The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-26 00:00:00

CARRIAGE.

A weld: mad man, who gave the name of John Barber,
aged 45, residing at No. 40, Arlingtos-street, Morningtoe-
crescent, occupation that of a traveller, was charged with
indecently amaulting Ellen Scott in a railway carriage on
the Hammersmith Railway, between Notting-hill and
Bishop's-road, Paddington.
Mr. James, from the 0f609 of Messrs. Maples and Tees-
dale, solicitors to the Gnat Western Railway Company,
appared to prosecute ; and Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great
Marlborough-street, &aoudad for the prisoner.
Mr. James having stated the mat, called
Ellen Soott, who gave her evidence in a very becombeg
matter. She acid—Mr age is 13. I reside with my
parents at No. 8, Emma-place, Kensington. I was
a passeoger by the half-past 3 o'clock train from Kee-
singtoo to the City. I was going to Farringdon-atreet I
entered a third-class carriage, in which were the prisoner
and a lady. After we left Kensington, the first station we
stopped at was Nottiog.hill, where the lady got out, leaving
only the prisoner and myself in the carriage. The wi-
ener was at one end and 1 at the other. As
tit train moved out from the station he came over
to me, planed one of his hands on my thigh, and
salted me to kiss him. I got up and went to the other end
of the carriage. He followed me and as 1 eat down he placed
both his bands on my thighs outride my clothes. Directly
afterwards he stooped down as if pretending to pick up
something from the tloor of the carriage. As he rose up he
had his hand under my petticoat and I felt him touch me.
1 instantly put my head out of window and called for as-
sistance.

Cross-examined—He leant forward, and in doing sc put
his hand on me—onhoyithiglis. I did not observe that he
dropped anything when he stooped down- He did not lift
my clothe', but put his hand underneath them. It was
1104 merely oo the lower part of the leg that he touched roe.
Thomas Smith, a young man, and bookinrelerk at the
Paidington station of the Greet Western Medway, stated—
I was in the half•past 3 o'clock train on the Bonin',smith
line. I was io the 6rst-elass compartment of a
composite carriage at the end of the train. The train goes
slowly as it gets to the Bishop's-road station. I looked
out to see if the signals were properly set spinet the
train. As I did so I saw the girl with her head and hands
tilling out. We were then going from three to four miles
an hour and the steam was blowing off from a narrow
goose outdo* so that it was impossible for me to
hear erli.st she said. I trini to get out at the door
I was et, but could not, as it wee locked. I went to
the other door, jumped from my carriage, ran round the
train, and gut on to the step of the carnage when the girl
was. She held out her clasped hands to me and said, " For
God's sake Like me out." I asked her what was the matter,
and she said, Do come round." I jumped from the step
and went round, and as the train was still moving into the
flatform, I saw the iirisouer rush from the carnage. and I
ran to try to catch Ilia. He ran upstairs, and 1 called to
the ticket °onset*? to stop him, and he went sad caught
Lim is the street.
John Brooks• ticket collector et the Bishop's-rued station
of the Metropolitan Railway, sail—Last witness told me to
stop the prisoner. I called upon him to stop three times.
liewoild not, and I went after and caught him oe the
br•. io Bishop's-road. He turned round and appeared
to be surprised, and wanted to know if I had been calling
i told Lim I had, and took him back.
Mr. i,ew:a - Was not he the worse for liquor?
ap,eszed perfectly sober to me.
Mr. Lewis said be bad been instructed by the prisoner to
ler that be was extremely sorry that be had so miseno-
ducted himself towards the girl, bat it we. whilst under
tie iofluence of liquor. He was a man in a good po-
-11:%:^9• and could briag forward a number of witnesses
as to character. He urged upon his worship to deal with
the csa, under the Aggravated Assaults Act.
Mr. SlanaSolil declined, and sent the prisoner for trial ;
1 °"4rreed to accept bail, Wong( in =Land two gaieties in
4i q. each.

WOB.SHIP.S7'REET.
PUBLICANS AND TIISTOTALISPAL
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..eton terrace. St. Jobe &rood. Hortoo, woo charged b
laspector William Ifsakell. G divisioe of police, with
eaumeg a disorderly crowd cf pompoms to aremble is
apare. Sitorediteb, to the so of the ioluibitasts,
the o'iatroetion of passengers, sod the danger of the public
Delve.

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10101 a mob of personae sasembled in Worship.
which is nearly opposite this court, defendant
"od another were holding forth upon total ab•