The Express. — 1851-09-15 (London, England)

WORSHIP-STREET.  —..—.... -..... Christopher Brookes, a porter in the service of Mr. Charles Terry, a carpet manufacturer, in ChlSWCii.birett, St. Luke's, was placed at the has, before Mr. Hammill, upon a charge of stahbing his fellow-servant, Elizabeth Itothenc, with a carving knife, with intent to murder her. Elizabeth Oerurd, nurse in the family of Mn. Terry stated, that while engaged with the children in the nursery, between six and seven o'clock on the preceding evening, she was alarmed by a succession of dreadful screams, proceeding front the kitchen down stairs, and is hastening there to ascertain the cause of it she found the cook, Elizabeth Hotheroc, seated in a chair, in a fainting condition, and bleeding profusely from a frightful gash across the bridae of the nose. In answer to her inquiries respecting the pi mu who had inflicted the injuries, the wounded woman, in a taint voice, informed her that she had been stabbed by the prisoner, who had escaped out of the apartment, and, at the same time, pointed at the sideboard, on which she observed a (wring-knife, the blade ut which was much bent, and stained with fresh blood in different places. On removing her dress it was ascertained that, in addition to the wound in her Ent and a severe laceration of her thumb, she had sustained two deep and dangerous wounds in the upper part of her neck, and under the left shoulder blade. A surgeon in the neighbourhood was sent for by her master, who had followed her into the kitchen, and having dressed her wounds, he ordered her immediate removal to the hospital. The witness added that a good deal of ill feeling had recently subsisted between the prisoner and the injured woman, arising out of some money matters, and that she hail heard them in angry altercation on the subject upon more than one occassion. . . . .  Inspector Brennan, Li, stated that having received information of the outrage, together with a description of the prisoner, he succeeded in treeing him on the previous evesting to a house in thoucester-street, lluxtun, where he found him in au upper room, and upon acquainting him with the charge against him, the prisoner, after a short pause, replied, les, that's all right enough, and I suppose that I must make myself at your service." The prisoner was then conveyed to the station-house, and witness afterwards pruce•eded to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where he sew the prosecutrix, who was in such an extreme state of prostration that he was not permitted to hold any communication with her, end considerable apprehensions were entertained by her medical attendants that her injuries would result in a fatal termination. In answer to a question from the magistrate, the inspector intimated that there was no one present who had actually witnessed the attack, as the parties were alone at the time, but that immediately after the outcry the prisoner was seen retreating hastily from the house by his master, who called afteriain, but he hurried on, without regarding the summons. A certificate from the house-surgeon of the hospital, describing the serious nature of the injuries the women had sustained, having been put in, the prisoner, who declined offering any observations in reply to the charge, was remanded foe a week.