The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-18 00:00:00

only, and fine him 5e., or in default seven days' impri-
sonment.

Mrs. gaith paid the Hue and took her husband home.
SOUTHWARK.
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Wm. Carr, agentitenancif position, residing in
the neighbourhood of Richmond, was placed at the bar
before Mr. Burchani, charged with stealing a shilling
from the person of Alexander Stewart, a cab-driver,under
the following extraordinary circumstances :
The prosecutor said that about 1 o'clock in the morning
he took the prisoner up from a tavern in Covent-garden
and drove him to the Waterloo terminus. Previous to his
getting out he asked witness for • shilling. He accord-
ingly held the latter in the palm of his hand. The pri-
soner took it and replaced it with another coin which wit-
ness found to be • halfpenny. He told the prisoner what
be bad done, and demanded the shilling back and a
shilling for the fare, and on his refiring to pay him
either he drove him to the Tower-street station, and
he was given into custody. He was not sober.
In cross-examination by Mr. Hicklin for the prisoner,
witness said that when he arrived at the Waterloo station
the gentleman asked him for a shilling, or change for a
two-shilling piece and on his handing it to him the gen-
tleman put the halfpenny in his hand. He did not give
witness • two-shilling piece.
Police-constable 45 I.R. said he saw the cabman
having an altercation with the gentleman, and
asked him what it was about. The witness said that
he had given the gentleman • chilling, and instead of his
handing him in return a two-shilling piece for his fare he
had given him only a halfpenny. They all went to the
station-house, when the prisoner said he had given the
cabman a two-shilling piece, and he should not give him
any more. The charge was then entered against him for
stealing the cabman's shilling, and he was locked up,
and remained in custody ever since. The gentleman was
under the influence of liquor, and had upon him 131. in
gold, 17s. 9d. in silver, and a gold watch and chain.
Mr. Hicklin observed that it was monstrous for a gentle-
man to be locked up in a police cell on such a charge. He
had plenty of money about him, and could have no desire
to cheat or rob a cabman. If it was as the latter said the
halfpenny was given in mistake for • 2s. piece, which he
really thought he had given him.
Mr.Burchare observed that it was a very serious mistake
on the part of the cabman. He ordered the gentleman to
be at once liberated.
GREENWICH.
OUTRAGEOUS ASSAULT AND ROMBERT.
Clunks Bole, William Patterson, "Mena Larking,
Thomas Lewis, Joseph Woodrojfe, George haumkrs, and
Beery Bemis, young men varyingu in age from 17 to 22
years, were thaiged with assaulting and robbing Stephen
Cbecaeman, on the highway. at Sydeuham.
Mr. Brookes attended for the prisoners.
The prosecutor, who was severely bruised about the
face, is • contractor to the Lewisham District Board of
Works for the removal of dust and ashes, and the pri-
soners are itinerant collectors of dust. Three of them had
been summoned for the illegal collection of dust, and on
Monday last the prisoners and two others met the pro.
becutor at Sydenham, and threatened to murder him.
Patterson then put his hand upon him, and he was pulled
down and violently assaulted by the whole of the
It was then suggested that they should take
prism It
a book in which he was accustomed to enter the
names and addressee of persons found illegally removing
dust and ashes in the district, and Larking put his foot on
his neck, while Kemp felt in the prosecutor's pocket and
took from it a purse containing four half-sove-
reigns and a sixpence. On going away with
this the prosecutor got up and endeavoured to
prevent him, when Kemp struck him • violent blow on
the eye and knocked him down, afterwards jumping
up into • cart and dnving off, the other prisoners making
their escape in different directions. Information was
given to the police, and in the course of the day the whole
of the prisoners were apprehended, Lewis remarking when
arrested and informed of the charge, "All right; I shall
now be all right for Dome Christmas pudding.'
Mr. Cutchey, accountant, of Greshamstreet, City, re-
siding near the spot where the outrage took place,
described the prosecutor as ha been felled like an ox
by Kemp, who, he said, took somet ing from prosecutor's
pocket, and drove away.
Mr. Brookes addressed the magistrate on behalf of the
prisoners • and said, although he could not justify the
assault, yet a robbery was not intended in the first in-
stance, and asked his worship to deal with the case.
Mr. Maude said the case was of too serious • character
for him to dispose of in that court. Not may had • most
violent outrage bra committed, but a robbery had taken
place, and it was a question for a superior tribunal to de-
cide whether the whole of the prisons, in in such
assault, were not legally liable to t for the
robbery which had beau commit by one of their
number.
The whole of the primers were then committed for
trial at the Old Bailey serious.

Rule= IN Tal STZFXr.—Yestorday afternoon,
about halt-past 3, a fearful suicide was committed at the
corner of Crimmoit-street, Bermondsey. It seems that a
man named John Bourchier, apparently about gi years of
age, bad been given into custody by his him& for •
previous attempt at self-destruetioa. Al the constable
was conveying him to the potiro-station he darted from his
side, and Woes the constable could ovutako him, he hat
drown • largo knife, which he had ociaossisid beneath his
°oat, and inEcted a terrible gee in his throat. Bo severe
was the wound that he died almost immediately. The
body wam removed to time disitdissai to await an
inquiet.