The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-16 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

DOW-STREET.

A maldleaged gentleman,;l;;;;e the name of the Rey.
Henry Hoskins, Hackney.terraos,Stepney, wascharged with
being drunk and committing several assaults upon females in
the Strand.

Mr. Thomas Francis, 92, Mulford-street, Pimlico, deposed
that he was in Trafalpraquare, on Saturday night, about
seven o'clock, when he saw the defendant, and accidentally
knocked his walking-stick, which lie was flourishing about.
He saw defendant run along the Strand a short distance,
and then seine a young a female by the lariats. She struggled
some time before she could get away from him, and then de-
fendant went on "flourishing his stick "as before. He then
struck an elderly woman on the arm, and she exclaimed,
"My arm is broken !" and appeared much hurt. H e then
seized another female by the wrist and bald her for some
time, upon which he (witness) ran up to him and held him
till a constable arrived. The defendant was quite drunk.
It was stated that one of the females who bad been as-
saulted preferred a charge at the station, but she was not in
attendance that morning.
Police-constable 616 A deposed to baying seen tbe de-
fendant flourishing his stick about in the Strand. He was
quite drunk.
The defendant baying denied that be was drank, •
The Inspector who took the charge, Mr. Green, was sent
for from the station,'and he confirmed the statement of the
constable and other witnesses.
The defendant said he was only carrying his stick as ano-
ther person would, and as he always carried his umbre:lau
twirling it round occasionally. He denied the Lligi
assaults. _ _ _ _ _ . . . .

A friend of the defendant, who also appeared to be a
MiDieter of religion, said he had known defendant many
years, and did not believe be would get drunk.
Mr. Cowie—lf not drunk he must have been insane, then.
The friend said be was not insane.

Mr. Come fined the delendAliloa., which wu immedi•
lately paid.

MARLBOROUGH.7STRET.

Robert Ciark,ai;u7sieyrnar: is the employ of Mr. Edwin
Mogford, confectioner, of 407, Oxford-street, was charged
with wilfully destroying property belonging to his master.
Mr. Mogford said on 'Saturday night he was sent for, and
on reaching home found that property to the amount of
301. had been destroyed.
Miss Emma Jane Mogford, mister of Mr. Mogford, said
that on Saturday night, about ten o'clock, while she wee
sewing in the shop, the prisoner came from the bakehouse
with a large hammer in his hand, and smashed four large
looking-glasses. He then came to the counter and broke •
number of shelve glasses, seventeen show-bottles, and four-
teen glasses, a water bottle, a square of glass in the &r-
-ease, also • large quantity of ginger beer and ice gleams.
The prisoner said at the mine time, "rye now had my Bs.
worth." Her brother was at his other shop, and bad told
the prisoner to fetch a box for the Oxford-street abop,which
he refused to do, and her brother said be would not pay the
prisoner hie wages, Bs., till he did, and this was what pri-
soner meant by the remark.
Bu 0. said, on taking the prisoner into custody,
he said " we had my revenge.'
Prisoner said he had broken a bow in conveying it from
on, shop to another, sad as Mr. Mogford said be should
stop his wages he broke the things.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said that as maliciously destroying property
was now a misdemeanour the prisoner would go for trial.
The prisoner was then committed for trial.