The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-12 00:00:00

SUUtHWARK.

Groner Cole, a young fellow 19 year, of age, a convicted
thief, was placed at the bar before Mr. Wooluvh for Anal
examination, charged with being concerned, with two
others not in cestody, in garotting Charles Sissies, and
robbing him of If. 2s. in lc ild and silver, in Kent-street,
Borough.
It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor, an
elderly man carrying on businees as a carpenter at 22,
Smith .-road, Old Kent-road, that on Sunday morning.
between 12 and I, ho was proceeding along Kent-street
towards home. and at the corner of Etham-street a
woman accosted hits, wanting him to go with her into one
of the homes. lie refused. and pushed her away. when he
was imutedietely att ackei I by throe men.one of whom caught
hold of him by the neck from behind and pulled him back-
wards, nearly strangling him. He was thrown down with
great violence, and while on the ground the pockets of his
waistcoat were torn out, and he wee robbed of It. 2s. in
mid and silver. The prisoner was one of the men who
rebbed him. He stood over him on hie left side. and •
taller man was on the right side. As soon as they ha I
robbed him they gave him a severe kick on the head and
ran away. Witness called out •• Polioe.•' and got up as soon
as he could, when he ran in the dims:Sion they had gone.
and met a constable. to whom he described the outrage
and robbery, and a few minutes afterwards he SAW the
prisoner in custody. He was taken before the magistrate
on Monday, and remanded until rituality for evidence of
former convictions, and to enable the police to apprehend
his associates. The prosecutor was now recalled, and in
answer to the magistrate ho said he had been drinking a
little, but be was perfectly well. A few minutes before he
was attacked he bad placed the I!. 2s. in his right-Laud
waistcoat Docket, and that was e mipletely torn out.
Mr. Woolrych asked if the police had bean able to find
the prisoner • aetsmipliees in the outrage and robbery.
luspeetor Turpin, division, replied in the tteirttero.
Mr. Woolryedi e.inimitted the prisoner fa: trial at the
next Central Criminal Court seseiou.
THAMES.

Opt,: in Jai Wilson, mater of the chip Lorehinl, lying
in St. Katharine's Dock, was charged with the elan-
slaughter of Thomas Vs bite• the cook, on the highs/us.
Idr. l'ellunn. solicitor, defended the prisoner.
Cringe Clark, a seaman, stated that on Octohn 19 Lot
the Lovebird was 61 miles off the Western Lies, mid lie
raw the captain go to the galley and fetch out the cook by
his shirt collar, and then kick him to the after part of the
!lip. The cook went into the cabin, and the cap, Mu
followed him and beat him. Ou the following day the
captain went into the coal-hole with a slick in his hand.
The captain said to the cook, "What are you ll ill 7, there
The cook'. band+ were stretched out to roue hiuiselt on to
the deck, and the captain struck his knuckles
with a stick and then beat him over the
brad and body. 'Me cock got up on the fore
.peak,
mid his bead *as bleeding. The captain said. '• Bring a
bucket of water for the dirty fellow to wash himself."
Ile brought a bucket of salt water, and while the cook
was pulling off his shirt, the captain beat him with a
stick. Ou the following day the cook was thrown out
of the galley, and thrown in again. This was repeated
several times, until the cook full flat on his face, and ap-
peered to be dying. The cook was put in his berth, and
110111 c at rowroot was ordered for him. The cook was un-
able to swallow it, and the captain said, "I'll soon
make him drink it," and forted his mouth open with a
piece of wood, and poured the arrowroot down his throat.
On the day after thL had taken place, the cook was dead.
The witness was sharply cross-examined by the magis-
trate, and he stated that the captain was ill before the
transaction in question took place, and that he signed an
entry in the lug-book. lle did not complain tothe captain
or remonstrate with him ou seeing the ill-treatment. Mr.
Paget asked him why he had not oomplahred several
timc., and he could give no satisfactory answer to the
question.
Yr. Pelham also crass-examined the witnes., awl the
only thing he elicited hum him was that the captain was
ill when be beet the cook.

Peter O'Brian, • Win, confirmed the 'video,* of the
last witness, and in addition stated that he maw the mate
washing the blood off the deceased, who was lying on the
deck in a speechless state..
In 6Lcrosa...•--- mAluiste:i . tistrate, and after.
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wards by Mr. Pars. the withal...—. the iaptain was
abeam the decessed in the cabin, but he meld not hear
what was said. He wag in the oourt on the previous day
with the mate, but he Mk not charge the caphiM.
Mr. Pelham ilesigswasi the statewssate of the two wit-
nesses to be • Mum of falsehoods, like the statement of
the mate of the MA whose can broke down entirely, and
was dismissed by the
cot=mid bel=ra;efooked at the charge n
with
'espial= after what had taken plain i the
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