The Express. — 1858-08-03 (London, England)

THE POLICE COURTS.  (THIS DAT.)  MAXIIION-110178E. • PAMIRS WIT& A reapeetably-thessei sue woe brought helm the Lord Mayor upon a charge of herby siMsepted to purchase melee arestuc, with tatent to conuelt Weida _  It animated from the evident; of Mr. Cheshire a chemist in Connect-street, Wkitechapel, that the prfseaer wed to ha ahop for the purpoes of purchasing Wei reararsenic, worth of arsenic, with which witness refeeell b some her, became he wee aware that the prisoner bed messily had some mime disagreement with his MIL Hs also seamed very much excited at the time, sad whams had no doubt he mead the poison for sa improper purpose. Whets asked why he wanted It, ha said it was for • Iriend of Ma who wanted it for chemical purposes, but tritium coatinued his refuse!, sad at last drew trots him as admission that he in. tended to commit suicide. Thereupon witness reasoned with him upon the Impropriety and wickedness of inch an act, but prisoner only wonted to set move and mote excited, and, as he threatened, if he could not purchase poison, to find his bed In the waters of the Thames, or In other words to drove himself, witness called is a policeman and gave him ie.. custody. Ths prisoner, la reply to the Lord Mayor, said he reambared going into Mr. Cheshire's shop, but remembered sothing further. He was In ill, h•eith, sad in a very autteable state, owing to domestic cemmatances, and really did nit know wh it he was doing, or he should not hare attempted to purchase tlei poison. It was intimated that the prisoner had been summoned by the pariah of St. Botolpb, Aldgate, for neglecting to support hie wife and child, and that the summons was now returnable.  Hie wife was then directed to stand up, and upon doing so, she complained of neglect end it image generally, eliding in desertion about a fortnight ago. She however admitted that she had " a drop too much" sometimes, that she wee a widow when the prisoner married her, and that she had • child at the time which was illegidmane. The prisoner sold he did not discover the illeetienacy of the child ;tent after his Inertia" supposing It to have been by her BM husband, and ho added that be had linos die • veered bar to be a "right diem bad one," se be had allowed her 19.. • week out of 11., which he earned, not. witheteadiag which, she had been in the habit of selUag his thiage to get gin, of which she could drink • pint and a half a day. After • good deal of mutual recrimination, In the course of which the Lord Mayor expressed his opinion that the character of the woman was utterly worthless, and that ohs had done her best to rain her Ituebend, the primmer was discharged with the understanding that he should make some small allowsace to her for the future.  MN LATE CHARGE Or /LAUD •GAINAT A ATOCIBROILit. It will be remembered that to the case of Mr. Frances Worrell Strrens, share-dealer, of 3, Itnyal Exchange-building', who was last week committed from this court to take h s trial at the Old Batley, on a charge of misappropriating • sum of 6,000 i. inDueled to hint to purchase shares by Mr. Rook, the Lord Mayor consented to admit the prisoner to bail, himself in 2.000/, and two other securities in 1,0001., foe his doe appearance at the Central Criminal Court, with 24 hours' notice to the prooscutor's solicitor. Mr. Ilumplue,s, the prisoner's solicitor, now attended to put in bell to the replied amount, the proposed sureties Din". Wes Worth, of 10, St. Mary's-reed, Peckham, and Mrs. Fi,zrionald, of 141. Marchinamt-strest, Russell-square. Them ladies underrreat a strict examination as to the sufficiency of their msena to eases the bonded forfeited, and, as Mr. Booth (Blakernore and Booth), solicitor to the prosecution, expressed himself satisfied with the result, and the Lord Mayor was equally se, the Mil was take, sad Brett, Use detective, who had cheep of the mem was despatched to Neonate to bring up Mr. &mem m his arrival the neeemery forms were gene through, and Mr. Stomas was then diecharged.