The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-24 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.
Maw Broats,2l w brought up for further essratue-
des upon scheme of laving, ea the 15th October lost, lined
Ned unwed • request for tae delivery of a oheque-book et the
Lorton Joint Stook Bask, Prinoiretreet, to be
siguec=r. 11. C. Groora, merchant, of
for Wel.

GUILDHALL.
Mr. Jaws the manager to Kr. Strode, gas
engineer, of 3, Angei-.heat, and 16, fit. liartin's-le-Grand,
wee charged with carmtog the drat! of Alfred Howell, a
youth about 16 years of age, by the accidental discharge of •
pistol In • workshop on the premises in Awl- street.
G. T. Wentworth, Kr. Strode's foreman, mated that Hr.
M.Kansie had a couple of patent. for breech-boding
and on the previous everting he and witness sad the deceased
were in the workshop. They were all In frost of •
target, end the defeident end witness ware 4fig at it with
pistols, when some discomion arose between them se to the
workia of the trlerttro
Mr. Huniphery—Had he the revolver in his
bad at Ur thee?

; and we were all standing close
together La front of the twist, and In showing me how easy
the revolver trigger worked he discharged the remaining
laded chamber, and the charge entered the cheat of the lad
Howell, who died a few minutes afterwards. The 'dittoes
further stated that the deceased and Mr. M'Kenr.le were es
the beet terms, end that he was 0001Villead the occurrence was
purely accidst:tal.
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.11eisesdedtioanalt theitost mortem examination.
BOW-STREET.
Three little boys, named Amapa Irish, James Kalov, and
1•11101 Weals', the two former ten years of age and the latter
twelve years of age, were brought before Mr. Henry, charged
with Mean from Covent-geed= Market about 12 ounces of
• poisons' drug celled belladonna, mod adminiseerbsg It to
divers other boys, whereby their lives were mangers&
The esse had excite] a most palatal Interest in conseqmsce
of W lora number of children who bad partaken of the
poison, sad many of them were in a state more or lees pre-
oirlost. The court sou crowded with anxious spectators, not
a fad whom were parents or Mends of some of the sufferers.
Bose time before the prisoners were planed at the bar, Mr.
MV•Beeb, of the arm of Butler and M'Culloch., welted on
Mr. Hasty to make • statement of the facts, and to inquire
whether he could be held in any way reepomible P
Me. Hoary should certainly think not. When a person's'
popraly wee stolen he could hardly be held accountable for
tbs se made of it by the thief.
Open W boys bong placed at the bar,
Willies James Langton, porter to Maas. Biller and
M'Colloeik, herbalists, madmen, dc., Covent-garden Market,
wee called. He deposed—On Monday lest I packed a
hamper, containing two jam of belladonna, to go into the
country. The belladonna is • sort of salve.
Mr. Henry—l suppose it was going to a canna P
Witness-4 don't know when it was going, except that it
was to some customer is the country. It was pecked with
straw and rough paper between the jars. Each jar was
labelled " Belladonna—poison," and was wrapped in a cover
of brown paper, end one of slate-coloured holland. The
hamper was morel with string. I left It outside the shop,
le go away by the *anise that .wing. That night I found
W Menge set, the double oover of ea jar out open, and
sheet 12 ca. of the belladonna gone. It had been moped out
either with the lingers or with • knife. I suppose they
thought they had got some honey, as we had been robbed of
some hooey before.
Police-sergeant Felton, F 6, deported—la conemorsce of
information I received from the mother of • boy now lying
in Charing-cross Hospital, I a ed the three prisoners.
There are now two boys in Hospital, one of
whom le very dangerously ill. He has been in a raving state
ever since be was taken in last night. The last I heard of
him was that there was no hope of his recovery. The other
is getting better. They are about the age of the prisoners.
There is another in Middlesex Hospital. Several have been
taken away from the hospitals by their psrente. About 17
or 18 hem been suffering more or Mee from the effects of the
poison given them by the prisoners. I apprehended Kelsey
at the National School, In Broker's-alley. He mid, "I did
take the stuff. A boy named Irish cut the hempr and took
out some stuff from • jar and gave it to me. We stole a
bottle from the same place, and put some of the stuff in the
bottle with cold water tram the pump in the market (opposite
Butler and M'Culloch's shop). We thought it was Spanish
liquorice. fleeted it. and it was sweet, but I thought it was
tarty, like poism, eo I would sot take any more." He also
mid that Weal's, Iri
sh, sad two other, were with him.
Twe of the boys who had takes the stuff are hers.
Holmes, P 3—l tea:Kelsey to the hospital to see
osisizrboys there who was thought likely to dl.. I con-
sidered that it might be important that be should identity
Kelsey. It appears, however, that the boy was with them.
Ha told me he saw them taking the stuff from the jar, and be
said, " You shell not have it all," and snatched from them
• portion, which he mt. He is now deranged.
One of the two little boys spoken of by Felton woe now
ost forward by his mother who desired to have him sworn.
Prom thevacant and bewildered expression of his countenance
he seemed hardly yet recovered from the ifacts of the

Ifs. flgary-1 don't think that boy is in aet state to he
lasiolsed. _—te not well yet.
Pekes—No, tit he is not.
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Mr. Mary-He ought not to have hem removed from the
b=es—Wis did not bring him here, sir. Both these boys
hew 0011111 here with their parents, who would insist on re-
them from the hospital.
Mr. Henry—Yon bad better reed him beck again.
The boy—l was not with these boys. The middle boy
(Kelsey) asked roe if I wanted some Spenith." I said,
, • Tee," sad he gave use some.
Mr. Hogry—DM you drink much of it?
The hey—No. sir; only • very little.
Mr. Heary—Me will get over it. But I shall not how
him to toilworn at present. Now, Kelsey, what do you say to
this? It is a very serious matter. You might bees Mod
some of the boys.
Keksy—We thought it was " liquorish." It was like jam.
We =donors " Spanish liquorish water" with it, and sold
it to the boys for a pin. I tasted it and did not like It, so I
was going to throw it away, when • boy asked me to give
him soon for • pia. I let him have some, and he drank •
good lot. The he wanted some more for another pin, and
I maid not let him han it, but he drank • lot more in spite
of me. The another boy took it, and said it was
Smola," sad very good. So I hod some more.
Mr.Mary—You might have killed yourself end the
ethers too. . _ _

Ydtoe—Thew medusa of the meet mobilo.. little thieves
is the market. Ketaey, I am eireid, bee had a bad example
eat him et home. You may remeeMer. der, that he father
vas hewer ly *rem et we of the beet piers. He dimmed
with hie wide. NM they wen etipmeteL
Mr. remember the Nee.
Haleeee—Leksys hem wee the we who was billed to
stet midbi le mop hen the Oo Bram at the time of

the as plea. He threw himself overhand Is swim ahem
Hand aineisily saved the line of other paspie hes
diretnix, as he was ea imeellemt adming.
The mother of Wanes here Inn ismeed, sad mid she
bed bad • great den ot teedd•witli her on, who wee a very
bed boy. Hens cemelenly la the WA of geltag NM to
steel In the marlin She had ressally nude em
at able court, with a view to have lin seat t• a
She wan to have brought bim before the esegistrets es Inter:
day, but he ran away from home, sad slas ewM net lad him.
Mr. Henry—l think the reformatory wedd be the best pans
for them all. They are just the boys for Palthea, red ea I
usderatood there is room there at preent. I may Trobobil
and them there. Have they been oonvickd before
Felton mild they had not.
Holton—But Kelsey has been remanded. He was one of
the font boys who were charged some time ago with stealing
• donkey rod mit from the market. They drove nom for
eawitel days, and were at last taken at Highgate. They were
remanded for punishment, and the& allowed top away.
Mr. Henry—l think the best plan will be to seed them ell
to Pelthant. However, I shell not de that sow. I shell ta-
mest' them till we et) whether any of the boys dls la which
one I mast await the result of the inquest.
The prisoners accordingly stand remanded.
CLERKENWELL.
Anne has, of the Mall-office, General Poet Ofice, WIN
charged with obtaining an order for the mend of MI by
Else pretences, from Mr. Evans, solicitor, 10, John-suwat,
Bedford vow.

Yr. i...e.1.1 stated that Its had been indeed to lend the
prisoner the money on hit melon that he was more
that 21 years of age, and t at upon him entering an salon
in
autoy a superior °Dart spinet the primmer, the latter pleaded
l .
Remanded, but admitted to ball in the sum of 901.
MARLBOROUGH-STRRBT.

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Yr. &mud Game Newark Stuart, of 19, Renelagh-
street, publican, was charged with an assault, under the fol-
lowing extraordinary circumstances :
Mr. George Kindersley Jackson, oilman, of 24, Elisabeth-
street, Pimlico, nod that on the previous evening be was on
cos of the Royal Blue omnibuses poising through the Hay-
market to Pimlico, when the conversation with the defen-
dant and others on the omnibus turned on the eristocrecT,
=of the Duke of Northumberland. The defendant
d he wee one of the Stuarts, and that his cousin ws
the rightful heir to the crown.
Hr. Bingham mid he trembled for the Pi ince of Wales
then.

Jackeen mid he did. The defendant then said that
his comb, who was lying dormant, could soon prove that,
gad would do away with " the Queen." He (Mr.
John* was a little startled at this, and began to think the
delleasat not right in his Wad. The defendant then said
he was one of the warriors, he (witness) supposed of the
Stuarts, and upon ibis he told the defendant he waa more
like a list than a warrior.

Mr. Ilinghsm sold ths word " liar" wsita hard word to
addrees to a warrior, or even to a draper, not that the thwarts
were a warlike set.
Mr. Jeon said the coachman was witting between them,
end the defendant eruct him with the back of his band
woes his face; and again, when opposite the Haymarket
Theatre, gave him another blow on the month rutting his
tip, and esuetog hie nose to bleed very freely. He then gees
him into custody.
Inspector Holden said the defendant had not been drinking.
The defendant stared that the complainant said the Emperor
of Fannon wee going to take England, and he asked him if he
would say it again. and on his doing so--being • true•born
Englishman (a Yorkshiremati)—be struck him. He told the
nom t las had • son • soloohnseter on board the Gorm-
and on the complainant saying he wee • liar be snafu
strut \km He was sorry he bad forget himself so far as to
strike hint.

--Yr. Bingham said all he (the delerdsro said about liar,
being =Englishman, and abort Napalm taking En end,
was very laudable, bat be did not thlak the wing of such
lengemp tower= the Queen very iradable.
te=dast esid be loved theQesen se he did his life.

11r. HMOs= said no one more disapproved of Me ooe of
the word " bar" than he did, and no ern would mob more
showman then he would for a blow streak is mars for
giving the lie to a perms. But if ever the word wee justi-
fied it was what a man on the top of an onmdbos good snob
language towards our Sovereign Lady Qom. Victor* and
who boasts of his relative being the heir to the arose. He
had no right to strike the blow, and bad no am to blame
bet himself. The blow wee not joistillable, end be should
ens him 40s. for the aosaali, sad to fad or surety for three
months to be of good behaviour towerdo the complainant,