The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-30 00:00:00

ALLEGED KIDNAPPING OP A 81471 IN
ZAULAND.

At the Mansion-house yesterday, John Bardone, the
African sailer who was &mead a few weeks since with
stabbing Charlet Oliver, City polioe 92, on the roof of
a house in the Minorite, was brought up for further
examination, Oliver, who from the time of the ix-our-
rence had been under treatment at St. Thomas's Hospital,
being now auffiekn.ly recovered to attend and give his
evidence although still exceedingly weak, so at to be com-
pelled to sit while giving his evidence.
A good deal ef iDttlifet has been excited In certain quarters
since the charge was first pretened, owing to an imptessioo,
which appears to have at once arisen, that the prisoner had
been in tome way unfdrly dealt with by the captain of the
vessel, said to he a Sardinian, who had brought him over
to this country, sad 'agonies were instituted, more espe-
cially by the coromitles and officers of the Strangers Home
for Asiatic', Africans, and South Sea laltaders, the result
of which was that his real history was arrived at, and that
Mr. Sleigh was retained to appear on the: present occasion
on his behalf, instructed by Mr. W. A. Ford, tome of the
society's officers also being present to watch the pi-octet**.
An efficient iotsrureter was also present, through whose
instnnuentility the pi ieoner appeared to be made thoroughly
acquainted with the newts of the can against him.
Mr. Alderman Allen sat for the Lord Mayor during apart
of the proceedings.
Charles Oliver, 92, said lam an acting sargeant. I wet on
duty in the Minorite, about 20 minutes peat midnight of the
27th May, In company with Inspector Scott, when I saw a
crowd of persons in front of No. 21, Minorite., and wsa
ra-
quested to go these. We went to the side door of the home,
which la la • court, and saw severer. persons on the landing
of the stairs. Hooked up to the trap, where I saw the
prisoner looking through. I asked him to come down, and he
said " No." He was then on the tool, and I was in uniform.
I attempted to yo up some steps to him, when he made
several attempt& to strike at me with something that be had
in his hand. I could era something bright in his hand, but
cannot say what it was. I took my staff out, and struck at
him to keep him off, but I did not hit him ; and
then the MK ector lent me his walking stick
to keep him off, as it was longer than to staff.
I struck at him with tha stick, when he went back on the
root, and I got outside, some other officers following me. The
prisoner went along th• top of the roof to home No. 20, and
then slid down the front part of the roof to the
parapet, along which he returned to the house
No. 21. I followed him en the top of the
roof of No. 20, whoa I lost sight of him, and some one
called out he is gene in the direztion of Chureh-attest, I
then slid down the front part of the house No. 20, leaving
the other officers on the house No. 21. Soon after I 11.11, the
prisoner on the side of the roof of 21, between me and the
other officers. 1 said to him, "Yon go down below; no one
wishes to hurt you." nil sad, "No, me no go down," and
at the same time, I sow his right hand rise in the sir
with something bright in it. He made a rush at
me, mad I bit at him with the walking-stick. He caught
the blow cn his loft arm, and at the same time
he ganged emigthing in my back. Then he turned
round and plunged something to my breast. I caught hold
of his hand, and we straggled together, both neatly falling
over the parapet into the ',nett. I fell in the gutter, face
downwards, when he got on my hack and commenced
stabbing me on the back part of my head. I put up my
lands to save my head, and he commenced stubbing away at
them also. I celled out for help, and the other c fames came
and took him off m tack, when I got up and left him in
their bands while I y climbed over the roof to the back port of
the boom where the trap was. There I met Inspector Scott,
who took me to a doctor's, and afterwards I was taken to St.
Thomas's Hospital, where I remained until Monday last. I
never struck the prisoner with my staff daring the struggle.
Ido not know Mrs. Maggie, and cannot say whether she
was there when I fleet went to the house. It was the
parish Miler? who !vatted, me
,to fetch him down.
. .

erosa-stramined by Mr. Sleigh—They only told me that
be mason the top of the house. with a dagger in Ids hand, and
that they wanted to get him dune. Mrs. Maggie said nothing
to me about the prisoner, nor did her husband. I did nut see
Mrs. Magda till I was coming down off the roof.

Gerrie'Too km, a laboaMirg man, deposed that Idn.Mag-
gle offered him and others 10e., if they could get the prisoner
down from the top of the house, about 12 o'clock at night.
There wes a cab at the door at the time. He and two other
men went up to the roof with a wndie, and saw tte prisoner
ther,, but the candle went out before they could get at hire,
and they went back into the house. Witter went up sees-end
time, and tried to persuade the prisoner to come down, but be
would not, and soon after the pclice arrived. Witness
then saw the primacy against • stack of chimneys, and
cleared him out from there. That wits, he made a rush at
him, and the prlioner ran away. Witness followed, and
(MUM up with him again, when Oliver snatched the stick out
of his hand, and he soon after saw the prisoner end Oliver I
draggling together. Sliding down the roof to the spot, he
seits..d hold of the prisoner's hand, when the knife prAtmed
(a canton pocket knife) fell from it.
Crag-exatuined—Mrs. Maggie told as he had been lAging
in her house, end that she wanted to send him to en esyluto,
as she thought be was mad. She did not fay any thing about
Rateliff highway.
Mr. J. H. Cooke, surgeon, 140, Minovies, to whom Meer
was tirst taken, deposed to the nature of the wounds from
which Oliver wu teen suffering; and Mr. H. Jetvie, house
euraeon at St. Thome:. Hospital, deposed to • similar effrot.
Both lungs had been wow-tied, and, in addition to stab on
the bead and neck, there were no fewer than twelve cuts on
Olivet's hands.

Mrs. E. Maggie, emu-examined by Mr. Sleigh—The man
who Mought the prison r to me was a perfect e•ranger. I
do not even know who be was, but I believe the prisoner waa
taken by Mr. Maggie for Captain Capello. 1 had sem
Capello a few week, before. He dealt at our shop and that is
how I came to brow him. I do sot know chat &Lip he
belonged to. He bad beet:11(000 away e,tee limo when the
primmer was brought in. Oar. is a ship-cbardlers sad not
a lodging•konse. We are not in the bstst of taking in black
men and showiag upstairs. He was kindly tecetci ley
ur. I Gieslere the ptiamier was in the bo•pi•al ween Capture
Capello went away. I believe the captain want to Italy. I
believe Mr. Civello had intimated to Mr. Maggie that ha
was sorry to leave the black man behted. We took
him in to employ him, and were to have no compensation.
Mr. Aldermen Allen—Why did not Capt. Cspelll ta►e him
along with him:?

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Wituem--Brcouse he was in the hospital.
Mr. Goodman (chief clerk)—He was in the Dreadnought
at the time, my lord.
By the Lord Mayor—He was employed by to, and given
to understand that he would be clothet and fed, mod that he
woo free to go where be glossed. W. never mode soy
charge egoism tin p 140041, but we were afraid of our brea—
st least I was.
Mr. Sleigh—Afraid of your lift! Why the man was out-
side on top of the house.
Witussa—How would you like to go to sleep with ► man
or. r your head ftourbling a knife r
Mr. Sleigh—What did you want to do with him? Did you
ray b, wa to go t t lt,deltif highway ?
Witll.ll-110 wee told he might go to ► sailors' boarding-
bowel there ii Le bked, kept by Peter de Sousa. 1 told him
be wee not a olive with tts.

IM Ts;isi cii:l7,;ni say that--did you know th.t be
wee a slava?

thought it vary likely.
Mr. Slalgh—Did you not kauw that he bad been bought
by Captain C
Witnesa—lt wag I ibl tbat the captain ba I paid some mo-
sey for him. H. ant he was bought cheap.
Mr. Sleigh—Well we call that buying is this country.
Did not you think it very likely Captain Capello witibed to
sell him for more money than he had given fur him whin he
got him shroud sga n ?
Witnea.—l can't ray. I believe Captain Cupello was vtry
bind to him, and that be was a good kud-be.ned man.
The Lord layor—Where SPA it mid that Captain Capello
had bought him cheap?
Mr. 81 igh—it wan said so at De Sousa's, boarding-bons,
Rincliffttighway.— . . .

Mr. Aldet tuan Allen—What ; that be was bought there ?
Witners—No; the ennversstion took plats them.
Mr. Sleigh—The real history of the C. 0 is that the pri-
soner Ism bought cheap by Cept tin Cnpello, who waned to
get him out of the country to tell him again.
Whom the evidence was interpreted,
The primmer call—They knew the man who took
thrre.

M•ohael Moggie-1 have known Captain Capelle aSted
three years. Ile comes from Gatos, end is a countrymen of
mine. I hare boat a ahlpbruker about a year, end Captain
Capello bought of sue what g ode he wanted fur the ohip.
He told me that he had left the prisoner at the Dreadnought
Hospiial, and that he was a good, useful man; be liked him
very much, and that when he woe better he wished cue to grad
him to Italy in atwitter ship belonging to blot, called the
"Guinea," which soiled yeetard sy. When be gut better as
Englishman, whom I did not know, brought him to my
house. I took bite, and made him do something till the
other ship should come In. 1 told him so, but I think be
didn't Itke to Fo. I rooks to him In the Gamma dialect and
be etudersioul me. I wrs to bad when he stabbed the
poitoemen.
Cross-exeminsd—Caplain Capello u-ed to emu° to my
house every day while be wee here lest voyage, and often
dined with us. That woe for about a month. He never
told me ho give anything for the prisoner, but be told me be
brought hits from the Comet of Attlee. I was to take care
of him, and put bite on board the other vessel as soon se she
arrived; and I we. keeping him fur that purpose. Ceptsfa
Cepallo's name is Francisco. lie warn to pay ere unthirg
for keeping the Men—it was a plemenre. the et/gain is •
good customer of DAMN and I did at, Uterus he wren good
automat.
lie. Sleigh—And If this hod not occurred you wadi have

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