The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-29 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Mr. Torah; Heoryilidipiniro;finn diet fried ran der
Hoeren' unattached captain of the Dutch army, residing
at the Albemarle Hotel, Albemarle-street, was charged
before Mr. Knox with sending a letter to Mr. Adrian Hope,
of No. 74, Portland-place, demanding money, with menaces.
In opening the case, Mr. Metcalf said that six years ago a
relative of Messrs. Hope made a will, leaving them some
property, having previously made a will in favour of the
prisoner's father, but which he subsequently revoked.
Messrs. Hope, being anxious not to deprive the van der
lloeven family of all the property, most generously at-
tempted to make some arrangement with them, but it fell
through, and proceedings were taken by the prisoner's
father, and in 1802 they ended, the claim of Messrs. Hope
being substantiated and since then the matter had
dropped till now, when Mr. Adrian Hope, eon of the late
Mr. Adrian Hope, received aevenil letters, Amongst others
ore which contained the following expressions, and upon
this letter the present proceedings were founded A
son who can and who will not re,stir the grave faults of
his father ; a geeing man in the outset of life who can but
will not re-establish his house, which is compromised be-
muse he has to pay a Landfill of gold for a debt of honour;
that son, that young man, is not worthy to bear the name
of gentleman, and should not be treated as one. . .
I weeld be rail-fled with half the sum I claim through the
solicitors (17,0001.). If you do not accept it I shall carry
nut my plans. I swear it on the tomb of my worthy
father, end upon everything which is dear to me in this
world. Hatred and revenge will take the place of the
patience and delicacy I hays hitherto observed. Although
my departure was fixed for to-day, I will Temkin till
Thursday evening. I will not execute my projects, and I
am reedy at any moment to give you brilliant satisfaction
if you desire it."
Mr. Metcalf then called Mr. Adrian Hope, who deposed
to receiving several letters, amongst theta the one referred
to by Mr. Metcalf, and he believed them all to be in the
prisoner's handwriting.
Mr. Jackie* of the firm of Young and Jackson, soli-
citors, Ressex-street, Strand, solicitors for Mr. Hope, proved
that on one occasion the prisoner called at his aloe and
wrote a note, and sent it up by one of his clerks, and the
note was in the same handwriting aa the letter received by
Mr. Hope.
Polloe-oonstable Butcher, 137 C, stated that on appre-
hending the prisoner at the Albemarle Hotel he admitted
writing the letter, but said it was in a business way.
Mr. Shell, of the Albemarle Hotel, said that when the
officer came he (Mr. Sheil) told the prisoner the charge,
when he said that Mr. Hope was his cousin, and that as'
between gentlemen he did not think it gentlemanly that
their correspondence should be brought before a police-
court.
Mr. Lewis, for the defence, submitted that the charge
could not be maintained in law. The gist of the offence
was adeinand made without reasonable and probable cause.
The evidence pointed at least to an impression on the pri-
soner's mind that the claim be advanced was well founded.
He might be held to tallier cuing threats, but could not
upon the evidence be convicted of using threats with in-
tent to extort money.
Mr. Knox said he thought the evidence was very strong,
and he should send the case to a superior court, and the
judge's opinion Gould be taken on the point raised by Mr.
On the question of bail, Mr. Knox said he only wanted
each bail as would ensure the prisoner's attendance at the
' trial, theoffenoe being a very serious one. He would take
two bail in 5001. each.
SOUTHWARK. _ _

Williasa &oft, a carman in the employ of Mr. Charles
Cox, leather and hide merchant, Bermondsey, was pieced
at the bar before Mr. Barcham, for final examination,
charged with the manslaughter of Mr. James Lowe, 69
years of age, by driving over him with a horse and cart
on the night of the 12th instant.
Mr. Joseph Seager said he resided at the Bins Coat Boy
Tavern, lent-street. On Friday night, the 12th instant,
he was proceeding towards the Elephant and Castle, from
the Borough, and just am he was about to cross the nar-
row roadway of Elorsemongerlane from Blackman-street
to Newington-causeway, the prisoner came driving a horse
and cart at a furious rate from the Borough to Horse-
monger-lane, and nearly knocked witness down. He had
a large walking stick in his hand, and he 'truck the head
of the horse with it, and remonstrated with the pri-
Boner for driving at such a rate in so dangerous •
place. The prisoner appeared to take no notice of him,
but went on and knocked the deceased down, and the
right hand wheel passed over him, but he was so much
confused that he could not tell what part of the body the
wheel passed over. Deceased had a small basket attached
to a strap across his shoulder at the time. A moment or
so after that a constable came up, and the prisoner was
brought back, when witness told him he had killed the
poor man.. He replied, " I hope to God I have not.". He
appeared to be perfectly sober, and had • load of skills in
his cart.
Several other witnesses having been examined,
Mr. Lilley, who arpesured for the defence, said that be
, had several witnesses in attendance who oould lilies a diffe-
I rent complexion to the sass ; but as his worship bad de-

cided to ocean& the prbouer for trial for them.dislaughter,
he should not call them until the trial.
Mr. Iturc.ham observed, that as so many persons had
lately been killed in the streets by the uv.gligenes of
drivers of vehicles, it vu neeessary that all inch sues
should be thoroughly Investigated before a highertribnnaL
Under those circumstances he committed the prisoner for
trial at the neat sessions of the Central Criminal Court,
but accepted bail for his appearance.