The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-03 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1861.

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two men to guard against sash • contingency. Mr. Faithful—Thiele the first steeliest that has orenread
It wor.lil he the duty of the driver or guard, if be did !
to the hue in a tunnel. I have worked these tun-
out se: tin white flag, to report the fact to the next station, mils without accident for the ten years or twelve
and another elieck would be that the telegraph would sot years I have been traffic manager. The time advertised
work. There would be no communication with those at the in our time-table is not the actual tiros of starting, bat the
north end of the tunuol, sod he would at once know that time of closing the booking-office doom. Formerly we used
something Wes wrong. I have beard during this inquire, .to shut the doors five minutes before starting, but the public
for the tint time in my life, that the signalmen ever had it outcry against that system was so great that we were obliged
hours' duty at one time. Some years ago we had nee man to give way. The increase iii the traffic of the line is prin.
working by die aod souther by night regularly. The man eipdly in the metropolitan suburban traffic. The Brighton had night duty thought it was isjunous to hi+ health, ' traffic has sn'reard very slightly. In .tugnat, ltG2, ten
and lAM rioted an arrangement by which they worked lit trains came into the Brighton station from the rosin line.
Iroursaslaj during twodaya,anilthirselfected the cheer. from In the lest month of August tweutyese trains came iota
slay to night, mid from night to day work. Now I find that station from the main line. Except special trains,
that, to order to have the whole of each alternate Sunday . ballast trains, and goods traits+, these are all that come
with their wives and families, they work 24 hours at • through Clayton Tunnel. If one traiu should gain upou
stretch every other Sunday sin arrangement which, hail I another the rule which prohibits a train from passing a
knows it. I should wirer have mactioced, as I don't think 1 station until the previous one had passed five minutes would
say Maa tAribt to trials 21 hour. at a stretch. The signal- come lobs play.
mew hare time while is duty to read • hook or • news.. The witness,, when his evidence war reed over, corrected
paper. i 4 course their attention must he kept to their an answer he had given as to the increase in the number of
duties : but where the Ines have as little to do as at the trains passing Killick's station during the last nine you',
Clayton statics, they OM and do read Imola and news- : which he mid was onethird more now than then, and not
papers, hot on the busy farts of the line they can't do four times greater. fo reply to a quests. is frmr the coroner
so. The. are expected to have their attentions the witirea added that the danger from the accident would
alwass on the stretch to see coming trains ; and so' have been increared had the carriage duos been un-
Loranse I isie.w it is not in human patience to keep • locked.
looking out when there is nothing ei 'lt. I had the sopa- l It being now 10 o'clock, and Mr. Hawkins has tog been
rats,. rated up whereby the attention of the signalmirs iv seven hours under examination, the court again adjourned,
called to the coining train by the ringing of a bell. : never everybody - corooei, jurymen, witnesses, end earueet4e_
employ two +retrainee at one point, If I slid that I should ; being thoroughly exhausted.
get :I lisiileil responaslality. which lam always fri;ritened I A circular was produced privately in court during the day
of. I will with one man even at the bparts
usiest of the catenating from a Mr. Price, of llray's.innslene London, '
line. In theft Inlay parts tiro men work 12 hours at a calling a meeting of personsinjured, or whose fdeods were
egret is in the mew war. I hiring my experienee I arnorrt killed or injured, by the collinear, sod who conceive them-
es, dust the mistakes of signalmen are frequently the canes selves claimants against the company on amount of such in-
an,..6.t. I•.'ner.ll.r they are vety steady lies. I have juries, to Consult es to tho necessary measures for pro.
blown wino few iostabees in which accidents have bap. resenting their claims. The meeting is announced to i.e held
posed 'hoorah mistakes of signalmen ; lea at most places the at the Napier Tavern is London this shie (Tuesday); that
signal stational meat junctions, and aoculents halite', in alter- he has enraged is soli-it/sr, who will attend the flirting to
lag the points, the signal inticating one thing while the points; gin advice to such as choose to accept it, free of charge.
are turned re aeother way. I am acetunatesl with the This is one of the circulars alluded to by Mr. Faithful on •
duties of guards. The 4river of the seelmid train ought nut previews day, a+ emanating from persons who were taking
to have hacked. hairier aces the red flag 01:1 entenug the advaatege of the accident to farther their 01,11 illtCre.t%
tamest without bavrag first sent his guard lack, and re- It Is arranged that the coroner and jury go to-morrow
' wising instructions tbi mesh him to do no. There are many to Haosock's-gste, to take the evidence of Coleman, the
1 eireasetances in such is case as this which render it es• woad guard of the Brighton ezeursion train, who still
Mahar oa the part of toe glean' to hack without untrue- remain* sit far ton weak • state to allow of hie removal.
' times. 110 Meiht wit like to keep so many passengers in the After which the inquest will be resumed at the Sensitise
tnneol. Bat dLP saw his way clear through the tunnel, it Court.
weals' have has more prirsleut to go on. It is quite as
touch Against the rule to Lack as to go on after owing the
Mid los
The coronae wish..d to ask the representatives Or the
doreesed file-dor the wished him to make an under upon
this 'dons, ter the documents referred to on a previous
day, or whether they would lie contest with their lasing
produced te him awl the jury, leaving them to cross-
er/maim the witnesses upon thew as they might think pro-
per. He was quite ready to snake the order for the produc-
ties ; the only obit...thin was that to do so would occasion
delay

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

11 ;fl;cut Beint., 23, journeyman baker, was indictedoa
several charges of emberaling money receietal by him on ac-
count of James Jima, his neuter. He pleaded guilty, and
The I 'ourt sentenced him to eighteen months hard labour.
Samuel While end Dori,/ l'wprr, labourer, at Hounslow,
were indicted for stealing a watch and meal, vrilue If., from
the person of Henry Lemon. another labourer.
Mt. Hatton wait for the prosecution ; Mr. Hurry de-
fended.

M. oee.l. .01 far as he was concerned, 'ma quite
reedy to leas e the natter in the hands of the corimer
the jery.
Mr. Ir)er could not consent to do in. He had on doubt
that the r. r, uer would do his duty a. regarded Qom ilocu•
went if they w.yre produced to him and the jury ; but
juries .onistimen mine to wrong coodmious as to
the 1. amok; of doeutuents in. a case like the present, and be
thought it was due to the public so well as to hes clients
that they thoidal be produced publicly in the ordinary way
as evidence. He must sak the coroner, therefore, to make
the order

The prosecutor was at the Lamb public-house on the 211th
of August., drinking mum beer, when the prisoners, whom
be knew, went in and licked him what time it wee.
He looked at his watch, which was fastened to
his belt. White snatched it away, and gave it to
Cooper, and they went off with it. Afterwards they
offered him a pawnbroker'. duplicate of it. but he would
Dot take it, saying he wanted his watch, not that. They
had given it to a man named Groves to pawn ; and the
money lent upon it, 7a., was spent in drink. Mr. Radon
declined to cull Groves as a witness for the prosecution,
ternarkiog that he wan clearly a receiver, awl ought to be in
the dock. The defence set up was that no (elegy was in.
tended, the prisoners having taken the watch meetly to pro-
vide the means fur getting mote drink, awl that the offer
of the ticket was a proof of what their real intent was, not
to deprive the prosecutor of the ownership.
The Jury found the prisoners Not Guilty, and they were
severely cautioned by his lordship as to their future con•
duet.

After MORI, questions to the witnesa as to who bad the
melody of the documents,
Mr. tileght. the secretary, admitted that he hail them, but
under the advice of Mr. Faithful! declined to produce them.
The wormer- -Will you give me the proper ilewription of
them in the morning wo that I may make the order s:
Mr. Slight Te., or, I will do that.
Examinaitina resumed be Captain Tyler—lt has not been
the practice at Brighton to start at less interval. than live
minutes. If the statton.masier started a train at $.28 and
another at 5.31 it would be against the rules. If he started
train us that morning at lea interval. than five minutes
he was acting not only against the rule but against Lis
own practice. The tendency of guards and drivers, how-
ever, is !tither to state 3 later minute of starting than as
earlier one. 1 don't mean to say that the witueascs
have gives false evidence, but they might have been
mistaken. It would have been almost impossible fur Legge
to do what he did in going from °se train to another to start
them in loathes five initiates. We bare not thought it
necessary to have a station master'. report at Brighton of
the times of departure and arrival of all trains. We have
net much faith in such reports. It would take 600 garde
pull up a tram on such au incline as that in Clayton Tunnel,
and ef there was any obstructioo it would take somewhat
more, as he might not see the obstruction. It would be
better to bare as interval of space between trains than as
interval of time.

Waller. 21, was found Guilin of assaulting John
Tones, a police-constable, in the execution of his duty.
It appeared that the prisoner wanted to give a woman
ia charge fur an assault, but the constable would not take
her, and on his refusal he struck him.
He was sentenced to bard labour for one month.
Cornelius Millirem, 20, was indicted for unlawfully
attempting to break and enter the dwelling•bouae of Charles
Oldrey, io Oxford.street, with latent to steal goods therein.
Mr. &ether') proeecuted, Mr. Ribton defended.
The evidence wan not sufficient to prove the care, and the
pnaocer wee A,:quitte,f,
. . . _

Alexander Ellinel:nusicials, pleaded guilty of having
obtained. by false pretences, hum Thomas Richard Willis,
• comet and six flutes, hie propetty.
He was sentenced to ail months' hard labour.
SECOND COURT.
(Before Mr. Bayne.)
John Wh ana, .15, was indicted for unlawfully and mali-
ciously assaulting Robert Mackay, a police constable, in the
execution of his duty, and inflicting upon him actual bodily
harm.

Would it not be better to fix a point beyond which one
train must have passed before soother passes Perhaps
it would ; but that would involve • telegraphic cow-
innate:stain, and my experience of the electric telegraph
thews me that it is so liable to mistakes by the persoesi who
work it, sod is so apt to inspire a confidence in the drivers
which reduces their attention to their duties, that 1 du nut
thisk it so safe as to depend upon the nue themselves.
Were you satisfied with the system of communication at
aaytoa tuned previous to this accident'? —• Yes ' and
should have said that an accident was impossible. There
are seven tunnels on the line, five of which ere
worked by the same description of telegraph as is in use at
the Clayton tussah The espiess trains have ten minutes
allowed them to go from Brighton to Hassock's-gate, and
the ordinary trains (retrieve minutes. It might be better
to have a telegraph working one station at Hassocks-mite
and another halfway between that and Elrigiaten ; that is
if we adapted the principle of working the line by electric
telegraph throughout, the advisability of which I am not
prepared to give an opinion upon. I should certainly not
ue prepared to work that part of the line between
Hassock's-gate and Brighton by electric telegraph, soil
that only. We adopt the telegraph at the tunnels
because of the inconvenience of stopping with peasengers
in a tunnel. I do not consider the tunnel more glaugeruus
than n tier parts of the line, but the coutrary, because you
are net halite to those obstructions in a tunnel which fre-
quently get upon other parts of the line. I do not think
there is any advantage in employing the time of the men,
which ought to be employed in their ordinary duties, its
making entries in hooks of the arrival and passing of each
train. It would distract their attention, sod impair their
efficiency. We do keep such records at certain salient
points of the line, but at Brighton we have always means
of ascertaining the times of an .-.sl and departure without
any such arningyment.
By the jury - -The station master at Brighton has the
entire mime/wisest of the traffic to end from that station,
and he is respensible. There was no necessity for hie giving
spccial coition to the drivers and guards of the trams on
sundsy morning. It was the duty of the guard when the
trait, stopped in the tunnel to d 3 all he could to prevent
the driver from going heck. 1 believe the distance signal
at the tunnel is perfectly efficient, and I am responsible
for the adoption of that system of mimesis, which is a great
improvement upon the old system, which was dependent
upon the men who worked it, sod who sometime* neglected
their duty. I was much pleased with this signal of Mr.
Whitworth s, and adopted it. It acts In' the passing of the
trails, audit it fails, it is still the duty of the signalmen to

Mr. Cooper prosecuted for the Treasury ; Mr. Sleigh was
for the defendant.
The prosecutor, who wore two medals, stated that the
prisoner's wife complained to him, that the defendant had
stabbed her in the fare, and seeing her bleeding. be went to
the defendant's dwelling, Pond-place, Chelsea, to apprehend
him. The defendant attacked him with a poker,
used frightful language, and cut his heel open.
Ilia wife then said she did not want Wm is
be taken; but the officer persisted, cal with
the assistance of another otficer, Smith, 131 B, took
him for the assault.

Fur the defence it was admitted that an awault had
been committed, but the learned counsel urged that
the police officer wee not at the time is the ex-
ecution of his duty, aid that a verdict on the third count
would be sufficient to meet the juatice of the case.
The Learned 'Judge thought the evidence would justify
the jury is coding on the first count, if they believed it,
and it wee for them to decide.

The Jury found the delni;dant Guilty on the first two
eounts,nod _

The Learned Judge sentenced him to hard labour for one
year:

Thomas Montague, convicted last seasioo, was brought
up fur judgment and sentenced to 15 months bud labour ;
and fleor9e Anderson, also cowrie:tell at the last session of
fraud, was brought up and sentenced to six mon dn.
Jame. .1f•Noolaro, 2H, a labourer, was found guilty of
wounding Denis Shay in the thigh, in a quarrel, and sen-
tenced to three months' hard labour.
Thomas Ludyetle, 24, was indicted for stealing a table
cover, and other articles, the property of James Baldwin. The
prisoner was stopped between Horusey nod Highgate with
■ bundle, which, on being asked how he came by it, he said
he had bought of a man he did not know, for half-a-crown.
It contained a quantity of things which had been stolen
from the residenoe of the prosecutor. Oskfield.lodge,
Crouch-end, and which were ssfe shortly beforo.
He was found Guilty and sentenced to nine mouths' hard
labour.

A turober of cease in which the prisoners pleaded guilty
were disposed of.

that en opportunity might be &Won to the pollee to inquire
into the matter.

Pollee-constable F 11u deposed to having apprehended
the prisoner, who resisted him with great violence. She
was extremely drunk, although it was r my 12 o'clock in the
day. He told her that she was charged with stealing
wine and whiskey, and other things. she made a rush to
her rooms, and he heard her la her Lox ; but the box
was afterwards opened, and the things produced, with some
bottles, were found She delivered up the ateredeey sod
another key at the police•statiou.
The pr:sooer, in answer to the charge, said— I was short
of money, mid wanted a new dress. That was why 1 pawned
the jacket. I meaot to have replaced it when nay wages
were paid. If 1 haul not taken the drink, nothing would
have happened.
Mr. Hemp remanded the prisoner for further exami-
nation.

SUSPECTED MURDER IN WESTMINSTER.

William Maloney, a bricklayer's labourer, wag
yesterday placed at the bar of the Westminster
oourt, before Mr. Arnold, charged with the wilful murder of
Nary, his wife.
The age of the accused is 40, of the deceased 28 or 30.
The court and its approaches were densely crowded.
Arthur MRSOO, 15 B division, rid--At about a quarter to
1 tooloy I received information that a woman had been
murdered in Leg-court, Peter-street, Westminster. 1 pro-
ceeded to No. 2, Leg court, and in the front room on the
ground floor I found the prisoner sitting on a chair, and the
body of a woman lying on the bed.
Mr. Arnold—la what condition was she.

Witness—Quite deal. I spoke to the prisoner, but
before I did so I pre him the usual caution that he wile
not obliged to say anything, but that whatever he said
' might be given in evidence against him. He said, " I know
',tithing about She did it herself. I bad a few words
with her, because she was upon the drink yesterday. I
sent my little girl out for some oats for the rabbit, and I
was sitting eating bread. bacon, and potatoes with my knife,
and when I was done I laid it down oa the table, and my
wife took it up and stabbed herself, and then threw the
knife away." After this I asked him who lifted her on the
bed, when he replied, " I don't know." I asked whether
be ossisted, when he replied that be did not.
Mr. Arnold—Did you examine his hands and clothing?
Witness—l did ; and both hands were covered with blood,
more inirticularly the right ouc. There was blood on his
sleeve, and Wood on his trowners, and also on his shirt. I
brought hint to the station, when the sergeant asked him
how it was.

Mr. .trnold- What did you my to him when you took him
into etutody
Witness—l told him I should take him for the murder of
his wife.

Mr. Arnold—'When did you tell him that!
Witness—Before I brought him out of his house.
Mr. Arnold- I want to know exactly when you told
him—was it before or after you had put the questions to
him you have mentioned?
Witness—lt was after that that I took him into custody,
and told him what A was for. When we arrived at the
sta.ion the sergeant said, " Ile has got blood upon hie
troaraers;" to which the prisoner replied, " If you had been
there you would have had the atone.:

Air:Arnold—Was there any blood about the room
Witness---t great deal in the middle, and some all about
t le door.

Mr. Arnold—Wu there any blood about the body of the
female?

Witness —Yes, all down her dress.

Mr. Artiold—Dul you observe any wound
Witness-1 did; it was on the left aide of the neck or
shoulder ; near the collar bone.
Mr. Arnold (to prisoner) --Du ycn wish to ask the sergeant
auy question ?
Prisoner-1 have got no question to ask him.
Samuel Cordon, 241 It, said—" I was called at 20 mi-
nutes past 12 to Leg-court, Peter-street. I went to No. 2
and in the front room, on the ground floor, found a
large pool of blood. It is a two-roomed cottage. Prisoner
was sitting on a chair ; the woman was lying on the bed
dead. I examined her and found a wound in her neck, just
above the collar hone. I cleared the room of persons that
were iu it, and, having searched, (mind this knife behind a
tea-board with blood upuu it, some of which had been
wiped off.
A sharp-pointed long clasp-knife was here produced, such
as is usually carried by working men.
Witness—l did not ask him how the woman became
wounded. He told me she dill it herself. I found the
knife behind a teabood, sticking up in the boards of the
rum

Mr. Arnold—How wu the teaboanl placed !
Witness—lt stood upright on its side.
Mr. Arnold—What was the position of the knife !
Witness—Close to the edge of the teiiboard. The knife
was wet with blood when I first found it, and had the ep-
peeranee of having been wiped_ _

• George ara;, 77 It,id—From information I reoeived
I went befMire rethtoe sergeant When 1 entered the front par-
lour, where prisoner and the deceased were, I mid, 'ls
there any witness!" When one woman present replied,
" Yea, I saw her fall." Gordon and I searched the room ;
the teaboard was standing by the side of the prisoner. 1
mid to him, "Staid up." I lifted the teaboard away, and
Gordon picked up the knife. Imy it was bloody.
Eliza Ducklow, aged 17—I live at 2, Leg•court, but not
in the same house as prisoner. I live with my father, who
works at the gas works. At ten minutes or a quarter ifters
12 o'clock this morning I was coming up the court, when I
saw Mrs. ILdooey (the deceased) with a quart of beer in a
can. We went up the court after she had spoken to me.
She went into her house. I went into mine. I had been
out for some milk, and was putting it down when my little
brother said to me, " Mr. Moloney 's smock is all over bloody.
be has been fighting." I ran out, and I saw him standing
between the window and door, looking at the blood upon
his smock.
Mr. Arnold—Was be outside the house?

Witness—Yes, in filo court.
Mr. Arnold—He was looking nt his smock!
Witiuss—Yes ; there was blood upon the sleeve. I
locked into his passage and saw a lot of blood, and a little
girl crying.
Mr. Aruold—Did you see anything of the deceased, Mrs.
Maloney?
Witness—Yes, I saw her half-way sitting up on the
ground, half lying resting on her elbow. The prisoner at
that time was outside. He never attempted to move.
Mr. Arnold—Did you observe what she did next
Witness—She laid down and put her hands to her fore.
head, then she looked up to the ceiling.
Mr. Arnold—After you saw her resting upon her elbow,
aid she fall

Witoess—No, she sank down gradually ; and while on the
ground she lifted up her head once again.
Mr. Arnold—And the prisoner renahnetl outside?
Witness—Yes, all the time, and did not attempt to go
away. I maid to him, " Mr. Maloney, sour wife is dead,
sod how was it done!" He said, " I put the knife down by
the side of nie, and she took it up and stabbed herself." I
saw Mr. Payne, the surgeon, afterwards pick her up and put
her on the bed.
Mr. Arnold—Did you know the deceased
Wituess—l knew her well. I have known her ever since
she came into the court, nine months ago.
Mr. Arnold—Could you tell whether she had been drink.
"Vitt:less—She was quite sober.
Mr. Arnold —How near is your house to the prisonces?
Witness—lt is the fourth door from us.

Mr. Arnold—And you say it was directly you got into
your house after parting with Mrs. Maloney that your
brother made the remark about his smock-frock having
blood upon it !
Witness—l had hardly put my milk down.
Mr. Arnold—Did you hear any quarrelling between the
prisoner and his wife!
Wituess—l did not.
Mr. Arnold—Were they in the habit of quarrelling !
Witness.—l can't say.
Mr. Arnold—What time do you think it was from when
you last saw Mrs. Maloney alive till your brother made the
remark!
Witness—Two or three minutes.

In answer to inquiries as to what her brother said, siftings
informed the magistrate that he was a child about three
years old.
Prisoner's daughter Mary, a child only seven years of vge,
attending a catholic school in Peterstrest, was wiled next,
and having uudergooe an examination before the magh.trate
to test her knowledge of right and wrong, and bor answers
being very satisfactory, she was considered competent to
give evidence, and was sworn. She said—l was out when
my mother went out this morning. I went home about a
quarter past 12. Father and mother were both at home.
Father was against the door and window. Mother was on
the floor.

Mr. George B. Payne, of si, Denbigh-street, Pimlico,
Doctor of Medicine and surgeon-1 was called to Leg.
court, and found deceased lying on the floor in a pool of
blood. She was qui.e dead. She had a clean incised
wound, about an inch long, near the apex of the shoulder,
from which a little blood was still issuing. I assisted to lift
heron. I asked the prisoner to assist, which he refused todo.
I inquired how it occurred, and he mid she stabbed herself.
I asked him how she did it, and he ma with his penknife.
I mid. ' Had you been quarrelling?' nod he replied "No."
He said there was no one present ; they were alone, and she
bail thrown the knife somewhere about the room. I
only made a cursory examination, but have no doubt that
the subelavian artery was divided by the wound, and that
death was almost immediate. A woman then told me she
bad been speaking only three minutes before, and tho bacon
she had cooked was still smoking on the table.
Mr. Arnold—Could the wound have been inflicted with a
penknife!
Witness—No, it would not have made it so clean. Pri.
saber stood by the window while I was there, and never
spoke.
Mr. Arnold—Could you form any opinion whether the
blow was inflicted by deceased herself
Witness—lt might have been, there is no reason why it
should not.
_

Witness--- explained when prisoner refused to aaaist the
body on the bed that he did not do ao doggedly.
Prisoner-1 could not have done it if I got all the world
for it.

11r. Arnold—ls there anybody here who can give mo any
information about the habits of these people!
The police said there were plenty ',resent who could
speak, but there reliant a word to be got out of them. The
deceased's father was in attendance.
The paor man was put into the witness boa, but he war
so overpowered by emotion that he could not speak.
Mr. Arnold said he should remand the prisoner until to-
morrow (this day), and should like to have some account of
the habits of the prisoner and the deceased.

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