The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-31 00:00:00

DINTRIMINCI CAST.

James Green, 45, was charged with attempting to murder
his wife, Mary Anne Green.
The prisoner and the prosecutrix had been married for
nineteen years, and they had lived happily together until
the 20th of September, on which day the prisoner
appeared to have gone borne unexpectedly, and be
found his wife in the act of coming out of the
bedroom of • young man who lodged in the
house, and who was in bed, and there was no
doubt that an act of criminality had been committed.
The prisoner seemed to hare turned his wife and the
young man out of the house, but at the intercession of the
sister of the prosecutrix the prisoner consented to meet his
wife in Gorge-street, Southwark, on the 22nd of Septem-
ber. The wife then asked the prisoner what he meant to
do, and lie said that if she went to her sister's house until
he wan mon reconciled he would support her. The wife
was about top away, when the prisoner drew a pistol from
him pocket and attempted to discharge it, but the weapon
would not explode, because there was a piece of paper be-
tween the powder and the nipple. The prisoner was very ex-
cited, and said he wished he had steed a knife, and then he
should have succeeded, and the evidence went to show
that he was in the utmost grief and distress of mind at the
conduct of his wife. The defence that was set up for the
prisoner was that he merely intended to frighten his wife,
and that be had purposely loaded the pistol in such •
manner that it could not explode.
The jury, after a short deliberation, found the prisoner
Guilty of attempting to murder his wife, but strongly
recommended him to mercy.
Mr. Justice Byles said the recommendation should be
forwarded to the proper qunrter.
The prisoner was sentenced to 31:1 yearn' penal servitude.
(Before the Common Serialist)
TIM CITY BeIIOLARIEN.

John Norriegtort729,;t:ol;;;Tlitevs Dyer, 28, dealer ;
William Dyer, 30, waiter; and (korpe Shaw, 46, gold
beater, were placed in the dock on several charges of
robbery.
The facts were fully elicited at the different examina-
tions before the magistrates, and it is therefore unnecessary
to repeat the circumstances at any length. The first case
gone into was • charge of burglary in the premises of
William Henry Quint, and stealing therefrom divers
quantities of chintz and ribbon. From the open.
ing statement of Mr. Poland, who, with Mr.
Healey conducted the prosecution, it appeared that the
premises, Nos. 1 and 2, Portland-street, were occupied
by Mr. Quint, and, as was customary, the premises
were locked up on Siterday afternoon, September 14,
at 4 o'clock. On the la• nday morning, when the em-
ployes returned in the ordinary way to open the door, it
was found to be on the latch, and an examination showed
that the warehouse had been ransacked. gaud • large quan-
tity of property carried away. Information was at once
given to the police, and every effort was made to trace the
prryetrators of the act. On the 21st of September a
number of officers of the City police, who bad been
making .lilimeat inquiries were on the watch in the
neighbourhood of Tottenham-court-road. While there
they saw Nortington, James Dyer, and Shaw, and
• parcel taken from Norrington was found to contain
a quantity of the stolen property. Subsequently
an examination was made at the lodgings of the
Dyers and there the police found another portion of
the property and also a large quantity of housebreaker's
implements. including • skeleton key, which fitted the door
of Mr. Quint's warehouse. Some of the stolen ribbons
were also found in the house where Shaw lived in Berri*
court iand it appeared, in addition to this, that some of
the prisonerswere observed loitering near the premises
about the time the robbery was committed.
Evidence was given in corroboration of these statement,
and the ease was not concluded when our report left.

Some of the cases of death from yellow fever on
board the Atrato are very distressing. Mr. Johmon, the
chief officer, who died, had been serving in the West Indies
for two years, and went out in the Atr►to on promotion.
His wife is an invalid from heart disease, and the death of
her husband has not yet been communicated to her.

WORS H I P-STREET.
w Et Tll VIRDINARY CANE. —CHARACTER VERNtIi EVIDEXCL
ard ehIIRCS Lutes, 25, described as a corn-merchant
an.i wilder, carrying on business at NO, Whitscroes.atreet,
St Luke's, .111 red Cheeks Lures, 18, his brother, living at 2,
Norfolk-terrace, Old Kent-road, printer, Thomas Firleher,
21, of 2, Upper Staitutby-road, Poplar, traveller, sad Juke
1:4, calling himself a pottnan, but repeatedly
err by officers in the court to be a thief, were charged
~„:h }win-' concerned in stealing from the coat pocket of
ta.ierid.ilonserer. a foreigner, living at 5, A% estmore-
w4.treet. City-road, his silk handkerchief, value 4s.
Mr. .thbott defended the time first mentioned prisoners,
sal the evidence of the prosecutor, received through the
acimm of an interpreter was, that while in the "London
iteunince" public-house, near ritfield-street, Old-street,
he •• in the afternoon of yesterday (Wednesday), the four
pi.oners entered together. Fletcher took a position at
Le counter by Ids right side, Hopper at his left. Shortly
afterwards he felt his pocket meddled with, and turning
sharply, actually saw that one baud of Hopper was
being withdrawn. Subsequently he missed his
handkerchief from that pocket, and from what
sou told him by persons standing near, the prisoners who
116.1 all run away down the City-road, were pursued and
given into eustoly. The elder Lucas then denied all know-
ledge of the younger, but at the station claimed him as hie
brother. James Lucas insisted that he had not the least
recollection of such denial or after claim. Fletcher was
Ins friend and also his partner, further than that he knew
nothing of this matter.
Witnesses were called to prove that the property had
been seen passed between the younger Lucas and Hopper.
The testimony of Page, 274 A Reserve, was very strong
oc this point.
Mr. Abbott observed that the alleged stealing was most
laprobable. Witnesses would prove that the young men
were of unquestionable respectability.
The magistrate remarked that witnesses had sworn to
the robbery, to the four prisoners running off together,
sad to the denial, at one time, of all knowledge, by Lucas,
of his own brother.
Witnesses on behalf of the prisoners entered the court
ja haste and expressed the utmost amazement at their po.
anon, always having looked on their conduct as being
vithout a blemish. The younger Lucas certainly was
Ina known, and Hopper not at all. About five years ago
the elder Lucas married, and then his father, a most esti.
nable man, retired from business, investing the younger
people in it.
The magistrate was at a loss to conceive how these re-
ceetable young men got into and were found in the com-
pany of an unquestionable thief, ran away together, and
afterwards made the denial alluded to. Look at these
facts as he might it was impossible not to feel that it was
imperative on him to remand the prisoners, accepting bail
for each (of course excepting Ilopper, for whom not any
would be received) in two sureties of 251. each, and their
own in double that amount.
. .

The gentlemen who had been witnesses for the elder
Luca. became his bail, but declined • like favour for the
others, and they were consequently locked up.

SOUTHWARK.
EXTENSIVE SETA' RE OF PUTIUD

ih As soon as his worship took his seat on the bench Mr.
Edwards, the inspector of nuisances of St. George's,
Southwark, entered the court with Mr. Bateson, the
medical officer of health, to ask his worship to order a
brge quantity of stinking and putrid fish to be destroyed
under the provisions of the " Nuisances Removal Act."
Mr. Edwards said that about half•past 5 o'clock in the
evening he was passing down Highatreet, Borough, when
his attention was attracted to a most filthy and offensive
smell, and on looking into the roadway he saw several
bard working meu dragging two truck loads of haddocks.
Be stopped them and found them to be quite rotten.
Be seised them and they were at the rear of the police-
court for his worship's inspection.
Mr. Bateson, the medical otficer of St. George's, said he
bad inspected the fish and they were totally unfit for
human food.

Iturcham ordered them to be destroyed.
Mr. Edwards informed his worship that the poor men
had purclased toe fish at Billingsgate as sound and whole-
some fish, for between Si. and W. There were tons of
similar kinds of fish sold on the same day to such poor
people. although there were impectorsemployed to prevent
it. No doubt the vestry would direct him to proceed
against the salesmen.

4 ran.
LADIES' PLATE. Five (asleep.
Phantom Sail, Mischief e, Vanity, and Anatomist. (To
be sold for ZiOi. each.) All are here.

GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE. Four miles.
Daisy, Despatch, Sir William, Cabin Boy, Golby's Ace of
Trumps, Reporter, Hippnlyte, Sylph, and Tennyson are
here.
FREE HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE. Two miles.
('omberton, Garin, Thalmains, Foxholes, Colby 's Ace of
Trumps, Laura, and Merton's Ace of Trumps are here.

LINCOLN MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

JOHNSTO:CE PLATE.

Historian
Vulcan
Veda

7 ran.
BLANKNEY STAKES. Si furlongs.

Veda, lomMM,;inci IlelOiorno are here.
LINCOLN AUTUMN HANDICAP. One mile and a half.
Regalia, Treasure Trove, Caithness, Roquefort, Ate.
lante, and Polecat are here.