The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-05 00:00:00

THE LEEDS NLOPEMINT AND NOBBERY.

On Wednesday, at Leeds Town-hall, the court
was again crowded with persons anxious to hear the further
examination of Thomas and Benjamin Bamford, the former
sharged with being
_an acoomplice in the robbery of money
and goods from Mr. Barker, grocer, of Leeds ; and the
fitter Benjamin Bamford, with receiving 001. in cash, well
knowing the same to have been stolen.
Mr. Samuel Ripley, landlord of the Old Foundry Inn,
Hull, stated that lie knew the two prisoners, and also
Mrs. Barker, the wife of Mr, Barker, the prosecu-
tor. On Saturday week he met Mr. Barker in Lowpta
Hull, and she then gave him a roll of notes to take charge
of for her, He took the money home and deposited it in
a drawer, without counting it, or indeed without doing
more than cursorily examining it.. The same day, at Mrs.
Barker's request, he took two notes from the
roll, and gave them to her. They were two 51. notes
of the Bank of England. On Monday week he
come to Leeds, and heard the examination of
the elder Bamford before the magistrates. He also saw
Mrs. Barker and Benjamin Bamford after. Thomas Bam-
ford had been remanded, but the woman did not then men-
tion the money to him. On the Tuesday after (Tti,e.mlay
week) he delivered the money up to Benjamin Ran ford,
because he had heard so much of the ease he wished to be
rid of it. He knew Benjamin was coming to Leeds, and he
banded over the money so that the younger prisoner might
give it to the party (Mrs. Barker) who had deposited it with
him. Benjamin Bamford, when he (witness) saw him, said
be was over in Hull on a visit, because the place at which
he worked was not running, in conseqoence of the feast.
Mr. John Simpson, waiter at the Brunswick Hotel,
Harrogate, was next sworn. He said he bad seen Mrs.
Barker and the elder Bamford on some previous occasion,
but he could not swear they were the pair who slept at his
hotel on the evening of the 25th of August.
Both prisoners were committed for trial, Thomas Bam-
ford on the charge of felony, and Benjamin Bamford for
receiving 901. in bank notes, knowing the same to have been
stolen.

THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT DOPER,-INQUEST.

On Wednesday evening, the Coroner for Dover,
Mr. W. H. Payn, opened an inquiry into the circumstances
attending the death of Emma Cough Lawrence, a young
lady aged 24 years, who had been drowned on the pre-
ceding day, through • boat which she was in coming in
' contact with • stake fixed in the ground for fishing par-
Frederick William Lawrence, brother of the &mimed,
after &scathing the manner in which the accident occurred,
as stated in our paper yesterday, said, in answer to the
jury —I bad seen the stakes before, at low water, but had
no Idea at their formidable oat are. I have seen stick, used
abroad for fishing purposes ; but have always found them
mere withes which would yield to • boat on its being rowed
over them. I have frequently rowed over such in China,
where they are commonly used, without accident.
William Clark, mariner, of Dover, said that it was not
usual to place stakes of this description along shore. He
moldered them very dangerous. At high water they were
quite covered.
Fdward Sneller, • coastguard stationed at East Cliff, said
his attention MU directed to the accident by the cries and
shrieks of the persons in the water. He law the boat bot-
tom upwards and some four or live persons near to it. He
got a boat after running about 150 yards and rowed to the
spot, where he assisted in getting one lady out el the water.
He took her ashore, and afterwards went off again, and by
means of a line with • hook attached recovered the body.
Witness sambaed is putting down the @tithes in question
three or four months ago. He did so at the direction of
Mr. Broodier, of 4, Hubert-terrace. He could not lay by
whose authority Mr. Breadley acted.
By the Jury—lt did not strike nie in putting down the
stakes that they were a source of danger. Previous to the
vessel driving ashore a danger pole was up, but the wreck
carried It away, and it has not been replaced. There has
been nothing more to intlieate that the place was dangerous,
and a stranger would therefore not have known of the
danger these stakes occasion. I have seen stakes of the
tame description used at other parts of the coast, at Dun.
mess, and at other places, for fishing. Mr. Breadley paid
me for what I did in putting down the stakes.
After • short consultation the jury returned a verdict of
" Accidental death," adding that they were unanimously of
opinion that the manner in which the stakes were placed in
the sea was highly dangerous, and recommending the matter
to the consideration of the proper authorities.
It is said that the coroner will first put himself in com-
munication with the authorities in whom the control of the
spot where the accident took place rests, to ascertain if the
man Bradley obtained permiaiion to drive these stakes
into the ground and leave them with their tops a few inches
under the water without exhibiting a proper danger signal.