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and , being the stronger and stouter of the two , soon overpowered his antagonist . The latter then walked away , but presently returned with a large , sharp-pointed knife , and plunged it with siich force into Johnson ' s left side , that it penetrated nearly to the heart , inflicting a very dangerous gash . The wounded man was immediately removed to Guy ' s Hospital , where he lies in a very precarious position . The people of the house where the assault -was committed were so terror-stricken at the circumstance , that they did not interfere , and the man consequently escaped .
Twa Alrri £ Mi > TEi > Suicides . —A haggard woman of forty , and a good-looking girl of nineteen , were charged at Worship-street , on Tuesday , with attempting to poison themselves , the one with laudanum , the other with oxalic acid . The woman appears to have gat a sufficient quantity of the poison by going about from shop to shop ; while the girl obtained as much as three pennyworth of oxalic acid at the shop of one chemist . There appears to have been no connexion between the eases . The woman attempted her life because , being separated from her husband , she was unable , as she alleged , to see her child ,- the girl , because she had had a quarrel with a young man with whoni she lived . The case being remanded , the husband of the woman came forward on the second examination ,
and asserted that it was a common thing for his wife to attempt suicide . He said she was quite welcome to see her child if she came in a proper manner . The girl , appearing to be penitent , was discharged - but the woman was ordered to find bail in 10 / . for her good conduct for the next two months . 2 sot being able to find this surety , she was removed to the cells , crying bitterly . During the progress of the case , Mr . Burch , the resident medical officer at the London Hospital , -where the women were taken , and Mr . D'Eyncourt , the magistrate , commented severely on the reckless way iii which chemists sell large quantities of deadly poisons to chance applicants , without any inquiries or precautions . Mr . Uurch said of one of the women that she had " suicide photographed on her face , " which should have put the chemist on his guard .
False Pretences . —James Cahill and Mary Josephine Cahill have been re-examined at Clerkenwell policeoffice , and committed for trial , on the charge , already detailed in these columns , of obtaining 250 / . from Mr . Alexander Duncau under pretence of providing him with a situation in the Admiralty . Murderous Attack . —About a fortnight ago , a man named James Buckley went to the house of Mrs . Eliza Davies , in Laurie-terrace , Westiuhister-road , and asked the servant-girl if her mistress was at home . He was told she was not , and he then said he would wait . The girl resumed her work in the wash-house , when the man , who had just before gone out into the back yard , came stealthily behind her , and struck her several times
on the back of the head with great force , and apparently with a hammer . At the same time he said , " Don ' t halloo ; I'll not hurt you . " The girl broke away , ran through the garden , got over a wall to the front of the house , and brought in a man , by whom Buckley was secured . Mrs . Davies was in fact in the house at the time ; but the servant had denied her being there , in accordance with general instructions respecting the man , who had been in the habit of calling . Alarmed at what had occurred , Mrs . Davies jumped out of her bedroom window on to the leads beneath , a distance of fifteen or sixteen feet , and , striking against the water-butt , received very serious injuries . The servant-girl was so much hurt that , for a time , her life wag in some danger . Buckley is now under remand at the Lambeth
policecourt . Boy Thieves . —James Dillon and James Barr , two boys , who , at the « ge of fifteen , aro already well known to the police , were brought up on remand at Bowstreet , on Tuesday , Barr for stealing 65 / . worth of property in a dwelling-house , and Dillon for being concerned with him in the robbery . Barr was found by the servant-maid at eight o ' clock in the morning , stealing the plate ; and Dillon was outside , but plainly in concert with the other . Dillon waa further charged with stealing a teapot from , the shop of Mrs . Sutclifi ' e , a gold and silver refiner in Long-acre , two days after the occurrence already related . Ho applied to Mrs . Sutcliffb to change two foreign coins for him , saying that ho had taken
them , in mistake for fourpenny-pieces . She wont to the back of thto shop to show them to Thomas Pavey , her foreman , and she had no doubt that , at the moment when her back was turned , Dillon , took the teapot from the counter . She had seen it there safe at tho timo ho entered the shop . She offered lain sixpence for the coins ,, which he refused to tuko , and he wont away . After he had loft , she missed the teapot . In ft little while , Dillon , with the greatest effrontery , returned to the shop , and again producing tho two coins , suid he would take sixpence for thoin . She charged him with st the
ealing teapot , which he denied , and offered to satisfy hor that lie wns an honest , respectable boy , if she would allow him to go in chargo of the foreman to fetch his paronts , who lived near Kviaaoll-oquaro . This was agreed to , and Dillon took Pavoy to a back stroot , and got him into a house , whore ho was sot upon and hustled by a man and three womon , who detained ' him while the boy escaped . Of course nothing more was heard of tho teapot , which wa « worth 11 . Barr was committed for trial on tho first charge , and Dillon upon both . Suspicious Djeath . —An inquest has boon hold at
Kingston on the body of Mary Ann Kebble , which was found drowned in the Thames . Some days ago , the woman had been seen in the company qf James Smith , a hatter's cleaner . They had both been drinking , and were very quarrelsome , and the man had threatened the woman . Towards midnight , some piercing shrieks were heard close to the river , and next morning the woman ' s body was found . Smith showed much , emotion when he saw it ? anil said it was the corpse of his wife . He had engaged a bedroom at the Black Lion , Kingston , on the
previous night ; at eleven o ' clock he was seen in bed ; the next morning" , lie was also found in bed ; but in the course of the night the fastenings of the gate enclosing the premises at the back were forced , evidently by some one from within . At a quarter past eleven o ' clock that night , Smith was seen by a policeman in the open road ; but it does not appear that the persons who slept in the same room with the . man were conscious during the night of his having left the chamber . The jury returned an open verdict .
Alleged Conspiracy to Defraud . — John Hind May , of Huggin-lane , City , and Stanley-street , Pimlico , agent ; William Taylor , of 1 , Church-passage , Greshamstreot , agent '; and George David Myers , of i , Malvcrnterracc , Islington , also described as an agent , but who is reported to be a wealthy man , appeared before Alderman Humphrey , at Guildhall , on Wednesday ' , for final examination , " relative to a charge of conspiracy to defraud Mr . Gorman , of Lurgan , in the county of Armagh , Ireland , of a quantity of cambric handkerchiefs to the value of 500 / ., and Mr . Lawson , a manufacturer of the same part , of simliar goods to the value of about GOO / . A large amount of evidence had been given at the previous examinations , and on Wednesday the case was
completed . The facts were rather complex ; but they were well epitomised in the summing up of Mr . Alderman Humphrey , who said : — " The charge against the defendants is for conspiring together to defraud Mr . Gorman and Mr . Lawson of their goods . I have carefully considered all the circumstances as affecting the defendants individually , and as being connected with each other , and my opinion in Gorman ' s case is that all the defendants acted together in concert to get possession of the goods . May first , through Taylor , atttempts to get the goods , but upon Gorman refusing to sell to him , Taylor writes to say Myers will buy them at the terms , 2 ? S discount ; Gorman accepts Myers as a purchaser , and accordingly sends the goods to Taylor , who , on
the same day they arrive , delivers them to May at the warehouse used by Myers and May . This was on Saturday the 28 th of March , and on Monday , the 30 tb , May takes the goods to Mr . Mceking ' s and sells them at something like fifty per cent , under the invoice price made out by Gorman . May receives the proceeds and out of that very money he pays Myers a sum he is indebted to him , but for what it does not appear , and he pays Taylor 100 / ., but Taylor does not send that amount to Gorman until he finds it likely to be found out . I think the goods might have been sold at a better price , but it does not appear that any attempt was made by the defendant to sell them in any other market . As regards the character of May ' s conduct in this transaction it is so apparent that I need not dwell upon that part of the case . It is equally clear that Myers lends his name
to Taylor , whieh enables him to get these goods , and that May was so connected with Myers and Taylor in business that it was next to impossible for them not to know his transactions or for any of them to be ignorant that these goods went to Meeking ' s . What then is Taylor ' s position ? Ho writes on the 7 th of April to say that May intercepted tho goods , and on tho 11 th ho tells Gorman that May got tho goods when ho was out , and there is no doubt that Taylor knew on the 7 th of April , that the goods had < jone to Meeking ' s ; for he writes on that day to say that May had sold tho goods for Myers and Co ., whereas Huhby , Taylor ' s confidential clork , says that Taylor did not know where the goods wore until five days ago , which is very improbable . " . Tho Alderman concluded by committing all tho prisoners for trial . Taylor and Myers were allowed to go free on bail .
This Gakottjh Again . —Three men and two women aro under remand at Southwark , charged with committing a garotte robbery on Mr . Saul Lawrence , a clerk , who bad boon drinking with thorn at uight at a public house in tho Mint . He wits very seriously hurt , and , when before the magistrate , could hardly articulato . Dbowot . no a Giisl . —A minor named Philip Clare is in custody at Bilston , on a charge of drowning a young woman in tho canal at Bmdloy . Tho chief witness against him is a private watchman , who allogos that ho saw tho murdor committed , and that ho wns afraid to interforo because of tho throats of Claro to sorvo him in tho same way should ho lako any stops in tho matter . Tho prisoner wan remanded by tho magistrates . Threatening Siu KicuAitu Maynk . —James Cusoy ,
formerly a policeman , who Homo months ago was wont to prison t ' w threatening the life ot Sir Itlohnru May no , but who , having sent a ponltqnt letter to that gentleman , received , at Sir Richard ' s roquoat , a commutation of his so ^ tcnae , was on Thursday again churgod nt UoAV-Htroot with a similar oflVnco , lie wad committed to prison for a year , liwdefuult of being ablo to provido hm-cUoh for good behaviour during that poilod . Fuuooioim Assault nv A Hoi . rmm—Joseph Wilson , a private in tho 14 th Light Dragoons , was charged on Thursday , at the Thnmoa polloo-oiUoo , with
assaulting Sarah King , a dressmaker , residing in Mulh ^ ^ Street , Whitechapel . About twelve o'clockon 5 T previous night ,, a policeman heard cries of ' MurdoH ' and , running to the house from which thev came f « n « a the panels of the door broken . On entering he saT scuffle between Wilson and a woman , whose face w-f covered with blood . She was taken to the London Ho pitaL and a certificate was now produced , stating- tht she was in great danger . The soldier told the policeman that on going to the Crimea he had allowed tie lvoma 20 / . a year , and that ou his return he found she hart 1 taken up with another man . ' He was remanded for week . a Murder , at Newcastle-uxder-Lyxe . A brutal murder was perpetrated about one o'clock on Sunday morning , in Blue-buildings , Fletcher-street , Newcastle . ' Staffordshire . The name of the victim is James Rogers . He was about forty , an Irishman , and unmarried He was lounging at tho door of the house at which he lodged , when a young countryman , named Rogan , 1 vbo had some grudge against him , and had often sworn to be revenged , went up to him armed with a poker with which he deliberately beat in his skull . Death was instantaneous . liogau has absconded , and a reward cf 20 Z . is offered for his apprehension .
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GATHERINGS FBO 1 I THE LAW A \ D POLICE COURTS . The Lord Chancellor gave judgment last Saturday in the Court of Chancery on an appeal from a decree cf Vice-Chancellor Stuart in connexion with a rather singular claim for payment of a sum of 500 / . in virtue cf a bond which could not be shown to exist . The facts travelled , back to more than half a century ago . In the early part of the present century , Captain Edge , R . K .. seduced one Peggy Nunn , the daughter of a respectable yeoman of Suffolk . A son was born ; ami an annuity of 20 / 1 was paid by the captain to the mother until the time of his death in 1 S-12 . William Xuini , his illegitimate child , married in 1827 when lie was three-andtwenty years old , and died in 18-io ; and Pc ^ gy Nunr . died in 1847 . Iu 184 . 6 " , the widow of William Numi
was informed by an acquaintance that a boud . binding the executors of the late Captain Kdge to pay the sum of 500 / . to her late husband , had been executed by Captain l £ dge . ' In consequence of this information , she proceeded to make inquiries , and , after long , search , found the draught copy , as settled by counsel , nnd a copy of the bond , in the possession of Mr . George Bower , of Tokenhouse-yard , the successor of tho solicitors nifli whom the bond had been deposited by the trustees . X <> trace of the original bond , however , has ever been ' discovered . Being reduced to great poverty , Mrs . Nium applied to William Edge , one of the executors of ttic late captain ' s will , for a little temporary assistance ; and she
was paid 10 / . out of charity ( although the executors alleged that she was an impostor ) , on her siguing a paper engaging not to make any further claim on the estate oi Captaiu Edge . In December , 18 oy , a bill was tiled , praying to have the release executed by Mrs . Nunn declared invalid nnd void , on the ground that it had been obtained from her bv fraud , misrepresentation , and surprise , and to liave it " declared that she was entitled to be paid what might bo found due for principal and interest on tho bond . Vice-Chancellor Stuart was so dissatisfied with the case made out by the plaintiff that he dismissed tho bill without ovon hearing the defendant ' s counsel iu to
reply . From this decision Mrs . Nunn now appealed tho Lord Chancellor , who said there was no proof of a bond ever having beon executed , or that , if executed , it had not beon cancelled . Mr . Bower , the lawyer m whoso possession tho copies and draught of the bonu were found , was not called to account for their existence , which was a suspicious circumstance ; and no stops were taken in tho mattor until several years after Mrs . Minn first hoard of the alleged existence of the bouil , when death had removed nil persons capable of throwing a light on the mattor . Tho former decision was ihoroton . confirmed , and tho appeal was dismissed . , ppeal
On tho same day , the Lords Justices of A U « uj another appeal from a decision of Vico-UianMUai Stuart , who had dimnisaad an appeal from a jmlfe-mouL of Master Mclmrds , allowing the claim ol Mis * »»« " ' Boyd and Miss Mary Hoyil , as liol . l .-rs .. 1 lour clewntures of tho Hoynl Bank of Austrnl . n , tlu-eo fo ^ each and ono for 200 / . Tho chum nr « . ™ in t ' « ' ™ manner i—Tho Into Mr . Boyrt , tho father of tho ad « , » surod his life in 1887 / n tho United Kingdom L oA ^ ance-omco , of which ho was resident diruci . tr , " > \ ' , of his sons , Benjamin and Mark Uoyd , l .. r I . o >«««! 2990 / . 10 * , "I n trust for Ml-- Marlon . Hoy . I , ^ ' \ J , and Miss Stewart d * »« '"
Boyd , . Joanna , Uoy . named lady died in hor father ' * lifetime , un < l !«• " ^ hirly paid the premiums until his death l » ' »'"• ; company paid tho amount duo on the i" * " ™\'") ' 4 s . fid ., by ' cheque to Mr . Mark Boyd . ono oI the M . son . o material doduotloiw being mnu « - *'" . . ,. Who wore the Btodcbrokora of tho U «» y « l « \ ^ tralin , laid out 1700 / . of tho money in IjJ | lw tho four debentures IU tho n . inloH ol thoi » w , ^^ nurohaHO being dated Novoinbur -I ., l « -i « . ^ . j ,, .. „ , ; of March , 1807 , Mr . Itlohnrd * , noting m " J , " .. IK »> of tho nmilra of tho bank , allowed ( ho c iilm " )' , > % ns a debt against tho bank for l < 00 / . and k > (|< _ 7 a . 10 d ., tho amount of tho coupon * alluohuil lu v
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Leader (1850-1860), May 30, 1857, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_30051857/page/10/
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