The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-08 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURIS.

CLERICESWEI.L.

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The driver and conductor of omnibus 6,611, belonging to
the London Gene& Omnibus Company, were summoned
before Mr. Barker by a Mr. Norton, for unlawfully sod
wilfully dela►ing the said omnibus on its journey.
Mr. Abbott appeared for the complainant; and Mr.
Tbotnaa Beard for the defendants.

Mr. Joseph Norton, the complainant, said—On the 15th
of November I wee a passenger by ddendanta' omnibus,
and when it arrived at the Angel it stopped. The coachman
got down end went into a public-house. The 'bus stopped
from Dine minutes past 10 to fourteen 1:111111ill• past 10.
I went into the public-bond to fetch the driver and con-
ductor out. I paM the fare for myself and Mr. Roberta.
The driver mod insulting language, and said, " We won't
go for you. We have seven minutes to stop here."
Cross-examined-1 am clerk to Mr. Abbott. I reside at
6S, Cambridge-terrace, Hvds-park. Mr. Abbott resides
there. He has ea office there. He has an office in Basing-
hall-street I have not been in the habit of making claims
against the London General Omnibus Company. Ido not
keow that the New-road omnibuses have been in the habit
of standing on that spot at the Angel for some minutes
every journey. I did not go to the polies station to make
a complaint against • police.eonstable because be would not
do what I wanted. Mr... Roberta is a MID proprietor, and
was foreserlyfin the service of the Loedon General Omnibus
Company.
Mr. Roberts said—On the night in question I !swelled by
the omnibus with Mr. Norton. It stopped at the Angel
about five minutes. Mr. Norton paid the fare. The con-
ductor was very civil.
Mr. Board said if this bad been an ordinary ewe the
men would have confined themselves merely to an explana-
tion of the delay, but the company having some orneri-
est., owing to Mr. Norton's proceedings, felt bound to take
the matter up, as they believed that there were other
motives in the background than the public good. He
thought it a very singular thing that Mr. Abbott should
come down and defend his clerk in such • petty ow
se this. He (Mr. Beard) would urge in extenuation of
the ddeodents that for the lad twelve years it wee
well understood that omnibuses, after having coarse up the
rise from the City-road, should rent a few minutes at the
Angel. If this had been a complaint in the interest of
UN public, instead of being promoted, as he contended,
by part.iss for their own interest., the company would sot
have defended it, and nothing would have boss heard of it,
except the men's explanation of the delay. On throe
grounds and on the grounds of usage he asked the magis-
trate to dismiss the summons.

311.B;rrorTii;cia4:dtilecoodactor, and maid he ought
•ever to have boom satamoood.

Yr. Beard said he should call him se a witness.
Edward Cooper said—l was the cooductor of the omnibus
by which complainant travelled. It is our practice to stop
• few mantes at the Angel on the up- to Islingtoo.
On the night in question I went into the Angel for change
of • sovereign fora pamenger. I wee celled out, aid the
complainaat paid me his fare and amid be should take • csb.
Oross.exammed—The coachman only went into the
public-house to call me out. The coachman did not drink
anything.
An inspector of roads to the omnibus company said for
35 yetis it had been the custom of omnibuses to stop • few
minutes at the Angel, and no objection was made by the
police or the timekeepers.
Yr. Barker disinismd the summons.
B.LBOBOU OH-STREET.
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Larinia Back, described as a lodging-boom keeper. at
Chiebestermtreet, Pimlico, waseberged before Mr. Tyrwhitt
with being drunk and assaulting Police-constable Austin,

;11;i-tin said at half-past one that morning he saw the
defendant with a crowd of persons rotted bee outside the
Ceti Riche, Piccadilly. The &loudest was quarrelling with
a woman about some mosey, and refused to go sway. On
hie putting hie hand oa the defoodarit's arm she knocked
off his hat with her umbrella, and then struck him several
tunes on the head with the umbrella. Shit thou threw
herself on the pavement. He got the Kristen, eof another
oonstable, sad took the defendant to the station.
ma defendant said sbe had been to the Cattle Show with
some friends, and had been to see one of them home and
takes sapper with bor. As she was pairing the Cafe Riche
else sew a person who owed her some money. She turned
rotted to speak to the person, and the imitable au& upend
pushed bye way.
Austin said the dalsodast was &oak.

The defendant said sin waa never tipsy is her life.
Mr. Batjamin Clark, clerk, of 58. Great Ormond-street,
said he had been spending the erasing with seine friends.
and wm proceeding home. The police were chariot the Hay-
market. The defendant and some others were coming aloes
'bee the constable pushed her up against the shutters, and
she appeared to rebowed. The comashis then lifted his
band and struck the defendant violently twice, as if etriking
a man, sad while biting the constable strnek the defen-
dant again. The defendant raised her umbrella in falling,
and no doubt the covetable thought she was about to strike
him.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said be would venture to discharge the
defeadaat. He did sot, however, behave that the *mutable
had Amok Iser ; coostaides were too prudent for that. He
bed ao doubt the &readmit had received a blow from boom
one, bat tautest aer►ape have bees from ow of her own
Meads. As for the mimeos from Gnat Ormooduitreat,
did sot believe his widows.

----discharged.
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MIKE&
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John William Wicier;,amae shoat forty.eve years of
age, sad treasurer of the "Court Bt. No. 1,714,
of Ancient Forestays." held at the Rising gas piano-
hams, in Hi h-street. Poplar, was brought before Mr.
Paget, char "rich feloniously mambo( various some of
mossy, amounting io all to 328/. 16s. 4014 be bad reesiad
for end on amonst of the said society.
Mr. Charles Yoga& scholar, aoudad:ad the tioa.
and said the "Court fit. Gaorp" was aa society
ocenected with the Anoint Order of F 44044414 He cited
eases similar to the present Ia " Arebbald's asd Woolryob's
Oriminel Pratim." I. 'WI' there bad bass sosvidesse.
I. 404 01 those ems tiro bind& seekir um art auellsol.

In the prisoner's book. sad in his handwriting, were the
following items :—" 1863, February 3, purchase of Conan,,,
100!. at 921, 92/. Is. ; trokenge, Gd. Taunusattembog Batik, Li.," =Aim a total of 931. 7s. lid.
prisoner had not invested the mousy at all, and had Ca.
honestly appropriated It to hie own ass, Other sums 144
been received and not accounted for, and the total arno,l,t
of the prisoner's defalcations amounted to 3231. Va. 4.1
the hard-weed savings of the members of the society,
were all wcekieg.mea.
A letter from the prisoner was here pat in, imploring f j.
Oversees, and ex inability to pay back the malty.
Itemanded for eight ys ; heal refused.