The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-09 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—Dzasy, Maim 7.
(Before Mt. Justice Shea.)
George Callaghan, aged 40, tailor, and George Clarke,
aged 23, collier, were arraigned for assaulting, on the 16th
October, 1865, lemuel Walker Oox, putting him in bodily
tear end danger of his life, sad violently stealing from
in Ids
person 30/. 3e. money, a silver watch, a penknife, sad
other article*, his property, at Oladdeaden.
Mr. Fitzjames Stephen and Mr. Bradshaw prosecuted ;
the primers were net defended.
Mr. Stephen opened the ame, saying that this was a
garotte robbery attended with considerable violence, and
Mr. Oox, the prosecutor, was the brother of the late mayor
and the present member for this borough. The learned
mussel then detailed the facts of the ease, and called the
prosecutor,
Samuel Walker Cox, who said—l live at Spoadon, and
my place of business is is Derby. On Monday, the 16th
October, 1865, I received 501. from my dark—two Bank
of England notes, two of the Derby and Derbyshire Bank,
and 101. in gold. I left Derby about ten minutes to eight
o'clock. I had • small umbrella with me, and when I
got to the toll-bar I heard footsteps behind ma. I hurried
tato the toll-bar, and I heard footstep whilst I wen in the
toll-bar, pawing on the other side. I came out in about
five minutes, and walked on until I came to the comer of
the plantation beyond Chaddeaden. The foot road for about
thirty yards is higher than the road. I heard footsteps
behind me, and on looking round saw two men coming
along the centre of the road, one behind the other, and I
looked straight at them, the first man was light, smooth-
(need, the second man had more hair round his face, and
a peculiar look about the eyes. I can Berm positively to
the prisoners being the men. I have no doubt whatever
about them. Clarke palmed me closely, and I suspected
some mischief, and 1 looked steadily at Callaghan who
pushed against me, end he had only got just level with
me when I wee caught round the neck by his right arm ;
I could only call out twice • Callaghan then flung me
round, and the other man tried to strike met but I kept
him off for a short time, but he punched me in the belly
I struggled for about four or five minutes, when I became
insensible. The next thing I can recollect was being
kicked on the boot by another party. I found that I had
been robbed, and mimed 301. out of one pocket, several
shillinp, three keys, a silver watch, a penknife, and four
pimps of paper oat of my breast pocket. I next saw the
men on that day fortnight. I was desired to go to Mr. Whit-
ton's office to identify them, and I was shown eight or ten
min, and I pisked the prisoners out. I knew them atm
but hesitated for an iastaat as to Clarke, because he had
had part of his whiskers out off. I proclaim three notes--
two De-by and Derbyshire Beak notes, sad one Beak of
England. I received them from Mr. Chester. They ere
similar to those lost. Hound that I was • good deal hurt
next day, and felt pain for some weeks.
After a long trial both prisoners were found Guilty.
Callaghan was sentenced to 15, and Clarke to 12 years'
penal servitude.

OXFORD ClROUlT.—Woaczorms, MAzcs &
(Before sir B. Smith.)

RIM= V. (MAT WIWI= RAILWAY COI PAST.-141LWAY

ACCIDENT COMPENSATION.

This was an action broughtby Mr. Rarell, s farmer of
Redmarley and Panntley, Gloucestershire, against the
Great Western Railway Company, to recover damages for
iojuries sustained by him while travelling in a train of the
Midland Company on the defendants' line, between Wor-
cester and Tewkesbury.
Mr. Powell, Q. 0., Mr. Matthews, and Mr. Dowdeswell,
were counsel for the plaintiff ; and Mr. James for the rail-
way company.
On the 4th of November, 1864, the plaintiff took a ticket
at Tewkesbury for Birmingham and returned the same
evening. The Midland tram passes over a portion of the
Great Western lice between Worcester and Norton, and as
the train approached the junction at the latter place it came
in collision with a Great Western goods train, which was
being shunted there. The engine of the Midland train was
shattered, and the train came to a dead stop, but was not
thrown off the mils. The passengers, however, were mach
brained sad shaken. . . . .

The plaintiff, who appeared very weak and ill, stated that
be was travelling in a second-class carriage at the time,
but remembered nothing of the accident. He went on by
a subsequent train to Tewkesbury, but how he got from
Tewkesbury to hie home, nine miles, he (maid not remem-
ber. He had been ill ever since. He could not sleep well,
and had bad dreams. He had lost the sight of coo eye,
and the hearing of one ear was partly gone. He could not
tore his head without pain, nor walk without a stick. His
right leg, side, and hand were cold; his memory was im-
paired, and he ad been unable to do any business since the
accident.

the • ^While e witness was being examined the jury appealed
to the court to spare them the pain of a prolonged
exa-
mination, and accordingly the witness wee led out at
court.

Mrs. Rummell gave corroborative evaence, and other wit-
nesses having been examined to show what was'ihe plain-
tiff's income at the time of the accident, the medical
evidence was given.
Mr. Yorke, who attended him from the commencement,
considered the spine was affected, that there bad been a
severe shock to the nervous systsm, and that he was suf-
fering from partial paralysis. He did not think he would
ever perfectly recover.
Mr. H. D. Carden, surgeon, gave similar evidence. He
looked upon hia recovery now as mere hopeless than at
first.

air Charles Hosting', IL D. and D.C.L., had practised's
a physician for half a century at Worcester, corroborated
Mr. Carden's evidence. He observed in the patient double
vision which indicated severe injury at the bans of the
brain. Looking at the time that had elapsed without any
improvement in his case be oonld see no probability of his
permanent improvement. Them physicians' bills together
were 240 guineas.
Professor Ericsson gave similar testimony,
Mr. James made a powerful address for the company,
aed the jury were locked up when the last train left.

Tux Burrnict Ntaskiwz 1w Tin Crrr.-1 ester-
day a deputation of the perish of St. Bride w►ited upon
Mr. Alderman Hale, the presiding magistrate at the Guild-
hall Polioe-wart, to complain of the nuisance occasioned by
the daily assemblage of betting men is the Qty. It was
stated that boarding, having been emoted around the waste
ground in Victoria-street, where these persons formerly
congregated, they had taken up a position at the north-
west corner of Farringdou-street sod Fleet-street, and
caused thus an obstruction is both thoroughfares. Not
Lou than 2,000 were, it was stated, assembled when the de-
putation Wt. 1,500 had been actually counted on the pre-
vicars day by the clerk of Mr. Houlditoh, who lives at the
corner of Farringdonotmet, and there were then many
more left. Alderman Hale said that he would render every
@Ambiance in his power to abate the mamba, and that in
all oases brought before him he would exercise the full
authority vested in him as a magistrate. The deputation
then withdrew.

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