The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-12 00:00:00

Mr. Gifford opened the aria briady, and explained the
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extraordinary Oirmamstances *der which the present
charge wee preferred against the prisoner, and which will be
fresh in the recollection of the public. He alluded to the
widowce he should lay before the jury, and said that
there would be no doubt that the prosecutor was wounded
on the night of the 26th of December, sad the only ques-
tion would be whether that wound was Indicted by the
hand of the prisoner. Having referred to the evidence that
had been previously add**, the learned conical said that
the jury bad nothing to do with what had *Leidy occurred
in reference to this remarkable ease, but they would be
guided solely by the evidence he should lay before them,
end be said he sincerely trusted that the decision they
would arrive as would be a final one.
The following evidence was then adduced.
A plan of the pennies. whim the affray occurred was put
10, and proved to be cornet. A. model of the premises was
also produced on behalf of the defenos, and proved to be
correct.
Mr. Frederick Shaw said—l am the landlord of the
Golden Anchor public-house, Saffrochill. I knew the pia-
sonar by sight for some months before the 26th of Dees*
her last. He was at my bones on that night at shoat
6 o'clock, and I heard him say something to my wife.
He was sooompanied by some five or six other Daises.
He mutter* something to the effect that he would settle
six such Englishmen as me. I had never spokes to the
prisoner before. After be bed made we of the expremion
I refer to the prisoner left. The other Italie= remained.
sad shortly *Maim& there was • disturbance, and one of
the llama, Growth, struck me in the month. I bed not
given him any provocation. I was about to get over the
bar to him when he Mack me, but I was pulled back by
some of my customers, and Gregorio, I believe, went into
the tap-room. I mot to fetch the polies, and I
was dragged to the bar parlour door as I was returning.
A policecoestable was peeving, and I called him
in. At thin time there was a disturbance going
on in the taproom and shortly afterwards I saw the pri-
soneria the hands of the police' and be was
takes away. Shortly after this I saw the
man Harrington, who is since deed, and observed that
be was wounded and his bowels were protruding all over
the lower part of his abdomen. On the 24th of December
there had been a disturbance at my house, but the pd.
sow/ was not present. Upon this occasion I turned an
Italian and as Englishman out of the home.
Cramexamieed—l have kept this hones about • year and
nine months, and before that I was in the metropolitan
police. The constable Fawell had not been in my house
before on that evening. My wife, I believe, was present
when the prisoner made nee of the expression I have men.
tinned, but I will not swear that she board it. My
wife is here to-day, and I thick she was in attendance when
the prisoner was tried tot murder. but I do not remember
whether she was examined as a withers. I believe she has
been sal:Teemed as • witness for the defence. lam certain
she has not been out of the way to avoid the service of a
submem. lam quite metals that I and my wife have not
talked this matter over of late. lam quite sick and tired
of the subject.
Sentient Ballantioe asked the witness whether he was not
aware that his wife had stet* that Polissioni was not the
man who made use of the expression about the six Eng-
Mr. Giffard objected to the metal*, and it was not
preme.
In fudrther cross-examination the vitalise mid that rime
this prosecution he had been bound over to keep the pews
for wissalting his wife's sister, but all the witnesses spinet
him, he said, were Italia s.
Re-examined—The assault was alleged to have taken
place at the police-overt, while olnrgono Mogul was under
examination. She was a witness against him. Mr.
Negretti was present. I and my wife were both busy serving
at the bar at the time the expression was made use of, and
she was at one teed of the bar end I was at the other.
Alfred Rabbi*, the prosecutor, said—l was potboy at
the Golden Anchor. I remember the evening of the 26th
of December last I have known the prisoner for four or
five years, and I used to call him Serafini. I was serving
in the bagatelle-room on the night in question about six
o'clock. There were no habeas in that room, but
there were • great manj Italians in the tap-room,
and there had been dancing in that room during the evening.
I saw the prisoner among the Italians in the tap-room, and
I also saw a man named Giovanni Mogni, the brother of
Gregorio Mogni. When I went into the tap-room this
man told me to go back, and I think the prisoner must have
heard what he said. I said to him, What for I "
and he replied "Go beck—don't be a fool." Upon this
I went back to the bagatelleroont and made a
communication to the people who were there, and in etiese.
queues of what they mid I got out of the window into the
hyard, and procured some sticks from the broom
Imee, the yard, a* the cellar. I obtained fire or six
sticks—one was • copper stick, and there were two
broom-handles. I banded these sticks to the people
la the bagatelle-room through • cupboard which bad
*opening leading to the yard. I, myself, got back into
the room through the cupboard (the witness pointed out to
the jury in the model the place to which he referred). The
Englishmen in the room armed themselves with the
Woks that I had procured, and I went to the bar for
• pipe. As I was going beak I had to pars the bagatelle.
rem door, and I saw Mrs. Hi* going towards the door
leading to the tap-rnous, and just as 'got to the door of the
bagatelle-room I maw her in the act of falling. I wept up to
W tap-room door directly sad said I would nos have soy
TOW there. At the moonset I said this the pn-
weer stabbed me in the right side but I did
not see the knife until after be stabbed me. I saw
him pull the knife out and I hit him on the head with •
broom beadle. The broom handle was lying on a form by
the side of the door. The prisoner non at me spin, while I
struck him, and I saw that he had • knife in his hand, end
be me past me into the bagatelle-moo; end then the door
was abut by Mn. King and • mu named Mslteship, who
Were behind the primmer. At this time there was so other
Behan but the prisoner in the bagatelle-room, a* I heard
p•
risoner
of shuffling about. I looked in and saw the
leaning over the man Harrington, and I triad to
pull him off and became insensible. Iben I came to
myself I found two constables named ?swell and
Elliott in the room, and I pointed out the
soner as the man who had stabbed me. He did sot
make any answer when I said this, and the police-
men immediately took him into custody. Some
time after this, and when I was not thought likely to re-
cover, the prisoner wasbrought to my bedside, sad the
medical gentlemen cautioned me to speak the troth, and I
said that Serafini (the primmer), who was pries*. was the
man who bed done it. The prisomer did get
make any answer. I was in the hospital for about two
months in consequence of the injury I received.
Cross-examined—l am 22 yews of age, sad have paved
the greater pert of my life is this ?ohne-house. A peat
many Italians me the Golden Anchor. They ere mostly
frame makers. I don't know what the English people
who (request there, work at. It is • rum emotion to
ask me. This °marrow took plats. on Boxing night,
sad they boxed me pretty well. I had not been
en-
joying myself on this day. I generally have three Ants
of beer a day, but I had only bad two oe this day. They
did me out of the other. (A laugh.) The people who
came to the house need to mamas themselves in
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bagatelle and dead*. I am aware that the
had been broken up. sad I supplied the Enka-
men with the naitherials for • Isis steed tap fight. I
am ante that the Fegliehmen did not similleage the
Italians to wee out sad SW,. I saw some me Mike
Mrs. King, bat Ido met ow who it was. Who.
I wee first examined I said that &rand was ad
the man who struck her. (The deposition referred ho
was reed, and it was to the elect stated.) I heard Yin,
King say at the police mart that it was Secdd who sine's
her. Ali that I saw was n seell reds arm p up te sham
Mrs. King, bat I =met my wham eras It was.
&leant Dallaothee—lf that was all you saw hew ald yea
come to gay when the Mammalian was heck is year rommery,
that it was set Swami?
Mimesis—l my the same sow. There were a peat army
of them and I sweet say whisk me etre* her.
(The trial was proceeding when we west to ph ms, and it
will not be coadaded today.]