The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-14 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, fIIDAY EVENING, 'ItNE 14, 1861.

Satellite. followed by Chars, took ap the running. Rattle.'
bogie, however, maned Gallus at the Stand enclosure, but
weld not ?veal ristellite, who won by two lengths ; three.
quarters of a length between second sad third ; Gibraltar
was lark beaten Mae distance.
The New *Ain of 10 lova etch, with 100 added ; for
2.yr.olds ; colts, tit 71b ; fillies, list 21b. W uiners extra.
T.T.C.l,$y4 subs.)
Mx W. alredistee. by Talmor. Fat 71b U. Day) 1
Mr. s laeekstasoe. tub .lee. Sib es.; . *Cuttasco)
Xt. T. Valustiut's lilywodwobt. !lot ?lb .. •• W. 191" i I
Iwo Roth.etli bra W notate, *_str.Ob 'Waal
Retkinv Eves en lioekatose, 4to 1 each agst Alwedis.
toe awl 'impose, 6to 1 apt Coulon, 10 to 1 apt any
Mbar. .

Maayenniplainta were °maimed by the tardiness with
which the number of Wingrave was shown on the tele-
graph boanl. This inadvertence was *unexplained. Wells
weighed for the horse, but he had do instructions ae to
whether it would run or not, awl he therefore relueeted
the clerk of the stoles not to "book" him until he bad
received order'. Messengers were sort to }Won Rothschild
to ascertain his wishes, and the Ferns expressed hie deter-
mination to start the horse, which, it was alleged, was
slightly .eniss, and " running at the nose." As soon as
Wells Teethed his orders to saddle be informed the clerk
of the course, who immediately mimed the horse's number,
17, to be placed on the telegraph board. The betting in-
stantly underwent a change, for the odds which had been
LAW on Buckstouedrupperto evens against him.
The start was admirably effected, and as the horses
stretched iu a line across the course the sun glistened on the
varied colours of the riders' jacket, until the eyesight
became quite dazzled. The horses got off in such compact
outer that it was impossible, until they had gone half the
instance, to iliginguish the front rack. The most promi-
nent, an they crossed the road, were Wingrave on the whir
11/1)11, Jen de jo e, Alvediston, Margery, and Hippodamia.
From the ablation the first three ran a slashing race home,
Alvediston having • little the best of it sad winning by •
heal, only a head each separated the second from the third
and the third from the fourth; Feu-de-Joie, close up,
heatlisl the next lot, which, with the exoeMiou of Hopeful
Duchess, who was beam off, finished in a body.
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stakes of 10 eon each ; weight for age, he. ; wieners extra ;
allowances, lie. To start at the Distanorpost and go once
rural and is.
Mr. 1.34 hroeck's Opthisist, by Lexington, 4 yr.. Set alb
edhain) 1
Mr learrtim's lady RiPou. 3 Yrs. fist 131 b (Chdleurr) 2
Bares Niresre's Surprise, 4 yrs, 7st 11M Watkins: 3
Mr Ten lirosek's Umpire, tyre, Wt3lb (blwitrals) 4
baron Rothschild's quern of the Vale, 3 yes, nit 13111
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Mr. Mellon's Sporting Life, 3 yrs, est 131 b. . (J. ariowdent 6
Betting : 6 to 5 apt Sporting Life, 5 to 2 apt Lady
Ripou, sto 1 apt Umpire. Woo by two lesphs, a bad
A PLATE of 100 ley& lidded to a sweepstakes of 5 sows.
eseh ; weight for age ; with selling allowances ; half • mile.
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Csitsba. Coates'. Lib°lions, by The 'ital. ♦ yrs, Bet 121 b.
(Abirrol 1
llr. A. French's Loonies, yrs, balllb (A. handl I
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COURT OF QUEEN'S 8EN(711.--Jtncx 13.

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Sittings at Nisi Prins at Westminster, after Tenn—(Before
31r. Justice Hill and a Common Jury.)
EMMET EUVAGEL—ILITRAORDINAILY DWIOND IMO CASE.
This was an action for the wrongful conversion of a
diamond ring, valued at 1,0001. The defendant pleaded that
the ring was not the plaintiff's property.
Mr. iluddlenon sad Mr. GAM& appeared for the plain-
tiff ; and Mr. &thrust Petendortf conducted the cue for
the defence.

From the opening speech of Mr. Ruddleston it appeared
that the plaintiff, Mr. Harvey, a chemist and druggist, at
V, Leicester- square, brought the action on the part of a
lady named Minnie Holmes, to recover the value of a
diamond ring which had been pledged with fir. Atten-
borough, tbe pawnbroker, of Piccadilly, and the duplicate
of which he bad purchased from her for &few pounds. The
only question was whether the ring belonged to Holmes.
The defendant, Mr. Savage, was the nephew of a dia.
tinguished nobleman, and possessed considerable property,
but little else was known of him except that be had spent
much of his life in travelling abroad. Minnie Holmes bad
cohabited with him for many years, and greed as his wife,
but in March last, in consequence of his ill-treatment of her,
she separated from him and came. from Paris, where they
were then staying, to London. Being in want of money
she pledged the ring at Mr. Atteaborough's
for 10/., and afterwards got Mr. Harvey to ad-
vance her some money upon the duplicate, but
when Mr. Harvey went to redeem the property he was met
by the statement that it bad been stolen from Mr. Savage.
An action was then brought against Mr. Attenborough for
the ring, but on an application to a judge at Chambers,
Mr. Savage was substituted as defendant. The learned
counsel having entered into the details of the evidence,
called the following witnesses
Mr. Jacob Harvey, the plaintiff, deposed to having ad-
vanced money upon the duplicate, and said that Minnie
Holmes had indemnified hint as regarded the notion.
Minnie or Emmeline Holmes was next Oamd iu the box.
She was a stout, strong, and rather good-looking woman
about 40 years of age, and gave her evidence with the ut-
most confidence. She said-1 was formerly in the service'
of the defendant's uncle as "professed" cook, and became
acquainted with the defendant 10 ears ego, while I was
leaving my situation. He pots ma to go to Paris and
live with him as his wife. I had lived with him previously.
He frequ.ntly ill-used me, and ono, he broke out one of my
teeth. We lived in apartments all oa one Boor, at 16, Rae
de Richelieu. I appealed to the police, who advised ma to
leave him. I was acquainted with Madame Walters, who
kept the Cafe de Globs, and I went there. The defendant
came to see me, and in the presence of Hilliogs, • coach-
man, asked me to go home with him, and promised not to
ill-treat rue again. I said I would not. He answered,
" What do you want for? You hays often asked
me for the diamond ring, and you shall have it."
Hs then took the ring off his finger and put it on mine.
Hs kissed me, and said I looked much handsomer in
diamonds than he did. (laughter.) (The ring was here
shown to the jury by Sir Archer 1). Croft, the Master of the
Cm" in whose custody it had been placed, but he never
let go of the tape to which the valuable article was
Litened.) I went home with Mr. Savage, and he behaved
very well till the third day, when he caught me by the hair
of the head, and dressed me about the room. I came to
Finglaad on the following day. I met him accidentally in
the street in London after the action was brought He pat
him arms round my neck, and kissed an. (Laughter.) Ile
eked me if I would go to Brighton and boy a house for
him. This was in April lass. He took me to
• street near Leicester-sqcare, when we
two nights. I also sleptwith at Mr. Oey's oel=l,
is Orate-street Leirestamiguare. He asked me to go io
Brighton with biro, bat I refused. He said he would for-
give me if I would. I said, " Forgive what? and he said,
" You have got the diamond ring, and if you do sot go I
=s =save it back." He introduced me to Mr. Oa y as
Savage. The morning after I slept with him there
he commenced ill-using me. The witness then related
what took place at the policootation about the ruby ring,
sod swore that the defendant told the inspector that he
believed he did give her the diamond ring. She also said
that the defendant bought • house for her near Portkind-
square, but afterwards resold it, and that he bad given her
various articles of gewellory.
Croin-examined—l can't say when I last slept with the
defendant. I slept with him about three nights after the
charge about the ruby ring. I was then staying at Gay's.,
in Castle-stmt. I don't know if there were other females
in the house. I don't know if it is • house of W.hune.
men and women go there they do the same at hotels. I en
'till living at Gay's. I rented a room in Cireametephos
because I was timed out at two or three in the morning. I
have known thin defendant visit Baron Park's. Hs maw to
Stead the funeral of a relative, and remained two or three
hours I was leaving Baron Park's when I Brat saw him.
I deed Bet beanie acquainted with him in the streets.
It is eight yeses ago since I hat became acquainted with
him. I was not then • prostitute—not then, not since,
ace jeerer [Laughter.) I did not go with him
to • booed ill-fame. I told him where I was living, and
be wrote to me. We had lodgings in Londe, and then we
week* Paris. We used to have quarrels, but the defendant
ewes had the beet el them. (Laughter.) I sever drink
)aim, but I may helve lifted my band. In Leaden I lived
with Um as his merges end servant. Whoa I left him is
Paris I brought away a hussar jacket° keeps warm while,
travelling. It had some home from the Wheat sad I wield .
to - bow I should like it. I doe, bow the it nod
Thsrq is nothing strange in what the leteadaat dpswiee ,
does so many things. George Hid isgr was • sooffiroaeo
aothiosa. I scarcely Saw him lelare Are defewind
breed him home with us fres thee& de Glebe,
after- be pet the diamond ring en my
_= •
Billings was in the room with me when the def
galled at the cafe, and bad been this, the greater pert d
the day. I don't know that I ever spike to him bsfosu
The defendant gave me the jacket attar be gave me the
dimesed ring. I did sot ask the dishindeth to allow
Billings to accompany ea to the earlemale in the Rue do
Richelieu. The defendant is be the babel modal*
with the lowest chance's, end vernal", earl lender the
home with him at all bean d the field ; gilt hie at
his rupee that Bil I atieenhaniel ea, I woo. le bed
Bet. Hillimpbmiewishe to leave, bat Ike eiendaat
said be bed ma the chair est sok sad
be did go. The refi did not peas bba
to leave. The nob are di on the same icor.
I did net have with Hangs about 4 o'clock in the
It was the following day or the deg after that 1.1711 ft
defendant. I swear I did not bre Is the middle el the
night. I slept with the ring on my lager, tad also with
the jacket awl my clothes oe. I left sosuddenly is ham-
gasses of the defendant knocking me shoat. I brought
nothing with me except the diamond ring and the jacket
Oa erne* in London I took up my erode in Poland-street
toe the night. I lay in bed all next day, which we Sun-
day. ' I then went to Hampstead. I afterwards stayed in
the York-road. When I went to Lambert and Rawlings'
I law • man with ginger whiskers. (Laughter.) I did not
lay to hint that I claw with the ring from Mr. Savage,
wire was vary ill in Paris. Mr. Savage was ill, but l did not
say I left him in the charge. of • num. I mid I wanted to
race 300 f. or 5001. on the ring, in order to pay moms so-
many, and they said they bad not releint money. The
young man did not say the wed not advance the mosey
until they had made inquiries of Mr. Savage. He reined
me to Mr.
liAamnathema. I meat° him foe as advance of
lOW. Hil
_the eseenese walked with me ewe. I
met him by daid Piccadilly, and I
told him where I wee g=w4illtetier. He knew Savage
'mignon met= Al Attenbcrot4's they sold
=moat be eat the ring was Ware they li
sinew eary on it. They did not gay
that they meet be salaried the ring was Mr. Savage's.
They edinuced me lit on it, and said they would give me
imam 11 they found it correct. I believe I was than staying
at the York Hotel. I stopped two nights there. I don't
rescilace where I slept on the night after I got the money.
I was isamittled thee, Billings left me that night. I really
wed sot tell you for certain where I "let the following
sight. I think I slept in Upper Ohasitonotrest, Fitzroy-
square. I went there to see • fried that I knew. I did
soiSre. I slept with • lady Mead. I did not sleep
with or say other man. Previous to going to
• • I slept at • colferbenee. I went to Atte-
loceeigh's two or three days afterward,
for soother advance.
I asked them to lead me U. or 21. en the rinhzdorticz
might have told me they could not math my
'TAW until they had received a letter be. Mr. Savage.
ite-examined-1 ant mot Mr. Range is heeled,
when going out to lie seise bee. He fi woe
who seduced me sad advised me to go to Path.
I lived with him in Paris as Madame Oswego. I have awe
child by him—it is a bey. The Wendel is now weer*
the Hear jacket I gave him back bemuse the swoon was
toe warm for it. (Laughter.) It did nec well ja,
I gave it to him about • swath after he led We
tiwith me in London. lie introduced me to Maw
t" slept with Savage at the York HOW. He hes
dolled me thee as Madame Savage about In or di nese
ago. Lambert and Bans used have known ma I be
hex::bees with him and they knew well.
=nip, a —la Mare lad I waa in
Pada IN the arnies,pf Major Carney, ea American phis-
man with one ans. When he left for Almeria I lett his
wee I saw Mr. Swage many timer in Pads. I met him
by theand he tied me where Madame Savage
we. He bad hem Inweing her and she he lett him. I
Webb ice weld varylibely ese km at her frienti•lbeata
Waken'. I west Mee with him sad I is her Here.
He seed me le lem semedde to Me. Ide wee liming
her. He asked der be go lame with him, and mow be
would
sot bor hogs. Oho did ad u bard to
go, sad be said lw weal give he wheldegaso
... um
asked him for the distilled *Pa an ham Ho mid,
" Yea have bothered me a me deal abet the deg ; take
it and Nam loom Tait me." He Ink the ring el his
gager and gavel le be Ilhe Mee pal it ea her larger. At
hat to 'mewl to ca bow •IPMoir. Mr. flaa asked
me to aemespeny=rici....t Imva as kis
*bmii aid alma I lad SO Ns to my work
Mr. Savage said I vain tbs.
Croge-examensch--1 leer in Musk Lek 'Mood theft
with Major 011irery. I aim I arm shoot Obi Nam ohm
on Holmes boa Loodro. but won let afth hat.
I traveled ie ibt same tooldrar and is the wt vowel with
her. I bed oh sereged he meet bee bed me I eimatei. I
arrive at Dover. I arm is themes esmanrciatat eir tM
railway althea with her be. Dom tin Dawdle.
We meshed head's to the eremite • I rind Hews cilid oat
Aso "maw that aim, I age with kerb Peace-
u4est.-1 went Wadi the lama I mar net it bee* i

the next morning. I came away between 11 and 12 o'clock.
I can't say whether I raw her next morning or the morning
after. I met her in Berkeley-street by accident. I made
no arreagement about seeing her again when I left her in
Poland-street. She spoke to me about the ring in Berkeley.
street, and said she wanted money upon it. I had no refresh-
ment with Mr. Savage at his apartments in Paris, except on
the evening in question.
Joseph Gay—l keep a coffeelouse, in 'Natleatreet,
Leicester pare. I know Mr. Savage. He brought Holmes
to my house. When I first saw them they were outside the
door. He war the worse for drink. He asked me if they
could have • bed ? I said " No." They then went away.
Afterwards they came back, when he was about as sober as
he is now. (laughter.) He said, "Cho I and my wife have
a bed?" I said, "Oh, that is you bulimia." Mr. Savage
said, "Why do you doubt my wowl—this is Madame
Clarence Savage." (Laughter.) He conducted himself like
• lord mayor. (Laughter.) They slept in my home that
sight. They occupied the sense room. This was a
month ago.
Hu he been to your house since?
Witness—Why, he is never away. (Laughter.) He
' canes continually to see Minnie Holmes. He called only
yesterday. He wanted me to take up some chops to her,
which he said In would pay for, and I took care that he
did. (Laughter.) The first night they went upstairs I
beard Holmes all out " Murder." I went up and knocked
at the door, when Mr. Savage refused to admit me, and
said, "Come in if you dare." 1, however, went in,
when I saw him punching the woman, and she wax kicking
him with her bare feet. (Laughter.) They were guar-
r_e!iN about • ring. She accused him of being a black-
for t charging her with taking the diamond ring, as rk7ew he had given it to her. He said, "No, my
dear, I did not say you had taken it, but I have lest
another ring, and I don't know where it is." He also
said, "I gave you the ring ; you pledged it, and what more
do you want r He further said, . I gave you the ring,
but the lawyer have got me into it, and I suppose I
most get it."
Cross-examined—Mr. Savage wore spun and had a whip
in his hand. This was not why I imagined he was a lord
mayor. (Laughter.) He assumed the airs of a lord mayor.
The lady had taken her shoes off, and I am sorry to my she
had uthisg on but her shift. After the disturbance was
over she asked Mr. Savage to send for some gin, and
he said, " Anything you ask for, my dear." (Laughter.)
She has been stopping with me for about • month.
The witness then stated, in reply to the foreman, that
yesterday morning he lest saw Mr. flange. He came to
wi4ness's house, and offered him Mt if he would persuade
Holmes to go with him (Savage) either to Brighton, Rams-
gate, or Hastings. Witness never allowed Mr. Savage to
sleep in his hoes after the first night.
Poulton-, a policminapector, deposed to Mr. Savage opining
to the police-statioo at two o'clock in the morning on the
13th of May with Minnie Holmes. He wished to give the
female into custody for stealing a ruby ring. He was in •
very excited state. He said he had slept with her on the pre-
vious night, and that on getting up in the morning he found
that she had gone away, and that the ring and his money,
which ho had placed on the mantelshelf, had also dia-
. Waimea asked hint when be missed the ring,
he said not until between three and four next after-
noon. He then asked Holmes how ,long she had been the,
gestated with Mr. Savage ; and she replied, " For years."
He then charged her with stealing a diamond
riag. Holmes said, " Why you took it off your
finger, and gave it to me." Winans asked him if that was
true, and he said, "It's • lie," but afterwards he said,
Vary likely I did give it to her." The charge was conse-
quently oot taken.
Cross-examined—l have known Mr. Savage for some time.
In his presence Holmes said he had told her that if she did
rat sleep with him he would give her into custody. The
defendant made no reply. The defendant was very excited
at the station, and talked like a lunatic, but Hams was
very calm. (Laughter.) He was sot drunk. I hive me
very much of Mr. Savage, but I scarcely know at times
whether he is mad or drunk. (Laughter.) I knew he was not
drunk on this oonaios, because he did not smell of drink.
Be-examined—l have long known the defendant. I have
seen him constaittly at all the night houses in the neigh-
bourhood of the Haymarket (laughter.)
This being the eau for the plaintiff,
Mr. Peterelorff submitted that there was no evidence of
the property in the ring having passed to the plaintiff.
Mr. Justice Hill said he would reserve the point for the
spurt above.
Mr. Petendorff then addressed the jury on the pert of
the defence, and

IMr. Sa the defendant, was then called. Donn the
itial be b satps immediately under the judge, with • buxom
and gaily dressed female by his aide, and attracted much
*entice from his peculiar attire, consisting of the identical
Elined and trimmed with fur, which had been
=s.ilialioleci to, and white trowel= et extravagant
He was a men considerably advanced in ego,
Wearingi huge grey moustache, and assuming • military sir.
Re mid.-About the first week in December, 1852. I Mame
Rest acquainted with Minnie Holmes. It was in Portleodsad,
at 10 o'clock at night, and I met her accidentally. I had
net known her previously. She told me that she bad lived
With my awls, Mr. Beres Park, and knew me. She said
she had sees me driving through the park, which I often
ad, but I never saw her. She went with me to Mrs.
.111:11, No.. 11, Buckingham-street I stopped theres with
ILiihilir Lottis. three
Sl wasweekt:i get Byl am ;:trallalt•WVieb went
0
in werler (Laughter.) I bought a diamond ring et Las
Wised Rawlings's, ia Coventryotreet, before March isat.
I gave them 1,000/. ready money for it. In March, this
year, Minnie Holmes was living with me in Paris, but she
Was coormually going away to that blackguard place—the
wilt, ea they win it—kept by Mn Walters. (Laughter.)
dike was continually leaving me in the lurch. (Laughter.)
I have got the hussar jacket on now. It is
• pelisse, sot • jacket. I missed it mos after
die left me fo Park. She did sot on that meads
tell me she was going. I did set give her the jacket, or
my she might have it. I des% thisk it is aelen for a
himele. (laughter.) After she left me I made inquiries
about her. I inspected she bad pas to Used& I went
there end found Minnie Behar in employ with two
Zrßeklig men. (lail*ter.) I arts saw either of
uji... to my knowl I may say here that there
Is gaeW-Intt tut of this bosineee. I think they gave me
ems limp* desughL (laughter.) We loft the cafe. It
was just, time to less, be* 12 o'clock. Mrs. Holmes got
into s fear-wheel cab with one of the men, and es she had
Emy jacket, which I wanted, I also got into the cab. I
told her I wished her to go home with me. I lived in
RU odo Richclien. She told the cabman, at my request,
to drive to the Rue de Richelieu. I did not ask the man
te accompany me, I did not want hint. It is false that I
told her at the wife that she had often asked me for the
gag and that she might have it if she liked. I
use Sid such • thing in my life. I might
have said I should make her • present, but
Wartainly not a 'Hamad ring. It is not true I took the ring
' my Eager and phoed it on hers. I never gave her the
robbed meat it, and that is the plain English. I
net Ma bet, and say she leaked muoh handsomer in
than I did. (Laughter.) When we got home I
the cab, and wanted to vs quit of the men ; but she
having him upstairs. The men came app with
Holmes. She asked me if them was anything to
04 and I said not much, as there had bee. very • got
does she left. I always dined at the Cafe Angle* one of
the beet in Paris. We had Chores cheese, captains'
biscuit., cigars,_ and the ordinary red wine. None of us drank
much. We were all seated in my bedroom, not in the
moon, or the salle44nenger. In about • quarter of an
hear irs. Holmes retired to rest. She went into my bed.
The um soon began to gape and to look sleepy, sad I said
I ifesught be had better. prepare te'retize. He said. " I
shan't be able to get in, d is ao very late, end I should not
mind sleeping in the Voltaire chair. (Langlitec.) I did
act much like his doing so, but she mid, " Lot him
lisp there." She seemed very altllol3l for him to remain.
'did not know then whet going to take place. I
to bed with Holmes. I had the diamond ring on my
I had been wearing it may day. I bought • little
rd ring to keep it tightly on, so that no one could take it
at We went to bedabout . s quarter-pest one. I woke
about fear that morning, and found they had both decamped
-rtfinnie Holmes and the man. All the money in my
Women pocket, my diamond ring, ands e guard nag were
also vete.- It is not true Holmes sleirM ma the next
night. I did not see her again until the 4th cc sth of April,
*hen I was in London. I thought she was still is Paris,
but to my surprise Mr. Grsenwsy wrote to say she was in
London. I did not give the grey horse to Holmes. Mr.
Justice Ryles missed it. If he bad got it he would have
made • good bargion.
Croes-aumined- I may have slept with Holmes once or
twice aim this occurrence. I did not see her yesterday nor
the day before.
Who is the woman yea have brought Into court with
you? [The person who bad at by his side.]
Defendant made no reply.
Is she • witness in the cue!
Defenciant--No ; • female friend of mine.
Is she the woman who is living with you now!
Defendant She is staying with me.
How long!
Defendant—About three weeks altogether.
Has she been staying with you es • servant of ell work!
Defendant—No. Rho female in question seemed as
much amused at this enssemiciation as the spectator, in

conrq The sonnexi?n began three weeks ago. When I
and Holmes were rung to bed et my apartments to Paris I
tried to gst rid of the man, but I could not. I allowed bins
to sleep la the Voltaire chair. At the can I coaxed her to
more home, in order that I might get back my jacket, and
die wished the man to accompany us. Holmes undressed
Ii the man's presence, and I did so also.
willedWby did you not tell him to go into the saloon or the
manger
Witness—He said he wee satisfied with the Voltaire
chair. _ _

Examination contlnaed—l thought at the café that I
could make things comfortable with Minnie Holmes.
aad that is why I wished her to come home with me.
I bad mem ill treated Holmes. Yes, I might have
mice or twice. (laughter.) I did not cot bar arm
ripen with a pitcher. ghe fell upon a jug. (linithger.)
Sao wee on that occasion confined to herbed two or three
weeks. She tried to rob me of a watch on the bilge, and
when I endeavoured to get it she resisted acid fell down
vw the pitcher. (Laughter.) I recollect Musing her at
Normenily. I (lived with her at the York Hotel,
'Bockieggarn.etreet, and Cirencester-place, sad elan
when. I did not listen to all the pegoertan
NM today. I did not my to the policeman I
night bare to
her the ring. Dave sever tees is prieon.
I caw had to gad bal. (laughter.) Ilan bees in prison,

but not convicted. I swear that. I have never been im-
prisoned in Tothill-street prison. I was charged before
Mr. Broughton with indecently expelling my person to
women. I was imprisoned until I found bail, but I was
iot tried and convicted. They obliged me to pick oakum.
I was not in prison more than four days. I found bail to
appear, but I don't know where. I did not appear.
(Laughter.) There was a civil action before Lord Campbell
upon this matter.
Re-examined—lt was an action, but against me. It was
for breaking a contract.
Mr. Freeman, in the employ. of Mesas. Lambert and
Rawlings, said—ln March id lime Holmes came to our shop
and produced the diamond rings which she said Mr. Sa
had purchased from them. I said be had. She then said
had sent her to ask re; to lend 500/. on it. I said I cook' not
do so, as she was a stranger to me. I asked her where Mr.
Savage was, and she said he ~was in Paris, and via 7
ill indeed. I asked her in whose charge the ring was, and
she said an old woman. She said she wanted the money to
pay some tradesmen's bills, and that she had only amved
that morning from Paris. Having declined to advance the
money, she said she thought she would return to Paris that
night, which I advised her to do. I added that if it was
assistance she wanted to enable her to get to Paris, she
might get Mr. Attenborough, of Piccadilly, to advance her
• small sum upon the ring.
Mr. Linford, assistant to Mr. Attenborongh, said—On the
25th of March Minnie Holmes produced the ring, and asked
me to lend 5001. on it. I asked her whose ring it was, and
she said it belonged to Mr. Savage, who had sent her
from Paris to pay some accounts, and that as she
might be short of money, he had given her
the ring to make money of. One of the ac-
counts was that of Mr. Greet:may. She said she had*,
buy from him four homes, which she was to take over to
Paris. I told her I would not lend the money until I was
satisfied of her power to pledge the ring. She said
beet and and Rawlings had sent her to us. We seat to lambert
and Rawlings to ace if they had sent her, and oo learning
that they had we lent her 101. on the ring. She gave the
name of Mrs. Savage, mid said she was staying at the York
HoteL • Two or three days afterwards she came again and
wanted more money, and we told her we could not let her
have any, as we had not heard from Savage yet. On • sub-
sapient occasion she wanted more money, and asked for 2/.
Afterwards, when Mr. Harvey came for the ring, we wrote
on the ticket "the ring was stolen."
Mr. George T. Row% assistant to Mr. Attenborough, cor-
roborated • portion of the above evidence.
This was the evidence for the defence.

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The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—damages
1,000/.. to be reduced to nominal damages on the plaintiff's
actual claim being paid.
Thia amounts to a verdict ertablishing the right of Minnie
Holmes to the ring.

TIM MYSTERIOUS MURDER AT EINGSWOOD
RECTORY.
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RINGWOOD, THURSDAY Evianso.
By the active exertions of Superintendent Coward,
of the Surrey constabulary, who has the entire nmeage-
ment of the ease, and Sergeant Robinson, of the London
detective form (who has bees sent hare by Sir Richard
Mayne at the special request of Mr. Alcook, /LP., to
must the local authorities), important information was ob-
tained to-day, which may have the effect of elucidating
the mystery which at present surrounds this atrocious
murder, and perhaps of bringing the guilty pities to
justice.
The Rev. Mr. Taylor being absent from the panonege-
house upon the night of the murder, it was impoomble to
ascertain whether a robbery bad bee& committed until
his return, and previous to semetaining that fact it was
aimed useless for the police to attempt to trace the
per-
petrators of the crime. Mr. Taylor was therefore
oommunicated with, and upon his arrival home
he made a careful inspection of his property, and reported
that nothing whatever had beeo taken away. There was
basket of plate in the adjoining room, and a fair amount of
articles of value in every other apartment in the
but nothing had been removed, and even the unfor-
tunate woman's own puree, which contained money and a
ring, wee left uutoucbed in her dress, which hung behind
the door of the room in which she had been so ruthlessly
deprived of life. No room, in fact, had been entered save
that where the deceased slept ; the police therefore came to
the conclusion that robbery was not the motive for the nos.
Boatel of the crime, or that the 41138.118i1111 had been alarmed
before they were enabled to ransack the house and
secure the valuables it contained. Farther investiga-
tion. bag proved; the oorrectum of the last conjecture,
and shows that the murder bad been premeditated, and sr-
rangementa made of. the most determined character to carry
the base design to • successful issue. The bands and feet
of the deceased were tied with pieces of common cord.
' Little notice was taken of this at first, because it was
thought the toed might have been found in the room by the
murderers. Today however, it has been momtained that
the miscreants must have brought the cord, already prepared
with slip knots, with them. A silk handkerchief was found
tied over the poor creature's mouth. This was also thought
to belong to the house. Such, however, is not the eme—
and from certain marks upon it, this article, it is believed,
will be of material assidanoe to the police in tracing the
perpetrators of the brutal outrage. But the most important
piece of evidenoe to establish the premeditation of
the crime Is a rather formidable club-heeded Mud-
peon, which has been found by the side of the
washstend in the room. This weapon had been cut
from • beech tree, and the knots had been carefully cut off,
while a piece of clothes line, sufficient to go round the wrist
several times, had bees fastened to the handle, to prevent
It being wrested from the grasp of the person using it. A
violent blow from this instrument would have caused in-
, slant death. _ _ _

No doubt Is now entertained that the murder was com-
mitted between 11 and 12 o'clock at night, and that the
ea rains were disturbed by the slimming of the school-
master's gate when he returned home shortly before mid-
night. It is believed, too, that the perpetrators of the mime
two strange men who had been seen lurking about the
neighbourhood ever since Friday but. The' were seen by
several persons, all of whom agree in their descriptions.
One of these men went to the schoolmaster's house, the
same evening as the murder wee committed, upon some
frivolous nutter; but although the most active steps have
been adopted to trace them since the oecurrenee, op to this
sifting the police have not succeeded in their efforts. It
is thought by some that the attempt at robbery was in-
tended to have been ma eat the residence of Mr. Alcack,
M.P., situated only a few yards distance from the Rev. Mr.
Taylor's hones, which, in fact, stands upon the hon. mem-
ber's pounds.
A dineovery of considerable importance has just been made.
A small box, now empty, but supposed to have contained
jewellery, has been found in the room where the murder
took place. The box is the property of one of the female
servants, who is at present absent with the family. Sergeant
Robinson has communicated withler, and awaits with some
anxiety to be informed whether the box has been robbed of
its contents, or whether she could account for the ankles It
usually contained.
A person has come forward, who states that be saw the
unfortunate woman alive et ton o'clock on the night of the
murder. This seta at reet4a euggeetioa tbat Uri mime wee
committed early in the evening.
Mr. Ramie, the surgeon of Reigate, has been instrazted
to make a post-mortem examination of the body, and ar-
rangements have been made for holding an inquest. Mean-
while the sensation throughout the district is very peak
sad AS fact after fact transpires, prat indigestion is as-
posed towards the perpetrators of the Isssibis edam