The Express.
London, England, 1847-03-22 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 22, 1847.

and a hole hared in one of the panels of the shutters. The
servants informed their master of what they observed, and
he discovered that the pasloar-cupboard had been broken
open, and • saver tenoaddy and various other articles stolen.
TIN police were immediately...it for, Mr. Pridesux insisting
on the room being kept in its then state until their arrivaL
Whoa the abutters mere being epasied, in the presence of the
Mikan and a asspentre, who Ira elm been called in, a piece
of crumpled paper finemed hems the window, and the eupeo-
'Won was that it bad boss lasi hr the purpose of prevent-
ing any noise babe bob b the on of the instru-
ment, with wilitit the entry wee 'Staled. It proved to be a
memorandum or ball to this effect: "Mr. Smith to Mr.
Baker, debtor—board, fie. bd." ; cad there were other things
included, making a total of 12a Bd. On further search, ono.
then document was found, containing the name of " Smith,"
with an address which appeared to be " Devonport." A
toll-ticket was also picked up in the room, and evidence was
given to prove that it must have been in the possession of • per-
son who had passed through the gate at Stonshouse-bridge,
on going from Devonport to Plymouth, and bad not
returned. A small piece of gold was found at
the same time, and the manner in which it was
identified was very singular. On the •Tunday previous to
the robbery in question, the house of Admiral Phillips, at
Millbay, Plymouth, was broken open and the piece of gold
produced was stolen, amongst other articles. The con-
stables went direct from Mrs. Prideaux's house to Devon-
port, and they discovered that there was a timber dealer
named Baker residing in the town, and that he had supplied
wood to a person of the name of Smith (proved to be the
prisoner), a cabinet maker living in the same neighbourhood.
The document above-mentioned was shown to Mr. Baker, and
he mated that he had written it himself, about seven or
eight months previous to the robbery. The bill was
moreover proved to have been delivered to the prisoner, who
bad not yet paid the money. The prisoner was taken into
custody at a public-house, and the policeman told him that he
was charged " with breaking and entering a house last
night at Plymouth, and with another robbery committed
two nights before at Millbay." The prisoner replied, " It's
a serious charge, but it's all right." His clothes were ex-
amined, and a small spring saw was discovered under the lining
of his bat ; and on searching his bed-room the oilcan found
a carpenter's tool called a " spoon-bit" which proved to be
such an instrument as might have been used for the purpose
of boring the hole in the parlour shutter. The prisoner's
boots were compared with certain footmarks which had
been observed in the garden at the bark of the prosecutrix's
house, and they appeared to correspond. Another circum-
stance tending to connect the prisoner with the robbery was,
that in the evening of Thursday, lan. 14, he was seen standing
at the corner of the prosecutria's garden wall, by a person
who was occupied in seeking a man for the purpose of serv-
ing him with a writ. It was further proved that on the
night in question the prisoner did not sleep at home. The
stolen property was ultimately found secreted in a pit or
ditch on the ordnance lines at Devonport.—The learned
judge, in summing up, pointed out the distinction between
burglary and house-breaking, and told the jury they were to
decide whether the prisoner had in the present case com-
mitted either of these offences. The jury turned round to
consider their verdict, and after a long deliberation the fore-
man announced that they were all agreed except one. His
lordship said they must be unanimous, and the jury then
retired. Having been absent nearly an hour, they returned
into court with a verdict of Guilty of house-breaking. It
appeared that there was another indictment against the pri-
soner, but it was not proceeded with. Sentence, ten years'
transportation. It turned out that two years ago this ma:
was tried for five separate acts of burglary, and acquitted
upon each indictment.
MARCH 20.

SINOULAZ CRAZOE OF WeLICIOUSLY SHOOTII4O.—WiI-
Hayter, a respectable-looking old man, was indicted
for having on the 4th Sept., at Yunnan, maliciously shot
at Marina Rocker Hicks, with intent to do her some
grievous bodily harm. Mr. Collier, (or the prosecution ;
Mr. Serjeant Kinglake and Mr. Greenwood, for the defence.
Marina Hicks was the daughter of a gardener, whose pre-
mises adjoined • plam ation belonging to the Rev. Walter
Radcliffe, at Taranto!). On Friday, the 4th Sep-
tember, the girl was in that plantation picking black-
berries, when the prisoner (who was gamekeeper to
Mr. Radcliffe) approached her with a gun in his hand, and
called out, " Aye, aye, what are you at there ? Start out of
that—start out of that." Being very much frightened, the
girl ran away, and immediately afterwards she heard the re-
port of • gun. On turning round she saw the prisoner
coming towards her as fast as he could, and he then fired
another shot. She fell down, and thought her leg was
broken. With some difficulty she contrived to return to her
father's garden, and it was discovered that she bad received
a gar-shot wound in her thigh. Her clothes were much
disarranged, and her legs were considerably scratched.
About two years previous to this transaction she was picking
blackberries in the same plantation, and the prisoner then
mid to her, "If I had a gun I would shoot you." This was
the statement of the girl herself, and it was confirmed in
many particulars by the evidence of her brother and another
person, who were working in her father's garden at the time
the shots were fired. Then witnesses stated, moreover, that
the prisoner called oat to Marina Hicks, " shoot you"
(at the same time making use of an offensive expression),
and one of them replied, " You have shot the girl already;"
whereupon the prisoner said, if he had known it was
Rieke' daughter, he would not have had it happen for
a thousand pounds. The girl having been taken into her
father's house, a surgeon was sent for, and he found
her in • state of hysteria. On examining her person be ob-
served a wound on the outer part of her thigh. He probed
it to the extent of three inches, but did not discover any
shot, and in hie opinion the wound was not a gun-shot
wound. He did, however, find • shot in the forefinger of
her right hand, which she accounted for by the fact that
after the prisoner fired the first shot, she placed her hand to
her side. The surgeon's opinion was, that the wound in the
thigh was caused 17 the "stub" of a stick, or by some blunt
instrument. He did not perceive any hole in her gown, but
there was one in her petticoat, and a portion of her chemise
had been forced into the wound. He ordered a poultice and
a cold lotion to be applied.— On the part of the prisoner, Mr.
W. Wippell, • surgeon, at Plymouth, was milled, and he
stated most positively that the wound in the girl's leg was
not the result of a frun.shot. He admitted, however, that
he did not examine the part until the 19th of Sep-
tember, and on that day he found that a shot had
been removed from the crown of the girl's head
Other witnesses were called to prove that on examining the
spot where the transaction took place they observed certain
marks about the trees which indicated that the shots must
have been fired considerably higher than the head of the pro-
seeutrix. After this evidence it was peeved by so old woman
who attended the girl in her illness that upon removing the
poultice she discovered therein two shots; and it was con•
tended by the learned counsel that those shots were placed
then with • view of fixing the charge upon the prisoner.
The prisoner's em oyer, and various gentlemen residing in
the neigh , were called to give him a good character
for humanity and gentleness. Mr. Justice Williams told
the jury they were to decide, first, whether or not the pri.
sonar had fired at the prosecutrix ; and if their opinion should
be in the affirmative, they were to consider, secondly,
whether his object was to do the &I grievous bodily harm,
or merely to frighten her. Verdict, " Guilty of a common
assault' Bentenco—lmprisonment for one month, without
hard labour.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—YORK, Mane* 19.
The Yorkshire assizes were brought to an sbrupt termina-
tion this morning. Yesterday, Mr. Retort Rolfe (with the
amistance of Mr. Relit. Murphy) concluded the business: of
the Crown Court, and Mr. Baron Alderson also got through
his very heavy cause list, except one cue, Preston v. Hanby
(special jury), Axed for this morning. At a late hour last
night, however, the record was withdrawn, and thus on the
o mof the court this morning it was announced that
there was no farther business. Mr. Baron Alderson left
York for Laudon by the mail train at sue o'clock this
morning. Mr. Baron Rolfe proceeds direct to Liverpool,
where be *pens the commission to-morrow. To celebrate so
great a novelty as the termination of the Yorkshire assizes
before the full fortnight bad expired, a large party of the
ltz.4meceeded to Bearbro' on a pleasure excursion, and re-
to York in the evening dined at the De Ore, rooms.

omnibus and walked away. So far hem the defendant ex-
hibiting any regret for the eschkst, on his being remon-
strated with, be bruteet MOM" aegis thought it a good
joke. On haft caned ea kr hia diblest he said it was so
dark be could not see, and that he puled up aa loon as he
umild.—Mr. Henry said it was the wait are of the kind he
am met with, mg W dualist Night Wok Ward/ lucky
Suet having te a imp of modershesr. lie
emskted the flerS le the Ems it Oerreetka le two
months.—Mr. leper said he was SIM to comma en
action against the proprietor ef the oundhat for the Imams
but he was waling to tome this if the hater would mat the
ma it 101. in the poor-boa.—Mr. Hathgate, the proprietor,
AM ems oomideration, aimed half the sum, but after a
iftrjailts4 remarks from the court, be paid the whole of
tbs...ll_sedred.

CLEI(Ii EN WELL. 11171inrao. a
Grit —Eliza Mackay, a dirty-looking young woman, was
!rat the bar before Mr. Greenwood, charged by Mr.
eed s Leach, linendrapes, of Leather-lane, Holborn, with
steeling twenty-five yards of printed cotton. It appeared
that on Friday afternoon last, between four and five o'clock,
the prisoner went deliberately to the shop-door of the pro-
secutor, and took the property from the lobby and put it into
her spec. Elea Atherall, a fine little girl, between thir-
teen and fourteen years of age, residing with her parents, at
No. 5, Tash-street, Gray's-inn-lane, saw her commit the rob-
bery, and whilst she was walking away with the property
she seised the prisoner around the waist, and held her
Willy, exclaiming " Thief, robbery, murder, Mr. Leach,
Mr. Leach, you hive been robbed." The prisoner dropped
the property, and *rising the intrepid little girl by the heir
ether head, dragged and pulled her about and beat her vio-
lently on the head and face until a Mr. Davies, a gentleman
paring by, proceeded to her assistance, and Mr. Leach and
his shopman, who were attracted by the cries of the girl,
same out, end gave the prisoner into the custody of Morris,
110 0 division, who took her to the station-house. She was
fully committed for trial. Mr. Greenwood praised the little
dirt Atherall for her intrepid conduct, and said he had no
doubt she would be taken particular notice of by the judge
at the trial.
MARLBOROUGH.STREET.—Cgsnoe or BIOANT.
—W. F. Mandeville, was re-examined, charged with
bigamy. The facts of this ass have already appeared in our
paper. Additional evidence was adduced, and the prisoner
wascommitted to take his trill at the Central Criminal Court.

A new CRAFT= roe Tea ARLBIA)I NIGHTS.—Two
Persians, wearing the costume of their country, and appa-
rently unable to speak any other than their native tongue,
were brought to the court, by a " commissioner" wbo attends
at the different wharfs to introdom foreigners to hotels, under
the following very carious circumstance'. The commissioner
said the two foreigners were wandering about the east end
(lithe town, having just landed from a French steamer, ap-
wently quite bewildered about theirdestination. He made
imaines, and he learnt the following particulars about them.
A relative, also a Persian, had killed a Turk, and the Turkish
Cadi who heard the charge agreed to are the prisoner's life
es esmilition °lbis • stipulated fine within a certain
peeled. The eye ~ems (his relations) had set out on
theft hemendend Wain OD make the case known.trx
ensprimar stralitylatre bop of collectiog money
te smitentheine Ildbleed life of them. relative
PaldIND Ira ebbed 'rim emeitries. They had last made
==.stParls, from wino they hid no doubt been
11 tee their way to as their romantic story
wield be awe le Mimi the frd.D, who had plenty of
meth sR sated. Tbe Pei= bed taken this advice, and
MA ease is Lobo; begin to lad to the funds they had
abeedy eelleseed.—Mr. Hardwick examined the passports
end pipes of the traveller, and said the papers, to a certain
intent, aminned the singular story just related. The
foreigners had evidently made their appearance at various
places, and had been received with attention by foreign
ministers and by our own consul,. They had been to
Greece, Smyrna, and Paris, and their passports were eisid
=tly and respectably.—The commissioner said he had
at the Turkish ambeevedor's, and had been told to
take the Persians to the usual deplit for foreigners at the thee
end of the town, from whence they would be sent to flak
own country. Mix own opinion was, that there might be
some foundation for their charitable pilerasge, but he nth
peeled, (rem the careful way in which they lived, that Am
were saving all the money they collected, and making a pia
thing of the affair.—Mr. Hardwick said the great respecta-
bility of the names attached to the Persian's papers induced
him to think there might be some truth in the strange story.
To clear up his doubts he would write to the Turkish em-
bassy on the subject.
SOUTH WARK.—ROBIBERT.—Frarti Hope was charged
with entering the counting-house of Messes. Duggan
and Co., Tooleystreet, and stealing therefrom two
five-shilling papers of copper money, two sovereigns, two
half-sovereigns, and a pocketbook containing bills of ex-
change and other paper.—Police-constable Baker, 72 M,
said that, shortly after 12 o'clock that morning, he saw the
prisoner and another man loitering about the White Lion
publio-house, Tooley-street, which led to Chamberlain's-
wharf. Suspecting that they intended to rob the public.
house, he went in and cautioned Mr. Jones. The prisoner
mil his companion then entered the house, while he (the
alien) went down the yard and hid himself behind several
mats of potatoes. While in that situation he saw the pri-
mmer math down the yard very cautiously, and by the time
memo out of his hiding-place the prisoner had got out of
ith debt. Witness then went into the warehouse of Messrs.
litalgan and Co., and on ascending the staircase leading to
the counting-house, he met the prisoner with something
baby under his coat. He naked him what he had got under
IWs coat ? when prisoner replied, "Nothing belonging to
pm." Witness again said that he knew that he had been
einsmittiag a robbery, and took hold of him, when the two
awaldlig parcels of copper money fell from him. He then
sat mtsfagee and took him into custody, when the other
peopeelp we found in his pockets. A bunch of skeleton keys
wet sthe found on him, with which he made his entry into
the thesting-house.—John 011iff, warehouseman in the em-
ploy of Duggan and Co., said that about twelve o'clock a
we .dressed man called at the counting-house, and ordered
two tons of clay to be packed in auks, and sent to Mr.
Elliott, her Majesty's consul at Calais. He paid for the
shipment of it, and requested that it might be sent by the
steamer that evening. While engaged on the wharf, he
was told of the robbery, and he thought the man who gave
the order was the prisoner's companion, as he answered his
description in every particular. Prior to his leaving the
counting-house he saw all the property safe in the desks,
which he locked as well as the door, and put the keys in
his pocket. On his return he found the door ajar, and the
desks forced. He identified the packets of copper money,
se he wrote the name of Moggridge on them.
Mr. Jones, the landlord of the White Lion public:-
bowie, said the prisoner and his companion entered
his house shortly after twelve, and, being cautioned
by the constable, he watched them. As soon es they saw
the officer leave, the prisoner went out by the back door
into the yard, while the other person watched at the back
door; but as soon as the latter saw the officer cross the
yard to Meier" Doggan's premises, he went out of the
house and thereby effected his escape. He (witness) then
wentinto the yard and saw the prisoner in custody, and the
property drop from him. The prisoner was remanded for
a week.

Cniturze.—W. J. Jaduon was
charged with uftedm.a cheque to Mr. W. H. Miller,
No. 6, Bridge-reed. Leashoth, and obtaining on the same
IW. 2.. 4d. The pelemer led bees previously known to Mr.
Miller, while an egpmaillee le Mr. Allen, a bookbinder in
Tooley-.tree. On the 266 of January last the prisoner
called at Mr. Miller's shop, end having spoken about some
stamps asked him to cash a cheque for Mr. Allen, which he
prodosed, dated the 20th of January, and which purported
to be drawn by John Williams on the banking firm of
Molars. J. J. and G. Aloock, at Buralem, Staffordshire, in
favour of Mr. Allen, for 101.25. 4d., and which Mr. Miller,
without hesitation, on that representation, cashed. It was
subsequently found that the cheque was forged, and that the
brother of the prisoner was in the employ of the printer for
the banking Arm above named. The Uother was appre-
hended at the time and taken before the Lord Ma bat
was ultimately discharged. On the previous , Ser-
jeant, Goff, I. 8, having received information that pri-
soner's wife was an inmate of the Lying•in Hospital, in the
City-road, kept a watch outside, and captured the prisoner
as he came out from visiting her—The prisoner was re-
manded.

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