The Express.
London, England, 1851-09-15 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

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Christopher Brookes, a porter in the service of Mr.
Charles Terry, a carpet manufacturer, in ChlSWCii.birett,
St. Luke's, was placed at the has, before Mr. Hammill,
upon a charge of stahbing his fellow-servant, Elizabeth
Itothenc, with a carving knife, with intent to murder her.
Elizabeth Oerurd, nurse in the family of Mn. Terry
stated, that while engaged with the children in the nur-
sery, between six and seven o'clock on the preceding
evening, she was alarmed by a succession of dreadful
screams, proceeding front the kitchen down stairs, and is
hastening there to ascertain the cause of it she found the
cook, Elizabeth Hotheroc, seated in a chair, in a fainting
condition, and bleeding profusely from a frightful gash
across the bridae of the nose. In answer to her inquiries
respecting the pi mu who had inflicted the injuries, the
wounded woman, in a taint voice, informed her that
she had been stabbed by the prisoner, who had
escaped out of the apartment, and, at the same
time, pointed at the sideboard, on which she observed
a (wring-knife, the blade ut which was much bent, and
stained with fresh blood in different places. On removing
her dress it was ascertained that, in addition to the wound
in her Ent and a severe laceration of her thumb, she had
sustained two deep and dangerous wounds in the upper part
of her neck, and under the left shoulder blade. A surgeon
in the neighbourhood was sent for by her master, who had
followed her into the kitchen, and having dressed her
wounds, he ordered her immediate removal to the hospital.
The witness added that a good deal of ill feeling had re-
cently subsisted between the prisoner and the injured
woman, arising out of some money matters, and that she
hail heard them in angry altercation on the subject upon
more than one occassion. . . . .

Inspector Brennan, Li, stated that having received infor-
mation of the outrage, together with a description of the
prisoner, he succeeded in treeing him on the previous eve-
sting to a house in thoucester-street, lluxtun, where he
found him in au upper room, and upon acquainting him
with the charge against him, the prisoner, after a short
pause, replied, les, that's all right enough, and I suppose
that I must make myself at your service." The prisoner
was then conveyed to the station-house, and witness after-
wards pruce•eded to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where he
sew the prosecutrix, who was in such an extreme state of
prostration that he was not permitted to hold any commu-
nication with her, end considerable apprehensions were
entertained by her medical attendants that her injuries
would result in a fatal termination.
In answer to a question from the magistrate, the inspec-
tor intimated that there was no one present who had
actually witnessed the attack, as the parties were alone at
the time, but that immediately after the outcry the pri-
soner was seen retreating hastily from the house by his
master, who called afteriain, but he hurried on, without
regarding the summons.
A certificate from the house-surgeon of the hospital, de-
scribing the serious nature of the injuries the women had
sustained, having been put in, the prisoner, who declined
offering any observations in reply to the charge, was re-
manded foe a week.