The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-28 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAT.)

MARLBOB.OIIOH-BTREET.

MIDNIGHT HARM:MEM in ram-cans ---A NOM DONNE.
Chance O'Hara and Sarah Clarke were charged with
loitering in Park.lane for the pinyon, of committing a
felony.
Benjamin Lees, 341 A, proved seeing the woman on
Saturday night in Park.lane, near the rMlings opposite
Mount-street, with the prisoner. She then left him, seeing
a gentleman approach, and seized the gentleman's arm.
The gentleman, walked on the female walking at his
side, and the male prisoner keeping a little behind, but
following them. The gentleman then shook the female
prisoner off, end she crossed the lane and spoke to the male
prisoner. A mend gentleman coming along the female
mnioner crossed over, seined bim by the arm and walked by
his side, the male primesr as before following a short din
tams behind. He (Lees) then stood back, and beard the
woman as she pored him say that she " Didn't want any
more of the - 'Ninny ' at the House of Correction."
He then took the prisoners into custody with assistance.
Some other evidence having been given, the prisoners
were committed for a mouth each, with bard labour.
Two rough fellows, named Lee and Kelly, were also
charged with loitering in Park-lane, for the purpose of tom•
uniting a felony.
The prisoners were seen by Rough, 310 A, loitering in
Park-lane. He kept a watch on the prisoners, and maw
them put out three of the street limps near Haldeman'
House (the Tandem* of the Marchioness of Londonderry)
and Gloucester House (the residence of his Royal Highness
the Duke of Cambridge), the better to carry on their nefa-
rious pursuit. After some time the prisoners were taken
into custody, but not till they had had a severe struggle
with two officers.
Smith, 163 B, proved that the two prisoners were well-
known carriage thieves, and that Lee had been in custody
for robbing linen carts, and for other offences, and he
thought it a remand were granted he should have a charge
against Lee for robbing a carriage.
The mother of one of the prisoners stepped forward, bin
was silenced on Smith stating that she had also had three
months herself.
The prisoners were remanded.
CROYDON.

MANY, AND A771:11P71D NUILDEJI. OP 7NE SECOND WIPE
Robert Randall was placed ,at the bar, before Major
Austin. charged with a most atrocious attempt to murder
his wife, Anne RendalL
From the evidence of Mrs. Randall, who appeared
in court with her throat enveloped in surgical
bandages, sad who spoke with much ditficalty,
it appeared that she was married to the prisoner
at Croydon on September 26,1860., About a fortnight back
she discovered that the prisoner had another wife living,
and she consequently refused to remain with him. and went
to her brother's house in the Sheldon-road. On Friday, the
prisoner haying heard that she intended to prosecute him for
bigamy, called, in company with his pros wife, Me.
Jane Randall, ether brother's house ; he asked her to forgive
him. He tried to pull her on hie knees and caress her. She
released herself and ran upstairs, put on her bonnet sad
shawl, and left the home. The prisoner followed,
and overtook her at the lower end of High.
street. He said, " Are you going to press the
charge spied me. Forgive me, make it up. and I will
go away. Say yes or no. She made no answer, when he
threw his arm round her neck, and, taking a razor from his
pocket, commenced cutting ber throat; her hands and
wrists were also severely wounded in her efforta to save her
life.
John Nunn, a licensed hawker, who witnessed the attack,
corroborated Mrs. RADIIIII.II testimony.
Police-constable Joseph Higgins, 152 P, apprehended the
prisoner in Mr. Walton's shop into which be ran after
cutting his wife's throat, and took from his hand a razor
covered with blood.
Sergeant Horton produced Mrs. Randall's bonnet and
shawl ; the strings of the former were cut off, and the
latter was completely cut through ; and it is considered
the resistance opposed by the shawl saved the prosecutris
from indent death.
Mr. Ripon, surgeon, and his assistant, Mr. White, de.
scribed the peceeentries injuries se of a dangerous character.
The prisoner was rmanded, and on being taken from the
dock called proem-Idris a wretch.