The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-12 00:00:00

IXTRAORDINART CHARGE OF MURDER.

Marks Andersen, 3D, a Swede, was charged with the
wilful murder of James Marchin upon the high seas, sad
within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England.
Mr. Collins prosecuted on behalf of the Treasury. The
prisoner was defended by Mr. Daly and Mr. Streight,
The circumstances of this case were of a very extras,
Binary character. The prisoner shipped on board a British
vessel called the Raby Castle, at l'enang, on the '_etth of
September, on a voyage to England, as able seaman sod
carpenter, and it appeared that during the voyage he vas
considered a person of weak intellect, but perfectly harm.
less. The deceased was a mulatto, but the prisoner op.
peered to be under the delusion that he was a Russua
Fin, and it seems that there is some extraordinary. super.
stition among sailors that the presenceof • Itusnan Fm
on board a vessel is likely to lead to the destructive
of that vessel, and the prisoner was frequently heard to
mutter some incoherent observations to himself to
the effect that he could not go on in this way, and that be
, must kill the Russian Fin, or else they should never get
Ito London. During the night of the 24th November the
prisoner had a watch on deck, and he appeared to have
gone to the bunk where the unfortunate deceased me
was lying, and attacked him with a carpenter's ate,
and inflicted five desperate wounds upon his seek
and shoulder, the effect of the former injuries
being to nearly sever the head from the body. The pets
soner was immediately suspected as the murderer, and be
was seen to be wiping blood from his hands and to dues
an axe overboard. He was asked how he had come to
murder his comrade, and the reply he made was that
if he had not done so. the ship would have
gone on the rocks, and they would all have
been lost. There had been a heavy gale of
wind blowing about the time, and there appeared to be is
doubt that he committed the act under the impremire
that if he did not kill the deceased, whom he supposed to
be a Russian Fin, his own safety and the safety of the crew
would be endangered. It also appeared that, in point of
fact, there was no Russian Fin on board the vessel, sad
there did not seem to have been any quarrel or ill•feeling
between the prisoner and the deceased man.
The jury retired to deliberate, and were absent more
than an hoar. They then came into court, and found the
prisoner

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIB DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
ADULTERATION Or TOBACCO.

Mr. Richard Assad, of Namau-place, Commemialiced
East, appeared to answer ► stunnions at the instance of the
excise authorities, charging him with having in his pos•
session %lbs. of sevenths& tobacco sweetened with blue.
rice and sugar.
Mr. Dewily prosecuted.
The tobacco was found in defendan espouse:llion by twoef6•
cers of excise. It consisted of two aorta of tobacco mixed and
so sweetened that it was obvious to the taste and touch.
He told the officers that he had cut the tobacco up himself
with a knife which he showed them, but with which it Ira
quite evident that he could not have done it. He said ha
had purchased the tobacco from two different niannfse-
torero, whose names be mentioned. The officers purchased
samples of each, which on being analysed were found to
be pure. The mixture, however, contained one per cent.
of liquorice, and from nine to ten per cent. of sugar.
The defendant said that he cut up the tobacco se be re-
ceived it from the manufacturers, and put no " Ramer
ing "in it himself. One of the manufacturers had special
permission from the excise to use souse flavouring is his
tobacco.

Mr. Dwelly said that was only a small portion of Fosse
essential oil, merely to give a peculiar taste, which was the
speciality of that maker's trade. The Excise never gm
him any authority to use sugar. Besides, the souplis
delivered by defendant to the officer, as being in the state
it was supplied in by the maker, was perfectly ore
Defendant was fined in the mitigated penalty of V.,
the full penalty being WY.
Charles Uldney, tolmoconiwt, 141, Long-acre, appeared to
a similar summons. He stated that he purchased the
tobacco from Mr. Rose), and considered that when be
bought at u fair price of • respectable dealer lie kid a
right to believe it was genuine, and could not be blamed
if he wail deceived.
The magistrate said that whoever dealt in excise-able
articles was bound to take care that they were not add*
tented.
Mr. Dwelly said, any one accustomed to examine tobacco
could tell the difference at • glance.
Defendant was fined in the same penalty.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
• GENTLEMAN AND HIM ItIN.••
James Matillin Thompson, " gentleman," of No. 161.
Drummond-street. Euston-square, was charged before Mr.
Knox with assaulting Kate Walker, a amartly.attired and
good•looking young female.
The complainant said—l reside at No. IN. Oxford-
terrace. I lived with the defendant a short tune, and left
him, because he wanted me to go on the streets. He lid
night met me as I was coming out of the Alhambra, m 0
he asked We fora ring he bad given me, and I gave his
the duplicate of it, and be then struck me in the mouth.
By defendant—You have known me about four mont'.
and I have kept you.
The defendant—l should like the case adjournel, u 1
can prove that she is speaking falsely.
Mr. Knox—The question is whether you struck her et
not.
Defendant—l admit it, but under great provocation. 11
was • backhanded blow, and not with the clenched fat.
Mr. Knox-1 do not see why you should even give I
woman • backhanded blow. •
Robert James, 18, Oxford-terrace—l took. Nile
Walker to the Alhambra last night, and while putting he
into a cab the defendant came up and said that she shwa
not get into the cab till he had spoken to her, awl he
pushed her. I asked him to explain his cooduct,and be then
asked the complainant fora g, an.l on her givingving
rin
hiss
the ticket of it, he struck her a violent blow with hi, ad
in the mouth, and but for my catching her she moult bow
fallen.
Mr. Knox—l do not see any injury on the complained.'
mouth.
Mr. Collins (the usher), after looking at the complain'
ant's mouth, said there was • slight scratch on it.
Mitchell, :141 A—l was called to take the defendant late
custody for assaulting the complainant, and there eat
little blood on her mouth.
The defendant—l met this female be
year at • review, and took her young female
Races, and kept her ever since. I also took her to tit
Liverpool Coursing Meeting and elsewhere. and troll°
her very kindly, and she left me in a shameful manner_:
last night asked her for my ring, and she pushed ex,'"