The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-18 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST • 18

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

MONDAY, AMMO'? 18.
(Before the Recorder.)
TIM COIN 0? MADA.Mht RACHEL.
The grand jury have found a true bin on the indicts
ment against Madame Rachel, and the trial is expected
to take place on Thursday.
Lamylot AWN. NMI(. 3d, a gentlemmaly-lookieg young
man, described us a lawyer's clerk, pleaded guilty to a
charge of bigamy.
Mr. Warner Sleigh war instructed to prosecute.
The prisoner urged in mitigation of punishment that ho
bad lived most unhappily with his first wife, and was
afraid of receiving persona violence from her. They had
mutual agreed to separate, and he allowed her suflicieut
money far her maintenance. After they hurl parted about
three years he got acquainted with his secoud wife. and
they became attached to each other, and he was induced
to marry her. lie declared, however, that he had ex-
plained to his recond wife the position in which be stood,
and she had married him with a knowledge that he was
already married. He added that he had always treated
hie second wife in the kindest possible manner, and the
prosecution was instituted by her father, and she was no
party to it.
Mr. Warner Sleigh raid be believed it was perfectly
true that the proscution was instituted by the father of
the young lady, who had felt it his duty to take that step
in order to vindicate her honour; but he was instructed
that, although the second wife was not actually a party to
the protecution, it was not true that she was aware the
prisoner was a married man at the time she went through
the ceremony of marriage with him.
In *newer to a question put by the learned judge, it
was stated that the prisoner did not get any money or
property of any kind with the second wife.
The prisoner was sentenced to twelve months' hard
labour.
The grand jury have returned a true bill for murder
against the toy Mackay for the murder of Mrs. Oros-
smith, in Norton Folgate.
Alfred Bale, 25, porter, was indicted for stealing a large
quantity of silver plate and other articles, the property
of Alice Lewin, his mistress; and Elhabelle Brown, 64,
widow ; George Benfry, 30, carpenter, and his wife,
Thwere Emily fry, charged with feloniously receiving
the same.
Bale pleaded guilty, and the other prisoners not guilty.
Mr. Straight conducted the prosecution.
The prisoner Bale was employed at the Pultency Hotel,
Albemarle-street, and on the 73rd of July he went away
without giving any notice. On the same evening two
baskets containing a large quantity of silver forks and
spoons, a teapot, and a lady's companion were missed from
the hotel, and Bale now admitted that he stole them.
On Saturday, the 25th July, Mrs. Brown, the mother of
Mrs. Henfry, attempted to pledge part of the stolen pro-
party with a pawnbroker in-Barbican, but some suspicion
having been excited, the pawnbroker sent for a police-
man, to whom Mrs. Brown stated that she got the pro-
perty from her master in Buahill-row. Afterwards she
said she had received it from her daughter, who lived in
the neighbourhood of Fetter-lane. On the polite pro-
ceeding thither, they found some more of the stolen pro-
perty in the possession of George Henfry, as also two
skeleton keys and a crucible for melting metals. It was
further proved that on the evening on which the robbery
was committed, Bale and Henfry were seen together at a
public-house, and that Mrs. Brown, who lived in the
same house as the Henfrys, took the lady's companion to
a shopatan in the neighbourhood, and requested him to
take charge of it, saying that her daughter wished to
make a present of it to somebody, and that she did not
wish to let her husband know.
_ _

The jury convicted Elizabeth Brown and George
Henfry., but recommended the former prisoner to mercy
as having been a tool in the hands of Hilary. Emily
Henfry was acquitted, the view of the case taken with
regard to her being that she acted under the direction of
her husband. .

One previous conviction was proved against Bale, and
two against Henfry.
The Recorder sentenced Brown to one month's impri-
sonment, Bale to seven years' penal servitude, and George
Henfry to ten years penal servitude.
(Before the Common Serjeant.)

_ .
William Fell, 61, clerk, was brought upon several
charger of forgery and embezzlement.
Mr. Healey appeared for the prosecution ; the Kismet
was undefended. - _

The prosecutor in this case, Mfr. John Barnett, was a
wine merchant, carrying on business at No. 11, Great
Tower-street, in the City, and it appeared that the prisoner
was in his employment as bookkeeper. On the Ist of July,
the prisoner's pocket book was picked up in the office
by one of the junior clerks and handed to Mr. Osborn, the
manager, who opened it and found it to contain several
letters addressed to the prosecutor, enclosing cheques for
different amounts from several customers. It appeared
that the prisoner, without any authority, had opened
these letters and cashed the cheques, in some instances
endorsing Mr. Barnett's name on the back of them. The
total amount so embezzled was about 1401.

The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to five
years' penal servitude.
The Court was occupied during the greater part of the
day in disposing of Mint cases of the ordinary character.

engine of thetralubvfilie down in the tumid', and a train
trent Leeds fee Low-moor nut into the 'tunnel at full
because the signal-ream had neglected his duty.
spend
laid her damages at 2,0004, and 04110 of the
directors of the company had seen the pktintiff's father
with a view to a settlement, but had cot succeeded in
efft cling one. In consequence el the accident every
function of her body is disordered, and she must be a
confirmed invalid, and will, in the opinion of the medical
men, be for ever prevented from following her profeesion.
The plaintiff woe brought into court in a perfectly
belplccs state, and woe obliged to recline on a couch. In
ceder to set her at liberty the was examined and ere...-
examined before the usual speech was made in ape • g
the tare.
The Judge, an the care was . proceeding, said— What it
pity it is that some arrangement cannot be made by which
some annuity could be oricured to this young lady
Mr. Overend—l am not sntkorised, my lord. The
learned counsel then addressed the jury, admitting that
there had been a very severe accident, and the plaintiff
had suffered very much, but he thought the physicians
and surgeons took a more desponding view of the plain-
tiffs condition than really was culled for.
The jury awarded the plaintiff 1,6001. damages.
The Judge asked whose special jury it was, and was
told it was the defendants. He said he could have under-
stood if it had been the plaintiff's special jury, but railway
companies were such mighty grand folk that they could
not think of anything lees than a special jury.
Overeat
Mr. (he' said railways often had to pay dearly for
their misfortunes.
The Judge—And not unfrequeutly they very well
deserve it.

NORTHERN CIRCO Avopwr 17.

CROWN Couwr.—(Before Chief Baron Kelly.)

AIIILMILTIMii a ea➢TAIN: .e
• John Traria, 61, seaman, was indicted for having, on
board the British ship Total=lin, on the 17th April last,
wounded the master, Oeigge Willis, with intent to murder
him. A second count charged the prisoner with having
inflicted a wound with intent to do grievous bodily harm.
Mr. Hosack prosecuted ; and Mr. Hawthorne defended
the prisoner.
• In the spring of the present year the Tourmalin was at
Pensacola, and the prisoner, who was suffering from
chronic stricture, obtained leave to go on shore. He
received a certificate that he was suffering from
stricture and slight bronchitis, but that ho was other-
wise in good health. On the 17th April he frequently
asked permission to go on shore, but the captain refused,
as he did not consider the prisoner could obtain any
advantage from a doctor. The prisoner frequently
expressed a wish to go to the hospital, and ultimately
became very violent. The captain went to his cabin for a
revolver, and when be again came on deck the prisoner
threw a bottle at his head, and said, " tome on with your
pistol, and tight like a man." The prisoner held a knife
in his hand, and during a scuffle with the captain he
stabbed him in the neck.

The prisoner was found guilty of having wounded the
prosecutor with intent to do grievous bodily harm, and
was sentenced to fourteen years' penal servitude.

Niel Piave COMlT.—(Before Mr. Justice Manner' and a
Special Jury.)

but he had otverdoineso. He was •iO receipt knit of frt.
• week. and thew U. a day, and ho was always paid •
fottuight's salary beim° commencing, hie nieisthly
ruiner. On the 3Uth of Juty witness re tuettAll him to
return home, but he did not do so, and en the hem WWI
unable to obtain from him an account of the limey he
had collected, hews gicen into custaiyonSaturslAy
Formal evidence was given as to a sum of ml .oy paid
to the prisoner and not aecountod for, and he was then
rivounded until this day (Tuesday) week.