The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-07 00:00:00

ASSIZB INTBLLIGANCIL

OXFORD CIRCUIT.--Clumcsarn, Arm 6.
(Beim Ms. Bina MamaslL)
esLAL 07 MI PAT. lIN. MTN AND Nil 17l POD AITIIOPI
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At an early bee this mentag, kag baton the swim of
the doom, ibere wee as immure enek of pee* to her the
trial of the Rev. harem Smith and his wife fir the mardsro
erns attack Rpm Mr. Leech, the Croydon tentrwater, sear the
Tale elation an the Midland Railway, as the fed °lnanity
Met. Whet hie leraidp took his seat at Was o'ckeik every
Men" of the court wee Lied b, auffoostioa. The primmer,
ware ac ommodated with rate in the dock. The no.
gestkmas appeared dent 46 year, of ego, was drooled ha
shekel black, and maialaised • compoted behaviour through-
out the trul, oceseiceally conlarrieg with his legal draw.
Mn. Smith was habitat in a :brown cloak, with black
bassi sad veil, which ahe wore down over 'her tares
lob she appeared milks" to comsat from the public
gm. The indictment clamed the prisoners with mali-
ciously cutting and wounding John Leach at Westarleigh,
with mutt to kill and murder him. There was a eseeed
aeon laying the Intent to diligent ; and a third charging
the intent to do grievous bodily harm. Both wieners
=d not railty, the may prisoner in • firm voice ad the
in a subdued and use audible tone. There was also
as indictment charging them with aseattling and robbing
Mr. Leal of • bundle, containing a shirt, neckerchief, and
cam.
Mr. Skinner, Q.O and Mr. Cripps appeared for the pro-
motion ; and Mr. Huddlestom Q.C., and Mt. etyma dm
the prisoners.
Mr. Skinner opened the case in • rag tunporale siikess,
laying the facts plainly before the jury, as be afterwerk
proved then" in (tridents. He read the lettere whisk the
prosecutor had reoeived from his @memos' cerrespendist
8. M." (Sarah Mills being the asides ammo of Mrs.
'Smith), and in parruste of whisk he met her at the *ISM
Meanie station on the lad of February, and promeded witk
her by train to the Yale station, sem to wink pans the
Mack on Mr. Leach took plus
The promoter, Ito John Leach, deposed thee he was •
contractor, living sear Croydon, in Iforney, la the yam
MA 1847, and 1848, he was la the ernes ad Mama awns
and Edgar, of Plooethlly, as poem. Ms Smith (eons
Sarah Milk) was s servant they and after remdeing about
two years sad • half SIN left and went to emeaser allemlisa in
Tottenisam-osert-road. He visited her Mara and diet new
Mr. Smith whoa going there for her. Thin was on Geed
Friday, 1849 ; hoer that time his aoqadatmes
In Amnia of thet me (1849) he received • ISM
appointmg a •'weft at Canterbury, and witless mat her
6aa bin,
thin with bee sistmoindaw, and they went legether is
Whitstable, to a private hoar, of a relative of the sieler-le-
kw, lOW* they staeed anal mot morning. He heat kem
berthen that she wee maned to Smith, that he only re-
man with her about three days, and this went back to
Cambrid^ saying they were not legally meted, mad *et
be had leed Isn a sem cie mew not to heabie hi again.
Boom her an in the following October fa Lade" are le
Swan and Edger an she nest her at bar Meelme"s. The
last time he am her was in Desember, 1849, In 1181 be
✓eceived a killer from Bristol, whisk he behind wee panty
welts& by lair, sad he replied wit. One part et that Mgr
me withal" • ma's beedwritleg. When be mad, •
seessil Idler was rewind, all in a maa's beadinithrit.
Them halm were dielreyed ; ea/ the *tam wee about to
he examiteed as to irk eseemes heat hi. retelleellan, when
Mr. Hadditinles *Med, and altar a good deal of ergs-
sent, th" eseminales ea to lbe semesate time lenses woe
eat preesski with. Mr. livikimsa. at this stagemmemeed
Wit be egyommi fist Mts. Sala ey, and the Mr, Sala
Maki biamelfahlress the overt In his own &kers.
The wham net on to rate that be was mired to kis
wife Heise, who was known to Sarah Midis a July, 462,
end that she din in March, 1867. After by erifs'e death be
end fah ass* Mr. John Loch, went to Nvei Ibiriey, sear
where they had nee hiring ever dewOs the
lied January last he nand the following letter
"Jan. 28, UMS.
iktjlez dear Friand,—l ma sow living la the eeentry nem
• widow with three children. My beisimad her eed
an. more kindly toms& the lest; be bee Nft LOON. If
you have not the proud., mad* to me when we met
aid spwt a day and night together by the seaside in 1148, I
eioald le gad to ale yea sea 1110,111, if you en ad esingei.
Write to S. M., me of Mr. lasboey, bookseller, Farb-snit
Bristol, to say if yea tem sem, an I will write .gar to tell
pet where to meet me.—l rem* yours sincerely,
"Mr. Jam Leads jos., Croydon, near Norwood, Barmy."
The wham added thi be Reed with his mete. Mr. John
Loath. Oa receipt of this ISM be mßeil to 11, IMAM sot I
keep • espy of that es*, _sod he mewed the Mewing
" My ewer drama leased,—Having come he. PrL.tol to.
day oeNt my Mead, Mrs. leans, win wham I sae sow I
▪ M • inane' la the matey, I was Owed te dad • i
letter for me tram yea, as I feared, not having hued kim '
you for sub a keg
mere you might be gene hem year
old home to sem part of the country. It being I
menet day, I ores ia, ea I eine do, to boy a few thizirsir I
my dear little okildres, mil I shall be cosselt into
again cm Roads', the Slat, with my friend. shall be re-
turning again by the See mimeos 7 "leek train by
renell to Wapiti' where I Yee; sad if you MEI an lee
me ma yon say, I elan be girl to meet you at the Bring and
Birmingham plethora at a quarter to seven, and then=
will see with your own era that I am your der ail
.ti Timm yea cm come on with las and step la the I
all night, and we ins Sdk over menses together, sad I
yea Mill with to be boaestable to me I shell be ver; glad to
see you aad to be years lea war ; but mind, then omit be
nothing improper. I was sorry to bear your per maw
was dead, sad more so Hake ; I 'appose pun serried he, I
I think you might have sem by the circumstance I mos-
tined la my Ina mote that It amid be no other them penal
and Same hired Sally. Tbereihre I shall tonsils.
.11%..811 •
as before
Sem address.
" Please write directly on receipt of this, and get it pooled
on Friday night if you can, as I go through on Monde)
morning. Oood bye for the present. If this dm not reach
you in time to write again, come the Sunday fillowleg, Feb.
7, or fie some other time, and I will endeavour* meet you."
This letter was dated the 28th January, and to this also
Mr. Leach replied, and in • day or two received %bohemia, :
" Jan. 31.
" Dear John,—l was glad to receive year kind letter this
mining, though I must my I win disappointed that you did
not come to-day. I bog to hear the romancing stories you
have to tell me, and to talk to you about our future prosessets.
I have an much time to write to-day, so shall only say that
I wish you very much to come by the one o'clock train item
Paddington ant Wednesday the ltd of February. It gets
here at half-put In and I will meet you at a quarter to
seven, at the Bristol and Birmingham station, an I said
before. The trains on Sunday will be imourenieet, and they
:a.scr be altered in February, so you most inquire shoat that
co *
nett Sunday all the Isaacs will be at bolas, but
i=ey next they will drive into the Circus, and worst
be beck in the country before twelve o'clock. I can cones
with duos, and return by tha train I have t. Id you of, and
we can have a chat to ourselves over all we have you
through since we last met. If you wish, you can get
something at the hotel by the station. Dear John. you
don't say anything about marriage, and you know
we have had a great many boobies before. I should be glad
If you would bring my letters with you, and we will at one
Mae it see way or the other, aa we must not trifle any ma
n
Toe will get this to-morrow. Write directly, sod I shall get
it on Wethiond,sy, as before.
• • In taste. " Tours affectionately, S. M.
" Mr. John Leath, contractor, Shirley, near Croydoe,
Survey."
All these letters thewirnessbellared ton in the baadwritlag
of Mrs. SamitL beatedinely on receipt of the last hitter he
wrote to Me address as Muse, saying he would come down
to Bristol an Wednesday, the led February, ad be accord-
Inn started by the one o'clock train from Paddington, sad
arrived at Bdelei at live. Snooty hetes omen o'clock he
wait to the Brigid and Birmiaohent (Midland) strays, and
on the platen= new • gentleman go into the weitiagorema,
mho 'morn very meek like Mr. Smith. A few mantes
ales, Mrs. Smith arrived. He met her on the *Sons
stairs. She was drained in widow'. weeds, and wore a grey
shawl. Asked her how keg Mr. Smith had be. dead, and
she said six weeks. Winer seewered, " It's very strange.
I thought I saw • gentleman just now go Into the
waiting-room jest like Mr. Smith." She replied, " How
could you think so f Re hasben dead sit weeks," Ph.
said ohs was gong to Yen, wad he got two kormiess snits
for Tate, and they proosedeitiby
rhe train When they got
at out Yale wines' wee bthe other paseengers oat
with lire. Smich, when she they moot gn through
mother gate to get on to the common—that an wanted to go
that way ea Mr. Irmo was coming to meet her. The ratios-
maser came out with a light, and said it would be imparti-
ble to go across the common on account of the kriteria
Witness suggested • oonveyanoe but she soil she knew the
way when she got to • hake. They then ...tot on along the
oonwoon. It was very dark, sad after they had got mime Oh-
time, and while winter was bang in the dark for *eh*"
with his umbrella, Mrs. Smith salted out "We are hoer" A
mna crake immediately answered, "I am tat too." Tam-
ing round wham saw an tadistiact figure of a man, and im-
amate& received a blow oe the head. The
to ben semethiag in hie hand about cr.
none loam sad se large se his wrist, with whisk
be amok him several blows on the head. The warms
bare exhibited the marks of the blowy, which had IA ems
on hie heed. He diced with the ma, end they fell, where
bolng topmost. He held kis left wrist with one book and
with the other he bald him_ by the collar. The mm had
l his left head. Celled out " Help," aid "Mur-
a7eV a
two rainy petters elm up nigh hitt". He then
sew his sesalliser, end isle hapremice was that it was 111•411•111
pima that he bed even at the railway satin. When the
zeltwey prises pulled whams off the other man be could sot
iagsce, Ailed was whitly Ines his hen. Ihe maa
W bed hese sir
w Ilien get up mad went away.
Wham " the sem, he has nearly killed me,"
Mbe pat his hand to the lack of Mrs. Smith sad punk
bee sa they went away memo the moron. When the
la
task pine witness had a parcel with him, onteiniag
iWnetimehief, sod collar. That was lout In the fray,
sell be bed ma it since in pumice of PcHonnen WiaO.
mit Wes amble to take his clothes °irritate mat day.
Wee kb= to the Railway Ina, and Shekel for sight days
by • wmgema.
Orairessaeasi by Mr. Heddleeton—Sarah Mille was
instil? when be knew her at Sins and Edgar's. There
was eked these years' dilatator In their ages. Whoa they