The Express. — 1866-12-20 (London, England)

THE POLICE COURTS.  MARLBOROUGH-STREET. John Taylor, a chimney-sweep, living in Market-street, ; Fitzroy-square, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing 501. in soveriigns and half-sovereigns, the moneys of Charles Hall, greengrocer, of 28, Upper Charlton-street. The prosecutor said that he had 50/. in sovereigns and half-sovereigns in • purse ready to pay his rent, and for security he put the purse and contents in a shell, and placed it a little way up the chimney, in a kind of recess. On Monday last, while he was out, his wife had the chimney swept. On going for the money the next day he missed it, and then heard from his wife that she had had the chimney swept, and his little boy told him that he had seen the prisoner with the shell in his hand. Upon this he went to the George-street station, and on the prisoner being taken into custody told him that he had better give up the money, and that he did not want any bother about it. The prisoner said he knew nothing about it. Sergeant Banger, i.i E, said he went to the prisoner's house last night, and found the prisoner and his wife lying oa a bed drunk. On telling the prisoner that he was charged with stealing ro. from a shell, lie said, " I had the shell, but I put it back again." There was a large ham on the table, and the prisoner and his wife appeared to have been enjoying themselves, as there were cans and bottles about the place which had contained beer and gin. He found on the bed half a sovereign and some silver. Prisoner denied having had the money. Sergeant Banger asked for a remand, which was granted.  prisoner. The parties in this cue were man and wife, and from the evidence of the prosecutrix it appeared that on the night of the 20th of October they had been out together, and when they returned home the prisoner was somewhat the worse for liquor. Some sort of struggle or scuffle, the precise nature of which did not very clearly appear, then seemed to have taken place between the parties, and by some means or other a large kettle containing about six quarts of boiling water that was standing upon the fireplace fell upon the prosecutril and burnt her very severely on the arm, and injured her so much that she bad entirely lost the use of the limb. The prosecutrix, in the course of her examination, said that the pri- ..._ _ toner had been pulling her about, and had tried to getter CONVICTION FOR CHILD Mum:mt.—At the Warupon his knee, and it was while this was going on that the boiling water came upon her, and she expressed an opi- wick Assizes on Monday, before Mr. Justice Byles, Sarah nion that the kettle had fallen from the fireplace aeci- Campton, 28, a wilfu silk murder of Jose C who was in the room at the time, gave similar testimony child, and sentence of death was passed in the usual form. with regard to the occurrence, and he was also unable to The deceased was her illegitimate son, and she made away say by what means the water came upon the arm of his with it by rowingthn it into the canal. The jury appended mother, or whether the kettle had fallen accidentally to their verdic recommendation to mercy, which the or not. judge promised should be forwarded to the proper quarter Mr. Justice Mellor expressed his opinion that upon without delay. The prisoner, who was deeply affected, these facts the charge against the prisoner could not be was assisted from the dock, moaning piteously, " It's too supported, and the jury intimated that they were of the bad." same opinion, and returned a verdict of Not Guilty, at the Romig AND PAPERS OF PUBLIC COMPANIES same time expressing an opinion that the kettle of boiling is