The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-18 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

VICE-CHANCELLOR STUARTS ellannatt
To-day Mr. Hall, the chief clerk, sat for tin free
vacation clerk, and Mr. Peake also attended, sad LI
beards number of fipple:atom Mr. Peaks, erk,
most assiduous in him)),dincha of his
uore—f-,7
the clerks under concluded his lateen
sent vacations.

Di WARMS.
This ease, before reported in this journal, was sow 61/4
eluded. Since it was last mentioned We im
before VioeXhanoellor Stuart, and he
children residing out of the jurisdiction of theatikeeett
next step will be for Kiss Gunning, the
sent • memorial to the crown, and there tuVia!'44lt

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tion that the right to the forfeited property will every be , eihy
in favour of the children. The property left byr
Warder amounts la the whole to a considerable yak
the conclusion of the proceeding! it is rashes
on
that it will come to the family. The „balt
m
signed the necessary documents in the ease

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goebert.)
111 ea w. WiBBER.—A PRISON CUL
This was a renewed application for rel.'s& The b.,
rapt, a consulting and operating unman, of Tubg,.
wells, was in custody at the suit of Mr. Marla Till":
also a surgeon, of Tanbridge.wells, a creditor for Ili'
the amount of damages and mete awarded why
bankrupt in an action for libeL
Mr. nawe opposed for the detaining creditor.
It appears that for some time peat a deal of MA&
has existed in Tunbridge-wells, in consequence of aQ
defeats in the sanitary arrangements of the tom, I,*
gave rime to much angry controversy. The boss b%
took part in them discussions ' • the remit
that en action for libel was brought against bin
Truisms, who is a member of the local board of
and it was in respect of the award recovered in Nils
that the bankrupt was now in custody.
Mr. Hanes urged that the court bad no power to

fere.
The bankrupt urged that his ease was one of grad L
abip.
His Honour said he oonld not entertain the %paha%
WI the ease was one of those in which the statute pok
bited the court from interfering to grant the reiwak t
b..nkrupt being in custody in an sawn for bheL He;
therefore, decline to interfere.
lir. Hanes asked for costa, this being the batik apjak
tion of the kind.
His Honour declined to allow costs.

IN St MAULS NULL
This was another application for relines. 71 ,
rapt, • builder, of Bermondsey, owes 4681. ; nemosa6
Mr. Lucas opposed ; Mr. Doria supported. Os ow
application the bankrupt hail been directed by
missioner Wioalow to file cei Lain accounts, and fa
time was now asked for the examination of those ament
His Honour said that Mr. Commissioner Wiegatto
made a very special order in the case, and the snowy
man stand over till hie return.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COUR'.
(THIS DAY.)

(Before the Common Seriessti.)
Robert Morrison, 21, a very genteel-i.oking yang
pleaded guilty to a charge of embezzling various us
money, the propel:yr of Arthur Solomon and soother..
Mr. Daly, who appeared for the prisoner, said QM Zs
circumstances connected with the case were saw&
peculiar. The prisoni r had been for three yeses h
service of the prosecutors as clerk and (111114 r sad:
peered that some time back one of his fellow else*
very ill, sent foe him, and he admitted that he he
beetled various sums of money, and at Isie
entreaty, in which his wle joined, it
that the prisoner consented to alter the
in the book, so as to conceal the offense
had been committed. From this time the priapism,/
to have been under the control of the clerk to •
had alluded. end he believed there was no donbt
had led to the committal of the offences to whisk t
sower had pleaded guilty. The clerk to wheal
referred had since absconded ; but under theeiresashans,
and also hawing regard to the youth of the primer, heed
he hoped the court would deal leniently with him, Nei
cularly as thestrosecutora had strongly reomwdedy.
to mercy.
The Common Serjeant said he believed thee •
doubt that the prisoner's fellow clerk bad in
instance seduced him to the commission of crime,.
afterwards exercised an evil influence over him sad a
him to continue in a course of plunder. nide- thee
cumstanoes, he should pass a more lenient eentemas
that which was usually inflicmd in such Mee, I
should order him to be imprisoned and kept to hard)
for nine months.
THE ST. cites% WIDER.
Mr. Daly said that he was instructed to defend
loner, John Richard Jeffery, who was chimed se
murder of his eon, and he had to apply to the smut
the awe should not be put in the list until tome.
close o 2 the session. He was instructed that the
several witnesses to be called for the Masa
should at a later period of the session have to s
the postponement of the trial to the next imam
The Common Serjeant said that he did not think
sell justified in making a positive order in der
the c..se, but it would be placed on the judges
morrow, and he had no doubt that if any we,
grounds were shoe .1 for such a course being adopted.'
t-.*.al would be allowed to stand over to tbs
Bogen.

♦ CURIOUR TIRPENCE.
John Hamad, 28, was charged with a baihry'
dwelling-house of John Clarke Muslim; and *
silver cruet stand and other articles, his property.
Mr. Daly prosecuted.
The prosecutor is an independent gentleman. ---
Beckley-park, Bromley, Kent, and durins the 00'
6th September the premise* were entered and a
able quantity of property stolen. The Omen we
a police-constable named John Davis, WOK*
City force, two days afterwards in Bishom;aolo4
with nearly the whole of the stolen props:7 in
sion, and in consegnence of the uns.Sisfaotoly
gave of it, be took Lim to the police-station.
The prisoner, when called upon for his ddsma
long circumstantial statement, the effect of whiobi
on the day mentioned he was walking over
bridge, when an old gentleman tappedL men the
and Introduced himself to him as his grandfather'
had not seen for seven years. He also said
going abroad, and he wished him to go to ak.
an l have some refreshment before they
While they were there the ptisoeis
that he eaked his grandfather what
Citto give him before he went sway,
te open-d his carpet-ber and handed lion
that were found in his Kier:non.
Tbs constable who apprehended the prisoeer
when he first questioned the prisoner about ths
he told him that it had been left him by
bb
grandfather. (A laneh.)
The jury found the prisoner Gans of fel*+
eeivin; the property lmowin‘ it to have been Wks.
Ai he was not known to the police the Comma,
only sentenced him to 12 months' hard labour.

gins DAY.)

CLERIMWELL.
MURDEROUS ASSAULTS.
Michael Dempiwy. a labourer, aged SS, mar
Hunter's-plece,St. Pancras, wu charged heir 1
with committ'n" a violent assault on Jules
whereby her life is placed in danger.
Mr. H. Allen, prosecuting officer of the
Institute for Improving and Enforcing the Lai
Protection of Women, attended to watch •
behalf of that society, of which Lord Ebni yis
The proeemitrix, being confined toner bcd..
attend, and • letter wee handed to the nmilsw'''
that the friends of the prisoner had made bee ^'
tion, and that she did not wish to prouente.
trate would not allow that course to be
the
-
the evidence, from which it appeared that the
ant's brother was assisting home a drunken man,
went up and said as the man and his companimi
noisy lot, he had better go home. She had ItsnlY
words before the prisoner set on her, knocked
forced her down, and then kicked ber most -
Flersereams for help brought thepolicetoher saes-
which the pt blouse made off, but he was al •
Jawed, and then he denied the charge. Theo
Willa so injured that sbe had to be conveyed
and there she was attended by Dr. Pant the
surgeon of the B division, who found that shell
a had state that he ordered her removal to Me
College Hospitd ; but as the authori..ies them
melee her, she had to be taken back to her,-
Dr. Paul, of Burton-crescent, said be re.
Hunterastreet police-station, and caw the Lail
She was suffering great pain, had two of
tared, sad a badly contused eye. There ens
of strangulation on her neck. He orderehe
d her
the University College Hospital, but s was
when she was taken there, and he had ince
at her home.
Mr. Barker inirirod if she gras in envws doge!'
Dr. Peal replied
that there wu alls
fractured ribs. She would be in still sue
no The her house.
prisoner, in defence, denied that hs,_.
that assaulted the complainant, although
deny that he was on the spot. If the mm-
about to remand him be hoped he would take,'
Mr. Barker remanded the prisoner to WE
tention, and said it was Ids ride never to
medical gentleman certified to him that Shea
danger to life.
The gaissiew Ikea reeneral.

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