The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-14 00:00:00

THE UILTOWZI.ROAD OUTRAGE

We learu from the evening Freeman of Saturday,
that is accordance with the instructions of the Police Com.
raimiceers, five hundred cab-drivers, whose numbers
tan from 1 to 501, assembled at ten o'clock on Friday,
in the Lower Castle-yard, for the purpose of being sub•
jetted to a close and searching examination. The enquiry
was conducted within the gates of the quarters oc-
cupied by the police, and was strictly private. It having
been rumoured that the lady who bad been assaulted
would be present in company with her brother, large
crowds assembled around the gates, and considerable
excitement prevailed. The five hundred drivers who
had assembled were discharged about one o'clock,
and five hundred more, whose numbers ran from 501 to
1,000, presented themselves for examination at two o'clock.
The plan adopted by Mr. O'Farrell, the police commis-
sioner who conducted the Investigation, was to place the
several drivers in a position in which they could be seen by
the lady and her brother, who occupied positions in one of
the windows of the commissioners' offices.

While the examination in the ?Lower Castle-yard was
beinflsgyprooceeded with, a cab-driver named John Curran,
of t-street, badge No. 1,148, was arrested by
Acti Inspectors Craven, Mayen, and Doyle, who
him in custody to the Lower Castle-yard, fol-
-I;;Xiy • large crowd of persons. He is a young man
not more than 5 feet 6 inches in height, sandy complexion,
and has thin light whiskers. He was dressed in • drab
overcoat, with born buttons, and wore a round felt bat
The circumstances which led to his erred were as follows :
Acting Inspectors Doyle and Dawson, when making inqui-
ries, strongly suspected Canes to be the person who had
mmulted the lady. It is stated that Miss Jolly so accu-
rately described him, and her description agreeing in every
with the appearame of Conan, that Craven,
ryeers,ular Doyle, and Dawson were sent to arrest him.
In the coarse of the past week be was arrested and
closely examined by the police, but although suspicion
was very dram against him be led to be discharged, owing
to the seminary absence of Minsgolly, who was suffering
from the effects of the brutal treatment to which she had
been subjected by her cowardly assailant. On the ground
that he could not be identified In the lady's absence he was
allowed to go at large, but the detectives kept • close eye
on his movements. On the night of the assault on the lady he
was employed driving a cab belonging to • Mrs. Connor, of
Stepherisplaoe. For the Fast ten days he had been out of
emoloyment, and for this reason it required considerable
vigilance on the part of the police to keep him always
within reach in cue that he should be required. The
description given by Nis Jolly of the person who had
assaulted her correepeeded with that of Curran, and the
detectives arrested him on Friday at 2 o'clock, in Ste-
phes'e-grese. He was immediately taken to Chancery-
less station-house, where he was charged with an
tumult on Mira Jolly on the night of Friday, the 27th
September. He was kept in close confinement, and
strangers were not permitted to have the slightest is-
Wooer's with him. The news of the arrest soon spread
far end wide through the city. From every quarter,
notwithstanding the wet and tempestuous character of
the weather, hundreds docked around the newspaper ofilem
to obtain full particulars concerning the capture of the sup-
posed offender, sod one who was believed to be the person
who had excited universal indignation amongst all classes
of the community.
Alter the arrest of the prisoner, Mr., O'Farrell decided
that it was not necessary to eintinue the inspection of the
calm's, who were directed to retire. The priaoucr was
brought up for examination on Saturday at the head-office,
when, after evidence to • esasiderable length had been
taken, be was remanded.

THE WOODLANDS MORDElt.—notitil, SATURDAY
NIG/ST.—The re-examination of the Sal-ACcti•ed man,
Joseph beers, of the wilful murder of Sarah Watts. at the
Woodlands, near Frame, tea years ago, was resumed this
ISIAMODO before the Earl of (lurk and Mr. Simkins, the
Agog megatrates. Superintendent Deggsn said that he
had been ecempsed since the hat examination in making In-
quiries respecting the prisoner, and also with regard to the
person named Maria Staff, mentioned by the old man Payne
as having been at the Castle Inn, Frome, on the Saturday
week after the murder, when the prisoner confessed to
haying done it ; but he (the superintendent) bad not any-
thing further to communicate et present on the subject.
Superintendent Deegan further stated that be had since
Tuesday lest received a letter from it person who bud for-
merly been a sergeant in the 32nd Foot, stating that the
writer bad been in the regiment mentioned at the same time
that the accused person Seers had been, mid upon the re-
ceipt of that letter he (the superintendent) had written to
the War-office authorities, but had nothing to communicate
to the bench as to that part of the subject at present. He
must therefore ask for a further remand, aid te this the
bench at once acceded.
THE SUICIDE AT STEPNEY STATION.-00 Saturday
morning the body of the unfortunate man who committed
self-destruction at the Stepney Station of the Blackwell
Railway was identified. Mr. Pemble, the summating
(Aker of the district, took charge of the mutilated
and upon searching the pockets of the deceased found••
with the following address:—" R. Leyser, No. 16, Oxford.
terrace, Manchester-road, Isle of Dogs, Blackwell." The
constable proceeded to the address, and found that the
deceased had lodged there, but be had been for a long time
oat of employment. He was a draughtsman, and had boo
lea weak state of mind for soar weeks. He left home on
Friday to proceed to Linda in search of a situation, but
had beau disappointed. An inquest of the mutilated
remains will be held to-morrow.

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