The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-13 00:00:00

COURT FOR DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL

CAUSES.

(Before the Lord Chief Judice, the Lord Chief Baron, and
the Judge Ordinary.)
RTVEE V. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL.

Thim case came on for hearing ag4n.92is morning.

The Attorney-General add the court at much
length, and treated the case of the plaintiff throughout as
a rank and audacious imposture.

THE FRACAS ON EPSOM DOWNS.—Mr. Hodgson,
of Leeds, the person convicted of stealing Ti. from a betting
man at Epsom races, has just received a free pardon from
the crown and been released from custody. The applica-
tion to Sir George Grey was ba.md upon the ground that
there was no intention to steal, and that Mr. Hodgson, be-
lieving he had a right to endeavour to get his money
back, did that which amounted only to tresp instead of
felony. This was CCWOtted by a memorial, signed by 11
of the jury, stating that " it was and is our opinion that
in taking the money from the prosecutor, Thomas Hodgson
did so as his own, believing he had a right to it, and that
he did not intend feloniously to take it. . .

Citelons CASE or HYDROPHOBIA. —Last evening
Dr. Lankester held an inquest at the York Hotel, Upper-
street, Islington, upon the body of Mary Ann Oddy, aged
80, who died throup the effects of the bite of a dog.
The coroner, in opening the case, said this was the second
inquest within a few days he had held upon persons who
had died of hydrophobia, sod he saw by the newspapers
that deaths from this cause appeared to be on the Inman,
throughout the country. He did not know whether the
jury would be able to suggest anything with re-
reed to the prevention of this dreadful disease ; but
he felt that something should be done to save
people from a calamity of this character. Mr. James
Oddy stated that the deceased, his mother, was a widow,
and being taken ill a few da since a medical gentleman
was sent for, whoproaoamed her malady to be hy rd phobia,
and of which she died in a very short time. The medical
evidence showed that death had resulted from hydro-
phobia ; and then Henry Oddy, another son of the de-
ceased, stated that his mother was bitten, Ave months
ago, in the thumb by a little pet dog, and, ea no ill effects
followed the wound, sad sa them did not appear to be the
least sign of madness about the animal, no notice was
taken of the matter. The dog died in March Lat. In
some oonversation which followed among the !rep as to
the prevalence of these distressing eases, the opinion wan
generally expressed that no dogs without owners should
be allowed to exist, sad that it was time public attention
was directed to the evils of unchecked dog-keeping, the
jury thinking that a good cheek would be placed upon dog
existence if a tax were demanded from all persona k ing
them animals. A verdict of " Death from hydrophobia
was returned.

PATENT-Or/WI Mumetnr, Boors KIINSINGTON.
—Number of visitors for the week ending June 9, 1,638.
Total number sines the opening of the Ifnestua free daily
12th May, 1868), 1,063,836.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAY.)

(Before Baron Bramwell)
TRIAL OF SMITH FOR THE ,camoi
STREET MURDER.
William Smith, alias Walk,* Denton,
an upholsterer, wee placed at the tar to
the wilful murder ci Barak Milos.

He Walllll.o °hanged with the "Me
°flea" 1/111111
coronor's inquisition.

The prisoner, who was very genteel, drafted,
the utmost self-possession, and he pleaded not 'alkyl*,
Arm and composed tons.
Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Straight conducted the Aar
instructed by Mr. Wontner ; fierieant
specially retained, with Mr. Montagu wilim.;
defence, instructed by Mr. Scarth. ve
Mr. Metcalfe briefly opened the case for theism...L.
lie said it was one of a very painful and *win-is-76:
meter, and he was quite sure it would seem
ofteful attention at the hands of the jut
then proceeded to state that on the **"..
the 11th of April • murder was
*sib:
committed in Cannon-street, in the heart of 0.6;1
London, and the question for their consideration
whether the prisoner was the person bywhomtbakyym:
was committed. The learned counsel then Sant sou
deceased and another woman were alone in ihs ho
at
Mesas. Bevington, in Cannon-street, on the sigig d lb
11th of April, and the deceased went dowaftsin; Ante
hoar afterwards the deceased was found 1714 kis
bottom of the stairs in a pool of blood, aft limit
The police were called in, and upon examining lb, j
the deceased they found a letter written by* ximiZ
which, in the first instance, directed
him. The learned counsel then read the letheolgli.
seeded to state the other facto in the caseogigs
deuce for the prosecution was gone into.

—Tie following is s copy of the letter reed by 641,04
counsel:

" Mrs. lifilson—The bearer of this I have ad
as my adviser. I have taken this course as I hd7,
oeived so much annoyance from Mrs. Webber dd
put up with it no longer. He a ill propose tau yh
which you may accept or not at your plenum Pik
your agreeing to his proposals he is instructed * 114
see Mr. Bevington or Mr. Harris, and espied 1,
how the matter stands. You know yooreelf wish%
you put forth for borrowing the money (doctor' bid
physicians for your husband), which you knew
so. I shall also have to bring your eider beige
Bevington of necessity, if your obstinacy codpb,
adviser to go to the extremes.-1 am, yonn oleasit
" Grown Tom'
Edward Kipps said—l am in the service of Newt k
vington, in Cannon-oared, and it was my duty hied,
the premises at night, and afterwards to deliver bed
to the deceased, Mrs. Milaon, who was the heeded
On the night of Wednesday, the 11th of April, IMO,
the place, as usual, about half-part 7 o'clock, sad emu
keys to the deceased and went away. At this tiara
was on the premises bat the deceased and the sei I
left the place about ten minutes past 8 o'clock.
Crum-examined—l cannot say whether Mrs. Emil
any visitors in the daytime. She very rarely trued I
should say she was between 40 and 50 years old.
Elisabeth Lewes said—l was cook in the estaldend
of Mesas. Bevington, and had been in their sera I
nine years. The deceased had been housekeeper is e
same period, and after the persons belonging is the ni.
blishment had left, she and I were the only man
there. I remember hearing a ring at the bell as fie igt
of the 11th of April, and the deceased went don also
answer it. I think it was about ten minks putt ela
this occurred. The deceased was in perfect health stn
she left me, and I never saw her again alive. Aloe t
quarter past 10 I thought I would go and see when is
deceased was, and when I got to the bottom of the dm
I found her lying dead. At first I thought As TM ill
fit, and took hold of her hand, but finding I could wpm
answer, I opened the door, and saw a woman anima%
doorstep. She refused to come in, and I waited fee emir
man, and when a policeman came up, he went to the a
tion-house for assistance. He returned NM thew* si
I then discovered that the deceased 'rudest Persons
in the habit of coming to see the deceased in the ee
and she always answered the bell, and sometimes mud
down stairs all the evening. The deceased borrowed's,
of me upon two occasions, once on a Friday sad Mess
Saturday. On the last-mentioned day I lent brew.
reign, and I looked oat at the window and emirs rapt
into a cab, and I believe this man came from Met Be
vington's. I gave the deceased the sovereign esdievel
down stairs immediately, and she wen dancing atheist
when the man got into the cab.
Cross-examined—The feet of the deceased eel Int
towards the stairs, and the body was ia MN I
slanting direction. The first policemen she ad
merely looked at the body, and then went away kr w
sistanoe, leaving me alone with the deoeued. I elm
tdhatecessziwanweres awiwadoyws.onsofrimeendloyf ter
her
la,teend busbianl idea"
tires were in the habit of visiting her in the nal
but they always came upstairs. The deceased *eel
remained downstairs for an hour and a half or tube
She had a bad leg, and had some difficulty in Odic
stairs. She never told me who the persons ewe*
were in the habit of visiting her in the evening. I ms's
these persona used to visit the deceased by apps
She was a woman of a very cheerful disposition, chi 11.
used to write a good many letter, and receives
aboutdeues
many.
three The meeonetehsreignbeforeweehert borreathw.edThhye tchsek
to be waiting for the man.
Re-examined—The deceased told me that the swede
livaend wi mhother?
The cab was driven away in the direction of Ina
bridge. motlafor.cthingehe money
and wcaaisiedDenhtoinwn,
himself
i
ajamyenige Stevenson,ht,theltha Cioty r
po Aplirilce: co
Ita was ca
Bevington'a warehouse by the last witness shoed helif
10 o'clock. I saw the deceased lying on her d,
loa
bottom of the stairs,with her head towards the sued&
I took hold of her and found she Wwasdead. The 8141'
nebleued, sail-;
nesdo
:1141:
lying in a pool of blood. I went for Mr. May, the sn,
and be examined her. I did not find any instrinisg?
the deceased.
gas lamp alight sub
Croes-examined—There wen a

write to the body.
George OV of een, a poliemsergeant, said—l met to
premises ssrs. Bevington about 11 o'clock, la!
*erred that there were a great many wounds on the
of the deceased. I picked up an instnement "did II
dace (a small erow-bar).
Croamexaneined—There was not the slightest nab
blood upon the crowbar.
Mr. W. K. May said—l then surgeon, and IWO
In to see the deceased on night of the Ilth of
There were a great many extentive wounds upoethe'
and hoe, and one of them had caused Jocasta:4
skull. The wounds were of two different
some having been apparently inflicted by s go*,
others by a blunt instrument. The crowbar that
produced might have occasioned all the wounds•
was the weapon that was used I should hare tepee
find blood on it, unless it had been carefully eiltek,
eee
Crossexamined—A great many arteries w
t•
ee
and the blood from them must have spirted ee
body was bleeding when I arrived.
By the Court—lf the injuries had been infri#J
this instrument I should have expected to Ind Dir.
minute portions of hair upon it.
Mr. !Medford, an inspector of the City police,
be searched the boxes belonging to the decessed,lo.'
the letter that was referred to in the address of the's
counsel for the prosecution.
Sergeant Moss was the next witness. He rid—
deputed to make inquiries into this came, 0,
N 4
quence of information I received I went to 0.16,;
square, Sten, on the 17th of April. I fond.Ml
there, and I asked him if his name wss
He said it was. I then asked him when he was ?I"
last, and he said on the 10th of January with hes
I then showed him the letter that has been protol"
asked him if it was his handwriting. He said it we
added, " Now I know what you mean. I telets
__.
note for a man named Andrews." The
mother them asked what it all meant, sod I le"'
prisoner if he was in London last week. The fr
replied " Let my mother answer it." The Pt°
mother then said she thought not. I asked hee' r (hi
her eon came home the Wednesday night her
e,
replied that she could not remember, and the
recollect where he was on the Wedneeday. 's
"He has been a trial to me—he ill never do
.saie
I searched the house and found r ooat and mode!
observed some marks, which at first I dogs
blood, but which afterwards turned out not to ti
also found an ordinary hat and a " billy oack
vj
then told the prisoner that I should ch mta
murder of Sarah Mileon on the niht of thearge llth of
and I asked him if he could tell me where h
itee b!
7 and 10 o'clock on that Wit' He
laid was
serious charge, and he was as innocent of it as ill
then said he bad not been in London since do
January, and then hewent toget somenaoneY thalT:
to him by a person named Fuggle. He then sat

took the letter that hid beeei /Reduced at the latter end
dd yesiiand it was on a Friday, and tie deceased told
' to cal the niat daz, and he did so, and she gave
him goTorlign. rie said it was of fno, ass des that
he wrote the letter bemuse his handwriting weld be
moved ; and hi said he knew it was all wrong about I
to
soon and that Terry wee not entitled to
je, and that was why he signed the name a
Denton to the receipt, The prisoner then said that
he was with • Mr. Harris till half-past 7, and
they met • young man, and Harris and this young man
went to soaps meeting, and be went for a walk. The pri-
mes: was then taken to London, and formally charged
with the murder, and when the Charge was read over to
him be said that he was innocent.
The letter and the receipt referred to were then read.
The letter was " W. Denton, for George Terry."
'cannot remember whether the prisoner
said he was walking with • person named " Jew Boddy."
I made • note of what the prisoner said, and I wrote down
the answers he gave to the questions I put to him. I
did not write down the answer at the moment they were
given, but half an hour afterwards. I have no doubt that
she prisoner mentioned the name of the young man that
he met, but I did not put it down. The
reason for this was that I did not remember
the name at the time. He may have said •
good deal more than I put down. The marks that I
supposed to be blood were on • dark-coloured coat.
I did not say, " Oh, all right, here'shilenty of blood," when
I found the cost. I did not hear the prisoner say that
the marks were made by copperas, but it turned out
upon cross-examination, that they were made by copperas.
I took • photograph from the prisoner's house. The
prisoner did not give it to me. I did not mention that
I had taken the photograph in my evidence before the
Lord Mayor. I do not think it is like the prisoner.
It is a flattering likeness in my opinion. (A laugh.]
I have not abown it to the witness, Mrs. Robbins. I had
nothing to do with the marching of • policeman in hand-
cuffs past her residence. I did not suggest that the pri-
soner should be taken past Messrs. Bevington's house, but
I did give certain directions to two constables named
Obey and Green. I have no doubt that the object of
what was done was to give Mrs. Robbins a fair opportunity
of seeing whether she could identify the prisoner.
By the learned Judge—The route to the Mansion-house
would be from Bow-lane station, down Closk-bine,Cannon-
street, and Walbrook.
Cross-examination continued—l did not know that it
had been arranged that Mrs. Robbins and another witness
named Collins should be at the door when the prisoner
was taken by. I was are that there was some arrange-
ment that Mrs. Robbins should have an opportunity of
seeing him. After the prisoner had been walked by the
house in Cannon-street, Mrs. Robbins was taken to the
Mansion-house, and the prisoner was placed with a number
of other persons, and she was then asked if she could
identify him-
Inspector Foulger was then called, and he stated that
the menses referred to, Mrs. Robbins, came voluntarily to
the station, and gave information relative to a man she
had seen leave Messrs. Bevington's premises on the night
of the murder. In consequence of this, by witness's direc-
tion, the prisoner was taken past the house in Cannon-
street ; but he was not handcuffed, and there was nothing
to indicate that he was a prisoner. Every prep ution was
taken to prevent the prisoner from being pointed out as
the man who was in custody. Mrs. Robbins recognised the
prisoner the moment she saw him at the Mansion-house.
Crom-esamined.—The prisoner walked by the aide of
one officer, and witness was just behind him, and they
were both in plain clothes. Witness walked before them
about fifty yards, and he saw the two women standing at
the door, but he took no notice of them. Two other con-
stables alked at some distance behind, but none of them
were in uniform. Mrs. Robbins told him that she had not
seen any man pass that she knew, and he understood that
she went in before the prisoners paned by.
[The trial was proceeding when our report left.]

NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Byles.)
THE 80CTHWARK MURDER.

Daniel Beloe, 23, lighterman, was arraigned on an in-
dictment charging him with the wilful murder of Mary
Ann Giles, on the 13th of April last. To this indictment
as well as to the coroner's inquisition, charging him with
like offence, the prisoner pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Sleigh said that on behalf of the prisoner he bad
to apply that the case should stand over until to-morrow
morning, on the ground of the witnesses for the defence
not being able to attend to-day.
Mr. Griffiths, on the part of the prosecution, did not
object to the postponement.
Mr. Justice Byles granted the application, and the trial
was postponed until to-morrow morning.

ALLEGED CHILD MURDER.
Enema Shacibolt, aged 17, spinster, was given in charge
to the jury on an indictment charging her with the wilful
murder of William Shadbolt, her illegitimate child. The
prisoner, who appeared absorbed in grief and wept bitterly,
was accommodated with a chair in the dock.
Mr. R. N. Phillips, with whom was Mr. Collins, appeared
for the prosecution ; and the prisoner was defended by
Mr. Ribton.
The facts of the case, which have frequently been pub-
lished, appear to be these. On the morning of the 27th
of March last, between 5 and 6 o'clock, a police-constable
named Smiles saw the body of a child floating in the New
River at Kingaland. He drew it on to the bank and con-
veyed it to the police-station, where it was seen by the
divisional surgeon, who pronounced it to be dead, and that
its death had been caused by suffocation by drowning.
Evidence was adduced to show that the prisoner had been
seen on the previous evening going in the direction of the
spot where the body had been found, and on the following
day when interrogated as to what had become of the child
she gave different amount., first stating that she herself
had taken it to Brighton and put it out to nurse ; next
she stated that a woman had taken it fur her to Brighton ;
and lastly, that it had been taken there by the young
man who was the father of the child. In consequence of
these prevarications the prisoner was taken into custody.
The body of the child was identified by the prisoner's
father and mother, as were also the clothes in which the
body had been found, including a length of alpaca which
had been securely tied over the child's head and face.
Mr. Ribton mode an urgent appeal to the jury on behalf
of the prisoner, contending that there was no evidence to
justify a verdict of guilty against her.
Mr. Justice Myles summed up the evidence with great
care and minuteness.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty of manslaughter,
but recommended her to mercy on account of her youth.
Sentence was deferred.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

WORSHIP-STREET.
STILLING A SHEZP AND POULTRY.

Thomas Corderoy, 29, living in Victoria-street, Homer-
ton, and described as a tailor, Alfred Wiltshire, 30, of
John-street, Homerton, bricklayer, and Job Thorb, 30,
hawker, address refused, were charged with stealing a
sheep, value 31., the property of Mr. John Warren, a
butcher, in High-street, llomerton, and also with stealing
eleven fowls and three ducks, value 11.155., from the
premises of a florist adjoining those of that tradesman.
Thorb was also charged with assaulting Sergeant Bishop,
of the N division, while in the performance of his duty.
The evidence went to show that last nicht several sheep
were placed in a pasture field situate in the marsh of
Hackney, and that early this morning one was missing.
The police were communicated with, and lost no time
in investigating the facts. Sergeant Bishop, 31 N,
Plowman, 221 N, and Nixon, 379 N, on examining
the field carefully, were able to trace blood to a
house in Hotnerton, occupied by one of the prisoners,
and having effected an entrance quietly, caught all three of
them in one of the moms. In the centre was a table, and
on it lay a sheep skinned and minus one of the shoulders,
the head ands Lin lying on the floor, while on the bed was
the poultry mentioned. One of the prisoners said, " This
is what I have been led into." All of them made a show of
resistance to the constable, and it was found that they held
heavy pieces of stone in their right hands. Thoth
refused to go to the station-house, at the same time re-
loathing, " No. I see well enough what is before me," and
he had a struggle with the sergeant, v horn he assaulted
and Bung over his shoulder. When fairly in custody five
more fowls were found concealed upon the prisoners. The
sheep having been identified by its skin, and the poultry
by the feathers, the three prisoners were remanded.

SHOCKING EXPLOSION or A STEAM-TU(I.—A fright-
ful catastrophe occurred yesterday morning in the port of
Havre. The steam-tug the Passe-Partout having got her
fires up was removed towards the entrance of the dock,
when suddenly her boiler burst with a terrific explosion,
shattering a great part of the vowel, and blowing
to an immense height into the air the captain
and such of the crew as were on deck, as also
the funnel and large pieces of the boiler. The
!aptain and four men have perished ; the first-named fell
into the water, and was almost immediately got out by
the crews of the veseels in the neighbourhood who bad
hastened to render any aseistanee that might be pos-
sible, but he was all one dreadful wound, and died
before he could be conveyed to the hospital. The
body of one of the sailors was blown over the mast-
head of a sloop, and fell a long distance inland
crushed out of almost all resemblance to anything human;
the body of another sailor was afterwards found in the
hold of the steamer, which had instantly sunk, but was
Partially out of water at low tide ; the remain, of the
other two have not yet been reoovered. Al perfect
storm of fragmenta of wood and iron rained over
the neighbourhood ; one large piece of the boiler
broke the main yard of the Maria, whose flag
ir" also reed by a splinter of wood and her sides in-
Jure& The shock was so great that a great number of
panes of glue were broken in the town. The disaster
created an immense sensation, and the quays were all day
crowded with awestruck spectators while all the vessels
la the harbour had their flags half-mast high in sign of
mourning.
The establishment of a school of art at Dor-
theater is contemplated.