The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-04 00:00:00

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sentenoed to eighteen months
FOURTH EDITION. 1:1!
__eb beak, Ittrith a view to ate,
- Greenland left this country, up
--- on scootutt of his health and i
LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(IIIII3 DAY.) will attend to lees evitionos.
..,,,__ specially fixed for this session, i
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Ibe disposed of in some way ore
Sittings in Bursa —(Before the Lord Chief Justice .--.....—soaeoiss
and Justices Blackburn and Hannen.)
IN RE AN ATTORNZY. THE ATROCIOUS ATT.
Mr. Murray moved on behalf of the Incorporated Law AND ROBBERY .
Society for a rule nisi ceiling upon an attorney to /viewer
so matters of an aMdevit with a view to his being struck
off the rolls. It appeared that the attorney in question, I LATEST PARTIOULA
after he was admitted, entered the employment of a firm : ea: • • • •
of anomie@ as their managing clerk. He bad since left t, pon m Incomes 1
them and had counnenced on his own account in Suffolk, It was ascertained that Mn
and it had been discovered that be had received two sums housekeeper who was attaa
of money, 851. and ill., cluing the time he was in their by robbers while taking care c
service, which he had not accounted for, and had appro• tberine.court, seething-ILn,, ,
printed to his own purposes.
Rule granted. tion. Mr. Elliot, the hod
-- the scalp has in some
COURT OF EXCHEQUER. I her stall, and her head is ow
Sittings in 13anca—(llefore the Lord Chief Baron and i2oor 30 mallet blows which
Batons Martin, Bramwell, and Pigott.) cartilage of her nose is umpire
BWEARING-IN OF 1118 CHANCIILLOR OF THE EXORDIUM. 'of her left hand are broken.
The Right Hon. Geo. Ward Hunt, the Chancellor of the While the two priaoere we
Exchequer, took the usual oath prescribed for the holder at the police-station, their fat
. of his office before the ordinary business of the court Old Ford, entered the static
was commenced this morning, and signed the roll. pollee bad heard about his sons
The right hon. gentleman, who wore the full state dock, and when they saw the
robes of the Chancellor, afterwards took his seat and. Tucking toward, him, ti
as head of the court, and asked Mr. Thedger, the neck and kissed him plink,
" tubman," if he had anything to move. Mr. Thesiger bitterly, and the lads acre
moved that the fact of the right hon. gentleman having
had overcome the first ontbun
taken the oath should be recorded, and that the Chancel- often told you what this womb
her ordered should be done. ' for you, for it is too late. Goa
The oath was administered by Mr. Walton, the Queen's
Bemernbranoer. EXAMINATION AT TIE
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (THIS E
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) The two boys named A
IN IX HENRY JAREN BYRON. . aged 15, and Hector Augustus
The bankrupt was the well-known burlesqne 'writer, 9, Albion-place, Ford-street, 0
deathbed as et Doughty-street,hfecklenburgh-square, . .
brought before the Lord Mayo:
and of Liverpool, theatrical manager and author.
He petitioned the court on the 10th March, ascribing his Mansion-house, charged with "
failure to heavy losses incurred in carrying on the three the let day of May, 186 a, in I
theatres at Liverpool, in consequence of the general de- ' court, Seething-lane, Mary Ant
premien of business there. At the first sitting, held on !woodenkeeper, by le stet tog her sever
the ;Mil of March, no assignee was chosen.
This WAR the sitting for examination and discharge. The i mallet with intent to
aggregate liabilities are 11,3071., 4,552/. being due to ' with stealing from a box in t
creditors holding security; good debts, let.; property debt 2/. Os. 6d. her money."
as security 3,25 W.; consisting chiellyof dramatic oopynghts. I The boys were respectably
The expenditure in the two years preceding the bank- of
ruptcy had been 7501. and 55creditors,
01. The &boat 80 whole the examination hum
in number, are principally resident in Liverpool. once looking up.
Amongst the creditors are Mr. W. R. Copeland. Hampton I Alderman Finnic, Alderman
Wick 0,44 W.) ; the Dramatic Authors' Society ; the the Commissioner of the Citj
Druidic College, Mr. J. L. Toole, and Mr. J. Knowles, the bench.
of the Theatre Royal Manchester, who holds as security /
drama, ic copyrights of various works, including Aladdin,' Inspector Tillcock, of Seel))
Pea in 11.541, and about 30 others. / the Mat witness called. He a
Mr. Aldridge appeared for the sasignees, and Mr. Law- 10 o'clock on the night of Frid
rance for the bankrupt. I was wanted at the bons
The bankrupt, examined, stated that big furniture in SeetluMplane. I went there,
Dougbty-street had been taken by Mr. Jeffrey, of Liver-
pool, a secured creditor ; but possession was not taken till Mr• Mary Ann Nunn, the
the day after the adjudication. He had assigned known before. Her head, fa
the goods to Jeffrey with a view to protect them, but they covered with blood. She was
IE4I since been sal d by suction. He had given a bill of - - supported by a constable. lel
sale to Jeffrey on the Saturday before the adjudication. .
her face head.
Bad had no communication with him since except by and Her nose
lett. 7. Mr. Jeffrey admitted that the goods were taken eyes were black, and the
by aistake and was willing to replace them. j hands. A surgeon was th
Mr. Lowrance said the bankrupt had been in the re-as' possible I went for
ceipt of a good income from his dramatic copyright*, the taken to Guy's Hospital. All
fruit of his own genius ; but unfortunately he had Guy's
did not recognise her. I after
le ea induced to undertake the management of ,
time. c theatres at Liverpool and the mercantile depression examined the house, and on 0
three hail led to his failure. The value of the large quantities of blood, and
copyrights was, of course, great, but could not well be : where she was sitting. There
estimated. The bankrupt had drawn nothing from the ' blood on the first step of the
theatre.' at Liverpool, and his accounts had been well kept, I
the case presenting, in that respect, a great contrast to preuion as if a person's head I
thom of the theatrical managers who bad come droppings of a sperm candles
before that court. Tim greatest sympathy had been ex- I air shaft on the outside of the
pre*.e'l in Liverpool for the bankrupt's misfortunes. 1 marks as if a person had slid d
Mr. Aldridge asked that the bankrupt should supply • .
copy of the mortgage be had given on his copyright. , from that window there was al
Tiv• bankrupt and he had not a copy of it. It bad been !of the house, extending dos
prepared by a Mr. Simpson, of Manchester, and was given 1 water-closet in the yard,
about hint months ago. Mr. Jeffrey's vitiator was Mr. down the whole length 0
Hauls. of Liverpool. body bad gone down. It was
The Commiationer —Was Jeffrey aware when you gave ,
him the bill of sale that you were about to become I wall of the house, so that any
bankrupt ? lof it. There were also marks
The bankrupt said he was not. The bill of sale was bin into an adjoining court.
given on the understanding that Mr. Jeffrey would protect with a considerable deal of bin
the property. It had been taken through a mistake on :
the port of his solicitor. on the landing on the lint
Toe Commisaioner—le the value you have put put upon 1, with small shot, a boy's cap,
the copyright an arbitrary one? ! up, and • piece of sperm sand
The bankrupt explained that his payments depended on I The boys were asked if the
the number of nights a piece might run. to the officer, but they held d
lice Honour said as there was no opposition the bank- I
rupt would be allowed to pass and take hie order of die- no answer.
ch age, regard being had to the uncertain character of the Detective-sergeant Moss sal
occupation in which he was engaged, and which was, of ceived yesterday I and detect'
course, known to the persons who dealt with him. Deacon's coffeehouse, in the
(Before Mr. Registrar Murray.)
made I went to a bedroom on
IN RR JAMIII HUTTON.— 'TN! DAT" NEWNEAPIR.
The bankrupt, it will be remembered, was pro. ; door locked. The door was o
prietor of a paper published under the above title, I soner, Hector Augustus. We
which, for • few weeks, sought to advocate the
and he said Smith. He walk
wither views of the party then lmown as Adullamitea, •
n p tree er lying. I said,
but who have since returned to their political allegiance. ens°
The paper was set on foot by Lord Bleb°, Earl Grosvenor, you with committing a murd
and the Earl of Lichfield, who each contributed from Nunn, No. 2, Catherine-court,
1,000/. to 1,5001. to its support, and who have since under- Forrester, "Do you know the
taken to pay the creditors in full. no." I said to Hector Augur
This was • dividend sittin g. son"' He hesitated and then a
mr. Wintle (accountant), the assignee, reported that •
there was nearly 2001. in hand, which would be available said " Where are your clothe
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for dividend after deducting the expenses of the bank- charge of Hector Augustus s
ruptcy. A resolution was passed for dividing this amount. I I searched those of Arthur Fr
Mr. White, on behalf of the three noble lords above- I found loose a small quantit
named. withdrew their claims to prove against the estate sion caps, and a porte-c
for the amount advanced. rands. I found at the
It is understood that after the payment of this dividend • pistol broken, a bo
the noble lords will, in fulfilment of their undertaking, • glass, and various other thin)
pay into court the balance required to make up 20e. in the ' I found there fencing-foils, ar
pound on the debts. drawers two pairs of boxing-g
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ILLNESS OF HR. COMMISHONER COULDURN. belonged to the son of the co
Hr. Registrar Hazlitt has received the requisite autho- they had been using them. 1
city from the Lord Chancellor to sit in place of Mr. Com- vest, trssisers' and shirt wee
mivaimer (ioulburn during his illness, and dispose of his found also in the chest of di
c.Lses ; and this morning he took his seat on the bench I
marks of blood on them. T
accordingly. .1. S. Winder, Esq., barrister, of New-square . younger boy's clothes. Bete
lets been appointed to act as registrar pro tem. in theplam; 1 You quite understand the I
of Mr. ILalitt, sad took hir place accordingly." Y I did it? I was
!aid. es,
Who tempted you " He
- ---- tempted."
('ENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. Lord Mayor—Whet did the
Witness—He said nothing,
(THIS DAY.) Examination continued—T
__...._ station, and afterwards coma
The May session of the Central Criminal Court was the deposition of Mary Ai
openo..l this morning at 10 o'clock before the Lord Mayor, i presence and heartf, s
the Recorder (Right Hon. Russell Gurney, Q.C.), Alder- both. We convey 0
rn.,is Sir Robert Carden, Mr. Alderman Canton, Mr. I gate station, and I placed do
Alderman and Sheriff Stone, Mr. Sheriff IVArthur, the then asked permission to I
under-aberiffs &a I wished to make a statement.
The first edition of the calendar contains the names of , present, and said, "My bo,
s•s prisoners standing for trial, and the offences are thus : about to do ; this will be at
clasified :—burglary, 13 ; church breaking and larceny, 1 ; I " Yee, I know perfectly we
feloniously uttering counterfeit coin, 12 ; embezzlement, I were in the °eel-cellar, for
12 ; feloniously attempting to drown a person, 1 ; forgery, 8; Nunn go out about 7 o clod
home-stealing, 2 ; larceny, 2$ ; stealing a post letter, 1 ; ; took out two screws out of
threatening to publish a libel, 1 ; manslaughter, 2 : znia i by putting the handle of the
demeanour, 5 ; rape,' • robbery, 7 ; feloniously I
shooting forcing the lid I belies
with intent to murder, I ; and treason-felony, 2. upstairs and gone into
The Recorder, in charging the grand jury, remarked that lug and heard the noise, an.
the cases to be brought before them were not very num°. 'we were. She began to sor
roue, and most of them were of an ordinary description. sup her. We had not pla
Mere was, however, one man, named Morgan, or her, and she ran downstairs.
Mohan, charged with a crime of which they had the first-floor landing,.
No
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beard a good deal lately namely, treason • fe- the mallet. 1 said, to i !
May. and the charge against him was that he ran upstairs, and fete ea i
ondeavoured to seduce a number of soldiers from their scream. My brother brough
duty and to induce them to levy war against the Queen in on the head. Both me
e brother
Ireland. The main evidence was that given by an accom. times. I said to my. ro
Mice. and the question for them would be whether there the bell
_ W.!...!1140,f ,I,
wa., sufficient confirmatory evidence. It was a fact that • moaning 51°''''•
certain soldiers did desert, that they went to Ireland, stairs for our boots which w
ant that they afterwards gave themselves up as then went up-stairs, got.,rt _
deserters, but of course they would require to be • Pipe on to "ar_teTgaes;i:
satisfied that it was the prisoner who induced them to into • maul leading to
desert. There was a charge of manslaughter which frighten her if she saw us no.
seemed to have arisen out of a drunken quarrel. The brother had • pistol as wtoell
wiener appeared to have said to the deceased. " Why awsy. I walked home.
wi!
1, you always keep following me? " and knocked On Saturday
imorning wet _
iii:ia down, and afterwards be tried to drive a brushed oar c othea—toltethe
b.itise and cart over his body, but some persona Walter Ellis 6
took bin- out of the way, and the prisoner subsequently I occape
er
the
a wine
P*rt4r.of the A
hugged him about and threw him into a yard where be occupies one
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wag accidentally discovered at 2 o'clock in the morning and aimed Mrs. brawn a itugu,
t ckiie to a hospital where he died. Alluding to a charge housekeeper. I want out
'4dnit a man named Hollands, of attempting to drown evening, and Mrs. Nunn was
b., r:ii:i. he remarked that the evidence was to the effect with the exception of some r
shat the prisoner was seen walking along the bank of the back at • quarter to 9, a
I.,,:nea at Bankaide, and that the child, who accompanied way,
times. I went r the •
boa:U, .41 heard to exclaim, " Don't, father, don't." It los- something in. I a
lc red that previously the prisoner had bean very kind to of an hour, and on _
_yeti
do fainile, but on being accused of attempting to drown dour wide open and Nu
iii - child: he said he would do for it and its mother also. a deplorable state. I said, '
,:., Recorder then adverted to some other cases of minor matter with yoI u?" She said .
iokreat. and the d jury thereupon retired to their also said, "Go away." •
: v).1:.
gran
stable and she became soma
..e EXTENSIVE FORGERIES ON TEI LIBOR BANK. Inspector Taloa* cents ohm
Aiumg the cases that will have to be disposed of at this then taken away to the hap
"r is the charge against Mr. Thome' Bagley, who lag I found • boy's cap and
l'am-rly carried on an extensive boldness as • merchant and a pistol.A box in Mt
M the Gay of London, of having obtained a very large sum open and some money was '
". ''',llee—more than 100,0001.—from the Leeds Banking
.'oruuncle ismy brother-in-l&w.
Key by conspiracy and forgery This case, it will be One of the surgeons fronbei
iealetribered, has stood over for a vary long period, the Mrs. Nunn was somewhat
laurelled ',Aura against the prisoner being Mr. Pan-
bl.l4l Greenland, the former masacer of the Leeds The Lord Mayor thee' raga
"el. who was himself convicted of misdemeanour and day next.
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