The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-06 00:00:00

A CRIMINAL CAREER.

The case of Wilhelm Kirchbuff was again brought
before the borough magistrates of Roadie& when the pri-
soner was charged with attempting to shoot the chief super-
intendent of the Reading police, Mr. Purchase, and also the
landlady of the hotel where be had been obtaining refresh-
ments under fa/se pretences, it being proved he had no
money is his possession. It was proved by Sciperintendeut
Purchase, from evidence be had received, that he stopped
him in the street, who was then in plain clothing. The
prisoner asked him who he was, and was told that be was
the superintendent of the polies, when he immediately
pulled • revolver out of his pocket and presented rt
at him ; the superintendent being • strung man, and
the prisoner also • powerful man, a desperate struggle
ensued, when the superintendent eventually got possession
of the revolver of six barrels, which were found to be
loaded with powder and ball, and all capped ; several
other patent caps were also in his possession. The account
he gave of himself was as follows : That he was a Prussian,
had been in the American war, that he deserted from his
regiment because the engagements with regard to bounty,
Re., had not been fulfilled. He afterwards got into employ.
meet in the colony as farmer's man, where be stole • hone,
and then proceeded a little further and stole soother horse,
both of which be afterwards sold at an auction mart, the
proceeds of which enabled him to pay his passage to Meg-
lead. Oo arriving here he went to Osborne for the express
purpose of seeing the Queen. to get some money, sod was
taken by the police to the Prussian consul at Portsmouth.
From the conversation that passed, the consul said be was a
eloper, and advised his discharge. This caused the prisoner to
express a bed feeling towards the consul. Afterwards he
got employment in the neighbourhood as a farmer's labourer,
and worked • short time and got discharged ; oriel wards he
stole another horse from a farmer and sold it to a man in
London, intending to return to America with the money,
when he was caught by the police and was taken to Win-
chester Gaol and committed for trial for stealing the horse.
After serving his time of six months' imprisonment he was
discharged, begging his way through the country, and ar-
rived in London, and afterwards found his way to Windsor,
with the intention of seeing the Queen, who had then left
for Osborne. His subsequent proceedings we have already
given. Mr. Superintendont Eager, of Windsor, attended
the examination and identified the prisoner as being the
crwho had been staying at the White Hart
~- and left without paying his bill. Superiotendent
Purchase was much injured in the struggle, and at the pre-
sent time had has hand bound up. On the depositions being
read over to the prisoner he fully admitted the correctness
of the evidence, and signed his name to it, and said that be
fully intended to take the life of that officer, and stating
that on the grounds of his being a Prussian soldier he had
a right to carry firearms about him, and considered that he
might kill before subjecting himself to be killed. On being
fully committed he laughed outright, thanked the magis-
trate', and said that he was very glad of being sect to trial.
He will now be examined by medical men before his trial
takes place, to ascertain whether he is insane or an impos-
tor. He is a sanest, good-looking man, about 30 years of
age, height 5 feet 9 inches, and apprised to have received •
liberal education.

THE FORTHCOMING HILARY TERM.—Yesterday
the lists of the common law courts showed the arrears
for the approaching term, commencing on Thundsy next.
In the Queen's Bench, in the new trial paper, there are 1
cue for judgment and 36 for argument ; in the special paper
are 38, besides which there are 14 enlarged rules. In the Com-
mon Pleas there are 3 enlarged rules ; 12 for new trial ; 1
suspended matter ; and 1 suspended motion : there are 12
eases for the decision of the court, including 8 registration
appeals from the borough of Tote's by the revising barrister:
• number of demurrers have bees entered. In the Exchequer
there are 5 errors and appeals entered to be beard in the
Exchequer-chamber ; there are 2 rules in the peremptory
paper; 2 los judgment in the special piper, and 21 for
argument ; in the new trial list there are 5 cases for judg-
ment, including the well-known one, "Bouillon v.
Valentin ;" and 11 for argument. The number of persons
applying to be admitted is 110, and as there will be no
reception of the judges by the Lord Chancellor, the courts
will sit at 10 o'clock on Thursday next. The new act
abolishing fees except by stamps will be enforced for the
first time in the courts, and the "chink" of money will no
longer be beard. The airfare in the Courts of Equity are
inconsiderable. The judges of the Common Law Courts
will select their spring circuits on the 18th lust.
ROBINSON, THE WOLVERHAMPTON MURDERER.-
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On Thursday lost a deputation waited upon Sir George
Giey, at the Home-office, with a memorial praying that the
life of Christopher Charles Robinson, who was sentenced to
death at the late winter assizes at Stafford for the murder
of Harriet Seger. a ronog woman to whom he was paying
his addresses at Wolverhampton in August last, might be
spared. The deputation was introduced by the Eight Hon.
C. P. Villiers, IL Y., and accompanied by Dr. Bower and
Dr. Hewson. the head physicians to the Stafford County
and Cotoo-bill Lunatic Asylums, who were in attendance on
behalf of the culprit to lay before Sir George Grey their
opinions as to the state of mind Robinson was in when be
theßtrated the murder. After listening to the evidence
ht forward by the deputation Co behalf of Robinson,
one Secretary intimated that be could not advise the
exercise of the royal prerogative is his favour, and the exe-
cution will consequently take place at Mefferd on Tuesday
next. Siam his condemnation the unhappy man has paid
great attention to the exhortations of the prison ordinary
(the Rev. W. Vincent), sad amass quite resigned to the
dreadful fate that awaits him ; indeed, be seems never to
have entertained any hopes of his life being spared.
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