The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-21 00:00:00

ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OP

TWO PERSONS.

OVILDHALL.-(THIS DAY.)

Georyc Cox. a man about forty-6ve yews of age,
described oa a commission agent, of No. 1, Harvey-
street, Ifonion, was placed at the tar before Al-
derman Carter, charged with attempting to murder
Caroline Cox, his wife, and a mon named Edmund
Forty, by stabbing them with a dagger, in a lit of jealousy.
Ile wee also charged with breaking a pane of plate glass, value
V. 10e., in the shop of Mr. Silbcrberg, of St. Martin's-le-
Grand.

Edwin Evan,' said :—I live at Ilomerton. I am a tra-
veller. Tho prironer is a stranger to me. At half-past three
o'clock yesterday afternoon, I wax driving down by the Poet-
office in St. klartites-le-Grend, when I heard a cry
of " Marder !" Two men ran aeries the middle of the road
to my horse's had, and tumbled down, and the prisoner,
who wee ono of them, stabbed the other in the
shoulder with a knife. The prisoner then ru
after a woman, and knocked her down by running
against her with great violence; and, so she lay on the
ground, he stabbed her with the same weapon. I saw his
' arm go up and down, but there was a crowd round them so
that I could not we if he stabbed her mine than once. The
prisoner woe prevented from doing any further violence by
the crowd, and a policeman coming up soon after, he wu
taken into custody.

Prisoner—Whero was tho woman when I struck her ?
Witness—On the ground, against a tohaerionist's window,
when you 'dabbed her.
Alderman Carter—Where did you first are her?
Witnese—Sbe wa, running across the rood with the =II
who well stabbed. They wore running away from the pri-

Thos. Bainbridge said—About half peat three yesterday
afternoon I !mensal out of our side door int, St. lartia's-le-
Grand, when I saw two men struggling, and immediately
after I saw one of them run away and cell "Murder."
lie ran towards me, and then I saw that he wee
stabbed on the left shoulder. I saw the mate
man that atalskil the other run after the woman. She ma
away from him into the udddle of the street. The prisoner
caught a alight hold of her, but she got away sad
ran to the cigar shop, when the prisoner made
two or three stabs at her with a white-bundle dagger.
Be was immediately surrounded and the dagger produced

was taken from him, and the policeman took him into
custody. Tho prisoner seemed in a very frenzied stale of
mind and hardly appeared to know what he won doing.

Edwd. Evans recalled—l saw a digger in the prieener's
hand similar to that produced.
John Smith mid—l am an extra porter at the Queen's
Hotel, in St. Martin's-le-Grand, and I wan etmdiag
at the corner of Angel-steed yesterday afternoon stunt
hitif-past three, when I saw a man run from the corner
Into the middle of the read, and he began hallooing out.
Immediately after the prisoner followed him. I
thought they were going to fight, and when I am the pri-
soner raise his um, I saw he had a knife or something of that
sort in his hand. The man struggled a little and directly
after that the prisoner ran after a woman who wed
in eight. She stopped at the corner of a court higher
up and as she stooped, the prisoner made a blow
at her with the dagger produced. She got away from
him, and got as for an Silbetherg's, the tobacconist, by
which time I followed with several others, when I
saw him strike the woman again with the mom
dagger. She was blooding at the mouth, ant called
ont, " Ile has killed me lie has killed me i" The
man who wan atabbed in the arm was among the
crowd, when the prisoner aimed a blow at him with the
dagger, and struck him on the ann. He raised his arm again
to strike, when some one in the crowd caught his arm, end
took the dagger from him. I went to the station with the
prisoner.
Prisoner—Whom did you see me strike first:
Witneas—Yon went to strike the man first in the middle
of the road.
Prisoner—Diet you not say just now that I struck him
first ?

mac.
Witness—You went into the road to try and strike him.
Prisoner—Did you not say I struck him with the dagger?
Witness—No; I said you had your band up with the
dagger in it when the man parried the blow.
John Andrews, 107, said, About half-peat three o'clock, I
was coming through the entrance ball of the General Poet
Office, when I heard a cry of " I rats
into St. Martin's4e•grand, where I saw several
pemons trying to secure the prisoner. I laid hold of
his right arm and the collar of his coat, and
a gentleman wag holding up his left arm with the dagger
still in his band. The gentleman wrenched the dagger
from his hand and I took the prisoner to the station. The
wounded persons were taken to the hospital. I searched the
prisoner and found on him a knife and other articles. I
received the dagger from the rentlermiu who took it from
the prisoner, and I found the sheath upon him.
l'risoner—Did you observe if the gentleman had any
trouble in getting the dagger from me?
Witness—Not a very groat deal of trouble.
Aldermen Carter—Have you seen the wounded parties
this meriting?
- - - • •

Witnera —Not Ibis morning, air; but I hare obtained a
medical certificate of the surgeon.

Alderman Carter—lt appear. theeo parties will not be in a
condition to leave the hospital for recent days, and I gun
therefore remand the prisoner until Saturday.

The prisoner, who appeared to be suffering severely, wee
then removed.

TIIE CONDEMNED CRIMINALS AT CHELMSFORD.—
Two unhappy beings now await death in our county gaol for
the crime of umrdsv, and there has been u very natural de-
sire un the part of the sheriff and other authorities that the
two should be executed on the same day, so as to avoid a
repetition of the pad tome. Coloniunieations were accord•
ingly opened with the Secretary of State, who, after ram
tartly considering the mlooct, was of opinion that the rope-
lotion in curb cases was imperative, and could not be
'
relaxed. The execution of Crawley, for the murder of hi
wife at Stratford, was therefore fixeded for Thursday nests
the 23rd hut., and of Finch for Wedneeday, the 2911 i. •
further effort was, however, made to avert what many
as the calamity of having two executions. A memorial
Sir George Grey was signed by the magietrates of the
Cheluisford beach on Vriday, and at once forwarded la
the Home-office; but the reply received yesterday was,
that the matter had been maturely weighed in the fink
instance, and the derision could not he altered. The exe-
cution., will, therefore take place lie above elated. Both
crimineat mower lamentably ignorant, loot they arc attentive
to the reliwou. inetruction offered them, nod miner a Wig
hemming their awful poaitiom. Finch, who is sedulously
attended by the ltcv. Mr. Hamilton, the chaplain of the
gaol, was yesterday oleited by his father, brother, and
brothrea wile, who were affected in parting from him;
and the culprit has also ROM store« residing at a dis-
tance, who aro likely to attend to lobe leave of Mau
Crawley, who as a Roman catholic is attended by the prime
from Ingatcatone, was roiled by one of his SUM on Saturday;
and ho has at the present moment another of Mx sone in the
mum prison undergoing twelve months' herd labour for felony.
Am to the statement that Crawley remained indifkroalp
nod made no admission of his guilt; we have received the
following letter from the Rev. Canon Last, the Roma
catholic priest who attended him :—" Sir,—You will to
happy, as I am, to be able to tarred the statement re
the condemned convict, Michael Crawley. In the rep"Trel
the trial, in the Central Criminal Court, you will perceive
that ha admitted by his counsel, that his wife hod met km
death at his hands. Ile hoe not «metaled his guilt boo
such as approach him in gaol, and has not failed "oft km
entrance to deplore it and hie neglect of his rtliginue dada;
and he commissions me now to nob publicly for biro a polar
from all who may be charitably disposal to ;rive it, and
pared
cularly from each as may Ito drawn in any way to witness his
eXOClAtiala —I am, Mr, yams faithfully. GEORG,: CAlfoa
L %ST. Ingatestone Hall, July DI, 18.74."—Essar Rena.
ESCAPE FROM AN AUSTRIAN FORTRESS.--Th•
Avgabnra Go:ettr announces that three political
Dr. &huge and two military otfioerp, who were not earl
In the reamt amnesty of the Emperor of Anttria, effected
their cacape about a fortnight ago from the Mimes of
Joseplutiedt in Bohemia. They had, it appears, for was
thus made a ;tractive of lying in bed to • very Ids
hour, and act they appeared be asleep, the tier
keys abstained from disturbing therm One mottling
a turnkey, having something to my to Schulte, went ta
awaken him, but was purpriscd to find that the WM
dressed up occupied his place in the bed, and on cromitnag
the bode of the other two prim:item, he found then eimilatli
occupied. On inveetigauon it was secertsincd that the
three prisoners had escaped by the chimney ;
Dad
in a granary at the top of the buildioß they
found • rope ladder, which must have been
there by some ono connected with the fortress whose
they had gained over ; and that they had then let theology..
down into the fumes of the (ogres.. They had the. •
appeared, gone straight to a plate called Neut....lk Alai
eight miles off, where they breakfasted • after which dui
passed into Ilruiteia and have not since been heard et Dr.
Schutt& left on his table a knot fur the monnuader
d eke
fortress, thanking him for hie kindnesa during hie coder
onlef LB; m
dedatnitiinvie letretisingmtoats
himbkantoew
twenty 'ear& imprieonment fur hut log taken part in eke
surrection el Vienna in 1848. wooth through
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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
THIS DAY.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Gicrolburm)

TOE METROPOLITAN AKEAD COMPANY.
Some further proceedings took pier to-day in the
ere of this company, which la in proems of being weed
op under the act of last 80•41111. The MIAMI
capita of the company was 20,000!., in shier of a Jena
etch; and the °Hems for which it wee WINO
stated to be the working °tertian patent reetheileghtralia
wheat Into flour and making flour ire
bruits by machinery. Also for the Mies end
sae of grain, flour, std The
*Mom were teCannon-street. They Inimmilit spie=
March last, after a trading of about 11211/0/g/M.
Mr. W. Lewis, on behalf of Mr. Pear, a creditor, ap-
peared in support of a winding-up order, which was obtained
stew time ego.
Mr. LAWISMC• appeared for two of the directors.
Mr. Ogilvie, commission agent, of De Beauvoir Town,
re of the directors of the company, was examined. Ho
meted that be was a balder of 200 shame. He had paid
iii. 12s. 6d. ' • but this was a loth to the ioespeny.
Mr. Lewis having put • question bearing on the means of
the wirer,
Mr. Lawrence objected, and contended that the coat bed
no power under the set to inquire into the private circum-
stances of persons who were called on to give evidence in
these cars. In the matt, of the Royal British Bank •
shareholder wig guremosed to thaw tense why he did not
pay the 501. cell made by the directors • sad Mr. Commis-
sioner Holroyd bold that they could t;c4 inquire into the
circumstance* of the party.
Hie Honour rid the that Ins ere,ifay different ease.
Here the party was 'enamelled to give eMence u to the
trade, dealings, trete, sad Wens of the company;
and one important inquiry was whether the directors
were mthonstde parties and NM of substance, rmere
men al straw. Bet so the mtesties put to the wires wan
whether he was not ineolvent seven years ago, the court
most deride that that pitmen= need not be wavered.
Mr. Lewiseeid he did not impute Insolvency to the witness
at the proper time.
The Commissioner—The qnestion whether • member of
a company no be examined as to hie private circumaraoss
is one of great importance, and requiring considerable dis-
cussion; but the point does not err here. Of this lam
quite acre—that they hare no right to go back for eaves
years and inquire into dealings of a man's whole life.
Mr. Wiliam. Frederick Cher* of Deironettireetrest,
Queen-square, Holborn, deposed that he wan the managing
director of the company at a Wary of 6001. uyear. The
cowpony was absoduar about the end of February. They. sever did any beanies. It wee en
entire Were owing to the shmil• sot being taken up.
Mr. Meltdown and another director tried to carry it en
airmen* and he did not know whether they nacesided.
• inlets, of shareholders was kept, but al the
Estee Maned went not entered in it. Did not know
were the register wee now. Each of the seven directors had
MO therm Did not row of say at them returning their
shwa except Mr. Ogilvie. The had so reels, and its
ditinweregoid. tradind that reed him between
MK sod
Mr. Feted. Langetaß corn sterchent, of Ely, who
bed became • director of the ecespany in !Upra-
ise Let, wee ermined. Hs admitted that though
niminally a hair of SOO shares, he lid only paid 201. en
ere shame, and when the company cased trading, he
tar nee .his thee" to Mr. Moll&wn, or the managing
dinetar. He bed lent the company 1001. to a premiere"'
nuts; 501 was advauced by himself, and 601. by
Mr. Maid/um cos ern ligMat, of Mark-lane,
leather of the directors. Out of this slam 301. was
pad S. net ; did net know what became of the remenaing
The company had now no eras.
Some farther Inidew• was taken, but it involved no pant
arena It matiencod that the barrio of the coenpasy
me sot mom then 3001.
• day re named for proof of debts. Mr. Graham (official
singe* bee bees appointed Wilda liquidator.