The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-02 00:00:00

THE POLICE comars.

(THIS DAY.)

GUILDHALL.
ROBBING THL Toon RoXI:A AT MoORFIRLDN RONAN
cATIfoLic ciIAPEL. _ _

F. ,tette Albert waXj.ii;e4“t the bar on remand, before
Vd. riven Abbiss, charged with stealing the money out of
1.,. poor boxes at the Roman Catholic pro-l'athednid,
ze...rlields. The prisoner was observed by Mrs. Ie
~ • t.) harwommi employed in the chapel, to go ,oso
several
Isse.boxel and put in something and draw it out !wain,
NIA directly after she liesnl the chink of money in his
hand. She went at once to the Rev. Dr. Gilbert, who, with
the Rev. Dr. T. Cahill, hastened to the spot by different
doors. Tire prisoner escaped Mr. Cahill, but Dr. Gilbert
pursued him, habited as he was in clerical vestments,
owl after a sharp chase caught him. His hat was picked
up opposite the chapel, and in it was found a piece of thin
iron hooping with an adhesive composition like birdlime on
it. In the prisoner's pockets were found a number of half-
pence and some silver with the same kind of composition
.m them, and also a tin box nearly full of the composition.
1 in examining the boxes they were all of them found to be
daubed on the inside with the composition. Inspector
Harding also noticed that some of the coppers in the boxes
had the composition in a stale state uron them, while on
tiers it was fresh.

The prisoner was remanded for inquiries to be made
abut him.

Charles Noakes, 84 B, said that he was present at the
lerkenwell sessions on the 11th of November, 18W, when
the prisoner was found guilty of a similar offence at the
1:0111411 Catholic chapel in Spanish-place, and sentenced
to Is months imprisonment with hard labour.
The prisoner having been cautioned, said that a half
.overeign and some silver which were found on him were
sot taken from the boxes. Hu had only taken three half -
pence.
Alderman Abbiss said then his conduct wss still worse
than he thought it, for with half•a-sovereimi and mine
cheer in his pocket he robbed the poor of what the chari-
table had given for their benefit.
The prisoner was then fully committed for trial.
BOW-STRIST.
CHARGK or BIGAIIT.
Edward Martindale, aged 29, a cabinet maker, residing
at 5, Marl•place, Dartford, in Kent, was placed at the bar
.41 the charge of unit's/telly intermarrying with Maria
Dorset, at the parish of St. Martin.in-the-1. adds, his wife
being still alive.

--William Dorset, Church-street, Epsom, said—On the
of March, Ida, the defendant was married
t.. my daughter, Maria Dorset, at St. Martin's
Church, Trafalgar-square. She was then 22 years
of age. The certificate of the marriage produced
I obtained from her. Since my daughters union with
the defendant they have been living at Dartmouth. In-
formation received lately from some of the defendant's
friends caused me to entertain a suspicion that he was
:dn,oly a warded man previous to his marriage with my
diughter. I wrote down to York, end discovered that the
defendant had a wife and ono child still living there. I
immediately proceeded to Dartmouth and accused
the defendant of bigamy. He first of all de-
nied it, then afterwards acknowledged it was
true. but that the former marriage was not
kial, his wife having signed her name incorrectly
on the certific'i•e. He also informed me be was married
to her on the 14th of August, 1859. He voluntarily came
up with me to London, and I made my charge at Scotland.
y.11...1, and they sent me here.
Mr. Vaughan —But why did you not give him into
(mutely down there, . .

\Vitiates continued—l did, sir, but the police.
constable said that it woo out of their district,
and he thought it would be better if I brought the case up
to London, especially as the defendant was willing to
accompany me to town. I may as well mention that I
offered the prisoner the chance of escaping to France with
his clothes and tools tf he would be silent about this unfor-
tunate affair. I further offered to pay his expenses over
there. He first accepted the proposal but finally rejected it,
saying that he wished to have the matter thoroughly inves-
tigated.. . •.. _

-Thedefendant here mid—lt is perfectly true that I
have a wife and child in Yorkshire, and I gave Mr. Dorset
every facility for discovering the same. My wife and I did
not agree very well together, entirely through her mis-
behaviour. There was also a disease about at the time,
and I had to go to Hastings fur fresh air, and she wrote to
me saying that she did not intend to follow me. When I
married her I was very young, she being six years
older than I am. I had not discovered till lately
that she had been keeping company with another man.
She used to meet the postman every day in the streets, and
take the letters from him. On the marriage certificate she
signed her name Jane Ann Bagsley,. her real name being
Jane Ragly. I considered the marriage illegal, and wish to
have itlfinvestigated.
Mr. Vaughan—You seem to think because you have
been wronged by one wife that you must inflict a punish-
ment on another.

Defendant —I told Miss Dorset all the circumstances of
my first marriage.
Mr. Vaughan—Well, is that so, Mr. Dorset!
Witness—That I cannot tell, but I had heard nothing
about it.

lienr7 Dorset, a watchmaker, said—l am the son of the
last witness. I was present and testified to the mar.
nage of the defendant with my sister. I did not sec the
clergyman give the certificate to any sister, but I went with
the defendant and obtained it from the clerk.
Mr. Vaughan— I shall remand the case, and on the next
occasion witnesses must be present to prove to the first
marriage, and Mr. Dorset's daughter must also appear.
The defendant—Will you take bail, your worship
Mr. Vaughan —Yes ; 171 take your own recognisances in
W., and two sureties in 251. each.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

PUNISHING ASSAULTS WITH IMPRISONMENT.
James Savage. a young man described as a cabman, was
charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with, while drunk, assault-
ing Mr. Francis Sayer, licensed victualler, No. 13, liens-
miag's-row, Leicester-square.
Mr. Sayer said that last night, about 9 o'clock,
the prisoner came into his house in a state
of intoxication, and rushed upstairs into the
mooed room and made use of very bad lan-
page and mused a great disturbance. He went I
detain and remonstrated with the prisoner, and
while getting him downstairs the prisoner struck him
several times. He at last succeeded in getting the pri-
mmer into the street, having in the meantime sent for a
<suitable, but the prisoner directly afterwards returned to
the house, and soaking a rush at him struck him twice
over the counter, and he then gave him into custody.
Police-constable Eccleshall, 192 C, said that on being
called to the complainant's house he saw the prisoner
strike him twice.
The prisoner said he was very sorry.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he could not overlook theme violent
smelts, and must send the prisoner for 14 days' hard
labour without the option of paying a fine.
STABBING ST A WIT.
Crone Dandall, a boy 10 years of age, was charged with
stabbiag another boy about the same age, named Henry I
Moore, in the arm with a pocket knife, while in Berwick-
street, Soho.
The evidence was not of a very satisfactory nature, the
progenitor stating that the wound was purposely inflicted,
while previously he had stated that it w.is accidentally
done.
Tyrwhitt remanded the boy.
WORSHIP-STREET.
FIRING A PISTOL IN THZ Snail%
Wu. Day, 19, described as a labourer, living in Flu:mix.
street, Bethnal-green, was charged on remand with firing a
loaded pistol in the public streets and thoroughfares to
the danger of passengers.
Prisoner was brought before Mr. Newton, Cressy, 189
If , a week since, when that constable deposed that while
oa duty and passing beneath an arch of the Great Eastern
Railway he suddenly heard the report of fire-arms and
felt, or fancied he felt, a slight tingling at the back of his
neck, turning and running back, he found the primmer
guiding with a pistol, recently fired, in has hand, subse-
quently some powder and small shot in his pocket.
lie first stated, that being fresh from the country,
be was not aware of having done wrong, as there were
to houses under a railway arch, nor horses to be frightened,
and afterwards declared that a stranger had given him the
pistol and ammunition, but said nothing respecting the
weapon being loaded ; what hail occurred was entirely an
occident. He, of course, felt extremely sorry if be had
occasioned any alarm. Mr. Newton again adverted in
strong terms on the folly and stupidity of such an act
nen beneath an arch, more particularly as prisoner —if,
indeed, his statement of ignorance as to the pistol
having powder in it was true, hail received it together
with shot, as a gift. Cressy said he did not know the young
ton, nor believe any injury was premeditated.
Mr. Newton remanded the prisoner as stated, and the
mutable, although having failed to gather further testi-
!noel affecting the case, coolly remarked that on the morn-
'; following the previous hearing of it he found, jug be-
atith the skin at the back of his neck a smell shot. It
manifest, after some further remarks, that there had
Sot e"^ any injury purposed,
Mr.
ltl HISS inflicted a fine of 405., or one month's ins.
11,oement in default.
Prisons r was locked up.

WANDSWORTH.
NARROW EXCAPE.
ritiorrior .4Peann, a married woman, living in Lock's-
Ettls Walworth. was placed in the dock before Mr.
on a charge of trespassing upon the London,
aatham, and Dover Railway, and endangering her own
ts.. and that of another person.
Breslin, a porter at the Battersea-park station,
the mated that on the previous night the prisoner came on to
Platform, and seeing that she was drunk he told her to
"J, 'lost while he collected some tickets. Instead
to bar Aso she jumped down on to the line. He called out
"" get off the line, as she would be run over, a train
i doe, and signalled in. She replied that she did not
care. And said, " Let it go over my ribs, it will not hurt
lie then jumped down and caught hold of her arm.
Ile pulled her out of the way of the main line train as it
raessl, and hoth he and the prisoner were only about six
niche. dear of it. The witness added that both their lives
were nearly lost.
The Iniouuer denied being drunk, and said she was