The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-06 00:00:00

The prisoner was then fully committed for trial.

WANDSWORTH.—Robert Lacey, an omnibus
driver, was charged with being drunk, furious
driving, and causing the death of Mr. William
Gooding, a gentleman residing at Dalston.
It appeared that between nine and ten o'clock on
Wednesday night the prisoner was driving a party
home from Epsom races in a private omnibus drawn
by four horses. The deceased was seated on the
end of the off-side seat. On reaching the Clapham-
road a great number of carriages of every descrip-
tion were endeavouring to pass each other on their
way home. As they proceeded several heavy car-
riages passed him on the near side, and by degrees
his horses veered from the centre to the off-side of
the road. The only one passing in a contrary
direction was an omnibus, and from the state of the
road the driver was proceeding on his near side,
close to the kerb. He, seeing the danger, pulled
up, and as the prisoner passed, his off fore-wheel
_
caught the off fore-wheel of the other omnibus, and
they became locked together. In the collision
the
the
deceased's leg was jammed between the ironsasobliges
of
onth
two off-side seats, in which position he w
to remain some minutes, until the
e two
were extricated. It was found that
was
literally crushed
his leg had been
caught below the knee, and
to pieces. A surgeon was sent for, and the deceased
e
was lifted to the roof
xopfirtedhe. other_ omnibus. He
shortly afterwards i When the prisoner
was asked if he was the driver of the four-horse
omnibus he stated that he was not.He was taken to
according to the evidence of two
the station, and,
constables, under the influence
Considerable damage was done to the
of liquor.
be was found to be
other omnibus; the iron of the seat was torn off,
and window and the panel broken.
'three deceased, who
gentlemen, friends of the
sat in front of the omnibus, stated that the prisoner
was perfectly sober, and that he drove the horses
at a steady and cautious pace.
Mr. Murphy, an omnibus proprietor at Dalston,
and who was one of the party, also stated that the
prisoner; who was in his employ, was quite sober,
and bore an excellent character.
Mr. Dayman thought the unfortunate occurrence

was simply an accident. He discharged the pri-
soner.

SOUTHWARK. Sarah Fast and Sophia
Weeks, two very respectable-looking young wo-
men, who refused to give their address, were placed
at the bar before Mr. Combe, charged with stealing
a gold watch and chain, worth 40 guineas, from the
person of Mr. Richard Wilcox Boyle, in a railway
carriage, on the journey from Epsom to London.
Mr. Richards the inspector of the Brighton and
Epsom Railway Company's police, was in attend-
ance to watch the case.

The prosecutor, a gentleman residing at West
Ham,Essev,said that on the preceding day he went
to Epsom Races by the London, Brighton, and Ep-
som Railway, and a little after 9 o'clock he got into
a second-class carriage at Epsom to return home.
Two gentlemen sat opposite to him in the compart-
ment ; himself, the two prisoners on each side of
him, and two gentlemen occupied the other seat.
Prior to his getting into the railway-carriage he
unfastened his guard and deposited that and his
watch in his waistcoat-pocket for safety. As soon
as the carriage was filled and the train started the
prisoners commenced singing, and reached across
him to each other, About ten minutes afterwards
he missed his watch and chain, and feeling setisfied
that the prisoners were the thieves, he took no notice
or said anything of his loss until the. arrival of the
train at the terminus, London- bridge, when he called
a constable and gave them into custody. Shortly
afterwards his watch was found. The prisoners saw
that he had put his watch into his waistcoat-pocket,
as he had to wait in the station two hours for the
train. About an hour before starting they came up
to him in a very nervous state and told him that
some one had picked their pockets of their money
and railway ticket, and that they had no friends at
Epsom. Unless some one, they said, would take
pity on them, they would have to remain about the
streets at Epsom all night. Believing from their
appearance that they were respectable young wo-
men, and that such was the fact, he told them that
they should not be lost for a friend, and he went
and purchased tickets for them, and they followed
him into the same carriage.
Mr. Combo inquired whether he was sober then.
The witness replied that he was perfectly sober,
and he acted as courteously to the prisoners as if
they had been his own sisters.

Police-constable 78 H said that he was on duty
on the platform of the Brighton and Epsomßailway
at London••bridge when the train came in. The
prosecutor called to him from one of the carriages
and gave the prisoners into custody for robbing him
of his gold watch and chain. They both indignantly
denied the charge; but East seemed very uneasy,
and when near the Stone's-end Police-station, she
dropped the watch from her hand. Perceiving
what she was about, he caught hold of it, and then
he asked her where the chain was. She pointed to
the pocket of her dress, in which he found only a
small gold chain. _ _

The prosecutor informed his worship that that
was merely the chain which had been fixed to the
guard, with a key attached to it. Both prisoners
had been carefully searched at the station, but the
other chain could not be found.
Inspector Richards and Scannell, a detective of
the South-Eastern Railway, said the prisoners were
not known. From what they had heard they
thought they were young at the trade.
The prisoners pleaded " guilty," wishing the
matter settled at once, as they did not want their
friends to be acquainted with their disgrace.
Mr. Combo sentenced each to six months' hard
labour at Wandsworth.

COUNila MARKE2S.-

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BIRMINGHAM—JUNE 5.
There was a short supply of English wheat, which sold
at barely last week's rates. Foreign at is under the cur-
rency of this day week. Oats, beans, and barley rather
cheaper. Peas were firm at late prices.