The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-03 00:00:00

THE LATE TRAGEDY AT CROYDON. I APPREHENSION OF A LEITH MERCHANT
ON CHARGES OF FORGERY.

SURRENDER AND EX kMINA.TION OF THE

ASSASSIN

It will be recollected that in this journal last week we gave
the particulars of a most diabolical attempt at assassination
made upon the person of Mrs. Belton, a most respectable
married woman, living in White Horse road, a lonely road
leading from West Croydon to Croydon common. On that
occasion, as we before stated, the assassin escaped, and the
unfortunate victim was in such a state as to render her death
almost inevitable within a few hours. Mrs. Belton bas,
however, up to the present time, survived, but she was, on
Monday evening, in such a state that Mr. Cooper, her medical
adviser, considered it his duty to refuse the magistrate's
permission to take her depositions. Her case is very similar
to that of Cope, for whose murder Marley at present lies under
sentence of death in Newgate. Mr. Cooper states that she is
suffetirg under a severe concussion of the brain, caused be a
blow from a blunt instrument, such as a chopper. The
operation of trepanning has not yet been performed, and from
the state of the poor creature on Monday evening, there is very
little chance that it will. At five o'clock on Monday morning
the assassin surrendered to the police at Croydon. He stated
when ho gave himself up to Sergeant Julian, that he was

concerned in the affair of Y.

ton, and

ho supposec

knew all about it. The officer then took him into custody. He
searched him, and found only 93 o❑ him. He was then placed
in a cell, and on Monday, at eleven o'clock, was brought up

The magis-

Joseph Manning Wilson, recently a well-known corn
merchant and ship-broker, in Leith, has just been appre-
hended (says the Scotsman,) on charges of forging bills of
exchange to the amount of between £2,000 and £3,000. It
may be recollected that, in the month of May last, Jacob
Christiansen, who was also a ship-broker, in Leith, was
convicted before the High Court of Justiciary of forging
seven bills of exchange for the the sum of £3,775, and
bearing to he accepted by parties in Dundee, Montrose,
Newcaqle, Hull, Stockton, and Hartlepool ; and at the same
time Wilson was outlawed for not appearing to answer to
similar charges. In the course of the investigation into
Christiansen's case, it appeared that Wilson was im-
plicated in the matter, but before this came out he had
absconded ; indeed, it would appear, that he had left
Leith immediately after the apprehension of Christiansen.
It was not till two or three weeks afterwards that Mr.
Grant, superintendent of the Leith police, received informa-
tion of Wilson's share in the forgeries. lie immediately
proceeded to London, where he had reason to believe
Wilson had gone, and succeeded in tracing him to the
London Coffee house, Ludgate bill, and then to the Bridge
Hot

where he ascertained that Wilson had taken his
passage on board the Cyclone for Sydney, that he had gone
on board the vessel at Graveseni, and was then far beyond
the reach of the police. Mr. Grant, however, determined
to use every means likely to secure Wilson's apprehension,
and he accordingly took measures to have his movements
watched on his arrival in Sydney. A few days ago, accor-
dingly, be received intimation from Australia that Wilson
was about to return to this country, and that he had taken
tiffs passage to London on board the Adele. Mr. Grant,
at once, put himself in communication with the London
police, with the view of getting immediate information
by telegraph of the arrival of the vessel off Deal. On
'ttonday last, in pursuance of this arrangement, Mr.
Grant received a telegraphic message from Superinten-
dent Hodgson, of the London police, to the effect that
the Adele had passed Deal that afternoon. Mr. Grant imme-
diately started for London, expecting to reach Gravesend
in time to await her arrival. He was, however, too late ;
but he had arranged that two London detectives should be
there in ease he should not have arrived, and they informed
him that Wilson was not on board, but that he had left the
ship iu the morning in the English Channel, somewhere
between Dover and Dungeness. Mr. Grant proceeded to
Dover, and then to Folkestone, where, in conjunction with
Superintendent Steer, of the Folkestone police, he succeeded
in apprehending the nrm of whom he was in search. He
brought him down to F.dinborgh on Thursday night, and
yesterday the prisoner was brought before Bailie Wishart,
and remitted to the Sheriff on various charges of forgery. It
seems he had not intended to come to Scotland, but was
about to proceed to Germany. It may also be stated that
he cheated the captain of the Adele out of his passage
money home, having given him a bill on the Bank of Scot-
land, payable at Coutts and Co.'s, in London, which was
dishonoured on being presented.

WRECK OF ASTEAMER ON LAKE

SUPERIOR

FIFTY LIVES LOST,

, 0,, FOR SALE, the fine ship TYPHOON, 965
.34'4\ tons register. Length, 155 feet; breadth, 31 feet ;
depth. 21 feet. Built of Iron at Glasgow in 1852; her
_ plates are extra strong ; has large tanks to contain
8,000 gallons. Classed AI at Lloyds; is a very fast ship, and stews
a large cargo. Lying In the Buskis on Dock —For further parti-
culars apply to lifevrs. Fowler & Dagnall, Alerchan s; or to
CUNARD, BRETT, & AUSTEN, Brokers for the Purchase and
Sale of Ships, 5 York:but:dings, Dale-street, Liverpool; and 150,
Leadenhall street, London.

--*: FOR SALE, the well known Barque LORD
, ..K. :‘\S" Sloths,MA i p Br°N
breadthM7l2sB feet, )!)'dreegoihste2rl.
freLtein.gitohthl.2sl3fueieltt
,„,47:. ' -'- at Pictou, Nova Scotia, in. 1840. In 1847 she had entire
—.."`— new upper works and new fore foot, with other repairs,
amounting to upwards of £4.000, and two years since had large
repairs at Cork, under Lloyd's surveyor; is capper fastened, wood
sheathed, poop and topgallant forecastle; is now discharging nearly
900, loads timber on 19 feet water, and is fairly found In stores ;
arinair.ibly adapted for timber and cotton trade. Lying in Bruus.
wick Dock.—For further particulars apply to CUNARD, BRETT,
and AUSTEN, Brokers for .the Purchase and Sale of Ships, 5,
rotk.buildings, Dale-street ; and 150, Leadenhall-street, London.

FOR SALE, the fine new Ship BRAMLEY-
a", MOORE ; 965 tons o.m , 882 tons N.M. Length, 169
feet 7-10ths; breadth, 34 feet 8-10ths ; depth, 20 feet.
- . , _ Built at Quebec this year by an experienced builder, to
class A 1 for seven years at Lloyd's; is a handsome model, and is
constructed principally of the best well-seasoned Hecmatec ; carries
a large cargo, and sails fast. Lying in the Brunswick Dock—For
further particulars apply to Messrs. John Bramley-Moore and Co.,
Merchants; or to CUN'ARD, BRF.TI', & AUSTEN, Brokers for
the Purchase and Sale of Ships, 5, York-buildings, Liverpool ; and
150, Leudenhall-street, London.