The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-20 00:00:00

MANSION-HOUSE.

&hoard Morrie was charged with being cemented In
stealing 18 bolts of canvas, value 361., from the warehouse
of Messrs. Crocker and Co., 108, Minories, milmakers,
the night of the 2nd inst.
Theodora Foulger, detective, deposed to having taken the
primmer into custody as he was leaving Newest., where he
bad bean to visit • friend. He, however, asserted his inno-
cence, and said the information had been given against him
through jealousy.
lhousse Franklin, Neville-street, Vauxha/I, butcher,
✓id—On the 2nd of this month I went to the George
lan, Old Bailey. I bad half-a-pint of porter, and
sat fa a box, when there was also a man sitting, who
was a stranger to me, and who got into conversation
with me. He said he had a friend who had some
SIAM to sell. About en hour afterwards the pri-
soner came in, and the other man told him I
would be a customer for the °eaves. Whilst we
were talking Mr. Howes came to, and I said he wee the
person who would buy it. I spoke to Mr. Howes about It,
mad afterwards he told the prisoner and the other man that
be would buy it. The prisoner produced some samples, for
which he said he wanted 83. a yard, and they both
said they had a good quantity of It. They then said they
weadd go away to fetch It, sad that they dad to go about
Oil miles and should not be hack till eight. They told me
to
welt. I did so, for I expected to get something for my
I, health from each party. They came back again at eight
easel, with a posy and cart, contain* 18 packages or
Irene of cleaves, called bolts. I went with them to Mr.
Hom's shop, and helped to get the canvas out of the art.
TM prisoner then left, and I did not see him again till he
was m custody. I stopped there till 10 o'clock, and assisted
the police in taking the thinge to the station-house.
Mr. Crocker, sallmaker, 108, Minorite, deposed that on
the @venlig of the Ist instant he locked up his place safely
et eight o'clock, and found it broken open the next
derma▪ l, canvas
night. to the value of 361. having been stolen
the
After some further evidence the prisoner was fully com-
mined for trial.

WANDSWORTH.
ATTIMPT TO 111:1D11.

Jena Towneettl, the husband of twelve 'rives, who
already stands committed on several eases of bigamy, con-
spiracy, and robbery, was brontrzabillons Mr. Demo*, to be
on examined the more serious c of aftstaptiag to mur-
der a young woman, named Me Solplk formerly In the
sereles et lir. William Buller Kitson, •gentlenran consorted
with the Custom Hoax, melding at No. 114, Warwick-street,
Pisan.

- The eradiate takes on a former °oration went to prove that
on the lath of July, 1856, Mr. K Run and family were out
of trarkthe house being left in charge of Rolph who had been
in the wok* =my years, and her aged grandfather. The
home wee securely fastened, and about 12 o'clock at
night ltoiph vas awoke by hearing an onuanal noise.
She culled to her grandfather and not hearing any
answer or a repetition of the idea, else we. about
to go lo sleep sole when the perenr rushed into
the room with the large kitchen poker in one hand and
L attack
in the ether. He commenced a murderous
epos her, by Wilda( bar over the hoed end arms
wltthaoher. Mr celled to him to rum her, and be die-
e amein* pier. She then felt a prentere upoa
her *reek wYeL tee took for his band grasping it
Site shortly enerweedis became lammibla sad did not re-
member anything at nn about sixo'clock in the mora-
les, whoa her memilleaer celled her, end she had only
✓adiant serene* te tell bin what bad occurred Upon
mama( the mem she was found in • frightful condition with
• repheleard read her throat It had evidently been fastened
vary tight, and*, laze had slipped, or she would have been
fibe was removed to the hospital, and was in •
&ammo state for some time afterwards. It also appeared
that the cellar bad been broken open end plate of the value of
1001. stoles. It was customary when Mr. Kitten left town
to place his plate in the cellar, the circumstance of which was
eery known to Rolph and two former cooks. One of them
to be Caroline Walters, who is now suffering
leviz mouths' imprisonment for giving • free character
rile Harradine, one of the prisoner's wives, by which she
wable to rob Mr. Parse of Waadawrdi-fields. The
hems was entered by freeing the front kitchen window.
Mr. Richard Prater, surgeon, of Brydgesetreet, Covent-
/Alba, now stated that he lived near Mr. Litree's at the
time inEestion and was celled ie. He toned the young
venom recovering from collapse conerquent upon SOON
serious cry. The bed was very much tumbled and was
covered with large spots of blood. She had du or mix large
contused wounds on the head, perstreting to the boas,
which was quite exposed. The wounds averaged from
hell an inch to two inches in length. Her arms were
Rightfully bruised and swollen. He saw the poker lying
war the bed u well as the rope. He had her removed to
St. George's Hospital, where she remained three weeks, and
wee for some time is danger.
Caroline Walters was brought from the Wandsworth
prima, and proved another charge of bigamy against the
prisoner.
Mr. Dayman fully committed the prisoner for trial on the
charge of burglary and attempted murder.

DOUBLE EXECUTION AT SWANSEA.