The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-30 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

Armes Amt. 21. an appreutake to Mosses. D-iulton, of
High-street, Lambeth, potters, was brought up 0:1 a
war not in curtmly of Edwin Smith n-; L. on a ch tr.; +
or
she+ ending from Ina employment before the a:pilau in of
the tom of apprenticisdiip and without lawful excuse.
nem the evidence It appeared that prisoner in the
month of July last, when ho had some few month+ to
Enish his term of apprenticeship, abientided. In conse-
quence of such wee having frequently taken plat' in
Messrs. bonbon's establishment and the bad Platapie
Rhfolfil to OthOIS, it was resolved, if possible, to take kiss
Eto custody. Accordingly • warrant was obtained. and
dwin Smith, one of the officers of the court, pra,taalfat
in company with Mr. Jewell, clerk to Messrs. INigilton, to
Olargow, where he succeeded in binding the prisoner in
full work at the pottery of Messrs. Kennedy, and bro.ight
him tack to London.

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The prisoner in answer to the ehorge wild he had gone
awry because he cool,' not nuru sulli, lent money here to
pros ide for himself properly.
Mr. Elliott ordered prisoner to pay GI, the amount of
lo,s sustained by Ileseta. IMulton for nri..ner's semi be.,
and 101. costa of the proceuding, or be impriomed for one
month. _ _ .

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The provoner was removed to the cells, enable to pay
the amount.

WORBIIIP-STRMET.

NWholaa Bradshaw, 5.3, describing him-elf as a wit
maker,
maker, was charged before Mr. -Newton with having
stokn from the pas-age of a dwelling-house in the Ilac!c-
ney-road a door mat. value Ss., the property of Mr. J 4111113
Xelby.
Mr. B. J. Abbott appeared for the prosecution.
Mr. Edwin Staines stated that &boat half-pa.t. 'men
butt evening, whilst sitting in his shop, he fancied he heard
a noi*e in the passage. and on go.itg out he :44W the pn-
soner just emerging from the peonage, and ciarryinx the
teat in question under his arm. He might hold of hen,
and a constable having been fetched, wave hiat late
custody.
Mr. Charles Verdville deposed that he saw the priannor
loitering about the house, and, suspecting his intentions
to be rut of the hest, he watched him, soon seeing him go
into the passage of the house mentioned. and take up the
door mat, which ho looked as, then rolled up, and placed
under his arm. Witness called • polceman.
Mr. Newton &skid what prisoner had to say to the
charge of szealing the mat.
I I goner-16cl e's the difference, your worship; I was
only going to *hake it.
Mr. Newton did not think that likely, and sent him to
}risen for two months with hard lahour.

TRE L4TEATTEMPTED MURDER .Ir.viirri.vq-
BILL.

reaterday afternoon Mr. I)ayntan, the preakiing
niagiettate at the Ilanurersmith pdice-court, was tette I
epee to hear the charge sealant Charles Seiler, aged l'J
}tars, for the rubbery tool attempted murder at Notting-
hill.
Mrs. l'riscilla Buseeil, the injured lady, wes led into the
court and allowed to sit at the solicitors bible. Off baug
swan ahe raid-lama widow, and made at tit, Theist-let -
crescent, Weatbourne-park. On Sunday night, the 2eth
of September, 1 renumber hearing u nee,. My ',veered
and myself were aittiug up
.in the dining-room about
half-past ten o'clock. The noise appeared down stairs, in
a cupboard underneath the stairs. 1 said to Mary, "1 '
hear a poise; what is it; is it the dog t" I had the do 4
with me, and I said, " Thei e must be some one there ;
have you fastened the door t" Stir he.sitated, awl them
said are had nut. 1 rushed down stairs, with Mary after
uric She waited and brought the supper tray down
with her. 'lle dining-room is over the Lase nent
goer. 1 went into the kitchen and Milked under
the table; from acute into the besiikfast-room,
which is uu the same tlour. I saw tio one.
Mary pueLed by me, and went to the cupboard under the
ttmir, aid looked in, mid saw no one them. She went to
the let end cupboard, wail saw no one was there. I then 'att-
end I must be under some mistake. I found that the be...A-
gue:. n door wae unfaitetexl and open It wait taste:to
nib t aids, but I don't remember who fastened it.. We
went to led aftervratds, but I don't remember bearing any
other none! radii between nun and two tiehoek. when
my deg. w Itirh was at the font of the lied, growled and
welt. me up. As the dog, woke me I saw a
light Plumping through the gla-s doir. It if a
larlf glass door in the yaesage leading t o my
liedneen. I called out. " 31ni v, is that you 'r"
'I Lei e was no answer, and the light way
lost out instantly. I sae up in the bed to censider what I
should du, and then I befell a bustle mit,ide. I went to
the witeitiw, pulled up the venetian blind, and was itt the
net of Jumping out when mine one pulled rue back. It
was on the same door a 4 the dining-room. All I reinemb •r
aftetwarils was feeling myself ntruggling with pour per-
eon. I caught hold of the Winds of who it w es, and aft sr
n time mime fled in getting the knife. At the time they
attempted to cut my throat.n
Mr. Da3 man- Yea say th. y.
N't fanned their were more than one. Directly
I get the keit.. the 'wren', tented round an I treed to run
nut of the ram'. .'then got out of the window in saute
way. jumped out or fell out.
Atidrew (the clerk --Orel. you receive any blows
Yea. 1 had cuts before I scarred the knife. I reeeived
enter on the tieek, a severe one through the nom, my head
was very bail, and I had several little place. aboort the
shoulders and anus. They were like small stabs. One of
my wrist' and one Sneer were cut very much. 1 had a stab
appalled ly un the right leg. My leg was also very much
hided. 1 remember beteg at the bottom of the garden,
but I don't know how I get there.
Mr. lerynetu- Does your bedroom look out into tle•
garden Yea. Mr. Smith Wu.. the find person who came
to me. A policeman came next., and I believe after Mr.
Smith had pme to fetch a medical man the servant came
to pie,
Mr. letymnii-- Wee there any light in your bedroom
—No: tie re was a light when the doff growl.sl.
Mr. Andrew--Led you notice the tame of any one ?-Nci.
Did 3(.11 lei,. any 'impiety -Yee; two 4/. mere from
my writing ii. sk iu the dining-room. It was broken
°rim. In a day Or two afterwards un opera-glass was
irons the dating-room
11r. I:.:3 wen ,to the pis uner) IS. you w:eli to a-k Ilie
tiny .11:t•-tit I 041
1 Hem. r, inn low voice- 1 never trinehed ber.
31r. Tvly, a surgeno, of 4, l'avisteek-roel,
.11, I Il' tall. 41 to the lady, whom f found in the
gaud. u. See ass iwunitile, bat partially taint, awl 1
ease tl.l lir into the house'. She hail au extensive com-
pound 'rectum of the a large ineisurt WO:via up in
the nark, ear, tied face, eevin inelies long, and a eat inset
the cheek. She had several cute about the halals awl
wr.et, a slight superficial wound on the sealli, a vete.
hating wound GU the rii.:l4t lug on the out, r aid an
extensive brute.. l &need the weasel.. awl hay • shier
atti tiesel b r.
Mr. Layman-By what sort of instiiiiiient weir they
like:). to Le prude...4l
V 1 Awes- I was shown a hatelii•t I n lire:O1
which teem.rd to use to be likely to have caused them.
Le s. all. wetted 1 sun net sure us to whether it we, done
w;th the knife. 1 think the compound fracture was
tio.Pi 41 by the hatch. t. She was in a dangerous state.
M Ottani Men itt, imperratentlent of p Wee at tint ham,
said that on the l'eth of this inuntli the rrimuer was COM-
milled for trial en the isharge of having te.aumitted two
be re 'arise iu tout luealitiy. Milne+. read oVor tot hoprisoiwr
the dee-1.1).f ion of the burgle: at Notting-hill. Witness told
him Mot the deectiption repivaiiiitial him. Ile we. aloe
deevile d as having the name of Swab Print band in
on • u:in awl an anchor at the other. Wituowaskol
hit .if lie wax thi• permat. Ile " Yea I admit
doing Iho Notting-hill one, but I del not do thole two toe
whit It 1 Amid ceimuittel" Mil in•te shout hint if he had
"iwu hie ortor• Ito .osid. "No." not situ... he left the house.
Witt.ese a lied hint low he get in. lle lurid by the garden
door, wl.i.Ja liras lett open. Wititem asked him how eau
rot swim. Ile said 110 levied them musing dew...mire,
sod lie L-it le foie they went to bed.
Itoleit reeler (the hivither of the pi ieinec) was eallod.
NIA ;E. d ihs. ,is. loot IxsA, losnluoy,l as thoNt, h,-long.
to the pi broiler.
lido pi emir (to vv:i we) It I. flutes •h yo tth it
live got I his I i made.
1'0144.4,4.40.1e Mosel 10 tied' ee
1.41.-u ell. r the as cult at tie• end of the gaud. it. :4.e. AA.
lirpuivitib in a di iiie ,tete.
Moly le.•'.ler. ei,ler 4.f the pri, otscr, :1;.I I us... •in
11..- uelvi... ef Mre ltuw ell, oud tof I% in WI. 4ioa
1 a rad 11111 •118.1111 :Mt to set ow, :011 it 4 not to
rlmrl Is. I I U{llllllll 011.11111 thtrr /IA 1.. ti•lit*,

win. n holy and goutleman with Mrw Itn.oll. M.*
'Wynn hi ma in. I &Monsanto went umiak% and aluanxn4
ay. thing*. Mrs. Ihuatill lot My lady and ratiesnati onto
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and we dierwsids eat down to supper. While we were
at Puppy we bead a creaking noise. We got ap end
looked- over the Louse, and into every cupboard. but ere.
lag an one we r tamed to the dining-room, sad SWAM
oor isipy cr. We went to bed at ten Wastes poet clever.
I fastened all the doors before doing so. I slept at the
top of the house. About half-past me I heard
aiy misfires calling for help. I opened my door sod
vent • little way down the stairs, bat retinae I again to
my
_bed-room, and then got oat on a little slab o delis my
window end adled for help. I remained there till a ()Am-
man alai up.
lly.the Court—Did you see your brother n vat day?
Witness—No. Aril sever nor him but once since helms
beta in the army. he bread-knits wee kept in nu:dining-
loom, and the hatchet was kept in the klt:hen.
John Appleton, a hay dealer, said that on tho morning
of as 2lst-of ffeptember the trimmer asked him if ha
a cap and an old Lair shoes to sell. Witness asked him
him La came to loco his cap and booty and he /colic I that
thil ware Maim from him while be wan &slop. Winton
rave him a y air of old boots, but before putting them on
he pultill off his tricks and threw Meet down, saying taey
ti • re of no use to him.

The prlfener was then remanded tM Tuesday nest.
lefose h eying the dock he said," I was in the !loin; bat
I Lever touched the lady."