The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-21 00:00:00

APPREHENSION AND COMMITTAL 01
TILE REMAINDER OF THE FRIMLEY GANG.

HORSHAM, SATI.HHAY NIGHT.
The announcement that the remainder of the
burglars implicated in the recent Frimley tragedy and the
outrage at Lckfield House would be examined to-day at
the Town hall before Mr. Aldridge and a full bench, on a
i charge of having committed ;mother daring burglary, KA to
the Court-hoese 'WHIZ densely crowded, gypsies forming a
large portion of the auditory.
At 12 o'clock the prisoners were placed at the bar, viz.,
John I,,iILIC, ••the captain tel the gang," Samuel larwood
(brother of Levi Harwood, who was executed at Horse-
monger-lane Gaol, for the murder of the Rev. Mr. Holiest),
and James Hamilton, the approver in the case of the Uck-
field burglary (six of whom were at the late Sussex Amizes
transported for life). Harwood, it will be remembered,
was implicated m the murder of the nufortunate
clergyman, but it being shown that he was not in the room
wheu the shot was tired, he was acquitted, but was again
apprehundexl on a charge of burglary. Gams was the ring-
leader of the gang who broke into Lektield-house, but eon-
trived to etfeet his escape until a few days since, when he
was captured at Frame and lotlg..d Lewes gaol, on Lund
Campbell's warrant. it being necessary to produce him at
the magistrates' examination of the charge in which Har-
wood and Hamilton were concerned, a writ of MAT" corpus
' was übtaiued, and this morning he was brought by train
from Lewes gaol, heavily ironed. On being placed in the
dock with Harwood, it was evident that they had been ac-
quaiuted with each other. Harwood, who was cognisant
of his brother having been executed, appeared exceeningly
downcast. Hamilton, the approver, attracted considerable
notice. !laving been under the peculiar guardianship
of the police, he has been enabled to assume a garb of re-
spectability, widely contrasting with his former tattered,
and apparently destitute condition.
The prisoners liming been charged with breaking into
the dwelling of li;irriet Stoner, at Kirdfonl-common, and
stealing moneys and other properly, the following evidence
was gone into :
Mm. Harriet Stoner was the first witness called, and she
proceeded to state, at some length, the facts attending a
burglary which was committed at her residence on Kird-
thrd-commun, mar l'etwurth, on the month* of the 4th of
last June. She keeps a small grocer's shop; suet between
3 and 4 o'clock she was aroused by the crashing ice of a door
on the staircase. (It may be stated that the burglar, oh-
taimd au entrance by removing the glass and iron bars of a
back window.) On hearing the noise she got tout of bed,
and went into the back passage to rail her servant, when
she was seized by two men, each of whom had a pistol in
his right band and wore a black mask. 'They threw her
down in the thissage, and demanded her money. Each men
heid a pistol by the side of her head, and the other man
stood in front a ith a eilkd in his hand, which he flourished
over her head and throat. she am not able to speak, in
consequence of the violent manner they held her down. One
111;111 pressed on lier tom, and ; hergrasped her throat. The
Ono, used most violent language, mai threaten. d to blow her
brains out if she did not give up her money. Otte whu held a
pistol said, " Tell us where your money is." One of tho
others said, " Blow her brains out if she dm" not telt"
She Was much alarmed. The mask of the man who held
the chisel tell front his face, and he drew it back to put it
011 again. The soul said, " Don't hurt her, don't kill
tor." Two Mull came from her bed-room with her keys,
und desired her to lied them her money. She to ggeel of
them to spare her lite. The man who held the chisel kept
behind her, and the other two men still k. pt the pistol
pointed to her head. She gut to her bed roma and gave
them her pocket, containing about 10/. in money; they
took other articles. lit all there cure live men ; they went
out by the back dour; one passed her a few moments after-
ward', and pointed a pistol to lit r Lead ,aying, .• Silence."
Afterwards examined the 11011bC, and found the drawers and
parts ransacked ; discovered that the back sliolea autism had
Men cut epee, (0111111 the passage, and a
man's cap in the bed-room. Outside saw some pieces
01 candle wrapped in mar, at the window which
had been taken out. Chairman—Can you state
whether you eau identify the prisoners as being
the seine men you saw in your house ?" Witness—
•• I have heard the voice of Samuel Harwood, and I be-
lieve him to be our of the men who had hold of me, and
held a pistul at my head." "Can you eve the person in
court who resembles the man who stood before you with
the chisel?" Witatess—"l have no doubt the prbanicr,
John ',macs, is the mail." . .

lsa.ies and Harwood here denied all knowledge of the
robbery.
Henry Ekiniiml, in the employ of Mrs. Stoner, spoke of
the eure state a the house Nhvit theyretire.d to. rtet on

the evening of the ith of June. lle identified letue
being the wan who stAiod before the priwecutrix with the
chisel, uud Ilurwood as one of the men who held the pistol
to his mistress's head. . . . .

Air. Henry Ilmare, timlwr merchant, mid, that on tho
evening of the robbery, while walking on the high road to
Guildford, he SilW several men, and identified Harwood as
one of them. June Itethrington alm deposed that on the
evening previous to the rubbery, llamiltou came to her cot-
tage to light a pipe. There were six men in the road, and
Harwood was one of them.
The Clerk to the Bench then rend neer a statAnu at which

the primmer Hamilton bad made. It wag to the Maiming
'the voluntary csnif•.'. of Jame. Hamilton,
who faith that Mgt gpriog was the hind time 1 wet with
Isaacs at Farnham-et. ttttt nom. lie has no regular rviddenee,
but lives in a travelling waggon. Ile came to me
there. 1 wag making bechit,. He had two donkeys.
1 bought one ; he told me it wa. a stolen out. I gold it.
He planned it out to make a robbery at Kirillord,
near l'etworth. lie went to Guildf.rd for two 111111 to
help, and brought !rick three men ; two of them were lw•ri
Harwood and Samuel Harwood, and the other J. •s Jones.

John Jones, alias Smith, went with Isaacs to Huildhird.
Issues told me to meet them at a plate called lliding's-hall,
in Godahning, and bring their old clothes and a dark lan-
tern ; the lantern 1 carried. They all live came and met
me there, making six of us. We agreed to go two at it
time, and meet in a wood between Kirdford and Hall's
Cross. We all six met them. When night came two of us
went forward to watch the place we intended to rob. The
other four, of whom I was one, remained until the other
two mut back to us, at the lone barn by the side of tho
road. We all stripped and disguiwil ourselves, mid put on
masks. We all went to the him.. on Kirdford-c ~,,, mon.
'the name of the woman is Harriet Stoner. The Guildford
men broke through the shotti•rs and took out the whole pane
of glass; one went in and let the others in. We all looked
about the shop to find the money, but we did not find any.
They went into the kitchen and the stairs-loot door was
fastened. The woman heard them and said," Who is here ?"
Several of them bunt open the door, and we all ran up-stairs.
The woman screamed and ran into another adidning room.
Isaacs took hold ot her to stop her noise. flu mask of
Isaacs slipped oll'. The WOMOtt gave one of the men I.
pocket. It was reported we took 10/., but 1 did not se
any of it. We only shared 3s. lid. each. Ni, one was taken
up fur this robbery. We parted, and I did not see the
Huildfiird Melt any noire. This was the first time 1 WAS
led into it. 1 think this was the last week in May."
The Chairmur then asked him if he would have any
objection to sign it. Hamilton replied that he had 11111 l e,
and accordingly made his .4 mark," nut knowing hues to
• write.
The Chairman then informed the prisoners, Isaacs and
Harwood, that the case for the prosecution had closed,
and that the bench hail decided on committing them for
trial fur the burglary at the next assizes.
• The prisoners were then committed for trial at the next
assixes—Hur wood to Petwurth gold, and llamiltun and Isaacs
to Lewes gaol.
We understand the police have other charges to bring
against these men.

Mt:MIMI AT JlinsET.—On Friday afternoon, at
about b o'clock, the inhabitants of Upper Ilalkett-platewero
alarmed by a report of fire-arms, which proceeded from tho
house of Mr. M . Haw tins, known as the lied lion Inn.
On inquiry it was found that M. Fouquet, dentist. who oc-
cupies the first floor of the said house, had discharged a
pistol at a man named Derbyshire, by trade a shoemaker.
Dr. Hooper was uoriordingly hint for, and on examining
the wound pronounced it to be mortal, and ordered Der-
byshire to Is, conveyed to the hospital. From the report
in circulation it seemed that Derbyshire and his wife,
not having lived on very amicable terms, a short time
since separated, when the wife loctook herself to the °aro
of Fouquet, to whom she acted as housekeeper. 'three
months since lk-rbyshiro went to the lodging of 'nu-
quet, and after wane words of rather tut minions:eat na-
ture the dentist mode nn attempt Olt Derbyshire', life by
firing at him through the door ; the hall, howevio., missed
bin. On Friday Derbyshire 'repeated his visit and demanded
some article, which his wife had taken with Icr. Fou-
quet was at that moment absent, but on his return remota-
strated with him fur entering hi, apartments, mad seizing
loaded pistol, which he kept by him, diseharged it at
Derbyshire, the bull passing through the unfeetunato 1111111's
body. By this time Ceutenier Pixley had arrived, to which
officer Fouquet delivered himself up. The unfortunate
mum expired on Saturday, at half-past I o'clock in the after-
noon. Being fully seienble, and retaining all his pre-hence
of mind, Derbyshire has been able to make a full statement
of the facts, which lie signed before his death. An inquest
was held on Sunday morning, at 9 o'clock. After haviim
visited the apartments in which the murder was committed,
the jury returned to the hospital, where the Ludy of Derby-
shire was identified and examined. Several witnesses were
heard ; and, after a sitting which lasted five hours, the jury
returned the following—atardieth— " That the death of
Derbyshire has been caused by a rifle shot, which was fired
at him deliberately and with premeditation by Fouquet."
—The victim of this murder was 37 years of age. The ball
entered at the left side ; and, after having gone through his
body, came out at the right side, and went right through
his hand.
FORTUNE-TELLING AND IfORBERY.—On Saturday
; an old man, named George l'atfield, was brought before the
magistrates at Bristol, charged with having obtained mo-
ney under false pretences. 'the eomplaimints, Mary lirpint
and Anne flutings, two very respectably *amid ladies,
stated that they turd been induced to go to the house of the
prisoner, in Gravel-street, to have their fortunes told ; that
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have great trouble, and almost immediately afterwards that
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hearts could desire. Not being satisfied they took up the
money which they had placed oa the table for his reward,
and were leaving the room, when he seised them, and com-
pelled them b, give bins the money. Ile then followed
them into the street abusing them, and wan taken into eus-
tsocleby a passing policeman. One of the ladies in the
e lost a gold, brooch valued at 41. The magistrates
committed him for three months with hard labour.