The Express.
London, England, 1852-11-05 00:00:00

THE POLICE• COURTS.

MARLBOROUGII.BTHEET._

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Alfred Jonas I'rudin, described as a it, died student, was
charged with having thrown a quantity of corrosive liquid
over the face and per on of Mary Fallon. The face and
hands of the complainant "were much disfigured in those
places on which the liquid had fallen.
The complainant said she was a singlewoman, living at
27, Dean-street, Soho. The dafendait, with whom she was
on intimate terms. Caine to her apartments and threw some
burning stuff over her face. bile was in great pain for the
time, and had been obliged to have medical advice.
Mr. Owallan, surgeon, 11, Deanetreet, saw the coal.
plsinant soon after the stuff had been thrown over her, and
t mad among other injuries that some of the stuff had gone
into her eye, and that a good deal of inflammation had
taken place. The stains on the face and hands appeared to
have been produced by some kind of preparation of iodine,
which was of a caustic nature. Wruess had no doubt
from the apperance of the complainant and from her state!
meat, that the whole of the injuries hid been caused by
iodine. If the injury was not attended to, it would not
unlikely result in loss of sight
The defendant said some angry words paned between
them, and in a moment of passion Lo threw the stuff
over her.

ihecoMplainzust did not wish to prep the charge.
Mr. Bingham considered that the rose was of too
serious a character to be compromised, and sent the pri-
soner for trial.

Ten or a dozen keepers of lodging-houses, occupied
by Irish, were summoned by the police fee not htv:np
attended to cleanliness and decency in their lodging
arrangements.
l'olice•ierjeant Brown, B 16. proved that he served due
notice on Janos Ileyes, lodging-house-keeper, No. 9, Val-
conberg-court, of the 14th of August, with a copy of the
police regulations editing to lodging-how-es. On the 7th of
lest month witness went to the houso and found in one
room three beds containing *ix swan male and female
persons, without any stparauon between the beds.
Fined Is. and coos.'
John Micas*, 14, Chapel-place, Crown-street—One
room, with four beds, filled with persons of both sexes, and
no partition between the little. Fined ls. and costs.
Usurge Macdonald, No. 9, Falconberg-court—Three beds,
six men and women, and no partition. Fined Is. and
costs. _ _ _

Patrick Newman, 16, Peter-street—Three beds, five
fivm and women, end no partition. Fined Is. and costs.
Demme Hurley, fur a like offence. Fined Is. and costs.
Michael Broke, 21, New —The defendant occu-
pied the same bed as his daughter. There was another bed
in the room, occupied by his wifo and two women. No
partition between the beds. Fined I'. and costs.
Patriot Moran, 11, Peter street—Three beds, filled with
men, women, end children ; three men sleeping on the
floor ; dirty and miserable condition of place. Fined Is.
Arennah Naviermolt, of same house, fined is. and
coots for same offence. _ _

Nearly all the defendants appeared to be totally unable
to comprehend that any offence against decency was c
mitted by sleeping proutascuously together.

THAMES:

Job' Fleck, chief mate of the ship Elisabeth Nicheloon,
from l'alermo, was charged with assaulting Captain Niehol-
sou, owner and master of the same ship, and imprisoning
him in his own cabin.
Captain Nicholson paid the ship which he commanaed
had made a voyage from Shields to Naples, Palermo, and
London. There had been several altercations beta can him
and the mate on the voyage, and a very unpleasant feeling
appeared to exist among the crew. On the Bth of Septem-
her, after the mate hod been very insolent, and boasted that
be would put him below in confinement, he proceeded to
adopt more severe measures. At that time the ship was
south-east by south off Cape St. Vincent, 16 miles
distant. Between the hours of 4 and 6 o'clock the
mate ordered him to go below, whick ho re-
fused to do. The mate then commenced playing his
flute, and at 8 o'clock repeated the order for him to go
below a second time, and on his again refusing, the mate
called the hands aft, and they with very little ceremony,
and by direction of the mate, forced him over the companion
end shoved him below into the cabin. He was then thrust
into the mate's chair on the letboard side of the cabin, in
I which he was held back by John Smith, one of the seamen.
He told Smith to let go, and he said he would not, and
must obey the mate's orders. He was then lashed to the
chair. The mate, who seemed in high spirits, seated him-
self in his (the Captain's) chair, and made an entry in the
log book, which be never read to him, but got all bands to
sign it. After this the crew were ordered to over-
haul his berth, and they turned over everything, and
took away what they thought proper including the meiiicine
chest, • small box of tools, a hatchet, and a bottle of
brandy. lle was then shoved into the state room, and the
door locked upon him. Being very much r,cd by such
conduct he forced epee a small door, which he knew was
held by two small nail., and rushed out of his place of con-
finement. Mr. neck immediately ordered the seamen to
lash him a second time, and they succeeded, in spite
of his resistance, and by force and violence lashed him
to the leg of the cabin tible. His arms were fastened by
the elbows round his body, and his wrists were lashed with
' spun yarn, and fastened down to his right thigh. He was
obliged to lie on the cabin floor, and he could noither sit or
stand. 110 struggled to relieve himself from this uncom-
fortable position, and one of hie apprentices was sent into
the cabio to hold his hands. When he asked the boy to
take his hands off he said he must obey orders. Soon after-
wards the mate came below, and he asked him to ease his
wrists, which were much hurt, and he laughed at him, end
said ho must stop on the cabin floor a little longer. He
remained in this degrading position till 12 o'clock, when
the mate and another man came below, and he was released
for a short time. The mate ordered the man who came
down into the cabin to lash hes hands again, and ho told
him he would prefer his feet being lashed, which was done.
The man then received strict orders not to allow him to
come upon deck, although it was his watch above, or to
unloose his arms, which were still secured ; but he got
into his berth and unlashed his arms. The mate offered no
further violence, and at eight o'clock allowed him to go to
bed, after being kept • prisoner and masacled for nine or
ten hours. At 8 a.m. the mate said he might resume'
the charge of the ship, or off the ship would go to Lisbon.
Ile took the command, and continued in it till the end of
the voyage. When the mate told him to resume the com-
mand of the ship, he told him es he had been taken below
by force, he might take leim on deck by force.
Crow-examined-11e had torn a leaf out of the official log
book. It contained an entry made by Captain Galloway.
the Bullish consul at Naples, before whom the mate and
crow preferred a complaint against him. He believed they'
said ho was an habitual drunkard. The entry was a false
one, and he tore it.
Mr. Ingkam—A most improper proceeding, Indeed, to
destroy any part of the log-book.
Cross-ex.unination continued—Witneas believed the entry
contained • permission for the mate to confine him and take
the command if it was necessary fur the safety of the ship
and cargo and the lives of the people on board. All hands
went on Acme at Naples to complain of him. Thet was
anterior to the assault and imprisonment in the cabin. He
could not tell how many days he was sober, but he was not
Mien drunk.

Mr. Ingham-110w often were yen under the influence
I of liquor ?
Caputo' Nicholson—Well, I can't tell, I know it was
very often.
The magiqrate, after hearing the evidence of the ear-
l., nter for the defence, stopped the ewe, ntnorking that
there was no doubt that the mate had acted with the apnea
intention of doing highest for proservlag tho ship and the
lino on boud.