The Express. — 1847-10-29 (London, England)

AND WOUNDIND.—A. Green was re-examined, charged with feloniously wounding J. Miller, who on Wednesday morning, shortly before 1 o'clock, was on his way home with another man, and saw the prisoner, who lived in Star-street, lying scrota the pavement, close to his own door, and partly in the passage. He was not aware whether his companion touched the prisoner or not, but ho immediately got up and ran after them, and threw a stone at them. They left the street, and proceeded to a publichome close hy. On coming back to Star-street the prisoner ran atter them again, without hat or shoes, accompanied by his wife, who had only her night-clothes on. The prisoner struck at him with a large bamboo-case, end hit the wall. The bamboo was split by the force of the blow. They struck at each other and closed ,• the prisoner dropped his stick, took a clasp-knife out or his pocket, opened it, and made a stab at his breast. He felt the blood trickling down his body, and called out "murder." The prisoner made a second attempt to stab him, but he caught the knife in hi. hand, which was severely cut. The prisoner then attempted to stab the other man who woo in his company, but be evaded the blov. In answer to questions by Mr. Yardley, the prosecutor admitted that he had been committed for trial born that court for a violent assault on the police, and was convicted and sentenced to six months' imprisonment.—J. Spence said he lived in Starstreet. Ile was awoke by • disturbance near his dwelling on Wednesday morning, and, upon looking out of a window, saw the prosecutor and another man dreadfully ill.using the prisoner with pieeee of a bamboo cane. Miller struck the prisoner a great many blows about the head and body. All at once he heard Miller cry out " murder," and say he was stabbed.—Another witnees also spoke to the brutal treatment of the prisoner by Miller and his companion.—Policeconstable No. 85 K took the prisoner into custody, when he declared that he had ne knife, and had not stabbed Miller ; adding, at the same time, '• I wish I had had a knife, I would have run it through him."-401 K said the prisoner threw something on the ground. It sounded like a knife ; and a woman, whom he could not overtake, picked it up and ran away with it. A man in the crowd said to the woman, as she was running away, " Don't you make off with that knife." Mr. D. How, surgeon, found Miller bleeding profusely front a wound on the breast, half an inch in depth, and of the same width, over the fifth rib, which had penetrated to the bone. There was a cut in the prosecutor's shirt, corresponding with the wound, which he had no doubt was inflicted with a knife or other sharp instrument. If the knife had been struck a little more to the left, it would have entered the prosecutor's heart and killed him. Ile also found on incised wound on the prosecutor's right hand, an Inch in depth and an inch in width.—The prisoner, in defence, said he was wantonly kicked by the prosecutor ; that an oyster shell was thrown at him ; and that he was severely beaten. He used a piece of bamboo cane in his own defence, but did not use a knife.— Mr. Yardley said the wounds could not have been inflicted with a bamboo cane and ho had no doubt the pt isoner used a knife. He had es little doubt the prisoner received a considerable amount of provocation, and that he was first assaulted; but the use of the knife could not be justified except under extraordinary circumstances. The prisoner, in this case, took the knife from his pocket, opened- it, and deliberately stabbed the prosecutor. lie should commit him for trial.