The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-10 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day),

(Before Mr. Justice Williams.)
Edward _Towers, 18, Henry Howard, 23, and William
FleckAart, 07, were indicted for a burglary in the dwell-
ing-house of Isabella Humphreys, and stealing 1351. ;n
money and several articles of plate and other property,
tite indictment alleging that they used personal violence
to the prosectarix at the time of committing the robbery,
and John Payton, an officer employed at the convict es-
tablishment at Portsmouth, was charged with feloniously
II receiving a watch, part of the stolen property.
This case was likely to occupy the Court the Whole of
the day, and the circumstances were of an extraordinary
character. The prosecutor, who is an aged lady residing '
at Stamford-hill, it appeared, was in the habit of keep-
ing considerable sums of money in the house, and this
fact, it would appear, had come to the knowledge of
the prisoner Harwood, through his having married a
female servant who was formerly in the service of the
prosecutrix, and there could be no doubt that a regular
plan was c.,ucocted to rob the house. The burglary was
effected on the night of the 24th of April, and four
men were concerned in it. They effected an entrance
into the house by breaking through a wall at the back
of the house, and upon the servant corning down stairs
she was knocked down, a knife was held to her
throat, and she was threatened to be murdered if she did
not state where the money was. The prosecutrix was also
at►tacked in her bedroom, tied in the bed, a hand
kerchief placed on her mouth. and several pillows over
her head, and was nearly suffocated. There was a good
deal of circumstantial evidence to show that the prisoners
Towera, Harwood, and Fleckhart were three of the men
concerned in the robbery ; and as regarded the other
prisoner, Payton, it was suggested that a convict named
Stork, who had been under his charge, was the fourth
man, and that he bad obtained from this man a watch,
that was part of the stolen property.
The case was proceeding when we went to press, and
was likely to occupy the court till a late hour.

NEW COURT.
(Before the Common Sergeant.)

WiWant Connell, 40, brassfounder, was indicted for
the manslaughter of Martha Connell, his wife.
Mr. Platt proeecuted, and Mr. Tindall Atkinson de.
fended.

The particulars of this case have very recently ap
peared. The prisoner, who was spoken of as being a
most kind and respectable man, lived with his wife, who
was a very di,,sipated character, in an attic in Ray-
street, Cierken well, and upon the morning of the 17th
of June he came, home and found his wife upon
the side of the bed, and by her side was a man
who is named Trigarthy, a carpenter, living at
No. 7, Peter's-terrace, Saffron-hill, in such a position as
to leave no doubt but that he had. been taking improper
liberties with her. Upon this prisoner beat the man ;
and an they were going out of the room the deceased
woman got a wound upon the head, which it was al-
leged the prisoner did by throwing a garden-pot at her.
Nothing serious resulted from it until about a week
afterwards, when tetanus set in, and she died upon the
29th, in the Free Hospital, Gray's-inn-lane.
The Common Sergeant, having heard the evidence,
said it was not such as the prisoner ought to be con-
victed upon, and he was thereupon acquitted.
Herbert Croft Ryland was indicted for uttering a
forged cheque for 655/., purporting to be a cheque drawn
by his unole, a Mr. Evans, hop merchant, upon Messrs.
Mastermaa.

Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Sleigh prosecuted.
The facts have very recently appeared in the police
columns, under the head of the Mansion-house.
The jury acquitted the prisoner.