The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-01 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

CUM/UNWELL.
VIE LATE DEATH TkiEOUGH ALLEGED FURIOUS DElrly

Richard Tonakias, aged 29, a hackney-carriage him
badge 16,057, residing at 24, Kirby-street, Hama-on:el,
was charged with furiously driving a horse and
Lower Roeoinon-street, Clerkenwell, and alm with caw{
the death of Mrs. Ellen Hurley, of 6, Broad-yard, Go!dc,
lane, St. Luke's.
The facts of this casehave been fully reported,and
be recollected that Police-sergeaut Phillips, 10 on
night of the 16th ult., stated he saw the defendant drir-4
• Hansom cab at the rate of nine or ten miles an hon.,'
knock down the deosased. She was taken to the lied
Free Hospital, where it was found necessary to =puts
one of her legs, but she died • few days after admiscon
Mr. F. L. Attwood, house-surgeon at the Royal
Hospital, stated the dowsed was brought to the ho v.,1
in • state of exhaustion. She had a wound on thnl,N
head, and one of her legs had to be amputated. 7a
wound on the forehead might have been caused by no
footboard of the cab, or by her falling on the stoles.
By Mr. Ricketts, solicitor for the defence—Whet tie
deceased was admitted she was decidedly intoxicated.ul
smelt as if she had been drinking brandy.
Mr. Cooke asked if the coroner's jury had yet retinal
• verdict.

Mr. Ricketts said a verdict of accidental death bas
returned, and be thought upon that verdict and Users
dense of the surgeon the magistrate would at once ii
charge the defendant. The defendant was a steads sher
man, and although he bad been a driver for years:ha
was the first complaint be bad had made against kreeal
this would not have been made had the unfortunate swat
been sober. The evidence was very conflicting, ad the
defendant was entitled to any doubt the magiatiate u.tght
have on his mind.

Mr. Cooke said that after the conflictingevidence dui had
been given, he did not think that • jury would con,ict.
but be did think that the defendant might have gain
the unfortunate woman some sympathy hr g...in;
back to her assistance, instead of wind, 1•
hastened off, and did not check the spec
of the horse until he was stopped. Even
if the deceased had been drinking that was no ressoe
she should be knocked down and killed. The evulen,
was contlicting as to the pace at which the defendant
driving. and he would, therefore, be discharged.
Mr. Ricketts said it was clearly proved at the inject
that the defendant was driving at • moderate pace.
The defendant then left the court.
WESTMINSTER.
ROBBKIIT IN A PRIsON.

James William Pugh, a man about 40 years of am, va
placed at the bar, charged with a robbery in the We'ttuie
ster House of Correction, Tothill•Relds.
Samuel Gordon, one of the warders of the prison, nil
that the prisoner had been employed for the list few dm
in some repairs on the roof of the chapel st ti.
prison. Last night as ho descended the wnaH
thought he looked bulky, and inquired vL;
he had got in his pockets. Prisoner replied only *ha:.
kerchief, but on witness putting his hand into !Maar'
pockets he found a large lump of lead in each jacket pale.
Witness reported the circumstance to the principal sore
keeper who ordered prisoner to be given into cestol7.
Where he had been sitting in the porter's lodge while 1.1
constable was being fetched a further quantity of lest
found.
Mr. Arnold asked what be said when the lead FL foul
in his pockets.
The warder replied, " Nothing."
Mrs. Whitton, the wife of prisoner's employer. a plunder
and painter, in Rochester-row, said that she was nor
ducting her husband's business during his al,,cet.
Prisoner had been employed by them for soieid.4
years. Up to this time he had borne a very high
ratter for honesty, and being set to look after other t.
suspected of dishonesty, had been instrumental in
ing them to justice. She entreated, for the sake F'
wife, that the magistrate would deal leniently with lac.
Prisoner was remansleaL

Above five and a half million tons of rough st.me
have already been used in the work of the Pretend brat•
water.

Buayr TO DEATH.—An inquest was held mid-
day by Dr. Lankester, at the University Colleo
on the body of Maria Ann Turner, aged
Turner, of 14, Dunford-terrace, father of deceaw I. sal
that on Sunday night last he, seconding to cutme3, put .11
the lights out. He took the candle from hi. .!,I,;!."'S
room. She was fully dressed at the time. 11,1 vent
to
bed at 11 o'clock. About half-post 12 he heard the mot
frightful screams, and as soon as he had stilted ua in 1.4
his daughter rushed into his room in flames. Ile kips
out, and seizing her, endeavoured to throw her on tie,
ground to put the flames out. She. however. 5tru,;,41,1
frantically against him, and clutching bola of the torn
door held herself up despite all his effort.. lie had rt•
tinguished the fire all but a very small portion, whet the
broke away from him and rushed on to the swir. 3ir'•
The fire immediately blazed up all round her. She tan Is
ragge
this oondition into her own room' and sat doom oar 0.4
bed near the other children. He d d her out
rho
room to the landing, where, with the assiitance of a 10.!_er.
be succeeded in extinguishing the flames. If die had not
struggled so frantically, her life could have been s reel, A
he bad nearly not the tire out before she was loont
When asked afterwards bow she caught fire, she ,he
went downstairs to get some wa'er and put her candle on a
box. That was the only statement she made. The pa-,
returned a verdict of " Accidental death."
ASSAULT BY TRADES' UNltiNotTs..—At Sheffiria
on Tuesday Thomas Dean and Henry Dean, hrothers.
cutters, were charged with having assaulted Tame is Tvn.
perley, a file-cutter. The assault are-c out of 3 tong.
/winding dispute with the union at Messrs. Torten% so/k`•
The complainant was accosted, as be alleged, I.y the defen-
dant* ant another man on the road. lie st th.,t food
words they proceeded to violence—tore hi. hail olestrepd
his umbrella, and chased him into a house where he took
refuge. The bench fined defendants 4os. cede 3,leirt,
THE CONDEMNED CONVICT AT CAHOOT. tiff".{
are being made by the Rev. .1. done., of Dowl
others to obtain a reprieve or comnintition of th...entrur.•
on the convict Thomas Watkins, now lying at the Cardiff
gaol under sentence of death for the trier of rSiuudsrs
Henderson, at Dowlais, on the 7th ult. The pity who n3e
victed are said to have been asked to sign the mentona•
and that they replied they could not comic...lntim/sly an .0.
The reason alleged in his behalf is that the let was com-
mitted in the height of passion, and is therefore no!
culpable as a deliberate murder. The condemned cnnanii
continues to manifest but little concern restwetinc
situation, and clings to the hope that his sentence will
commuted.