The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1862-02-25 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

TSARIBLI STUDOGLI, ESCAPI, AND REDA/TUNE.— fUmuel Robinson, the printer and publisher of the lotfeshire Journal, a Conservative paper published at Caper, was apprehended in London on Saturday on • charge of forgery. On Sunday night he was handed lover to Mr, Bell, chief constable of the county of Fife, who had come to town (as an escort. They took their departure for the north by the express, leaving King'snoes at 9.15 that night. They rode first-class. The oomportment bad 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 refreshments. Between York and Dashnston, by some means, he contrived to free himpelf of the iron cuff, the remaining cuff being left on the wrist of the chief constable' and manifested a wildnoes of manner which somewhat alarmed his guardian. Without any further warning he threw himself back. wards 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 hold of his collar, and so recover him. The 'viscid° was desperate, and • fearful struggle ensued, which lasted, Mr. Bell states, for • whole half hour. The would-be suicide almost piteously begged Mr. Bell to let go his holdt and Mr, Bell with a view rather to save him from inevitable death than to retail the custody of his prisoner, as desperately gripped hiss 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 joints only being within tbe carriage. Mr. Bell was overcome at last by exhaustion, and the manale made one more desperataieffort and broke away from his captor, tumbling headlong by the side of the train. The engine whistle had just then been sounded, before drawing tip at Darlington, and in a few i•econds more the train stopped at the station. The side if the carriage was besmeared with blood, indicative of the initial nature of the struggle, and some of the poseengeraimost of m i who at that hour of the night (the train s due at Darlington at 3.53) weuM be drowsy, thought they heard • strange now. *The express suffered a detention of half an hour Or more while a pilot engine wan despatched up the line in marsh, it was rappesed, Oil the man's mangled remains, but in the thick darkness that prevailed no trace whatever could be found. On Monday afternoon, however, • fanner in attendance at the Darlington market, 'reported to the police that lie had met on the road betweeen Appleton Wiske sad &newton, leading to the Cleveland moors, • man without • bat, respectfully dressed, and greatly disfigured with cuts and braises about the face. Chief-constable Bell and Superintendent Robson, of the Darlington polies, immediately set off in pursuit, and traced their game as far as Oemotherlog, which is pa the wiry edge of the moors. They were only two bourn behind him. He had slept • hour at a roadside cottage, and washed himself. The kind housewife likewise had provided him with • covering for his head. His forgery transactions were perpetrated on one of the banking houses at Caper, and are said to amount to between L'3,000 and £41,000. He absconded from Caper in time latter part of January last, and when apprehended was living in lodgings in the Brompton-road. The prisoner was recaptured' on Tuesday at Ogrootherley, in the North Biding, and after lodging for the night in Notthallerton gaol, was removed to Scotland on Wednesday morning by the mail train. He was conducted under the escort of 'chief constable Bell and another officer. Mr. Bell has one of his arms disabled, and is otherwise suffering from • violent kick he received in his side during the struggle. The prisoner admita that his intention was self-destruction. Strange to state, he has only a few scratches on the face. He is now very penitent, or appears to be so. MIRACUIAgIif