THE MURDER AT HORNSEY

... I TEHE IURDER AT HORNSEY. On Friday, Samuel Adams, residing at 30, Mary- street, Kingsland-road, who stands charged with the wilful murder of his sister-in-law, Martha Page, at IHowardroad, was brought up for re-examination. The evidence taken on the former occasion will be found in another column. Mr. Charles Fromman said: I am the house-sur- geon at the German hospital, Dalston. The deceased ...

PAYING FOR A BREACH OF PROMISE

... A breach of promise case of a very interesting cha- racter has been concluded in St. Louis ?? i, which the plaintiff recovered the unprecedented sun., in damages of 100,000 dollars. The plaintiff is a New York ?? Effie C. Carstang, a daughter of the Rev. Gideon Carstang, for many years a methodjit preacher in this city and Brooklyn. The lady, who is between twenty-five and thirty years old, it ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

... poucE iNTELLGKNCE MANSION-HOUSJE. ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER OF A BANK OF ENGLAND SEURKTARY,-HeHry Rezete, a carman, in the employ ef Pickford and Co., the railway carriers, was charged with having, by neglect, caused the death of Mr. David Ritchie, secretary to the committee of the treasu'ryof the Bank of England, under somewhat extraordinary ?? principal witness in this case was George Adams, a ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

... rOLiCE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE3. A. TssEF AND HIS FOLLY. - Willi=e Sscilb was charged with attempting to steal a watch from Wil- liam Folly, under the following circumstances:-W. Folly said: I am a tanner. On Sunday morning I was passing along Petticoat-lane, and there was a crowd at the time, and as I was pushing my way through I felt a twitch at my guard, and turning rotund I seed the ...

BRUTAL MURDER IN WILTSHIRE

... I BRUTAL MURDER IN WILTIIHRE, A brutal murder has been committed in Willehir& The victim is a woman of sixty-two years of age, tic wife of George Trowbridge, a woodman in the e0i041 of Mr. Grove, of Fern, on tie borders of Doiie.lIrv The poor woman resided with her husband in a lot!' and sequestered spot known as Ashcombe cops, arc- it appears that on Thursday morning seannibght, seven bridge ...

ROASTING AN ENGINEER

... ROASTING AX ENG=ER. On Tuesday, John Buchanan, chief engineer, and Archibalsd Mitchell, second engineer, of the Pacific Screw Steam-ship company's steamerBogota, recently arrived at Liverpool from the Pacific, were charged at the Liverpool police-court with having caused the death of a fireman named Landon, under circum- stances of the most disgraceful nature. The case has been before the ...

ATTEMPT TO POISON AN EMPEROR

... On Wednesday, Christoforo Buono Core, a fine, handsome mlan, known to frequenters of Cremorne- gardens as the Italian Salamander, or Fire King, was charged at Westminster police-court with attempting to poison Francisco Hillifroni, who described himselU as the Emperor of Fire. The case was conducted by an interpreter, who, owing to also wanting to be witness and advocate, at length left the ...

THE LATE CASE OF BIGAMY

... Since the commitment of the soi-disant ?? William Denby Sloper Harrison, aeias Marshall, from Lambeth police court, on a charge of bigamy, various applications have been made respecting him. In one case an aged lady, who keeps her carriage and lives in good style, called at the station house in Kennington lane, and expressed a great desire to see the prisoner, stating, as a reason, that from ...

THE CASE OF NEWTON AND GODFREY

... At the Thames police-court, on Wednesday, Dr. John Godfrey, of Mount.place, Whitechapel-road, and Finsbury-square, appeared before Mr. Yardley to prefer a charge of rioting against a mechanic named Ringrose, and to answer a charge of assault preferred against him by Mr. Valentine Burehell, an elderly gentleman, of No. 6, Nelson.place, Old Ford, Bow. Mr. Joseph Smith, solicitor, believed it was ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

... I BOW-STREET. AN INPUDENT DEFENOE.-Two miserable, dissi- pated-looking women were charged with stealing wearing apparel, under the following circumstances: -The eldest prisoner, Mary An7tn St} atford, was in the habit of dressing herself in such a way as to in- duce the belief that she was far advanced in preg- iancy. In this disguise she presented herself at the residences of several medical ...

MURDER AT NEW YORK

... The New York Journal of Commerce, of Sept, 28, says :- Last evening a most sincular case came to light in the sixth ward, the dead body of a man, evi- dently murdered, being found in a house corner of Little Water and Worth streets. The scene of the tragedy used to be the resort of murderers and thieves, and years ago, when the Five Points were much worse than at present, ' Crown's Corner,' ...

LAW & POLICE, SATURDAY

... INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. CONTEMPT OF THE DIvoRCE COURT.-IN RE W. Syies.-This was the first case of a contempt of the new divorce court, and permission was given to file a petitition; and the schedule in the case has just been ?? insolvent was committed in June to Lancaster-castle, for a contempt of the Divorce court at Westminster. His wife instituted a suit against him, and a judicial ...