The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-06 00:00:00

BOW43I'REET.

A young man narnesi.fetaZirockei,who had the
appear.
since of a costenuonger, was charged with the following
robbery, in Broad-street, St. Giles's.
The prosecutor, Mr. E Parker, of 2, Denmarkatreet,
leather-case manufacturer, deposed that he was returning
home through Broad-street at about 3 o'clock in the morn-
ing, when be was suddenly attacked and knocked down by
two men, one of whom was the prisoner. He was almost
insenrible, but he found cos of the men riding his pockets
and the other pressing Lis West while be was lying on the
ground. Hie purse, contenting 1t.., and his bat and two
handkerchiefs, worth about 18a. more, were stoles.
Police-constable Wheeler, F 18, stated that he beard a
faint cry of " Police " about 3 o'clock in the morning, and
went quickly to the spot, where he found the prisoner and
another man leaning over prosecutor sod apparently robbing
him. One of the men, who saw witness appeooskbg, mode
off, and effected his escape ; but primer wee pained by
witness and another constable, and eventually captured.
On being apprehended the prisoner said, "lie lucked me
down and, and I pve him a blow in return." The prosecutor
had been drinking.
' The prisoner, in answer to the charge, said—l and my
friend were going quietly along, when the prosecutor, who
had a lady and gentleman with him, came up very trek,
singing a song. He gave me a blow, which I returned by
knocking him down. I should not bare done it if bed not
been drinking a little. I never robbed him.
Mr. Hall committed the prisoner for trial.

Thomas Kennard, • porter in the ea-vim of Mr. Wyld,
map seller, pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing 5016.
weight of printed circulars, and selling, them as waste
paper, and was seotenoed to four months' imprisonment.

SOCTIIWASIC.
Georx Wilsow, • man having the appearance of a brewer%
labourer, was brought before Mr. Bureham charged with
endsavotirisg to obtain • number of barrels belongieg to
Messrs. Reid, the brewers, ender false pretense% from Mr.
Charles Testae, the landlord of the OldWeiggesand Mame,
Newivareaton said ld that about ball-past Ave o'eleeit as the
previous evening, the prisoner, who was dreamed in the garb
of a brewer's draTman, came taut the house while be was
at the bar, and said that he wanted all the empty Mamboed
puncheons, stating that he was sent by Messrs. Reid, the
brewers, es they wanted them for stock. Witness mold
hardly believe that he was sent, as there was no
the door, therefore he seat for • wettable and gavel
into custody. The prisoner then said that be did not come
from Messrs. Reid's, but another man he met in the street
came up to him and asked him to go into the house.
Mr.Burcham asked it there was any person in court from
Messrs. Reid's.

Mr. Teetoa replied in the negative. He had sent to them,
but be bad received no answer yet.
The prisoner here said he was under the influence of
liquor when he went into the house, and had no recollection
what he asked for.
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Mr. Toeton said be was certainly a little under the in.
6110.141) of drink, but still he thought that it was his dutyto
give him into custody as a caution to other licensed vic-
tual's:a, some of whom had been defrauded of casks by
similar trick.

Mr. Burcharn obse.ved that there was not sufficient to
bring the mtedemennor home to the prisoner. therefore he
must be discharged, but he bad better be careful.

Thomas Madeley, a gunlock maker, was brought before
Mr. Self., oa remand, charged with killing William Silves-
ter, a cigar maker.
There was a quarrel and fight between the two men at a
public-house, called the White Hart, iu Hooper-square
Whitechapel, on the night of Saturday, the 23rd ultimo,
and it terminated by the prisoDer throwing the deemed
and falling upon him "in a heap." The deceased exclaimed,
" My leg is broken ;" sad he was removed to the London
Hospital, where he died four days afterwards.
Mr. William Squire Let, house surgeon at the London
Hospital, said the deceased sustained a compound fracture
of the thigh boos, which caused his death. It might have
been occasioned by the man being thrown-down violently.
Mr. Sella committed the prisoner for trial for man-
slaughter.
Mr. Woolrych having consented on Tuesday to accept of
bail for Gillett, one of the men charged with being concerned
in stealing ten bales of silk, Mr. Humphreys, jun., the soli-
citor who has bad the management of the prosecution for
the St. Katharine Duck Company, suggested that inquiries
should be made relating to the solvency of the persons offer.
ing themselves as sureties. Om Wednesday two men tea-
-1 dered themselves as bail for Gillett, and Mr. Woolrych said
he should require the prisoner to enter into his reeoganiumee
to the amount of 1501., and his sureties in 751. each. The
two men left their names and addresses. Yesterday Police.
sergeant Gee, No. 14 H, reported to Mr. Belle that one
I of the moo offering himself es bail was not worth 751. and was
not a ratepayer, and that the other was a man of doubtful
character, in whose shop a man was captured with valuable
stolen property in his possession, while a constable was in.
quiriog of the shopkeeper as to his means and the rest
be paid.
Mr. Selfe said the silk case was under investigation by Mr.
Woolrych, who he was quite sure would not accept the Nil
Widened on behalf of Gillett. He (Mr. Belie) would not
entertain the application for bail at all.
A public officer bolding a responsible situation, and who
has filled with great credit several important situations in
the county and borough police in England, has been charged
with tampering with one of the witnesses in the silk case,
and offering him a bribe "to make his evidence
as light as possible against Hunter," one of the
parties accused. As the matter has only been beard ex-
perts, in the absence of the person who has expressed his
readiness to come forward and meet the case, we forbear at
present from publishing his name. The party attempted to
be influenced was Mr. George Hilton, stiperuiteedeet of the
of Derby police, an officer of unquestioned
Integrity and respectability, who has rendered great service
to r. Mumford, the superintendent of the St. Katharine
Dock police, in the prosecution of the inquiry. Mr. Hilton
states that he was first offered 101. to make his evidence
light against James Hunter, and that the offer war increased
to 201. His drst impulse wasto knock dowel's' man who made
such a taindalous offer to him, but he restraised himself.
He next thought of receiving the 20/. and putting it in the
poor-box of the Thames polioeconrt • but es the party,
who was an old brother officer, proposedi to meet him at
Derby, he refused the bribe, and took care there should he
• person to overbear all that passed between the tempter
sod himself. The offer was hiereased to 251. at his own
residence in Derby ; and Inspector Fears, of the Derby
police, wash, a situation to bear all that was said. Mr.
Yearn 000 finned Mr. Superintendent Hilton as far as re-
pels the conversation in Derby.
Mr. Humphreys, jun., characterised the proceeding as
cos of the most impudent and outrageous att.:mita; to de-
feat the ends of justice that ever took place, and said he
should consider the propriety of prosecuting the person who
offered the bribe to Hilton.

Mr. Leech. of Derby, who baa been entrusted with
Hunter's defence, has moat emphatically denied that his
client ever solicited or instructed any one to tamper with•
witness, and be was quite sure, from what be ksew of Yr.
Huta., that he would be the lest man to neglect his duty
for a bribe.
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Hero the matter rests for the present. If the Si. Katha-
rine Dock eun.pany refrain from prosawattog the alleged
offender there is no doubt en *airy will be ordered by
the I'oor•law Board, u he la an occur of oee of abo largest
anions in the metropolis.

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