The Express. — 1862-02-19 (London, England)

TERRIBLE STRUUGLE.  The printer and publisher of the Fif eshire Jesruel, • conservative paper established at Cupar, was apprehended in London on Saturday last on • charge of forged. On Sunday night he was handed over to Mr. Bell, chief coo. stable of the county of Fife, who had coin up to town use escort. They took their departure for the north by the express leaving King's-cross at 9.15 that night. They rode first.clua. The compartment hail no other occupants, and care was taken to have both doors locked. The prisoner was further secured by handcuffs. On the journey he chatted familiarly with Mr. Bell, and when at York was provided with refreshment. Between York and Darlington by some means he contrived to free himself of the iron cuff, the remaining cuff being left on the wrist of the chief constable, and manifested a wildness of manner which somewhat alarmed his guardian. Without any further warning, he threw himself backwards out of the window, but was baulked in his attempt to commit suicide by his companion, who had to stretch himself, to the imminent peril of his own life, a considerable way out of the window in order to get held of his collar, and so recover him. The maniac was desperate, and a fearful struggle ensued, which lasted, Mr. Bell states, for • whole belt-hour. The wouldbe suicide almost piteously begged Mr. Bell to let go his hold, and Mr. Bell, with • view rather to save him from inevitable death than to retain the custody of his ',Hefter, as desperately gripped him by the throat. Mr. Bell was unable to drag him in, owing to the position in which the wilful fellow hung out of the window, his legs from the knee Joint only being within the carriage. Mr. Bell was overcome at last by exhaustion, and the maniac made our more desperate effort and broke away from hid captor.tunibling headlong by the side of the train. The engine whistle hod just then been sounded, before drawing up at Darlington, and in a few seconds more the train stopped at the station. The side of the carriage was besmeared with blood, indicative of the fearful nature of the struggle, and some of the passengers. most of whom at that hour of the night (the train is due at Darlington at 3.53) would be drowsy, thought they hail heard a strange noise. The express suffered • detention of half an hour or more while a pilot engine was despatched up the line in search, it was supposed, of the maws mangled remains, but in the thick darkness that prevailed no trace whatever could be found. On Monday afternoon, however, a farmer in attendance at the Halingtou market reported to the police that lie hail met on the mid between Appleton Wiske and &neaten, leading to the Cleveland moors, a man without • I hat, respectably dressed, and greatly disfigured with cuts and bruises about the face. It is supposed that his head had come in contact with the footboard of the carriage. Chief-constable Bell and Superiutendeot Robson, of the Darlington police, immediately set Mt in pursuit, and traced their game as far as Osmotherley, which is on the very edge of the moors. They wore only two hours behind him. He had slept an hour at a roadside cottage, and washed himself. The kind housewife lied likewise provided him with a covering for his heed. As he bee no money whatever upon him, it is thought he cannot long remain undiscovered. His forgery transactions were perpetrated on one of the banking houses iu Omar, and are said to amount to between 3,00 W. to 4,0001. He abscowled from Cupar in the latter part of January last, and when apprehended was hying in lodanms in the Brompton•rusid.