The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-18 00:00:00

MANS ION.HOUSE.

SISIOUS CHAIM' of Ito DT A MANAGING
CLaitlt.—Joseph Bassett, who wee some digs' ago broarbt
before the Lord Mayor in the custody of Michael Maydun,
the t Meer, upon the charge of having robbed his employers,
Meagre. Savory, of Nos. 47 and 54 Corohill, of clucks and
musical hones, was yesterday finally examined.
Mr. Bush, of the firm of Bush and Mullen, attended (or
the prosecution.
It will be recollected that the prisoner had for some time
superintended the business of the house No. 54, Combat ;
that the firm, upon taking stock, missed a great number of
musical boxes and four clocks, and that there had been
tound on the shelves of the shop some pieces of timber which
had been cut into the shape and made rgutly to resemble
the appearance of musical bites • and added to all the
of
evidence to the above eect, was the contagion of the pri•
goner to Hardoe, confirmatory to a certain extent of the
chugss of robbery.
Mr. Bush said he would conclude the ease against the
prisoner with the important evidence of Mr. Geyer, New.
ate-street,
twatchmaker,
wyrthho gied
pberiesnonfererottrontittly.corenscearrrel
Meson. Savory and the prisoner himself, and whe had enter-
tained an unexceptionable opinion of the unfortunate accused
until the detection of the robbery.
Win. Henry Geyer said-1 resides at 74, Newgate-street,
and am a watchmaker. I have known the prisoner about six
years in the employment of Messrs Savory and Co. I have
lan account in my book with Messrs. Savory and Co., and I
produce my day book in which I take order.. The first order
I have in my day book with that firm was in 1847, in the
month of March, and the last transaction bears the data of
October, 1850. There appears an entry in the approbation
account on the Bth of September, 1847, vie , 34 musical
boxes, celled " two•two's,' at 10e. 6d. each. On the 2nd of
February, 1848, is another entry of two two-two" mu-
sical boxes, at 10s. Bd. each ; one of the m has been returned.
On the 27th of May, 1848, I received one guinea for two
boxes, and on December 16th I received one guinea of the
prisoner, and it is entered to his credit. Upon the 6th of
',musty, 1849, there is an entry to the credit of Noun.
Savory of three guineas, and on the 28th of July of the same
year I credit them for two guineas; on the 22nd of Decem-
ber, two guineas; on the 20h of April, 1860, two guineas;
and on the 6th October, 1860, two guineas; thus leaving
seven unpaid for end not returned. The prisoner generally
paid me of the shop of Mews. Savory, end always in cash;
but I believe I received one payment el three guineas by an
order upon the principal shop. I have an entry in my day
book on the 9th of September, 1850, of a musical hos in a
tin case, sent on approbation. On the 10th or llth the
box was returned, and I put the works in a
composition case, as I was informed the times were ap-
proved, and I sent theni ie the composition cane to Pisan.
Savory on the 12th of September. 1 have been paid for that.
My ledger account to T. Cox, Secrecy, and Co., begins in
Janguy, 1847, end the last entry is the 4th of January,
1861. The sums I have referred to an entered to their
moment, but the item of 21.25. as charged to the prisoner's
own name is* not entered In this account, but in my cash
book. The charge of five shillings for altering the case of
the box I have spoken of is included in Mears. Savory's
account. The box produced by Mr. Wrothal (a former wit.
ness in the case) is that which I mild on the 9th of Sep
, umber, and afterwards returned oe the 12th al September.
The pr4oaer told me that the charge for the alteration of
the ease was te be charged to Messrs. Savory in the repairs.
Oa the 20th of September last I went to Meson. Savory''
OW
and Masked kr the primmer, but he was not there, but
ea
the fellemdig day he sailed oa me and asked how
May al Ike madeed hams I. the approbation aosinat
omtsimd d•Pdid 4 mad I predneed my book and
11111kailld it up, sad told him there were seven unpaid ke.
Me esksd me if I had named the state of the amount
M Savory mid Co. ? I said I had, and he mkt ha was sorry
am It, sad fa 'abed me if I would make oat an illness Is
kis owe name for , time seven boxes, sad he would pay me.
lier them the following week, and I aomeated se do so, as
I bid not heard a word ageism the prim mer's honesty. I
rah out the amount moordiegly at 31 1111. 6d., sad added
Sas as it fa IMO repair. to a watch. He hoe not pall the
asseast. I went cm Ake Mit of December to Maeda
ilisearr a sad seatle
i. ee ewe Aar% and einem. them'
Ada
tia am produced. I had a pinta matmatia
my books with Use prbeam whisk ermumamd is 1
tease is new dim te me on that mmosat Ike lam of IT&
Tie Lord Mayor having toad the words of the sty
ie peolimalat le Use prisoner, asked i
etiallm himsaytkby whether he dial
I=l
imy at eill, bud I
Mclicak 'boat the ha ntea/ b Wea. .Att mem
=me Nasky ie dm. ke • =Weil Ism pleyM6
iddliddhd luck. 'lre had meta beg is the house phy-
la' them tunes sad*, thee mat to Mr. Geyr by the porter
to etse if ke had sae, sad be had see, eauspt.aka Us ben
sow Pretest& h wad to be a emapealska easy and the
cseismpeace was, I mat the Ma box bask ap-1.• lAN& es he
pet Into •eompositirie are, and ft wordier seas haek In the
new ease, with the tin cue, end the boa Wee mat into the
coutry, and that is the way the tin eels was in Meek".
'rho primmer was then committed for trial,

BOW-STREET.
Ono Potacemmt o. Six Bimur.r.s.— IV. Raliraa, 19,
and J. C'ek, 16, were cherged with assaulting Webb, .
bridle of Htingerfortmarket.
Defendants weirs two of a noisy patty of boys and girls
wl.ich, according to custom, had as emfiled hot Sunday
evening to rowo is the arcades of Hungerford-market,
mush to the annoyance of pos.engers, and the obstruction of
the thoroughfare. In endeavouring to preserve order,
, Webb received a blow nn the breast.
Mc Henry remarked that the elate of the snarket•plaw an '
Sunday evening WU disgramtal. It was a 'try curious fact
that boys gener►lly ridiculed beadles, and one police
constable would be of more ursine in that place than sin
beadle,.

Tb prisoners were required to find but for their good
behaviour for izs months.

TR, HOLBORN BUROLARY.-08 Monday last J. A. White,
aa Inmate of a wild lodging house, was charged with
stealiag Mi., the property .1 Mrs Fox ill, of the Punch
Howl, Ho born, and remanded till Monday.
Wiffions Roberts, pot bey of the Punch Bowl, was charged
with the same offence.

He had accompanied his wetness to the station and egned
the charge ahem against White, and n. it day absconded
from his map' 'paw. He was seprehend,d at Canterbury on
Thursday, and 411. was found on tint, which he admitted was
his mistress'. money.
Prisoner, who said that White Mole the money, and that
• friend of Whit- give it to him and told him to run away,
was remanded till Wednesday.

CLE RK EN WELL.
CHARGE OP WILFUL iitTILDER.— IV. Johrwors, charged
with the wilful murder of his wife, mu finally ermined.
No new fame were elicited and the prisoner was fully coin-
witted for trial.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Tan CASE OP EMMA BENNETT.—Mr. Talbot, the seen•
Lary of the Lmidoo Society for the Protection of Voung
Females, mid a City milatenarv, waited upon the maniatrate
respecting the case of Emma Bennett, a poor girl, aged ii,
who bad bern violated by en old man at ■ low lodging-
house in Spitatflelde, and for whose benefit several sums of
money had been contributed.

bl said that the care had been heard before Mr.
Arnold, and he thought it would be better for the applicants
to i.e that gentleman at the beginning of the week.
Mr. Talbot stated that the committee had resolved to
admit the child into the Asylum at Tottenham, and that the
City missionary would take her there to•clay. He also said
that he would wait upon Mr. Arnold on Tuesday next, and
that he had received trom an anonymous donor ten pounds
for the benefit of the girl, the writ. r expressing a wish that
the donivi .n might be acknowledged in the newspapers.
Loss or AN EAR. -• IV. Redford, 6. Ely. place, Kicuslend•
road, was chargtd with biting cif the oar of George Smith,
a tallow-metier.

Prosecutor, who appeared exhausted from lois of blood,
eta ed that he lodged with prisoner, and last night, having
quart, Ued with some person at the Duchess of York public-
house was accompanied home by a friend, Prisoner refused
him admission, and throwing him to the grouted bit off
hie ear,

Townsend, the officer, deposed to having seen the prisoner
lying on the mimed man; his time and month were
covered with blood, and at the time he believed th►t it pro-
ceeded from the assault named. He took him to the t
where the surgeon said the ear had been bitten off.
In defence, in :saner admitted having strugeled with and
' thrown Smith to the ground, but solemnly dented the charge.
' On querioning the prosecutor he admitted having fought
at the Duchess of York, and a pers3n in court stepped
forward and swore that he waa present on that occasion, and
afterwards saw Smith's ear swinging to and fro.
Mr. Hammill thought there wu no case against the
prisoner, and discharged him on hie reeogi.isincs ; at the
servo time granting a warrant for the apprehension of the
man with whom prosecutor had fought.
SOUTHWARK.

CHARON OF MITILDAK AGAINST A WlFE.—Jane Brown,
18, wee charged with causing the death of John Brown, her
husband, by striking Limon the head with a pole. r.
Mr. T. Spratt, surgeon, deposed that he attrnced deceased
at 4, Surrey-row, Biackfriara-road, on Monday week, and
found him sufferiog from a wound in the t wohead, evi-
dently some days old. He prescribed and called again on
Thursday morning, when he found deceased in convulsions,
and on the same evening found be was dead.
Ann Cheemen examined—l live at No. 4, Union-row,
London road, and am a ch►rwoman. About six weeks ago
I was engaged by the prisoner to do a day's washing at her
house in Surrey row. I got there ab-out half-past 10 o'clock
in the morning, and saw her and her hestisnd (the deceased).
They appeared to have been quarrelling with one another,
and I went down into the kitchen. leaving them in the par-
lour, and while I was at work I heard th. in wrangling
for • considerable time. The prisf nen went out about
half-past 3 o'clock, and on her return the deceased said she
should not go out gouipping instead of minding her busi-
ness at home, but she replied that she would go, and stie
'span after left the horse, taking the kcy of the street-doer
with her. I made tea for tlatt deceased while hie wife was
absent, and she returned about 6 o'clock. They began
quarrelling again in the parlour, and the prisoner came down
into the kitchen where I was at work, and sat down on
some matting with the sleeves of her gown tucked up. The
deceased came down soon afterwards and gave her a slap
with his open hand on the hare arm, exclaiming, at the
tame time, that she should not quit the house again, but
should mind ber work at home. She said in ready that she
should go out, and added, that before eke went she would
msrk him for what be did to her. The deceased
then left the kitchen and walked up stairs, followed
by the prisoner, and in a short time I heard him call out
" murder " three times, and he called out my name, saying,
"Come up for God's sake, bring a light with you." I imme-
diately ascended to the parlour with a candle, and saw the
deceased standing tap, and the Moot gushing hem a wound
in the middle of the fire head, and streaming down his fame
i and the trout of his clothes. The prisoner was there ►lso;
and he exclaimed, " My wife has struck me with the poker,
for God's sake go for some medical man to stop the bleed-
ing." I directly went for Mr. Veiling, of Blackfrier's-road,
and when I returned 1 found a woman fomenting the de-
ceased's foe head, and he seemed to be very much exhausted
from loss of blood.

Henry Kibblewhite examined—l am treadle of St. Sa •
riour's Union, and on Tharoday eveninp, hearing of the
man's death, I went to his house in order to apprise the
inmates that it would be necessary to hare an inquest on the
body before he was intent d. I saw the prisoner, ner mother,
and another woman there, and when I mentioned the nature
of my business, the prisoner made a rtlentary state
meet to ace)unt for the death of the deceasi.d. She said,

" Between six sad seven weeks ago I and my husband heti
a quarrel, and he matched up a knife, and, iburishing it
about, swore that he would rip up my E—y guts. I im-
mediately seised up the poker to defend mysel,, and in parry-
ing off the knits I struck him a blow on the forehead with
the w.apon."
Mr. Jardine said he would remand the case for a few dap
to allow of its more thorough investigation.