The Express.
London, England, 1857-05-29 00:00:00

THAMES.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IT A DESTITUTE FEMALE.
dime .I.loary, • eve-was middle-aged woman, was
charged before Mr. Yardley with having attempted to
drown bond/ in the RIM Thames, off Millwall.
William Oka, residing at Watercress-cottage, )(Mira,
said that last algid he was walking along the road towards
Iris hems, when two females, one of whom was the
, came up to him and asked him the way tho
triserZriouse, to
observing that the wanted to go to Greenwich.
He said that be would show her. The other female went
away. lie accompanied her to the Ferry-house. He stowed
a little while, when he saw her plunge into the river. He
rushed after her and aueeeeded in taking her out.
Mr. Yardley-What did she say to you?
Witness—Slue was almost gone.
Mr. Yardley—Wan she under the water P
Witness—Yes, air. She was sinking; and when brought
out was quite faint.
Elisabeth Catcher, the female who was in the company of
tinplieceer, was called. She said that she and the prisoner
a few days ago come out of the Greenwich union to get work,
sad that they not succeeded.
Mr. Y —Have you applied to be admitted again?
Witness— as, ;we went to Wapping workhouse, but
they would have nothing to do with us. I belong to
WC". Yardley—You should have applied to the parochial
DUMPS of Greenwich and they would have passed you to
Wappthg.
Polieirconstable K 401, who bad the primmer in charge.
stated that on her way to the court the prisoner observed
She was sorry the man bad paved her.
forgot to mention that the prisoner told me she
nment to drown IssrsaN, which made me follow her.
Kr. Yardley—They seem hardworking women. Have
you had any breakfair to-day?
Colcher—The policeman gave each of us a penny loaf.
LA night I slept in • stable.
Mr. Yardley gave her huff-a-crown and remarked that
bad the primmer not exprersol her regret at being saved,
he would have discharged her. He should send be to the
Howe of Correction, where she would bare the advice of the
chaplain.
The priaaner was remanded for a week.

THE MURDER AT BROMLEY HURST.-11C in-
quest repeating the death of Mr. William Cbarlesworth,
whet mu murdered last Saturday morning, as stated in the
Repress of Monday,wae concluded on Wednesday at Abbot's
breseley, bane Mr. Ward, and a verdict of wilful murder
was neurned against Charles Brown and Gomm Jackson.
The prisoners were also examined before the magistrates at
HU/meter to the erasing. It woe proved that the body was
found on Eleturday morning lying in the road, and that
beelge-stake covered with blood was found dose to it. I,
awned from the confession of • man named Morrie, who
bopliceted In the crime, that Jackson knocked down the
deemed with a hedge-stake, and that Brown had been pre-
vienely talking to him. Jackson again struck the doomed
and kicked him on the eide of the head. Morrie and Jack-
eon searched the pockets of the demeaned, who died without
• struggle. and took out some gold end silver and a 51. note.
Brown and Jackson were both convicted on the charge of
wilful murder.
MURDER AT NEWCASTLE-UNDER-I.TNE.—A brutal
carder yes perpetrated about one o'clock on Sunday morn-
his Bhawbuildings, Fletcher-street, Newcastle, Stet-
The name of the victim is James Rogers. He
was shat 4q an Irishman, and unmarried. He was lounging
Rik tb am et Se house at which he lodged, when • young
ellewdep.. men, named Rogan, who had some grudge spinet
ftlea, and had often sworn to be revenged, went up to him
weed with a poker, with which he deliberately beat in his
shall. Death was instantaneous. Rogan has absconded,
ands reward of 201. is offered for his apprehension.—Man •
cheater Guardian.
THE Citesina.—At last even the gipaies are
'tang into civilisation, the green and gorse-oovered roul-
ade spate where they need to encamp in security being
enclosed, and thrown to the adjacent fields, and being hunted
eat et the by-lanes they have been compelled to make an
effort. Several families have settled down in dwellings at
Needlehern, and the men and women go out to work for the
ienagn, and mike good labourers. At first the villagers did
not take to their new neighbours very willingly, but by
sigmas distaste died away, and most seem disposed to give
...a_ _dr weniering tribes a fair chump of losing their past
mixed
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