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The Sun. — 1858-08-16 (London, England)

CRIMINAL STATISTICS OF BOMBAY.  An interesting and highly satisfactory report on the state of crime and the operations of the police iu the town and island of Bombay, for the year 1857, has been submitted to Government by the senior magistrate, Mr. W. Crawford. From this official document it appears that crime has cond. derably diminished of late, years, while a new but numerous class of petty offences has been called into existence, or rather brought to notice, by the action of the Police Acts of 1856. It is certainly creditable to a large seaport town With a population of fully 600,000 inhabitants, of all races and tongues, and mostly Asiatics, that only five cases of murder should have occurred in twelve months, and not a single public execution, except of mutineers duly punished by the military authorities. Two of these murders were of wives by their husbands—one frem jealousy, the other in a fit of passion. A wife, aged only eleven, also pleaded guilty to having poisoned her husband by mixing arsenic with flour ; but was acquitted through some flaw In the evidence. Three persons only are said to have lost their lives by manslaughter in the same period of time, and of these one was the result of a railway accident caused by the negligence of two of the officials. Of burglary, again, no more than three cases are recorded implicating seven persons, four of whom were convicted and sentenced to imprisonment. In no one instance, however, was any personal violence offered, nor is there any mention made of robbery attended by violence. Gang and highway robberies, likewise, appear to have been totally suppressed, and the robberies that were committed are of a petty and insignificant character. One hundred and ninety-six persus were Charged with being concerned in 111 cases, in each of which the value of the property stolen exceeded Rs. 50 (L 5). In robberies of less amount than Rs. 50 2,204 persons were concerned or suspected, being a considerable increase on the preceding year; but on the other hand their detection may only be a proof of the greater • vigilance and efficiency of the police. One retrogressive step, however, is acknowledged and lamented, which may partly account for the increased number of petty thefts the cases of drunkenness brought before the magistrates exceeded those in the preceding year by 306. Of the 3,400 persons accused of this . offence cottfro honor mores, 3,192 were found guilty and punished. As no increase whatever bad taken place in nt the number of spirit shops, it may be naturally interred tha growth of intemperance is caused rather by nn increase of the spirit-drinking portion of the cotumunitn-et in,'" by any • that greater facilities being afforded for indulgence were degrading habit. On the other hand.. assaults frequent than in 1856, notwitncrea,e in the numprevalence of intoxication. hsrandin,z the greater her of petty delinquents and,,T.htel.ei tij,o 16,501 offences liirt..qu_en_cies was nearly p'critSIODIS • but this is chiefly I 50 'per cent., as compared being altered against n9-o)f -Acts
The Sun. — 1858-11-22 (London, England)

WORSHIP-STREET.—DanieI Grady, 35 years of age and of respectable appearance, was charged with violently assaulting his wife Mary, by throwing her down a flight of stairs. Sergeant Williams, H division, said—The injured woman lies now at the London Hospital in a precarious state. The assault in question was committed some days since, but it was not until last night that I heard of it. The brother-in-law of the prisoner then came to the station-house, and producing a certificate from the house-surgeon of the hospital expressive of the severe injuries she had sustained, avowed his intention to take the matter up, as there was a witness to the fact of the assaults at this and preceding periods. I therefore sent a constable, who apprehended the prisoner at his own residence, 38, Great Manchester-street, Mile-end. Wm. Siward was then called, and deposed—Prisoner rents the house mentioned, and I lodge with him. He is a tailor. On the evening of Monday last I went home and perceived Mr.. Grady lying on a sofa in the sitting-room. She appeared in a state of extreme suffering, and replied to my inquiries that her husband had thr own her down a flight of stairs. He was in the house at that time, but not present. I retired to rest, and early on the following morning was awakened by loud screams in a woman's voice. I ran below and found him striking his wife with his clenched fist as she lay where I had left her. He had a lighted candle in his other hand.  By the magistrate.—l prevented him from using further violence by dragging him away from her. He struck her two blows in my presence ; those Were 51,-c.-,141.. .11 h;..0 mzekt, apparently. He was quite sober. I have frequently known him beat her during the seven or eight months I have lodged there, and always fund her an industrious, amiable, and good wife to him. James Ames—l am a cigar manufacturer and a brother of Mrs. Grady. I prefer this charge against her husband. They have been married 12 years. During the first two or three months afterwards he beat ber repeatedly, and very unmercifully. I saw her at the hospital on Thursday last ; she was in bed and unable to move from injuries received in the spine. She declared that they arose from her husband having thrown her from the top to the bottom of the stairs on Monday last. Both her eyes were yellow as from bruises and contusions. Mr. D'Eyncourt—Of course she will attend on a future occasion and give evidence of this assault ? Witness—Not so, sir. She declared she would not prosecute him ; but really this violence must not continue. Why, it was only on Sept. 26th last that he dragged her to the ground and cut her throat. Mr. D'Eyneourt—What ! cut her throat ? Witness—Yes, sir ; it was a mercy of Providence that she was not murdered ; there was a wound three inches in length. Theprisoner, who had listened to the narrative of his brutal conduct with a bold front but without uttering a word, was then remanded, the magistrate directing that a summons should issue against Mrs. Grady, to compel her attendance when sufficiently recovered.
The Sun. — 1858-11-22 (London, England)

WORSHIP-STREET.—DanieI Grady, 35 years of age and of respectable appearance, was charged with violently assaulting his wife Mary, by throwing her down a flight of stairs. Sergeant Williams, H division, said—The injured woman lies now at the London Hospital in a precarious state. The assault in question was committed some days since, but it was not until last night that I heard of it. The brother-in-law of the prisoner then came to the station-house, and producing a certificate from the house-surgeon of the hospital expressive of the severe injuries she had sustained, avowed his intention to take the matter up, as there was a witness to the fact of the assaults at this and preceding periods. I therefore sent a constable, who apprehended the prisoner at his own residence, 38, Great Manchester-street, Mile-end. _ _ _ _ _  Wm. Siward was then called, and deposed—Prisoner rents the house mentioned, and I lodge,with him. He is a tailor. On the evening of Monday last I went home and perceived .11r.,. Grady lying on a sofa in the sitting-room. She appeared in a state of extreme suffering, and replied to my inquiries that her husband bad thrown her down a flight of stairs. He was in the house at that time, but not present. I retired to rest, and early on the following morning was awakened by loud screams in a woman's voice. I ran below and found him striking his wife with his clenched fist as she lay where I had left her. He had a lighted candle in his other hand.  By the magistrate.—l preventedhim from using further violence by dragging him away from her. He struck her two blows in my presence those were in the face, and given with all his might apparently. He was quite sober. I have frequently known him beat her during the seven or eioht months I have lodged there, and always Lund her an industrious, amiable, and good wife to him. James Ames—l am a cigar manufacturer and a brother of Mrs. Grady. I prefer this charge against her husband. They have been married 12 years. During the first two or three months afterwards he beat her repeatedly, and very unmercifully. I saw Tier at the hospital on Thursday last ; she was in bed and unable to move from injuries received in the spine. She declared that they arose from her husband having thrown her from the top to the bottom of the stairs on Monday last Both her eyes were yellog as from bruises and contusions. Mr. D'L7,ncourt—Of course she will attend on a future occasion and give evidence of this assault ? Witness—Not so, sir. She declared she would not prosecute him ; but really this violence must not continue. Why, it was only on Sept. 26th last that he dragged her to the ground and cut her throat. Mr. D'Eyncourt-----What ! cut her throat ? Witness—Yes, sir ; it was a mercy of Providence that she was not murdered ; there was a wound three inches in length. Theprisoner, who had listened to the narrative of his brutal conduct with a bold front but without uttering aword, was then remanded, the magistrate directing that a summons should issue against Mrs. Grady, to compel her attendance when sufficiently recovered.
The Sun. — 1858-03-15 (London, England)

DERBY, MARCH 13. Derby .. •• •• 100 61. 15s. - ,Stflrd &Worc 140 281. - , tioally and commercially ; we aro not only their popular,. he is dangerous fel enemy-if he is of Infantry at Chatham. quite satisfied to allow the controversy to be settled The commission is opened here to-day. The , GrandJunctn 100 21. pr. ct. 50% Stosrbridge.. 1,i5 121. 10s. - te allies, acting with them on several great European rich, he is likely to bo a power to crime, if he is Letters received at Plymouth dated Fort George, bY local competitors aud advocates. We cannot, calendar contains the names of 37 prisoners, em- Do., 6 pr. Ct. 10 6/. pr. ct. - ;Severn andl 1 Grand Union 100 7s. 6d. Wye Rail J 26 1/. 16s. - Po rtance poor, poverty may spur him on . . intent- Jan 9 t t h however ermit our national interest d.,sa e t at the draughts for India have re- _ , p . sto be sacri- bracing 1 charge of infanticide, lof shooting with Liceeendnstsri vs;iip 14000 6- W rwick il questions, but, what is of even more impo , 1. 1 1 must be expecting some seditiodes 2555 i - Bairming. j 100 2L 24 sa t le " the two communities are united by commercial re- ive y, le . tth nc if he is melancholy, he is grieving a e uced the three, ite the island oe mauritius to 64 ficed to any local interes ~ owever great. We intent to murder, lof manslaughter, lof stabbing Leicester ..•• 100 51. Warwick & 1 9 ad 21 Wiens which 'affect the interests directly or indi- ge blished power. Nay, to make Royal Engineers, 60 Royal Artillery/ and 350 men should be ourselves wanting in fidelity to our duties and cutting, 2of burglary, lof embezzlement, lof Leicstr &Nth 83 11.55. 12 Napton.. j 100 • in , he prices supremacy of the este Loughborogh 143 701. - 'Worcetr & I were we to look on uietly while th 78 10s. 17% redly of half the families in England. T 1 heard such of the 4th Reot Summer he t Jan 1 - es • lete we have recent y ~ g . as, ~ 3o dee . , q . e good people concealro.ent of birth, lof perjury, 2 assaults, and Macclesfield. 100 21. 103. - Birming. j of of- French funds and French railway shares are the parallel comp .. , e silence " and culpable Dec., 142 dgs. in the sun, and 90 dge• in the shade. of Edinburgh and the local interests of Peterhead 11 larcenies. Neath .. ••• • MO 161. - Wilts & Brks - 7s. Od. a- phrases as " seditious sa Oxford.. •• • • 100 - 105 , emoted every day on the London market, oubr m f tation.,, So that no caution, no abnegation On Saturday a large number of volunteers from were doing a thing which, however it might bene- The grand jury is summoned for Monday. - lir nufacturers supply the French with a num er o exf pecbl. -t can avert suspicion. Quanto metu the Oxford Militia. arrived at Chatham from Alder- fit themselves, was inflicting most serious, and, it -
The Sun. — 1858-12-16 (London, England)

SUN, LONDON„ THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 16, 1858.  THE ANDOVER MURDER.  ANDOVER, WEDNESDAY EVENING. This morning Thomas Alex. Banks and Emma, his wife, were again brought before the borough magistrates, on remand from the previous evening. Mr. Poulden intimated that the evidence on the part of the prosecution was exhausted, and he should not offer any more on the present oceasion. Mr. Lamb, the deputy clerk to the magistrates, then read over to the female prisoner the evidence taken in this case previous to her apprehension, after which he asked the male prisoner in the usual form if he had anything to say in his defence. The prisoner replied, " I am innocent of the charge, but I am willing to leave the case entirely in the hands of my legal advisers." The female prisoner, on being asked if she had anything to say, replied, " I am innocent of the charge." Mr. Poulden then addressed the bench in an able speech, dwelling particularly on the principal points of the evidence tending to criminate the prisoners, and remarked, that although the evidence was purely circumstantial, and was unanswered by his learned friend, wha did not propose to call any witnesses, he believed the case to be unanswerable. It was laid down by our great authorities, that " circumstantial was the best of evidence, as men could lie, but circumstances could not ;" and where many links of evidence were collected and formed a complete chain, it constituted a sound principle on which it was at all times safe to rely. The learned gentleman then dwelt particularly on the fact of the time at which the murder was committed being the exact time which was totally unaccounted for by the prisoners at the bar, even according to their own statements ; and in order to show a motive for the commission of the dreadful crime, he went very minutely through the evidence of the shop boy Webb, showing that an ill-feeling in all probability must have existed between the prisoners and deceased, thereby inferring that the female prisoner was implicated in the commission of the crime, and stated that no doubt could be entertained that the object of deceased visiting such a spot at such an hour of night was for an immoral purpose. He was, therefore, content to rely on the good judgment of the bench to decide whether his case was fully made out or not. Mr. Poland, in a speech that occupied nearly three hours, addressed the bench for the prisoners ; and contended that the prosecution had failed to make out a prima facie case against the prisoners. He most minutely dissected the evidence, pointed out the discrepancies, and selected every point in favour of his clients.  ___ • _ The magistrates then adjourned to deliberate, and after an absence of half an hour returned to the court and committed both prisoners to take their trial at the Winchester Assizes. Mr. Poland made an application on the part of the female prisoner to allow substantial bail, considering her situation, she being enceinte, when, on the suggestion of Mr. Poulden, the matter was referred to the judges at chambers.  Both prisoners were in the evening conveyed to Winchester.
The Sun. — 1858-12-16 (London, England)

THE ANDOVER MURDER.  ANDOVER, WEDNESDAY EVENING. This morning Thomas Alex. Banks and Emma, his wife, were again brought before the borough magistrates, on remand from the previous evening. Mr. Poulden intimated that the evidence on the part of the prosecution was exhausted, and he should not offer any more on the present occasion. Mr. Lamb, the deputy clerk to the magistrates, then read over to the female, prisoner the evidence taken in this case previous to her apprehension, after which he asked the male prisoner in the usual form if he had anything to say in his defence. The prisoner replied, " I am innocent of the charge, but I am willing to leave the case entirely in the hands of my legal advisers." The female prisoner, on being asked if she had anything to say, replied, " I am innocent of the charge." Mr. Poulden then addressed the bench in an able speech, dwelling particularly on the principal points of the evidence tending to criminate the prisoners, and remarked, that although the evidence was purely circumstantial, and was unanswered by his learned friend, wh' did not propose to call any witnesses, he believed the case to be unanswerable. It was laid down by our great authorities, that " circumstantial was the best of evidence, as men could lie, but circumstances could not ;" and where many links of evidence were collected and formed a complete chain, it constituted a sound principle on which it was at all times safe to rely. The learned gentleman then dwelt particularly on the fact of the time at which the murder was committed being the exact time which was totally unaccounted for by the prisoners at the bar, even according to their own statements; and in order to show a motive for the commission of the dreadful crime, he went very minutely through the evidence of the shop boy Webb, showing that an ill-feeling in all probability must have existed between the prisoners and deceased, thereby inferring that the female prisoner was implicated in the commission of the crime, and stated that no doubt could be entertained that the object of deceased visiting such a spot at such an hour of night was for an immoral purpose. He was, therefore, content to rely on the good judgment of the bench to decide whether his case was fully made out or not. Mr. Poland, in a speech that occupied nearly three hours, addressed the bench for the prisoners ; and contended that the prosecution had failed to make out a prima facie case against the prisoners. He most minutely dissected the evidence, pointed out the diserepancies, and selected every point in favour of his clients. _  The magistrates then adjourned to deliberate, and after an absence of half an hour returned to the court and committed both prisoners to take their trial at the Winchester Assizes. Mr. Poland made an application on the part of the female prisoner to allow substantial bail, considering her situation, she being enceinte, when, on the suggestion of Mr. Poulden, the matter was referred to the judges at chambers. Both prisoners were in the evening conveyed to Winchester.
The Sun. — 1858-01-15 (London, England)

GAHM.= (farylebone) having briefly supported it, drew a vivid picture of the condition of the streets of the metropolis, and urging the necessity for an alteration of the law, the motion was put aid carried. Mr. GREBNE (late M.P. for Lancaster) then proposed the resolution submitted by the rector of St. James's— " That this meeting, understanding that a meeting of delegates from the metropolitan vestries is to be held tomorrow at St. James's ♦estry•room, desires to express its cordial sympathy with the object of that meeting— viz , due control of the night houses, the removal of the public scandal in the metropolis, and to tender any support and co-operation which it may be in its power to give for the furtherance of that object, sad that this resolution be communicated to the chairman of that meeting." Tho Rev, Mr. TEIOROLD seconeed, and the motion was carried. 'rhe Rev. Professor MARKS, after some general observations, referred most warmly to the subject of the importation of foreign girls to this country tor immoral purposes. He moved, "That the attention of the' Government be also directed to the great numbers of foreign females systematically imported into this country, and to the means of controlling this increasing evil." Sir 3. J. HAMILTON briefly seconde I the motion, which was also unanimously agreod to. The usual cimplimentary vote having been passed to the chairman, the meeting adjourned.  occasions during Mrs. Sager's absence from home, and during those different periods she had slept perhaps 30 times at the workhouse ; but she denied sleeping on any of these occasions with Sager, or ever having improper intercourse with him except in the presence of his wife. She also stated that she had seen Martha Wadsworth (a married sister of the deceased), sleep with Sager and his wife. Witness was asked-if she had ever slept with Sager at Mrs. Stocker's, which she denied, but afterwards admitted that she had once done so, and stated that Sager slept with her and Mrs. Stocker on thatoccasion, Mr. Stocker being absent in Lancashire. Martha Wadsworth denied most distinctly that she had ever slept with the prisoner and his wife. Some other witnesses were called, but their evidence contained nothing of great importance that was not elicited at previous stages of the inquiry, except that one of the inmates of the workhouse deposed to seeing the prisoner take his wife by the hair of the head and kick her against the doorway, about three weeks before her last illness. Two witnesses proved that the deceased kept a druggist's shop at Culling worth about 13 years ago, and that he sold arsenic. At about half-past six o'clock the Chairman said that in consequence of information which had come to the knowledge of the magistrates, the prisoner would be remanded to that day weak. The prisoner, on hearing this, exclaimed, "You are going to murder me ; you are going to murder me." The excitement which this remarkable case has produced in Keighley and its neighbourhood is very great.