The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-18 00:00:00

MUM CHARGE OP ABDUCTING A TOZER.

At the Cirencester Petty Sessions, on Monday,
11r. Weary Pole, of Stratton, near Cirencester;
Warm; his groom • Mary Colebourn, the groom's
sad Walter 16-011isisardener' were surnamed under the
Oormmt Fractious Prevention Ace (17 and 18 Vie., e. 102,
see. 6), for taming on the 29th of April mod undo. fufluenor,
and by abduction, diverse, and fraudulent device and contri-
vance, impeded, prevented and interfered with tie free seer-
ells of the Mineola. by John Kibblewbite, of Ciessoestse,
labourer, he being grown qualified to vote he the election
of burgesses to serve in parliament for the bonnet of Clan.
ayes, contrary to the statute.

Mr. Powell, of the Oxford Circuit, instnicted by Mr. W.
L. Cooly of Cinemas, appeared for the prosemittea ; end
Mr. Cripp, ot the Oxtail Circuit, instructed by Mr. Caubb,
of Cirressiar, foe the defendants. The magistrates' room
wee direly crowdad during the examination. The follow-
lag le the substance of the avid...
John Kleblewhim an old sad very deaf man, depoted—l
am sa aid right voter of Cirsocester. On Thunday, the
28th of April, I wee at a public-house at Stratton, aid maw
Mr. Pole end Mally his gardener, go by. I had heard
that Mullis kid been Inquiring for me, and I went out end
spoke to him. He told me to come to Mr. Pole's the next
morning to op. • &sta. As I wield to attend the amt.
nation that day 1 west very early In the morning, mama after
four o'clock. I worked tin tan, whoa I laft to attend the
socolnation at Cinematic. Before I started Mae gave mo
two glasses of hew. I west to the seminally, sad returned
to my work at MY.= soot after twelve. I bad notbbrg to
drink while I wss away. In the afternoon I west into the
saddle-room, sad gave me a gloss of beer and a
pipe. While I was there Mrs. Cl:Johanna tame la tad asked
me to walk upstairs and have a asp of tie. This was ahem
flat o'clock. 1 went upstairs, sad bad one cup. A Noted
cup was poured out forms; it looked very Math, sad twand
peculiar. I said It we. strong, and asked to a bit mete
sugar. As soy as I had the second asp I became
mad I know nothing more that hymned to me
tie Mowing morning. I then asked whom I woe, aid
toned I was at Ashton Keynes, flee or six miles frees -
Ora. I felt very slot parlatapslecL I refused to fate any-
thing , and ash. the IneHard the way to Clete.... I set
out to go, hat the teeth. I went the wont I got. At length
a anfte overtook me sad tented me to the hustiogs, but I
was not able to poll, and I was Ulm to the Bear Iu;
then the doctor ems to me end gave sr some tea and
broody, and ordered me to bed. I was able to poll before
lbs poll dated, and west end isolled, but I we very ill. I
felt the aids of what I had takes tor • week Mar. A
conkers mist from Mr. Pole's to At.= Keynes would
bye te gies Mas door of my home.
Messy Osier, • skills boy it the sent. of Mr. Pole, de-
mold lest be soy KMbwbib b the saddle room a the day
of simteetbs. I needled his going Domani with Mrs.
Oiliheern to tea. He told Yr he should like a cup. After-
womb maw him come down with the gardener. They did
aft mow to be saything the matter with him. (The wit-
.... eislarisd that ha had made a previous etatemiat,
wllA W been taken down in writing, and it was shows to
mil be rend it over.) I thought he was drank whoa be
Wit slaters sad *tusk whoa he came down. I was ordered
bp °detour* le pm a hone In the carriage sad to open
ths gales. I Wm. Mrs. Colebourn went oat fleet, with
her leant sad Yawl on, and then the cerebra followed.
Osistearn Mb, and Ilibblewhite were in it. Hlbble-
white ',am impend in a shawl or railway nag. They left just
before the supple ball rang, or hiok is at nine o'clock.
Mary AnaCtom, landlady of the King's Head, deposed—
Whoa Kibbiewhite was brought, Mra. Colebourn gave me a
1116 bottle. There was a pnid label on it, Laudanum--
palms." SIN told me to pet Sweaty drops la sow mom, sad
give it to blot in the monft. I did not hear thee rag bra
long he wee to be kept, or who sent him. nay did met
my what I was to give Lim the drops for. (Thomism.*
were evidently not expected by the countel for the promica.
Son, and be reminded the winter of previous dammed, elm
had made on the subject; but she persisted In the ran
even, and was not further examined.)
Mr. Crippe, on behalf of the defendants, than addressed
the °mut, and urged that as Kibblewhite bad not been pree.
vented from pilling, no cases had bees committed within
the set of parliament. That if It wart otherwise, there was
no evidence at all against Mr. Pole, who could not be mob
liable for the illegal sets of his sermate, unless proved to
have been done with his authority ; and as to what his
learned Mend bad urged, that the carriage, horses, end
servants, c>nld not have been out of Mr. Pole'. bout' at
that time of night without hi' lino +ledge, he suggests that
there might be other persona in Mr. Pelee household who
took a strong Satirist in polities, and by whose authority the
servants might have acted as they did, or they might have
acted without any authority, thinking it would not be db.
plies* to thole master; but in either oast ha would not be
liab'e.
The megietratea retired for half an hoer. Oa Hair ream,
Mr. Cripps, the chairman, We commit Cole-
bourn, his wife, and Mullis, but we think there is no evi-
dence strait. Mr. Pole."
The defendants were committed, but were admitted to bail.