The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-07 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STRUT.

ABTT•OABIBALDI CONSTABLI STABBED BY AN

11HRH ROUGH.
Three Irishmen, named Brown, Wallis, and liennesty,
were charged with creating a disturbance in a public-house
in Bread-street, St. Giles's, and assaulting the police.
Hennessy was farther charged with stabbing Polioeman
Dray, 106 F.
The prisoners, who had been attending with • nume-
rous party of their friends at Marlborough.street, to
hem the examination of the Hyde-park rioters, re-
turned to St. Gilee's in the afternoon, and created
a disturbance in the public-house abovementioned, calling
the other persons present " Carib..Mims," and challenging
all comers to fight. The landlord refused to serve them, and
ordered them out of the house. As they refused to leave,
he called in two policemen (Dray, 106 F, and Deacon, 29F),
and desired them to put out all those who were
drunk or riotous. The party turned upon the con-
stables, called them " Garibaldians," and made an
attack on them. Both the oonstehles were struck
by the three prisoners, and by several others whom
they were not able to distinguish from the rest
of the mob. As Dray was struggling with Wallis and
Brown, the third prisoner, Hennessy, drew • knife from his
pocket and stabbed him in the side of the head. Deacon,
who saw him do it, at oboe took him in custody. Some
other constables came to their assistance, and the three
prisoners were secured, and removed to the
station house. The rest of the party got away. Dr. Painter,
divisional surgeon, examined and droned Dray's wound.'
It was an incised wound, an inch and a quarter in i
and extending to the bone. It was under the templZat
immediately beside the eye. Dr. Painter did not consider
it dangerous, but had it been • very little more forward it
might have intend the eye.
Hennemy denied that he had • knife, and naked the con-
stable why it was not produced?
Deacon said the prisoner must have got rid of it during
the struggle. He would swear that he (Deacon) saw the
knife in tbe primmer's hand and saw him stab Dray with it.
Another constable proved that the prisoner Hennessy had
been repeatedly oonvicted of assaults generally on the police,
and on one occasion of stabbing a policeman.
Hennessy—Don't believe him, your worship. It was
only a black man.
Mr. Cowie—Well, it was stabbing somebody.
Ilenssesy—only a black, your worship.
Mr. Cowie said that he sheuld treat the charge against
Brown and Wallis as a mere drunken row. They got drink-
ing and talking nonsense about Garibaldi, and were ready
to quarrel with anybody, nor should he have taken much
notice of the matter, but for the serious consequence in the
stabbing of Dray. Brown and Wallis must pay 205., or go
to prison for fourteen days. Hennessy must be committed
for trial.

As the prisonen were being removed, a woman in court
attempted to approach them, cud created a great uproar by
screaming and shouting. She was removed by the police.

CLERK EN WELL.
C 11•11011 OF STABBING.
Samos Jima, • man of colour, aged 39, • Fres&
polisher' residing at 6. Hartahorn.court, St. Lake's, was
charged before Mr. D'Eyocourt with attempting to murder
Mrs. Emma Godfrey.
The complainant, who appeared in the witnees-box with a
very severe wound on her head, and one of her fingers cut
in two places, said that lest night she was going along the
purge of the house, and when in • dark corner the pri•
moiler rushed out, and said. " You —. I have been waiting
for you." He then pulled out • knife and stabbed her
twice in the band, and whilst she was in • stooping position,
endeavouring to protect her child which she had in her arms,
the prisoner stabbed her twice in the head.
Mr. D'Erecourt—Do you know what he did it for?
Witness—l called him a bar in the course of the day. He
Was drunk, and had been nearly murdering his wife. He
cans fighting with everybody be could get near.
Police-constable Henry Todd, fe.ll G. said thst be took
the prisoner into custody, and when he told him the charm
he raid he had never done tt. The prisoner said that else
had stabbed him about two boors before. There had been
fighting going on at the bowse all day.
Mr. VEyncourt inquired if there were any witneesee on
either side.
The complainant and the constable replied in the negative.
The prisoner, who had a very had wound by the side of
the neck. said that the complainant had does that some
hours before the &smolt on her took plans. There was •
disturbance in the manage in which sloe might have been
stabbed, but he was not the person who did it. All that
he did was to prevent the complainant from robbing his
!sisal, who warn treating him and her to some beer.
Mr. IrEyncourt said that he would discharge the defend-
sat on his own recngnisaoce to appear whoa called ma. If
mfindainant could get fresh evidence site could appear
&Mut him again.