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September 20, 1856.]
plications had been made to Messrs . Bennett and Aspinwall , agents ef the late owner of the Kenilwortk , on behalf of the Lascars ; but they had been fruitless . 3 Ir . Selfe said that the men must be taken to the workhouse of the parish in -which the ship Kenilworth was lying , and be immediately relieved ; and , in the next place , the guardians or overseers of the parish must give notice in writing , in the form prescribed by the Act of Parliament , to the East India Company , of their having relieved them , and they -would be repaid all moneys duly expended . This case greatly resembles one of which the particulars appeared , in the Leader about ten months ago . _ _ ' _ ¦ _ ' ' ' '¦ '
Adventurous Germans . ¦— Johan Toricolow , alias Lieutenant Edward Mohrreeks , of the German Legion , and Anna Sabina Bolow , who stated herself to be the wife of a colonel in the same Legion , were on Tuesday brought up for further examination at Southwark , on a charge of attempting to obtain valuable silks , &c , from various Jinendrapers , by false pretences . A great number of tradesmen from several parts of the metropolis were in attendance for the purpose of preferring charges . It appeared , however , that in every case the accused had only ordered the goods to be sent to false addresses 5 so that the tradesmen merely lost their time in sending out articles which ultimately they had to bring back . No theft seems to have been committed ; and the mag-istrate was therefore obliged to discharge both the prisoners .
A Fraudulent Charge of Fraud . —Among the charges brought before Mr . Norton , at Lambeth , on Tuesday , was one against Mr . G « orge Broad , jiin ., of the firm of Messrs . George Broad and Sons , woolstaplors , of Leicester , Rochdale , and Berrnondsey-street , London , of knowingly uttering a counterfeit shilling to Francis Wigmore , a cab-driver . Mr . Broad was being driven home to his house in Peckiam . He got chang « for half a sovereign at the Green Man-gate 5 and , on reaching home he gave the cabman 2 s . 2 d ., bis fare . The man tested one of the shillings with his teeth , and then said it was bad . This was denied ; but the cabman insisted on Mr . Broad going with him to the
stationhouse , and waited outside till a policeman came up . Mr . Broad went with this officer , and the charge was made before the inspector , who , knowing Mr . Broad to be a very respectable gentleman , and suspecting the charge to be malicious and false , Allowed the accused to leave on his own bail . The magistrate said he did quite rightly , and asked if anything was known of the previous character of the cabman . The prosecutor himself admitted that he liad been charged at tiiat court with a burglary ; and it further appeared that he has been for a long time suspected to be a person employed by burglars to carry away plunder . Mr , Norton directed tha-t the man should at once deliver up his badge , and be detained , until his license was sent for and delivered up .
Tjje Dover Murder . —Redanie . ? , the murderer " of the two girls , Caroline and Maria Back , near Folkestone , has nearly recovered from tlie effects of the wounds he inflicted upon himself , and is still confined in St . Augustine ' s gaol , where he will remain until the next Assizes at Maids tone . It will be remembered that when apprehended he was coatless , anil that he wore the two cloaks which he had taken from the bodies of his victims .. The coat was found oa Friday week , in a -wood near Swerdling , in the parish of Petham . On the breast lay the waist-belt and the wristbands of the prisoner ' s shirt , one of the latter having marks of blood upon it . A . small cross had been carefully made out of two pieces of dogwood tied together with black thread , and was fixed
into the ground . Around tliis emblem of the prisoner ' s faith hung the red piping , which he had taken from his soldier ' s trousers . There were two ribbons on tho breast of the coat ( obtained , it is supposed , -vvh ile in the Austrian sorvice ) , but a close examination of the cloth failed to detect any marks of blood . The position of th . e coat with tho cross favours the belief that tho prisoner had undergone great mental suffering , and had endoa > voured to console himself by some religious observances , prior to his fruitless attempt upon his own life , at tho moment of his apprehension . —South-Eastern Gazette . Ai , i , egei > Forgery . —A Jewish bill-discounter , ' of the name of John Lowin , carrying on business in . Crownstreet , Finsbury-square , was charged at tho Mansionhouse , before Alderman Sydney , with attempting to dcfrnnd Messrs . l $ aum and Co ., money-changers of Lombard-street , by uttering a forged 20 f . noto on the Geolong branch of tho Union Bank of Australia . A
City detective officer having been informed of the occurrence , wont to the shop of Messrs . IJauni , and shortly afterwards Lewin entered . Tho oflicer showed him the forged note , and asked if he wanted it cashed . Lewin replied that he did , and stated , in answer to a ( question from the officer , that lie hnd got another . The constable then told him who ho was , that tho note was 11 forgery , and that he wanted to know where lie got it from . Lewin asked the officer to accompany him to tho Ship public-house , in Wormwood-street , whore two men wore waiting for tho money . Thoy both proceeded to the , lianse in question , but neither of the men whom Lowin mentioned to tho officer . were * there . After waiting at the Ship for a considerable time , without seeing anything of tlio men , the oflicer left the houao with his prisoner , but shortly afterwards returned , in consequence of certain information which ho had received , and Lewin pointed q \ i \ to ] ijro ft ma ? ftt \\ Vi bWS "whom
way to the police-station , Beaumont said the powder was damp , and that he meant it for his brother-in-law or sister , whoever molested him first . He was committed for trial at the Central Criminal Court , where he pleaded Gnilty . Sentence was postponed . How A . Pious SwaMi-MOBSMAir ' Improved the Occasion . *—Three ' swell-mobsmen' were brought up before Mr . Selfe at the Thames office , charged with picking pockets at Trinity Chapel , East India-road , Poplar , on the evening of Friday -week , when the popular preacher , Mr . Spurgeon , was edifying a crowded congregation of sinners in lis peculiar style of rhapsody . Several persons were standing under the porch , being unable to find room inside ; and the three gentlemen of agile fingers , show costume , and easy consciences , - M - 4 A * m & ' 40 ^ " « ' ^ ' * ^ ^
sounded the depths of several pockets , even as the Rev . Mr . Spurgeon sounded the depths of many liearts . But a detective officer was looking on ; who , taking one of the flash gentlemen into custody , asked him what he -wanted there . " The same as the others , " replied the aeeker after grace—and handkerchiefs ; " I come to hear Mr . Spurgeon pieach ; he ' s a regular settler for sinners . " The sceptical detective retorted , " He has not settled you . " And so he was secured , together with the two others . They were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment and hard labour ; -whereupon , one of them ( not he of the grace-seeking spirit , but another , more rebellious ) exclaimed , " I will appeal against the decision . I will go to the House of Lords . I will ! I vill ! " Mr . Selfe replied that he should be very glad to have his decision reviewed .
Axieobd Homicide by a Child . —A . boy named Stephen Crewe , aged nine years , was brought before the Bristol magistrates last Saturday afternoon , charged with killing another little boy , named George Joseph Watkins . The hitter was sent by his parents , who live in Phippen-strcet , on some errand to Bedrriinster-dowo , in a field on which Crewe and some other children were playing . Watkins looked over the gate of the field , watching them , and Crewe asked what he wanted . He made no reply , upon which some of the otker boys commenced pelting him with dirt , and Crewe threw a stone , which wounded Watkins in the head . This happened on the 26 th ult . The child was taken tome and attended by a private surgeon , hut , growing worse , was removed to the General Sospital , where he died on Saturday morning from . the injuries he had received . Crewe was remanded , but has since been discharged , the coroner's jury having brought in a verdict that the killing was accidental .- —Another case of alleged homicide by a boy is under investigation at Southwaik .
Desertion of A Child . —Mary Ana Graves , a middle-aged woman , - was charged at Lambeth with the desertion of her infant , and with leaving it exposed to the weather in the streets , in the course of last April . The child was taken , to the -workhouse * and it was only now that the mother was traced out . The child was tie third illegitimate infant the woman had had , and sne had been in prison before for deserting one of them . The two other children were now dead . Graves admitted to the magistrate that this was the case , but pleaded distress as the cause of her leaving the infant in the streets . The workhouse overseer here stated that the child , when picked up , was nearly starved , and it still presented a frightful appearance of emaciation . The woman was remanded , and has since been sentenced to three months' hard labour .
_ A Crazy Bigot . —A crazy looking old gentleman , giving the name of Thompson Dawson , of Lansdownetorrace , Walworth , appeared at Bow-street on a charge of disturbing the service at the Wesleyan chapel , Gr-eat Queen-street . While the clergyman -was engaged in prayer , Mr . Dawson fell on his knees , and commenced praying in a loud , bawling tone of voice . Mr . Woolmer , the clergyman , begged him to bo quiet , but he replied , " I shall pray when I like and where I like . " Continuing the same violent demeanour , he shook his fist at tho clergyman , exclaiming , " I will show you . in a way that you have never been shown before . I will do for you . " It appeared that for the last iive-and-twenty years he has been in the habit of disturbing Wesjejan chapels in the same way , and of writing long letters of a scurrilous character , vilifying various ministers , When beforo the magistrate , ho began spouting some rabid sentences intended to be religious , but was silenced b 3 Mr . Hall , who inquired why his brother did not look after and restrain him . Mr . Woolmor said the brother
encouraged him . The brother then came forward , and said that " man is free to think and act according to his conscience , " and that ho and his brothei wore " content to be persecuted . " Here the accused , producing a small hymn-book , and speaking in a tono alternating between a whina and a furious howl , was about to inflict a long oration upon the court , when Mr . Hall stopped the case by desiring the fanatic to enter into his recognizances in 40 ? ., and to find a auroty in 20 J ., to keep tho peace for six months . He was then forcibly removed from the dock , loudly demanding to be informed whether it was just to prevent his going on with his address . Ultimatoly , tho brother's surety -was accepted .
who carried her off , aided by his legal adviser and otlier assistants , was her husband . Owing to some domestic differences , the husband and-wife had separated ; but Mr . Cherry desired to induce * the lady to return . To this she objected . On the evening of Sunday the 31 st ult ., Mr . Cherry , after attending church , went , at the conclusion of the service , to the pew occupied by Mrs . Cherry and her friends , took hold of her , and compelled her to accompany him into the ve 3 try . Here the husband made an excited appeal to the vicar , who had been officiating , to use his influence to promote a reunion ; but the lady would not accede . On Monday morning , Mr . Cherry , accompanied by his solicitor , a police super' ^ A ^ ^ — - ^ _ ^_ _ _
intendent , two constables in . plain clothes , and -the clergyman ' s gardener , went to the lady ' s residence , surrounded the house , so as to make escape impossible , and stationed close at hand a brougham and a cart , -the latter intended for the conveyance of lugg-age . AH being in readiness ( proceeds the account in the local paper ) , the professional gentleman and the superintendent knocked at the door . They were admitted , and the door was closed . Presently one of them reopened it , and signalled to Mr . Cherry , who rushed into the house , followed closely by bis gardener . All this could not be done in so populous a thoroughfare without attracting
some spectators . They heard a great bustle and confusion in ihe house , and loud screaming . The gardener came to the door and beckoned to the coachman , - who instantly drove up to the outer gate . The lady was seen to emerge into the passage , without bonnet or shawl ; on one side of her was the gardener , on the other Superintendent Peck , and behind , Mr . Cherry , assisting ; and thus they conveyed her , not without considerable force , owing to her resistance , down the steps . At this point , the lady cried out , " Is there no one to save me ?" but she was hurried through , the front garden into the carriage . Mr . Cherry followed her in , Mr . Peck mounted on the box , and they proceeded to BurghfieldRectoiv .
A MADaiAN . —An alarming scene took place in the Greenwich police-court on Tuesday . A young man , named George Tryon , was charged with threatening : to take the lives of a gentleman , his wife , and daughter . Some months since , he was charged with a similar offence , and was committed to a lunatic asylum ; but be had recently been set at liberty . On hearing the evidence against him in the present case , he threatened the witness with legal proceedings for false imprisonment , and thenj taking from his pocket a pistol , began
jumping about in a violent manner , and eventually threw it close to the reporters' box . He then thrust his liand into another pocket of his dress , and produced a second pistol , -which he was about pointing in the directioa of the magisterial bench , when he was seized by the constable in court , while another officer succeeded in wresting the weapon : from his grasp , and restraining him from further violence . On being searched , two la . ncets were discovered ¦ about his person . He was committed to Maidstone Gaol .
Charge of Manslaughter against a Farmer . — A Mr . Wakefield , a farmer in the neighbourhood of Bristol , has been committed for trial on a charge of causing the death of Daniel Kowland , a coal-ininer . Rowland owed the accused , some money . Wak « 6 eld met him one day out of doors , , being told that he ( Rowland ) had no money to pay the debt with , began beating him with the handle of his horsewhip , tho end of which was loaded with lead . Afterwards , he knocked him down several times with his fist , asking if it sliould bo life for life . Rowland , v'ho was fifty-five years of age , subsequently died from extravasation of blood on the brain . Wakefield appears to have been drunk at the time , and some of the witnesses say he was provoked by Rowland throwing stones at him .
Emdezzlement by a Ratb-collectok . —John Smith , lately a builder and surveyor , and for some years one of the rate-collectors of the parish of St . Leonard , Shoreditch , is under remand at Worship-street , charged with embezzlement to the amount of 334 / . Upon its being discovered that his books -were , in a very unsatisfactory condition , he was formally called upon in writing to account for the sum just named ; in answer to wliich he admitted that his collections in arrear reached that total . Subsequently , two warrant officers proceeded to arrest him ; and , after much difficulty , they succeeded in discovoring that he lived in a small cottage in a very secluded spot at the rear of Chief Baron Pollock ' s mansion , in the neighbourhood of Bedfont , near Stuincs . The officers concealed themselves behind a screen of trees and shrubbery , and , on seeing Mr . Smith , ruslied out and secured him . To one of these constables ho admitted the truth of tho charge , and said that the embezzlement was the result of bill transactions to a considerable
AliDCOTION OV A WlFM BY HER HUSBAND . — Some gossip has boon occasioned at Reading by the forcible carrying off of a lady from tho house of Miss Smart , No . 9 , Southampton-place , whore she had been lodging . Tho lady was Mrs . Cherry , -wife of the rector of Burghfleld , About four miles from Roadjng- j and tho person
amount . Neglect op Lascars . —A case of great oppression was brought before Mr . Selfo at tlvo Thamoa Policeoffice , on Monday , by one of the summoning officers of the court . Twenty-five L : \ scars , after having assistod in navigating the ship Kcnilworth on its voyage from tho East Indies to London , had boon turned adrift , and wore then in a state of absolute starvation , not having tasted food for five days . Sinco tho arrival of tho Kenihvorth in London , she had changed owners , and the now proprietors had Tefused to have anything ta do with thfl Lascars , saying that they wore not bound either to receive # iom on board , nor to provide them Wjtfl food , nap to got them another ehip . Repealed apr
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^ Sbptumber 20 , 1856 . ] THE £ E ABEB . 897 t
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 20, 1856, page 897, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2159/page/9/
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