The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-07 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

MANSION-HOUSE
THE CHARGE OP tiCUTTLING A seir.-AMEHIMIOS Or
LIONEL HOLPSWORTR.
The three men Wets, Dean, and Berwick, who Lenin
under remand for some weeks upon the awls at f*).
piously casting away the ship Severn with intent pdr
fraud the underwriters of the sum of 18,000 e, Osumi
of policies of insurance that had been effected are
were this morning brought before Alderman Buis,
tie
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magistrate who had investigated the charge ffromße
mencement, for further examination.
The case created additional interest to-day te weld
of the fact that Lionel Holdmrurih, who was sated
have been the originator, with Berwick, of the won
fraud that was contemplated, was brought tip eadea:
the bar with the other prisonei s. He is rather ages •
looking man, and it appeared that he sou appetbete*
Beale, in Switzerland, by Webb, the detective, naiLlt
Pollaky, whose services had been secured by uoyp..,,-
vage Association, by whom the prosecution was Weenie
It will be recollected that the evidence widneeinse!
former examinations of the prisoners went to niew,,,lke
the vessel in question sailed from Newport in ths
•of May of the present year, and that she was lost w
following month of June, the weather at tie kr
being perfectly calm. The captain of ths dt**,
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the carpenter, the boatswain, and e***,_,,
the seamen were examined, and their en*:
went to show that the lose of the vensd..._:
occasioned by the prisoner Webb, who was the COO In
deliberately boring large holes in the stern, and*"
were compelled, in consequence of the weal kW
rapidly with water, to take to the boats, when Wl*:
nearly a thousand miles from land. The t 0,,,
the vessel appeared to have immediately created steler„
and when the prisoners arrived in England tie Fr.
charge wan preferred against them e the inits**;
Lloyd's Salvme Association. The evidence, 110
recollected, aso went to show that the pro**,
worth was the prime mover and conceder of we •-•
action, he and Beek being the owners the
of the rem
e
Mr. G. Lewis again apred for the tion.
Mr. Buchanan appearedpea for Webb and Derric, 61
Wontner, jun., for Dean.
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Wu arrested, and he called Webb, the officer who
that when the prisoner was apprehenW
that he was quite innocent, end expressed his IBM
to go to England to meet the charge. A IBM
to
to that effect wee drum up and he awned etid
then conveyed to London. A number of Wt.—.
found upon him addressed in the name of Jamul
son. A sum of 13/. was found in his partition lad
red documents.
The whole of the voluminous evidence take* tot
former occuione was read over, in order that the
Holdsworth might be made acquainted with
deuce that was adduced against him, and this
a very considerable time.
Dome other evidence in corroboration was gills. 911
inquiry was then adjourned.
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BOW STREET.
CHARGE Or SHOPLIFTHIG.
James Alexander, who stated that he was
dmawtedith
ei
merchant at Limerick, was charged with steslinos
way rug from the shop of Mr. Hart, of the SW*.
Mr. Abrams defended.st?
James Horan Guicin a shopman in Mr.
said the prisoner entered the shop in the hartuo,
asked for change of a sovereign. With"' WG.t.tlei
reign and opened the till drawer, but wine eTill
not quite 20a. in silver, he observed that he cm*:
change and returned the sovereign. The Pn***"_,,pf
tllreot atia
„tooth* eat'
him and left the shop. After be was gone `fl„'"";yek
from a chair in the shop a railway rug