The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-03 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

lIARLZIOROUGHZTREET.
NCELLTON Ittie.—ATTEMPT TO LIFT= AN HOTEL.
William Joao, a young man, wan charged before Mr.
Knox by Sergeant Winters, BC, with attempting to eater
the house No. 8, Dover-street, • private
The evidence went to allow that James Con, waiter to Mr.
Storey, private hotel keeper, of 6,7, 8, Dover-street, while
in the back of the house Nu. 8 the previous evening, beard
some one trying to open the door with • key. He opened
the door, and the prisoner immediately ran away, leaving
i • key n the lock. The witness Cox pursued the
prisoner, who in Lis flight threw away some skeleton sad
other keys, and at last was caught by • commissionaire
named Robert Pitt, sad handed over to Sergeant Winters,
BC. On Sergeant Winter going to the residence of the
prisoner's father, he found that be had only been home •
few weeks, after receiving three years' imprisonment for •
skeleton key rubbery.
Jarvis, 165 C, proved picking up several keys which had
been filed.

Prisoner wanted to know what the indictment was against
him?

Mr. Knox told him be would know that in good time, and
remanded him.

CLERKENWELL

OGDIN, THE COMIC VuCALIST, IN A NEW CHARACTER.
John Henry Ogden, who described himself as an Irish
comedian, and residing at 9, Gnav's-inn-terrace, Gray's-inn-
reed, was charged before Mr. DiEyncolut with letting off
fire-arms in the public streets to the danger of passers-by.
From the evidence of Poliomoonstable Clerk, 143 E, it ap-
peared that this morning he was on duty in the Biliffirroo4
when he was alarmed at hearing the report of Are-arms.
On proceeding to the spot he found the de-
fendant there, rather the worse for liquor, and saw that he
had in his hand • revolver. He spoke to the
defendant about the folly of his act, and the alarm that be
would cause to the inhabitants, and turned to go away,
when the defendant again tired another shot. He then took
the defendant into custody, and at the station he found that
four of the barrels were loaded and two of them had been
discharged.
The defendant, in answer to the charge, said that he car-
ried the revolver for his safety. as lie we, often out late.
He did not know that he was doing any harm in letting off
the revolver. In fact, he was only showing the constable
the mechanism of the pistol, and this was all be got for his
trouble. (A laugh.)
Mr. D'Eyncourt said it was really a very dangerous
pastime, and ordered the defendant to pay a fine of 55., or
in default seven days' imprinomment
The fine was at case paid.
WORSHIP-STREET.
THE SUICIDE MAIILL—OOMMITTAL FOR TRIAL
irMxibetA Banda, a lee grown young woman, but ex-
ceedisgly delicate in appearance, was charged before Mr.
Leigh with attempting to poison berseU.
Roffey, 413 N Division, said—At half-past 4 o'clock on
the morning of the 15th September last, while on duty
in the Oldatreet-road, St. Luke's, I observed the
prisoner sitting on a door step. On approaching
her she removed her hand from her mouth, and
to my question of " What are you sittimi than.
for ?" she replied, " I am not very well. ' At
that instant I noticed • small bottle in her
hand, and she told me that she bad just emptied
it. I took it from her. It was labelled "Laudanum." I
took her into Mr. West's, a surgeon, who gave her a draught,
but without effect; and b that gentleman's direction I
took her instantly to the hospital. I produce the bottle
which I took from her, and also two others that she pee
me oat of her pocket.
Mr. West, aurgeoo of 24, Old-street, said—l have act
the slightest doubt, ?rem the smell of the contests, that all
the bottles had contained Laudanum, and from her breath,
that she had swallowed some shortly before she was brought
to me.

Leigh—Since you were remanded your parents hemp
been communicated with, but I am uhained and or
tonishtd to learn that they resolutely refuse to have
anything to do with you. They must very hard-
hearted, ant their nos-attandanos here is most
aa-
courteous to the magistrate. I cenrot understand it, bat
you have by your own admission twice previously attempted
your life, and expressed a determination to repast that at-
tempt. I shall, therefore, send you for trial.
The prisoner, who merely ototerced that she was "very
anhappy,"wie fully committed to the ecesioat.