. In
Bnekland's pocket was found the stock of a u, which, on
his being searched, he attempted to throw assay, but was
prevented by the constable. The boots of the primers were
examined, and they were all, more or Ises, is emit • state as
to lead to the belief that they had been were daring the
night. The spot where the affray Leek phis wee examined,
and the footsteps of men were dimereible. The boots of '
some of tee prisoners were compared with them
and gene found to correspond Another mile=
that Titbits had told him that he and the other Ike rheum
were the "gang" who had been caught in Mr. Calley's
grounds.—Other circumstantial 'eidetic!, having been given,
dm jury retired, and atter a lapse of more than half an
hour, returned into court with • verdict of Guilty against
all the prooners.—Sentence, ten years' transportation.
The assizes for this county have terminated, 104 prisoners
baying been tried in three days.

POLICE.—YrsrEaDAT.
BOW-STREET. POST-OFFICB ROBBERY, - Alfred
• , a letter-airriir is the London District Past-odice,
was with stealing letten the property of tbe Post
master William Catlin, a pawnbroker. hem St.
Karthes-bane, p red that, on Wednesday inoadmet, the
primmer pledged a coat. He gave the name of Jame
of 13, Chariewstreet Whilst he was folding up the 11111119%
fowl enestbing in the breast-pocket, which, ott
i
wee found to be the letter produced, addressed tol=
Hayes, Esq., Secretary of the Clerical Club, 13, Henrietta.
street, Covent.-garden, containing • cheque, dated Jan. V,
1847, for 131. 10e. He immediately communicated the dr-
commence to the ruperintendent of the 1, division of patre,
and delivered the letter and cheque to him. Richard Hayes,