The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-06 00:00:00

MARLBOROUOH-BTREET.

Matthew boots, • respectably attired young countryman,
was charged with knowingly uttering a false note on the Lei-
cester and Leicestershire Bank, for 64, and thereby defraud-
intone George Hanson, of No. 6, Castle-street, Long-acre.
The prosecutor said ha was a turf commissioner and tele-
graph agent. On Saturday night last he was at the bar of a
pub&-home, when the prisoner came in, and forcing himself
Into convemation, very much premed him to lay the odds on
• particular horse entered to run for the Newmarket Handi-
cap.
Mr. turtle"-, the chief clerk, inked what the prosecutor
meant by describing himself, among the rest, as • telegraph
agent ?
Prosecutes replied that his telegraphic business was chiefly
of • sporting character . he transmitted bets on turf matters
for gentlemen, in • similar way to Sauk Exchange affairs.
The prisoner, having tamed him very much to have a bat
with him, followed him out from the home, and still con-
tinuing, offered a 30s. bet on the forthcoming race. He
added, that as he was • stranger, he would stake the money
with him. Prosecutor at length comentieg, received from
the prisoner the 61. country note produced, and gave him
31. 10s. difference, and the prisoner went away. Prosecutor
subsequently, upon making inquiry, found the note was good
for nothing. On taking the note of the prisoner he had said
to prosecutor, "Its a Leicestershire note, but you will Sod
it all right. I have three or four more of them in my
pocket." Prosecutor, however, found it "all wrong," and
gave Information and • deacription of the prisoner to the
police, and the prisoner was in consequence traced out and
taken into custody.
The prisoner, who said If the note was bad he did not
know it, was remanded till Wednesday next.
.Aksasolsr Rosa was on Monday, the 22nd ult., charged,
on the evidence of police-constable C 71, with stabbing •
woman in the head with some instrument whereby she was
placed in great danger, end unable to make her appearance
then in support of the charge.
The constable deposed that he was going his rounds '
through Primes-row, Soho, about half past 12 on the pre-
VIOUS liaturdagnict.,:hen he met a woman known to him ,
as Elisabeth Cull who wee bleeding maturely from the
bead; she was, in covered with blood, and groaning as
if is great pain and weakness. He raised her up, and she,
salatelliglbly sash, could, told him aloe had been stabbed by •
sea. As It was dine by be led her to No. 6, Princereoart,
where she at met, en saterleg, pointed out the prisoner as
the men trees wham stet had recemd the iejwiss. There
was a vale dial of blood over the floor of the room. The
Let: Irbil:awes then. takes into custody sad the injured women
t This he earliest day the woman could be permitted
oat to give evidence she made her appearance against the pri-
soner ea the complainant. Her had bound up, and she
was accommodated with • seat during the time she gave be
evidence because of the extreme bodily weakness wader which
she was labouring. She gave her evidence with great
dificulty.
compleinent, on being swore, sald—Wy name is Elisabeth
Call* ead lam a widow. 1 had bees &tog with the
about
• it three years on and off—the lest time for about
three anattus. I had again left him about a week before the
assalt. Oa Saturday, the 20th, lan month, in the eves.
big. 1 had eecasion to go to him at his lodgings, In Prbesse-
gout. What took place oa my reaching his room I mend