The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-26 00:00:00

COURT FOR DIVORCE AND

CAUSIM.
(Before the Judge Ordinary, Mr.
Justice Mel
OINGE6 V. 031
This was a wife's petition, and
sought is sustain a charge of adr
was the testimony of the girl I
have been committed. Sir James
dismissed the case.

Dr. @pinks now appeared for
appeal from the decision of the Ja
Deane, Q.C. (with Dr. Swabey;
spondent.
The learned judges after hearing
calling on Dr. Deane to reply, affirmed tr.
Judge Ordinary, and disnnased the appeal.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
SHOPLIFTING AND CRINOLINE.

Sarah Beene: who said she was a orincinsinskarea
gave an address at Horton, which, on inquiry, was tsee
to be false, was charged with stealing 23 black ma yee4
kerchiefs, worth 81., from Mews. Shoolbred Ali O.
Tottenham-Donn. road.
. . .

Hr. Osborne,an assistant, stated that the prism
into the shop enterday and purchased a Meek
kerchief, a skein of silk, and jlb. of knitting en** I
which he served her. He showed her weed bite g
handkerchiefs before she selected the one which de*
mately parehaaed. Amongst others be hid lion
some similar to thaw now produced.

Mr. Robert Appleton, another usietant, and Mese&
prisoner take one handkerchief from the box, watt
under her dress, apparently in her pocket. the
her a parcel in brown paper, which she bad phieedafis
counter, so as toassistiu screeninghermovements. Hens
Mooed what he had seen to Mr. Appleton, the shopmln
Mr. Appleton said in consequence of that essimesis
tion he watched the prisoner. When she left the doh
followed her, and after she bad got some yank./
he stopped her, and said, " I believe you hefei
something about you that does not belong to yes., Til
you come round the corner with Ms to oer private ism?
She accompanied him to the private room when shape
up the 23 silk handkerchiefs, taking them from mask
crinoline. She said she was very sorry, it was ket let
offence. She went down on her knees to *Ms fagn
nem. He gave her in custody to Carlos the polise Ale
Carson, the officer stationed at Mesas. Shod rsh
stated that he took the prisoner to the stance, Whiff
was searched, and a purse containing about 10a is alw
and copper was found on her. She had mend he midi
chain which appeared to be gold, butwas reisililismpsoceirian
Lion. She gave an address at Horton, w ' isek,
he found to be false. The parcel she bad Gib
table contained a very shabby old muff.
The prisoner said it was her first offence.
She was committed for trial.

MANSLAUGHTER BY A FATHER-MOWN
SUFFERINGS OF A FAMILY IN BOHOL

INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.)
This morning Mr. John Humphreys, Edam ;
coroner, held an inquiry at the Green Man Tans, its
ton, relative to the death of Walter Robert Mink, yell
hears, one of a family of children, who was found a
ouse in Nichol-square, Shoreditch, in a deplorable•
dition from alleged starvation and neglect
The deceased was identified by his sister Matilda Nei
as the son of Walter John Marsh, a ahem= to a poulM
in Leadanhall-market. There were six in family bails
the father, the mother being dead for nearly five yen
The lived at No. 99, Nichol-square, but no rent*
pal all the furniture Sc., was carried away ender se/
trees on the 12th inst. The father (who baa been mini
under a warrant for neglecting his family) was in neell
of 3.15. a week beside. perquisites.
Mrs. Esther Thorne, 112, Haclmeycoad, said thst
Wednesday week, near 10 o'clock at night, Matilda
came to her and asked her to come and look at her node
Walhe house.
as she did
There not like his appearance. Witsesiml
to t was no light or fire. Witmer awl '
a light to be got, and then she beheld a most Ion& •
sight. Three children were lying in a taws
the room on the door without coves*. Abe
boy 13 years of age, who had returned from kis Mr
labour, was lying under the window with his carol
boots on. The deceased lay on the Soot itbreathing hard. He was undressed and covered sink
little bit of dirty cloth—not a blanket. Amine did
was lying stark naked with only a bit of shah era
it
There was no furniture—nothing whatever bat tve
eld
boxes too valueless to be taken away and some r no
was& blanket, but the second eldest sister hay
pulled it off the elder boy, saying," Whatis yourfsthertnn
to cover him when he conies homer Wither said
Susan Marsh how she could bear to see the Mildres
she state to which they were reduced, but she wad,
"Mind your own business." Witness them sid
would do so, and call in the polioe, which de did
The relieving officer and Dr. Wallace were
troodt
to the house, and witness fetched • cab to ir
all the children, except the boy of 13, to the lei'
houee• While in the cab witness said is 161
deceased, " Your father often wished you dol,
did he not I' He answered, " Yes," and the others rold
" Oh, yes, father often said he wished we was due
The eldest daghter, Matilda Marsh, had frequesd7
monatrated with her father, and so bad Meow,
lused only to say, " U"Lat can I do ! I do sot owl 16*
cleat money to do more." The eldest girl did
could fur the children, and the children tried to keepe"'
troubles to themselves. •
Police-serg•eant Burrows 2e4 N, said that he had rhouse watched, and ascertained that fibs father Now
home at 10 minutes to 3 o'clock. He wan very Mir !
when he found that his children had been recompile*.
workhouse. Witness afterwards ascertained that hi Ild
33e. a week wages.
Mr. Samuel Andrews, relieving officer of Sharshlok
said that the father had been in business on hi e°
account, and was very respectably connected, bat think
his drunkenness he lost his business, and bad to bed
I foreman at Mr. Byrne's, in Leaenhall-market.
Dr. J. Clarke, surgeon to the Shoreditch
Warkk
I said that he saw the deceased child on his admission a'
I was nearly unconscious, and nourishment and Mid.
were prescribed. He died in less than 30 boors Ile
was no organic disease of the body, but there was most es.'
tenon° effusion of serum in the lungs, resulting
esrMlsb
ite:cesearie.leratesuochgar
vations, want of food, and debility. Want of food ow
Matilda Marsh, the eldest daughter of Walter Yard
reluctantly
gibs. of mutton,
describedp or clothinge
huer6tse aande,,e,%dann.ethco, would
relHerucitanathterly
Monday, he left her either rid. or Is. to support
family with. The water was cut off and
semen
there was no means of washing. Witness and ble 1112,
and thgee:neeriryllzilleibtuelrdiveiy life
morning,Dighof
ttheisaf7loo
worked with her needle. when they could get it,
shilling or two a week for clothes for thornlike,.
eldest boy kept his 3e. a week entirely for his
own
Witness did the best she could for the children, het ""1
never had enough to eat. She told her father about three
state but he said nothing. • stedli
In the 'coarse of some further evidence,
that Marsh never saw his children except on SuidO:is
the week round. He sometimes never came home al
at all, and never before 11 o'clock. His master 'team.
the man's wages were on en average 355. a week•el,,"'"
,
father told the jury his two daughters must have
the money. —ask el
The jury, after long deliberation, returned se:L-74
" Manslaughter against Walter Marsh far
killing and slaying Walter Robert Marsh, his _., e
sem" _.
The Coroner then made out his warrant for Ms v:
mittal to prison of the accused, who was inuaeditdl
moved.

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