The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-23 00:00:00

THE POLICE COM&

CLERILENWELL.
Rebore Godfrey Thrser a driver of ow dthe Favourite
= J album, rename at 8, ohn-street, Liverpool-road, Isling-
ton, surrendered to his reoogniesnou, before Mr. Tyrwhitt,
on the charge of causing the death of Elizabeth Emily Sell,
seed four years, by driving an omnibus over her at Mount
Pleasant, Clerkenwell.
It appeared from the evidence that on Thursday afternoon
last shortly after one o'clock, the prisoner wee driving one of
the Favourite omnibuses down Mount Pleasant, which is
rather a steep hill, at a moderate pace. Some children were
playing in the road, and when within twelve yards of the
horses, one of them threw a ball, upon which several ran
after it, and before the prisoner could stop the horses, two
Widnes were knocked down, and the wheel went over the
deceesed, who was killed on the spot. The other child, who
was very mach bruised, was picked up and taken to the hos-
pital. Two witnesses who saw the misfortune, said it was
=accidental, and that no fault could in any way be
with the prisoner.
Sergeant Mellott (2 0) said that since the ore was last
before the court a coroner's inquest had been held, and the
jury had returned a verdict that the death of the child was
purely accidental, and that no blame was attached to the
pelsoose.
Pollee-constable Ronan (107 0) and he did not see the
accident. The prisoner gave himself into custody, saying he
had driven over two children.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should discharge the prisoner. From
aft he mead see of the matter, he could awn to so other con-
chides, than that the death was purely sooldestal ; for two
WitlllllllllB bad distinctly sworn that the prisoner was driving
slowly at the time. It was a very melancholy OM, and the
accident was caused by the children fancying they were es
ode playing in the road as • they were at home. As the
parents of the child were poor, and had been put to some ex-
pence, the worthy magistrate, In conclusion, said he would
allow them some relief from the poor-box.
The prisoner was then discharged.

WORSHIP-STREET.
BieAard Hackett, • well-dreamed, intalbgent-loo=enth,
was charged with having attempted to destroy hi
Whitty, City constable 160, said that on the seating of
Friday, the 9th instant, he was hastily sent for to the hare
of a medical gentleman named Adams, in Eldon-street, Fins-
bury, where he found the prisoner, who was lying upon the
floor in Ike surgery, foaming at the mouth and perfectly in-
stmaßile. Having been informed by the surgeon that the
prisoner had taken poison, witness conveyed him in a cab to
St. Thomas Hospital, where he wee ascertained to have
taken such a powerful doss draw of lead that it required
prompt and persevering elate to save his life, and be wad
unable to leave the hospital until that morning.
In answer to the charge, the prisoner who exhibited ex-
treme nervous prostration, said that, about a month ago, he
attended at this court to give evidence against a man who
was charged with uttering a counterfeit half-sovereign, and
he was afterwards heat by some of that man's confederates,
who declared with fearful oaths that if he ventured to appear
at the sessions against their " pal," his days ware numbered.
Although greatly terrified, he resolutely attended at the trial,
in performance of his duty but, after giving his testimony,
the dread of the threatened consequences so completely over-
powered him that he determined to terminate his adenines.
In =ewer to a question from the magistrate as to whether
he would be able to trace the parties who had made such an
abominable attempt to impede the course of justice, the pri-
soner replied in the negative as he had never before seen
them.

The father of the poor led here 'tapped forward, and,
haring undertaken to adopt efficient means for the future
protection of his son, the prisoner, after • suiiable admoni-
tion, was consigned to his charge.

Edward Boucher, a man of shabby-genteel a
and wearing • moustache, was charged with air ciam
frauds.

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Prisoner was tried at the last bilddiesex Sessions for ob-
taining a ooat by means of • forged cheque, but acquitted.
He was now charged with defrauding Mrs. Da* in whose
house be had lodged in Catherine-street, Pimlico. He bad
represented to her that Mr. Simpson, publisher of the /Use-
Sated lopmetor, would give her good interest for the loan M
U., which she advanced upon an I 0 17 he produced, pur-
porting to be signed by Mr. Simpson, and he also
from her 10s. to purchase grocery for er, for which ha sever
paid. Eighty duplioates were found in his room, principallyre-
lating to hooka. On the 29th of July last he treat to
Macre. Rowell's, account-book manufacturers, Chiapas,
and handing in his and represented himself as mastery to
the General Pictorial Exhibition Company than hag
formed, in which character he obtained books sad Maths/wry
to the value of nearly 401, which were delivered to Mm la Beau-
fort-buildings, and pledged inurdiately. its the pawn-
brokers were not in attendance with the books, the ease was
adjourned, and summonses were had against eight pawn-
brokers to produce them.
Prisoner wee remanded for a week.

)(school Goons, a boy 16 or 17 yam of age, was charged
with being in the hones of Sir James Graham, 46, Grosve-
nor-place, for an unlawful purpose.
Jamas Donaldson, a servant, said that he heard some cue
come down the area steps, and three minutes slimmer& he
found the prisoner in the servants' hail, with a railway rag
belonging to the house in his hand. Witness gave him into
custody.
Mr. Arnold committed him for three months to hard labour
in the Rouse of Correction.