The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-16 00:00:00

!kiANNI.AVOIITER AND ROAIII2IIT.

Michael Connell, 28, and Anne Connell, 30, his wife,
were indicted, the woman for the manslaughter of Caroline
Jewell, and the man for being feloniously present, aiding
and assisting to commit the offence.
The circumstances of this ease were of rather an extra-
ordinary character. It appeared that on the sth of April,
a young woman, named Savannah Blanehfield, had left the
wrvice of a lady named Scurry, at Brompton, and went
with her boxes to the house of a person of her acquaint-
ance in Antic's-place, Kenneston-mews, intending to take
up a temporary abode with that person. It turned out that
ehe was not at home, and Blanchfield finding this, left her
boxes there anal went out for a walk. She proceeded to the
park and walked about until the evening, when, according
to her statement, she felt very tired, and, seeing the
female prieoner, who was sitting at a fruit stall, she
*eked her if she could recommend her to a place
where she could get a respectable lodging. The
prisoner said she might go to her own house,
and she accordingly went to the house in Exeter-place,
Knightsbridge, where she saw the deceased, who acted as a
sort of servant in the house, and she had tea with her anal
soon afterwards went to bed anal fell asleep. Between
riven and twelve o'clock she was awoke by some noise, and
she then observed the male prisoner in the act of taking her
purse from her pocket. She got up, and almost at the same
moment the female entered the room and accused her
of having an improper intimacy with her husband and
attacked her in a violent manner. While this was going
on the deceased came in, anal the female prisoner the moment
she saw her rushed at her and struck her with the utmost
fury, and at length threw her upon the ground on her head
with such force as to cause coneuseion of the brain anal
almost immediate death.

At the close of the case for the prosecution the learned
judge expressed an opinion that there Wlt no evidence to
support the charge against the prisoner Michael Connell.
Mr. Ballantine, on behalf of the woman, endeavoured to
show that she had committed the assault while under the
influence of excitement, arising from a belief that there
had hien an improper connexion between her husband and
the woman Blanehtield, and that the death was to a certain
extent the result of accident.

Tlie jury Acquitted the man, and found the female pri-
soner (judo
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She was sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard
labour for two months ; the Out week to be passed in soli-
tary confinement.
'the male prburier was then charged upon another indict-
ment with a rohlary, with violence, upon Susannah
Blanchtichl, and stealing a purse with fifteen shillings, her
property.r
Ihe presmutrix repeated the evidence she had given in
the farmer case, and the fact of the robbery was clearly
established.

The jury returned a verdict of Guit/y, and the prisoner
was sentenced to be tran.ported fur ten years.

NEW COE RT.-YESTERDAY.
'tast v. Itrzoturt.
R UORHERT NY A SERVANT.
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William Edward Webster, 24, servant, was indicted for
stealing several pieces of coin, the denomination of whirh
was unknown, the property of Edward Cardwell, Esq.,
My., his master.

The prisoner was likewise indicted for embezzling the
several sums named in the first indictment, to which he
pleaded guilty.
Mr. Clarkson said that the recent decision in the ease of
" the Queen r. Bond" creating a difficulty on the part of
the prosecution, as far as the felony was concerned, if his
lordship thought the ends of justice would be answered by
the prisoner pleading guilty to the charge of embezzle-
ment, they should not offer any evidence on the other
charge.—His lordship said it would be sufficient.
Mr. Clarluon then proceeded to say that tine prisoner
had been for a long time in the service of the prosecutor,
and the monies which he stood charged with (between 301.
and 401.) had been obtained by him from the prosecutor to
pay the tradesmen's bills The prosecutor, as a public man,
felt it to be his duty to bring forward the present charge ;
hut, at the same time, had instructed him to state that it
was his wish the court should deal with the prisoner as
mercifully as it consistently could.
The prosecutor having been sworn, said that such was his
wish. The prisoner had been some time in his service,
and down to a recent period his conduct had been
good, and he attributed his present misconduct to his having
fallen into bad company. Upon these grounds he recom-
mended him to mercy.
The Recorder said he would take time to consider pri-
soner's sentence.

THIRD COL:RT.—YESTERDAY.
Bir.a. rua Cosivnx 811.11.11Ar7.
A W HOLM %LE PLUNDERZa.
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George Moore, 22, labourer, ;;,iV.;;;;;Tsimmen., 21,
cook, were indicted for stealing two coats and one jacket,
the property of James U. Marshall ; and one coat, the
property of Sir Ralph Lopes.
It appeared from the statement of the learned counsel
and the evidence adduced, that the prisoners had been fur
some time carrying on a wholesale system of plunder
amongst the stables, coach-houses, and domestic offices ofl
the nobility at the west end of the town, and information of
no less than 25 robberies of a similar character to those with
which they now stood charged had been for-
warded to the various police stations previously
to the apprehension of these prisoners, and amongst
those who had been plundered was the Arch-
bishop of York. In this case it was proved that the prose-
cutor was master to the principal witness, and one evening
in the early part of last month, whilst he (the groom) was
sitting in the dark in the stables in King's Mews, be
heard some one unlock the door, and two men come in, the
groom keeping quite quiet, when one of the men said it was
all right and lighting a lucifer went into the harness-room,
where the light went out. Almost immediately afterwards they
came out and went into the mews, and the groom followed
them, and there saw Moore tying up some coats in is hand-
kerchief. He immediately soled him and raised an alarm.
Moore struggled violently and broke away, but ultimately
both were raptured.
The jury found Moore Guilty, but it not being clear that
Simmons was the other man he was Acquitted.
The prisoners were again indicted for stealing a coat,
several pairs of boots, a pair of top-boots, handkerchiefs, a
gown, a cloak, and various other articles, valued at 161.,
the property of Charles Heritage and others; and Ellen
Moore, 20, and Mary Cass, 18, were indicted for receiving
the property, knowing it to have been stolen.
In this ease police-constable Rogers said that he took
Moore on the night of the 12th of April, in South Audley-
street, whilst running from the groom, as stated in the
first case. When he searched him at the station-house he
found seven duplicates on him, and also a number of stable
and other keys. The duplicates related to a great deal of pro-
perty, and amongst it the articles named in this indictment.
Henry Pauling,33 B, stated that alter the examination
of the two male prisoners at Marlborough-street he saw the
'two females, who were not then in custody, or known
Ito the police, speak to the men as they got into the van
to be taken to the House of Detention. He watched them, and
seeing them get into an omnibus, got on to the roof, and rode
as far so the Bank, where they got down. He got down
also, and followed them to Halfmoon-street, Bishopsgate-
street, where they went in, and Moore shortly afterwards
tame oat with a bundle and band boa and went away. He
followed her to Flower and Dean-etreet, Ilpitalflelds, where
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