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London, England, 1846-08-12 00:00:00

tinding'' the cloth. She tried. ..nd sentenced to
,ix months' imprisonment. Her husband had been traw-
ported two years since. The prisoners had been seen
with large sums of money in their possession shortly
after the robbery.
The jury found the prisoners Guilty, and they were
sentenced to be transported for ton years.
Susanna Joan Morris, a respectably attired woman,
was indicted for stealing ten pairs of gloves and other
articles, the property of Mr. bight Gay, at Exeter.
Mr. Phinn conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Stone
defended the prisoner.
The prosecutor is a tradesman in Exeter. The pri-
soner lived at North Curry, where she kept a school, and
Mr. Gay's child was boarded and educated by her at
2/. 10s. a quarter. In July the prisoner went on a visit
to Mr. and Mrs. Gay at Exeter. At that time Mr. and
Mrs. Gay were on a visit to Miss Karslake, at the vil-
lage of Ede, near Exeter. The prisoner accordingly
went there, and after staying a couple of days she went
to Mr. Gay's shop, where she remained three days, and

then the Prisoner made a communication to Mr. Gay,
the import of which was that Mrs. Gay had been un-
faithful to her husband, and she named a gentleman to
him. Mr. Gay immediately went to Ede, where his
wife was staying, and there he found the gentleman who
bad been named to him by the prisoner, and he instantly
commenced an attack upon him, which ended in a con-
flict, and Mr. Gay was rather severely punished, and
was not able to attend to his business for some days.
Mrs. Gay returned to her shop in a day or two after
this, a:id then saw the prisoner in her shop, in the act
of turning over different goods. She also observed that
the prisoner's luggage was packed up. An altercation
took place about what the prisoner had stated, and the
prisoner was told that the sooner she left the house the
better. Mr. Gay did not pay the prisoner what was
due to her, but said ho would send her a post-office
order for the amount. The prisoner then left. On the
20th of July, in consequence of Mr. Gay missing some
gloves and other articles, he went to the house of the
prisoner, at North Curry, and he there found a carpet
bag, containing several articles belonging to him.
On the cross-examination of Mrs. Gay, it appeared that
she had sent and received several letters from the gentle-
man who had been named, and that she had also received
presents from him.

For the prisoner, it was urged that she had merely
taken these things as a security for the money that was
due to her, and witnesses were called who spoke of her
in the highest terms.
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The jury found the prisoner Not Guilty, and stated
that there was not the slightest imputation on her
character.

Edward Williams and Abraham Michael were in-
dicted for a burglary in the dwelling-house of the Rev.
Robert Haynes, at Coomb Hay, and stealing a large
quantity of money.
Mr. Stone was counsel for the prosecution, and Mr.
Saunders and Mr. Cole for the prisoners.
On the morning of the 9th of May it was found that
the prosecutor's house had been broken into and the
money in question stolen. The prisoners were drinking
together the whole of the previous day. Some con-
stables had information given them, and they took both
the prisoners into custody at Williams's house ; and,
upon searching them, many 51. notes were found upon
them, together with a gold watch, chain, and seals,
which the prosecutor identified as belonging to him.
Williams immediately started, but was followed and
detained, and in his pocket the constable found a jemmy.
The house of Williams was searched, and a centrebit
was found, which fitted an aperture in the prosecutor's
study shutter.
Michael pleaded Guilty, and the jury returned a ver-
dict of Guilty against the other prisoner, and they were
bath sentenced to be transported for life.

THE MURDER AT DAGENHAM.
EXAMINATION OF SUSPECTED PERSONS.
ILronp, TUESDAY EVENING.—This afternoon Dennis
Flynn, John Hennessy, and Ellen Rankin, the former of
whom were described as agricultural labourers, were brought
up from the Arbour-square station-house of the K division of
police, and were examined at some length before the magis-
trates for the Beacontree division of Essex, on a charge of
haying been concerned in the murder of George Clarke, a
police-constable of the above division, on the 30th of June
last. Oetayius Masheter, Esq., presided. The following
evidence against the prisoners was gone into :
Michael \\Teich, on being sworn, said, I arrived in England
from Ireland on the sth of February last, and have no
regular place of living. The last place I worked in was for
Mr. Giddins, of Cudham, in Kent. On Tuesday afternoon
last I was at work harvesting, when the prisoner, Dennis
Flynn, came into the field and got some work to do, cutting
the wheat. On the next day 'Ellen Rankin and two per-
sons named John and Felix Sweeny, came and sat by a
tire made for the purpose of cooking food, in the field.
Whilst sitting there, Ellen Rankin said that they (Flynn
and herself) had no necessity for coming out there :
that her husband was earning good wages in London,
but haying the misfortune of assaulting a policeman in Lon-
don, they were forced to quit the place and go down into the
country for twelve months. John Sweeny asked how the
assault occurred, and she answered it was all on account of
an Irishman who came into a room where they had been
drinking and was going to sing; that the Englishman ob-
jected to it, and a row was caused. She then said that a
sergeant came on horseback, and he was struck with a stone,
and she saw it ; that Dennis Flynn and John Hennessy
assaulted another policeman, and he was found dead in a
field in the morning. John Sweeny remarked that it was
foolish of her not to keep that a secret. That is all I know
about it.
The Magistrate asked the prisoners if they desired to put
any question to the witness, to which Flynn exclaimed, " It
is all an untruth what he has been stating. lam as innocent
about this murder as a man in Smithfield."
Hennessy—l wish to ask him it he ever saw me in Kent?
Welch—Yes, I saw you drunk iu the beer-shop, having a
row, and at the barn on the morning Ellen Rankin made the
etatemect about the murdered policeman.
Hennessy—Don't go too fast, my lad, or 1 shall have you.
I Why, I was at home at Stratford at the time.
Welch declared positively that he saw Hennessy at the
Smith's Arms, at Cudham, in Flynn's company.
Hennessy—lle is stating that which is untrue, your
worship; I never was at Cudham in my life, and never saw
this lad in Kent.
The female prisoner also denied the statement of the wit-
ness both as to what lie swore she had stated in the field,
and also to Hennessy being the man who came to the barn
on that day. She persisted in stating that it was a man
called Jemmy Daisey, and not Hennessy, who came there.
Flynn admitted that he was acquainted with Hennessy'
but denied that such a statement as Welch detailed had ever
been made.
The Magistrate said it was a very important matter to the
prisoners themselves, and also to the public, that the charge
should be, fully investigated, and he reminded the witness
Welch of the obligation of an oath.
Welch declared most solemnly that he had spoken the truth.
Felix Sweeny examined—l reside in Ball-court, Twiny-
, street. I was at work on Wednesday last for Mr. Giddens,
at Cudham ; and in the afternoon I was sitting round a fire
with Rankin and Flynn, who worked on the same farm,
when Ellen Rankin said she had no occasion to be harvesting
only for beating a policeman, or having a row with a police-
man, but 1 cannot say which. She then said something
about a policeman being found in the field with his head off,
tut I did not pay much attention to her, nor do I recollect
saying anything to her in reply. Ido not recollect asking
Flynn or Rankin, when they came first to work, where they
came from. When Ellen Rankin spoke of the policeman
being in the field with his head ofi; John Sweeny, my cousin,
said it was very foolish to talk of such a think before people.
She had better keep it a secret. The boy Welch was present
at the conversation. Before the conversation took place, I
had not heard of a policeman having been murdered. The
prisoner Hennessy was not there, and I don't think I ever
saw him before.
Police-constable Edwin Horsefall sworn—l am constable
53 of the R division, and stationed at Woolwich. From in-
formation I received about half-past eight o'clock on
Saturday evening I went to a lodging-house in High-street,
Woolwich. I requested the person who keeps the house to
call Dennis Flynn, who lived below. She did so, and the
prisoner Flynn came up, closely followed by the female
prisoner. She endeavoured to pass me and get into the
street. I stopped her and asked if Flynn was her husband,
and she replied no. I asked her then what her name
was, and she said Ellen Rankin. I then asked her if she
knew Flynn, and she denied that she did. I asked her if
she did net go by the name of Ellen Cotter, which she at
first denied, but afterwards admitted that she did. I ques-
tioned them separately, but the women refused to answer
any questions. I ascertained from Flynn that he had been
working at Footscray, and other places ; and also that a short
time ago he had been employed on the Eastern Counties
Railway, and lived at Stratford. On going,. to
,t:ih?7, station,
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Flynn inquired, " Who he had robbed. or n
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Yeeterday afternoon I conveyed the prisoner Flynnnn from
Woolwich Police-court to Arbour-square station, when he
said, alluding to the murdered policeman, " Was his watch
and money gone?" He said that voluntarily, and added,
" Was he very much knocked about?"
Flynn—No, I asked you was he much disfigured?
Horsefall—lt might have been. It was either the word
disfigured or knocked about.
Police-constable Edward Palmer, 231 It, deposed—l ap-
prehended the female prisoner. On her way to the station
she asked me what I was going to take her for, and added
she was not going to get into trouble for Flynn. She would
tell all about it. After they were placed in the cell at the
station, I heard the prisoner Flynn say to the woman Rankin,
" Keep your mouth shut, and they can't hurt us." On
searching a bag I took from the prisoner Rankin, I discovered
the two white gloves (odd ones)new produced. They are
such gloves as are worn by the police.
The female prisoner said the gloves were given to her by a
female residing at St. Mary's Cray, Kent.
Mr. Superintendent Macquard remarked that the prisoner
llennessy was apprehended by a constable, who had also held
an assault warrant which had been out against him for a
considerable period.
The constable, Horsefall, stated that Flynn admitted to
him that the prisoner Hennessy was down in the country
with them.
The Magistrate here inquired if there was any further evi-
dence? 'when Mr. Superintendent Macquard stated that, at
the present moment there was not, but he had dispatched
officers in search of certain information, and expected their
arrival at Ilford shortly. If the magistrate would therefore
adjourn the proceedings for a short time, or remand the
prisoners to a future day, further evidence would be forth-
coming.
The prisoners here desired to make a statement, but they
were checked by the Magistrate, who told them that as their
position was a very serious one they_ had better say nothing
lest they criminated themselves. Under the circumstances
he felt it his duty to remand them to a future day.
Hennessy, on hearing this, burst into tears and exclaimed
(pointing to the witness Welch), " That boy is taking my
life away."
Flynn also shed tears, and said—Your worship, I am a
poor hard-working chap that never hurt the hair of a man's
head.
The prisoners were then remanded for a week, and the boy
Welch was ordered to be detained, suspicion being excited
that if allowed to go at large he would not be again forth-
coming.

POST OFFICE NOTlCE.—Yesterday a notice was posted
at the General Post-office that her Majesty's ship Inflexible,
for the Cape of Good Hope and New Zealand, sailed on the
9th instant from Devonport with the morning mails of that
date. Her Majesty's ship Contest is daily expected to sail
for the Island of Ascension. Letters will be taken at the
usual packet rates—ls. the half-ounce, &c., and newspapers

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free.
Mr. Cobden, whose arrival in Paris we mentioned in
yesterday's impression, is stated to bare received an invite•
tion to visit his Majesty Louis Philippe.