The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-12 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

Julia Ilrlatyre, a very respectable-looking female, resid-
ing at No. 2, Paulin-street, Rennondrey, was placed at
the bar before Mr. Partridge for final examin:,tio
charged with causing the death of her husband, Robert
firLityre, by throwing a water jug at him, cutting his
wrist, whereby he bled to death.
Inspector Manson, M division, attended to conduct the
case, and Mr. H. Alan, the prosecuting officer of the
Associate: Institution for enforcing the Law for the l'ro.
section of Women, watched the case on behalf of the
The caw was fully reported in our impression of Toes-
day lest, when it was shown from the evidence of Mary
Ann Thorogood, a neighbour, that she was asked in by
the prisoner about one o'clock in the morning of Sunday
last to see her husband, who was lying in bed bleeding
from severe cum across his right wrist. She, at the request
of the prisoner, went for a doctor, and called first on
Means. Sterry and Lloyd, surgeons, Grange-road, who re-
fused to come unless they were first paid half a crown. She
obtained that sum and returned, but the surgeons refused to
attend. She then went to another surgeon, and he
refused to attend. She then informed police-constable
212 M, who accompanied her to Dr. Sterry 's again and on
ringing the bell some one (Mr. Lloyd, she believed) opened
the window and refused to attend, although told that the
man was bleeding from a severe cut. At seven o'clock Dr.
Richmond was called in, but the poor man was dead. It
was the opinion of Dr. Richmond that had be received
prompt medical attendance the life of the deceased would
have been saved. The magistrate considered that the
conduct of the other medical gentlemen was highly repre-
hensible, and adjourned the case until after the inquest.
Inspector Manson here informed his worship that the
inquest had been held, and after hearing all the evidence
the jury brought in a verdict of accidental death, believing
that the deceased fell on the jug and cut his wrist. He
produced the broken jog, showing marks of blood on the
sharp and broken edges.
Mr. Partridge accordingly discharged the prisoner and
awarded Dr. Richmond his fees for attending the courti on
two occasions.

Joseph Newberry, labourer, aged 34 , was brought
before Mr. Benson, charged with s 71., the moneys
of • poor woman named Sarah Bulamb.
The proseoutrix, the prisoner, and his wife lived in one
room at the homes No. 24, Pfummer's-row Commercial-
road east. Mrs. Buloomb is a very indtatrious, frugal
woman, and works • mangle. She had saved up 7E, which
sbe deposited in a box under her bed. She saw the money
in her box a few nights ago, when she made a small addi-
tion to her hoard. The prisoner had been very strange
in his conduct all the week, end was pardally intoxi-
cated three or four times ; but Mrs. Buloomb did not
suspect that her savings had bean meddled with
until a letter, of which the following is • copy, and
written by the prisoner, was received by his wife, from
whom he had parted early in the morning •—f` Dear
Emma,—Will you forgive lime for the sake of our poor
children grant me the interview my dear if you will
relieve me from shame meet me to night at 11 o'clock
corner of Osborne-street o Lord how i was tempted for
it done me no good for I have some beer and got
robbed my deer don't say nothing to nobody come if
you can let us fly somewhere els mee Clod help
me to lead • better life. Your effectionat husban,
JOB/211 Newuagy." Mrs. Buloomb, who read the
letter at the request of the prisoner's wife, immediately
suspected she bad been robbed. She went to her box.
It was broken open, and her money was gone. A
police-constable, named William Brown, No. 82
H, accompanied the promeutrix to Osborne-street,
and there found the prisoner, who was taken into cus-
tody. Brown found upon him 2/. 18a. 9d. in gold, silver,
and halfpence, • new suit of clothes, and an overcoat.
Be at on admitted that the money belonged to M.
Balcomb, and that be had purchased the new clothing with
part of her money. He also said the devil tempted him to
rob the poor woman of her money, and that he was sorry
for what he had done.

lii;;v7er to queitions by the magistrate, Brown said
that the prisoner had shaved off his whiskers since he left
home, and that he gave 30,. for the clothes, but they
would not if sold realise more than 15e.
The prisoner, who was very dejected, said—l am very
sorry. The devil tempted me to do it.
Mr. Benson—lt is a very cruel robbery. You are com-
mitted for trial.

CHARGE AGAINST A CLERK IN THE CUSTOM-

SOUSE.

Mr. Maurice George O'Connell, a clerk in the
Long-room at the Custom house, yesterday attended before
the Lord Mayor to answer a summons which charged him
with assaulting Mr. William Thomas Lumley, the clerk to
• merchant in the City, under rather peculiar circum-
stances.

Mr. Popham, solicitor, appeared for the defendant, and
a great number of clerks employed at the Custom-house
were present, apparently very much interested in the case.
From the statement of the complainant it appeared that
on the sth of October he went to the Long-room with the
necessary papers for clearing some wine, and these he
placed in the proper deposit, called the Warehouseing•
entry. The defendant was at the desk, and he said
that the complainant had not put his papers
in the right place, but had placed them in another, called
the Free entry. The complainant quietly told him that
he had not done anything of the sort, and the defendant
I got into a violent passion, and told him he was a liar, and
said he would not attend to his business or pass his
papers until he had placed them in the proper receptacle.
The complainant repeated that he had put the pas in
the proper place, upon which the defendant againsaid
that he was a liar, and at the same time made use of a
most offensive threat of personal violence, when the com-
plainant, being irritated at this oonduct, told him that if
there was any liar in the case it was he, and not himself.
The defendant then made use of some further threats of
what he would do with the complainant if he had him in
the street, and left his desk and went down stairs, and the
complainant followed him with the intention, if he could
find a constable, to give him into custody if be was guilty
of any act of violence. The moment, however, he reached
the street the defendant knocked him down and then
kicked him ' • and this was the assault complained of.
Some questions were put to the complainant in cross-
examination with a view to show that he had put the
papers in the wrong place, and that he had given the first
provocation to the defendant by calling him a liar, and
that when they got downstairs he put himself in a fir/Ist-ins
attitude, and the defendant merely pushed him away, and
ho fell accidentally. He, however, in reply to these ques-
tions, declared most positively that the affair took place
exactly as he had stated, and that he said nothing that
was likely to annoy or insult the defendant until he had
called him a liar, and made use of the threat referred to.
He admitted that upon this be lost his temper, and told
the defendant that he was the liar, if any lie had been
told.
The solicitor to the defendant said that the answer he
was instructed to make to the charge was, that the com-
plainant had given the first provocation by calling Mr.
O'Connell a liar, and that when he went down into the
street he followed him, and " squared " up to him, and
he merely pushed him away, when he fell down by accident.
Mr. Sharland, a fellow clerk of the defendant in the
Custom-house, was called as a witness for him, and he
stated that he heard the complainant call the defendant
a liar ; but he admitted that he knew nothing of the com-
mencement of the affair, and that he also heard the com-
plainant say, " Who are you, to call me a liar r
The Lord Mayor, after a brief deliberation, said it ap-
peared to him that the charge of assault had been fully
proved. He considered the defendant had acted most
improperly ; and he would state at the seine time that he
was perfectly well aware that the public very frequently
had a great deal to put up with from the want of courtesy
and proper attention on the part of persons in the position
of the defendant. Under all the circumstances he felt it his
duty to indict a fine of 40s. and costa, and in default the
defendant would be imprisoned for seven days with hard
labour. _ _

—The defendant became very excited upon hearing the
decision of the Lord Mayor, and declared that he had not
been fairly dealt with, and he should appeal. He declared
that the complainant had not put his papers into the right
moeptacle, and he considered, therefore, that he was justi-
fied in what he had done.
_ . _

The Lord Mayor observed that even if what he stated
was true, but which the complainant positively denied, it
was not the slightest excuse. He had got the papers, and
it was his duty to have attended to his business. He was
evidently a very excitable person, and his own witness that
he had called had proved the case against him.
The defendant was then removed, declaring in a mast
excited manner that he had been unjustly convicted, and
threatening to do all sorts of things to obtain redress.

THE DISTURBANCES AT ST. MATTHIAS'S, STOICS
Newisorox.—At the Clerkenwell police-court yesterday,
Mr. Robert Brett, surgeon, of Stoke Newington-green, and
Mr. Robert Porter, of 43, Stoke Newington-green, were
summoned before Mr. Barker for unlawfully assaulting and
beating Mr. John James Fenn, bookmaker, on the 22nd
ultimo, at St. Matthias's Church, Stoke Newington. Mr.
I'rideaux, Q.C., and Mr. Sleigh, barrister, attended for
the defendant, and Mr. Maude, solicitor, for the com-
plainant. The complainant gave evidence at great length
of the assaults to which he alleged be had been subjected,
and celled two witnesses in support of bi 4 case, one of
them being a City missionary named Walker. Mr. Pri-
deaux said that be did not think that the magistrate
would ask him to offer any explanation, or to make any
defence. Mr. Barker said that he should not. It was not
proved that any of these parties bad done anything what-
ever except to offer the gentleman a seat in the
church, and Mr. Walker had not proved one
word of what be had said in his sworn information.
The summons would be therefore dismissed. Mr. Sleigh,
after some consultation with the parties, said he was in-
structed to apply for coats. There was no pretence for the
complainant having dragged respectable men like the de-
fendants to a police-court to answer • charge which the
evidence did not substantiate. Mr. Barker said he per-
fectly agreed with the learned counsel, and made an order
for complainant to pay 51. se. costs. Mr. Sleigh said he was
entitled to a certificate that the case had been beard and
dismissed on its merits. He hoped by the rnagietrate
granting that for which he had asked a stop would be put
to these unseemly proceeding., Mr. Maude said be was
afraid the matter would not end here. Mr. Barker granted
the certificate as requested, and the proceedings termi-
nated.