The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-05 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1858.

CRNTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

fan Miteloll, 44, described am a soldier, was indicted for
resulting George Hatehard Welch with intent to do him
grievous bodily harm. In other counts the prisoner was
'barged with an result and inflicting bodily injury to the
prosecutor, and also with • common result.
The offence imputed to the prisoner was committed on the
14th of August last, but when the case came on to be dis-
posed of in this court the prisoner was proved to be in • state
id insanity, and therefore not in a condition to plead, and he
was subsequently removed to a lunatic asylum, where his
mind was restored and he was consequently sent back to this
court to take his trial for the offence of which he was originally
mused.

It appeared that the prosecutor is usher and gaoler at the
Marlborough-strest Police-court, and on the day mentioned
the prisoner was taken to that court and ordered to find
securities for creating • disturbance at the shop of
Mews Swann and Edgar, in Regent-street. After the
case had been disposed of, the prosecutor was about
to remove the prisoner to the cells, when, as they
were going along the passage leading to them,
he snatched up • pail and threw it at the proascutor, but
missed him, and it went with such violenceagainst the wall
as to break it into pieces. Welch, upon this, called to ano-
ther prisoner, named Saunders, to arrest him, and while they
were endeavouring to get the priscner into the cell, he linked
the prosecutor, and inflicted each serious injuries upon him,
that for three months he was unable to resume his duty, and
he wee not yet recovered.
Mr.Parkaa, • surgeon in Great Marlborough•treet, spoke to
the serious character of the Injuries received by the prose-
cutor, and also stated that, upon going to the cell in which
the prisoner wee oadlued co the day the occurrence took
place, he lona that be bad tarn off all his clothea, and he
to be selberlag from delirium tremens, and evidently
214 :ortlearew whet be was doing. When he was subse-
quently pieced at ths bar of this court to plead, he waa cer-
tainly in a ebbe of insanity, and he was consequently not
tried. The rinser appeared to have been drinking on the
14th al Anson, end ha mind was no doubt dined by the
liar or mom other cause.
Tha Berieder put some questions to the peawoatr, who
stated that the prisoner bad gone on a previous occeion to
the shop a/ Mears. Swum sad Edgar, end' annoyed some
bin ladies by togging of them, mad upon their easing to wire
sent he norm very violent, and the police were
sent fee, end the Oman wee taken into custody and com-
mitted to the Hum of Correction for 14 days. Immediately
;hie be went again to Meears. Swann and
Ages's = Debased with so much violence that he
was sena takes into amelody, sad it wee for this conduct
that be was ordered to daimons* to keep the peace.
Mr. Weathecheed„ the govenior of Newgate, maid he be-
lieved the ;einem bed bees In the army, and that sechad
received some Wiry to the head, and • little drink ted
bin. He alas beinved, ken what he had heard, that drink
was the cession elide eating k the manner he had done, and
be had caedoeled blemdf very quiet and proper manner
mime be had been add In Newest,.
The primmer, when celled upon for his defence, said he was
my for whet bed happened, but he did not know what
be wee st the time.

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timed common asesult.
sad he tic emMaced to be impr end kept to hard
labour for fair neeethe_

fearifieca 27fershill surrendered, and pleaded guilty, to
an Indietneent framed under the recent statute of Lord Camp-
norich charged him with having unlawfully in his pm-
a large quantity of lewd and obscene prints, with
intent to seU and dispose of the same.
Mr. Sleigh, who appeared for the defendant, urged, in
mitigation of the offence, that he bad formerly borne a re-
spectable character, and that since there proordmge be had
given up the premisesoccopied by him in Holywell-atreet,
from whmes the prfnth , and had altogether dis-
continued the disgusting traffic Under these circumstances,
he said he loped the court would feel that the ends of justice
would be suMolently answered by the course the defendant
had taken in pleading guilty, and entering into sureties to
appear and receive ,inftmmt, if he should be called upon to
do so.
Mr. Bodkin, who
.appeared for the prosecution, said he
could not coment to this proposition without consulting the
Home
re/Secretary, by whose order the prosecution had been
Waftu.

---Tieliecorder said that he certainly should not take upon
himself to allow the defendant to escape without any punish-
ment, unites the presocutor consented to such a course being
sVeinatter was accordingly postponed to the first day of
the nest session, the defendant in the meantime being dla•
charged upon sureties to appear and reoeive the judipsent of
the wart.

William William Thompson, 34 a very well deemed men,
wearing a large baud and moustache, pleaded guilty to three
indictments charging him with embezzling mosey to a very
large amount, the property of his employers, News. W. T.
Jour and Co., wholesale oilmen, in Leadenhall-bedldings.
Yr. Clifford, who appeared for the prisoner, said that
he had never attempted to deny his guilt, end ha had
now pleaded guilty entirely of his own accord. He was in-
structed to say in mitigation that he had unhappily indulged
in habits of betting, which had led him into his present posi-
tion, and although he was enured that the court maid not
give effect to an excuse of this description, it probably would
take into consideration the additional-facts he was instructed
to state on behalf of the prisoner. These facts were, that
although the sums the prisoner had pleaded guilty of em-
bezzling, were, doubtless, very considerable taken by them-
selves, yet, when it was taken into consideration that no lees
than 29,0001. passed through the prisoner's hands in the
course of the year, the sums actually embezzled b 7 the pri-
soner would be found to form a very small portion indeed of
that amount. He was also informed that although the pri-
soner was allowed a certain sum for his travelling anenses,
It proved to be inadequate, and the prisoner having once
mad* use of his employees' money, was led on to repeat the
offence in order to make up the deadline" in his wants.
Mr. Bodkin, who appeared for the promotion, said this
the preseentots carried on a very extensive badness in the
City of London, and they had felt it to be their duty to insti-
tute the present proceeding against the prisoner, who had
been employed by them in • confidential capacity, and who
had abased the confidence that had been reposed in him to a
very considerable extent. The prisoner was paid a salary of
1701. a y7ear, and it had been ascertained that the total amount
of his dslalostlams was nearly 3,0001. As to his having been
=ln toning traneaction s, he believed it was true he
mixed np with those prooeedings, which ware so
Nikki • source of crime; and as to what had been stated
with regard to the sum that was allowed him for his
tuvellimg mums not being sufficient for the pur-
pose, he was instructed that his allowance was •
wheely ample one, if the prisoner had travelled and
his duty in a proper manner, but it appeared that
hd a bale companion when ha went on his jour-
neys, and this, no doubt, materially increased the expense.
The sums that were the subject of the present Indict-
ments amounted to 9711., and the whole of this money
appeared to have been embezzled by the prisoner between
the months of May and November.
The Recorder, in passing sentence, said that the prisoner
appeared to have been employed In • very confidential capa-
city, sad he occupied • situation which a great many pereone
in his position of life would have been very thankful for.
It was clear that he bad embezzled very tarp sums of money,
and ft also appeared that he had not yielded to any sodden
tenmeadon, but that he had been carrying on • regular system
of plunder. Under these chromium= he felt it to be his
duty to order him to be kept in penal servitude for four
years.
Mr. F. H. Lewis applied to the court to allow the trial of
Kr. Edward A. clover for misdemeanour, in having
made a false declaration as to his qualification as a member
el the Home of Commons, to staid over to the next session.
The ground upon which he made the application was, that
the ow was one of a very oxopliested dromMer, and the
defendant bad not had sufiLient time to peepers his dawn
Mr. Bodkin, who appeared for the prosecuticm, said he was
not Instructed to oppose the application. The charge bed
been made upon a resolution of the House of Commons, sad
It was undoubtedly very desirable that a full inquiry should
take place.
The Recorder said that, under these circumstance's, the
court saw no objection to the case going over to the
February swim.

butter and some other articles. He than examined her shawl,
end found the rabbit tacked under her arm. Bhe then be-
came much excited, and entreated prosecutor to let her go.
The policeman who took her into custody said that when
at the statism the prisoner declared she had bought and paid
for the rabbit.

Mr. Arnold—la anything known et her
Dennis (the gaols)—She wan brought hers on the let of
;est June charged with stealing five pounds of beef from a
butcher's shop under circumstances similar to those of the
present charge, and was then committed for three months.
A tradesman stepped forward, said said there wee some
soap found in the priaoner'a bag which had been stolen from
his shop on Saturday night when the prisoner visited it and
bought a little starch.
Prisoner war remanded till Thursday.
MARTLIBOSB.

A young man, named William Willis, was charged with
having committed a robbery at the residence of Mrs. Boller,
49, York-street, Portman-square.
On Saturday evening last the prisoner called at the mid-
donee alluded to, the door of which was opened by one of the
servants (the 000 k), to whom he stated that he had been sent
by his master, in the Bdirwsre.road, for some articles which
were to be d7d. She (the cook) went upetain to man
inquiry leaving the in the purge, and on her re-
turn, sitar that no d=ioes had been re-
quired, she found that e (prketter had absconded, and that a
great-coat had been carried off.—