The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-26 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TiEthRSDAY EVENING, . SEPTEMBER

THE FENIAN RESCUE AT MANuEESTER.

MANCITIsTER, WEDNESDAY ArrEß:coox.

The examination of the priaoners concerned in
the late rescue will commence to-morrow. The idea of
holding it at the assize court has been abandoned, but the
ordinary business of the polies court will be transferred to
Albert-street station, sou to leave the police-court entirely
free for the more important business of the day. The exa-
mination will commence at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning,
and arrangements have been made whereby the prisoners,
nearly fifty in number, will be placed, some of them in the
dock, and the remainder in front of and before the table
used by counseL Provision has also been made for the
proper accommodation of witnesses for the prosecution and
defence, the number being very great, and they are to be
placed under surveillance of the police in the lower court.
By way of precaution it has also been thought proper to
limit the admission of witnesses for the defence to those
only who can produce tickets from the prisoners' attorneys.
There have been two more arrests to-day, that of a man
employed in a highly respectable warehouse, and the
other of a man living in Salford, on whom some Fenian
papers were discovered. He had attracted attention on
Sunday by cutting off the entire of his whiskers and beard.
A special meeting of the city council took place this
morning, to receive a report from the mayor (already
published) in reference to the Fenian outrage. The fol-
lowing is an outline of the discussion which followed:
Mr. Alderman Clarke, in moving the adoption of the
report, complimented the mayor upon the admirable
manner in which he bad oondncted himself, and expressed
a hope that a special commission would be issued for the
trial of the prisoners.—Mr. Councillor King seconded the
motion, and agreed with Mr. Clarke, as to the desirable-
ness of the speedy trial of the parties implicated.—
Mr. Alderman Heywood eulogised the conduct of tho
working men, and said that, as a clam, they bad no sym-
p►thy with this outrage. He also separated from any par-
ticipancy in it the large proportion of the Irish popula-
tion.—Mr. Wm. Booth hoped that the delay in forward-
ing the telegram from Dublin and the Home-office would
' be thoroughly investigated.—Mr. C. Thompson strongly
objected to the appointment of a special commission, be-
lieving that if these men remained for a few months in
gaol, it would not only be a preliminary punishment, but
would give them a fair opportunity of receiving a fair
trial.—The Mayor made an explanation as to the delay of
the telegram from Dublin. It was addressed to Mr. Superin-
tendent Maybury, at the detective office. Mr. Maybury was
then absent on duty, and did not return to the Town-hall
till between 6 and 7 o'clock, when it was placed in his
hands. But, in justice to the public, it !hould be stated
that he bad ascertained that the telegram arrived at a
much earlier hour than that at which it reached Mr. May-
bury.—Mr. Whitehouse expressed his entire dissatisfac-
tion with the arrangements at the detective office, as
exhibited in connection with the telegram, but the Mayor
said it was undesirable to discuss the question.—Mr.
Alderman Grandy asked Mr. Councillor Murray for an
explanation of some remarks of his at the Rotunda in
Dublin, which appeared to convey a sympathy with the
Fenian movement.—Mr. Murray said he had been mis-
reported, and that he had no sympathy whatever with
Fenianiam, or anything of the kind.—llltimately the re-
port was adopted, and the proceedings of the mayor ap-
proved, the general feeling of the council being in favour
of the appointment of a special commission.—lt was ex-
plained by Alderman Grundy that the city gaol had been
strengthened sou to ensure the safe custody of all the
Fenian prisoners confined therein.

FENIAN SYMPATHISERS IN LONDON.—A COM-
spondent sends us the following :—" There ha been
some reason to believe that the Amiens Kelly and Duty
might venture to enter the metropolis by way of the
North Western Railway at the Euston-square terminus, a
body of rough Irishmen, numbering as many as 200, on
Sunday night last, and about half that number on Mon-
day, were seen loitering about the neighbourhood of the
Euston terminus, acting under the direction of a respect-
ably dressed man, who appeared to be in command of the
party. Their attitude was of a most menacing and threat-
ening description, and indeed some of these men are
aid to have been &Anent/kat:7th fire amain their pos-
session. It is supposed assembled there for the pur-
pose of rescuing Kelly and , if an attempt was made
to capture them on their arrival. The police authorities
at headquarters having, however, renewed information
that these persons had congregated in the threatening
manner described, at once took steps to cheek any distur-
bance which might arise. A strong body of the S division
of police, under command of some of the most e rienoed
officers of the force, ware immediately ordered by Sir
Richard Mayne to remain within the enclosure belonging
to the railway company."
FENIAN ALARM AT DOVER.—A good deal of
alarm prevails, at Dover in consequence of a suspicion that
the Fenians meditate some mischief at the castle. A
number of strangers have suddenly appeared in the town,
and it has been noticed that the Irish American accent is
very marked in their talk. The probable explanation Is
that if they are Fenialle they have arrived with a view to
assist Kelly and Daisy in escaping to the continent, should
they get as far as Dover. By way of being prepared
against any contingency, the Mayor of Dover has applied
to government for arms, and in accordance with instruc-
tions received at Chatham from the War Deparment, a
supply of revolvers has been forwarded from the armoury
to Dover for use by the police and detective officers en-
gaged in watching and searching the steamers /saving for
the continent. Mall Gasette.

KELLY RAID TO BE AT NOTTINGHAM. —A re-
spectable man, named Thomas Clinton, living in Crom-
well-street, Nottingham, has made a report to the pollee
of that town to the effect that he saw Colonel Kelly in
Wheeler•gate, near the Nottingham Midland Railway ela-
tion, on Saturday night. Clinton has given a complete
description of the man to the pollee, and he states that
he has not the slightest doubt it was Kelly. At the time
he saw him be was carrying a bundle, wrapped in a red
handkerchief, and be was going in a direction where most
of the Irish people of the town live—Narrow Marsh.
Clinton said he distinctly saw the scar on the man's
temple, and that be had lost one of his front teeth. On
receipt of this information the whole of the polioe were
placed on the alert, the railway stations were watched.
and a minute search and inquiry made at a large number of
Irish houses, but nothing more of the man has since been
heard.

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Andrew Kennedy, one of the prisoners convicted
at the first special commission for the trial of Fenian pri-
soners, has been released from the English prison in which
he was confined, and taken to Ireland, under circum-
stenos§ which give rise to conjectures that he has volun-
teered important information. He arrived at Kingstown
on 'Tuesday, and was conveyed—in custody, but not in
prison dream—to Nanagh, of which town it is understood
he is a native

THE PROPOSED COUNTY RATE I'OR THE CITE.—
Last evening a public mooting of the ratopama of the
Ward of FarringdonWithoat was bald at the Court-house,
Andrew.-court, thelporponsuf oousi.

dewing and discusiig the proposed count; tete intended
to be levied by the justices on the citizens of London. Sir
James Duke, Bart., the Alderman of the Ward, presided,
and among those present were several of the mresents-
tires of the ward in the Court of Common Council, and of
the influential ratepayers of the ward. Sir James Duke to
opining the proceedings stated that he had always great
pleasure in convening meetings when the ratepayers were
of opinion that circumstances had arisen which rendered
them necessary. This was a subject in which no doubt,
the citizens of London, and the ratepayen of this ward in
particular, were deeply interested. It was a question of
taxation, and consequently of great Importance, and so tat
as he was concerned be considered that the ratepnyees
were heavily enough taxed already. In fact, be did not
believe that the Court of Aldermen intended to impose
any additional taxation. He had always opposed Alit
doing so, and he should continue to do so stiff. Remain-
time were then adopted declaring that there were no air-
curnatances which required the imposition of further tax-
ation in the shape of • county rate by the Justine or
aldermen, who had no power to impose such rate, and
that their attempt to do so be resisted by all the citizens.
A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the pro-
ceedings.
AERONAUTICAL SOCTETT OF GREAT BRITAIN.—
It is in contemplatlontohold an exhibition about the month
of May, 1868, of machinery and apparatus relating to ob-
jects of an aeronautical character. It is known that than
are several expensive designs for the accomplishment of
aerial transit at this time under construction, and doubt-
less private enterprise will be encouraged to attract to
itself that public notice which an exhibition of this nature
is best calculated to effect. It is thought desirable to offer a
substantial prize for the lightest motive power capable, in
the opinion of the council, of best effecting or aealatml la
carrying out the science of aerial navigation ; and it is
expected that as this is comparatively •• new, and now
pressing requirement, some novelty wW be promoted for
exhibition. The object. would probably be classified as-
1. Light engines and machinery. 2. Complete working
aerial apparatus. 3. Models. 4. Ditto—working. 6. Plans
and illustrative drawings. 6. Separate articles connected
with aeronautics including objects of interest illustrative
and commemorative of previous experiments. 7. Kites or
other similar apparatus proposed to be used in cases of
shipwreck, traction, or in the attainment of other useful
ends. 8. Painting and drawing of elouchespe and lend-
saps as seen front • balloon. To mauve the mimes of this
exhibition it is proposed to offer • prim to say aeronaut
starting from any part of continental Karope who shall
reach England in • balloon nearest to • given point with-
out replenishing its gas, at any time during the dye of
reception allowed for articles of et:hit:aka.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(Before Mr. Justice Lush.)
THE MURDER AT LIMEHOUSE.

(Continued from yesterday's Express).
John Tucker, a polite-comitable of the K division, do-
that in the morning of the 24th of July ha was on
duty in Henry-street, Litnebouse, which was about forty
yards from the prisoner's house, at ten minutes to two
o'clock, when he heard the cry of murder apparently
proceeding from the direction of Temperance Cottages.
Witness proceeded in the direction the cry came '
from,
but the sound died away upon the water, and he heard
nothing more. He went on his beat, and almost immedi-
ately afterward, the clock struck two. The cry of murder
was that of a person as in deep distress, but he only heard
the word " murder " once.

The witness, in answer to questions put by Mr. Ribton,
pointed out upon a plan that was produced by the prosecu-
tion the place he was in when he lint heard the cry of mur-
der and the spot from whence the sound appeared to pro-
ceed. He went on to say that the cry of murder was what
ho described as e prolonged cry as though some person
was being suffocated. The witness was cross-examined at
very considerable length, and some of the answers be gave
were of a very confused character. He admitted, how-
ever, in the result, that in the lint instance be was unable
to say from what precise direction the cry of murder pro-
ceeded, or else, he said, he should have gone to the spot to
see what was the matter.
_ _

Mr. Ribton inquired of the witness what he was before
he became a policeman!
The witness asked the learned judge if this was a fair
question?
Mr. Justioe Lush said it was, and he must answer it.
The witness then said that he wee the keeper of a lunatic
asylum.
In answer to further questions, the witness said that in
this neighbourhood there were frequent quarrels between
the prostitutes and drunken sailors, and very bad language
was frequently made use of, but he never heard the cry of
murder.

iijitie learned Judge—Witness did not make any report
of what he had heard at the police station. He did not
bear that a murder was supposed to have been committed
until he was going on duty at ten o'clock on Wednesday
night.
At this stage of the case the court adjourned in order
that the jury might have some refreshment. The case for
the prosecution was then resumed.
Mrs. Long deposed that she lived at 83, Lower North-
street, which was close to the prisoner's cottage. On the
morning of the 24th of July her husband was in in bed,
and about two o'clock in the morning she heard the cry of
murder proceeding in a direction from the prisoner's house.
She was giving her husband medicine, and noticed the
time, and it was ten minutes to two o'clock. She only
heard the cry ones. About ten minutes to live on the same
morning the priaoner'sfather came into her house and cried
murder. She did not sus him, but knew it was be by
his voice. Witness looked out of the window and saw the
prisoner standing in the road directly opposite her house,
and a number of people standing about him. The prisoner
was dressed and held his hand up to his neck, and a chair
was procured, and he sat down on it. Shortly after this,
witness saw the prisoner's mother, and she noticed that
her hands werecovered with blood, and a neighbour named
Dunn washed the blood off them. The prisoner was then
taken to the hospital.
Cross-examined—The neighbourhood was a very low and
noisy one. and she frequently heard quarrelling and bad
language late at night, but she bad nevu heard a cry of
murder before this night.
Mr. W. Fowler deposed that be was a surgeon, and he
proved that the husband of the last witness was too ill to
attend and give evidence, and his deposition was read. It
was to the effect that he had also heard the cry of murder
on the morning in question, and that be saw the prisoner's
mother in the street with something which looked like •
knife in her hand.

William Dunn deposed that be lived oite to the
prisoner's cottage, and on Wednesday morning the 24th of
July his attention was attracted by cries of murder, about
five o'clock in the morning. He looked out and saw
the prisoner'. father in his night shirt, with his trousers
under Ms arm, and calling out murder. At the same
time he saw the prisoner in the middle of the
road,
dressed, and he appeared to be going
hard-
wards his own cottage. He was holding
up to his neck, end witness asked him what was the
matter, and he replied, " She has been cutting her own
throat, and mine too; for Ood'e sake. cane down !" He
asked who he meant, and the prisoner replied hi. wife.
Witness dressed himself and went into the prisoner's cot-
tage, and saw the deceased lying dead upon the Boor, and
the prisoner was standing by her with a knife in his hand.
The head of the deceased was under a chair, and her body
was on the hearth-rag, and partly covered it. There was
a pillow nadir the neck of the doomed, and her head fell
so far back that at first he could not see it. The throat
was very much cut, and blood was " blubbering " out of
the windpipe. The deceased had nothing on but her che-
mise, and be noticed that this garment was torn down the
front, and there was blood on it. Wither put his band
to the head of the deceased, and tried to ease it from the
chair, and he also felt about the breast and the legs. The
body appeared to be lukewarm but the legs were
cold. Witness said to the rimier, " Oh, Jack.
what have you been doing ?" an he replied, " Oh, Bill,
she done it herself ; and this is what she done it
with," and laid the knife on the table, and walked out of
the room. Witness then put a sheet over the body of the
deceased, and went out and fetched a constable. There
was blood on the seat of the chair, but he did not see any
blood on the bed. There was blood on the knife, and he
noticed that it was wet. As be was going down the stairs
he observed that there was no blood upon them. Wit-
ness returned with a constable to the house, and the pri-
soner was then sitting on a chair in the street, and be had
his hand to his neck, as he had seen him before. The
body was in the same state when he went into the room as
he had left it, and he remained until Dr. Horton came to
examine the body.
Crose-examined—Wither was quite sure that the heart
of the deceased was not beating when he touched that part
of her body.
Bliubeth Dunn, the wife of the last vitamin, gave simi-
lar evidence as to the body of the deceased being nearly
cold when she saw it, which was about ten minutes after
the alarm of murder had been mimed by the prisoner and
his father.
In

this witness said that the only
parts et all deceased's body that she touohed were the
feet ad ems knee.
Jeans Williams darned that about a quarter to one
o'clock on the morning of the 24th of July he saw the
prisoner with a can of beer in his hand, apparently going
home to his cottage. On the same morning about five
o'clock he was awoke by hearing the father of the prisoner
call out " Murder," and when he went out he saw the
prisoner standing in the road. He exclaimed, "Oh, my
throat ! my throat !" Witness asked him what was the
matter, and be said, "Oh, my throat ! My wife has cut
my throat, and then cut her own." He appeared at this
time to be faint and sinking from lom of blood.
Thomas Allwood, another witness, deposed that be had
a conversation with the prisoner on the morning in ques-
tion, and he told him that hie wife had cut his throat and
then cut her's. and she was dead. He also said that he
felt blood trickling from his throat as he was lying down,
and he went into Lis father's room to stop the blood, and
when he returned he saw his wife sawing away at her own
throat.

Bannister, a policrecostable of the IE division,
deposed that on the morning of the 24th of July be was on
duty in Henry.etreet, and the witness Dunn came up to
him, and in consequence of what he said he accompanied
him to the prisoner's cottage. He flint saw the prisoner
leaning against the railings • few yards from the cottage,
and several other people were standing about him. B it.
ANIS then went into the cottage, and saw the body of the
deceased covered with a sheet. He threw the sheet off, and
felt one of the hands. It was chilled. He then felt the
feet. and they were in the same state. He meant by chilled
that they were cold. He took off the table a knife, which
he produced. It was • common dinner knife, with a rough
wooden handle, which was loose. As he was leaving the
house he noticed that there were bloody footmarks
upon every one of the stairs. Witness subsequently took
the prisoner to the London Hospital, and se they were going
slang in the cab the prisoner said, " It is she that has done
this. She asked me to forgive her, and I would not
forgive her, because she had such nasty dirty ways with
her; and because I would not forgive her she has done this."
He then raid, " I was lying on the hearth rug dozing, and
she laid hold of me with the left hand, and was sawing
away with the knife in her right hand. I put up my hand
to save myself " He then pointed to his left thumb, which
was cut, and said, " I got away from her by some means,
and went into my mother and father's room for monster:4i,
and when I returned she had the point of the knife in her
throat, and wes in the act of turning the point of the
knife round when I went into the room."
In answer to • question put by the learned judge, the
witness said that he heard no alarm or cry of murder
during the night while he was on duty.
Mr. James Horton, • surgeon practising at Stepney,
proved that he was called upon about half-past 5 o'clock
to examine the prisoner, and found that he bad a wound
in his throat about two inches in length, but not very
deep. On removing the prisoner's handkerchief the wound
bled rather freely, but he sew that it was not at all serious,
and be left the prisoner, and proceeded to the cottage. He
found the body of the deceased keing in the positioa dos
scribed, on the door on her back, with her head to the wall
and her arms outstretched and her legs extended. There was
au extensive wound in the throat, which extended from
about two inches below the left ear completely across the
throat, and about an inch beyoed the windpipe. The
wound had • jagged appearance, and there were two alight
incisions running into the main wound on the left side of
the throat. The chief wound was two inches and a half
in depth, and divided the carotid artery, jugular
vein, and the vein enclosing the 'heath which con-
tained the carotid artery. One of the vertebrae of the
spine had also been wounded from the inside. The
injuries were of such a nature that death would
be produced almost immediately, ?Epistn about •
minute, or • very little longer. constable
showed him • knife, and there was upon it which
was quite dry. He did not think any erne could Whet
inch • wound as this was upon himself unless he was in a
state of free or madness. He thought the deceased
might have inflicted the wound ipon herself if she wee in
a state of frenzy, but not without.
Xr. Poland proposed to ask the witness the emetics

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whether it was probable that the deceased should have in.
Hided such an injury upon herself, but Mr. ltibton ob-
jected, and the learned judge ruled that the question
ought not to be put.
Dr. Horton, in further examination, said that there was
• good deal of blood in different palls of the room, and
the whole of it appeared to be dry except that which was
upon the hearth-rug. Some blood that was on the chair
that was over the deceased was firmly coagulated. The
legs and feet of the deceased were cold and becoming
rigid, and the arms were outstretched and also becoming
rigid, but the abdomen was warm. There was a quantity
of blood upon the hands of the deceased, and it was quite
dry ; and from all the appearances he observed he was of
opinion that the deceased must have been dead at least
two hours when he saw her, and it might have been more.
Cram-examined—Witness believed that he had always
entertained the same opinion as to the deceased having
been dead at this time for at least two hours. When be
was first examined before the coroner he said that the
deceased might have been dead for at least an hour, or it
might be more. A person in a state of frenzy might have
inflicted such an injury upon himself, and no doubt every
person who committed suicide might be 'apposed to be in
that state. He did not consider it impossible for the
deceased to have moved about the room for • short
time after she received the injury, and she might possibly
have ultimately fallen down upon her back. The prisoner
remained at the hospital for more than a week. The
external jugular vein was divided, and if the blood had not
been stopped it was possible that he would have bled to
death.

14;:examined—Noneof the appearances he &nerved upon
the body of the deceased were inconsistent with the sup-
position that the deceased bad been dead for three or four
hours at the time he saw her.

Mr. Dove, who was on duty as house surgeon at the
London Hospital when the priso.ier was taken there on
the morning of the 24th of July, stated that he dressed
the wound, and found that it extended from underneath
and rather behind the left ear, acmes the throat, and
about an inch and • quarter beyond the middle of the
throat. The external jugular vein was divided, but under
proper treatment the Injury was not a dangerous one. In
his opinion the prisoner might have inflicted the inig
upon himself. He could not undertake to state -
tively, but in his opinion the wound had been made' by •
cut from left to right. The prisoner was only under wit-
ness's care for five or six days, and at this time the
wound in the prisoner's throat was healing. He noticed •
cut that appeared on the handkerchief worn by the priso-
ner, and upon examination he found that sixteen folds of
the handkerchief had been cut through. The prisoner
accounted for the wound by saying that he had gone home
late on the previous night and asked his mother to cell
him, and then went into his room, and as he
bad to go out early he did not go to bed, but laid down
on the hearth-rug. His mother called him in the
morning, but finding it was too early he laid down
again, and the woman he was living with came and
sat down by him, and asked him to forgive her, and he
refuted, and turned round towards the fireplace and went
to sleep, and the woman who was sitting behind him pro-
mised to call him. The next thing of which he became
conscious was that she was cutting his throat. He said
her left hand was on him, and she was using the knife with
her right. He struggled away from her and gave the
alarm to a neighbour, who was too drunk to come, and he
returned to hie room, and then he said he thought the
woman was just dead or dying. The witness, went on to
state that he examined the clothes of the prisoner and
found marks of blood on the shirt, the trouser', and the
flannel waistcoat. The soles of his stockings were som-
pletely saturated with blood.
In cross-examination Dr. Dove said that all these marks
were very readily ascribable to the wound that the pri-
soner had received. He also said that he ormourred with
Dr. Horton that the deceased might have lived and moved
about fora short time after receiving such a wound, but
he did not believe she could have done so for more than a
few seconds. _ _ _

--The trial wee then adjourned.
The jury were taken to Radley% Hotel in the charge of
the officers of the court.

(Before Mr Justice Smith.)
THE FORGERY ON THE moIgBANK owcaoTLAwm

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David Johnson, 20, clerk, who is known by the name of
"Scotch Charley," was indicted for being in the unlawful
possession of two forged plates for printing 51. notes of the
Union Bank of Scotland.

Mr. Poland and Mr. Murray conducted the prosecution ;
and Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Collins defended the prisoner.
The circumstancee have been so frequently before the
public that it is unneoemary at present to give mote than
an outline of the facts. It appeared that Johnson, accom-
panied by a man of the name of Zellman who was not
called as a witness, went to the house of Richard Smith,
an engraver and die sinker, and &Moan, with whom
Smith was slightly &equated, introduced the prisoner
to him. Prisoner asked him if he thought he could
engrave some plates, to which Smith replied that he did no:
know, but that he would consider and give him an answer
in three days. Three days afterwards, on the 20th of
June, he saw the prisoner, and told him that he would
undertake to do the plates. Prisoner then showed him •
5/. vote of the Union Bank of Scotland, and asked him
how long it would take to engrave the plate. Smith Laid
six weeks, and on remarking about the danger, prisoner
saki there need be no fear, aa it was his intention to print
off 30,0001. wo-th of note and send them out to Ans.
tralla for cieculation. Smith and Zellman' however,
were not satisfied, and oa the same day they accordingly
went to the police station and communicated to Inspector
Foulger what they knew. He told them to set under his
instructions, and whatever they did subsequently was done
under the direction of the police. Not being able to get
suitable paper in London, the prisoner proposed that
Smith should go to Birmingham and be provided some
money for his expenses. Half of this money he gave to
Ullman ; indeed from time to time the prisoner supplied
him with money, half of which he always gave to Zeliman.
Smith went to Birmingham, and wrote to Zellman, en-
closing samples of paper. While there he received a tele-
gram from the prisoner, informing him what he was to do,
and ordering him to draw 101. from the National Provin.
cial Bank. Smith then returned, and some days after-
wards showed the prisoner the plates, and said it would be
necessary to get two presses. Prisoner advertised in the
Clerkenwell News, and received an answer from a Mr. La
Rivkin, from whom he ultimately purchased the prunes.
These were taken by the prisoner to a house at No. 76,
Gray's-inn-road, where he bad secured lodgings for the
purpose. Smith and Zellmau frequently saw him there,
and assisted him to throw off some imprearions of the
note. The foregoing is the substance of the evidence given
by the engraver, Richard Smith, and parts of it were corro-
borated by Detective Green, who followed the men about
for the purpose of watching their movements. The pri.
saner was apprehended by Sergeant Hoes at Finch's pub-
lic-house, Holborn, and bad in hie possession the two
forged plates, some paper, part of a forged note, and
twenty keys, one of which opened the door of the room
in Gray's-inn-road, where were found the two presses, and
akasome paper damped and ready for being printed off.
At the prisoner's private lodging were found M. in genuine
bank-notes, some of them of the Union Bank of Scotland.
The defence was that the prisoner was • tool in the
bands of Smith and Zellnan, and that no reliance could
be platted on the evidence of Smith, who was proved to
have been convicted and sentenced to nine months' impri-
sonment for felony.
The jury, after deliberating for a few minutes, returned
• verdict of Guilty.
When asked whether he bad anything to say why judg-
ment should not be passed upon him, the prisoner said he
bad heard, gnat being in custody, that he was not the
thirtieth these two men had served in a similar manner, of
taking them to different ooffee-bones and playing games
and gambling with them.
The learned Judge said he had been convicted on the
clearest evidence of forgery on a very great scale, and as
the case was a very bad one the sentence must be ten
years' penal servitude.

(BeforetleCommon2mdeant)
TEC GAMUT GANG OF BURCILIMI.

The three men, James Evans, John Robnuon, and John
Davis, who are supposed to have belonged to the Caaeley
implicated
gang of burglars, in the robbery at Mr.
Walker's, the watchmaker, in Cornbill, were indicted for
being in the unlawful possession of a number of skeleton
keys.
Mr. Bosky prosecuted, and Mr. Montagu Williams con-
ducted the defence. _

/1olcii;;;n:WI;;Ts known by the soubriquet of "Dark
Charley," pleaded guilty, and the other two not guilty.
The facts, which have been recently before the public,
were simply these :—Samuel Obee, • City detective, ob-
served the prisoners in Love-lane, Wood-street, about half
past 10 o'clock on the night of Monday, 9th September,
and In consequence of instructions be had received from
Sergeant Noes, he watched their proceedings. They went
first to Noble-street, when the prisoner Evans went into
the doorway of a warehouse and stood back out of sight,
and the other two did the same in doorways on the oppo-
site side. After that they went to Barbican, where
Evans and Davis went into • public-house. Robin-
son subsequently joined them, and Davis was ob-
served to hand (him something which had the
appearance of • key. Ohee watched then some time
longer, and then had some assistance and apprehended
them, when Robinson was found to pogrom several highly
finished skeleton keys. Sergeant Moss subsequently ex-
amined the doorways in Noble street, and ascertained that
the keys fitted the doors of the premises Nos. 27, 28, 29,
and 10, which were warehouses. He also deposed that the
keys would open almost any common look, and that the
pnsoners had been observed by Obee in the process called
" fitting."
The jury found the prisoners Guilty, but as Mr.
Williams stated that be could disprove some of the facts
stated with regard to the prisoners at the Mansion-house,
sentence was deferred till to-morrow (this day.)

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