The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-08 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAY.)

Th.- %mil session of the Central Criminal Court was
0p.•,,,.1 this morniug by the Lord Mayor, the Recorder,
alder.. m ('hallis, and Alderman J. C. Lawrence, the
~!:.„ ,teder•slieriffs, .v.c. The first edition of the
1. fel it contains the names of Ilu males and 17 female
la is.•,..ts for mai at the present session. The committals
.r, : From the City of London, 32 ; from the
„f ; from Essex, 1 ; front the Aa-
r.. ,lty jo, isdiction, 1 ; from Kent, 16 ; and from the
....rely ..i "arre%, itt. The offences are thus classified :
w fnl murder, l ; feloniously wounding, 2 ; assaults
2 : arson, I ; burglary, 7 ; counterfeit
; feloniously attempting to shoot, 1 ; feloniously
att. mptitig to thug, 1 ; forgery, 6; horse-stealing. 5;
i...ast hr-.king, ; stealing poat•letters, 3 ; robbery, 12 ;
; atilt larceny, 27.
Tlo Recorder. in charging the grand jury, drew their
afro, ion to the fact that there were two cases of wilful
meld. , which they would have to dispose of. The first
was ~,•. against a man named Snelling for the wilful
tom .1. ,of 1,14 wife. It appeared that they were both the
w.,r,e for liquor, and the evidence before the magistrate
was I hal the wife fell downstaiis :mil sustained injuries
which would account fur her death' but the evidence
weold show that after the fall, anal while she lay on the
.1,..r the prisoner raised her, heat her head
t..veral times agaiust the wall. and kicked her with great
violence in different parts of the body • and the testimony
of the medical man went to establish that the violence ou
it., part of the prisoner had tended toaccelerate her death.
If so, it would be the duty of the grand jury to return a
tn.. bill. There was a charge against two persons named
Conde (man and wife) for the wilful murder of their male
Iliad, whose death was caused from a want of sufficient
Leal -in fact that the boy died from starvation. The first
question for the grand jury would he whether the persons
ehargtsl had the means of providing proper food for the
deceased; and the evidence would show that while
the parents supplied pnmer and sufficient food for
doe remt of the children, the deceased boy was ordered
to stand Heide and refaced food, while the rest
avrk. properly fed. The evidence would also show that
the deceased used to rush to the rooms of other persons
iu the same house, and would cry for pieces of bread,
which he would eat ravenously. The death arose from
starvation, and if the latter facts were proved to the sans-
( iction of the grand jury, it would be well if they put the
cane in a train for further inquiry before this court. The
calendar contained a case of manslaughter committed
under volt peculiar circuniatances. The person charred
was mums! Henry M'Sweeny, nod it appeared that he,
while in a state of intoxication, threw himself on the bed
in which the cleansed, a child of only two months old, was
sleeping. He remained on the body of the child,
the result being that its death was nausedb
suffocation. If that were so, the prisoner would
he guilty of the charge imputed to him by
the indictment. After briefly alluding to some minor
cases the Recorder intimated that a charge of wilful mur-
der would be brought under their consideration against
colenel Nelson and Lieutenant Brand, but as it had been
his duty to make inquiries into the matter in Jamaica,
and as lie Mul already expressed an opinion on the subject,
he had felt that he was not the proper person to give the
grand jury any directions in the use—that opinion had
been :icquiniced in, and in consequence the Lord Chief
Justice of England had kindly undertaken to come down on
Wednesday morning, at 10 o'clock, to charge them in that
particular case.
The grand jury then retired to commence their labours.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
RORBERY AT THS CRYAORNE BRANCH TAVERN.

jo,AN O'Anandl, a shabbily attired man, who described
h0n...11 as a clerk, of no fixed home, was charged before
Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a plated dish carver, a fork, and
spoon. the property of Mr. E. T. Smith, of the Cremorne
Brunch Tavern. New Coventry-street.
. .

George Smith, cook in the employ of Mr. Smith, said
that about 8 o'clock last night he was called by the
porter, and told that there was a man in the kitchen. On
going there be saw the prisoner, and asked him what he
wanted. The prisoner offered him a penny, and said
" Victuals." He told the prisoner that sort of thing was
not allowed, and that be had seen him in the house before
on the same errand. The loiter then showed the prisoner
upstairs, and while the prisoner was going upstain he (wit-
sae) noticed that he had got something bulky in his pocket,
DA asked him what he had got in it. Ho replied,
" Nothing ;" but not being satisfied he put his hand into
his pocket and took out a fish carver, a fork, and spoon,
Mr. Smith's property, and of the value of 2,5.. The pri-
soner asked him to let him go, but he declined to do so,
and gave him into custody.
Police-constable Henry Farmer, 323 A, said that on
receiving the prisoner into custody last night the prisoner
nimbi no answer to the charge, but on the way to the
station he said, " They wanted to have a lark with me by
putting them into my pocket."
In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the prisoner said he had
nothing to say.
Barns, the gaoler, said he believed the prisoner had
been at the court before, and for felony.
Mr. Tyrwbitt remanded the prisoner.
WORSHIP-STREET.
A DIFFICULTY.

Rahert Carter, a greengrooer in Wellington-street, Stoke
Newington, was brought before Mr. Newton on a warrant
for neglecting and refusing to support his lawful wife and
child.

!dr. Stanton, clerk to the guardians of Hackney pariah,
said that this was the fifth time defendant had been before
the court for the offence in question, the last occasion
wii seven weeks since, when it was agreed that he should
allow his wife ss. a week for the maintenance of herself
and only child, an inf►nt, until she obta"ied a situation,
when such payment was to cease and he take charge of the
baby, but this arrangement he had broken, and again she
bee une chargeable to the parish.
Mr. Charles Dalton, the relieving-officer, deposed that
defendant had paid only two weeks' money, and that most
reluctantly, and would not assign any reason for discon-
tinuing the sllowance,which he certainly could weU afford,
u his earnings were at least Ida. a week.
Defendant in explanation now said—l paid the se.
until my wife got a situation ; I was then ready to take
the child but when I went for it my wife and her mother
threatened to " rip my guts" open if I dared to go there
again. I did nut go again and my wife only stayed in her
situation a short time.

Mr. Newton—l have nothing to do with threats now.
This warrant is for refusing to support your wife.
Defendant—The door is always open. She enters when
she pleases—sometimes 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning, and
leaves when she pleases ; she can have a fair portion of
whatever is there ; so I don't see why I should be charged
with refusal to maintain her.

A witness swore that this statement was true, and the
wife, who was present, did not deny it.
Mr. Newton— Well, if this is so there is a difficulty in
the matter that I cannot clearly see my way out of.
Mr. Stanton—There certainly is, sir; and this case has
cost us more trouble than all others of the kind put to-
_ _

Mr. Newton—l can't advise one way or the other. (To
the sife)—Your husband can't say more than " Here's a
home• open for you." If he turns you out of doors, then
apply to the parish, and he will have to take the conse-
quences. He is now discharged. You are both bad
tempered.
The parties then left the court.
LAMBETH.

I'HoCKING AHD FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE KENNINGTON-

TAEK•EOAD.

Henry KitigAtlqi, a carman, in the employ of Mr. Wat-
kins, salesman, of Farringdon-street, was charged before
31r. Elliott, with causing the death of a little boy named
Charles Greedue.

From the evidence of numerous witnesses it appeared that
the boy wee running behind a light cart at • quarter past 5
o'clock on Saturday afternoon in the Kennington-
lurk-road, and suddenly darting from behind the
eert he ran against the hone of the cart driven by the de-
fendant, and which was going in • contrary direction. The
•heels went over the boy's body, but the little fellow got
up and ran a short distance, but fell down with blood
cashing from his mouth. He was taken to • surgeon's.
but was quite dead. All the witnesses agreed that the sad
affair was purely accidental.
Mr. Elliott remanded the case pending the inquest, but
admitted the defendant to bail in his own recognisance.
of 20/.

SOUTHWARK.

1.9 i ET AT THE EMIITAL OP THE ACCCSED,

M 4);.;; Ann was placed
at the bar before Mr. Wootryeh, for final examination,
charged with committing perjury at the mat Surrey

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It appeared from the evidence of Richard Kemp, one of
the chief warders at Wandsworth House of Correction,
that on the sth of March two notorious thieves, named
Wm. Carter and Wm. Garland, were tried at the Surrey
slalom' for housebreaking and convicted by the jury.
The prisoner at the bar was called forward as a witness
en behalf of Garland and swore that be bad not been pre-
'manly convicted ; that it was his brother, and that Oar
w. 44 with her at the time. Witness had proved former
convictions against him in which he was supported by a
on4t.thle who had him in custody, consequently the evi-
dence given by the prisoner was false. Witness added that
tuo Prisoner Garland was under his custody in Wands-
vorth•house of Correction from March to September last
Year.

_ .
John Pomeroy proved taking Garland Into custody in
1a66, for stealing a truck, and he was tried and ten-
kneed to six months hard labour.
Mr. James William Oakly, the assistant crier at the
Surrey Sessions, maid he recollected Garland and Carter
being convicted of housebreaking. The prisoner came for-
‘-'rd 4s a witness on behalf of the first-named prisoner,
'n.l he administered the oath to her in the usual way, and
she kissed the book. She swore that Garland was not the
m), who was convicted in March last, but it was his
hrother,as he was living with her at that time.

William Fensum, 57 M, said he took the prisoner on a
warrant, which he read to her. She admitted that the
oath was AMinilltOrt,l to her at the time, but she never
kissed the book.

The prisoner said that wu true—she never kisiied the
book. She was called forward at the impulse of the
moment, sod was sorry for it.
Mr. Woolrsch committed her to Newpte for trial.

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