The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-09 00:00:00

CLERK EN WELL.

Pone Passizmusiti, the Attain catholic priest, was finally
examined, charged by Mrs. Jemims Downes, of 21, Found.
ling-terrace, tir.y's.inn-road, with haring exposed his per-
son, and also with attempting to stab her with a knife.

Mr. Woollen, the barrister, attended
for the defence.
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The court wu densely crowded, and the case excited con-
siderable interest.

Mrs. Downes having been sworn, she reiterated her form( r
evidence. Mr. Woollen questioned her closely upon the
various points, but without shaking her evidence. She
shed teats, awl said she was very sorry that she wee obligati
to come forward in so painful'and delicate a case.
II( Dry Fenian, a vendor of fish, of No. 16, Pugh-street,
Begnigire wells-road, gave cosfirmatory evidence. He saw
Mrs. Downes beckon to her husband, who came up and
-aid something to the prisoner, when he took something
from his pocket Ike a knife, and made a stab at him. Had
he not bi nt his bud;, perhaps he (prisoner) might have
stabbed him.

By Mr. Woollett—l did not interfere, because I did not
consider it any business of mine.
Thomas Downes, the husbm,il —On his wife telling him of
what had occurred, touched the prisoner on the shoulder,
awl said, " What Is this about," on which the prisoner
took out a knife and made a stiib at him.

Mr. Trwhitt—Might it not have been his spectacles, and
not a knife ?

Wltn,ss-1.
Garner, a packer and bottle-washer to a wins
merehsio, of IS, Brand-street, Camden Town, said, whet
Mr. Downes accused the prix mer Nl' the offence, be saw the
prio.rer make a thrust at him. He did not sea what be
heat in his hand.

By Mr. W uollett —I don't think he meant to do any
harm. The husband followid him, and gave hint into
' charge.
William Heury Maskell, sirgeaut of 0 division, said—
On Wedues lay mowing week hst, at seven o'clock, he saw
the prismir cornieg along Gr,ty'.-ion-rood towards Holborn
in haste,tolluaid by about twenty versons Thiy beckoned
witness to Atop the pri, ~ . Mr. D oven's was on the oppo-
site ►lle of the way. She said the prisoner had attempted
tt stab her, and tbarged him with ha.ing exposed hi.
person, when he took him to the station•house. Ho pro-
dead the 1111120141.1i1l band in hi. possession, also a
knife and a pair of spectacles.
This briny the whole of the eviden^o,
Mr. Tyrwhitt, addressing 31r. %Vonliett, said be had
looked over the paper• found on the prisoner, from which
it ts is:l4l appear that they had come from the diocese of
Como, and he was a missionary priest. They had been
sieved by the Biabo- of Como, and bore his seal, entitling
him to toy mass, and describiog him to be a " worthy
character," &e.
Mr Woollett here explained that it h►d appeared in the
public prints that the prisoner was connected with con-
vents in America, such was not founded on fact. His bed
no power or authority nets from Rose. Woollett
thew sonde a powerful appeal to she book lad aid the '

prisoner under all the cireumitences we. more • fit subject
• f compassion tY.an of morn. lie cill•d
The Rw. Dr. Harhsclle Melia, the Roman catholic
priest, of No. 54, Lincoln's-iun-fields wh, having been
sworn, said he was a missionarT apostolic, and the only one
doing duty in thi. country. 'I he document was an eutho
city given to him only to collect contributions fur a church
for Relies'. In January last, the prisoner was introduced
to him by Mr. Oattie. Saw the prisoner three or four
times, and observed something very peculiar about his man-
ner, bet nothing indecent.
By Mr. Tyrwhitt—The papers were genuine. The lest
time he saw the prisoner, he said he was going back to his
own country. The prisoner had no connexion with con-
vents in America. Witness appointed deputies under
the above authority.
Mr. Joseph °ewe, chocolate maker, of Aidgate,
known the prisoner since 1834, in Fr4looo. Never
observed anything evil or indecent in him. Recently
he bad noticed a change in his mind and manners.
so much so that he considered he ought to be under medical
treatment. lie always dressed in the style of • priest (in
black), quite different to the garb he now appeared in (a
rough brown suit).
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he had paid great attention to this
painful case, and after regretting that • person of the pri-
soner's description should be involved( in such a charge,
under the circumstances thxxewas a doubt which would

act in bia favour, and he would discharge him. He believed
Mrs. Downes to be a respectable woman, and there was no
distrust upon her evidence.
The prisoner thee left the court with his friends.
SOUTHWARK.

Peter Lameschal, aged 43, a bootmaker, • native of
Denrpark, who underwent an examination at this court on
Monday, charged on suspicion with having been concerned
in the murder of Eliza Orimwood, was again placed at the
bar before Mr. Combo for fat %her examination.

The interest and excitement created by thsioW would ap-
pear to have entirely subsided, the court being compara-
tively empty.
It will be recollected that the prisoner was taken into
custody in consequence of a statement made by a woman
i named Jennings, with whom he cohabited, that the pri-
soner had threatened to serve her in the same way he did
Bliss Orimwood.

The murder of Eliza Grimwood created considerable ex-
citement at the time of its committal, in 1838, which was
inereased by the supposition that it was committed by a
foreigner, who bad accompanied her to her residence in
Wellington-terrace, Waterloo-road; and no clue having
been obtained as to the murder, the event is still freshly re-
membered as strange.
Mr. Edwin, the chief clerk, asked Inspector Teague, of
the City Police, by whom the prisoner was brought to this
court, whether he had any further evidence ?
Inspector Teague—No, air; but I am waiting for Goff,
formerly of the detective force, who had the case in band
at the time.
Goff not being present with the documents from Scot-
land yard relative to the description of the person supposed
to have committed the murder, issued at the time, which he
was directed at the last examination by the magistrates to
obtain, the case was put aside for a short time. On the
arrival of Goff, the prisoner was placed at the bar.
Mr. Edwin asked Goff if he had any further evidence.
Goff—l have not, sir. The entries do not appear to have
been made in the Police Gazette. The cabman spoken of
es being likely to identify the foreigner he took to Welling.
ton-terrace on the night-of the murder I have ascertained
has been transported. I have been to Greenwich, and
learned that the height of the cabman was 6 feet 8 inches,
end the description of the supposed foreigner was 2 inches
above his height, consequently the prisoner would be consi-
derably under the height.
Mr. Combs directed the woman Jennings to stand for-
ward, and asked her if she persisted in her statement ?
Jennings—l do.
Mr. Combs—Which statement ?
Jennings—lie said he would sore me aid be did Eliza
Grimwood.
Mr. Combo—l believe it to bell 160490060.
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Mr. Zemin (le the witeeep)—Have you not said that the
grime, lei threetated to cut you up, put you into a pub-
lic tub, WI mil you to Holland ?
Jeanings—And so he did.
Mr. Combo—l don't believe a word of it ; there is no-
thing in the cue.
There being no farther evidence, Mr. Combo said there
was no pretence of a case against the prisoner—it was dis-
missed. -
Jennings said she was in danger of her life.
Mr. Edwin told her if the prironer offered her any
violence she must apply to a magistrate.
The prisoner, who never uttered a word, was then dis-
charged.

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 9, 1853