The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-29 00:00:00

street, when a dispute took place about a shilling.
Became the prosecntria would not accede to his wishes,
prisoner caught hold of her throat and tried to force her.
He did not succeed, when he caught hold of her clothes, end,
taking them np, stabbed her four times with • knife in the
eislmen and thigh. Before having her he gave her two or
Mom kicks on the back. She did not my out, bat became
almost emeeless. She massed, however, to get to her
lodgings, whin her landisdy did not succeed In stopping the
bleeding for some boon. A surgeon was called in, sad by
his dries the girl was taken to the
character workhom
de, where
She
her
wounds—not of a dangerous —were ressed.
was about a month recovering. She remained in the union
upwards of two months. Although she had given a dem*
don of the prisoner to the pollee, they did not discover him.
About three weeks after the had left the union she met the
on a Saturday night at a late hour, and he eke to
prisoner
'Ne
She knew him again, and told him so, when he
threatened to kill her. However eke got away, but could
not find out his name. Subsequently she learned his name.
and he was apprehended.
The girl was crosa-examined at some length by Mr. Cooke
EvellF, but he failed to shako her testimony, which was sup-
ported by other witnesses.
The jury returned a verdict ot Guilty, and the learned
baron, after some severe remarks upon the bees conduct of
the prisoner, sentenced him to seven years' penal servitude.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—Eirrig, JULY 27.
(Before Mr. Justice Crompton.)
ATTIMPTRD MORDLR ST A DARTMOOR CONVICT.
Mirk NeCaryth442,4, was charged with felonionaly
esselidthig and with intent to murder, Nicholas
Wands, a voider Dartmoor Convict Prison. A
seem' meat elided Men with sassulting and wounding,
vial MGM% ie ohms bodily harm, end &third, with tux.
isseellup
Mr. MR peeseelli
It mewl die oe the 27th of April Edwards was in
charge ef • OM d staviel., who wore picking oakum in a
shod at Dasher prison, sod the prisoner was ens ef he.
rsesemdmr nem patrolling up end down, Indio the shad, be
twee of gm oessints, what the peisoser and engem men
watts en dm. Edwards sollel to them, sell asked whet
they did ihme. Tlmy ear bash without melded say m-
ower, and Me pillow sheet =week • beery uses the
right ebb et fie bead, sad Om the Aids of the oath*
rushed is de Edirsik fliewei whsa he wee
epee he Gem by the Omar eel
sam era, the
Armor of *bee hal a weapon in his head. The omelets
~el to mil their escape, but we prevented. 14-
wade hed • Mot tip sa whoa he wee Ind struck, which
Val Wien, sends hied was ca.
Asigrkst wish; awed Charles Sheppard, described the
alllmipt dim asedde te make their escape. They were led
atzklis golosese who odd. "Now myleds, all .ethm. •
hist, lobe' ha het' salesspt, they all returned. agal.
wt ems Edwards w ben the prisoner acne up
Milleifmr We blows with a piece of oakum (which
lei sem Lad at the edi of it), end mid, "You —, mur-
der yew" The gapes was taken away from biro, and he
wee rosined la the whin.! _call.
Ye hue a eargeoe, dated that If Edwards bed not had
hie cep ea the blows wed hem tea way mime
The Omer onme-szsabel the wearer welt conoider.
alio los% and addressed theism at eases Walk end with
seedi obiesesem. He mak der he was mid test bum
the ism lirp Itimwde • thee& seek Yea lhet label dew
este& awl that he aide get NOW for tt being me-
faille kg leme he maim Ile see amid tell the savorily
of Me pealablesel Lod wit edined it. When he
lisinkat of it he team mid, eel palled • plows of
Judi out of a elleoessatilefe hawk ire the jury
sesta see that he dx eel kn M amides is weeder, for
he genet him winder sweat. le ; bat If he asset
to hare tilled kfisi. lepee deal set Yoe gime him eel th
erya away. ibe dad adder bloat ildlete
envie. Mewled hi swansswans amber, bet eely me
eist tai
seep,beddidietde
wes woe la the Owe et 1111,
• ewe ban
oda est um thea NI
have seemed yews start; sod that It Om=
tbeir
they would el seam boa= se
The entry heed thelderew Gadryefeffilawfidy
and it ameetehmil deg hews wolfortag a anew=
' servitude Ma yews at die Ilme el his haring eameted
the diem, the Judge ,sensed the period by two yeses.