The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-29 00:00:00

ASS'IMIS INTELLIGERCA

HOME CIRCUIT.....MAIDSTONEtIFILY 28.

Caown Brm.—(llefore Mr. Justice Markham.))
Weld se Cireeplell, 18, Mon JPoarthy, 22, and Edward
lligimelde, 19, three soldiers, were charged with breaking into
• Noma estholic chapel, at Chatham, and westing a wooden
box, a silver cep. a crucifix, and some other silver articles.
Kr. F. J. Smith prosecuted.
It appeared that the chapel in question wow left safely
secured on the night of the 28th of April, sad when the per-
son, who had the charge of it, went than on the following
morning, he discovered that mime prams had entered the
chapel during the night, and that a tabernacle, omesizing a
diver cup, • crucifix, and some other er.icles had been .Lulea.
The prisoners were proved to have been et a public-house
near the chapel on the night of the robbery, and on the fol-
lowing morning Campbell took the elver cop, pert of the
stolen property, to the shop of a clothier at Chatham, named
Abraham, and asked his daughter to purchase it, stating
that he heel received it from another *oldie', who had
been invalided from India, and who had found
the cop at Delhi. The young woman refined to
purchase the cup, and told her father what had occurred, and
he very properly gave information to the police. After the
prisoner Campbell left the shop he was seen to join the other
two prisoners, and they all walked away together down the
New-road at Chatham, and M'Certhy end Campbell were
taken tato custody, and the broken silver cop was picked up
tke route they had takes. The other prisoner, E•yoolds,
was taken shortly afterward@ by lie. Everest, a superin-
tendent of the musty canerabehary stationed at Chatham,
who seeded him, and found the silver crucifix in his pocket.
The officer upon this said to the prisoner that he thought this
was the article be wanted, upon which the latter replied,
"Don't say you took that thing mit of my pocket, for if you
did, you most have pat it there."
The jury .dequitted N'Carilty, and found the other two
prisoners Guilty, and they were sentenced to be imprimmed
and kept to herd labour for a year.

MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—Lnicout, JULY 28.

TYR XIMER AT MISSY, LINCOLN/1H tat.
The trial of lietery Carey and Wet. Wicket, for the murder
of Ws. Seseseaos, farmer, in Mach last, wee cannoned
after oar penal left, and was concluded this morning.
Picket's cosisnion before the Ruston magistrate. was read.
It was to the effect that the two prisoners left the public.
house between 10 and 11 ealock on the night of the murder,
and Picket, after Wing his father's house slut up,
crossed the drain on the suggestion of Carey, case-
Wily to set some rabbits, alleged to have been killed by him
is Mr. Sands' close, but Carey suggested the carrying of
hedge stakes for fear of deg. in Mr. Drury's yard.
Eventually coming up to Stevenson, Carey assaulted
him, and Picket, intimidated and frightened by the
other prisoner, assisted him, not in the commission of any
offence, but to tide hie pockets. After a deal of parley, the
murdered man, alter being assaulted and thrown into the
Mat, reviving, Carey followed hint, struck the fatal blow,
sad threw hint into the sewer. .

Mar several other griiii4;;• had been szentined, Carey, I
cm being asked it he had anything to say, replied in the
ellimmtive. He then made a beg statement, whisk was to
the effect that a plot wee entered into between him and
Picket for meeting the deceased after they bed parted from
him, and, their feces being oovered by handkerchiets,to attack
Dim and rob him, they having no intention of committing
murder. The old man, however, making • strong revistAnce,
the fatal blow was struck, and he was thrown into the ditch.
His lordship baring summed up, the jury returned a ver-
dict of Willed Murder, and sentenue of death wee passed in
the usual term.